He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series. Developed for television by Michael Halperin, who created the original series, it was animated by Mike Young Productions. It served as an update of the 1980s series of the same name, produced to coincide with Mattel's revival of the Masters of the Universe franchise eleven years after its previous attempt. The series made its premiere on Cartoon Network's Toonami on August 16, 2002.
Unlike the previous He-Man series, set on the futuristic planet of Eternia, this version sought to return to the roots of the storyline and provide broader explorations never reached in the first series, including origins for each character, and some first time animated debuts of familiar toyline faces. The series also brought back several writers from the original series, such as Larry DiTillio.
The remake is noted for the many similarities it shares with the original. For example, it has an homage intro to the 1980s version's intro speech but in this version, Prince Adam is interrupted by an explosion and invasion by Skeletor and his henchmen. Prince Adam transforms into He-Man when he says "By the power of Grayskull... I have the power!" (later episodes feature a chorus singing He-Man's name during the scene change). It also features "scene change" sequences, but only the one involving the Sword of Power was taken from the Filmation series; all the others were created just for this series, plus the sequences occur less frequently than on the previous series.
Comic book
To coincide with the release of the series, a He-Man comic was created by MV Creations. Three separate series were released between 2002–2004: two mini-series, a short-lived ongoing series and a handful of one-shots were published. Some of these were collected into trade paperback graphic novels. The tone and maturity of the comic was slightly different from the cartoon, as the writers hoped to appeal to the older demographic purchasing the comic. The comic ultimately came to a close when Mattel began to end the licensing program for the Masters of the Universe relaunch. The comics were published by Image Comics, then MV Creations themselves (through Crossgen Comics), before eventually going back to Image Comics.
Cast
* Cam Clarke - Prince Adam/He-Man
* Kathleen Barr - Evil-Lyn
* Lisa Ann Beley - Teela
* Gary Chalk - Duncan/Man-At-Arms, Whiplash
* Brian Dobson - Skeletor/Keldor, Buzz-Off, Webstor, King Hiss, Sssqueeze, Ceratus
* Paul Dobson - Man-E-Faces, Snake Face, Trap-Jaw, Tri-Klops, Lord Carnivus
* Michael Donovan - King Randor, Count Marzo, Roboto, Tung Lashor
* Gabe Khouth - Mekaneck, Orko
* Scott McNeil - Beast Man, Clawful, Mer-Man, Ram-Man, Stratos, Kobra Khan
* Nicole Oliver - Queen Marlena, The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull
* Mark Acheson - Fisto, Chadzar
* Don Brown - Evilseed
* Brian Drummond - Odiphus/Stinkor, Tuvar (Two of Two-Bad), Belzar
* Mark Gibbon - Baddhra (Badd of Two-Bad)
* Christopher Judge - Zodak
* Campbell Lane - Kulatuk Priest
* Colin Murdock - Hordak
* Richard Newman - General Rattlor, Lord Dactys, The Faceless One, Azdar
* John Payne (II) - Sy-Klone, Moss Man
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