On May 4, 2004, Warner Home Video wields a powerful sword with the debut of the two-disc collector's set, SAMURAI JACK: SEASON ONE ($29.98), containing all 13 original episodes from the critically-acclaimed Cartoon Network animated series currently in its fourth season.
From Genndy Tartakovsky, the acclaimed creator of Cartoon Network's animated "mocro-series" STAR WARS: CLONE WARS, comes the tale of a young samurai cast far into a high-tech future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku.
SAMURAI JACK has been honored with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation and has won five Annie Awards, including Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Television Program. SAMURAI JACK features the voices of Phil La Marr (MAD TV) and Mako (PEARL HARBOR); and Season One includes special guest appearances by Mark Hamill and Tim Curry.
Bonus features include:
* "The Making of Samurai Jack" featurette with creator Tartakovsky and talent interviews* Creator commentary* Original artwork* Original animation test* Never-before-seen footage
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
