Check out some photos of the Toys “R” Us Exclusive Thundercats Classics Lion-O from San Diego Comic-Con 2011.
Photos can be seen by clicking the headline of the story.
SDCC TRU Exclusive Classics Lion-O
Thundercats Ringtone From Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network has released a Thundercats Ringtone that is compatible with most cellphones. The ringtone is of the new Thundercats 2011 Lion-O reciting the famous Thundercats Hoooo! battle cry. You can download the ringtone Here.
Featured Custom – Mandora by Wthompson
Check out today’s Featured Custom. The custom comes from forum member Wthompson. It features the Thundercats ally and Interplanetary Control Force member Mandora. Check out the photos by clicking the DISCUSS button.
If you would like to check out more customs, or post your own, check out our Thundercats Customs Projects Forum.
Mezco and MTV Team Up For Amazing Lion-O ThunderCats MTV Geek Giveaway
We got a press release from Mezco about a Lion-O give-away at San Diego Comic-Con 2011.
Mezco and MTV team Up For Amazing Lion-O ThunderCats™ MTV Geek Giveaway
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Mezco Toyz thrilled fans of ThunderCats this year at the world famous New York International Toy Fair this year when they announced they would be making the first ever Mega Scale Lion-O ThunderCats action figure.
This mega-scale figure measures over 20 inches tall from the tip of his upraised, extended sword to the soles of his Thunderian boots.
Featuring 7 points of articulation this mega figure is superbly detailed, perfectly capturing not only the iconic look of Lion-O as he appeared in the classic television series, but the essence, of Lion-O as he proudly raises the mystic Sword of Omens towards the heavens and roars out “Thundercats, Ho!” He comes complete with his impressive Claw Shield and a removable mystic Sword Of Omens.
Lion-O is packaged in a collector friendly window box that allows him to be displayed while remaining Mint In Box.
In an move sure to thrill fans, MezcoDirect.com is teaming up with MTV Geek for a giveaway that is unprecedented. Says Mezco’s Director Of Special Projects, Mike Drake, “Mezco will be supplying MTV Geek with not only a Lion-O to use as a Give Away, but the Lion-O prototype/ test shot as well. Mezco’s prototypes / test shots are highly sought after by collectors and many end up displayed in museums, our King Kong has a dedicated display case in NY’s prestigious Museum Of The Moving Image. We actually turned down the requests of three museums so that we could supply Lion-O to MTV Geek for this giveaway”.
Fans and collectors wishing to try their hand at winning MTV’s Giveaway should read the following:
Dates for the MTV Geek Giveaway:
July 18 – July 22
Winner will be announced the following week.
To Enter: During the Sweepstakes Period, go to
http://bit.ly/ohbl67and from your Twitter account, follow the MTVGeek account and retweet the following tweet:
Giving away Mezco ThunderCats Mega-Scale Lion-O to one (1) follower! #MTVGeek RT (copy/paste) to enter! Rules: http://bit.ly/ohbl67
MezcoDirect.com will also be giving away a second finished Lion-O (but not a prototype/ test shot).
To enter the Mezco portion of the giveaway, simply visit :
http://mezcotoyz.com/newsletter.htmland sign up for the Mezco newsletter before July 23th, 2011.
A winner will be selected the following week.
Also, the lawyers would like to remind everyone of the following:
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open only to individuals who are: (i) legal residents of one (1) of the fifty (50) U.S. or D.C., (ii) are at least AGE 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and (iii) have a account to enter. Starts 12:00pm ET on Monday, July 18th and it will end July 22nd at 9pm ET, Official Rules available at . http://bit.ly/ohbl67 VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
THUNDERCATS: TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Ted Wolf.
Thundercats – Tree Of The Ancients Game From Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network has launched the Thundercats – Tree Of The Ancients online game. In the game, you race against the various Thundercats to the top of each level. Nothing ground-breaking, but it’s here if you want to play.
check it out Here.
Thundercats 2011 First 2 Episode Titles Revealed
A post on the Toon Zone Forums has been updated with the episode titles for the first two Thundercats 2011 episodes.
Fri Jul 29 – 8:00pm – 101 – The Sword of Omens – (series premiere)
Fri Jul 29 – 8:30pm – 102 – Ancient Spirits of Evil
We’re just two and a half weeks away from the premiere of Thundercats 2011.
Classics Lion-O New Photos
Forum member LiarDice Films is back again with some new photos of the upcoming Thundercats Classics Lion-O. Don’t forget to check out some pics of the Thundercats Classics Tygra from last week.
Click the headline of the story for the photos.
Thundercats Get Darker – IGN Thundercat Thursday’s
This week’s edition of IGN’s Thundercats Thursday’s takes a look at the more mature take on the Thundercats mythology. IGN talks with producers Michael Jelenic and Ethan Spaulding about giving the new series a more epic feel and a darker tone.
“Because it became a cliche to take an 80’s property and make it ‘darker’ or edgier. Give the characters skateboards or something. Our take is definitely darker but we’ve put a lot more focus on the characters and the arc and because of that we might have a few more sophisticated themes going on in this. It feels more like a movie. If I had to compare it. The old show felt more like a Saturday morning animated series and this feels more like movie.”
That’s only a small sampling, They also talk about the approach for Wilykit and Wilykat, how the story is mapped out and more. We’ve mirrored the images, click the headline of the story for those. Check out the original article Here.
Thundercats Never Before Seen Concept Art
Once again, forum member LiarDice Films has been kind enough to share a piece of Thundercats history with us. Today we exclusively have never before seen concept art from the Original Thundercats Cartoon Series. The art was created by the great Jim Meskimen. You may recognize Jim as an accomplished voice actor, who has appeared in numerous projects such as G.I. Joe Renegades, Avatar: The Last Air Bender, Justice League as well as numerous video games. Jim is also known as a fantastic illustrator.
According to LiarDice Films, Jim was the sole U.S. artist working with Rankin Bass. Some of his work, as you can see, made it into the television show as well as other media. Some of the ideas were never used.
Now you can check out, what is only a sampling, of some of Jim Meskimen’s superb concept art for the original Thundercats. Click the headline of the story for a huge gallery of images.
Cancelled Thundercats Movie Concept Art and Storyboards
A Thundercats.ws Exclusive courtesy of forum member LiarDice Films. You may remember that there was a Thundercats live action/CG hybrid film in the works a few years back. You may also remember that some concept art and test footage from that project leaked out.
Again, thanks to forum member LiarDice Films, we have some new exclusive production art from the cancelled Thundercats Movie. The art is by Dave Bullock, an artist and animator who has worked on Transformers: Prime, Teen Titans, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and many other projects. In this post you will find original concept art for Lion-O, Cheetara, Tygra, and Panthro, as well as some story board layouts.
What are you waiting for, why are you still reading this? click the headline of the story to check it out.