However, the resulting fight isn't any more intense or challenging than anything fans witnessed on the animated series, and while Benes does a fine job on the mummified version of Mumm-Ra, his rendition of the villain's hulked-out, monstrous form feels somewhat lacking.
In order to give the rest of the cast something to do, Mumm-Ra commands the Ancient Spirits of Evil to power up his loser flunkies, the Mutants. In the final issue, Mumm-Ra finally transforms into his monstrous form, apparently kills his loyal WilyKat out of spite, and reveals he doesn't really care about any of this but just wants Lion-O's mystic sword. The corrupted ThunderCat agrees without much soul-searching, leading all the characters together for a climactic fight sequence. RELATED: Wonder Woman May Have Just Compromised Her Own PeopleĪs the heroes attempt to rebuild their bond, Mumm-Ra makes his next move - offering WilyKat the twins' freedom if he lures the ThunderCats into Mumm-Ra's trap. He's the one who declared that his training was not be interrupted, which prevented the ThunderCats from calling on their leader during Mumm-Ra's initial attack. Cheetara and Tygra are then freed from the Mutants' clutches, and Cheetara (who we meet chained up by the Mutants in provocative fashion) doesn't hide her antipathy towards Lion-O. After killing one of the Monkians guarding the Thundrillium mines, and accepting that many of his fellow Thunderarians will sacrifice their lives to cover his escape, Lion-O rescues Panthro. Lion-O sets out to reform the ThunderCats, unaware that Mumm-Ra is watching from afar. Not helping this is Gilmore's tendency to cut back to Mumm-Ra when he's being serviced by WilyKit, who's referred to explicitly as his "concubine" in a later issue. Scott Campbell (who produced a brief ThunderCats preview comic and some striking promotional images for WildStorm) didn't draw the actual miniseries, most fans saw McGuinness' bold melding of manga and Jack Kirby as an exciting take on the characters.Īs many readers have noticed, WilyKat and WilyKit were likely under the age of 13 before this five-year gap, making their appearance here even creepier when you do the math. Even if some readers were disappointed superstar artist J. Writer Ford Lytle Gilmore was a dedicated fan of the property, setting the story within the continuity of the original animated series, and artist Ed McGuinness produced a refreshingly modern take on the cast while also remaining loyal to their 1980s roots. Whatever you wish to say about WildStorm's 2002 introductory ThunderCats miniseries, Reclaiming Thundera, it certainly wasn't controversial. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. This week features WildStorm's second attempt at a ThunderCats miniseries… the one that caused some fans to declare their childhood had been ruined. Welcome to the 11th installment of Nostalgia Snake, a look at 2000s revivals of 1980s properties, now so old they're also quite nostalgic (hence the snake of nostalgia eating itself).
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