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// August 25th, 2007 // No Comments » // Cartoons
When Superman and Batman are forced into Mr. Mxyzptlk’s home dimension they are subjected to his annoying pranks. Even worse, however, getting Mr. Mxyzptlk to say his name backwards doesn’t get rid of him.
// August 18th, 2007 // No Comments » // Cartoons
When Earth’s sun suddenly turns red, Superman loses his powers. The SuperFriends discover that a Kryptonian named Zycree has escaped from the Phantom Zone and is causing the sun to turn red in order to get revenge on Superman. In order to save Superman, the SuperFriends must stop Zycree.
// August 11th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // Cartoons
The Wonder Twins guard the Hall of Justice while the SuperFriends are having an important meeting. When Gleek is kidnapped by Gorilla Grodd and Giganta, he is replaced with an evil robot Gleek that is determined to destroy the SuperFriends.
// August 4th, 2007 // No Comments » // Cartoons
Aquaman is captured by Ocina when the lost city of Atlantis rises from the sea. Ocina plans to conquer the world with her female warriors. Wonder Woman and Rima the Jungle Girl gather the Amazons of Paradise Island to stop her.
// July 31st, 2007 // No Comments » // Cartoons
This fall, the CW network (kidsWB) will premiere the Spectacular Spider-Man, the most recent animated series featuring everyone’s favorite wall-crawler. There’s a bootleg of the preview footage from San Diego posted at Enewsi.com and it looks good.
It’s looks kid friendly, which is ok by me. There’s also an energy to the footage that I don’t think that’s been in any of the previous cartoons (unless you count the MTV version from a few years ago). Looks like I’ll be TiVo-ing another ‘toon this Fall.
// July 28th, 2007 // No Comments » // Cartoons
Wonder Woman and El Dorado must deal with an evil artist named John Palette who paints monsters and uses an electronic device to bring them to life to steal.
// July 21st, 2007 // No Comments » // Cartoons
If you loved the Challenge of the SuperFriends with the Legion of Doom, this is the episode for you.
When a construction crew recovers the Hall of Doom, Batman and Robin wonder how the workers obtained top secret information. That crew is really the Legion of Doom, and they capture the duo. They then go to the Hall of Justice to take over and turn Superman and Wonder Woman into crystal. Luthor and company start a crime wave, but the heroes manage to escape and stop the Legion before robbing Fort Knox.
// July 14th, 2007 // No Comments » // Cartoons
When the Wayne Building in Gotham City suffers a severe shake-up, Batman, Robin, and Apache Chief learn that the spirit of an Iroquois Indian (I’m not even gonna try to spell the Indian’s name!) is haunting the building. The spirit believes that the building was built on top of a burial mound, but Apache Chief leads him to the actual location of the burial ground, outside Gotham City.
// July 12th, 2007 // No Comments » // DVD
It’s no secret that I’m a cartoon and comic book fan. Some of my favorite cartoons have always been the old DC cartoons (Superfriends, Superman, Batman). Recently, Warner Home Video released the 1977 New Adventures of Batman and the first season of the Adventures of Superman from 1966. Both sets were great (and replaced a few homemade sets of mine). I’m guessing they sold fairly well, because Warner has announced even more classic DC animation.
Look for Aquaman and the Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians to hit DVD on October 23rd. It doesn’t surprise me that another set of Superfriends is being released. Aside from the original 1973 series with Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog, the upcoming Legendary Super Powers show and the Galactic Guardians will complete the “series” releases of SuperFriends. Hopefully sometime in 2008 Warner will release the All-New SuperFriends 1-hour episodes, along with all the additional 7-minute shorts that were created between 1980-1983.
Aquaman is the release that really surprises me. He’s never been that popular of a character and would be the last series I expected to see on DVD. It makes sense after thinking about it. After these two releases in October, I expect we’ll see DC/Warner release the 1966 Filmation Batman Cartoon, along with the second and final season of the Adventures of Superman 1966 series. That only leaves the original DC Animated shorts (featuring the Justice League, Hawkman, Flash, Atom, and the Teen Titans) and Superboy. Considering the legal ruling in 2004 that the Siegels owned the rights to Superboy, I don’t expect we’ll see that set anytime soon.
Finally, we’re getting another season of the Muppet Show in just a few weeks on August 7. The first season set was great, but the good guest hosts didn’t start showing up until Season 2. You’ll see great shows featuring Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, George Burns, Rich Little, Peter Sellers, Lou Rawls, John Cleese, Elton John, and many more. With the exception of a few great Season 3 shows (Alice Cooper, Harry Belafonte, Raquel Welch), I think Season 2 was probably the best “season” of the show. Not only that, but the set looks to include a few great features and even one show I don’t think I’ve ever seen.
* The Muppets Valentines Special – Starring a young Mia Farrow, Kermit, and some Muppets you might not recognize, this extremely collectible special has aired only twice since 1974, and never before been released on DVD.
* Weezer and the Muppets – The music video for “Keep Fishin’” featuring Weezer backstage at The Muppet Show.
* The Muppets on the Muppets – Personal and revealing interviews from Kermit, Gonzo, Rizzo, and others that will make you laugh, and may even make you cry.
// July 7th, 2007 // No Comments » // Cartoons
In today’s cartoon, a strange witch in a fortune-teller machine tricks the Wonder Twins, shrinks them, and pulls them into a pinball machine. Wonder Woman comes along and gets trapped in a video game.
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