ANOTHER HANNA-BARBERA CLASSIC IS BACK ON THE FOUR-COLOR PAGE IN THE BLUE FALCON & DYNOMUTT!

WRITER JIMMY PALMIOTTI (HARLEY QUINN, JONAH HEX) BREAKS IT DOWN!

The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt is one of the most iconic Hanna-Barbera shows, and we’re excited to bring it back to comics. Similar to some of our other H-B titles — like Space Ghost — this classic series also follows a superhero arc, which makes it a natural fit for the medium. What history do you have with watching this goofy duo’s original adventures?

I was 15 at the time, and I remember watching them as part of a Saturday morning group of cartoons. I always thought they were silly fun, nothing ever too heavy, and they felt a lot like H-B’s version of Batman with a dog sidekick that happens to be a robot. When I was offered this series from Dynamite, I had to go back and watch the cartoons again, and yeah, they were not the deepest story-wise, but there was a joy that the two main characters had and a connection between them that I thought would be a good story element to explore. Remember, our memories of things when we were young stay with us forever!

The show originally kicked off with Dynomutt leading the way in both the title and being more of the focus in the stories, although the second season switched to the shared title that our series is also using. What is your approach in writing the series and balancing these two characters? Is it a 50/50 share, or are you putting a bit more of the spotlight on one or the other?

I can relate more to Blue Falcon, and he is front and center in the story with Dynomutt starting off as a real dog rather than the mechanical mutt we see in the cartoons. This is not the origin of Blue Falcon, but a story about a man and his dog and their connection throughout a major event in both their lives — things happen that cause Radley to depend on the technology he created to help him out of his situation. By the end of the book, it becomes more 50/50 for both characters, but number one for me in writing this series is that it has to be fun — well, my version of fun anyway. I will say that some of it is much darker than people might remember, but it makes sense to the characters. I updated the world around them a bit for sure.

It sounds like you’re taking a whole new spin on the world of Big City and the origins of Radley Crown and his faithful canine companion, which the original show barely touched on. How would you compare the tone you’re going for with the more lighthearted original cartoon?

My take is not lighthearted, story-wise, but it has its moments where fun and humor are part of their lives, like they are for anyone, no matter how heavy things get. This series is all about relationships — the main one involving our characters, the love life of Radley Crown, and even the villain’s relationship with the world. I always try to answer two simple questions with a new series: What do the characters want, and what do they fear? The answers are all here within their adventure together. I think this book will appeal to the diehard Dynomutt audience as well as anyone giving it a shot for the first time.

Pasquale Qualano is joining you for this series as your artistic companion in crimefighting. How is the collaboration going, and what’s it been like seeing his pen bring your action-packed scripts to the page?

I always find it difficult to work with someone I haven’t worked with before, and the cool part of diving right into this with Pasquale is that I am getting to watch him not only nail it, but also seeing how he gets better with each issue. His evolution in this book is really fun to watch as he starts to make Big City and its inhabitants live and breathe on the page. He has quite the future ahead of him! I am not always the easiest writer to deal with, I know, and he is doing a terrific job. Just wait till you see issue #3 — so impressive!

The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt were also famous for initially sharing a programming block with Scooby-Doo and his gang, and even featuring in multiple crossover episodes. Do you think that famous crew could fit into the vision you’ve built up for this series?

I think it’s an easy fit, especially with the world we are setting up in this series. Those kids and their Mystery Machine would fit right into Big City and the things going down in it! Radly is quite the businessman and inventor, so I think a trip investigating an insurance scam involving a crooked Big City politician haunting city hall would be a no-brainer. I also think Scooby and Dynomutt would be sniffing butts and getting along in no time.

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