Sam Register, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs for Warner Bros. Animation gave a keynote speech at MIPjunior, . Thundercats conversation starts at the 16:20 mark and lasts until the 21:20 mark. He specifically mentions past attempts to bring the property to both the big and small screen, as well how well the current toys are selling. But he also talks about what they kept and what they changed on the show and why they went with an anime style. Check it out below:
New forum member vshen has dropped by and blown us away with some amazing Thundercats Fan Art. Panthro and Cheetara have been re-imagined in amazing detail. Continue to the Discussion Thread to see more of the amazing art.
If you’re an artist (aspiring, amatuer, pro) and want to showcase your Thundercats art skills, stop on by our Thundercats Fan Art Forum. There you can see what others have done as well as post your own work for all to see.
It was only a matter of time before the MAD animated series set its sights on the relaunched Thundercats series. By taking Thundercats and mashing it up with some of the internets most loved (and hated) memes, we get ThunderLOLcats. Check out the video below.
Check out this hilarious commercial from the 1980’s. It for Thundercats Kids Meals at Burger King. You could score awesome Thundercats merchandise like a light switch cover or a Thundercats reusable cup. Was that too sarcastic? Anyway, check it out below.
Forum member krazycp has noticed something very interesting. If you look very closely at the chest symbol for some of the 4″ Deluxe Grune figures, you can see the Thundercats logo has been painted over with the Mumm-Ra symbol. He supplied a photo, where you can clearly see the outline of the Thundercats symbol. I have taken the image and highlighted where you can see the symbol.
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Forum member Death2Fanboys has posted a great video from this past weekends Power-Con/Thunder-Con show. Check it out below.
Warner Bros. has provided us with the title for Thundercats Episode 10. The title is “Sight Beyond Sight“. No additional info has been released. As soon as we have more info, we will be sure to post it here.
So we’ve had our first 8 episodes of Thundercats 2011. We’re now on the first extended break of the young new show. So after these 8 episodes, what do you think of the new Thundercats show? What do you like and dislike? What’s been the best episode so far? Would you make any significant changes to the show, its structure or where it seems to be headed?
Drop on by and let us know by check out our Discussion Of The First 8 Thundercats Episodes.
This one slipped through the cracks. But Action Figure Xpress announced that they will have a limited edition Mumm-Ra Staction Figure as a Thundercon Exclusive. The figure will be in retro toy colors and will come with a Ma-Mutt figure. It will cost $50.
Our exclusive ThunderCats Mumm-Ra the Ever Living Staction Figure (Retro Colors) from Icon Heroes debuts at the Power-con/Thundercon, September 24-25! This figure is repainted in the style of the 1980s Mumm-Ra Action Figure and will be strictly limited to just 250 pieces, so be sure to stop by our booth #35 to purchase your Mumm-Ra! We will also give away a free Ma-Mutt staction figure with each purchase at the show (same Ma-Mutt we gave away at San Diego Comic-Con International. We will have a very limited number for sale after the show on our website, http://www.shopafx.com, starting Monday September 26.
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While it looks like we’ll have a few weeks with no new Thundercats episode, we can at least pass on the title of the next ep. Thundercats Episode 9 is titled “Berbils“. That’s right, the Ro-Bear Berbils look to be the focus of the next episode.