***UPDATE***

Updates coming soon!! Thanks for your patience!!

NEW THUNDERCATS AD!!

Remember the 2011 Thundercats premieres tomorrow @ 8!! Check out the new ad!!

New DVD announcments from SHOUT! & Mill Creek!!

C.O.P.S volume 2 (FINALLY) is being released on 9/13/11 to complete your long awaiting collections!
Look for Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors (part 1 = 32 eps.) & Carmen Sandiego The Complete Series from Mill Creek tentatively on 2/14/12.
Shout factory will be releasing the Transformers Takara Complete set (Victory/Masterforce/Headmasters) on 12/6/11 along with Masterforce as a separate complete set.
Beast Wars (the Complete Series) will be coming from Shout on 11/1/11!
...& Conan the Adventurer part 2 drops on 11/22/11!
And for the 1st time ever JEM The Complete Series will be landing on 10/11/11!!

THUNDERCATS episode 1 SNEEK PEEK!!

9 SIZZLING minutes of the new Thundercats series (episode 1) coming July 29th @ 8pm (1 hour) to Cartoon Network!!

NEW ANIMATED DVD BOX ART & RELEASE DATES!

He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe The Complete 2nd Season 8-DVD set (Filmation) arriving 9/13/11

Ghostbusters (Filmation) 4 episode set 7/12/11

Thundercats Season 1 Volume 1 (2011 rerelease budget set Rankin Bass animation) 7/12/11

The Littles Complete Series + 2 Movies! (2011 budget TMS animation) 7/19/11

Young Justice Season 1 Volume 1 7/19/11

M.A.S.K. The Complete Series (aka season 1 - 65 eps.) 8/9/11

TMNT Season 9 8/16/11

Clone Wars Season 3 10.18.11

STAN BUSH: Heat Of The Battle video

You gotta love everything about this... Stan Bush's new video "Heat Of The Battle."
It's for the new Transformers video game. Digisingle available on iTunes & Amazon!

Transformers Takara Complete! Mr. T! Gobots! MASK! Jem! Conan!

Shout! Factory have announced that they will be doing a complete DVD box set for all three of the Transformers Takara Generation 1 series! The Headmasters, Masterforce, and Victory, together for the 1st time in the USA the Transformers series that you never got to see, are coming in a 13 DVD set in July 2011. The price is $99.99, but the preorder on Shout Factory's own website is $89.99. The set is slated to include art galleries and original toy commercials, alongside the original Japanese audio and English subtitles only (no Dub)!

Mr. T the Complete 1st Season is coming to WB Archives on 5/10/11!


The original Gobots 5-part miniseries (1st 5 episodes) will be dropping on WB Archives MOD site 5/17/11 DIGITALLY REMASTERED on 5/17/11!

MASK will be dropping as a complete series & in 2-dvd sets at online & local retailers on 8/9/11!

Jem & Conan the Adventurer will be coming to THE HUB tv station on May 31st on Tuesdays @ 7pm & 7am respectively! Saturday May 28th will kick it all off with a Jem Marathon of 6 episodes from 2-5pm! Truly Outrageous!!

CAPTAIN POWER & THE SOLDIERS OF THE FUTURE coming to DVD!!

Here's a sneak peak into the FUTURE!! The live action 80's toy TV series "Captain Power" is coming to DVD!! As the official CP Facebook shows that documentaries are being made & archival footage is being pulled!!

ALSO WBA is getting ready for their big Saturday Morning Cartoon MOD DVD launch with this new ad!! Gobots! Mr.T! Herculoids! & more!!

RIP Osamu Dezaki...=(

Renowed anime legend & director Osamu Dezaki passed away 4/17/11. He will be missed.
He is probably best known by fans of this blog as the director/consultant of Bionic Six, Mighty Orbots, Visionaires, Lupin III, The Professional (Golgo 13), & Brother Dear Brother... His love for traditional animation & his "postcard memory" style will always be remembered.

PRODUCING PARKER is back!!

The wait is OVER for Producing Parker Fans!! The 2nd Season of the show offficially premiered on TVTropolis on 4.8.11 with new episodes every Friday night!!



...And check out the nice new Canadian release of "The Dating Guy" (UNRATED)
coming 4.26.11 to Amazon.ca.!!

Now that"The Dating Guy" is finally dropping on the DVD market , hopefully a Season 1 release for Parker Kovak & friends won't be to far behind!!

GI JOE DIC & CONAN THE ADVENTURER coming from Shout!

Shout! Factory does it again with announcing 2 90's favorites! For GI Joe fans the complete collection of the DIC's GI Joe series (International Hero) is coming later this year, along with a single release of the '89 mini-series "Operation Dragonfire" (for those who only want the best of that DIC series), & the epic "Conan The Adventurer" season 1 is coming to dvd July 26th!!

NEW STUFF!!

Be sure to check out TRANSFORMERS HEADMASTERS coming to the USA from SHOUT! FACTORY on June 5th!!
Also CHUCK NORRIS: (& his) KARATE KOMMANDOS is available mon the WBA Mod program now!
http://www.wbshop.com/Chuck-Norris-Karate-Kommandos/1000201575,default,pd.html

THUNDERCATS NEW Wondercon TRAILER!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yevav-RcUfQ

SUNDAY SUPERCADE #7 Official Party Invitation!!

*UPDATE* 4.2.11
Welcome!!
DATE: Sunday 4.3.11
TIME: 1pm
If you received an invitation e-mail, then you have been invited to the Sunday Supercade Party #7!!
The theme is Protectors! Police! Pirates! & Puchi!
More requests have been fulfilled & we are bringing you more great long lost favorites!
This viewing will be 2 shows from the late 80's & 1 from the early 90's...& 1 from the late 90's (1 possibly the last North American co production with TMS, 1 by Hanna Barbera, 1 animated by DIC in their prime, & 1 rebuild by GAINAX!) a new film & the others you have not seen an episode of for at least 10+ years!!
We'll get some pizza, have some snacks, & I'll have your favorite retro-drinks & surprises for a comfy classic cartoon viewing with your pals!!
****The tradition carries on & the lineup is as sweet as ever as we break it down between new domestic releases & gray market rarities!!

presenting:


CYBERSIX (1999): the sexy comic gender bender made into a lush animation for kids? ^_-



C.O.P.S (1988): Fighting crime in a future time!!



THE PIRATES OF DARK WATER (1991): the fantasy adventure ins search of the 13 Treasures of Rule!!


EVANGELION 2.22. (2009): Asuka's back & Mari debuts in the 2nd rebuild movie, more action, more teenage angst, & more fanservice!!

Hiatus/Cancellations!! Renegades & Titan!!

The Hub had it's press announcement talking about their continuing programming for 2011-2012 & GI Joe fandom is in an uproar... because the new hit series "GI Joe Renegades" has been put on hiatus after just 1 season! The decision comes in favor of a new GI Joe cartoon that will tie in closer to the upcoming movie universe made by the upcoming film "GI Joe 2" in 2012 while still lending itself to what Renegades has already established.

According to Cartoon Network cult favorite "Symbionic Titan" has also been canceled after just 1 season for not having enough media tie-ins (toys etc.) to continue with the animation.

M.A.S.K. & JEM coming to your cartoon collection!!

***UPDATED***
Classic cartoon distributors SHOUT! Factory are riding the success of their Transformers G1 & GI Joe ARAH releases with licensing more 80's classics from Hasbro, including the highly requested M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand -formerly Kenner) series (season 1/65 eps) & Jem & the Holograms (Truly Outrageous!) This news comes from a leading M.A.S.K. website (MattTrakker.com) & JEM writer Christy Marx!!

The Last Airbender: Legend Of Korra 1st look!!

Here's a 1st look at "Korra", the new Airbender for 2012's Nickolodeon's show "The Last Airbender: Legend Of Korra!!"

Cast List:
Janet Varney as KORRA
Keirnan Shipka as JINORA
Daniel Dae Kim as HIROSHI SATO
David Faustino as MAKO
Seychelle Gabrielle as ASAMI
Lance Henrickson as LIEUTENANT
PJ Byrne as BOLIN
JK Simmons as TENZIN

TRON: UPRISING

Check out the trailer for the new TRON animated series coming to Disney XD in 2012, called TRON: UPRISING (it takes place between Tron & Tron: Legacy)...

X-MEN ANIME SIZZLE!!

Check out the 1st glimpse of the 2011 X-Men Anime from Mad House!!

BEAST WARS (Rerelease) & HEADMASTERS (1st Time in the US) CONFIRMED on DVD 2011 from SHOUT!

From Shout Factory's 2/28/2011 News Letter:

"Transforming The Beast & Headmasters:
OK, Transformers fans. This is what you’ve been waiting for. We have officially secured the rights to bring you additional Transformers DVDs. Later this year, we’ll release two 4-disc sets: Transformers Beast Wars and Transformers Takara Collection: Headmasters. and complete series collections. This is the first time the Headmasters series is available in the U.S., and it all came together because you asked for it . . . at Comic-Con, Bot-Con and through our site. We’ll have more details as we get closer to releasing them, but we wanted to end rumor and speculation with an official confirmation here."

VALLEY OF THE DINOSAURS coming to WB MOD DVD!!

The 16 episode 1974 Hannah Barbera cult classic cartoon will be coming in March to WB Archives on MOD DVD... I have had a lot of fun watching this series on Boomerang so it will be sure to make my mighty cartoon dvd collection!! Starring the voices of Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), Alan Oppenheimer (He-Man), & Frank Welker (Transformers)!!

THUNDERCATS CN PREVIEW!!

CHECK IT OUT!!

THE LAST UNICORN comes to BD!!

The cult classic animated story from Peter S. Beagle (& Rankin Bass) is here unedited (BD only) in the US for the 1st time on a Blu-Ray+ DVD combo released TODAY (2/22/11)!!

DISNEY/PIXAR BD'S coming soon...

Look for "The Incredibles" on 4/12/11 PLUS "Lady & the Tramp" (Spring 2012), & "The Fox & The Hound" (+ sequel 9/2011) all on BD from Disney/Pixar...

TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS...TAKARA COLLECTION... G1 COMPLETE Reissue!!

"Working hard on the upcoming BEAST WARS and TAKARA COLLECTION sets. But can this really be considered 'work?'"

Taken from: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Headmasters-Takara-Collection/15023#ixzz1EqHHY4Cf

Looks like Brian Ward has hinted that SHOUT FACTORY has licensed the long out of print BEAST WARS series for new circulation, as well as the Japanese only Transformer TV shows (possibly all 3 ....HEADMASTERS, VICTORY, & MASTERFORCE!!) as both Beast Wars & a TAKARA COLLECTION have been hinted at from some recent tweets! Could a "Beast Machines" reissue be far behind? ALSO Fans have noticed that the original TF "G1 Matrix Complete Box Set" is now OOP, but a NEW G1 box set is ready to go!! Amazon has this preorderd for just $60... so snap it up at this unbelievable price! Here's the new art for the new G1 "General Release Unlimited" 15 DVD set...

TRANSFORMERS PRIME *renewed* for a 2nd season & toys sneak peak!!

Word has come from Hasbro that the Transformers: Prime animated series is already working on a 26 episode 2nd season!! The show returns for it's season 1 continual this Friday @ 6:30pm 2/11/11 & the 1st images of some of the new Transformers Prime toys are up pre-Toy Fair!

Check out ARCEE (above), BUMBLEBEE, STARSCREAM, OPTIMUS PRIME, MEGATRON & the kids (yes!! ...they are actually making figurines of JACK, MIKO, & RAF!!

OMG!! GOBOTS COMING TO DVD!!

*UPDATE: You can buy WB's MOD DVD's @ WB Archives & Amazon...

from tvshowsondvd:

After Shout! Factory released the original cartoon version of The Transformers on DVD in 2009-2010, to celebrate that show's 25th anniversary, fans of the GoBots began inquiring about whether or not they would see the similarly-themed cartoon series on home video. The general thinking was that Hasbro owned both the 1984 TV show Challenge of the GoBots AND the 1986 theatrical film GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords, after acquiring the GoBots brand in 1991 when they bought out the Tonka company. Since Hasbro also owns The Transformers brand, including home video rights, the popular opinion was that Hasbro wouldn't want to release GoBots on DVD, because they wanted to keep the focus on the Autobots and Decepticons, rather than possibly confuse the public with the Guardians and the Renegades.

Still, there was always the thought that perhaps the home video rights to the TV show and/or film might instead lie with Warner Brothers, through their ownership of Hanna-Barbera (which was responsible for the GoBots animated productions). And the Warner Archive Collection (WAC) has been putting out lots of Hanna-Barbera TV shows lately on DVD, as part of their manufacture-on-demand (MOD) program. So earlier this week, Nick Simmons reached out to the studio at WAC's fan page on Facebook, asking them straight-out about ownership, and getting a concrete answer to this at last! Here's the exchange:

• Nick - Do you own the rights to Hanna-Barbera's Challenge of the GoBots cartoon series or its movie GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords? I'd really like to see both on DVD some day.
• WAC - The GoBots are heading your way soon!
• Nick - Sweet, both the series and the movie then?
• WAC - At this point, just the series.....

The folks at the Warner Archive confirmed for Nick on Twitter that their GoBots plans are for the "TV series. Not the film." No word yet on when we'll see the show become available on their MOD program, nor what the configuration will be. Since Challenge of the GoBots consisted of 65 half-hour episodes, it's likely that Warner will have to break this up into more than one multi-disc DVD "volume" sets. We're keeping an eye on this, and how it eventually becomes available (and when, etc.). Stay tuned for further updates!

*PERSONAL NOTE* I can't believe it!! This much sought after & near impossible gray market title is seeing a eventual MOD DVD release proves that anything still has a chance of coming to dvd even in this slumping consumer day & age. The Gobots series has been considered to be "forever in limbo" or "eternally dead" due to Hasbro acquiring the rights to Tonka & thus US Gobots trademarks, most assumed they also had absorbed the HB animation, but with WB owning HB's animation the impossible is now coming true. I'll be looking forward to retiring my gray market set for the nice quality WB MOD dvd sets!!

R.I.P. Boyd... =(

Animation artist artist Boyd Kirkland passed away on January 27th, while awaiting a lung transplant. Kirkland worked on some very notable series during his career. More info:

After moving to Los Angeles in 1984, Kirkland worked as a storyboard artist on productions like G.I. Joe: The Movie, My Little Pony: The Movie, Dungeons & Dragons, Robocop, Conan, and Gargoyles. He was one of the earliest directors on Batman the Animated Series, going on to co-direct the Batman: Mask of the Phantasm feature film and direct the Batman: Sub-Zero direct-to-video feature. In 2000, Kirkland developed and produced X-Men: Evolution for Marvel Entertainment, writing and directing several episodes for the series, as well providing the screen story for the Ultimate Avengers direct-to-video movies and writing and directing episodes of Wolverine and the X-Men.

R.I.P. Clem... =(

Last night, Clement Sauve -- G.I. JOE: RENEGADES' Character Designer (and resident Canadian) -- passed away at age 33 after a brief illness. We want fans to know that no one on the planet was prouder of G.I. JOE RENEGADES than Clem; it was his first experience with tv animation, and he relished every minute. We sincerely love the guy; he will be sorely missed.
On Behalf of Hasbro Studios and the G.I. JOE RENEGADES Team


** Clem was a member of the HISS TANK & loved talking about his work on GI Joe Renegades, he also worked on the GI Joe comic when Devil's Due held the license, & really loved the property, as a nice guy & an incredible talent, he will be missed.

Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker BD!!

Uncut, finally one of the best Batman epics comes to BD on 4.5.10 in all of it's stunning glory!!

THUNDERCATS 2011 Animated Promotional Art!!

Roaring to life through WBA and Studio4°C’s use of the Japanese animated artistry of anime, “ThunderCats” characters Lion-O, Mumm-Ra, Panthro, Cheetara and others will spring off the screen with realistic cat-like characteristics inconceivable in previous incarnations.

The new “ThunderCats” will appeal to viewers who have loved the characters all their lives as well as young newcomers to the franchise. A sweeping tale combining swords and science and boasting ferocious battles with the highest of stakes, the grand origin story of Prince Lion-O’s ascension to the throne – and of those who would thwart his destiny at any cost – takes on epic dimensions in this sharp new telling. As the forces of good and evil battle each other in the quest for the fabled Stones of Power, Lion-O and his champions learn valuable lessons of loyalty, honor and mortality in every episode.

“ThunderCats” is executive produced by Sam Register (“Teen Titans,” “Ben 10,” “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”). Michael Jelenic (“Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” “Wonder Woman”) and Ethan Spaulding (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”) are the producers.

THUNDERCATS ANIMATION & TOYS HO!!!

The time has come!! Check out this sneak peak of the upcoming Thundercats animated series & toys, as Bandai didn't want this info released yet, your getting TNI's super-secret pics!!

Anime image



New figures


CLASSIC figures

Misc sneak peak...

Saint Seiya!!

For fun...watch this guy rip it up on the Saint Seiya classic anthem... "Pegasus Fantasy!"

Captain Power Season 1 on DVD!

Captain Power Season 1 (26 eps) will be coming to DVD thanks to Shout Factory in a 4 dvd set & an eco-friendly box on 4/19/11. Check out the box art... "The Power Is Yours!"

C.O.P.S. new Mill Creek DVD Cover art!!

Get ready for FEBRUARY 15th, beacuse we'll be "fighting crime in a future time" thanks to Mill Creek's new retail releases of C.O.P.S.!! Check out the new cover art for Voulme 1 (eps 1-32) & the "Best Of" (10 fan favorites!)