Contents.History The original ThunderCats show was animated in Japan while being produced, written and voice acted in the United States. The series was originally distributed by then-parent company, which would later merge with in 1986.In January 1989, was purchased by and folded into, whose would eventually assume distribution of the show; Warner Bros. Has owned the rights to the series (and all Lorimar Telepictures programming) from that point on.Later adaptations Comics There were also several comic book series produced. A series based on the animated series was originally published by through its imprint in 1985, lasting for three years and twenty four issues. During this time, a new series was published by consisting of 129 issues and was also published for three years.Beginning in 2002, ThunderCats titles were published by, an imprint of (Warner Bros. ), and included five non canon and several.
This is the opening and closing credits and theme song of one of the greatest after school cartoons ever.
On 22 March 2012, began publishing a new series in the United Kingdom to tie in with the television series of 2011, titled ThunderCats Magazine. The first issue featured a strip called 'Safe Haven' which was written by Ferg Handley and drawn by Cosmo White.Video game A side scrolling based on the series, was published in 1987.Other merchandise Items of clothing featuring the ThunderCats were available in the '80s, and DVD boxsets releases of the original series helped new clothing products enjoy a resurgence in the mid to end of the 2000s, as nostalgia for the former children's favourite grew. Film It was announced on June 7, 2007, that Aurelio Jaro was producing a CGI animated feature film of ThunderCats, based on a script written by Paul Sopocy. In October 2007, revealed that Jerry O'Flaherty, veteran video game art director, had signed on to direct. The film was being produced by Spring Creek Productions.It was originally set for release in the summer of 2010, but it has since been reported that the movie was never greenlit, and as of 2020, has yet to be produced. Concept art for the film has also been leaked online.
In 2011, test footage in CGI was leaked onto. In January 2017, while talking about, told We Got This Covered that she would like to portray in the film. Television series ThunderCats (2011 TV series). Main article:On May 18, 2018, it was announced that a third ThunderCats cartoon, ThunderCats Roar, will premiere on in 2019. The show's developers are Victor Courtright and Marly Halpern-Graser. Courtright previously worked on as a writer/storyboard artist and created the digital series Get 'Em Tommy!
Halpern-Graser previously worked as a writer for various, and was co-creator of the show on,.ThunderCats Roar features an explicitly cartoonish art style with a more lighthearted, comedic tone than previous ThunderCats installments. The show's premise is similar to the original; the ThunderCats escape their dying homeworld Thundera, only to crashland on Earth, facing off against various villains and their evil overlord, Mumm-Ra.The announcement of ThunderCats Roar was met with severe backlash, with the announcement trailer receiving negative reviews from fans of the original series of the 1980s and the reboot of 2011, who have criticized the animation style, creators, and shift to comedy.
Fans against the changes made unfavourable comparisons to. References. Honolulu Observer.
Archived from on December 1, 2006. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
Boyer, Peter J. New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2015-09-11. at ThunderCats.org; Accessed Sept 11, 2015. Archived from on 2015-03-10.
Retrieved 2015-09-11. Graser, Marc (June 5, 2007). Retrieved 2007-06-06. ^. 'ThunderCats.Org'.
Cassidy, Mark (January 8, 2017). We Got This Covered.
Agard, Chancellor. Retrieved 21 May 2018. Barder, Ollie. Retrieved 21 May 2018.