TELEVISION ICONS SID & MARTY KROFFT, JOE RUBY and KEN SPEARS TO HEADLINE EXCLUSIVE PANEL ON NEW PARTNERSHIP

REPRESENTING THE WORKS OF JACK KIRBY

SATURDAY, JULY 24 ONLY AT COMIC-CON SAN DIEGO

(Los Angeles, CA) -- Sid and Marty Krofft changed Saturday mornings forever when the sibling puppeteers unleashed colorful characters like H.R. Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos on a generation of sugary-cereal-fueled kids growing up in the 1970s and ’80s. They will debut a brand new compilation DVD this fall, the first release in their exclusive new partnership with Vivendi Entertainment. As this upcoming release will celebrate the Kroffts’ past, the brothers are looking to the future with a new partnership with Ruby-Spears Productions, the legendary animation studio responsible for Scooby Doo. They are working together to bring to life numerous illustrations that iconic comic book artist Jack Kirby created for Ruby-Spears Productions in the ’80s.



Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times writes: "The characteristics of a Jack Kirby illustration are easily distinguished: extravagantly costumed heroes and nefarious villains locked in titanic struggles; foreshortened fists, feet and muscles that seem to pop off the page; intricately detailed settings meant to conjure the ancient past or suggest the distant future." The Krofft brothers will appear for the first time together with Joe Ruby and Ken Spears at Comic-Con 2010 for an exclusive panel discussion called Behind the Scenes with Sid & Marty Krofft, Joe Ruby and Ken Spears: A Look at the Past, Present and Future. Join them for a look back at what they have achieved and then take a look to the future with their new partnership in Creations from the World of Jack Kirby. The panel will be moderated by producer Bonny Dore.



WHO: Sid & Marty Krofft, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears



WHAT: An exclusive panel and Q & A (moderated by Bonny Dore)



WHERE: Comic-Con San Diego – Room 24ABC

WHEN: Saturday, July 24 from 1:30pm – 2:30pm.



After the panel, Sid & Marty Krofft, Joe Ruby and Ken Spears will appear in Huckleberry’s booth # 4149 for a signing from 3:00-4:00 PM.
About Sid & Marty Krofft

Brothers Sid & Marty Krofft have been producing quality family entertainment for over 30 years. Sid & Marty became a household name in the ’70s with a series of remarkable programs that featured elaborate sets and fanciful characters. H.R. Pufnstuf was the first in a long line of beloved programs created by the Kroffts, including The Bugaloos, Lidsville, Land Of The Lost, Far Out Space Nuts, Lost Saucer, The Krofft Supershow Hour, The Bay City Rollers Show, Wonderbug and Bigfoot & Wildboy. The Kroffts’ success with Saturday morning television prompted a demand for them to produce prime-time programming. They produced various prime-time series and specials, including The Brady Bunch Hour, The Donny & Marie Show and Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters.



About Ruby/Spears

While at CBS then ABC television Ruby/Spears created such memorable shows as Scooby Doo, Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, Captain Caveman, JabberJaw, The Harlem Globetrotters, Josie and the Pussycats and in association with Sid and Marty Krofft/ABC such memorable shows as Electra Woman and Dyna Girl and Wonder Bug. Ruby-Spears Productions, the studio was formed in 1977 and there they created and produced over 36 hit series including such huge Saturday Morning programs as Thundarr the Barbarian, The Centurions, Goldie Gold. Plasticman , Mighty Man and Yukk, Rickety Rockett, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Fangface, Dink the Little Dinosaur, Mega Man and Skysurfer Strike Force. Ruby-Spears won an Emmy and a Humanitas Prize for a CBS Afternoon School Break Special entitled The Day They Came to Arrest The Book and they also have multiple awards for Action for Children's Television. Ruby-Spears has scrupulously guarded what may be its greatest asset, a wealth of development properties and extraordinary comic art from the brilliant and creative mind of the world famous comic artist Jack Kirby[creator of Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four and many others].