 Yesterday, Variety announced that Chris Colombus was officially named creative producer of the upcoming Scooby-Doo theatrical movie (formerly known as S.C.O.O.B.) currently slated for a May 15, 2020 release date. Colombus became interesting in producing the film while he was in the process of creating Gremlins. Tony Cervone is still directing the film. However, the article made no mention of Dax Shepard (who was previously announced to be Cervone's co-director), so it is possible that he is no longer working on the project. WB Animation has disclosed that Colombus has a great affection for Scooby-Doo, and cares very much about the future of the franchise. Kelly Fremon Craig is writing the screenplay, amended from Derek Elliott and Jack Donaldson's original draft. Matt Lieberman wrote the original draft, which has since been discarded and completely rewritten. Though the article did not explicitly state this, it is very likely that this is the reason from the movie's postponement from the original September 21, 2018 date.
Colombus is most famous for his work on the Harry Potter, Home Alone and Percy Jackson films.
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Why are we already talking about 2019 at ScoobySnax.com? Because the January 2019 comic solicitations have just been released, direct from CBR! Also, remember that there are two Team Up issues this month, because the last one was pushed back from its normal fourth-Wednesday-of-the-month date due to it being too close to Christmas.  SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #33 written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS art and cover by PAT OLLIFFE and TOM PALMER backup story art by GUS VAZQUEZ variant cover by JAVIER FERNANDEZ Lost, alone and confused, the gang struggles to regroup as Fred and his monster horde slowly close in on them. Is the end of the world finally here? Plus, the JLA trials of Atom Ant continue! ON SALE 01.16.19 | $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | RATED T  SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP #45 (feat. Mister Miracle and Big Barda) written by SHOLLY FISCH art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA Scooby and Shaggy can escape from trouble faster than anyone…except the greatest super-escape artist in the universe, Mister Miracle! But can even Mister Miracle and his super-strong wife Big Barda help the gang—and the Earth—escape an invasion of monsters from Apokolips? And free their teammates from the clutches of the merciless Granny Goodness before Daphne and Velma are transformed into Granny’s latest Female Furies? ON SALE 01.02.19 | $2.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | RATED E (No cover art available yet)
SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP #46 (feat. Black Lightning) written by SHOLLY FISCH art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA High school principal Jefferson Pierce is used to teenagers acting like monsters—but not when they start turning into actual monsters! Even Scooby and the gang might have their hands full with an entire horrifying homecoming, but fortunately, they’re not alone—because Jefferson Pierce is secretly the electrifying hero Black Lightning! Is it all a plot by Tobias Whale and his ruthless gang, the 100? Or is Garfield High doomed to become the Ghoul School? ON SALE 01.30.19 | $2.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | RATED E As a little side note, this one sounds a lot like the plot of Daphne & Velma...even down to (spoilers!) the name of the villain!  On October 1, 2018, the very first-ever Scooby-Doo Encyclopedia officially licensed by WB was published by Benjamin Bird and Tim Levin. While this may seem like just another run-of-the-mill generic product that Warner Brothers has cranked out for some extra cash, this encyclopedia is actually incredibly detailed and it looks like a lot of hard work was put into it. The encyclopedia compiles every single episode, series and character from 1969-1985. There are also several fun trivia bits in the book, such as Scooby and Shaggy's favorite foods, the haunted locations the gang has visited, and a map of the Mystery Machine. While I haven't had a chance to pick up my copy yet, I've heard from a few friends that the encyclopedia is absolutely amazing, and you can tell that this was written by a Scooby fan. You can order your copy today from Amazon.
Thanks so much to ScoobyFan for sending me an email to let me know about this awesome book!  Do the kids today still say that their wig has been "snatched" when something really shocking/cool happens?
Regardless, I'm a bit shook at the moment. Those of you who have followed the blog for a while now know how much I love Ghoul School, and just in time for the 30th anniversary of the film this year...the girl ghouls are coming back! In the most recent Halloween special of O.K. K.O., Let's Be Heroes! (another cartoon currently running on Cartoon Network), the main character Enid meets back up with her old friends, who just happen to be the girls from Grimwood's! In the episode, Enid tries to come to terms with the fact that she has been lying to the Grimwood girls about being a witch. During a showcase of their powers, Enid must reveal that she is actually a ninja. As even better news for the US fans, you do not have to wait at all to watch the new episode, titled "Monster Party." The episode has been made available on Cartoon Network's website as a special preview. You do, however, have to log in with your TV provider to be able to watch the episode (in other words, if you don't get Cartoon Network on cable, you won't be able to watch the episode here either). The episode officially airs on TV in the US on Sunday, October 21, 2018. The episode managed to pull out all the stops for this episode, and got three of the original voice actors for the Girl Ghouls to reprise their roles. Pat Musick voices Elsa, Russi Taylor voices Phantasma and Susan Blu voices Sybella. Two new voice talents, Natalie Palamides and Kristin Le voice Winnie and Tanis, respectively. As for my review, I'm still conflicted. I've just watched the episode and it's...uh...strange? I was really disappointed in Sybella. She seemed quite out-of-character to me and nothing like she did in the original film. The others seemed pretty in-character honestly, other than maybe Tanis, who lost the "sweet and innocent" part of her personality other than in the flashback when she was sucking her thumb. As a quick side node, you'll notice that it's spelled "Sibella" rather than "Sybella" as I'm spelling it in the episode - but I'm still not convinced lol! The characters were quite off, and Scooby-Doo didn't have the hyphen in it in the credits. It's possible Susan Blu, Sybella's actress maybe forgot the spelling as well - it's not like it's a super popular film or anything, and she must have had hundreds of voice roles. So I'm going to be stubborn and stick to my "Sybella" spelling lol. Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy aren't really mentioned other than the brief joke about "the guy with his great dane" being weird. I'm incredibly glad they made at least something to follow-up to Ghoul School (I'm still really shook at the fact that they even did it, regardless of how good or bad it was lol). However, it was a bit underwhelming for my taste. There didn't seem to be much of a storyline other than fanservicing those of us who remember the original film. The animation was a bit rough, and the horrible attempt at rapping near the end was almost painful to listen to. I may have also lost a few brain cells listening to the intro song lol. Overall, I can't deny that I'm happy they made the episode. The Girl Ghouls are such underappreciated characters, and it's fangtastic to know that at least some people still remember them. However, the execution was a bit poor and lacked an actual plot. I'll also admit that a "what the hell am I watching?!?" thought came into my head several times throughout the episode (particularly the tree breakdancing part). The one joke I laughed at was Enid reading the "hot ninjas" magazine, it's just so amusingly random!  I'm happy to announce that there has been a gigantic update to the Boomerang streaming service and app! For Halloween, Boomerang is bringing back their annual "Scoobtober" event on the streaming service. This year, however, the event is extra special as Boomerang has added nearly every single Scooby-Doo episode ever to the streaming service. This even includes the episodes which have never been released on DVD, such as the Scrappy-Doo and Get A Clue series. During the event, Boomerang also finally added the final 11 episodes of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, which were previously unreleased in the United States besides a one-time airing back in March on the Boomerang network, which was in an overnight time slot without promotion.
The content added includes the entire series additions of The Scooby-Doo Show, Scooby's All Star Laff-a-Lympics, The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour (under "Scooby & Scrappy-Doo"), The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (also under "Scooby & Scrappy-Doo"), The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries , Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. The remaining missing episodes of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show, What's New Scooby-Doo, and Be Cool Scooby-Doo were also added. 15 episodes from The New Scooby-Doo Movies were also released, however, they are the same episodes which were released on The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies DVD. The remaining nine episodes are the only episodes in the entire Scooby franchise that were not added to the service. The episodes including The Addams Family, Phyllis Diller, Sandy Duncan, Sonny & Cher, Davy Jones, Jerry Reed, Josie and the Pussycats, Jeannie & Babu, and Tim Conway still have issues regarding contract negotiation which did not allow Boomerang to add them to the service. This is a huge day in the history of the Scooby-Doo fandom, as fans were unable to previously legally watch many of these episodes due to them not being released on DVD or other streaming platforms. I really hope this leads them to start releasing some of the missing episodes on DVD at a faster pace! Though there was a ton of Scooby content added to the service with the event today, there are still several movies and specials missing in addition to the 9 episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Besides LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash, which was also added to the service today, here is a complete list of the missing films: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby-Doo (the first live action film) Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster Scooby-Doo in: Where's My Mummy? Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra Doo Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur Big Top Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon Scooby-Doo Adventures: The Mystery Map Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery Scooby-Doo! FrankenCreepy Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness Scooby-Doo & KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold Daphne & Velma Scooby-Doo and the Gourmet Ghost Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals LEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror (No idea if they will add these, but The Scooby-Doo Project, the Behind the Scenes interviews and Night of the Living Doo could also be added) Be sure to check out all the cool new stuff at Boomerang.com, and even if you choose not to subscribe, they have several free episodes up including "What a Night for a Knight," "The Scarab Lives!," "To All the Ghouls I've Loved Before," "A Bicycle Built for Boo," "There's No Creature Like Snow Creature," "Shags to Riches," and "Mystery 101."  If you saw my post earlier this week highlighting the December 2018 comic solicitations, you are probably wondering what happened to the Scooby-Doo! Team Up issue for the month. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You's recent demotion to a bimonthly comic caused many fans to wonder if Team Up would suffer the same fate. Some even speculated that Team Up had been completely cancelled.
Luckily, none of the above speculation was true. The final Wednesday of the month landed on December 26, which DC decided was too close to Christmas. According to Newsarama, because of this, all comics set to be released that week were moved back to the first Wednesday of the next year, January 2. So, the premise and cover art for Scooby-Doo! Team Up #45 will be in next month's solicitations. While this is unconfirmed, the last-minute switch may also effect Scooby Apocalypse. Since there are five Wednesdays in January, Apocalypse could also be pushed back a week to January 16, instead of the typical January 9, since everything was pushed a week back. I'll keep you guys updated on what I hear! Why are we already looking to the end of the year when it's only September? Because the December 2018 solicitations for the Scooby-Doo comics have just been released today! Check out the comics that will be released in the final month of 2018, courtesy of Newsarama!  SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #32 written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS art by PATRICK OLLIFFE and TOM PALMER backup story art by GUS VAZQUEZ cover by CHRISCROSS variant cover by WILL CONRAD While the resurrected Fred Jones unleashes his army of monsters on Scooby and the gang, Daphne continues to spiral further into guilt and depression, terrified of losing Fred twice. Fortunately, the gang has another secret weapon: Scrappy-Doo and his mysterious mentor. Plus, the trials of Atom Ant continue as another member of the JLA tests the super-insect to see if he’s worthy of joining the League! ON SALE 12.12.18 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES FC | RATED T  SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #96 written by IVAN COHEN art and cover by WALTER CARZON and HORACIO OTTOLINI The owners of an amusement park at a seaside resort hopes a new Ferris wheel will revive the local businesses, but no tourist attractions and freak shows can compete with real-life monsters! Can Scooby and the Mystery, Inc. gang capture a “Boardwalk Vampire”? ON SALE 12.19.18 $2.99 US | 32 PAGES FC | RATED E  SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP VOL. 6 TP feat The Atom, Atom Ant, The Legion of Super Heroes, Birds of Prey, Yogi and Boo-Boo Bear / Ranger Smith & Angel and the Ape / The Inferior Five / Stanley and His Monster
written by SHOLLY FISCH art by DARIO BRIZUELA, SCOTT JERALDS and others cover by DARIO BRIZUELA In this latest all-ages collection, Scooby and the gang cross paths with the Atom, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Birds of Prey and more! Plus, the gang takes a trip to Jellystone Park and runs into Ranger Smith, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo! Collects issues #31-36. ON SALE 01.16.19 $12.99 US | 128 PAGES FC You probably noticed that there's not a regular issue of Scooby-Doo! Team Up this month other than the Vol. 6 collector's edition coming out in January. I'm not sure why Team Up #45 was pulled for this month, but I'll keep you all updated on further developments.  Within the past few days, the 2015 game My Friend Scooby-Doo! was removed from all app providers, including the iTunes app store and the Amazon App Center and from Google Play. Oddly, WB has also purged all record of the game from their website, deleting any mention of it and in some instances redirecting it to an "access denied" page.
Here was the sypnosis for the game: Scooby-Doo has been entertaining generations with his funny antics and spooky mysteries. Now the beloved cowardly canine comes to life as an interactive friend. Help Scooby solve mysteries by completing missions and playing mini games. Gather clues and unmask classic Scooby-Doo villains like the Miner Forty-Niner and the Spooky Space Kook! Scooby lives in an interactive environment, where trees come to life, an abandoned mine is not so empty, and behind a tombstone you might find a fun game! Help Scooby find all the secrets hidden around him.  Just in time for the 13th season of the show to be released on DVD next Tuesday, Supernatural showrunners Robert Singer and Andrew Dabb have revealed that there was an approximately 1-minute scene which had to be cut from the final version of "Scoobynatural" due to time constraints. The scene features Shaggy, Scooby dressing up with Castiel as waiters to fool the green ghost. You can watch the exclusive deleted scene here courtesy of EW.
Though it appears for the time being that there will be no DVD release which includes the "Scoobynatural" episode only, you can purchase the full thirteenth season DVD in stores on Tuesday, September 4. The DVD will also include the exclusive deleted scene which was not featured in the original run of the episode. Direct from Newsarama, here are the Scooby-Doo comics coming out in November 2018!  SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #31 written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS art and cover by PATRICK OLLIFFE and TOM PALMER variant cover by RAFAEL SANDOVAL Fred is alive?! Or is he something else…whatever he is, he’s not the same man he once was. What happened to him? Where has he been? And how will his return affect Daphne, Scooby and the gang? All answers revealed in this issue… ON SALE 11.14.18 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | RATED T This issue will ship with two covers.  SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP #44 (feat. Dastardly, Muttley & Yankee Doodle Pigeon)
written by SHOLLY FISCH art and cover by SCOTT JERALDS The term “dogfight” takes on new meaning when Scooby takes to the skies! The fiendish Dick Dastardly and his canine compadre Muttley have never succeeded in stopping Yankee Doodle Pigeon from flying secret messages across enemy lines. But with a flying phantom plaguing the skies, Scooby and the gang might just get tricked into doing the job for them! ON SALE 11.28.18 $2.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | RATED E |
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