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Personal Nostalgia

Unicron Attacks 2: Earth’s Last Stand

Brian Cave

The astronomers have been watching the skies for days in a panic. Something is moving out there, approaching Earth, bigger than a comet or an asteroid and on a path that matches up with no

Pop Culture

Robo Force: Worth the Reboot?

Brian Cave

I’m always amazed when a toyline gets a cartoon but it doesn’t warrant a whole series. It’s not uncommon to see a toyline get a three- or five-episode mini-series—Ring Raiders had five episodes (which frankly

Pop Culture

What Makes a Sidekick?

Brian Cave

The word sidekick is different in cartoons than it is in comics. Sidekicks in comics tend to be characters who act as younger versions of the main character, like Robin to Batman or Speedy to

Pop Culture

The Iconic Voices of Cree Summer

Brian Cave

To me, Cree Summer is voice acting royalty. Originally appearing as Penny in Inspector Gadget, she has lent her voice talents to hundreds of cartoons and video games. While I grew up hearing her voice

X-Men 97
Pop Culture

X-Men ’97 is Coming to Disney+

The Retro Network

The classic X-Men of ’90s cartoon form are returning with all new episodes on Disney+ in a new series called X-Men ’97. Marvel Animation’s “X-Men’97” revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men,

Pop Culture

10 Best Cartoons of the 80’s

Adam Pope

Cartoons were inescapable in the 1980’s. Saturday mornings, weekday afternoons and even on cable TV, colorful animated characters were everywhere we looked. While the majority were shoddy productions conceived as part of carefully constructed marketing