{ "id": "epydbdv8hr", "slug": "revisioned-tomb-raider", "title": "Revisioned: Tomb Raider", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": 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(Re\\Visioned: Tomb Raider) is a 2007 ten-part animated anthology web series on GameTap marking Tomb Raider's 10th anniversary, created by Ricardo Sanchez, voiced by Minnie Driver, with episodes by Peter Chung, Jim Lee, Warren Ellis, and Gail Simone.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.early_english_webseries", "markdown": "# Revisioned: Tomb Raider\n\n**Revisioned: Tomb Raider** (also written Re\\Visioned: [Tomb Raider](https://www.edgepedia.org/tomb-raider)) is a ten-part animated anthology web series based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise, distributed free of charge through the GameTap online service of [Turner Broadcasting System](https://www.edgepedia.org/turner-broadcasting-system) from July 10 to November 13, 2007.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) It was created by Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's vice president of content, and commissioned to mark the tenth anniversary of Tomb Raider, the 1996 game that introduced the archaeologist-adventurer [Lara Croft](https://www.edgepedia.org/lara-croft).[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) Each short film presents a different writer's and artist's take on Lara Croft, in the manner of an anthology such as *The Animatrix* (2003).[3](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Ten animated short episodes, each written and directed by a different comic book or animation creator[3](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series) |\n| Run | July 10 to November 13, 2007, on GameTap TV[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) |\n| Occasion | Tenth anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) |\n| Voice of Lara Croft | Minnie Driver, Academy Award-nominated actress[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) |\n| Episode length | About six minutes on average[3](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series) |\n| Creator | Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's VP of content[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) |\n| Award | Southeast Regional Emmy Award, 2008[4](https://guides.justwatch.com/us/tomb-raider-movies-tv-shows-in-order) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Episodes and contributors\n\nThe ten episodes tell seven stories. The first three form a linked arc, \"Keys to the Kingdom,\" written and directed by [Peter Chung](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-chung), the animator behind *Æon Flux*, in which Lara investigates the murder of an archaeologist who claimed to have found a way to bring the dead back to life.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) • [7](https://www.virtuallara.com/trrevisioned-episodes.html) Other stories include \"Revenge of the Aztec Mummy\" (written by Brian Pulido, with character design by David Álvarez), the two-part \"Angel Spit\" by [Warren Ellis](https://www.edgepedia.org/warren-ellis), in which Lara seeks a mysterious [Antarctic](https://www.edgepedia.org/antarctic) substance that can cure any disease, \"Legacy\" by Pulido with designs by Ivan Reis, \"Pre-Teen Raider\" by Gail Simone, \"Raising Thaumopolis\" by Michael Stackpole, and the finale \"A Complicated Woman,\" with story and art from comic book illustrator Jim Lee of Wildstorm/DC Comics.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) • [5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) • [7](https://www.virtuallara.com/trrevisioned-episodes.html)\n\nThe commissioned roster also included Cully Hamner, Christos Gage, Louie Del Carmen, and the studio Six Point Harness.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) Because each episode came from a different creator, the visual styles vary widely, from cel-shaded and manga-inspired looks to dark realism and outright comedy.[3](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series) The series is non-canonical: each story arc takes place in its own continuity, and only \"Keys to the Kingdom\" and \"Angel Spit\" span multiple episodes.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider)\n\n## Commissioning and production\n\nGameTap, described by its parent Turner Broadcasting System as a broadband entertainment network, announced the REVISIONED series in May 2007 as an anthology that would \"explore and reimagine\" well-known video game franchises, with Tomb Raider as the first subject.[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) Sanchez framed the casting of contributors around Lara Croft's status: \"Lara Croft is an icon, so we brought in some of the most iconic creative talent of today.\"[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) The anniversary project ran alongside a companion documentary, *10 Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective*, which profiled the games' creators, the live-action Lara Croft models, and fans.[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider)\n\nThe writers and artists were given creative freedom over their episodes but worked from basic guidelines from the franchise's developers so that Lara would not act out of character.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) Production companies credited on the series include Acme Filmworks, GameTap Entertainment, Turner Studios, and Wildstorm Productions; Drew Neumann composed the music.[6](https://jephmann.com/movies/tv.php?id=6686)\n\n## Release and schedule\n\nThe first episode debuted on July 10, 2007, shortly after the release of the anniversary game *Tomb Raider: Anniversary*, and new episodes were originally scheduled to run through August 23.[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider) The run was extended: the final episode, \"A Complicated Woman,\" launched on November 13, 2007.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) • [8](https://www.wikiraider.com/index.php/Re%5CVisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) All episodes were free to view at GameTap.com, an early experiment in free, web-based serialized animation.[2](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider)\n\nGameTap announced a second REVISIONED season of six episodes spotlighting games from Activision's back catalog, including *Pitfall!*, *Kaboom!*, and *Pressure Cooker*, developed with the comic-creator charity The Hero Initiative and writers such as [Mark Waid](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-waid), John Ostrander, and Paul Jenkins.[1](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed) The Tomb Raider season remained the only REVISIONED season devoted to the franchise.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider)\n\n## Afterlife\n\nAfter GameTap closed, all ten episodes were made available for free on YouTube, where they remain viewable.[5](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider) In 2008 the series won a Southeast Regional Emmy Award from the Television Academy.[4](https://guides.justwatch.com/us/tomb-raider-movies-tv-shows-in-order) It was the first animated Tomb Raider series, and it stayed the only one for well over a decade: when Netflix announced its anime *[Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft](https://www.edgepedia.org/tomb-raider-the-legend-of-lara-croft)* in January 2021, the official franchise site noted that Lara had not been animated since the Revisioned shorts, released nearly fifteen years earlier.[9](https://www.tombraider.com/news/movies-and-tv/tomb-raider-anime-series-underway) Among fans the series is remembered chiefly for its anthology format; the shifting art styles and standalone stories are frequently compared to *Star Wars: Visions* or Marvel's *[What If](https://www.edgepedia.org/what-if-comics)...?*.[4](https://guides.justwatch.com/us/tomb-raider-movies-tv-shows-in-order)\n\n## References\n\n1. [ReVisioned: Tomb Raider Finale Debuts, Season 2 Theme Revealed, Animation World Network (November 13, 2007)](https://www.awn.com/news/revisioned-tomb-raider-finale-debuts-season-2-theme-revealed)\n2. [Peter Chung & Others to ReVision Tomb Raider, Animation World Network (May 22, 2007)](https://www.awn.com/news/peter-chung-others-revision-tomb-raider)\n3. [Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/revisioned-tomb-raider-animated-series)\n4. [All 'Tomb Raider' Movies & TV Shows In Order - A Streaming Guide, JustWatch](https://guides.justwatch.com/us/tomb-raider-movies-tv-shows-in-order)\n5. [Revisioned: Tomb Raider, Lara Croft Wiki (Fandom)](https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Revisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider)\n6. [Revisioned: Tomb Raider (2007), Jeffrey Hartmann TV database](https://jephmann.com/movies/tv.php?id=6686)\n7. [Revisioned Tomb Raider Episodes, Virtual Lara](https://www.virtuallara.com/trrevisioned-episodes.html)\n8. [Re\\Visioned: Tomb Raider, WikiRaider](https://www.wikiraider.com/index.php/Re%5CVisioned%3A_Tomb_Raider)\n9. 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