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Published: April 20, 2021, 1:09 a.m.

Larry Houston (https://www.larry-houston.com/) talks about working in animation as a writer, director, producer, and storyboard artist on shows such as \u201cX-Men the Animated Series\u201d, \u201cSpider-Man\u201d, \u201cMighty Orbots\u201d, \u201cFantastic Four\u201d, and more!

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0:00 SEGMENT 1: Larry Houston (https://twitter.com/xmendirector) talks about keeping souvenirs from all of his projects, working with Stan Lee and Margaret Loesch to create \u201cX-Men the Animated Series\u201d, butting heads with network executives on \u201cX-Men\u201d, and thinking there would only be 1 season of \u201cX-Men\u201d.

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16:28 SEGMENT 2: Larry Houston talks about using the character Swarm in \u201cSpider-Man\u201d, whether he prefers storyboarding or writing, being a lifelong fan of superheroes, drawing comics while at his day job testing computers, getting hired at Filmation, becoming the first black storyboard artist for a Saturday cartoon, failing art tests, working on \u201cBucky O\u2019Hare and the Toad Wars\u201d, and working on \u201cCommunity\u201d to bring the \u201cGI Joe\u201d art style to life for their show.

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29:38 SEGMENT 3: Larry Houston talks about the \u201cKarate Kid\u201d animated series, using his instincts to make mundane scripts more exciting, adding hidden Marvel characters into \u201cX-Men\u201d, and his favorite underrated projects.

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41:05 SEGMENT 4: Larry Houston talks about what he learned during his time at Filmation, adapting to the animation style for different shows, working on \u201cTMNT\u201d and \u201cFantastic Four\u201d, and creating prints for fans through his website at (https://www.larry-houston.com/)

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