Dorno and the Crystal Menace 2

 

Dorno and the Crystal Menace 5 by roemesquita

Dorno and the Crystal Menace 6 by roemesquita

Dorno and the Crystal Menace 7 by roemesquita

Dorno and the Crystal Menace 8 by roemesquita

Dorno is the son of Zandor, leader of the Herculoids, and his wife Tara, a family of three humans and their five very powerful pet creatures defending their jungle planet.  The Herculoids were the subjects of an American animated television series, which debuted in 1967 and was revived in 1981 on CBS and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.

The 8-picture series "Dorno and the Crystal Menace by roemesquita" was one that I commissioned from an artist through DeviantART in 2021.  The final four pictures are available here.  

It was inspired by an episode from the second season in 1981.  In "Crystal Menace", a crystal cyborg creates a crystal army which threatens to turn the Herculoids' home planet to crystal.  Having destroyed a crystal sentry with a laser gun, an overconfident Dorno turns to face the crystal cyborg, is shot, and turns to crystal.  This is a whimsical depiction of a different battle, in which the crystal cyborg still prevails, but in a different manner.

These pictures are fan art and primarily intended to raise interest in the Herculoids and Dorno.  These are original scenes and did not appear in any movies, television series or any other derivative media.

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