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I was supposed to this a long time ago, back in 2015. That’s when the video came out, that’s when I put a comment saying I was inspired to do an article, and then for whatever reason since this was before 2016’s nonsense it got lost in the shuffle. In that time it’s sat in the Watch Later instead of the playlist where I put potential quickpost and article videos…and the host went from male to female. So if you haven’t watched her older videos you will be surprised to see him in the pre-op days. A lot happens in seven years. My apologies to the host for whatever needs to be apologized for.
The topic however still stands: another video suggesting getting rid of the Clark Kent identity, as Brian Michael Bendis (allowed by Dan DiDio) did to him in the comics. The host of Philosophy Tube makes the point that Superman could be out saving lives if he stopped being Clark Kent, that he doesn’t actually need the identity. I however believe keeping the identity is not only essential to Superman’s mission but essential to his very existence as Superman. Also check out a cameo by Scott from NerdSync, who is also seven years younger in this video as the discussion goes to what else Superman could do besides saving people. I’ll let the host make the case and then I’ll make my own.
(Yes, I’m avoiding the pronouns because this is when the host was still male before the transition but is now female. I’m old. I don’t really follow all the pronounsense. Language is getting less and less clear. Don’t get me started on they/them/it. Calling someone “it” feels like an insult. So this should be a fun writing exercise for me. Once I get these kids off my lawn.)
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“That’s what I forgot: my swimsuit!”
Overwatch #8
Dark Horse digital comic (July, 2016)
“Ana: Old Soldiers”
WRITER: Michael Chua
ARTIST: Bengal
LETTERERS: John Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, & Albert Deschesne
SENIOR EDITOR: Cate Gary
LEAD EDITOR: Robert Simpson
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So technically Disney now owns all these characters that they aren’t using. They could separate them from Marvel and have more income and potential superhero properties to ruin adapt, depending on whatever this deal was. Two out-of-comics media do exist from when the Ultraverse was still around. Saban Entertainment’s Amazing Adventures syndicated programming block included an Ultraforce TV show while a live-action Night Man TV show was also produced. Ultraforce lasted one season while The Night Man lasted two, changed a bunch of stuff from the comics and offered a coda to the 80s NBC series Manimal in one episode, which oddly also involves a time-travelling Jack The Ripper for some reason, since Glen Larson worked on both properties. Both Ultraverse shows are available on Tubi as of this writing while Manimal isn’t.
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I was introduced to Dynomutt: Dog Wonder thanks to the USA Network “Cartoon Express” anthology block of old cartoons, back when TV networks would still air shows for kids rather than shoving them over to a handful of kids channels. One of HB’s parody superheroes and the rare case of one lasting a full episode length instead of a series of shorts (which also included many early superhero shows from Hanna-Barbera), it was still a good, fun superhero series and I really liked it.
That’s why I was disappointed by Mask Of The Blue Falcon. For all the love letters that show up in the movie, NOT seeing Scooby-Doo and company hang out with the real Blue Falcon and Dynomutt in what should have been a reunion just annoys me. I wanted to see everyone joining forces again, like they did in Dynomutt’s show and was denied that as the people making the movies were doing everything they could to retcon away anything remotely paranormal from the Scooby franchise, including The 13 Ghosts Of Scooby-Doo and the original Zombie Island movie that set fake and real monsters closely together. I don’t understand it myself.
In the following video, produced by YouTube channel Scoobytopia, we get a long history of Blue Falcon and Dog Wonder’s various crossovers with Scooby and a few bonus ones just for fun.
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“I thought you had the map!”
Sonic The Hedgehog #42
Archie Comic Publications (January, 1997)
WRITER: Kent Taylor
ARTIST: Art Mawhinney
COLORIST: Barry Grossman
LETTERER: Mindy Eisman
EDITOR: J. Freddy Gabrie
“In Every Kingdom There Must Exist A Little Chaos!”
INKER: Phil Sheehy
“Knuckles Quest” part 1
CO-WRITER: Ken Penders
CO-ARTIST: Brian Thomas
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