Little Gloomy

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Trade paperback collecting the first four issues of the Little Gloomy comic series. Lgtpb.jpg
Trade paperback collecting the first four issues of the Little Gloomy comic series.

Little Gloomy is a comic book published by Slave Labor Graphics. The first issue premiered in October 1999. The series was created by Landry Walker and Eric Jones. Little Gloomy stories also regularly appeared in Disney Adventures Magazine, until the magazine stopped production with its November 2007 issue.

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Characters

Goth subculture

Due to the design of the central character and association through the Slave Labor Graphics publishing imprint, Little Gloomy is often labeled specifically as a goth-related comic. As such, it was one of the first to reach mainstream audiences with regular distribution through Disney Adventures.

TV series

In 2010, Timoon Animation (now Technicolor Animation Productions) and 1492 Pictures announced a $7 million budgeted animated series based on Little Gloomy called Scary Larry . [1] The 26-episode series debuted in France on Canal+ on September 2, 2012. The series debuted in the United States on KidsClick on July 1, 2017, [2] and aired until December 10, 2017.

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References

  1. McLean, Tom (November 5, 2010). "Chris Columbus, Timoon Team for Scary Larry". Animation Magazine . Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  2. "KidsClick Lineup Revealed". ToonBarn. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.