[TV Show News] Patrick Warburton to Return in ‘The Tick’ on Amazon
Patrick Warburton is reported to reprise his role as The Tick for Amazon.
Why should Marvel and DC Comics be the only comic book publishers with their titles on the small screen. The Big Blue Bug of Justice is reported to be back with Patrick Warburton, and his amazing voice, starring again in the main role.
Broad-shouldered Patrick Warburton only sported his blue antennae for one season the first go-around, but the critically acclaimed superhero parody is now being revived on Amazon, a source tells PEOPLE.
The cult-classic series is based on a comic book by Ben Edlund and was first brought to television as an animated series that enjoyed three seasons of success in the mid 1990s. In early 2012, Fox canceled Warburton’s live-action version (which also starred a pre-Lost Nestor Carbonell) after just nine episodes.
But no one can stop The Tick from keeping watch over The City.
Warburton – who has also appeared on Seinfeld and Rules of Engagement – recently inked a deal with Amazon and Sony to reprise his role, with Edlund producing and writing, according to the source.
Fans can only hope Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood will once again design Warburton’s ab-tastic blue body suit.
Warburton’s The Tick only ran for nine episodes on FOX from 2001 to 2002, and while FOX is notorious for prematurely canceling series I’ve no idea how the shows revival on Amazon will fare.
Source: People