Mattel and Classic Media’s She-Ra reaches 25th anniversary
Princess Adora might not be overly anxious to dish out her age every birthday, but Mattel and Classic Media couldn’t be more proud that She-Ra – their creation and Adora’s alter ego – is celebrating her 25th anniversary this week. For the honor of Grayskull! The classic 80s toon, recently re-released on YouTube, produced a legion of fans, action figures, and products a few decades back, rising to fame as the twin sister of Prince Adam, other wise known as He-Man. Together, the two lead the Masters of the Universe franchise from Saturday mornings to digital downloads on iTunes, with more in store for the future. Take a look at the full press release from Mattel (more… )
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DC Showcase Jonah Hex featured on Batman: Under the Red Hood
He may be a few hundred years old by today’s calendar, but 2010 was definitely a big year for Jonah Hex. He made his big screen debut earlier this summer, and later made his digital debut with an iTunes motion comic. Now, fans lucky enough to get their hands on Warner Premiere’s latest animated DVD, Batman: Under the Red Hood, will be treated to a special extra; DC Showcase Jonah Hex. While the motion comic brought comic book panels to life via Flash animation, the DC Showcase is a brand new, 10+ minute animated adventure starring the scarred cowboy. Written by Joe R. Lansdale, the animated feature stars the movie’s Thomas Jane as Jonah Hex, Linda Hamilton as Madame Lorraine, and Michael Rooker as Red Doc. Take a look at the feature in action (more… )
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Mr. Magoo hits DVD legend in Classic Media’s Kung Fu Magoo
Justin Magoo was just an ordinary kid. And yet, when there are giant robot spiders, ninjas on jet skis, and mutant Beasteens, there’s just one person he’d think of calling to handle the trouble; his uncle Quincy a.k.a. Mr. Magoo. Sounds like your everyday plotline! It all starts when the world’s most notorious bad guys are invited to the island fortress of super villain Tan-Gu to compete in an Olympic-style tournament of evil. With all that badness combined, it’s up to Mr. Magoo and Justin to fight off the evil! The adventure is contained in Classic Media’s DVD Kung Fu Magoo, as well as in a downloadable form on Apple’s iTunes. Take a look at the teaser trailer: (more… )
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Big Bad Book Studios’ Mixed Nutz makes an impression on PBS and Shaw
Every Sunday at 4pm, PBS, Shaw TV, and many other stations worldwide have themselves a bowl full of Mixed Nutz. Er, that is, they air the animated series Mixed Nutz for all of us lucky fans to enjoy. Recently, Shaw Multicultural Channel renewed the Big Bad Book Studios produced toon, with a new season featuring an adventurous and diverse character set; Sanjay, Babak, Jae, Adele and Damaris – a group of friends from around the world. The groundbreaking series celebrates cultures of the world with heart and humor, but best of all, it’s fun! Better still, DVDs and full episodes on iTunes are in the near future for the Norooz Productions project. Be sure to look for those, as soon as you check out the following clip of the show in action. (more… )
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Nickelodeon stocks the iTunes store with SpongeBob SquarePants’ iSponge
SpongeBob has been a lot of places in his eleven years; Nick TV, video games, audio CDs, the big theatrical screen, etc. It only makes sense in this Apple-friendly “i” world that we’d see more and more of the porous one hitting the downloadable world of applications. Nickelodeon UK obviously completely agrees as the network’s Digital Group recently packaged together and launched the latest thing in the iTunes store: iSponge. SpongeBobs new app, made perfectly for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, has a number of under-the-sea features, including an exclusive SpongeBob SquarePants game, new classic video clips from the series added each week, the entire first episode of the toon, and sneak peeks of upcoming shows. SpongeBob forever!
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Warner Bros. brings Jonah Hex Motion Comics to iTunes
Warner Bros. recently brought Jonah Hex to the big screen – and while the film didn’t have the same critically acclaimed impact that Jonah Hex’s “little screen” TV appearances did for Cartoon Network’s Justice League, WB is hoping the third medium is a charm. Thus, the DC Comics character is making his way to a downloadable format, via the medium known as Motion Comics; taking existing comic book artwork, then animating them in a cartoon-like fashion. In total, three action packed Jonah Hex Motion Comics are available for download, bringing the books to life panel by panel via Warner Premiere’s digital push. Take a look at one of the clips in action, then head over to Apple’s iTunes for the full download! (more… )
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PBS Kids brings Super Why to Apple’s iPad
Apple’s latest tech crazy device, the iPad, has been out for a few months now, selling like hot cakes and driving everyone into an app-happy frenzy! Joining up on the downloadable band wagon, PBS Kids hopes to launch a number of new applications on the platform, giving kids a reason to sign up and play. First up in the new batch is the Super Why! app in iTunes. Developed as part of the PBS Kids Raising Readers initiative, the $3 app is based on the Out of the Blue Enterprises series, with a number of interactive games using art from the CG animated toon. (more… )
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Sonic returns at E3 2010 with Sonic Colors
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo has been a hot one thus far, especially if you’re a long time cartoon fan like us! One of the games we were looking forward to seeing was the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4, which has been remarkably silent for a game supposedly coming out soon. But SEGA didn’t leave us hanging! The iconic gaming company delivered on an all new level with Sonic Colors. Dr. Eggman has created an interstellar amusement park and enslaved the sentient Wisp creatures that reside on the planets. Sonic sets out to rescue the wisps and once again foil Dr. Eggman – and all in a universe with a color-based power up system. Old school Sonic-ing! Take a look at the teaser trailer (more… )
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