Category: Cartoons
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The Perfectly Timed Return of X-Men ’97
The original 1997 show, ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ is one of the all-time greats of super hero cartoons. Sure, it was only the second best comic book show on the air, but when first place was ‘Batman: The Animated Series’, second place is nothing to sneeze at. Unlike Batman, however, X-Men didn’t spawn an entire…
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The Perfect Clark Kent: My Adventures With Superman
I have been complaining for years that cinema keeps getting Superman wrong. He’s either a boring boy scout or a god awful Jesus metaphor who does Dragon Ball Z fights and kills people. It’s no wonder the character’s reputation has fallen to pieces over the years! Superman isn’t a complicated character. Just make him goofy,…
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I Finally Watched Gravity Falls (Season 1)
Of all the TV trends I missed, Gravity Falls was probably the biggest. Everyone I knew was talking about it when it first aired. My family watched it almost non-stop and it was one of the most frequent topics of conversation among my friends. I can’t even tell you why I skipped it, I just……
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The Cuphead Show is Actually Pretty Good
Quick note before we start: Netflix announced that this show has been renewed for a second season. However, the episodes they’ll be releasing were actually made for the first season. They did this in order to sidestep giving the animators a raise for the second season. I’d hope I don’t have to explain how scummy…
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Why You Should Watch The Spectacular Spider-Man
I was going to finally get around to Amazing Spider-Man 2 today, but that movie has proven too great a challenge to watch, so I’ll get around to that later. Instead, let’s talk about the best Spider-Man cartoon! Spectacular Spider-Man is one of those cartoons that was canceled just as it started to hit its…
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