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[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

NBCUniversal Taps Lion Forge Comics to Develop Digital Comic Books Based on Beloved 80s TV Shows

TL;DR The folks at Lions Forge Comics are making comic books featuring Punky Brewster, Knight Rider, Airwolf, Miami Vice and Saved By The Bell. This could be a great door-opener for bringing back several other beloved properties of the 80's as well, comics having always been a great gateway in to the field of animation.

So in the tradition of Punky Brewster, Laverne & Shirley, Fonz, Mork & Mindy, etc... what beloved 80's property would YOU like to see brought to comics and/or cartoons?

My votes are for Silver Spoons (it would be kind of like a scaled-down Richie Rich), The Edison Twins (a scientific Sherlock Holmes of the 80's) and/or The Greatest American Hero (there's more stories in that concept, I just know it!)

Comments

[mspette.livejournal.com]

I'll have to think about this, but first of all:

I want Captain N comics back! I was the proud owner of the German print of the very first issue, which my parents duly binned at some point. Can't find it anywhere online. ANYWHERE!

Fruit vs. vegetable war ftw (English version can be found online if you are curious)!

[aurora77]

I can see comics for those possibly being okay, but I probably wouldn't pick any of them up. The only one I have a strong attachment to is Punky Brewster. I watched and enjoyed a little Saved By The Bell, but it was more of a fallback for me, something to watch when there was nothing else on. I liked Knight Rider at the time, but I can't watch it now. Maybe a modern version of KITT and the lack of Hasselhoff would help. I didn't see much Airwolf, but I suppose they could run with the concept. Miami Vice has a decent setting for stories. We'll see what they do with it, I suppose.

They could certainly run with Bravestarr. Especially if they play up the steampunk angle a bit more and give it a few Firefly-like elements. There's plenty of room for stories there. Maybe Count Duckula, The Real Ghostbusters, Inspector Gadget, Jem, The Littles, Strawberry Shortcake, Teen Wolf, and Thundercats. Some would obviously be aimed more at kids than older audiences, but I think they could really go somewhere with Jem. Like what they did with the new Teen Wolf show. They reworked it into a more adult drama instead of a cheezy comedy concept. I went in expecting something stupid, but it's pretty well done and it's on my shortlist of Things I'm Watching Currently.