0
edits
Marvel Productions: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→2nd Logo (February 14, 1981-Late 1987)
| Line 57: | Line 57: | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'' has a rare still variant of the logo with a DePatie-Freleng byline. the logo's BG is much lighter than the normal logo. | *''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'' has a rare still variant of the logo with a [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises|DePatie-Freleng]] byline. the logo's BG is much lighter than the normal logo. | ||
*Sunbow-Marvel Combo Variant: See Sunbow Entertainment for description. A bylineless version of the logo on this variant also exists. | *Sunbow-Marvel Combo Variant: See [[Sunbow Entertainment]] for description. A bylineless version of the logo on this variant also exists. | ||
*On the short-lived cartoon series ''Meatballs and Spaghetti'', the | *On the short-lived cartoon series ''Meatballs and Spaghetti'', the [[The Fred Silverman Company|InterMedia]] logo is seen above the Marvel Productions logo. The Marvel logo has a shining light effect directly behind it. | ||
*Another short-lived cartoon series, ''Pandamonium'', has the InterMedia logo below the Marvel Productions logo. The "MP" shines the same way as in the ''Meatballs and Spaghetti'' variant. | *Another short-lived cartoon series, ''Pandamonium'', has the [[The Fred Silverman Company|InterMedia]] logo below the Marvel Productions logo. The "MP" shines the same way as in the ''Meatballs and Spaghetti'' variant. | ||
*In ''The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight'', the logo lacks the "MP" altogether, and simply says "A MARVEL PRODUCTION" in the same font as the logo. On the bottom is a DePatie-Freleng and United Artists byline. The normal logo's music is intact. | *In ''The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight'', the logo lacks the "MP" altogether, and simply says "A MARVEL PRODUCTION" in the same font as the logo. On the bottom is a DePatie-Freleng and United Artists byline. The normal logo's music is intact. | ||
*On the test pilot of the cartoon ''Defenders of the Earth'', the still logo and byline are seen in white with "PRODUCED BY" above it. | *On the test pilot of the cartoon ''Defenders of the Earth'', the still logo and byline are seen in white with "PRODUCED BY" above it. | ||
| Line 66: | Line 66: | ||
*Still variants exist with the logo superimposed into the background. A mid-'80s airing of an episode of ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' had this with the Cadence byline in a white rectangle. | *Still variants exist with the logo superimposed into the background. A mid-'80s airing of an episode of ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' had this with the Cadence byline in a white rectangle. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The "star" effects and drawing in of the logo, and the rotating lines, which may remind one of Avco Embassy's logo. | '''FX/SFX:''' The "star" effects and drawing in of the logo, and the rotating lines, which may remind one of [[Embassy Films Associates|Avco Embassy]]'s logo. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A very dramatic fanfare composed by Rob Walsh. The end theme of the show may finish over it, especially the short and still variants. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A very dramatic fanfare composed by Rob Walsh. The end theme of the show may finish over it, especially the short and still variants. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Most Marvel shows of this time (''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Dungeons and Dragons'', the 1981 solo ''Spider-Man'' series, ''Defenders of the Earth'') have been updated with either a newer Marvel logo and/or a Saban logo. However, you may still see this logo on some videos of Marvel shows of this time. It also turned up when ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' was rerun on Disney XD (the logo is still present on the Disney+ prints). The still variant with the DFE byline is rare, and it was seen only on ''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'', the last Dr. Seuss/DFE animated special. The short version also appeared on the failed ''Solarman'' pilot, made in 1986 but released on video in 1989, then aired only once on Fox Kids in 1992. The still version with the New World byline only appeared on ''3 Favorite Tales''. The version without the "MP" was only seen on the ''Pink Panther'' special ''Pink at First Sight''. The first episode of the 1981 solo ''Spider-Man'' series on Disney+ retains this logo and the ARP Films logo (as it appears to have been transferred from an aged film print); the rest of that series has the 3rd logo (and is taken from videotape masters). | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Most Marvel shows of this time (''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Dungeons and Dragons'', the 1981 solo ''Spider-Man'' series, ''Defenders of the Earth'') have been updated with either a newer [[Marvel Animation|Marvel]] logo and/or a [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]] logo. However, you may still see this logo on some videos of Marvel shows of this time. It also turned up when ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' was rerun on Disney XD (the logo is still present on the Disney+ prints). The still variant with the DFE byline is rare, and it was seen only on ''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'', the last Dr. Seuss/DFE animated special. The short version also appeared on the failed ''Solarman'' pilot, made in 1986 but released on video in 1989, then aired only once on Fox Kids in 1992. The still version with the New World byline only appeared on ''3 Favorite Tales''. The version without the "MP" was only seen on the ''Pink Panther'' special ''Pink at First Sight''. The first episode of the 1981 solo ''Spider-Man'' series on Disney+ retains this logo and the [[ARP Films]] logo (as it appears to have been transferred from an aged film print); the rest of that series has the 3rd logo (and is taken from videotape masters). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' While the logo does reek of cheesiness for its visuals and overly dramatic fanfare, the animation is still quite nice for an early '80s logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' While the logo does reek of cheesiness for its visuals and overly dramatic fanfare, the animation is still quite nice for an early '80s logo. | ||
===3rd Logo (September 13, 1986-December 12, 1993)=== | ===3rd Logo (September 13, 1986-December 12, 1993)=== | ||
| Line 88: | Line 89: | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
*The reason for the "MP" logo being absorbed and then mysteriously reappearing is to provide a place to cut the logo so that it is not as long. In most cases, however, the logo is shortened so that only the tail-end of the animation is seen. | *The reason for the "MP" logo being absorbed and then mysteriously reappearing is to provide a place to cut the logo so that it is not as long. In most cases, however, the logo is shortened so that only the tail-end of the animation is seen. | ||
*This logo was designed and animated by Gary Demos and John Whitney at Digital Productions (known for ''The Last Starfighter, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, and Labyrinth''). The concept of the chrome Spidey flying through space was bizarre, but that was the assignment. | *This logo was designed and animated by Gary Demos and John Whitney at Digital Productions (known for ''The Last Starfighter, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, and Labyrinth''). The concept of the chrome Spidey flying through space was bizarre, but that was the assignment. | ||
| Line 94: | Line 95: | ||
*On some shows, the logo is bylineless. | *On some shows, the logo is bylineless. | ||
*A still variant exists. | *A still variant exists. | ||
*On late '80s Henson co-produced shows, a copyright stamp for Jim Henson Productions fades in below. | *On late '80s Henson co-produced shows, a copyright stamp for [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]] fades in below. | ||
*Sunbow-Marvel Combo Variant: See Sunbow Entertainment for description. | *Sunbow-Marvel Combo Variant: See Sunbow Entertainment for description. | ||
*On ''Robocop: The Animated Series'', the logo fades into the New World International logo. | *On ''Robocop: The Animated Series'', the logo fades into the [[New World Entertainment|New World International]] logo. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and panning of the MP, as well as Spider-Man's actions. Amazing CGI for the time period, rendered on the Cray X-MP/48 supercomputer and a DEC VAX-11/780 mainframe. The modeling was done on an Evans and Sutherland PS-300 terminal. The animation was done on an IMI 500 display monitor. The texturing and lighting was done on a Ramtek 9460 framebuffer. The logo was recorded to 35mm film on a III PFR-80 (The company Gary and John worked at before they founded DP). | '''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and panning of the MP, as well as Spider-Man's actions. Amazing CGI for the time period, rendered on the Cray X-MP/48 supercomputer and a DEC VAX-11/780 mainframe. The modeling was done on an Evans and Sutherland PS-300 terminal. The animation was done on an IMI 500 display monitor. The texturing and lighting was done on a Ramtek 9460 framebuffer. The logo was recorded to 35mm film on a III PFR-80 (The company Gary and John worked at before they founded DP). | ||
| Line 108: | Line 109: | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon, bordering on rare. The short version was seen on many shows, including the late 1980's Marvel Action Universe block (''Dino Riders'', ''RoboCop'', and the ''Pryde of the X-Men'' pilot), the first season of ''Biker Mice from Mars'' (New World Animation took over from the second season onwards), the animated ''Blondie & Dagwood'' special (and its sequel, ''Second Wedding Workout''), ''Rude Dog & The Dweebs'', ''Spacecats'', and the animated adaptation of ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''. It was most notably seen on Henson co-produced shows like ''Muppet Babies'' and ''Fraggle Rock'' (the animated version). The long version is very rare, and was used to plaster the original logos on later prints of pre-1986 Marvel shows such as ''Spider-Woman'', the 1978 cartoon ''The New Fantastic Four'', the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon and even the 1966 series ''The Marvel Super Heroes''; it also appeared on early '90s video releases of Marvel material. The extended music variant was so far only found on the recently-found ''Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse'', the first in a series of 4 educational ''Spider-Man'' VHS tapes that were distributed to schools, and since the remaining 3 remain lost, it is unknown if those videos have this variant as well. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon, bordering on rare. The short version was seen on many shows, including the late 1980's Marvel Action Universe block (''Dino Riders'', ''RoboCop'', and the ''Pryde of the X-Men'' pilot), the first season of ''Biker Mice from Mars'' (New World Animation took over from the second season onwards), the animated ''Blondie & Dagwood'' special (and its sequel, ''Second Wedding Workout''), ''Rude Dog & The Dweebs'', ''Spacecats'', and the animated adaptation of ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''. It was most notably seen on Henson co-produced shows like ''Muppet Babies'' and ''Fraggle Rock'' (the animated version). The long version is very rare, and was used to plaster the original logos on later prints of pre-1986 Marvel shows such as ''Spider-Woman'', the 1978 cartoon ''The New Fantastic Four'', the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon and even the 1966 series ''The Marvel Super Heroes''; it also appeared on early '90s video releases of Marvel material. The extended music variant was so far only found on the recently-found ''Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse'', the first in a series of 4 educational ''Spider-Man'' VHS tapes that were distributed to schools, and since the remaining 3 remain lost, it is unknown if those videos have this variant as well. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo features impressive CGI for its time and is a favorite to many. | ||