Kano Shorts
Description: 1980s style Mortal Kombat characters! They say that there are Beatles people and Rolling Stones People. In the early 90s, there were Street Fighter kids and Mortal Kombat kids. I was firmly in the Mortal Kombat camp. Mortal Kombat was this fantastic blend of Eastern and Western pop culture that really appealed to me. I thought it would be fun to draw the original Mortal Kombat characters; blending the old designs with the new character designs. I also wanted to incorporate Memphis design elements as a throwback to the 80s and early 90s.
Description: Jonathan Carlton, better known by his stage name Johnny Cage, is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. A famous actor and martial artist, Johnny Cage has remained one of the franchise's most cherished characters and serves as a central character along the likes of Raiden and Liu Kang.
