Category Archives: Cartoons
Darth Maul is Coming Back Baby!
It doesn’t take a genius to realize that Darth Maul was the best freakin’ thing about the Star Wars prequels. So the producers of the Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoon have decided that they’ll mess with continuity all they want to bring that ultimate Sith badass back to life! Behold the badass trailer!
I am a huge Darth Maul fan. So huge, in fact, that I bought both the Darth Maul comic book series and the Darth Maul tie-in novel around the time that Episode 1 came out. I think I even have a first edition Darth Maul action figure still in its original packaging somewhere back in my old bedroom.
I might have to start watching Star Wars: Clone Wars just to see this badass Sith back in action!
6 Best Animated Robins
Batman and Robin are like a rock concert. Batman is this brilliant, blazing, glorious rock star, the idolized hero of millions who burns brighter and rocks harder than anyone else ever will. All the other superheroes, like Superman or Wonder Woman, they’re competing rock stars. Maybe they’ll do an album together or hang out at a charity together, but in the end they have their own bands and their own concerts. Batman views them as rivals. But Robin is unique among other superheroes.
Robin is the guy with the backstage pass.
Animated Batman Lego series anyone?
If Batman is arguably the greatest, most popular superhero, Robin is the fan who Batman lets hang out back stage. We can’t be our favorite rock star. We can’t be Batman. But in some ways, we can be like Robin. We can be the fan with the backstage pass. We can hang out with Batman and learn all of his secrets. We’ll be there for Batman when he’s in a tough spot, or we’ll be by his side when he’s kicking ass. We can be the fan that Batman actually likes hanging out with, the one he shares a beer with. And maybe someday, when Batman needs us the most, he’ll invite us on stage to jam with him.
And then we will prove that it has all be worth it, and we will rock hard enough to impress Batman.
I think that nicely sums up one of the reasons why I like Robin. He’s the guy that Batman trusts above all others, the one that Batman likes hanging out with. The one superhero who is truly in Batman’s inner circle. But Robin is not just ‘Batman’s Pal’, he’s Batman-in-training. He’s Batman’s assistant. That’s what it means to be his sidekick. I plan on doing a lot more with Robin on this blog, but for now let’s take a look at one enterprise that seems to do Robin right: animation.
Here are the top 6 animated Robins, ranked worst to best!
***This list was inspired by friend-of-the-site Momma Pwncess! Thank you!
The Space Stallions Will Save Us
I’m not sure sure what this video is – other than incredibly awesome. It may be the single greatest parody video of all time, mocking the cartoons of the 80s with brilliance and wit. Space Stallions is so perfectly made that it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Silverhawks or Voltron of He-Man! But I don’t think it’s just a parody video, since it has a website – one that doesn’t seem to loud all the way. The Youtube page says it’s a bachelor film project. If so, I hope they got an A.
But whatever it is, come, watch and enjoy. If only this had really been a part of our childhood. Save us Mother Mustang!
New Legend of Korra Clips Cause Massive Squeeing
The Internet in all its mighty wisdom has provided us with three clips from Avatar: The Legend of Korra, the highly-anticipated sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender. Thanks to Topless Robot for providing these, because they are stellar! The animation looks fantastic, the character of Korra seems like fun and the way the world looks simply stunning. Decades have passed since Aang emerged as the Avatar, and the world has definitely changed.
Crowded cities, cars, dog/polar bears things; this is going to be an exciting television event – whenever it debuts. Hopefully sometime this year. For more information on the show, check out this Wiki. I know I’m going to be scouring it for details later tonight.
For now, enjoy these clips!
First we have Korra kicking incredible ass as a firebender:
Second we have Korra kicking incredible ass as the Avatar:
And finally we have an exciting clip with the sort of cameo that will make your head spin and your heart well up with joy. Don’t watch if you don’t want to be spoiled. But it’s definitely worth watching anyway!
6 Fun Things I’m Looking Forward to in 2012
If we don’t count the bottle of Mountain Dew that I finished off that was still left over from 2011, then so far my 2012 New Year’s resolution to not drink soda is doing just fine! Thanks for asking. But a barren year of nothing to drink but water, milk and the tears of hungry orphans is not the only thing to look forward to in 2012. There’s a whole lot of crap going on, some of it better than others.
Also, it’s supposedly the last year on Earth. So there’s that.
Star Wars in 3D is not on this list
2011 was a great year for geeky pop culture. We had an amazing year of superhero movies, with Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, Green Lantern and the X-Men: First Class. TV was pretty neat, seeing the end of Smallville and the start of Game of Thrones. Everything from video games, comic books, novels and horse racing had a lot going on last year. Can 2012 even stack up? Well it’s going to give it the old college try. Here are 6 Fun Things I’m Looking Forward to in 2012. But rather than just individual things, they’re more like categories.
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