Saturday Morning Redone

**n8twing** · 12-20-2009, 06:40 PM

I started a new art project... redoing Saturday Morning characters. Here's the first few...

THE IMPOSSIBLES: "In Between Gigs"
The Impossibles were a trio of rock'n'roll musicians, who did the super-powered crime-fighter gig in their spare time. What's not to love?

LAND OF THE LOST: "Watch Out For The Sleestaks"
This show was way cool, "Lost" before there was a "Lost." Even though I always hated Cha-Ka!

THE WONDER TWINS: "Activate!"
Zan and Jayna revamped for the 21st century.

Hope you like.

**n8twing** · 12-21-2009, 10:22 PM

JONNY QUEST: "Mission Prep"
This is a revamp of the Jonny Quest series, kinda combining some elements of the 60s series and the 90s series.

Jonny is more or less the same; I didn't want to mess with his look too much; Hadji is a little more acculturated (the biggest change is the loss of the turban); Race is bigger and broader, like an action hero; And Benton looks a little more like a college professor.

I didn't include Jessie. But I may still do another "revamp" image with Jonny, Hadji and Jessie, OK? : )

**howyadoin** · 12-21-2009, 11:13 PM

I'm really diggin' your art style here. Well done.

**n8twing** · 12-27-2009, 07:50 AM

thanks!

here's the next one...

Race Bannon and "Jezebel" Jade "Love and Bullets"
Here's another entry into my revamp of Jonny Quest characters. This one features Race Bannon and the mysterious femme fatale, "Jezebel" Jade. It's funny, Jade never made many appearances, but she made quite an impression. For a female character created for a 60s toon, Jade was remarkably sexy, wily and tough. I really wanted to capture the romantic tension between Race and Jade here.

**n8twing** · 12-29-2009, 08:25 AM

The Archies: "Gimme Some Sugar, Sugar"
Yes, Archie started as a comic book, but when the comics were selling in the millions (Really!), Filmation made a cartoon in the early 70s, which strongly featured "The Archies" band. They even released a few singles! Here's the gang updated: Archie looks a little more hip. Jughead differs the most (what was up with his weird crown-hat?). I made him into a surfer-stoner dude. Reggie, Betty & Veronica didn't require much updating at all, except fashion-wise. Can't you taste the love so sweet?

**n8twing** · 12-29-2009, 09:55 PM

She Ra: "For The Honor Of Greyskull"
Here's He-Man's twin sister with a little bit of a revamp. She-Ra is more or less the same, but her alter-ego, Adora, got a little bit of an update here.

**n8twing** · 01-01-2010, 01:12 PM

SMALL WONDER: "Download In Progress"
Remember this kid-com, that revolved around V.I.C.I. (that's an acronym for "Voice Input Child Identicant," by the by), a robot girl who became a member of the Lawson family? And yep, it aired Saturday mornings in the late 80s. Here's an update, where Vicki actually gets to wear something other than that red Victorian-era dress. Her "brother" Jamie is here as well, along with nosy neighbor Harriet (that girl needed to learn some boundaries).

**n8twing** · 01-01-2010, 03:52 PM

THUNDARR: "Night Of The Demon Dogs"
"The year: 1994. From out of space comes a runaway planet, hurdling between the Earth and the Moon, unleashing cosmic destruction..." Hmm, I just remember 1994 having a lot of flannel and coffee shops. This, of course, was the world of Thundarr, The Barbarian. Along with Oolka the Mok and Princess Ariel, Thundarr fought Mad-Max-ish villainy every Saturday Morning. This show lasted exactly one season, but it's still fondly remembered. I didn't update much here -- just kinda drew 'em in my style.

**crazyredlady** · 01-01-2010, 05:03 PM

really fresh looks for everyone...I especially like how Thundarr looks now, dateworthy material there...

**Jae Namkyoung** · 01-01-2010, 05:22 PM

Very, very nice work dude, keep it up.

**Danvh3** · 01-02-2010, 08:54 AM

Hot damn man, I love your style and the essence of the updates. Let me know if you start taking requests.

**n8twing** · 01-02-2010, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Danvh3

Hot damn man, I love your style and the essence of the updates. Let me know if you start taking requests.

Thanks!

Feel free to throw some requests on this thread; I have a working list of my own, but I like to surprise people with some sheer randomness of my choices.

The "rules"?
1-- It has to have aired on SATURDAY MORNINGS at some time. Live action as well as cartoons are fair game!
2-- I'm focusing on anything between 1960-2000; After that, the notion and specialness of "Saturday Mornings" for kids shows seemed to vanish.
3-- I do make slight exceptions for syndicated shows of the 80s and 90s, like GI JOE, THUNDERCATS and HE-MAN.