As
The Real Ghostbusters animated series gained popularity on
Saturday Mornings during the
80's, the series' comic relief was given his own series of
15 minute cartoon adventures expanding the show to a
one-hour block.
Slimer became the headliner during the
'88-'89 season when the show became
"Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters". The kid-friendly cartoons were geared more towards slapstick and gave the ghost new friends and new enemies.
Spook Central: The Ghostbusters Companion has a short synopsis and listing of all
33 cartoons here:
http://www.ecto-web.orgThe following screenshots are from a
1989 episode of The Real Ghostbusters that is included as a
special feature on the
Ghostbusters 2 DVD. As you can see, a number of people who were working on the Slimer cartoons went onto other animated shows that were popular during the
1990s.
These cartoons will finally be available on DVD when
Time Life releases
"The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection" later this month!
Now Comics (1985 - 1990) published a comic based on
The Real Ghostbusters and soon turned out a title simply called
Slimer! based on the new cartoons.
And now finally the reason I am even making this blog post, here is a gag-filled story from
Slimer! #2 (1989) with great art work using a more realistic style than the actual cartoons themselves.
Hopefully Mr. Beck will be writing more minis on other H-B properties. These are quite affordable and informative.
The first teaser trailer for the big-screen adaptation of the classic anime series has hit the web!
As you animation fans may have noticed, this story is a tribute to Tex Avery's Wolf & Red cartoons. There is even a little "Thanks Tex" in the last panel.
Technically a cartoon called "Plane Crazy" introduced the mouse months earlier, but due to it's soundtrack, "Steamboat Willie" is considered the first true Mickey Mouse cartoon.
Walt learned a very valuable lesson and went back to the drawing board. "Mortimer the Mouse" had developed on paper, but at the suggestion of Walt's wife, Mickey Mouse became the character's final moniker.
Steve Skeates and Jose R. Albelo present Iron-Mouse!
Warner Bros Animation has revamped their logo and you can see it released with the premier of the new Batman: Brave and the Bold animated series on Cartoon Network.
Recently, John K has blogged about his memories working on the 1985 revamp of Hanna-Barbera's The Jetsons.
Slimer became the headliner during the '88-'89 season when the show became "Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters". The kid-friendly cartoons were geared more towards slapstick and gave the ghost new friends and new enemies.
These cartoons will finally be available on DVD when Time Life releases "The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection" later this month!
Now Comics (1985 - 1990) published a comic based on The Real Ghostbusters and soon turned out a title simply called Slimer! based on the new cartoons.
