“[[[Iron Man:Armored Adventures]]]” returns Shellhead, and the first two of 26 animatedepisodes will begin airing on Nicktoons tonight at 7 PM. Here’s a brief description of this high tech new action adventure series: Tony Stark, heir to a billion-dollar corporation, lives a life of luxury,free to pursue his chief interests — seeing extreme thrills, solving…
What it’s been like here recently… Just way too much stuff to go through, and we’ve been very busy with the print announcement and rushing to get things ready for the Previews catalog, and I have dozens of tabs open to blog about and consolidate. Wheeee! So this will be more of a high-speed link…
Boy, is this week’s episode going to make Mike Gold happy… In this week’s episode airing on Cartoon Network at 8:00 PM titled “Mystery in Space!”, Aquaman joins Batman in a thrilling space adventure on Adam Strange’s home planet of Rann. There our heroes join forces to battle Gordanian General Kreegaar and his reptilian horde….
* Personally, I don’t think this cartoon needs a caption. But Michael Cavna does, and he’s running a contest for it– the best one gets the original art. So Write a Caption, Win a Cartoon. * "Mike Gold is not human." Yeah, we know. (BTW, KC, is your chronology off? I started in ’88 and…
Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker’s Cartooning Couple By Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin Random House, January 2009, $24.00 Donnelly and Maslin are both professional cartoonists – both regularly appearing in The New Yorker – and have been married for twenty years. [[[Cartoon Marriage]]] is their paired look at modern…
We’ve obtained preview footage of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode, "Fall of the Blue Beetle!" airing this Friday, January 23 on Cartoon Network at 8:00 PM, guest starring Wil Wheaton as the Silver Age Blue Beetle, Ted Kord. Yes, Wil Wheaton playing a wise-cracking technical wizard who’s a bit of a geek……
We’ve obtained preview footage of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode, "Dawn of the Dead Man!" airing this Friday, January 16 on Cartoon Network at 8:00 PM, guest starring Smallville‘s Michael Rosenbaum as Deadman. What is it with him and smooth headed characters? In this week’s episode Batman and Deadman team up as…
I somehow missed the advent of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim but recognize its contributions to pop culture. As a result, as the DVD sets have been arriving for review, I’ve managed to play a bit of catch-up. The random humor of [[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]] was lost upon me and I was excoriated for being…
Beginning Monday, while everyone is home from school, kids can catch up on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. While new episodes return in 2009, the ten aired on Cartoon Network will be available at both StarWars.com and CartoonNetwork.com. Supervising director Dave Filoni provides commentary. The online option lasts until January 2 and that evening, the…
GoComics.com as added The Doozies, a new strip from Tom Gammill. Dean Doozie will be the focal point, a “lovable boob” married to Dana and father to Eve. The new strip will update three times a week and is now live. "What I meant to say was I’m a lovable boob," the Emmy Award-winning TV…
The Wall Street Journal notes that comic strip characters are increasingly being hired in India as spokesmen for products such as Dilbert shilling for cell phone manufacturer Nokia. “Using such characters as ad faces or endorsers is infinitely cheaper than using real-life celebrities, experts say, and also helps connect with consumers on a note of…
One of the most important and successful garage bands of all time, the Archies return for the Christmas season with The Archies Christmas Album featuring Betty & Veronica! The Riverdale High quintet scored several top 40 hits, with "Sugar, Sugar" becoming the No. 1 song of the year. The Archies have been named one of…
