The Simpsons Season 24, episode 4, “Gone Abie Gone.” Comic book fans should be well acquainted by now with secret origins stories. That’s where a chacter’s backstory is revisited, only to introduce an aspect of their life we had no prior knowledge of. Simpsons fans got a taste of this with the recent episode “Gone … Continue reading »
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Why Read Comics?
Let me take a time out to address a very basic question, one that’s brought up all too frequently, and that is: Why read comics? To people who haven’t been exposed much to the medium of comic books, it seems like they’re a waste of time, that they’re “juvenile” or they’re entertainment for dumb people … Continue reading »
Sophisticatedly Lowbrow: Bob’s Burgers Season 1 Review
Over the past few years, Fox has dished out a smorgasbord of new shows, each running the gamut of sloppy to tasteless, but in the midst of this mess comes a perfect, delicious entree, Bob’s Burgers (I’ll stop with the food metaphors now).
Cartoon Pick of the Day: The Simpsons: A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again
At the start of The Simpsons episode A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again, I had the sinking feeling this would be an enjoyable-yet-forgettable episode. Little did I know that by the end of it, this would not only be one of the highlights of the 23rd season, but also would contain one … Continue reading »
Cartoon Pick of the Day: X-Men The Animated Series “Night of the Sentinels”
Title: X-Men: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 1 “The Night of the Sentinels” I’ve realized now it’s sometimes best not to revisit cherished childhood memories. I can still remember rushing home from school to plop down on the couch and watch X-Men: The Animated Series. This was back in 1992 when the show debuted. … Continue reading »
Cartoon Pick of the Day: South Park Cartman Finds Love
Title: South Park, season 16 episode 7, Cartman Finds Love Many times have we seen Eric Cartman play hatemonger on the TV show South Park, but last night, the world got to see a different side of him: matchmaker. I was aghast. Does this mean the diabolical child has made a turn towards the good? … Continue reading »
Funniest Dark Knight Rises Parody Yet! “The Dark Knight Rising” from Conan
Whenever a big blockbuster movie is coming out, you can expect the internet to be buzzing with parodies. These usually run from fair to middling, with the occasional hilarious moment. Conan O’Brien, on his late night show Conan, debuted a Dark Knight Rises parody that will be hard to beat. Note: not recommended for young … Continue reading »
Ralph Wiggum Gets His Own Comic? That’s Unpossible!
That’s right. Your eyes are not deceiving you. Everyone’s favorite dim-witted-yet-lovable child has his own spin-off comic, and no, I don’t mean Butters. I mean the original bedwetter, Ralph Wiggum. Don’t get too carried away all at once. I just about keeled over in glee when I first saw Ralph Wiggum comics #1 advertised, but … Continue reading »
Cartoon Pick of the Day: The Simpsons: Maggie Makes Three
With so many great episodes of The Simpsons out there, it’s hard to single out a handful to call “classics,” but the episode Maggie Makes Three definitely stands out from the rest. It features two of the greatest scenes in the entire series if you ask me. The premise of this episode is that Marge … Continue reading »
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No, It’s Super-Kitsch! The New Adventures of Superman 1966 Cartoon
If I had to guess, I’d say the 1966 cartoon The New Adventures of Superman won’t be a big hit with today’s children. Children of the 60s might have liked it, although even for back then, the animation’s pretty low-grade. Today, children have undoubtedly seen cartoons with flashier or better animation and won’t be so … Continue reading »
