Monday, February 7, 2011

The Thing and Kamandi



I have always felt that Kamandi is a DC property that is ripe for the animated series treatment. The last boy on Earth trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic future populated by talking animals hits all the right notes. His appearance on Batman: The Brave and the Bold only solidifies my opinion on this. I was a huge fan of the Kamandi serial in DC's large format Wednesday Comics project last year, I think that Ryan Sook's art in that was spectacular, and it made a lot of people take notice of the property for the first time. Hopefully we will see more of Kamandi in the future, it's too unique a concept to be staying in limbo for years at a time.

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  1. Sook's art on Wednesday Comics was absolutely amazing and probably my favorite of the run. Gorgeous epic stuff.

    A Kamandi animated series... never thought about it before, but yeah, that could be cool. -Mea

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  2. One of my favorite Kirby creations...out of all time. This would have made a good team up. KAMANDI appeared in BATMAN the BRAVE AND THE BOLD animated series...it was a fun action filled episode. He'd make a prime subject for his own series indeed.

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  3. Here's another vote for Kamandi animated. But if they go that way here's hoping they go away from the Bruce Timm look for something just a little grown up. It would suit the ruins etc. better.

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  4. Well, it's not quite a Kamandi cartoon, but don't forget Thundarr the Barbarian from Mr. Kirby.

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  5. The Thing and Thundarr!!! YeahHHH!!

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  6. In the back of my head, I have some memory that there was interest in a Kamandi animated series and that was why the title ran as long as it did.

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