On February 28 the next animated film to be released is Justice League: Doom, and here’s a new clip from it showing Batman and his buddies fighting the Royal Flush Gang.
Spidey and Star Wars on TV plus Supes on Console
Similar to Cartoon Network’s upcoming DC Nation block of programming is Marvel’s version, led by the long in the works Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. It launches on April Fool’s Day (yes, true) and is called Marvel Universe. It will feature not only Spidey, but also the return of The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes cartoon and some [...]
Adventure Time Comics at BOOM! Studios
Being a pop culture hound that I am, I’ve been aware of kooky, new cartoon series Adventure Time for a while now, but only actually watched it a few days ago when I stumbled upon it on TV. It’s like a crazy mash-up of Ren and Stimpy and Monty Python. Now, the fun is coming [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #61-’30s & ’40s Heroes
64 mins. We wind back the clock to those halcyon days of the 1930s and 40s when comic books and superheroes were brand new. And they were stranger and wilder than you could imagine. Also, Orson Welles. Drunk. LISTEN TO IT BELOW, DOWNLOAD IT HERE OR ON iTUNES You can email us at kris (at)extrasequential(dot)com [...]
Batman, Jor-El, Avengers & Noah
Now, that’s what I call a x-over! Here’s a look at some new movie (and one TV) pics. The fun Batman: The Brave and the Bold is ending this year, but a new Batman is coming our way, as announced in France on the weekend. I’m kind of over Batman getting all the toon attention, [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #60-Sex Scenes
75 mins. Put on the jazz and light some candles. It’s time for a look at sex scenes in comics. It’s our raunchiest episode ever! Actually, it’s more funny than raunchy as we realise how disturbing, hilarious and just plain strange sequential art sex can get. Also duck rude bits, cooking chicken and Andrew Ridgley [...]
Justice League: Doom
Based on one of the definitive Justice League stories, the next entry in DC’s animated films is out next year. Here’s the lowdown. Primetime Television Stars Nathan Fillion & Tim Daly join heroic cast of Justice League: Doom Warner Home Video to distribute DC Universe Animated Original Movie in early 2012; Eight Justice League TV [...]
Blade of the Immortal Theme Song
I just watched the first 5 episodes of the 2008 Blade of the Immortal anime, based on Hiroaki Samura’s maga. It’s not bad, with its one-eyed protagonist who happens to have some handy bloodworms inside him, making him essentially unkillable. However, it’s filled with the kind of thing I’ve seen before in samurai anime, namely [...]
Super ’70s and ’80s
I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while now, but essentially, author Marc Tyler Nobleman’s latest project is a great one, which focusus on some forgotten players in pop culture in the 1970s and 1980s. Here’w how he describes it. To bridge the gap between my book Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman [...]
Batman: Year One’s Catwoman
Here’s the first look at how Catwoman will look in her short film on next month’s Batman: Year One animated film. Cool. She resembles her comic counterpart closley. Hopefully Anne Hathaway in next year’s The Dark Knight Rises will too. Official details below. Warner Home Video to unveil Catwoman animated short, first Justice League: [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast #56-Comics We Wanna See
77 mins. After a few brief news items we launch into comics we’d like to see some day. This involves dream projects, concept variations and fond memories of 80s cartoons and forgotten 90s TV shows. We also sing. A lot and mention Gerard Depardieu, She-Hulk and Mad Max. LISTEN TO IT BELOW, DOWNLOAD IT HERE [...]
PowerCon Cereal Geek Mag Cover
What a mouthful that title is. Cereal Geek is a digital mag devoted to the wonderful ‘toons of the ’80s. Power-Con/ThunderCon is a new convention devoted to He-Man and ThunderCats. Below is the cover by comics artist Ed McGuiness as a special Con cover for the mag. Great stuff.
Super Powers Print
Honouring the great Super Powers cartoon and toy line from the ’80s is this new screen print from Mondo Tees and Sideshow Collectibles. It’s $100 and is limited to only 250 copies. More info here.
He-Man Doco and M.A.S.K DVD
The complete series of the 1985-86 cartoon M.A.S.K is being released from Shout! Factory on DVD on August 9. That was a good cartoon, and there were a lot of them in the ’80s. Illusion Is The Ultimate Weapon! Led by multi-millionaire Matt Trakker, the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand—better known simply as M.A.S.K.—defends the world [...]
