He-Man/Thundercats crossover comic announced.

Read all about it!

http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-dc-teams-up-toy-titans-for-he-man-thundercats

I just came here to share this myself. I am so excited for this. I can't wait to see what they come up with.

Iit's about time. :D

I'm very excited that there's an official Masters of the Universe/ThunderCats crossover comic happening. ^_^

"balgus82, post: 111349, member: 11012" said:

Read all about it!

http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-dc-teams-up-toy-titans-for-he-man-thundercats

I read all about it, all right. Now I'm hooked.

This'll be the first comic I've bought in years. Loving the art for the cover!

"Fandabidozi, post: 111377, member: 25873" said:

This'll be the first comic I've bought in years. Loving the art for the cover!

So am I. :snarf

Can't wait. Been waiting for new TC material.

"Thundergod, post: 111387, member: 25318" said:

Can't wait. Been waiting for new TC material.

So have I.

Its a great thing to finally have this crossover. Hopefully it might mean that Mattel will see that they can release club exclusive combos of MOTUC and TC and that way get the rest of the line out faster - I won't mind having a Teela / Cheetara 2pack and a Jaga / Sorceress 2pack in my mailbox. It could be an easy way for them to sell both lines and fix mistakes on any MOTUC figures which fans have been unhappy with in the past.
Back to the comic though - the artwork isn't really impressive. I understand the concept, but something looks off. Slithe is cool though! :slithe

"Sebastiaan, post: 111440, member: 25673" said:

Back to the comic though - the artwork isn't really impressive. I understand the concept, but something looks off.

I concur. I didn't really like the artwork. Just seems too "detached" from the general look of both franchises.

At least one thing is good about it - the fact that Matty Collector also shared the post on their FB page with a "Yes!" added to it. :D

"Sebastiaan, post: 111442, member: 25673" said:

At least one thing is good about it - the fact that Matty Collector also shared the post on their FB page with a "Yes!" added to it. :D

The question is though, who brought this cross over about. WB, Mattel or DC?

I was reading up an article pointed out by TheZaxFactor and it is indeed being released by Mattel and DC so we can safely assume that is pretty much a marketing ploy to help sell the line.
However it is only a 6 issue mini series.
Will the Thundercats become permanent members in the ongoing MOTU story line? Who knows.
This still does not necessarily guarantee that the line will continue into 2017.

"Mark M, post: 111455, member: 5058" said:

However it is only a 6 issue mini series.
Will the Thundercats become permanent members in the ongoing MOTU story line? Who knows.

Well, there is no ongoing MOTU storyline right now.

The He-Man DC comics last big storyarc "Eternity War" ended now february 2016.
And from the looks of this artwork (possibly the wraparound-cover to issue #1), there are lot of vintage designs used for characters so it may not be connected to story He-Man was telling (by Rob David actually). ;)

I wouldn't mind a "what if" story for this crossover.

"Mark M, post: 111448, member: 5058" said:

The question is though, who brought this cross over about. WB, Mattel or DC?

Well according to the artist Freddie William's facebook post (which is where I got the info from to begin with), he approached DC after learning WB had the rights to the franchise.

"People on In this (Thundercats Fas group) told me that Warner Brothers probably still had the publishing rights to Thundercats, which made me ask around at DC Comics, setting off a series of domino's, eventually putting me on the radar of the decision makers for this crossover, who then agreed to let me draw this crossover, thanks everyone, I hope you dig the series which debuts in October! :)"

Fingers crossed this could lead to something solo for the cats. Crossovers are cool, but I've got no great love for MOTU. Solo Thundercats stories would be much more of a draw for me.

"balgus82, post: 111501, member: 11012" said:

Well according to the artist Freddie William's facebook post (which is where I got the info from to begin with), he approached DC after learning WB had the rights to the franchise.

"People on In this (Thundercats Fas group) told me that Warner Brothers probably still had the publishing rights to Thundercats, which made me ask around at DC Comics, setting off a series of domino's, eventually putting me on the radar of the decision makers for this crossover, who then agreed to let me draw this crossover, thanks everyone, I hope you dig the series which debuts in October! :)"

"Jukka, post: 111499, member: 275" said:

Well, there is no ongoing MOTU storyline right now.

The He-Man DC comics last big storyarc "Eternity War" ended now february 2016.
And from the looks of this artwork (possibly the wraparound-cover to issue #1), there are lot of vintage designs used for characters so it may not be connected to story He-Man was telling (by Rob David actually). ;)

I wouldn't mind a "what if" story for this crossover.

Interesting. Well I hope the comic turns out good.

"Booshman, post: 111506, member: 25641" said:

Fingers crossed this could lead to something solo for the cats. Crossovers are cool, but I've got no great love for MOTU. Solo Thundercats stories would be much more of a draw for me.

I'm impressed DC still has the publishing rights to ThunderCats even after their unpredictable WildStorm comics. :)

"Daremonger, post: 111530, member: 25241" said:

I'm impressed DC still has the publishing rights to ThunderCats even after their unpredictable WildStorm comics. :)

Well they are owned by WB, as is Thundercats.