Leaked footage of new Thundercats cartoon

[icon_uk]

After the disappointment of the new Voltron cartoon (Seriously... could they make it ANY more dull or clichéd, and the animation looks like it's escaped from 1993) this gives me a little hope for the new Thundercats.

And jump to 4:00 for the BEST "Context is for the weak" moment I've seen in a LONG time...

Looking at her eye design, Cheetara looks like she's escaped from an episode of Jem!

Wily-Kit and Wily-Kat are less annoying than I was expecting... so far. I'll be interested to see how they continue that arc.

In looking for legality scans to go with this, I found two of the most stylistically mismatched covers I think I've ever come across... The DC/Image crossover which I assume was in two parts

First up the collectors variant cover of Bop/Thundercats by Alex Ross, where Lion-O seems to be channelling his inner KISS fan more than usual



And this is the other half, which may include the sleaziest Lion-O I've ever seen (and that's not a word I'd ever have thought to use to describe him) by J Scott Campbell.

Comments

[mas]

I like the background of this one. It's not just cats anymore.

[thokstar]

Cheetara's design feels off to me (this is mostly an age issue: she's appears to me to have lost at least 10 years from the old cartoon design, in a way that makes her seem to have lost a certain amount of experience and wisdom. It has a side effect on relationship dynamics: Cheetara is supposed to be in Panthra and Tygra's peer group, not Lion-O's.)

On the flip side, is anybody going to complain about changing Snarf from an 80's Western Animation mascot character to a modern amine-style mascot character? That seems like a brilliant move.

[icon_uk]

A good number of them seem to have had their ages reset; Cheetara (as you note), the Kittens appear much younger than they were before, and Tigra is now an older brother rather than an almost father figure.

[marco]

My thoughts and feeling exactly. I liked having a competent, older female character. One who was on level with Tygra and Panthro. She just feels and looks so young now. (But as icon_uk pointed out, seems like they tried to deage them all, except for Panthro.)

And I noticed Snarf in the CN trailers. The design is pretty cute... While he did annoy me before at times, I did like him. I like the new design, but I wonder what they're going to do with him.

[generator_rex]

God I can't wait for this o come out. It looks soooo good to me.

[chocochuy]

Looking at her eye design, Cheetara looks like she's escaped from an episode of Jem!

That'd be Truly Outrageous!!! (Yeah, I used to watch Jem when I was a young lad) I Approve It!!!

In all seriousness, I like this new design for the Thundercats. They really look like a real Anime. Now, if only we could get a look at Mumm-Ra then I would be very happy.

[icon_uk]

Yeah, I used to watch Jem when I was a young lad

You're hardly alone in that one darling, but The Misfits WERE better though...

We sort of see Mumm-Ra in that clip

[cypherfdp]

Someone needs to make a GIF of WilyKit and that chair.

[silverzeo]

Oh, I am SO going to make a video review of those bad comics when this airs! That mugg down of that dog seem more of the cat and dog fight we want see than what Dogs of War gave us...

I love it

[roguefankc]

Surprisingly, the fact that Tygra and Lion-O are brothers doesn't bother me; it's fun to watch the sibling rivalry, and yet Tygra does watch out for Lion-O when times are called. And yes, the "I'm going to ring that bell" - "I'm going to ring yours" was yaoi-worthy. =)

Please tell me Snark doesn't talk in this series; that makes it especially enticing.

Wily-Kit and Wily-Kat are pretty adorable here, so I'm looking forward to seeing how their powers evolve. And Cheetara's new look really doesn't bother me.

But what stands out the most about this series is apparently the hatred for different races other than cats. This was always black and white in the old cartoon series, and it bugged me (i.e. mutants are evil, cats are good), so watching Lion-O stand up for the dogs and for the lizard prisoners really made me smile. I'm starting to think that it's going to be a major theme in this upcoming saga about the war, and how Lion-O's compassion might actually win him some non-cat allies that will certainly help later.

Quick question though: who voices Lion-O and Tygra? they really sound familiar, and I'd be willing to bet money that it's Will Friedle because he almost sounds like Terry McGinnis from Batman Beyond.

Re: I love it

[icon_uk]

Lion-O is indeed Will Friedle (his father, Kin Claudus, is voiced by Larry Kenney, Lion-O in the 1980's Thundercats)

Tygra is Matthew Mercer, who I've never heard of before.

Snark is merely a pet in this series, and cannot talk.

Re: I love it

[joasakura]

I was just going to say, Snarf as non-talking pet would be the best thing EVER.

Panthro?

[sun_man]

where the heck is Panthro?!?!?! I mean come on!!!!

Re: Panthro?

[nefrekeptah]

According to word of God, he'll show up later as an older badass former general who drives around in giant tank.

[midnightvoyager]

Oh- oh my GOD, that last cover hurts! The lumpiness! The sleaze! THE PAIN!

[joasakura]

shhh. just.. just look away.

[his_spiffynesss]

Today playing the part of Lion-O will be John Merrick!

[autumn_lily]

which may include the sleaziest Lion-O I've ever seen (and that's not a word I'd ever have thought to use to describe him)

Yes, so sleazy. But wait! By peering harder at the face of the guy in the blue visor helmet thing (I honestly have no idea who he is, forgive me) I can see he ALSO has a really sleazy expression! Maybe they're trying to see who can make the creepiest face?

[icon_uk]

Actually, that's as bad, if not worse, that's Mark from "Battle of the Planets", the clean-cut leader of the team.

[star_of_airdrie]

I have to say that when I saw the teaser for this last night while I was stomaching an episode of 'Hotwheels Battleforce 5' (I've got an 8-year-old boy), we agreed it looked pretty good. I was shocked, having come across the old series during the middle of the night a time or two.

But Cartoon Network has to do a lot of good things before I forgive them for pulling the last few episodes of BATB from their lineup and other such transgressions.

[kenwyn89]

Or the infinite hiatus for Young Justice. I actually love that show enough to try and hunt down news on a very regular basis. There were supposed to be 26 episodes darn it!

Looks very cool and I have nothing to compare it to. I'm always falling for that type of story.

[terrykun]

So... Wildstorm Lion-O is played by Bruce Campbell?

[louisadkins]

Interesting. Also, much better then I feared. It has been decades since I've done anything with TCats, but that looks fun. Is this suppose to be a full re-vamp, or is this supose to be "1000 years in the future?"

[bewareofgeek]

I'm starting to wonder about that. Claudus has a line that suggests this may be a "1000 years in the future" deal, but everything else describes it as a reboot.

[kd_the_movie]

The feel of NuThundercats is a lot more medieval than I was expecting.

[icon_uk]

Which sort of makes sense in a world where a swordfight is still seen as the most effective weapon, they were never ones for what might be considered to be standard projectile weapons were they?

[joasakura]

This.. this looks disturbingly good. Much better than I would have anticipated.

I eagerly await this.

[proteus_lives]

As a child of the '80s, the Thundercats is one of my fonder memories.

This series has a definite Avatar: the Last Airbender vibe. Not a bad thing.

I like the brotherly vibe of Lion-O and Tigra. I also like making them not all spoiled palace-dwellers.

The twins seem less annoying and I'll wait and see on Snarf.

Can't wait to see Panthro. He needs to be a grizzled, "I'm too old for this shit" T-Cat. And an appearance from the Silverhawks? Icing on the cake, let's see a villainous team-up of Mumm-ra and Mon-Starr.

I hope they import the snarky Mumm-Ra from the comics!

[20thcenturyvole]

Oh my God, they de-Jar Jar Binks'd Snarf! Or de-Snarfed Snarf, I guess. If he remains a non-talking pet, I will so watch this show and only feel slightly silly for doing so.

[eyz]

Hey! I liked those Battle of the planets comics!!

I sort of actually like this new Thundercats cartoon! Despite not even liking the original. (yup)
Though I sort of miss Wily-Kit and Wily-Kat's old designs.

[curlyjo1]

I've been enjoying Voltron Force. I'll have to wait and see on Thundercats (the video was removed by the time I got to it).