Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Where have I seen that before?

 Easter Eggs & Hidden Characters

  One of the things that I admire most about companies like Marvel, Disney & Pixar...or should i just say Disney since they own everything, is the way that they connect their products to one another.  There are always stories and "easter eggs" in their movies that tease other characters or universes owned by their companies.
Purrett Productions, LLC. 2015
  Therefore, it will be no surprise to learn that the "Purrett" universe has a very similar undercurrent for things that may not seems to be connected at all.

Here is a list of some connections that have happened in 2015 alone.

1. Animal House
   In this cell from Gossamer Pen comic #1
Appears from Gossamer Pen Comic #1
Lea reaches for crystal figurines on display in Monica's Antique Shop. Those figurines represent Princess Merran Cadieux (white cat), Michael Whizzenmog (red fox) and Grace Tallon (brown eagle) from the novel, Land of Mistasia. These characters have yet to be officially connected (note: Kraylan's Love is a short story that lays the ground work for that though), but both worlds are based in the same small town of Greenville.


2. Who is that on the wall?
   Here is a still from the animated cartoon, Eddy & Cric.
Cric Kit sleeping in the den
 Kyra "The Creator"
Kyra
 Here you can see a unique looking pink owl hanging on the wall in the Kit's den. His name is Owly, and he also appears on Kyra's shirt throughout the Gossamer Pen (shown at left). In the Gossamer Pen comic, Owly is shown reacting to his surroundings, sometimes even before the main characters do. He does the same while hanging around in the Kit's den...watching the oddities happen around him.

3. Does anyone have the time?
  One of the most constant imagery in our short history at Purrett.com has been the frog character Phillip. It was the very first character ever created in my writing and storytelling (read: It All Started With A Bedtime Story) and has been incorporated into every logo we have used to date..

  With Phillip being so near and dear to our hearts...you can image that the character would appear in almost everything we create. And you would be right! In the first picture from the Gossamer Pen comic #1 (at left), Kyra pokes her head into a small room in Monica's Antique Shop.
 Kyra in Monica's Antique Shop
Kyra in Monica's Antique Shop
Upon the wall, Phillip appears as a clock, however, it is not the only place that he hangs out.
  Just a few months later, Eddy & Cric debuted on our YouTube Channel!
Phillip "The Frog" clock promeniently appears in many of the cartoons in the Kit's living room.

Eddy & Cric in the Living Room
A special note is that the clock does more than just add character to the background of many scenes. The clock also stamps the date of many of the productions from which it appears. In the last picture (to left), the clock reads 11:12 or November 12th. The date that this episode was released.

  Be sure to keep a close eye out for characters that you may have seen before appearing in other projects. If you notice something not mentioned in this blog, place it below in the comments.

  Hope you enjoy the journey!



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