Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Being Reimagined by DC Comics
Hanna-Barbera has an impressive pedigree of cartoon character and stories that still influence many today. Turns out some of the top artists and writers over at DC Comics are huge Hanna-Barbera geeks. People like Dan DiDio and Jim Lee, co-publishers of DC, were interviewed by EW about a new line of comics they have coming out that features some of the most iconic characters in cartoon history.
The upcoming comics include Flintstones, Future Quest, Wacky Raceland, and the "crown jewel" (as Lee is referring to it), Scooby Apocalypse. The cover art and name alone have me sold on the last one. DiDio summarizes what we can expect from each of the comics:
“You’re gonna have an epic adventure in the future stories with Johnny [sic] Quest and Space Ghost. You’re going to have a scary, dangerous world in Wacky Raceland that is just as strange and dynamic as you hope it would be. I think Scooby Doo is going to excite people and challenge people, and I think that we’re going to use Flintstones to really bring out that voice and social commentary that they might’ve brought out in the ’60s and raise it back for today.”
It sounds like this is just the beginning, as long as everything goes well with this initial lineup.
"There’s a deep, deep bench of wonderful characters in the Hanna-Barbera library we’d love to get involved in, so this is just the first step into a very steep pool."
Personally, I'm excited. Getting to see some of my favorite cartoons reimagined in fun, creative ways is something I enjoy. If I don't like it, I always have the originals to go back to. But it sounds like DC is doing this with complete respect for the original material:
"We're hopefully building a whole new generation to have that same level of love that we have for them."
See the full interview here and let us know what you think of the new updated versions of Scooby Doo and the rest of the Hanna-Barbera gang.
