BW Media Spotlight

Thundarr The Barbarian is one of my favorite Saturday Morning Shows, and my friend’s favorite as I’m sure Sean will tell you in the comments. At the very least it’s his current nostalgic obsession besides Robotech. I don’t know if it was actually a failed Kamandi adaptation (the internet is not always what you’d call reliable) but the idea of a post-apocalyptic society that embraced magic was a lot more enjoyable than the majority of story in the post-apocalypse sub-genre because it didn’t focus on the doom and gloom. It wasn’t afraid to have a little fun with the idea even though the focus was on the serious action and adventure.

I also love Darkwing Duck. Created by Tad Stones and a group of his friends and colleagues, it’s a superhero parody done right. It’s still a crimefighting story where the superhero battles villains, but takes loving shots at superhero tropes and the idea of superheroes and supervillains. It’s a great parody but it’s a great superhero show first. So what happens when the man behind Darkwing Duck takes on Thundarr The Barbarian?

Not what I would have hoped, but maybe what I should have expected. I read the whole four-page pitch over at Tad Stone’s blog, The only reason I don’t think this would have been as bad as something like Thundercats Roar is that I know Stones is a great creator and knows how to balance action and comedy, which I’m not seeing from that other show. (We still don’t have a final release date for that, do we?) That doesn’t mean that this would be a good idea mind you. Look how it starts.

Continue reading →