Animation Magazine — April 26, 2023
Steampunk Paradise: Genndy Tartakovsky Tells All About His Stunning New Show, ‘Unicorn: Warriors Eternal’
***This article was written for the May ’23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 330)***
Fresh off of the second season of his groundbreaking series Primal, five-time Emmy winner Genndy Tartakovsky is at it again. The famed creator of Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack is back with a new show aimed at an adult audience that isn’t afraid to wear its heart on its sleeve.
Tartakovsky’s long-awaited, supernatural 2D-animated action series Unicorn: Warriors Eternal follows a team of heroes who cycle through eternity, periodically reawakening in the bodies of unsuspecting hosts to battle an ominous force. Accidentally reawakened in Victorian-era London in the bodies of teenagers, the heroes must find a way to protect the world while also coming to terms with their new, adolescent selves. Our heroes — the powerful sorceress Melinda, the cosmic monk Seng, and the warrior elf Edred — are assisted by Copernicus, a spherical, steam-powered robot able to transform into just about any conveyance imaginable. (Read full story…)