There are a few different news stories in the video, but the important one is the first one they go over, even though it’s not the title story.
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I reviewed the comic last week in anticipation of the cartoon posting to Tubi on Saturday. I hadn’t expected the entire six episode miniseries at once. Not being familiar with Tubi’s release schedule for their original shows I don’t know if that’s the norm or a bad sign. Still, I watched the show over a few days rather than the binge marathon so I could enjoy it. I only watched two episodes back to back because the cliffhanger had me. That’s a good sign, right?
Let me get this out of the way because I already brought this up in previous discussions: the whole shared universe idea is odd to me, and it was a distraction to see a Sectaur woman among the baddies when I know that Symbion being without technology is a huge part of the Sectaur history, Moo Mesa style cow people walking around a futuristic city when they’re supposed to be from the Old West (the “COW” in Wild West C.O.W.boys Of Moo Mesa stands for “Code Of the West”), and while I don’t know what Garloo’s backstory was in the 1960s or if he had one, I’m betting “motivational speaker” isn’t part of it. The Biker Mice cameo is just there to set up the universe, amounts to nothing, and is distracting. Without spoilers, the Power Lords connection they set up could work in theory and I’m not against the Biker Mice showing up. I still don’t know how they’re going to work Barnyard Commandos in there, but if Nacelle has the rights to Skysurfer Strike Force I’m surprised they didn’t try to bring them in. Maybe we could finally learn who Cybron is. (Do not make it the father. Please.) It still gives me the same reaction as trying to shove MASK into the G.I. Joe and Transformers universe. When even the studio who make shared universes cool is no longer able to do it right (thanks, Marvel), maybe opt for separate stories.
With that out of my system, let’s focus on the cartoon. I’ll have spoiler-free and spoiler heavy parts of the review, but I’ll say for the most part I rather enjoyed it. It wasn’t as silly as the early promotion made it sound, though the show is still lighter in tone than the comic. They do explain Hun-Dredd (spoiler side), and I did enjoy the characters and events. I have notes beyond the shared universe but it’s nice to have something fun to watch that’s new.
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“Never thought voids were this purple, but I live in a black & white comic world.”
Cyber Jane Free Comic Book Day 2017
Lucky Comics (Maay, 2017–their typo, not mine)
“How To Make A Name”
WRITER/ARTIST/CREATOR: Dan Solano
LETTERER: John Michael Helmer
SELECTED COVER COLORIST: Francesca Zambon
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Too bad those dreams are becoming nightmares.
Well, we had to get a commentary into this week somehow.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Brothers Discovery head honcho David Zaslav is showing that he doesn’t understand what the problem is. Like most of Hollywood he’s taking to broad an overview of the situation. To wit and emphasis mine:
The mood inside the Colosseum could be markedly different Tuesday afternoon when Warner Bros.’ movie studio bosses Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy take the stage. The duo have come under intense scrutiny following several high-profile box office misses, with Bloomberg going as far as to report that their boss, Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav, is speaking with potential candidates to replace them. (If Greenstein is up for leaving Sony, he would be an obvious name to put on Zaslav’s call sheet.)
Sources close to the situation say Zaslav wants to focus on big IP, versus the sort of filmmaker-driven fare that Abdy and De Luca are known for, including Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. He is also said to be unhappy with the amount of money the two are spending on these non-IP projects. Abdy and De Luca allies say the two executives are consummate professionals and are resigned to the fact that their fate at Warners is uncertain amid a changing climate. (It remains to be seen whether Abdy and De Luca acknowledge the elephant in the room when appearing on stage.)
Big IP, especially in the hands of current Hollywood structure full of elitists, activists, and people who don’t care about fans or source material, is a mistake. Today’s filmmakers are too egotistical to do these properties justice, and apparently that’s being missed. Also being missed is how that’s hurting the studios AND the big IP.
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Actually, that was Silver Sonic. This is Metal Sonic. Different guy.
Sonic The Hedgehog #86
Archie Comics Publications (September, 2000)
COLORIST: Frank Gagliardo
EDITOR: J.F. Gabrie
“Heart Of The Hedgehog” part 1: “Evil’s Return”
WRITER: Danny Fingeroth
PENICLER: Sam Maxwell
INKER: Saleem Crawford
LETTERER: Jeff Powell
Monkey Khan: “Against The Haunted Past”
WRITER/PENCILER: Frank Strom
INKER: Harvo
LETTERER: Vickie Williams
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on April 17, 2025 in Movie Spotlight, Video Game Spotlight and tagged commentary, Disney Plus, Final Fantasy 7, Jennifer Walters, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, Rei Palpatine, She-Hulk, Snarky Jay, Star Wars, Tifa Lockhart.
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