Sunday, May 16, 2021

Bucky O'Hare and Usagi Yojimbo

 


I remember seeing advertisements for Bucky O'Hare and thinking that it was simply one of the many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rip off series.  Maybe I should have taken a closer look, as it had a pair of very talented creators in Larry Hama and Michael Golden. Thanks to Nate Jones for suggesting this meeting!

23 comments:

det_Tobor said...

Will O'Hare team with Cap A. next?

simreeve said...

and Thunderbunny? Captain Carrot? Do we, perhaps, have the beginning of another themed multi-member team here?

Bob Greenwade said...

I was thinking along those same lines. Toss in Harecules Hare (and his Guided Muscle), Judy Hopps (Zootopia), and Bugs Bunny, and you have a 24-carrot team! They can start out with "The Hunt for Bunny Foo Foo!"

jack-el said...

Bob i so agree with your members to fill out the "24 Karrot" team....
especially love the inclusion of Harecules Hare and his Guided Muscle.....
i love those cartoons.....

ShadowWing Tronix said...

The secret origin of Space Usagi. (Yes, that actually exists. There was even a pilot for a cartoon, but the failure of the Bucky O'Hare cartoon gets blamed for it not happening. I saw the pilot and it was okay but I'm not sure it was the only reason.

https://bwspotlight.com/2017/05/17/space-usagi-pilot/

Anonymous said...

BTW, is Usagi going to appear in "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", like in previous TMNT series?

Carycomic said...

I remember boycotting it because he reminded me too much of Jaxon the Lepi from that "Magnificent 7" spoof Marvel did for their original run of STAR WARS comics. With Jaxon, himself, basically being a verdant spoof of Bugs Bunny!*

*A sickening shade of green, at that.

Daviticus said...

I too would like to nominate Thunder Bunny for the "24-Carrot Team", although I don't know about that name. How about "Lagomorph League"?

Bob Greenwade said...

"24-carrot team" was just a pun that could be used as a sort of team nickname. Lagomorph League is a good actual name -- better than my thought of Bunny Bunch.

Carycomic said...

I have the perfect name for their headquarters: The Hutch of Justice!

jack-el said...

which of the 3 or 4 different Thunder Bunnys did you mean????
and Jaxxon spelled his name with a double x marking the spot....
and there also be Hulk Bunny from the Marvel Tails Spider-Ham books...
and ether of the White Rabbit character/villinesses from Marvel or DC.....
and speaking of DC what about Wonder Wabbit from the Justa Lotta Animals team or Dumb Bunny from the Inferior Five????
and Catwoman just fought a couple of thieves in maid costumes called the Dust Bunnies.....
and a couple of different versions Bugs's girl friend Lola Bunny exist in movies and cartoons as well as Roger and Jessica Rabbit....

Anonymous said...

@Jack-El: not to mention, Thumper.

"Thumper?"

"SLAP!"

"OW!"

"I told you not to mention him."

jack-el said...

and let me mention Thumper from Bambi....
and also Harvey the Pooka from the films and play Harvey...
and Frank the Rabbit from the Donnie Darko movies....
or the Easter Bunny from comics and cartoons....
and Quick Bunny and Energizer Bunny from commercials...
and yes i also love the Hutch of Justice....

Carycomic said...

"Thank ye, Jack!"

"You're welcome."

"Not you! We named the monkey 'Jack.'"

jack-el said...

"jack not name....
jack job!!"
Sweetums

jack-el said...

...and Sheriff....
bing....
bing....
bing....
Ricochet Rabbit....

Carycomic said...

Good old Sweetums!

I remember when he debuted in Jim Henson's version of "The Frog Prince" (introducing Kermit's nephew Robin in the title role).

simreeve said...

Nobody's mentioned Hoppy the Marvel Bunny yet?!

jack-el said...

i thought i had mentioned way up in my first posting bit somehow that line vanished....
thanks for the save, simreeve, you is a gentleman and a scholar....

Daviticus said...

I was referring to the Archie Comics' Thunder Bunny.

jack-el said...

Thunderbunny or Thunder Bunny and even once Thunder Rabbit appear to all be the same character who first appeared in some fanzines then in Charleston Bullseye in a blue costume before changing to his red supersuit in Archie's Red Circle and Blue Ribbon Digest along side the Mighty Crusaders...
his next few appearances were in Warp Graphics comics and then along side the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents in Apple Comics....
due diligence done.....

Carycomic said...

Jack-el's right. Thunderbunny was (still is?) creator-owned. So, whoever published the various versions of him was employing his author/owner at that time.

Anonymous said...

@Carycomic: Thunderbunny was created by Martin Greim who passed away, in April of 2017, at age 74. So the character is most likely now owned by his next-of-kin/estate.

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