Hanna Barbera characters by Julian Jordan

      Julian Jordan is a Spanish cartoonist creating work for foreign markets. I discovered his work on eBay auctions put on by his brother cartoonist Mickey Jordan. Initially, I was drawn to his Kim Possible artwork, but he does great work on Warner Bros. and Hanna Barbera characters as well. Julian is putting on his own auctions from Spain under the forgacomicart seller name. My first purchase was a single lot of eight pieces. International shipping is very slow during the pandemic, but the package made it from Spain to California in three weeks. For my second purchase of one dozen Manna Barbera pieces, Julian tried another shipping method and the package left Spain on Friday and arrived in California on Wednesday.       I grew up in the 1960's and loved watching cartoons on TV. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera were TV cartoon pioneers at the time. Ed Benedict and other former MGM artists came to work for the new studio. I enjoyed The Flintstones and The Jetsons in prime time. The funny animal characters like Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound dominated Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons. Some of these cartoons were enhanced by former Warner Bros. writers Michael Maltese and Warren Foster. Later, action adventure shows like Space Ghost and The Herculoids came to be with great designs by Alex Toth. For me, the single greatest Hanna Barbera show with lasting appeal is Jonny Quest, the work of Doug Wildey.