Post by wileyk209 on Oct 10, 2018 21:56:16 GMT -5
Today I bought a brand new book: "Scooby-Doo Encyclopedia" by Benjamin Bird and published by Capstone, officially licensed by Warner Bros and illustrated by one of the Scooby-Doo comic artists.
It's very detailed with information on the main characters and their friends and Scooby's relatives, and every villain from the 1969 to 1985 episodes and their true identities, along with a few other trivial bits like what's inside the Mystery Machine, some of the gang's most common locales, and some of Scooby and Shaggy's favorite foods! Of course, being a longtime Scooby-Doo fan, I couldn't resist buying a copy!
It can also be purchased on Amazon.com...
www.amazon.com/Scooby-Doo-Encyclopedia-Benjamin-Bird/dp/1496565827
I was REALLY impressed by this book. Definitely a worthy addition to my library. It is worth mentioning it virtually ignores everything done with Scooby-Doo from the 90s onward, but it's still a fun read. Here's something curious I found in the entry about the green werewolf from "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf"...
In the episode, the sheep rustler was unnamed, but in this book, he was referred to as Frank Welker! Of course, we all know that's the voice actor that has voiced Fred since 1969, and Scooby-Doo since 2002. In this episode, Frank Welker indeed voiced that "werewolf", along with the guy's real voice (heard when he broke character while hanging for dear life holding onto a canoe caught on a rock at a waterfall calling out "Help! Save me!") I wonder if that was the intention?
I was even surprised to find a certain obscure villain included in the book...
Yep, the Chameleon from "Scooby's Gold Medal Gambit" that hates Worcestershire sauce! But now this begs the question... is it really Scooby-Doo in this photo? Or is it the Chameleon disguised as Scooby as he did in that episode?
It's very detailed with information on the main characters and their friends and Scooby's relatives, and every villain from the 1969 to 1985 episodes and their true identities, along with a few other trivial bits like what's inside the Mystery Machine, some of the gang's most common locales, and some of Scooby and Shaggy's favorite foods! Of course, being a longtime Scooby-Doo fan, I couldn't resist buying a copy!
It can also be purchased on Amazon.com...
www.amazon.com/Scooby-Doo-Encyclopedia-Benjamin-Bird/dp/1496565827
I was REALLY impressed by this book. Definitely a worthy addition to my library. It is worth mentioning it virtually ignores everything done with Scooby-Doo from the 90s onward, but it's still a fun read. Here's something curious I found in the entry about the green werewolf from "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf"...
In the episode, the sheep rustler was unnamed, but in this book, he was referred to as Frank Welker! Of course, we all know that's the voice actor that has voiced Fred since 1969, and Scooby-Doo since 2002. In this episode, Frank Welker indeed voiced that "werewolf", along with the guy's real voice (heard when he broke character while hanging for dear life holding onto a canoe caught on a rock at a waterfall calling out "Help! Save me!") I wonder if that was the intention?
I was even surprised to find a certain obscure villain included in the book...
Yep, the Chameleon from "Scooby's Gold Medal Gambit" that hates Worcestershire sauce! But now this begs the question... is it really Scooby-Doo in this photo? Or is it the Chameleon disguised as Scooby as he did in that episode?