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Post by Shiryu on Mar 7, 2007 5:38:43 GMT -5
Considering all the Marvel and DC animated series, which ones are your favs (and why), and which ones do you really regret watching ?
Here is a list of all those I can remember, feel free to add others
Spider-Man TAS (the longest running)
Spider-Man (the earliest one)
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Other Spidey series (Unlimited etc)
Iron-Man
Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four
The Hulk
Uncanny X-Men
X-Men Unlimited
Avengers
Batman TAS
Batman Dark Knight
Batman Beyond
The Batman
Superman TAS
Superman (1960)
Justice League
Super Friends
Teen Titans
Mighty Thor, Captain America, Namor, Hulk (from the "superhero hour" show ages ago)
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 7, 2007 8:39:44 GMT -5
Batman: The Animated Series is hands-down my favorite.
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Post by von Bek on Mar 7, 2007 9:06:01 GMT -5
Batman: The Animated Series is hands-down my favorite. Agreed. Batman Beyond was also very good. |
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 7, 2007 10:11:30 GMT -5
I edited adding the 2 X-Men series.
Up until 1 year ago, Batman TAS was my favourite, but now the #1 place is gone to Justice League. Seasons 1, 2 (especially) and 4 are really wonderful. I didn't like season 3 much, and I haven't seen #5 yet (but it's all on the pc, so just a matter of finding the time).
In comparison, most Marvel series I didn't really like. The best IMO were Spidey TAS and Uncanny X-Men, but nothing really outstanding.
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Post by Tana Nile on Mar 11, 2007 13:57:43 GMT -5
I'd have to place Batman TAS and Justice League neck and neck at the top. Great stories and great animation. I love Bruce Timm's designs.
After that I'd probably say the first X-Men series, more for story than animation. Then Spider-Man TAS and Superman TAS.
From a purely nostalgic persepctive, the original Hanna Barbera Fantastic Four ( the one with the Torch, NOT Herbie!) has always been a favorite.
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 11, 2007 19:54:40 GMT -5
As a very small child (5-6 years old) I really loved the Marvel Super-heroes! Even though the animation was merely "clip-art" from the comics, it was so wide-eyed to see these stories come to life! The various Super Friends programs weren't mentioned above. I just adored those as part of my Saturday mornings! Watching them now on the Boomerang Network, they have a dopey quality that is sometimes painful, at other times joyfully nostalgiac. As has been mentioned around here many times, even recently -- the DC heroes of the 60's-70's were just cardboard cut-outs with interchangeable dialogue. And Batman plays like such a doofus  |
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Post by imperiusrex on Mar 11, 2007 20:15:58 GMT -5
I always liked the old grantray lawrence stuff "when captain america throws his mighty shield..."
in terms of animaton and story, the spider man of the nineties was pretty cool, but the second seasons of Iron Man and FF were probably my faves overall.
I truly hated the FF with HERBIE.
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 12, 2007 12:09:01 GMT -5
Any thoughts on Captain Caveman, Atom Ant, Underdog, or Mighty Mouse??
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Post by Black Knight on Mar 12, 2007 12:41:27 GMT -5
I loved Captain Caveman and Underdog. I could never see Atom Ant or Mighty mouse again.
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Post by Tana Nile on Mar 13, 2007 11:04:23 GMT -5
I loved Atom Ant as a kid, just because he was so cute. But I'm pretty sure those shows wouldn't do much for me today.
Anybody remember the Superman cartoon from the sixties? I know it was syndicated in the seventies - that's when I saw it. Usually there would be three separate stories. One was always Superman, but the other two might have Superboy (and Krypto!), or even on rare occasions the Justice League. The animation was pretty standard, but it had a great theme song.
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 14, 2007 21:35:30 GMT -5
Love the Justice League
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 15, 2007 9:10:09 GMT -5
Tananile, that's the cartoon where Superman has his S on black background, isn't it ? I think it's kept in very high consideration in these days, as an oustaing example of early super-heorics animation.
I completely forgot about Super Friends, and also about Teen Titans and "The Batman", both of which I've never seen so far. Adding them now
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 15, 2007 9:33:29 GMT -5
Thank you thank you,
Loved the Super Friends. Always looked forward to getting home form school and watching the superfriends. Except when they had thaose kids with the dog,.. hated them.
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 15, 2007 9:50:54 GMT -5
If I recall, the Superman with the black background is from the Fleischer studios in the 1940's. It is amazing how closely the folks who did Batman: The Animated Series followed the prompts of the Fleischers. By the way, the Fleischer Superman cartoons are available on DVD and can generally be found at very affordable prices. I bought a set from a close-out book dealer -- 2 DVD's for $5, I think. All 18 cartoons are included. Two of them I use in my Holocaust class when we discuss propaganda.
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Post by Tana Nile on Mar 15, 2007 15:34:29 GMT -5
Tananile, that's the cartoon where Superman has his S on black background, isn't it ? I think it's kept in very high consideration in these days, as an oustaing example of early super-heorics animation. I completely forgot about Super Friends, and also about Teen Titans and "The Batman", both of which I've never seen so far. Adding them now Actually the Superman cartoon I was talking about was from Filmation in the late 60's. It went through a few versions, being just Superman, then the Superman-Aquaman hour, and then Superman-Batman Hour! This youtube clip shows the Justice League (of America!): |
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 15, 2007 21:59:46 GMT -5
I assumed that was the cartoon you were speaking of, which didn't depict the Man of Steel all that differently from how we'd see him on Super Friends! The cool thing about Justice League, Superman, Batman, and Super Friends on the Boomerang network is that with no commercials, the network has to fill the last five minutes of time. They frequently bust out the Filmation cartoons. The only problem I have with those is that the Kid Flash costume is reversed in color!!!!
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 16, 2007 0:08:26 GMT -5
Shiryu, you should be deeply ashamed to forget one of the best comic book cartoons of all times
All I can say is " SPOON!!!!!"
forgetting The Tick for shame.
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Post by uberwolf on Mar 16, 2007 9:34:20 GMT -5
d**n right! The Tick was the best. My favorite line of all time... "Smells like...... ambush."
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 20, 2007 12:06:05 GMT -5
Who ??  I don't think that ever crossed the ocean to old Europe, never heard of it  |
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 22, 2007 21:46:38 GMT -5
WHAAA?!?!?!?!?
Oh man, you have not lived. The Tick is the best comic charater ever. So far ahead of it's time. The Tick book was full of wacky ninjas when Bendis was still just writing for his school newspaper.
Somebody get that man a copy of the Tick.
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 10, 2007 21:08:32 GMT -5
Shiryu,.. this still bothers me to no end. If you tell me how to ship it to you I will go out and get you some of the best Comic reading you will ever experience.
I'm not kidding, get me an address. You shall have
THE TICK
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Post by Shiryu on Apr 11, 2007 3:25:28 GMT -5
Considering I live half a world away, the shipping would became waaay too expensive for you, but I appreciate the offer  |
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 12, 2007 17:32:34 GMT -5
well any time you get bored with other books, just let me know. I don't mind the shipping to share one of the greatest works of art of all time |
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Post by Engage on May 28, 2007 15:51:11 GMT -5
I decided to check out Batman TAS after vaguely remembering not liking it as a little kid (I was like 5). So three weeks later I own volumes one and two on DVD. The show is like crack.
I love that the only think Batman can think of doing whenever kids help him is to shoot them the thumbs up. Awesome.
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Post by fiero84 on May 29, 2007 15:11:07 GMT -5
I liked the Spiderman original cartoOn series, least I saw the reruns.I also concur, Batman: animated series was good, I bought 3 of the 4 DVDs. Batman Beyond eventually grew on me as well. Bruce Timm & Co. put the ' BiFF, BaM, pOW! back into cartoOns so-called '70's P.C. movement removed.  |
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