"Wheelchair-bound physicist Stephen Hawking is known as the 'Master of the Universe' because of his theories about outer space.
"And soon, he'll be the subject of a painting which takes his fragile frame and transforms him into He-Man, the cartoon star of 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.'
"Artist James Ford will begin his portrait on Hawking's birthday -- January 8 -- and plans to model it on the animation style of the 1980s 'He-Man' cartoon.
"The painting will even be accompanied by a recording of He-Man's theme song recited by a computerized voice that sounds like Hawking's signature tone."