Leaked footage of new Thundercats cartoon

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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.

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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

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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.

Re: I love it

[silverzeo]

THe multi animal race things makes sense... maybe we will see Mokian and Jackalman along with Slithe... Lord help us if they get Doberlord in this...

But I wonder for the more obscure characters, like The Demolisher, that one episode villain that wants to fight because that's what he only knows... or what about the female John Wayne that is Mandora the Evil Chaser. The orginal show had alot of neat stuff that barely had some depth...