ReVisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series
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Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series (trademarked as Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series) is a ten-part animated series based on the Tomb Raider series. It was distributed through the online video game service GameTap
from July 10, 2007 to November 13, 2007. The series consists of various animation and comic book
talent's renditions of Lara Croft
, presented in the form of animated short films. The series was originally intended to conclude on August 23, 2007, but date for the final episode was changed to November 13, 2007.
, remains constant throughout the series. The main criticisms that the series has received are that the varying animation styles are somewhat confusing and that the storylines of the episodes tend to be rather thin.
Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series is the first season of the GameTap TV original animated series Revisioned, which explores and re-imagines well-known video game franchises.
GameTap
GameTap is an American online video game service established by Turner Broadcasting System . Dubbed by TBS as a "first of its kind broadband gaming network", the service provides users with classic arcade video games and game-related video content...
from July 10, 2007 to November 13, 2007. The series consists of various animation and comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
talent's renditions of Lara Croft
Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world...
, presented in the form of animated short films. The series was originally intended to conclude on August 23, 2007, but date for the final episode was changed to November 13, 2007.
Details
Even though the styles of the episodes vary, the voice actress for Lara Croft, Minnie DriverMinnie Driver
Minnie Driver is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, as well as for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in the television series The Riches.- Early life...
, remains constant throughout the series. The main criticisms that the series has received are that the varying animation styles are somewhat confusing and that the storylines of the episodes tend to be rather thin.
Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series is the first season of the GameTap TV original animated series Revisioned, which explores and re-imagines well-known video game franchises.
Episodes list
| Episode Number | Title | Airdate | Designs | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Keys to the Kingdom (Part 1)" | July 10, 2007 | Peter Chung Peter Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung (born April 19, 1961 in Seoul, South Korea, as 정건식 (Chung Geun-sik, or alternative spelling Jeong Geun-Sik) is a Korean American animator... |
Peter Chung Peter Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung (born April 19, 1961 in Seoul, South Korea, as 정건식 (Chung Geun-sik, or alternative spelling Jeong Geun-Sik) is a Korean American animator... |
| Lara Croft is drawn into a web of religious intrigue and assassins when an archaeologist is murdered just after he claims to have discovered a way to bring the dead back to life. | ||||
| 02 | "Keys to the Kingdom (Part 2)" | July 11, 2007 | Peter Chung Peter Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung (born April 19, 1961 in Seoul, South Korea, as 정건식 (Chung Geun-sik, or alternative spelling Jeong Geun-Sik) is a Korean American animator... |
Peter Chung Peter Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung (born April 19, 1961 in Seoul, South Korea, as 정건식 (Chung Geun-sik, or alternative spelling Jeong Geun-Sik) is a Korean American animator... |
| Same as part 1. | ||||
| 03 | "Keys to the Kingdom (Part 3)" | July 12, 2007 | Peter Chung Peter Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung (born April 19, 1961 in Seoul, South Korea, as 정건식 (Chung Geun-sik, or alternative spelling Jeong Geun-Sik) is a Korean American animator... |
Peter Chung Peter Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung Peter Kunshik Chung (born April 19, 1961 in Seoul, South Korea, as 정건식 (Chung Geun-sik, or alternative spelling Jeong Geun-Sik) is a Korean American animator... |
| Same as part 1. | ||||
| 04 | "Revenge of the Aztec Mummy" | July 19, 2007 | David Álvarez David Álvarez David Álvarez is the creator of the comic strip "Yenny" and illustrator and storyboard artist for DC Comics Looney Tunes series, Disney and other companies.-Early years:... |
Brian Pulido Brian Pulido Brian Pulido is a creator, writer and producer of comic books and films.-Early life:Growing up in Long Branch, New Jersey, Pulido first developed an interest in the horror genre after the release of Night of the Living Dead when he was a child.-Comic book career:Pulido has created, written or... |
| Hijinks ensue when Lara Croft stumbles upon the resurrection of Moctezuma, an Aztec Aztec The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the... mummy. |
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| 05 | "Angel Spit (Part 1)" | July 26, 2007 | Cully Hamner Cully Hamner Cully Hamner is an American comic book artist and writer.-Career:Since his 1992 debut on Green Lantern: Mosaic, Hamner has worked for nearly every major American comic book publisher, and is chiefly known for such titles as the aforementioned Green Lantern: Mosaic, Blue Beetle, and Red... |
Warren Ellis Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes... |
| Lara Croft ventures to Antarctica in search of a mysterious substance that has the capability to cure any disease, but what dark secret does the substance also hold? | ||||
| 06 | "Angel Spit (Part 2)" | July 26, 2007 | Cully Hamner Cully Hamner Cully Hamner is an American comic book artist and writer.-Career:Since his 1992 debut on Green Lantern: Mosaic, Hamner has worked for nearly every major American comic book publisher, and is chiefly known for such titles as the aforementioned Green Lantern: Mosaic, Blue Beetle, and Red... |
Warren Ellis Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes... |
| Same as part 1. | ||||
| 07 | "Lara Croft: Legacy" | August 2, 2007 | Ivan Reis Ivan Reis Ivan Reis , born 1976 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian comic book artist. He is known for his work on books such as Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel, and DC Comics' Green Lantern books... |
Brian Pulido Brian Pulido Brian Pulido is a creator, writer and producer of comic books and films.-Early life:Growing up in Long Branch, New Jersey, Pulido first developed an interest in the horror genre after the release of Night of the Living Dead when he was a child.-Comic book career:Pulido has created, written or... |
| Lara Croft's search for an ancient scepter leads her to a monastery where she must survive an army of half-man/half-beast creatures. | ||||
| 08 | "Pre-Teen Raider" | August 9, 2007 | Six Point Harness Six Point Harness Six Point Harness Studios is an animation studio located in Los Angeles, California. 6PH has provided animation for MTV's series Where My Dogs At? and Good Vibes, animated sequences for feature films Black Dynamite, Eurotrip, and produced The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!. Greg Franklin serves... |
Gail Simone Gail Simone Gail Simone is an American writer of comic books. Best known for penning DC's Birds of Prey, her other notable works include Secret Six, Welcome to Tranquility, The All-New Atom, and Deadpool. In 2007, she took over Wonder Woman... |
| Lara Croft wasn't always one of the world's most successful Tomb Raiders. See how a twelve-year-old Lara honed her craft during her early years at the Croft Academy. | ||||
| 09 | "Raising Thaumopolis" | August 16, 2007 | Louie del Carmen Louie del Carmen Louie del Carmen is an American animation storyboard artist/director and illustrator. Born Manuel Luis Gonzales del Carmen in Cavite City, Philippines, he began work in the mid-1990s on such notable animated programs as Rugrats, Rocket Power, Invader Zim, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy,... |
Michael A. Stackpole Michael A. Stackpole Michael A. Stackpole is a science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and Battletech books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont... |
| Lara Croft must solve three ancient challenges in order to claim the ultimate prize when she discovers the lost underwater city of Thaumopolis. | ||||
| 10 | "A Complicated Woman" | November 13, 2007 | Jim Lee Jim Lee Jim Lee is a Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher. He first broke into the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and Punisher War Journal, before gaining a great deal of popularity on The Uncanny X-Men... |
Jim Lee Jim Lee Jim Lee is a Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher. He first broke into the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and Punisher War Journal, before gaining a great deal of popularity on The Uncanny X-Men... , Christos N. Gage |
| While recovering the ancient Treasure of Perseus, three fortune hunters tell the tale of how each of them killed Lara Croft... or did they? | ||||