The Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Cartoon Gets a (Very) Tiny Sneak Peak

Laurence Fishburne has a gift for you. The actor has bestowed the very first have a look at the upcoming Disney Channel animated collection Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur upon the world, and whereas it’s extraordinarily brief, it’s additionally extraordinarily massive on type.

The clip is a kinetic kaleidoscope of colours and motion, which actually befits a collection impressed by one in every of comedian legend Jack Kirby’s trippy ‘70s creations. Probably the most obvious visual inspiration seems to be Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, perhaps with a dose of Jamie Hewlett’s Gorillaz animations, however the polymorphous colours are psychedelic sufficient to really feel distinctive, particularly for a youngsters’s cartoon. But see for your self:

If you don’t know the unique comedian, created by writers Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder together with artist Natacha Bustos, right here’s the official synopsis: “The highly-anticipated series follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to protect the city’s Lower East Side from danger.” The comedian was impressed by Jack Kirby’s Devil Dinosaur, which had the tyrannosaurus palling round with the early hominid Moon Boy on Dinosaur World.

If you’re questioning why Laurence Fishburne is presenting the clip, it’s as a result of his Cinema Gypsy Productions is making the collection, but additionally as a result of he voices the capricious, god-like Beyonder within the present. In the comics, the Beyonder was the instigator of the unique Secret Wars, and later ran roughshod over Earth whereas searching for all of the world like David Hasselhoff. I’ve completely no concept how he figures into Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, however I’m definitely to seek out out.

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur additionally stars Diamond White as Lunella Lafayette, Sasheer Zamata as Lunella’s mother, Jermaine Fowler as Lunella’s dad, Alfre Woodard as Lunella’s grandmother, Gary Anthony Williams as Lunella’s grandfather, Libe Barer as Lunella’s greatest good friend Casey, and Fred Tatasciore as Devil Dinosaur. It’s due on the Disney Channel subsequent summer season.

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