The first issue featured a strip called Safe Haven which was written by Ferg Handley and drawn by Cosmo White.Ī side-scrolling video game based on the series, ThunderCats: The Lost Eye of Thundera, was published in 1987.
In 2012, Panini Comics began publishing a new series in the United Kingdom to tie-in with the television series of 2011, titled ThunderCats Magazine. corporate sibling), and included five non-canon miniseries and several one shots. īeginning in 2002, ThunderCats titles were published by Wildstorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics (Warner Bros. During this time, a new series was published by Marvel UK consisting of 129 issues and was also published for three years. A ThunderCats comic book series based on the animated series was originally published by Marvel Comics through its Star Comics imprint in 1985, lasting for three years and twenty-four issues. There were also several comic book series produced. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if ThunderCats Roar now doubles down on insulting the long term fans of the brand because of the backlash instead of listening to them and going back to the drawing board and create something that doesn’t come off as an insult to 2 generations of staff who worked on the brand and the millions of fans around the world… But what do I know, I’m just a white breaded nerd and what we say means nothing.Later adaptations Comics But nope, these creators take things as a personal attack and lash out in defense, making a barrier between them and the audience. In today’s world where feedback in instant, maybe the people behind shows like this need to realize that this feedback is done out of loyalty to the brand that they are now in charge of.
Those aren’t the fans you want to swat away from the show you are making because it will keep them from letting their children watch the show and then it’ll get cancelled like so many others. Sure, ThunderCats Roar is made for the younger crowd and those who like shows like Adventure Time and Steven Universe (aka people with short attention spans or mental issues) but for some reason those shows draw in a good sized adult viewership, not to mention that the first ones who will tune into ThunderCats Roar won’t be children but the adults who grew up on ThunderCats in the 1980s and even fans of the 2011 reboot.
If there is anything that the whole “Comic Books Pros”, “ComicGate” and Diversity & Comics debate has shown us, it’s that telling long term fans of the product that you currently have creative control over to “fuck off” or “bring it haters” is not the way to talk to your locked in audience. Suffice to say, but this hasn’t gone down well. The first reboot was going in the right direction until it got cancelled. I say this as a fan of the original growing up. I hope it gets cancelled during the first episode. DAMMIT NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE A COMEDY. Y'all ain't gon ruin my childhood like this. Y'all ain't gon do my ThunderCats like this. WTF IS THIS SHIT?!?!?! OOhhhhh, HEEEELLLLLLL NAW. Now you’ll understand why we are seeing reactions such as the ones below when it comes to Thundercats Roar. Now compare the look of the animation above to the animation in the video. Arin "Daren Bransen" Hanson May 18, 2018
So the 2011 reboot, which is actually worth a watch if you can get your hands on it, goes the way of so many shows on Cable TV (A victim of a group of companies holding onto outdated media rights and methods in a time where streaming media is skyrocketing) and is cancelled before it really had a chance to shine.įor those upset over Thundercats right now: there was a visually stunning, heartfelt, story driven, action oriented reboot of Thundercats in 2011 that exceeded all expectations and showed a passionate respect to the source material.
You could also put the cancellation of the 2011 series on the fact that no one wanted to buy the terribly made toys that flooded shelves at the time too, but that is just the way marketing goes. Unfortunately since Cartoon Network was expecting viewership numbers like Nickolodean was getting with the return of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the time, they moved the show into impossible ratings slots after a 4 month mid-season hiatus and then cancelled the series altogether. As pointed out in the well written tweet below, Thundercats had a reboot in 2011. Now before you go getting all internet opinion on the for or against this show, let’s take a moment to remember that this is the SECOND time that Thundercats has been rebooted in the last 10 years.