This is the sort of thing that should get my panties in a twist, but, damn, if they can come up with something new and exciting and in-print for H-B properties — Space Ghost, Jonny Quest, The Herculoids, Scooby-Doo, Wacky Racers, Flintstones — then I'm willing to let them take some artistic license in doing so.
(I mean, jeez, the Scooby Gang alone has gone through eleventy-dozen iterations — is a post-apocalyptic one really that much of a stretch?)
DC Entertainment announces new slate of ‘Hanna-Barbera’ titles
You remember their names: Fred Flintstone, Scooby-Doo, Jonny Quest. You remember the scenario: Sitting in front of the television every Saturday…
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I'm really looking forward to the Johnny Quest stuff.
The illustrations all intermingle JQ, Space Ghost, and the Herculoids — all of which are huge favorites of mine from that era (I am just old enough to have caught those in first run). The thought of them all mashed together fills my heart with glee.
Yup, that makes me pretty happy.
I can handle the rebooted comics, especially since it gives some love to classic Hanna Barbera characters. I'm more concerned with something else I read about Archie being turned into a dark and mysterious tv show. Dark and mysterious Archie. Ummm… okay.
+Marty Shaw The Archie tropes are tropic. Can they be done as dark and mysterious? Sure, why not?
It just seems odd to me… but they killed Archie before they rebooted the comic book series and you can't get much darker than that. Guess I'll wait and see how they handle it.
+Marty Shaw Bear in mind that the Archie franchise is spread across multiple titles, and the owning company has apparently seen a benefit of trying a variety of approaches. The "death of Archie" was very much of a niche thing.
I will say that the recent Archie comics written by Mark Waid (with Fiona Shaw on art) have been a lot of fun, essentially Archie without being stereotypically Archie.
Given the breadth of character, I wonder if they are doing this now to maintain the trademarks and prevent the characters from falling into public domain. (Currently Disney and others are using trademark law to maintain control of characters falling into public domain)