“You apes wanna live forever?”

Back in the 90’s, 3D cartoons were all the rage. They were something new and exciting, and Reboot was proof that it could work. Kids today don’t know how bad they have it. The 90’s was also a time of loosening censorship. Swears were becoming more frequent, adult situations were becoming the norm, and explosions and blood were old hat. This was reflected in the world of kids shows too, even if it was a lot more subtle. There was plenty of censorship, sure, but holes were definitely forming. Some might accuse me of wearing nostalgia goggles, and maybe they’re right, but these are 3D nostalgia goggles.

And then I threw a rock at him!

The good thing about cartoons is how sometimes they’re oriented to both children, and the adults that (hopefully) watch TV with them. A good example of this was Batman: The Animated Series, which aired beginning in the early 90’s. Tonight I’ll be reviewing the classic episode “Almost Got ‘Im”, which can be found on the “Volume 2″ DVD.

Gotta love the episode-preceding title cards. Really sets the mood.

Freak-a me? No sir freak-a YOU!

 

Let me take you back to the simpler time of 1995 and a show made of stock footage and awesome. You know what I’m talking about: Freakazoid. Like most shows that started on the Kid’s WB, it didn’t get the attention it deserved. However, like many other shows on the Kid’s WB, it eventually aired on Cartoon Network where it was able to reach a larger audience. The rest you can say is history. For the most part. As a series Freakazoid only went on for two seasons over a course of two years. Despite the short run, it still holds a place in a lot of people’s hearts.

Guns. Lots of Guns.

A quirk about me is that I love to read supplemental material. Properties like Star Wars do a good job of putting out books of character biographies, weapons histories, schematics, cross-sections, and everything like that. Sometimes it’s interesting to see what actual model of laser pistol Han Solo carries around, or how exactly lightsabers work. You can imagine my enthusiasm when I found the Punisher Armory. Published across 10 issues from 1990 to 1994, it chronicled nearly every piece of weaponry that the Punisher used. Through captions, we got to hear Frank’s thoughts on them.