Welcome to the 28th installment of Nostalgia Snake, a look at 2000s revivals of 1980s properties, revivals now so old they’re also quite nostalgic (hence, the snake of nostalgia eating itself.) This week, we continue our review of WildStorm’s ThunderCats revival, the characters’ first appearances after the cancelation of their 1980s cartoon. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter.2003’s Dogs of War is the third ThunderCats miniseries from WildStorm, operating at this time as an imprint of DC Comics. While the majority of these ’80s revival titles were Image releases, ThunderCats ended up with WildStorm due to their shared connection with film and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Not so long after WildStorm saw some success with these ThunderCats comics, the imprint became DC’s home for licensed properties, a move that watered down the WildStorm brand and eventually paved the way for its dissolution.Booth’s style in this era suffers from dodgy anatomy at times, and there are some pages where he favors large, dramatic images over clear storytelling. His linework is also marred by a multitude of thin, scratchy lines that don’t convey any specific texture or shading. (The shorthand Booth uses to render the ThunderCats’ furry pelts resembles freshly mowed grass more than it does fur.) Booth truly shines, however, when rendering traditional ThunderCats villains like Mumm-Ra and Slythe. Their reptilian textures, beady eyes, and evil smiles are perfectly conveyed by Booth. Unfortunately, he spends most of these issues rendering the furry dog soldiers instead of the classic villains.
Welcome to the 28th installment of Nostalgia Snake, a look at 2000s revivals of 1980s properties, revivals now so old they’re also quite nostalgic (hence, the snake of nostalgia eating itself.) This week, we continue our review of WildStorm’s ThunderCats revival, the characters’ first appearances after the cancelation of their 1980s cartoon. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter.
2003’s Dogs of War is the third ThunderCats miniseries from WildStorm, operating at this time as an imprint of DC Comics. While the majority of these ’80s revival titles were Image releases, ThunderCats ended up with WildStorm due to their shared connection with film and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Not so long after WildStorm saw some success with these ThunderCats comics, the imprint became DC’s home for licensed properties, a move that watered down the WildStorm brand and eventually paved the way for its dissolution.
Booth’s style in this era suffers from dodgy anatomy at times, and there are some pages where he favors large, dramatic images over clear storytelling. His linework is also marred by a multitude of thin, scratchy lines that don’t convey any specific texture or shading. (The shorthand Booth uses to render the ThunderCats’ furry pelts resembles freshly mowed grass more than it does fur.) Booth truly shines, however, when rendering traditional ThunderCats villains like Mumm-Ra and Slythe. Their reptilian textures, beady eyes, and evil smiles are perfectly conveyed by Booth. Unfortunately, he spends most of these issues rendering the furry dog soldiers instead of the classic villains.
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