New York, NY— March 20, 2026 — This May, Marvel Comics honors the 20th anniversary of Civil War with CIVIL WAR: UNMASKED, a five-issue limited series by writer Christos Gage (Battleworld), artist Edgar Salazar (The Last Wolverine). The series delivers unseen stories set before, during, and after the iconic event, including startling insights into the storyline’s more impactful moments. Each issue will have a connecting variant cover by artist Paulo Siqueira with colors by Rachelle Rosenberg that captures some of these historic moments, including Spider-Man’s legendary unmasking, to Captain America and Iron Man’s decisive final battle.
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON NOW?
The original Civil War went on to become one of Marvel’s best-selling collections and the inspiration behind sequels, films, video games, and more. CIVIL WAR: UNMASKED celebrates its legacy by recapturing the era’s exciting spirit and shedding light on its most historic developments. An anniversary series two decades in the making, the sagas will be packed with twists and surprises, including ones that will impact present-day storytelling.
“The really cool thing for me, re-reading the original event, was realizing how many opportunities there were to go deeper into the story,” Gage told Marvel.com in a recent interview. “That’s why we called it Unmasked. It’s an allusion to the literal unmasking required by the Superhuman Registration Act, of course, but it also refers to getting into the heads of some of the main characters to ‘unmask’ why they made some of the consequential decisions they did.”
CIVIL WAR: UNMASKED #1 (OF 5) Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Art by EDGAR SALAZAR Colors by MORRY HOLLOWELL Cover by GEOFF SHAW Five-Part Connecting Variant Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA On Sale 5/6
CIVIL WAR: UNMASKED #2 (OF 5) Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Art by EDGAR SALAZAR Colors by MORRY HOLLOWELL Cover by GEOFF SHAW Five-Part Connecting Variant Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA On Sale 6/10
CIVIL WAR: UNMASKED #3 (OF 5) Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Art by EDGAR SALAZAR Colors by MORRY HOLLOWELL Cover by GEOFF SHAW Five-Part Connecting Variant Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA On Sale 7/8
March 19, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment announces a mind-bending, multiversal masterpiece starting this June, as Altered States: Warlords brings together some of the publisher’s biggest stars for a crossover epic by David Avallone (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Bettie Page) and Mariano Benitez-Chapo.
Welcome to Altered States… Dynamite Entertainment’s daring take on parallel realities, alternate tales, and unexpected outcomes in the vein of beloved brands like What If? and Elseworlds. Avallone and company are ready to ramp things up for readers with the most ambitious story in the line to date!
Red Sonja, the She-Devil of Hyrkania, suddenly finds herself far away from the familiar Hyborean lands — transported to the ruby sands of Barsoom, or as Earth-readers know it, Mars. What follows will set up events that ripple across time and space, drawing in additional legendary heroes from all across the galaxy.
John Carter and Dejah Thoris, known as the veritable Warlords of Mars, will leave their mark in this story. Meanwhile, another beloved Edgar Rice Burroughs icon, Tarzan, the Lord of the Jungle, comes directly from Earth into this tale. Last but certainly not least, a native of the mysterious planet Drakulon will join the fray — Vampirella!
“[Editor] Joe Rybandt asked me if I’d be interested in doing an Altered States series using Dynamite characters, all centered around Barsoom – the Mars of Edgar Rice Burroughs. That sounded like a whole lot of fun, and right up my alley,” said writer David Avallone. “My first thought was ‘Red Sonja: Warlord of Mars.’ Red knocks over the first domino, so to speak, challenging the cult of the Holy Therns at its founding, and setting off a whole alternative timeline where John Carter isn’t the first human from Earth to reach Barsoom… with seismic repercussions for Martian culture, religion, and society. Naturally, the Therns and their goddess Issus are none too happy about that. Over the course of the series, we’ll see how that affects Carter’s arrival and reception, and new adventures with Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle lord Tarzan and a mysterious princess from the planet Drakulon — you know her as Vampirella — as they all find their way to the Red Planet.”
Writer David Avallone is renowned for his seamless voices for wisecracking heroines like Elvira and Bettie Page, as well as a pulse for pulp. He reunites for Altered States: Warlords with rising star artist Mariano Benitez-Chapo. The Argentinian-turned-Philadelphian grad of The Kubert School is stepping up for his biggest project yet, following a string of Savage Tales specials with Avallone.
The series is complemented with a range of gorgeous variant covers pulled from across the worlds of Altered States. Superstars Joseph Michael Linsner and Mike Rooth wow with covers showcasing the She-Devil in the first issue, with other characters to follow. Benitez-Chapo contributes covers for each issue, all designed to connect with one another. Note that final covers for subsequent issues will be in full color, showcasing his stunning pencil-and-ink work, and variants will also be available, presenting his work in that manner. Cosplayer Jackie Goehner features on a photo cover, complete with an impressive axe.
The first issue will also be available through a mystery blind bag release. This offering includes three separate versions of the issue, randomly pulled from a range of virgin, line art, and other premium books for collectors.
New York, NY— March 20, 2026 — Last summer, the Marvel Swimsuit Special, an iconic ‘90s comic one-shot, made its long-awaited return in Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1! Following its success, get ready for things to get even hotter this July with MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: BRAND NEW BEACH DAY #1, an all-new one-shot packed with tongue-in-cheek stories and gorgeous pinups of Marvel heroes from some of today’s top artists, including Pasqual Ferry, Valerio Schiti, Dan Panosian, Javier Garrón, Carmen Carnero, and many, many more!
Get YOUR SUPER HERO BEACH BODS READY!
You asked for it, so you’ve got it – Marvel Swimsuit Special is back again! And this time, we’re holding nothing back!
In addition to stunning pinup art, MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: BRAND NEW BEACH DAY #1 will include four fun, zany, half-naked stories from across the Marvel Universe:
No one skips the gym here! Hulk, She-Hulk, Doc Samson, and new hero Powerlift break a sweat in a story by Cody Ziglar (Miles Morales: Spider-Man).
This is how you throw a party in Atlantis! Namor hosts the most epic beach party you’ve ever seen in a story by Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki).
No one brings the heat like the X-Men! See mutants—of all shapes and sizes—hit the beach in Rainbow Rowell’s story that proves how nothing looks better than self-confidence!
And the adrenaline really gets pumping in a beach slasher tale starring Spider-Man by Anthony Oliveria (Avengers Academy)!
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: BRAND NEW BEACH DAY #1 Written by CODY ZIGLAR, DANIEL KIBBLESMITH, RAINBOW ROWELL & ANTHONY OLIVEIRA Art by PASQUAL FERRY, VALERIO SCHITI, DAN PANOSIAN, JAVIER GARRON, CARMEN CARNERO & MORE MARVEL ALL-STARS Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. On Sale 7/1
Caroline Cash took over
the Nancy comic strip at the beginning of this year, after a try-out run (before and after a couple of other creators) a year before. Her predecessor was Olivia Jaimes, a female creator who rejuvenated the strip in 2018 and is shrouded in mystery. Well, slightly more mystery than any other name on a national media entity where you never see the human being behind it – she’s pseudonymous and has guarded her privacy, though the assumption is she’s also known as a cartoonist under her real name, whatever that is. [1]
I liked the Jaimes Nancy; so far (it’s January 31 as I write this) I’m liking the Cash Nancy; and I liked Cash’s brief run in 2024. So I figured I should see what else Cash has done. She was best-known, pre-Nancy, for her ongoing comic PeePee PooPoo, with a confusing numbering scheme that has so far gone 420, 69, 80085, and 1. (I may have the order wrong, for obvious reasons.) Before that, though, she had a standalone graphic novel, Girl in the World
, as her comics debut in 2019. So I took a look at that.
Girl follows a large cast, almost all female – there’s one gay man I remember, and possibly other men in minor roles as passers-by, but it’s a story about a lose friend group of women, during one long night. (Yes, there is a Bechdel Test reference at the end.) They’re all young, and I guess to complete the cliché I should say they’re all restless, too. They’re all part of the same set in whatever city this is – Cash herself is from Chicago, but the city here is unnamed but mostly low-rise, rowhouses and buses and dark late-night streets.
These girls – I guess I should call them girls, from the title? – have different things they can do this night: the organized ones are Facebook events, to make this even more 2019, but the characters mostly ditch organized frivolity early and spend their time traveling with each other to the next thing, talking and just hanging out.
There’s no larger plot: this is a book about those conversations, about what this group of young women are thinking about and worried about and unhappy about in this random night in 2019. They’re different people – Cash does, I think, give them all names and personalities, but the names don’t get used much, as friends don’t dialogue-tag each other all that often.
Cash’s art style shifts and alters – at first I thought she was creating looks for each cluster of characters, but I think, in the end, it’s more a new creator working on her first long work – trying new things, using all of the tools she has, pushing in every direction she can, using each new blank page to learn something new.
Girl is a very “indy” book – that art style, that kind of storytelling, that feeling of a young creator trying things out in public. I find that kind of work energizing, and this is a great example of the type.
[1] I would love to work up a conspiracy that Cash is actually Jaimes, and this is a complicated double-fakeout to go public and switch her art style. But Cash is barely thirty, and I think was still in art school when “Jaimes” took over Nancy, so the timeline really doesn’t work. Sad, because that would be an awesome thing to at least pretend to believe in.
March 19, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce the first entry in a curated line of Compact Editions, offering some of the most revered storylines by fans and critics in an unbeatably affordable format perfect for new readers, sharing the medium, and those looking to try them out. It all starts this June with the debut of Pathfinder: Dark Waters Rising. This book features a whopping 224 pages of epic adventure and is offered for just $9.99 from US retailers at a 5.5 by 8.5-inch format. It collects issues #1-6 of Dynamite’s initial Pathfinder series from 2012, plus a bonus 10-page story, “The Last Mosswood Goblin,” and over 30 pages of worldbuilding details to both enhance the story and assist in playing the titular tabletop roleplaying game.
Bestselling author Jim Zub drives these journeys, well established for his fabulous fantasy in titles like Conan the Barbarian, Skullkickers, Wayward, and an extensive bibliography at Marvel Comics. He’s joined by artists including Andrew Huerta.
The warrior Valeros trusts in his sword skills and his companions, which include the enigmatic sorceress Seoni, the clever elven rogue Merisiel, the formidable wizard Ezren, the seasoned dwarven ranger Harsk, and the brave cleric Kyra. However, this group of adventurers is unprepared for the threats that lie in wait. The fragmented goblin tribes of Varisia are coming together in unprecedented ways.
New York, NY— March 19, 2026 — The 1000th issue of Amazing Spider-Man arrives in September, and the lead-up to the monumental milestone has already begun! Joe Kelly’s hit run with artists Pepe Larraz, John Romita Jr., and more has been heating up since Peter Parker returned from his cosmic adventures in “Death Spiral,” a new crossover with Venom that kicked off earlier this month. Today, fans can peek ahead at what awaits on the other side of this bloody affair with the reveal of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30-31, hitting stands in June.
In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30, Kelly and guest artist Pete Woods continue to introduce the newest member of Spidey’s rogues gallery. One of Spider-Man’s oldest friends was caught in a terrible accident – and Peter Parker is to blame! Don’t miss SPIDEY VS. SPORE! But should Peter even BE fighting in a tragedy of his own making?! And learn the answers to an earth-shattering riddle from the battle with Torment in “Death Spiral”!
On creating Spore, Kelly said, “From the beginning of my run, Nick [Lowe] and I talked about a new villain that harkened back to early Amazing Spider-Man classics. Someone with science-based powers, caused by a lab accident, etc. But rather than give this villain an excuse to hate Spider-Man, they would be decided anti-Peter Parker. Enter Brian Nehring, who not only has a complex childhood past with Peter, but also blames him for the accident that transforms him into Spore! Pete Woods did an amazing job on his design- creepy and modern. He’s a sick puppy… Brian, not Pete… maybe Pete.”
Then in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31, Patrick Gleason joins Kelly for “THE TALK.” Just in time for AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000, Peter Parker’s world is turned upside down with one of the biggest reveals in Spider-Man history. Don’t miss this pivotal story that leads directly into AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000 and beyond!
On what fans can expect from the revelatory issue, Kelly shared, “There is so much to say about this issue… It’s heartbreaking, for one. Some of the most honest and emotional stuff we’ve done. Pat Gleason delivers a powerhouse performance and captures everything I’d hoped for. It’s also one of those times where you can honestly say, ‘This changes everything.’ A family secret comes to light, rocking Peter and May to the foundation of their relationship. It’s huge and has ramifications well past issue #1000. I try not to oversell these sorts of moments… but this is the big one.”
NEW YORK, NY – March 19, 2026— Author collective Crazy 8 Press announced today the soon-to-launch Kickstarter campaign for Southwatch Stories – A Darkside Chronicles Anthology, a new steampunk-inspired collection of class warfare stories in collaboration with series creator Richard White.
On an unnamed world, the island city of Southwatch is a steampunk marvel of science, technology, and innovation—if you live in Dayside, above the clouds, as the wealthy elite. But if you’re scurrying for survival in Darkside, the island city’s lower ranks engulfed by a toxic cloud of poison and pollution, existence is a very different endeavor indeed.
In a battle of the haves and have-nots, readers will be taken on a dark, nefarious journey through the underbelly of this original steampunk fantasy world, where humans and mechanical beings form partnerships, alliances… and deals they’ll come to regret.
Stories are set to appear from Crazy 8 Press members Robert Greenberger, Hildy Silverman, Paul Kupperberg, and Aaron Rosenberg, and from an all-star line-up of contributors including Natalie Bartley, Phil Giunta, Bobby Nash, Dayton Ward, Steve Saville, and Richard White. Stretch-goal authors include Richard Dansky and Michael Stackpole.
Inspired by “The Cloud Minders” episode from Star Trek: The Original Series, White set out to explore what happens where there’s “no green grass, no animals, and where old tech and super-science merge—and collide.
“Darkside is the penalty of hubris,” White said. “The creators of this steampunk tech-inspired world get to live in Dayside’s plume of luxury while everyone else lives in squalor. The wealthy are willing to make that trade-off, if they consider it at all. But for everyone else, their motivations are quite different.”
“We’ve been looking to expand our projects into steampunk,” said Crazy 8 Press founding member Bob Greenberger. “Richard’s dark vision for this world is exactly the kind of environment we wanted to explore.”
The Kickstarter campaign to launch Southwatch Stories – A Darkside Chronicles Anthology will run from March 30 to April 30, 2026. Published through White’s StarWarp Concepts with support from Crazy 8 Press, print and e-books will become available to backers in November, and to the general public shortly thereafter.
LOS ANGELES (March 16, 2026) – Celebrated composer and recording artist Bear McCreary announces a return to Europe for a 10-city tour with dates in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. The tour opens July 25 in Dublin, and concludes in Helsinki on August 7, with a spotlight stop at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany on July 31. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Wednesday, March 18, at 7:00 a.m. EDT.
McCreary, known worldwide for his work on God of War, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, and Battlestar Galactica, broke new musical ground in 2024 with the release of his hard-rock concept album The Singularity. The three-time Emmy Award winner played to packed houses around Europe in 2025 with his Themes & Variations tour (which featured selections from The Singularity). The 2026 European tour will feature beloved McCreary themes, music from The Singularity, and new music from its hotly anticipated follow-up (watch this space).
Fans of The Singularity can further celebrate on March 20, 2026, with the Atmos release of McCreary’s epic hard-rock concept album.
Bear McCreary’s European tour dates for 2026 are: Jul 25 – Dublin, Ireland – Opium Jul 26 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Club Academy Jul 27 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Saint Luke’s Jul 28 – London, United Kingdom – Islington Assembly Hall Jul 30 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar Jul 31 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air Festival Aug 02 – Copenhagen, Denmark — Pumpehuset Aug 04 – Oslo, Norway – Vulkan Arena Aug 05 – Stockholm, Sweden – Slaktkyrkan Aug 07 – Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia
ABOUT BEAR McCREARY
Award-winning composer and recording artist Bear McCreary began his career as a protégé of legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein, before bursting onto the scene scoring the revered series Battlestar Galactica in 2004. Since then, McCreary has won three Emmy Awards, including two for Disney’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians and one for his theme for Da Vinci’s Demons, a musical palindrome, and has won twelve International Film Music Critics Association Awards, including the award for Score of the Year in 2024, his second. Named the 23rd Most Definitive Bear in Popular Culture (The Ringer), he’s also been the subject of a clue on Jeopardy! Project highlights include The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon); Foundation (Apple TV); the beloved series Outlander (STARZ); Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures); The Walking Dead (AMC); andNetflix’s Academy Award–nominated documentary Crip Camp (produced by Barack and Michelle Obama). McCreary’s celebrated scores for Sony PlayStation’s blockbusters God of War and God of War Ragnarök have earned him two BAFTA Awards and two Grammy nominations.
In 2024, McCreary released The Singularity, a hard-rock concept album featuring legendary rock talent including Slash, Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Rufus Wainwright, and more.
McCreary has collaborated with artists from across the musical spectrum, including Hozier, Fiona Apple, Shirley Manson (Garbage), Annie Lennox, and the late Sinéad O’Connor. In 2014, Maestro Gustavo Dudamel conducted a suite of McCreary’s music with the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.
New York, NY— March 16, 2026 — This June, AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON changes the face of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for a new age! The upcoming limited series by writer Chip Zdarsky and artists Frank Alpizar & Delio Diaz spins directly out of Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti’s run of CAPTAIN AMERICA, which also kicks off a new arc in June with issue #12.
The current arc sees Captain America accompany the all-new S.H.I.E.L.D. into Latveria to maintain order in Doom’s absence. But Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, A.K.A. Red Hulk, is determined to enact revenge on Latveria, and his actions have dire repercussions, both for Captain America and the world. As the world—and a new team of Avengers—unites against Red Hulk in AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON, Captain America finds himself enlisted in a startling war against his will, serving at the behest of Victor Von Doom! Doom, not seen since his fall in last year’s One World Under Doom, needs Cap’s help for his most ambitious plan ever in a shocking arc that continues to boldly redefine Captain America and Doctor Doom’s dynamic and serves as a key companion piece to AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON.
After S.H.I.E.L.D.’s campaign in Latveria meets a brutal and violent end, Captain America finds himself in the last place he expected to be, alongside the last person he expected to see again. Where has Victor Von Doom been since One World Under Doom, and what does he want with Steve Rogers? Find out here as everything hurtles toward ARMAGEDDON!
“I love writing Doom,” Zdarsky said. “After my first arc with him and Cap, I knew I needed them to meet again! Their dynamic is incredibly fun, and this encounter will change both characters for a very long time!”
CAPTAIN AMERICA #12 Written by CHIP ZDARSKY Art and Cover by VALERIO SCHITI Variant Cover by CORY SMITH On Sale 6/24
Since the first animated short in 1929, the Looney Tunes brand has signified creative genius and unusual freedom for its animators, who were not required to follow the vision of one man: Walt Disney. Instead, producer Leon Schlesinger oversaw a long run of entertaining eight-minute cartoons that introduced a stressed nation to live-wire characters, beginning with Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and, of course, Bugs Bunny.
As a child of the 1960s, I was raised with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons on constant rotation, mainly on WNEW. They ran at all hours, it seemed, and then even more could be found on Saturday morning cartoons. By the time I was old enough to go to the movies, animated short features had mostly been discontinued, so I never got to see them in their intended environment.
When I was raising my children, there was a movement against violence and chaos in animated fare, with some worried about imitative behavior. I saw nothing wrong with exposing my kids to the shorts I grew up on, and they turned out just fine. But they have practically disappeared from cable and are relegated to various streaming services. One would think Max would celebrate hosting these cultural treasures, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
As a video collector, few things have irked me more than the lack of a definitive collection of Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies, either by character, director, or era. As a result, they have been packaged and repackaged in numerous ways, none of which has them all. So, the best thing about the newly begun Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault is that dozens of these cartoons are coming to Blu-ray for the first time.
“A-Lad-In His Lamp”
Volume One was released last year with 50 shorts, 24 of which had never been remastered for DVD or Blu-ray. Volume Two was delayed as Warner Archive focused instead on Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology, but it is finally being released on March 24. Disc one offers up 26 never-before-remastered on DVD or Blu-ray, and the second disc has 25 making their Blu-ray debut. All of this is cause for celebration.
Each disc is a hodgepodge of characters and eras, organized alphabetically. Neither disc offers a single Special Feature, which is a disappointment. It does offer audio commentaries, from previous editions, on selected shorts.
What you do get, though, are shorts directed by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Tex Avery, Maurice Noble, Norman McCabe, Phil Monroe, Hawley Pratt, Frank Tashlin, and Richard Thompson, with Mel Blanc’s vocalizations, and music from Norman Spencer, Carl Stalling, Milt Franklyn, and William Lava.
“I Taw a Putty Tat”
The packaging warns us that the content is “intended for the Adult Collector and May Not Be Suitable for Children.” The discs remind us that they represent attitudes and stereotypes specific to their time and do not reflect contemporary attitudes.
With the ass covering out of the way, you can settle back to healthy doses of Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety, Ralph & Sam, Coyote & Road Runner, Speedy Gonzales, and Pepe Le Pew. There is a sprinkling of shorts with unique characters such as “Bone Sweet Bone” featuring the dog Shep (not the same Shep as seen in other cartoons), Conrad Cat, Spike and Chester, and several Goofy Gophers.
Rewatching these was an interesting experience because some evoked memories, assuring me I had seen them before, while others felt brand new to me. The earliest is from 1935, and the latest is 1963, so you can see characters evolve along with art direction, and the ever-limited animation to fight the budget. I remain a fan of the earlier works, thinking the 50s and 60s shorts get overly stylized, looking locked in a time and place, rather than the more universal look of the first decade or so.
“Boulevardier from the Bronx”
The all-new-to-Blu-ray disc opens with 1948’s “A-Lad-In His Lamp,” a Bugs Bunny feature from McKimson, and features a funny take on the genie.
You can see those changes as you move into the 1950s, such as the spy caper “Boston Quackie” (1957), a Daffy and Porky satire reflecting Cold War tensions. Most definitely recall their era, sometimes requiring footnotes for context, such as “Boulevardier from the Bronx” (1936), which parodies baseball’s Dizzy Dean and Babe Ruth. (The cartoon is noteworthy as being the first to use “Merrily We Roll Along”, as well as the blue color rings and a blue WB Shield in the opening titles.)
“Little Blabbermouse”
Conrad the Cat arrives in “The Bird Came C.O.D.” (1942), the first of the three shorts to use the short-lived character. Another first is “Dr. Jekyll’s Hide” (1954), the first of three that Frend borrowed from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. And we get to hear Sylvester speak for the first time in “I Taw a Putty Tat” (1948), using Tweety’s well-known phrase (also a remake of 1943’s ”Puss n’ Booty”.) We also get the first “Little Blabbermouse” cartoon, the last one written by Ben Hardaway, who left to write for Walter Latz. The character was another short-lived creation, although this one featured caricatures of popular celebrities W.C. Fields, Jerry Colonna, Marian Jordan, and even George Washington.
“Bone Seeet Bone”
Another departure seen here is that of Milt Franklyn, who died shortly after completing “Mother was a Rooster” in 1962. He began with Stalling and then succeeded him as music director in 1954. He was scoring a Tweety cartoon at the time of his death, so this is his final full score.
It’s also clear that gags get repeated, as do some of the backgrounds, and they don’t always stick the landing, but more or less end after the antagonist has received their comeuppance. That said, incredible visual inventiveness is required for the mostly silent Ralph, Sam, and Road Runner cartoons. You know what’s coming, but laugh anyway because the setups and payoffs are just so funny. You also see inventive pairings such as the Gophers vs. Elmer Fudd, which creatively challenge the animators and refresh the characters.
Having these restorations almost makes up for the lack of a complete library, and they are well worth repeat viewing.
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