Lo, there do I see my youth.

Lo, there do I see my past.

And the joys and happiness of childhood.

Lo, there do I see the line of cartoons

Back to the beginning.

Lo, do they call to me.

They bid me to tune into Cartoon Network

this month of July…

Where the new ThunderCats will live once again.

That’s right. You heard me. Anyone who grew up in the 80’s know the power of the word: ThunderCats.

We know the of the Sword of Omens. The doomed planet of Thundera and, of course, the refuge that will be Third Earth. We know of Mumm-Ra the Everliving. We know of the Mutants, the Lunataks and Hammerhand and his Berserkers who harry our feline heroes.

We know of the Ro-Bear Berbils (and what kid didn’t want their very own Ro-Bear Berbil). We know of Hachiman, the Warrior Maidens, the Wollos, the Bolkens and the Tabbuts. We know of other Third Earth allies such as The League of Third Earth, Mumm-Rana, Mandora the Evil-Chaser, Sondora and Hook Mountains’ Snowman.

So, this coming July on Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers Animation in conjunction with Japanese animation house, Studio 4.C, will reboot and bring back one of the gloriest of glories of my youth. This new ThunderCats animated series looks to bring in the nostalgic older fans who remember the original series with differing levels of fondness. It also looks to introduce the kids of these parents to a piece of their parent’s childhood, but with new millenium sheen.

The trailer released during WonderCon 2011 says it all. This series looks to have epic battles between the ThunderCats and the Mutants. A mash-up of technology and magic. It also has Cheetarah, now with a new, more modern hairstyle instead of the 80’s big-hair style she had in the original series. I must wonder if the boys today will wonder with awe when they see Cheetarah in action for the first time the way their fathers did 20 or more years ago. We shall find out in three months.

Thunder!

Thunder!

ThunderCats! HO!