A new Quest!

Saturday morning cartoons re-imagined in a DC Comic Periodical

By

John L. Daniels, Jr.

Future Quest #1

DC Comics

Writer: Jeff Parker

Artists: Evan Shaner, Steve Rude

Colorist: Jordie Bellaire

As a kid growing up in the late sixties, Saturday morning cartoons were dominated by the world of Hanna-Barbera productions. Some which will be re-vamped and re-imaged by DC Comics in the following months.

Future Quest is the first installment; back in the sixties there was a cartoon show named Johnny Quest.

The show centers around the adventures of the son of a famous scientist named Benton Quest, who was summoned by the government to investigate strange occurrences around the globe. Along with him was his son Johnny, his adoptive brother Hadji and their body guard Race Bannon, tagging along was Johnny's pet dog Bandit. Among the other more daring and adventurous Cartoons by Hanna-Barbara were: Space Ghost and Dino Boy, The Herculoids, The Mighty Mightor and Moby Dick, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles, and Shazzan. These groups of cartoon characters were from the future, some where back in time and from galaxies far away.

Now DC Comics is bringing back these characters to help and assist Johnny Quest in a new comic called Future Quest. As a big fan of all these characters I am very excited and intrigued by the story line. I was not dissapointed. The concept was very believable in today's science of time travel and portals from other worlds. While reading this book I could not help but think of the infinite crisis sagas only done with Hanna-Barbera Saturday Morning Superstars and you have Future Quest....

Also, not to be outdone in the re-imagining of Hanna-Barbara Characters DC is also re-imaging Saturday morning cartoon favorites; Scooby Doo, The Wacky Races and get this The Flintstones....Now that is a real Quest.