Hi everyone – well it’s been six months since my book, Hear the Roar! (the unofficial and unauthorised guide to the hit 1980s series ThunderCats) was released and I notice nobody has posted their comments on here after reading the WHOLE book.
As many of you commented, this book is a pretty weighty tome, so I’m hoping to hear from you brave people that read the whole thing, and would love to answer any questions raised from reading it!
Did you find anything new you didn’t know about the show (I’m hoping so)?
i finished reading the book about a month ago.
very informative.
there was actually too much info!
but that is a good thing!
i never knew how much Rankin Bass worked with the japanese company.
and i liked hearing from all the writers.
the anticdote that sticks in my mind is by the author of the Spidera episode, how he based it on an encounter with a big spider at his house.
very good book.
a must-have for any fan of the 80s toon & toys!
thanks for asking for feedback.
take care. :liono
I read it and loved it! I knew about the production and the cast and the R/B history but not as much as I read in your book! Great reading about LJN in ‘All that Glitters’ And I loved the episode guide (not always agreeing ofcourse). Kinda dissapointed that you missed the animation goof in Frogman:
I kid ofcourse.. Really loved the book, great photo’s! And very cool you included the Silverhawks stuff! We never got to wach that show in Holland so I was delighted to read about it.
I could go on for a while, but bottom-line: fantastic book and I’m happy to say it’s on display in my ThunderCats collection; a great addition!
I read the book over Christmas, very enjoyable and well written too!
It would have been nice to have pictures of some of the early / concept Thundercats drawings (if they still exist) but as the book was unauthorised this was probably not possible.
I recently got the book and I absolutely love it. +
Update: When Slithor, Nine Tiger and I did the panel discussion for Farpoint, I had the book on display so I hope you will think of this as free advertising.
I finally managed to complete reading the entire book (it took me a whole week!). Like many “Thundercats” fans, I too used to think that I knew all there was to know about the show. However, after reading the book I realised how little I knew!
In my opinion, the information provided in this book is as thorough as it could possibly be. No stone is left unturned. I must congratulate Mr. Crichton on the enormous amount of time and effort he must have put in to obtain all the data.
It is my understanding that Copyright laws prevented the author from using any images from the show. The only exception being images of toys since LJN is now a defunct company and thus those images are free to use. Even though it was great to see the images of all the action figures and a few prototypes, I wish there would have been more. The collectors who have posted here on Thundercatslair.org forums have some amazing collections including very rare protoypes, variants and even the extremely rare hand painted hardcopies of the figures (posted by member “wthompson”). I’m sure the collectors would not mind giving permission to publish this photos as long as they get credit for it. Hopefully the next edition will have lots more photos.
In conclusion I have to say that no true Thundercat fan should be without this book.
The book can be tedious to read and could use more judicious editing. It would read better if it was more a book based on interviews and less a book of interviews. It is a shame because the chapters that reflect the tone of the author are among the most pleasant to read.
I ordered the mighty tome as soon as it was released Dave! I must admit I haven’t worked my way through “all” of the episode guide yet (there is SO much info in there). But initial reaction was one of wonder and awe, this is one hell of a well researched book. A labour of love I would say…
I had no idea about the working relationship between Rankin Bass and the animators (or indeed the show’s writers), some of those tales made me sad - it’s always a shame when great partnerships etc. turn sour and the people grow apart like that. Kudos to you though sir (and everybody else involved). Matt
