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Dynamite Entertainment’s Warner Animation Line explores its animal side with The Herculoids

CENTRING UPON A family of space barbarians and their giant pets, The Herculoids is about to become the latest monthly series to join Dynamite Entertainment’s rapidly expanding Warner Animation line. This launched last year with ThunderCats before continuing with series such as Space Ghost, Jonny Quest and SilverHawks.

“I’m a huge fan of the original Herculoids cartoon and I can actually remember watching it when it first aired in 1967 when I was five years old,” recalls writer Tom Sniegoski. “Even in my earliest days as a comics creator, I was itching for the chance to put my spin on these characters.”

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