![]() ![]() As time operates differently within the Book of Omens, he'll return to New Thundera (rechristened simply "Thundera" in this series) after only a few days, even though years will have passed for him.Īnd, for the second issue in a row, Mumm-Ra is back in his base, laughing manically. Having passed his ultimate trial, however, Lion-O announces he is journeying inside the mystic Book of Omens to complete his training, and that when he returns he'll have the wisdom to lead their planet into a new renaissance. The heroes don't kill, and they certainly don't kill as a final test to determine their ability to lead the team. This is the first real deviation from the kind of material you would expect from the show. Boasting Lion-O doesn't have what it takes to be king, Lion-O surprises Grune by parrying his attack and flipping the villain to the bottom of a nearby chasm. (Apparently, an abandoned series finale entitled "Goodbye Jaga" would've followed many of the same beats back in 1989.) Grune is adamant Lion-O cannot merely banish him, as he's declared a duel to the death. The fifth issue's gimmick is that Lion-O must face Grune - back in his body - for leadership of the ThunderCats, shortly after Jaga's spirit has departed and left Lion-O with the responsibility of leading the team. ![]() At the episode's end, their arch-enemy Mumm-Ra is soundly defeated and the team is ready to repopulate their planet with other ThunderCats who fled Thundera's destruction. The series finale had the team facing different tests to save their new home, New Thundera (their original planet was destroyed in their origin story, naturally.) Their young leader Lion-O faced trials within the mystic Book of Omens to prove himself once and for all as Lord of the ThunderCats. Unlike other action-adventure properties of the time, ThunderCats provided its cast with a true ending to their story. In fact, the mini is explicitly set after the events of the show's final episode, "The Book of Omens." This isn't an effort to reinvent or update the concept - this is the ThunderCats fans remember from the television series. Many of the '80s revivals had gritty or busy revamps, but McGuinness maintains a clean, smooth line. The miniseries is pure nostalgia, aimed directly at fans of the 1980s cartoon series. McGuinness' art isn't exactly the original series' style, but he resists any urge to redesign the characters.
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