Thundarr The Barbarian: the Complete Series coming from Warner Archive

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Originally Posted by witheygull

Ah man, you got the DVDs even more recently than I did, that's a shame.

But yeah, I think the show still holds up in its narrative adventure aspects (the animation is cheaply produced, but I find it generally adequate). A lot of the quality is due to the efforts of the writing staff, which included some notable comic book writers such as Steve Gerber and Mark Evanier.

As a child I really appreciated that this show didn't have a whiny sidekick character like other adventure cartoons from the era; i.e. Snarf from Thundercats, Orko from Masters of the Universe, Uni from Dungeons & Dragons, etc.

I also loved that Thundarr's solution to every problem was violence. There was no effort made to make villains see the error of their ways or peacefully mediate disputes. Thundarr doesn't mindlessly kill, but he tackles every obstacle by beating or slicing it until it's no longer an impediment to his view of a just world.

Agreed. In all honesty, I really like the art style. It's definitely a little more comic book than other modern Saturday morning cartoons of that period.

Mark Evanier was freaking brilliant. He was also responsible for making Garfield and Friends what it was, which ended up being exponentially better than the actual comic strip.