
"When it came to the design style of the characters, the deal going in was that they had to have a different look than Mike's," Stones continued. "What really brought that home was when I started talking to Mike about it. It's very hard for him to look at people trying to ape his work. He wanted things very different from what he does. That's why he was the one who picked Cheeks to be the designer. A lot of the look came right from Cheeks and we're trying to keep as much of what he does in our designs, although our final model sheets were done by our designers here on staff."More...