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0 on Batman Beyond Retro Review - Episode 2x05 - Clowning AroundUsually when we run into the Jokerz in Batman Beyond, they're a bunch of clownish goons who seem at times to be barely capable of reading. This time, though, they have a real leader in Terminal, the smooth-talking gang member with a look that stands out from all the other dorks he hangs out with. Batman…
In comics, the villains are pretty obvious to us--even when the heroes can't see them. Joker, Reverse-Flash, Lex Luthor, and many other familiar names give us something easy to hate. In real life, though, the villains are more often than not corporations that exist only to make profit for shareholders without regard to the human…
DC Comics loves intelligent gorilla villains. Some of the best episodes of The Flash featured Gorilla Grodd, Stargirl wrapped up its third season with the Ultra Humanite, and Doom Patrol made good use of Monsieur Mallah. Jimmy Olsen ran into a gorilla in the forest at the tail end of last week's episode--which sinister scientific…
My Adventures with Superman feels like a rebuttal to the grimdarkness that has informed so much DC content in recent years. The show manages to balance a very family-friendly version of the Superman mythos with some fresh ideas for its primary characters. Beware spoilers for My Adventures with Superman Episode 5, "You Will Believe A…
Harley Quinn has thus far been great at changing the status quo of its version of Gotham each season and then digging into what that change means. Season 3 ended with Harley realizing something--for as much as she enjoys chaos, she'd rather help people than hurt them. Usually. Meanwhile, Poison Ivy became the CEO of…
My Adventures with Superman got off to a strong start thanks to a unique visual style, strong voicework by The Boys' Jack Quaid, and by adding some fun modern complications to the relationship between Lois Lane and Clark Kent. It's time, then, to put that bond to the test with a new villain. Beware spoilers for…
Here with go. This is what we've been waiting for. This episode is awesome--one of my favorites so far. It has just about everything you want from a Batman story. Weird technology, some horror, killer action. It's all here. Batman Beyond: Lost Soul What is a man? According to Dracula, a man is a miserable little…
Much like with The CW's Superman & Lois, the title My Adventures with Superman should give you an idea of how it differs from lots of previous depictions of the Man of Steel. Like the live-action show, this animated series considers Lois Lane as important as Clark Kent, and Clark Kent as important as Superman. Three episodes…
Batman Beyond Season 2 has, thus far, included some of the show's best episodes so far. This episode, though, is one you can skip. Batman Beyond: Joyride The plot here is pretty straightforward. Some members of the Jokerz gang find an experimental military aircraft that has, unbeknownst to them, a deadly flaw. The nuclear-powered vehicle…
Superman's half-brother tried to overwrite a bunch of humans with Kryptonian DNA. Ally Alston tried to merge two Earths from entirely different universes. What can Lex Luthor do that compares to that? He can kill Superman. Spoilers follow for Superman & Lois Season 3, Episode 13, "What Kills You Only Makes You Stronger." "What Kills You Only Makes…
When the makers of Stargirl were finishing up the show's third season, they knew they probably weren't going to get renewed and set up a fitting ending. The team behind Gotham Knights, meanwhile, had higher hopes. What turns out to be the show's series finale sets up a second season that will never be. Spoilers…
With Gotham Knights canceled as far as future seasons are concerned, it seems like a foregone conclusion that we won't be getting any kind of satisfying ending to the show. In this second-to-last episode of the show, it still feels like the show is setting up pieces to play with in later seasons. Spoilers follow for Gotham…
Another great hallmark of cyberpunk stories is suspicion and indictment of corporations. In these stories, it can be easy to make a corporation actively evil and monumentally huge. Oftentimes, though, it's not a matter of evil so much as disinterest and negligence. That disinterest and negligence can ruin lives by sheer happenstance rather than dastardly…
Everyone is in trouble with everyone this week. Jordan is in trouble with his parents and Lana and Sara. Clark is in trouble with Jonathan. Kyle is in trouble with Clark. Lana is in trouble with Sara. Lois and Clark are in trouble with Lex Luthor. Everyone just chill out for a second, will you? Spoilers…
Human-animal hybrid transformation is a frequent favorite of science fiction cartoons. Batman: The Animated Series featured the idea in the episode "Tyger Tyger," in which a mad scientist trying splice human and animal DNA captures Catwoman so that she can be a partner for his creation, Tygrus. This episode shows us what the future might…
If you were watching The Flash closely and happened to remember a face you haven't seen in a very long time, you may have caught an Arrowverse cameo during the movie's big multiverse moment. But it wasn't the one any of us expected, and it was part of an otherwise very strange peek into the multiverse. It…
One of the best superhero shows around, Superman & Lois, was renewed for a fourth season! That's great! But along with a shortened, 10-episode season, we'll see most of the cast departing as series regulars, Deadline reports. What's going on over there? Unless you live on the Kent family farm full-time, your time in Smallville is…
Superman isn't done saving the world quite yet. The CW's Superman & Lois will return for a short , 10-episode Season 4, according to a report from TV Line. "We are thrilled to bring Superman & Lois back to the CW," said network president Brad Schwartz in a statement. [Superman & Lois and the also-renewed All American: Homecoming]…
Gotham can't survive without a Batman, it turns out. The CW has canceled the Batman-inspired series, according to a report from TV Line. The season finale, now the series finale, airs later this month on June 27. Gotham Knights follows Turner Hayes, the adopted son of Bruce Wayne, who has been framed alongside three thieves for…
I don't know how I didn't put it together before, but literally every main character in Gotham Knights has some kind of father-related trauma; some even have multi-generational father-related trauma. That's the thing that connects all of these characters. Spoilers follow for Gotham Knights, Season 1, Episode 11, "Daddy Issues." "Daddy Issues" Duela’s (Olivia Rose Keegan) birthday reunion…
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