Category Archives: Cartoons
Christmas with Henchmen 21 and 24
The best Henchmen in the whole world, #s 21 and 24 from The Venture Bros. sing a joyous Christmas song! It seems old, but it’s still pretty awesome. If you’re a fan of The Venture Bros, this is a real treat. Plus it’s both Christmas and henchman themed, which is perfect for my blog today! So yay!
The Most Adorable Web Comic Ever!
Prepare to have your heartstrings tugged and re-tugged in what has to be the most adorable, heart-warming web comic ever captured in the medium. At least if you’re into video games like I am. It’s also Christmas-themed, so that works out perfectly this week. It’s from VGCats, which I don’t read regularly, but is still a well-regarded web comic. You’re going to have to click to enlarge this one, but it’s definitely worth it. It’s called ‘The Perfect Gift’.
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Or if that comic is not to your liking, here it is in animated form. Though like most things, the original is better.
So maybe you’ll be willing to give VGCats a try this Christmas.
Or she's gonna pound you, I guess
6 TV Shows with Great Christmas Episodes
Everybody loves a good Christmas special, especially me. Whether its the old-fashioned classics, like Rudolph or Charlie Brown, or maybe it’s newer movies that are particularly awesome, like Elf. Christmas has always been solid creative fodder for some really great entertainment. The combination of cheerfulness, the Christmas Spirit and some awesome characters and mythology makes for good storytelling.
All I want for Christmas...is this.
Nowadays, we don’t get a lot of those standalone Christmas specials, like Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or that one where Santa Claus teachers the Winter Warlock to walk again. Don’t pretend you don’t know the words.
Instead we get Christmas episodes of our favorite TV shows! Here are 6 TV Shows that have Great Christmas Episodes.
The Funniest Pokemon Battle Ever!
Be warned, there is excessive swearing in this video.
But the guys at Egorapter animated the funniest fucking pokemon battle ever. It’s well animated and very well written. One tip for people who aren’t familiar with pokemon, the creatures are only supposed to say their name. Watch and enjoy, my friends!
There’s a Good Avatar, and It Has a Sequel Coming
Cartoons aren’t just for kids anymore. Nor are they just about making toys. A fascinating thing happened between the 80s and the 90s – we grew up and became adults. And some of those adults are a lot more successful than I am, and they got jobs in TV. So everyone who grew up watching cartoons like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers and GI Joe (like me!) are now the ones making cartoons. They are putting that love they had as kids into the products of today.
Which is why Avatar: The Last Airbender is probably the greatest cartoon ever.
Bad to the Ass
Did you see the movie by M. Night Shamallamadingdong? Forget that fucking movie. It was an abomination. Not only was it just a poorly made movie, but he crammed the entire epic first season of the show into a 2-hour crapfest. Do not watch the movie.
Watch the cartoon that ran for three seasons on Nickelodeon.
It’s about a 12-year-old boy who finds out that he’s the chosen one, and is the only one who can stop the bad guys and save the world. But it’s told with such grace, depth and character that you can’t help but be riveted throughout the whole epic saga. The hero, Aang, is simultaneously a boy trying to have a childhood, and a hero with the fate of the world on his shoulders. He wants to have fun with his friends, but they all know they have this incredible responsibility. The group of them must travel the world, gather the allies and the training they need, so that in the end they can defeat the villains and save the world.
It’s a story about politics, about moral gray areas, and in the end it’s about heroism, friendship and romance. It’s also about super powers, so that’s pretty awesome. And it’s most definitely NOT about making toys.
Not action figure accesible
The reason I’m telling you all of this is twofold. 1. Not all of my readers might be familiar with Avatar: The Last Airbender. And if they’re not, I want them to know that it’s totally worth watching. If you have kids, show them Avatar. If you’re bored one weekend, watch Avatar. You have the Henchman-4-Hire guarantee that it’s awesome.
And 2. There’s a sequel coming! It’s called The Legend of Korra, and stars, of course, a girl named Korra.
Inheriting badassness
She’s the new Avatar, because the position of all-powerful being comes once per generation. She’s got a lot of learning to do when it comes to controlling her powers, and I guess that’s what the show is going to be about. The world might need saving again, and it’ll be up to Korra, and possibly her friends, to band together and do the hero thing. That should be pretty awesome.
Recently on the Internet, I found the opening sequence for the sequel cartoon:
And if that’s not enough, here’s the teaser trailer!
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