Futurikon Flexes with Captain Biceps

Monday, July 21, 2008
By: Ryan Ball

French animation house Futurikon tells us that it is launching a new animated series titled Captain Biceps at this year’s MIPCOM, taking place in October in Cannes, France. The show is based on the sucessful comic-book series of the same name. Created by Zep and Tebo (Tootuff), the four-volume comic series has sold more than 300,000 copies to date.

Captain Biceps (78x8) is as an action-comedy animation series that follows the adventures of a hero who is anything but ordinary. Aided by his faithful sidekick, Genius Boy, Captain Biceps keeps the world safe from the terrible threats of a hoard of Super Bad Guys. The only thing the muscle-bound do-gooder is afraid of is his own mother. Aimed at kids 6-12, the Futurikon production is being co-produced by France 3 and TPS. One episode will be screening for potential buyers at MIPCOM Jr.

Based in Angoulême, Futurikon’s credits include the animated series Fly Tales, Malo Korrigan and the Space Tracers, Kaput & Zösky and Flatmania. The company also teamed with Luximation on a CG feature film based on the TV series Dragon Hunters. The pic debuted at Cartoon Movie in March. For more information on Futurikon, go to www.futurikon.fr.

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