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The Flashback Interview: Mark A. Mangini

The Flashback Interview: Mark A. Mangini

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My newest interview subject, Mark A. Mangini, is an accomplished sound designer and editor. He’s helped create the soundscapes for films of all sorts. Ranging from multiple films in the Star Trek franchise to a frequent collaboration with Joe Dante, from Disney Renaissance classics like Beauty And The Beast and Aladdin to Mad Max: Fury Road, which would win him his first Oscar, Mark A. Mangini has created memorable soundscapes for almost half-a-century, with no signs of stopping any time soon. Mark took some time to speak with me this past December, and today I share my epic conversation with this great talent. Say hello to Mark A. Mangini! Mark: Hello? Johnny: Hello, Mark. Johnny Caps from Pop Geeks here. Mark: Hey, Johnny. How ya doin’? Johnny: I’m doing good. First of all, before anything, thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to speak to me. Mark: My pleasure. Johnny: Alright. I have my questions ready to go. Mark: Yeah! Good. Johnny: To start off with, as

Jellystone! Reintroducing Hanna Barbera cartoon icons to new generation

Jellystone! Reintroducing Hanna Barbera cartoon icons to new generation

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Jellystone! Trailer is here: Jellystone! is an animated series starring quintessential Hanna-Barbera characters. Hanna-Barbera uses to be the King of Saturday morning. Their characters had been a part of the childhood of gen-x and baby boomers. Somehow, they are also familiar to some older millennials because of syndication. My early childhood has memories of watching reruns of some classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Sadly the majority of their titles became irrelevant. Only a few of them are timeless enough to transcend. Scooby-doo is the most successful among their titles. Most of their titles didn’t age well for the new era. It’s very nostalgic to see these characters again because this time it’s not a Robot chicken parody. This cartoon stars Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, and Cindy bear.  For the modern Audience, The art style is now Calarts which is the standard of modern American cartoons. The new voice actors can capture the voices and personalities of their characters. So even if they look different, these voices, give you familiarity. Yogi is now shorter looking and has

HBO Max News #3: Looney New Toons Are Coming

HBO Max News #3: Looney New Toons Are Coming

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The announcements weren’t all for grown-ups at the HBO Max presentation tonight. Several new cartoons targeting a young audience were revealed for the service. Several of them happen to star resurrected versions of classic WB and Hanna-Barbera characters. If we had to guess, we’d say this stuff was originally meant for the Boomerang channel / streaming service. Wonder what’s gonna happen to that. The most ambitious of these is Jellystone, a revival of the old H-B universe by CH Greenblatt, creator of Chowder. Characters from all over the Hanna-Barbera library will be smashed together for the first time since 70s shows like Laff-A-Lympics aired. Jellystone, a new, animated children’s comedy series from Warner Bros. Animation welcomes you to the town of Jellystone – a charming place where your favorite Hanna-Barbera characters live, work and play together…but, at the same time, can’t help but stir up trouble for one another. The animated series will include classic characters such as Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo, Augie Doggie, Doggie Daddy, Ruff, Yakky Doodle, Shag Rugg,

The Flashback Interview: Tom Ruegger

The Flashback Interview: Tom Ruegger

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My newest interview subject, Tom Ruegger, is an animation legend. Whether at Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera or Disney, Tom Ruegger has worked on some of the most memorable cartoons of the last 4 decades. On August 28th, I had the chance to speak to Mr. Ruegger about some of his most noted work, including three series that are celebrating anniversaries this year. 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of “A Pup Named Scooby-Doo”, which was produced at Hanna-Barbera as shown in the cover photo of Tom, William and Joe, the 25th anniversary of “Animaniacs”, e, and the 20th anniversary of “Histeria”. We discussed all that and more, so get set to spend some time with an animation superstar. Note: The images in this article all came from Tom Ruegger’s blog Cartoonatics. Check it out for even more amazing stories from this animation icon. Say hello to Tom Ruegger! Johnny: Three of your most notable productions are celebrating anniversaries this year, and to start off with, you produced the series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, which celebrates its’

The Flashback Interview: Mickie McGowan

The Flashback Interview: Mickie McGowan

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The name Mickie McGowan may not be familiar to you, but you’ve certainly heard her voice before, or at least those of the talents she’s gathered together when doing ADR casting for films from the 80s to the modern day. I first came to know of Mickie McGowan via seeing her posts on the Facebook walls of some of my other friends, and when I looked up her filmography, I was stunned. Name an animated movie of the past 30 years, and she was most likely involved, either as a voice-over talent or ADR coordinator. Her live-action resume is rather impressive as well. I interviewed Mickie McGowan on Tuesday, December 5th, about her long and varied career, and I hope you all enjoy getting to know this unique talent. Say hello to Mickie McGowan! Johnny: Hi, Mickie. Mickie: Hey, Johnny. How are ya? Johnny: I’m doing good. Thank you for taking the time to speak to me. I have my questions ready to go, starting with this: What were your

SDCC 2016: Garth Ennis Writing Dasterdly/Muttley Comic

SDCC 2016: Garth Ennis Writing Dasterdly/Muttley Comic

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DC Comics has recently remade their entire Hanna-Barbera lineup. With modern or revamped takes of the classic characters. At SDCC, it was announced that famous writer Garth Ennis would be the next to do such a book. This time focusing on Dasterdly and Muttley, who are currently in the Wacky Wasteland comic. No target date for the comic has been released yet, and no artist has been attached.

Hanna-Barbera Titles Getting Reboot At DC Comics

Hanna-Barbera Titles Getting Reboot At DC Comics

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DC Comics has gone through a lot of reboots lately, but this one may take the cake. In case you didn’t know, DC Comics has been making comics of the legendary Hanna-Barbera characters for quite some time. Including mixing their characters, like Scooby-Doo, with their DC heroes. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, DC has revealed that the entire Hanna-Barbera line is getting a makeover in a big way. Not the least of which is Scooby-Doo and crew becoming Scooby Apocalypse. Artist Jim Lee note: “I’m a huge Scooby-Doo fan, as I think most people are,” Lee told EW. “I mean, look at these iconic series and they were cultural touchstones for everyone. All my kids know of Scooby-Doo from the various cartoons and live action movies, and we’re in a period where you have people my age that are spending their days thinking about cartoon and sci-fi action movies. It’s a multigenerational obsession at this point, and we just thought it would just be really interesting to take the

Tom & Jerry: The Friendly Feud

Tom & Jerry: The Friendly Feud

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Cartoon icons Tom & Jerry have been trying to kill each other for more than 70 years. Their weapons of choice include “everything from axes, firearms, explosives, traps and poison” [- Wikipedia.org] in attempt to maim, maul and murder each other. With such a long and glorious tradition of cartoon violence, I don’t understand how anyone could watch a T&J ‘toon and get the impression that they are BFFs. But apparently the designer of this key chain decided they were. And this T-shirt too… …and this kids’ book: ..and even an ad for a Windows Phone app: Of course you could accuse me of being too literal, but that’s part of my nerd heritage. And even arguing that cats and mice are natural enemies is just more nerd rage (although Japanese scientists found a way to make cats and mice marginally friendly). It’s just that when I think of friendship, a cartoon cat and mouse trying to off each other over and over again is the furthest thing from my