The 1996 Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Calendar

The 1996 Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Calendar is a 1996 calendar for the series The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.

Overview
The calendar has a two-page spread for each month which includes a unique artwork and a unique summary. It has an opening spread with a summary from Surd, and a credits page.

Cover text: "This is really happening

Hanna-Barbera Cartoons presents

The 1996 Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Calendar"

Opening spread summary: "'The Quests and I are lethally entwined. Dr. Quest and Race Bannon were responsible for my paralysis. For my years in the asylum. Then Jonny, Jessie and Hadji facilitated my escape into the virtual reality - the freedom - of QuestWorld. They had no choice. It was either that or lose their fathers.

'But now the entire Quest clan is sworn to track me down. To banish me from QuestWorld and return me to the asylum. And the Quests are formidable adversaries:

Jonny. Older, stronger and more capable than you remember him. Cooler, too. He may be a kid but he never backs down. Never knows when to give in. And when he's working with Hadji and Jessie, he's tough opposition.

Hadji. A mystic. Probably as smart as Dr. Quest himself, Hadji can access the parallel universes of QuestWorld simply through the power of his mind.

Jessie. Race Bannon's daughter. Intelligent, resourceful and athletic, she'll match Jonny step for step. What else would you expect from Race's daughter?

Bandit. I swear I'd exterminate that smart, irritating little dog if I could just lure him into QuestWorld. As for Dr. Quest and Race Bannon, I'd give everything I have in this world to see them suffer the way they made me suffer.

'The Quests may have invented QuestWorld but it's my playground now. And any time they log on, the game gets real. It's life or death. My life. Their death. Because without QuestWorld, I'm nothing - and I'll never go back to that asylum again. Never. I'd rather not live. So you see I have nothing to lose.'

Jeremiah Surd"

Development
Jesse Stagg was senior art director at Hanna-Barbera, and the calendar was part of the promotional material Stagg designed to create buzz for the series. As described on Stagg's website: "As Senior Art Director at Hanna-Barbera, Stagg was tasked with creating industry buzz for an upcoming series that did not exist yet.

Working with artists Jennifer Yuh and legendary comic artist Alex Nino, Stagg created a compelling campaign of highly impactful visual vignettes based on early stage development scripts. The show racked up an impressive list of major licensees including: General Mills, Virgin Interactive, Harper Collins, Hanes, Campbell's & Pizza Hut, among others."

From Stagg
These preview images are from designer Jesse Stagg's website. Note that the previews for August and the credits were not available.

From Fred Seibert
These high resolution scans are from fan Fred Seibert's flickr album.

From JQStyle
These high resolution scans are from fan website JQStyle and include the JQStyle watermark.