Greetings, all of my minions. I am so sorry about a lack of a review last week. I'll give you a reason why I didn't post.
The Sonic Universe #21 issue wasn't there when I went to ToysRUs {The ONLY place to get these comics!}, so I decided to go forward a week with my new time machine.
What is it, you ask? It's just a couch with a clock taped on it. What is the science in this? I don't know, some bum told me it has wires and gizmos in its leather cushions.
It worked, but I got stuck in 1955 as a result. Fortanately, I found one person who can send me, but he was too busy helping a kid with a life preserver on his body! Instead, I found somebody at this new place called LebTech {which would be old by now}. His name was Jonesy Saxon, he used to get a jet pilot and has even worked on the ways to distribute time travel in flight.
Explaining my situation, Jonesy agreed to help even I could hear him say he's going to commit me, but I highly doubt that.
So, I spent a few days, going to school, watching B-Movies, and since it was Halloween, people wanted to stone me for looking like a...fa...fabolous homo. They were against gays back in the 1950s.
Afterwards, Jonesy prepared the plane and sent me to an asylum. You see, he knew about me coming from the future and I don't why, but he says he works with Nega. Nega who? If it's Negaduck, then this guy knows a lot about the Multiverse.
I made some friends and even listened to Fats Waller if you can believe it. It does get a little tedious when I hear the same song over and over. They helped me break out with a pickaxe and a flashlight {very clever, boys} and stole Jonesy's time-traveling plane to get back to 2010.
Well, here I am! And the best part? I got Sonic Universe #21! It has been a week since I left. I even posted some Twitter updates with the code BTTF: Better Than Tardiness, Freaks. So, you know I've didn't mean to abandon all of my minions.
Then again, it is Halloween. So, I'll leave with something Halloweeny. Enjoy this Ub Iwerks short film that is a blant ripoff of one of his more better works!
View below if you want to watch it, have a nice halloween, and I'll be back with a review of the first chapter of Treasure Team Tango by next week!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book #3
Last month on Random Fandom…
A legend dies. A comic book shop dies. The Internet dies. Negative reactions to directors die. This was the prologue of the war of the century. No man or woman ever slept in comfort knowing there is a huge amount of L.A.R.Ping and role-playing outside their homes. No kid ever wanted to hear about Superman or Spider-Man or even Spawn without growing into an extended argument.
This was known as the war of Geeks versus the Nerds. The nerds had their revenge…more than once, but now it’s the geeks’ turn. It was never a time, until now, where cards and costume accessories were scattered in the battlefield. May God have pity for these troubled souls.
Anyways, welcome to Random Fandom, where I review out of my mind about the things I find. Last month, the death of Comic Book Guy from Simpsons lore was a big step for Bongo Comics. They then decided to make an aftermath on what Springfield would without him, which didn’t go so well. Marge now runs the Android’s Dungeon, removing anything that was violent and obscene {in short, good}, the Internet was shut down because all the snark CBG made for the directors were no more, and a war between the intelligent nerds and the tech-savvy geeks began.
So, let’s see if we get Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book over with! Why? Well, getting off-topic for a moment, thanks to Archie Comics, Sonic the Hedgehog comics has introduced Cream the Rabbit, one of my favorite recent next-gen Sonic characters, into Mobius. I found out that there’s going to be a 4-part series in Sonic Universe, which is an ongoing series that’s related to the Archieverse. I wanted to finish my previous mini-series, so I can move on to the next one.
And giving how I have random reviews wedged between issue numbers, I wanted to do something different for a while before I can move on to the next part. So, I’ve decided that next month will debut my review for BOTH of the penultimate and final issue of Comic Book Guy. I want my next mini-series to begin ASAP!
So, with that out of the way, let’s see what turmoil awaits in Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book #3!
STORY:
The story starts up with the Geek/Nerd war, already in progress. The police are helpless against these acne-covered young adults and only Homer Simpson can stop it. He does so by pushing a nerd. Threatening to do some more if they don’t stop, Homer ended the war with a peace treaty between the nerds and geeks. That takes care of one plot element...thr most exciting one in this issue. Damn it all.
Meanwhile, Bart is in a search for a new hobby since Marge made the comic store much more boring. He succeeds on finding a newfound hobby called knitting thanks to Abe Simpson.
After that bit of B-Story, Marge closes up the store and sleeps for a little while, dreaming she is the world of Little Lulu…and eventually from it, she finds out that Comic Book Guy may still be alive. Plagued by the dreams as well, Lisa wants to dig up CBG’s grave to see if his body is still intact, I’ll see if you can guess if it’s still here. Whatever your guess is, Lisa is still not convinced. She decides to investigate on CBG’s death herself, and joining her is Ralph Wiggum. He tells me to burn things…unnecessarily things.
Not funny, player!
Yeah, I don’t care.
ART:
Now, since I’m going to say the same thing as my last two Comic Book Guy reviews, let me at least add some things that are different this time.
First, the comic takes us to a slight detour into Marge’s dreamworld in a Little Lulu comic. The artstyle is familiar to those of you who read about the adorable little moppet before. The most hilarious thing to come out of this was Little Burnsie, using his unfair advantage to coach a bunch of pro baseball players to face off to a bunch of children.
Second, I need to credit the artist who was responsible to this {and more} because this is going into a rut; I’m going to have to credit somebody. His name is John Delaney. The guy was responsible for other Bongo Comics as well as some Bruce Timm DC stories that were in print.
Maybe I might see this guy again someday, but that depends if I go into an Adventures in the DC Universe issue.
WRITING:
Now, since I’m going to use this as good writing instead of humor, I might has well give you some background information to the writer and comment on how well or poor he did.
The writer in this case is Ian Boothby, who is also responsible to some Bongo Comics stories. His work is also on some Powerpuff Girls issues and a story from the 2007 DCU Infinite Holiday Special entitled “Father Christmas”, featuring the Flash.
How he did on the story you ask? As usual, you can find many pop culture references from fandom’s past here as well as some laughs here and there. My favorite part however is Homer trying to break up the nerds and geeks from fighting by yelling “JAR JAR BINKS IS THE GREATEST STAR WARS CHARACTER EVER!” Put that to stop an argument and you’re bound to make people forget what they were talking about.
FINAL VERDICT:
I don’t have anything else to talk about in this comic. Probably because most of the segments are becoming old hat. It's a shame, I really wanted to see the Nerd/Geek War a little bit longer, but I believe the story arc is how Springfield is coping with the death of Comic Book Guy and how they are making it as it used to be when he was alive.
All and all, I really hope Comic Book Guy returns soon, and if not, well, give us some excuse on why he’s not here anymore!
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must read the first issue of Tiny Titans/Little Archie. I’m not into Little Archie! I’m into the latter.
RATING:
* * *
MEANWHILE, IN A ZONE BEYOND OURS…
So, you’re planning to review Treasure Team Tango. Well, I’ve expected more excuses than that wretched goody-two-shoes rabbit! No matter, once I’m inside the Regular Zone, I’ll get what I wanted, and then I’ll use that to overthrow you.
A legend dies. A comic book shop dies. The Internet dies. Negative reactions to directors die. This was the prologue of the war of the century. No man or woman ever slept in comfort knowing there is a huge amount of L.A.R.Ping and role-playing outside their homes. No kid ever wanted to hear about Superman or Spider-Man or even Spawn without growing into an extended argument.
This was known as the war of Geeks versus the Nerds. The nerds had their revenge…more than once, but now it’s the geeks’ turn. It was never a time, until now, where cards and costume accessories were scattered in the battlefield. May God have pity for these troubled souls.
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| The Fight of the Decadal-Century! |
So, let’s see if we get Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book over with! Why? Well, getting off-topic for a moment, thanks to Archie Comics, Sonic the Hedgehog comics has introduced Cream the Rabbit, one of my favorite recent next-gen Sonic characters, into Mobius. I found out that there’s going to be a 4-part series in Sonic Universe, which is an ongoing series that’s related to the Archieverse. I wanted to finish my previous mini-series, so I can move on to the next one.
And giving how I have random reviews wedged between issue numbers, I wanted to do something different for a while before I can move on to the next part. So, I’ve decided that next month will debut my review for BOTH of the penultimate and final issue of Comic Book Guy. I want my next mini-series to begin ASAP!
So, with that out of the way, let’s see what turmoil awaits in Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book #3!
STORY:
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| Hiding a newfound hobby is hard. I'm still trying to seal away my Sesame Street obsession. |
Meanwhile, Bart is in a search for a new hobby since Marge made the comic store much more boring. He succeeds on finding a newfound hobby called knitting thanks to Abe Simpson.
After that bit of B-Story, Marge closes up the store and sleeps for a little while, dreaming she is the world of Little Lulu…and eventually from it, she finds out that Comic Book Guy may still be alive. Plagued by the dreams as well, Lisa wants to dig up CBG’s grave to see if his body is still intact, I’ll see if you can guess if it’s still here. Whatever your guess is, Lisa is still not convinced. She decides to investigate on CBG’s death herself, and joining her is Ralph Wiggum. He tells me to burn things…unnecessarily things.
Not funny, player!
Yeah, I don’t care.
ART:
Now, since I’m going to say the same thing as my last two Comic Book Guy reviews, let me at least add some things that are different this time.
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| He should team up with The Tick's Brainchild. |
Second, I need to credit the artist who was responsible to this {and more} because this is going into a rut; I’m going to have to credit somebody. His name is John Delaney. The guy was responsible for other Bongo Comics as well as some Bruce Timm DC stories that were in print.
Maybe I might see this guy again someday, but that depends if I go into an Adventures in the DC Universe issue.
WRITING:
Now, since I’m going to use this as good writing instead of humor, I might has well give you some background information to the writer and comment on how well or poor he did.
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| That's nothing. This is the same reaction from a black rally. |
How he did on the story you ask? As usual, you can find many pop culture references from fandom’s past here as well as some laughs here and there. My favorite part however is Homer trying to break up the nerds and geeks from fighting by yelling “JAR JAR BINKS IS THE GREATEST STAR WARS CHARACTER EVER!” Put that to stop an argument and you’re bound to make people forget what they were talking about.
FINAL VERDICT:
I don’t have anything else to talk about in this comic. Probably because most of the segments are becoming old hat. It's a shame, I really wanted to see the Nerd/Geek War a little bit longer, but I believe the story arc is how Springfield is coping with the death of Comic Book Guy and how they are making it as it used to be when he was alive.
All and all, I really hope Comic Book Guy returns soon, and if not, well, give us some excuse on why he’s not here anymore!
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must read the first issue of Tiny Titans/Little Archie. I’m not into Little Archie! I’m into the latter.
RATING:
* * *
MEANWHILE, IN A ZONE BEYOND OURS…
So, you’re planning to review Treasure Team Tango. Well, I’ve expected more excuses than that wretched goody-two-shoes rabbit! No matter, once I’m inside the Regular Zone, I’ll get what I wanted, and then I’ll use that to overthrow you.
After all, you get rich by selling emeralds. D-did that come out wrong? Because it sounded like it did. OK, how about this? After all, Sol is good for the skin. Even worse? Sir, I need you to come up with better zingers! Are you still on phonoscreen? Damn it all.
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book will end its run soon, and when it does, the next story arc will give me all the answers I need. Right, sir? Oh yeah, he’s off the phonoscreen. He really needs to pay more attention to my demands.
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| THE ANSWER FOR IF THE BODY IS INTACT! |
Saturday, October 9, 2010
T.U.F.F. Puppy vs. Planet Sheen
Welcome to Random Fandom, where I review out of my mind about the things I find, and welcome to the first addition of a new segment of the blog.
For many months, I wanted to see who can duke it out and see which one is better, even if both of them are horrible, only one can be less bad, which will be an example for today’s battle. Recently, Nickelodeon has going down the crapper with Nicktoons that older fans who used to watch the network find horrendous, shows like The Mighty B, Back at the Barnyard, and…Fanboy and Chum-Chum.
These days you find something with more quality, but thanks to Fanboy and Chum-Chum, no one can sleep with these two haunting your nightmares. Their colorful cartoonish antics that driven the world they live in from hell to back. Abandon all sanity for ye who enter...which is a good thing I’m not focusing on them.
Instead, I’m clashing Nicktoons’ recent additions: T.U.F.F. Puppy, from Butch “Fairly Odd” Hartman, and Planet Sheen, from three people who worked on the Jimmy Neutron cartoon. These two may be met with mixed reactions, but how they are liked is another topic. This week, I’m looking at both these shows in my categories I chose for the occasion. Which show is a little better? Well, get some orange goo to splat and some brain cells to kill! This is RANDOM FANDOM BAM!-DOM!
Now, I’m going to talk about the main character first and end on rewatchability, which is the chance you might watch it again in the near future. And since these shows came out quite recently, I’m only going to go into the first episodes because well, I can only check out these shows once for this topic. So, let’s not dillydally and talk about the star of the show…s.
MAIN CHARACTER:
Now these characters both have interesting scenarios around them, but as long as there’s no Tuxedo Knux or Graphic Novel Kid, I’m good on this. However, these characters deserve a little mention and a little in-depth analysis before making a verdict.
T.U.F.F. Puppy is a show about a secret organization located in a city populated by furries known as Petropolis, using their best agents to make sure evil doesn’t fill the streets of the city with crime. This organization is known as T.U.F.F. {Also known as the Turbo Undercover Fighting Force}, facing off the many villains from D.O.O.M. {A.K.A. the Diabolical Order of Mayhem}
Our main character is an excitable pup that has every gene known from Dogdom named Dudley Puppy, voiced by Jerry Trainor from iCarly fame. After witnessing Dudley’s success over the henchmen of Veminious, the leader of D.O.O.M., over a chew-toy no less, T.U.F.F. hired him into the agency of spying, kicking ass, and taking names. Dudley is your basic dimwitted, happy-go-lucky basic character, using his simple mind to either accidentally to stop his foes or making his partner more irate, which I’ll explain in the next category.
Which it’s a perfect time to give you an education on the many things television has to offer to please others. This is known as my Random Moment of Intellect. This is part of the show where I discuss the very thing that’s related to what I’m talking about. So, let’s talk about Spin-Offs.
OK, maybe I’m being a bit too negative of this. Occasionally, most television shows get very successful spin-offs. For example, Doctor Who currently has two spin-offs on air right now. One being for adults and the other for children. These two are known as Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. There’s also another one that focuses on K-9, but I’m not counting it because it’s not in current Doctor Who continuity. There are subpar spin-offs that set these gems apart, some examples being The Cleveland Show, Joey, and all of the Brady Bunch spin-offs. It’s good that writers want to expand on characters that people are already familiar with, but once you get into your 7th episode, it’s bound to get tiresome.
The very reason why T.U.F.F. Puppy wins it. I know you Sheen-fans must be disappointed, but the main character is already from another television show, while Dudley is an original creation not seen by anywhere else in Hartman’s shows. So, a point goes to T.U.F.F. Puppy.
WINNER:
DUDLEY PUPPY {T.U.F.F. PUPPY}
Then, there’s the characters that inhabit the worlds the show take place. Who has the best supporting weirdoes? Let’s find out!
OTHER CHARACTERS:
Now, the characters are a hit-and-miss on both shows. First off, we got the sidekick. For Dudley, he’s got Kitty Katswell, the Kung-Fu-smart, no-tolerate cat! She is Dudley’s partner/mentor, even though she gets into enough trouble as Dudley does trying to stop D.O.O.M. She’s the kind of person who is committed to her job, just like Pop! You remember him, right? He’s a Gogo’s Crazy Bone that most of you didn’t check out…well, screw you! I picked my own partner in crime! You guys were too interested on more successful crap! Well, I review from my mind and nothing…!
Fandom, I don’t know this isn't a good time,
But to you, losing your views is a crime!
What?! But only one person knows about you!
You think picking me from a game of Russian Roulette was a good idea, prick?
You better make this disaster up or you’ll be sucking…
YES, I GET IT! I’ll be sucking hard! Just because you rhyme doesn’t mean you can be explicit.
Yeah, I’m going back in my bag.
You do that…committed to his job, my ass.
Sheen’s partner however is a monkey named Mr. Nesmith. He serves just like Kitty, a smart animal who is often annoyed by the stupidity of the main hero. But at least, he has a super intellect thanks to many decades stranded here while his brain cells grew in humongous size. He also serves as mechanic for fixing Sheen’s rocket, which is good because Sheen on the planet for so long will become mincemeat by Dorkus.
Speaking of whom, it’s time to talk about villains. For Planet Sheen, we got Dorkus and Pinter. Dorkus hates Sheen for three reasons.
NUMBER ONE: HIS ROCKET DESTROYED HIS HOUSE WHEN IT CRASH-LANDED.
NUMBER TWO: HE STOLE THE TASK OF BEING THE EMPEROR’S RIGHT-HAND MAN.
NUMBER THREE: HE DOESN’T THINK SHEEN IS QUALIFIED TO BE AN INTELLECT FOR THE PLANET.
So, I’ll just give you the rest of the major characters on both shows because like I said, we need a verdict eventually.
Planet Sheen does have some characters as well that are just as interesting. The Emperor who is delighted to have Sheen crash on his planet and share his wisdom about his planet. Granted, he doesn’t know about Earth until Sheen appeared, but it’s better to have an idiot talk about it than nobody at all. Aseefa is a blue Glimmorian, and I’m not going to assume she’s a Na’vi because the show was in production before Avatar was released. That’s like saying Glee was inspired by High School Musical, it’s just people overreacting. Oh, and she’s voiced by Punky Brewster. If that doesn’t give you fans Punky Power, then you were never in the 1980s. In short, Aseefa is basically Sheen’s love interest because the one he first sees on Zeenu…immediately scares me.
But give the show some credit, the show does at least have some reverence from the cartoon it was based on. It has a sluggy version of Carl Wheezer named Doppy. Same voice, same appearance if you ignore the slug part, and same gleeful ignorance. He serves as Sheen’s other friend on the planet.
So, who has the best character roster? Well, I got to say Planet Sheen. Give me some credit, the characters on T.U.F.F. Puppy look cool too, but all of them are animals. Planet Sheen’s roster at least ranged from humanoid to sluggish, light to dark, black to white. So, Planet Sheen, points for at least making more original characters, except for Doppy.
WINNER:
PLANET SHEEN
But, what’s a cartoon without humor? Well, there’s some Anime, but they try to hide it sometimes. Regardless, let us see which show made us chuckle the most!
HUMOR:
If you judge the humor on both shows, it’s pretty standard Saturday-Cartoon fare. They don’t waste any time slapping comedy in your face like a cherry pie.
T.U.F.F. Puppy is just like some of the episodes of Fairly Oddparents, two episodes in one half-hour, and willing to repeat the running joke for the episode over and over again. Some work out, some get old very quickly.
Planet Sheen, on the other hand, is just one big half-hour of plot and humor. You will get annoyed by Sheen by the halfway mark, but all I can say is that Sheen’s impetration of the history of Earth was chuckle-worthy; even it does last a few seconds. Also, I like to point out that Otis makes a cameo. Otis from Back at the Barnyard? Yes, he does make an appearance, along with Pig. Just a literal hello-and-goodbye moment…and there’s no dialogue from them either! Come on, Otis’s lines was the only reason I watched Back at the Barnyard!
But since I need to make up my mind, I’ll go with T.U.F.F. Puppy. Why? Because they don’t throw the word “MONKEY” at every minute! I’m serious, as soon as Sheen means Nesmith; it’s the word monkey from here on there. In fact, the writers thought it was so funny; it was included in a scene transition. This is the majority of what they’re going to cut to whenever a new scene begins! Monkey dance, how I loathe you and just annoys me to end.
Just like your irate reactions.
Shut up. Point goes to T.U.F.F. Puppy!
{For not using the word “Monkey” often}
How does the pretty pictures fare up with the kid-friendly humor, decent characters, and sub-par plots? Probably average, but let’s see which show had the animation that was above the rating.
The show may be CGI, but O Entertainment does a good job making sure it looks realistic. Fanboy and Chum-Chum may have a cartoonish-type of CGI, but Planet Sheen has realistic backgrounds, shadowing on most of the characters, and making everything on Zeenu look believable.
WINNER:
PLANET SHEEN
Now comes the final verdict. Which show will you check out again if you got nothing to do? Let’s find out which one has the most rewatchability!
REWATCHABILITY:
This is going to be a toughie because both shows have mixed reactions. Let’s break them individually to see if we get a verdict.
T.U.F.F. Puppy is typical Hartman fare, although it’s not the next Danny Phantom, it tried it’s best to make sure it’s more entertaining as an action genre would want it. The characters while funny can be entertaining, the villains if more can be hit-and-miss, and the animation although 2D {Don’t take this the wrong way. I love 2D animation} can be cartoonish.
Planet Sheen, on the other hand, is just like Back at the Barnyard. Don’t get me wrong. At least, the Jimmy Neutron TV series wasn’t too bad, but these two don’t par up the series. Although the CGI looks nice and characters look different, Sheen will get annoying quickly, the humor won’t be for intelligent adults, and once you put Carl Wheezer as a slug and just change his name, well, I don’t know what to say.
The winner has got to be T.U.F.F. Puppy. You watch the show to expect the new villains and locations, but when you watch Planet Sheen, you’re never going to see Sheen get home because I can predict they’re not going to come up with a series finale that focuses on that.
Sheen, we love you, but a spin-off wasn’t the best idea for you.
WINNER: T.U.F.F. PUPPY
So that’s my first Random Fandom BAM!-Dom! Will I do another one? Well, maybe, but only if all of you can give Gogo’s Crazy Bones some love!
You’re doing it again, player.
Hey, screw you! Until next time, I’m still reviewing things from what I find, praying they don’t go unnoticed.
Nice closing.
You like dancing, small fry? Well, how you do feel about that after what I’m going to do with your legs!
For many months, I wanted to see who can duke it out and see which one is better, even if both of them are horrible, only one can be less bad, which will be an example for today’s battle. Recently, Nickelodeon has going down the crapper with Nicktoons that older fans who used to watch the network find horrendous, shows like The Mighty B, Back at the Barnyard, and…Fanboy and Chum-Chum.
These days you find something with more quality, but thanks to Fanboy and Chum-Chum, no one can sleep with these two haunting your nightmares. Their colorful cartoonish antics that driven the world they live in from hell to back. Abandon all sanity for ye who enter...which is a good thing I’m not focusing on them.
Instead, I’m clashing Nicktoons’ recent additions: T.U.F.F. Puppy, from Butch “Fairly Odd” Hartman, and Planet Sheen, from three people who worked on the Jimmy Neutron cartoon. These two may be met with mixed reactions, but how they are liked is another topic. This week, I’m looking at both these shows in my categories I chose for the occasion. Which show is a little better? Well, get some orange goo to splat and some brain cells to kill! This is RANDOM FANDOM BAM!-DOM!
MAIN CHARACTER:
Now these characters both have interesting scenarios around them, but as long as there’s no Tuxedo Knux or Graphic Novel Kid, I’m good on this. However, these characters deserve a little mention and a little in-depth analysis before making a verdict.
T.U.F.F. Puppy is a show about a secret organization located in a city populated by furries known as Petropolis, using their best agents to make sure evil doesn’t fill the streets of the city with crime. This organization is known as T.U.F.F. {Also known as the Turbo Undercover Fighting Force}, facing off the many villains from D.O.O.M. {A.K.A. the Diabolical Order of Mayhem}
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| Fighter of truth, justice, and bugs on his buttocks! |
Planet Sheen is basically this scenario: Sheen finds Jimmy’s rocket, accidentally blasts it off with him in it, and crash-lands on the planet Zeenu, about four million and one away from Earth. His goal? Fix the rocket while facing the many dangers Zeenu has to offer so he can get home.
Most of you who are familiar with the Jimmy Neutron movie and/or TV series must be no stranger to Sheen Estevez, the Ultralord-obessing, dimwitted, hyperactive friend of Jimmy and is happened to be voiced by Jeff Garcia, who I swear to Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod works in the animation house where this show is produced. He is no different from what we are seeing. He’s still not the brightest guy, he’s still on a sugar high, and he still obsesses over Ultralord.
Which it’s a perfect time to give you an education on the many things television has to offer to please others. This is known as my Random Moment of Intellect. This is part of the show where I discuss the very thing that’s related to what I’m talking about. So, let’s talk about Spin-Offs.
According to the Information Super Highway Dictionary {3rd Edition}, a spin-off is a product, material, or service deriving from something that already exists. This is known as writers saying “Hey, fans love this character, right? Do they want to know what kind of wacky adventures it would have without the aid of the main character? Let’s greenlight a spin-off! Now, let me some monkeys so we make no effort into this!”
The very reason why T.U.F.F. Puppy wins it. I know you Sheen-fans must be disappointed, but the main character is already from another television show, while Dudley is an original creation not seen by anywhere else in Hartman’s shows. So, a point goes to T.U.F.F. Puppy.
WINNER:
DUDLEY PUPPY {T.U.F.F. PUPPY}
Then, there’s the characters that inhabit the worlds the show take place. Who has the best supporting weirdoes? Let’s find out!
OTHER CHARACTERS:
Now, the characters are a hit-and-miss on both shows. First off, we got the sidekick. For Dudley, he’s got Kitty Katswell, the Kung-Fu-smart, no-tolerate cat! She is Dudley’s partner/mentor, even though she gets into enough trouble as Dudley does trying to stop D.O.O.M. She’s the kind of person who is committed to her job, just like Pop! You remember him, right? He’s a Gogo’s Crazy Bone that most of you didn’t check out…well, screw you! I picked my own partner in crime! You guys were too interested on more successful crap! Well, I review from my mind and nothing…!
Fandom, I don’t know this isn't a good time,
But to you, losing your views is a crime!
What?! But only one person knows about you!
You think picking me from a game of Russian Roulette was a good idea, prick?
You better make this disaster up or you’ll be sucking…
YES, I GET IT! I’ll be sucking hard! Just because you rhyme doesn’t mean you can be explicit.
Yeah, I’m going back in my bag.
You do that…committed to his job, my ass.
Sheen’s partner however is a monkey named Mr. Nesmith. He serves just like Kitty, a smart animal who is often annoyed by the stupidity of the main hero. But at least, he has a super intellect thanks to many decades stranded here while his brain cells grew in humongous size. He also serves as mechanic for fixing Sheen’s rocket, which is good because Sheen on the planet for so long will become mincemeat by Dorkus.
Speaking of whom, it’s time to talk about villains. For Planet Sheen, we got Dorkus and Pinter. Dorkus hates Sheen for three reasons.
NUMBER ONE: HIS ROCKET DESTROYED HIS HOUSE WHEN IT CRASH-LANDED.
NUMBER TWO: HE STOLE THE TASK OF BEING THE EMPEROR’S RIGHT-HAND MAN.
NUMBER THREE: HE DOESN’T THINK SHEEN IS QUALIFIED TO BE AN INTELLECT FOR THE PLANET.
So, there are many reasons are why Dorkus wants to destroy Sheen. His partner Pinter, who is a flying eyeball and sounds like Ringo Starr, is just here to compliant Dorkus and his many failures.
T.U.F.F. Puppy? Well, the first episode just featured Verminious Snaptrap. He’s not only the leader of D.O.O.M., but your typical take-over-the-world-and-finish-with-that baddie. Oh, and according to the website, he’s allergic to cheese…interesting. But, the second episode does have an interesting villain {at least if you compare him to Verminious}, he is called the Chameleon. He, of course, can shapeshift into anything to blend into his surroundings, but he is more interested on succeeding on destroying Kitty more than anything else at the moment. That is a true villain!
So, I’ll just give you the rest of the major characters on both shows because like I said, we need a verdict eventually.
T.U.F.F. Puppy has a flea who is the head of T.U.F.F. known as The Chief, who I swear to Nod has the best character design in the whole show! We also got the usual high-tech genius known as Keswick. We don’t know what animal he is, our guesses is a mole, mongoose, or Rufus. OK, Rufus is off because Keswick isn’t pink. Oh, he also talks like Professor Frink with the stuttering and the braininess and the JERRY LEWIS.
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| VICTOR H. GARBER! It looks like her neck broke! |
But give the show some credit, the show does at least have some reverence from the cartoon it was based on. It has a sluggy version of Carl Wheezer named Doppy. Same voice, same appearance if you ignore the slug part, and same gleeful ignorance. He serves as Sheen’s other friend on the planet.
So, who has the best character roster? Well, I got to say Planet Sheen. Give me some credit, the characters on T.U.F.F. Puppy look cool too, but all of them are animals. Planet Sheen’s roster at least ranged from humanoid to sluggish, light to dark, black to white. So, Planet Sheen, points for at least making more original characters, except for Doppy.
WINNER:
PLANET SHEEN
But, what’s a cartoon without humor? Well, there’s some Anime, but they try to hide it sometimes. Regardless, let us see which show made us chuckle the most!
HUMOR:
If you judge the humor on both shows, it’s pretty standard Saturday-Cartoon fare. They don’t waste any time slapping comedy in your face like a cherry pie.
T.U.F.F. Puppy is just like some of the episodes of Fairly Oddparents, two episodes in one half-hour, and willing to repeat the running joke for the episode over and over again. Some work out, some get old very quickly.
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| "I'm going to wake up, the sun will be shining, and I'll be back on the farm..." |
But since I need to make up my mind, I’ll go with T.U.F.F. Puppy. Why? Because they don’t throw the word “MONKEY” at every minute! I’m serious, as soon as Sheen means Nesmith; it’s the word monkey from here on there. In fact, the writers thought it was so funny; it was included in a scene transition. This is the majority of what they’re going to cut to whenever a new scene begins! Monkey dance, how I loathe you and just annoys me to end.
Just like your irate reactions.
Shut up. Point goes to T.U.F.F. Puppy!
WINNER:
T.U.F.F. PUPPY {For not using the word “Monkey” often}
How does the pretty pictures fare up with the kid-friendly humor, decent characters, and sub-par plots? Probably average, but let’s see which show had the animation that was above the rating.
ANIMATION:
Now, the animation is a no-brainer. Although, the 2D animation and the 1940s-eque backgrounds feel decent on T.U.F.F. Puppy, Planet Sheen wins this challenge for more effort.
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| At least, the backgrounds in T.U.F.F Puppy don't look... simplistic. |
I grade Planet Sheen as DreamWorks movie status, since the humor is chuckleworthy and the animation is beautiful. So, I’ll give the point to Planet Sheen. Why? Well, sometimes when you put into effort with something that is more hard work than 2D and makes it look like a movie, you’re doing something right when you’re making a show. So, congrats on Planet Sheen for doing something right!
PLANET SHEEN
Now comes the final verdict. Which show will you check out again if you got nothing to do? Let’s find out which one has the most rewatchability!
REWATCHABILITY:
This is going to be a toughie because both shows have mixed reactions. Let’s break them individually to see if we get a verdict.
T.U.F.F. Puppy is typical Hartman fare, although it’s not the next Danny Phantom, it tried it’s best to make sure it’s more entertaining as an action genre would want it. The characters while funny can be entertaining, the villains if more can be hit-and-miss, and the animation although 2D {Don’t take this the wrong way. I love 2D animation} can be cartoonish.
Planet Sheen, on the other hand, is just like Back at the Barnyard. Don’t get me wrong. At least, the Jimmy Neutron TV series wasn’t too bad, but these two don’t par up the series. Although the CGI looks nice and characters look different, Sheen will get annoying quickly, the humor won’t be for intelligent adults, and once you put Carl Wheezer as a slug and just change his name, well, I don’t know what to say.
The winner has got to be T.U.F.F. Puppy. You watch the show to expect the new villains and locations, but when you watch Planet Sheen, you’re never going to see Sheen get home because I can predict they’re not going to come up with a series finale that focuses on that.
Sheen, we love you, but a spin-off wasn’t the best idea for you.
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| AND STOP DOING THAT MONKEY DANCE! |
So that’s my first Random Fandom BAM!-Dom! Will I do another one? Well, maybe, but only if all of you can give Gogo’s Crazy Bones some love!
You’re doing it again, player.
Hey, screw you! Until next time, I’m still reviewing things from what I find, praying they don’t go unnoticed.
Nice closing.
You like dancing, small fry? Well, how you do feel about that after what I’m going to do with your legs!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Sonic Super Special #8
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Granted, it’s one of the stories featured in this 48-page special dish, but this is known as the weirdest tales of Sonic I have ever read. So, let’s spin dash to Sonic Super Special #8 and see if we still some rings by the end of the review.
STORY:
The first story is a prelude to another story called “Zone Wars”. Sonic is battling a female version of Robotnik, stumbles upon Sally Acorn as Sailor Moon and Amy Rose as a hot schoolgirl, and Girl-botnik gets defeated by…Knuckles wearing a tuxedo, which Sally is in love with…excuse me for a second.
5 minutes later…
Alright, I checked my temperature, ran a hot bath, and checked my pee twice, but I’m still OK…why? It turns out everything Sonic has witnessed was from another zone. The female Robotnik has escaped from the Luna Zone and Zonic sent these three Anime rip-offs to help Sonic out. Zonic explains the whole alternate dimension theory as well as the fact he’s a Zone Cop who keeps everything from being…weird. Oh yeah, because when you got a fast blue hedgehog and a power-hungry fat man, that’s normal, but put an Echidna in a tuxedo into the mainframe, then you really need to get some air.
He also explains the reason he didn’t try to stop Sonic when visited Zones before {I do have Sonic #52 as well where Sonic goes to the Discovery Zone, which is simlaiar to noir} The reason he let them open so that Sonic can save them because he is the hero of time and space. It’s a weird way to put it, but he is the only defense Mobius has got.
The second story is as normal as you can get for a Sonic comic. “Running on Empty” has Sonic telling Amy that one of Snively’s plans, who is Robotnik’s nephew, almost killed him. After being lured to a trap set by Snively resulting to a laser blast, Sonic’s speed causes him to stop speeding and carry debris in his trail. Not only that, but whenever Sonic uses it, he ages, which increases his metabolism. The Freedom Fighters head to Robotropolis to reverse the ray’s settings and after a battle with Robotnik, Sally manages to trick Snively on blasting the ray on Sonic and the blue blur is back to being young and speedy.
Then, there’s a story featuring one of Archie Comics’ exclusive characters: Monkey Khan, called “Den of Thieves”. It’s basically him teaming up with some other Archie-exclusives known as Liu Fang and Lui Chi Mei to get the treasure back stolen by these Furby Gremlins. I’m serious, just look at these guys and tell me you find some similarities! Actually, they’re known as Yagyu Clan, infamous for plundering villages in the Dragon Kingdom. And no, it doesn’t count as a Zone because it’s located on Mobius. The three heroes get attacked by a Robot Dragon, but Khan manages to smash the tracking device attached to the dragon, which causes it to turn on the Yagyu Clan.
Finally, there’s a story called “Ghost Busted”. It’s just a story adapted from an episode from Sonic SATAM. So to save you the trouble, I’m giving you the link to watch the episode yourself: http://alturl.com/9zoby. If that link doesn’t work anymore, just find in the internet or get the DVD of the series. I’m not going to review something that was based off of something this comic has expanded on.
In short, it’s a mixed bag. You got Sonic in other universes, Freedom Fighters thwarting Robotnik, Monkey Khan kicking ass, and Antoine being French. It’s a good issue, but the thought of seeing Sally Moon again will remain a mystery…now, go make me some fan art! Your furry-induced fetishes command you!
ART:
Now, I’m going to break down the stories down with writer and penciler only because after all you’re going to need a verdict eventually. Also, I need some background information for these guys will edcaute you and me.
Zone Wars: Prelude: Dan Scott written the story and James Fry did the artwork. Dan does a great job with capturing the oddities and sliders this story has to offer. He’s did some Star Wars comics for Dark Horse as well. James Fry’s artwork shines on the characters and backgrounds pretty well. James was also responsible for comics from DC, Marvel, mainly on Marvel Comics Presents and Star Trek, so check them out if you find them.
Running on Empty: With Roger Brown scripting the story, we got Nelson Riberio doing the pretty pictures for us while he gives Roger some help with the plot. Roger did a good job writing the story as if it was an unreleased episode of the cartoon. His work was also with the Disney Afternoon comic and Razor, but it’s unfortunately short on stories. Nelson did a decent job on the art, but it annoyed me that he made Snively look like he’s been to the gym lately. His work was at Archie Comics as an editor and does some work on them occasionally.
Den of Thieves: Frank Strom did both story and artwork. Frank Strom did a good job making a short adventure story, but I didn’t care about it because I didn’t care about Monkey Khan in particular. His work however ranges from Looney Tunes to Scooby-Doo to Powerpuff Girls! He even did an issue for Captain Marvel, that was nice of them.
Ghost Busted: Now, the art is one thing I need to talk about in this story. While Pat Alee wrote the story for the cartoon, Jay Oliveras did the story and art for the comic adaptation! It was his first story in Sonic Comics and his artwork is known to be panned by critics. However, he inked the Sonic Quest miniseries and it was basically just an adaptation for Sonic 2, 3, and Sonic and Knuckles. I haven’t read them, so unless I decide to, try to give the miniseries a try if you find it.
HUMOR:
The humor is expected for these books from Archie. It’s kid-friendly and can get a little annoying after a while. It's decent, but the main problem is that I'm starting to question including the topic in my comic reviews.
Granted, Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book had humor that even older kids can appreciate, but not all comics have to be funny. For example, The Killing Joke isn’t supposed to be hilarious anyway, especially when you see a guy wearing makeup and a flamboyant tuxedo.
In conclusion, I want to replace that slot just in case I find more serious comics in the near future. So, that is why Humor is turning into Script. I’ll be focusing on how well the story is written and as well as give you some background of the writer who did it. Maybe some of his or her work might make it on the show, maybe.
We all need a little laugh in the world, but for the grittier times, it deserves the respect it needs.
FINAL VERDICT:
Back to the subject at hand, Sonic Super Special #8 is a good read. I might want to recommend it to the Sonic SatAM and hardcore Sonic fans only. The humor is tacked on and the art and script range from good to poorly received. So, the stories aren’t that harmful for little kids, but if you’re a new reader, try and read some of the past issues to get an idea what the Freedom Fighters are up to. That is why I’m sticking a 3-star rating for its mixed results and maybe a ½ sign for the possibility to revisit the Luna Zone in the future. I don’t know, maybe Tuxedo Knux sounds hilarious to me.
RATING:
* * * 1/2
Like I said, I got many Sonic comics and even purchased two of them to see how the characters and world around them changed. Since I got time, I’ll give a brief review for the recent issue I got.
Oh, think of all the adventures we're going to have... :]
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| Sometimes, pretty covers make a comic sell. I'm not talking about this however. |
Now, I’m willing to do anything when I see it…as long as I got proof. After viewing Linkara’s 100th Episode of Atop the 4th Wall {In which, he reviewed Sonic Live!}, I decided to try to find a Sonic comic book that is equally ludicrous and confusing. A few months prior, one of my friends donated me some Sonic comics. There was the In Your Face! Special, a few issues, and a Super Special I’m going to be reviewing today.
These comic books known as Sonic Super Specials were released quarterly that fall into the continuity of the Archie Sonic comics. For those of you who focus on the games, the Sonic Comic is an adaptation-turned-continuation of Sonic SatAM, where Robotnik succeeds on ruling the world and it’s up a small group of Freedom Fighters to make things right again. I know people loved the show so much that the comic continues to be published to this day. Even a spin-off comic takes familiar Sonic characters from games and beyond and put them into new 4-story arcs, but we’ll get to that eventually.
Right now, I’m on the topic of Sonic Super Specials. It was about anything from Muppet Babies-inspiration to Image-crossingover to important plot elements in the Sonicverse, and then there is the possibility of other worlds. Like DC and Marvel, Sonic is no stranger to the worlds different from his. In fact, one story focuses on the exposition of many universes Sonic visited, or Zones {Much like the games}, and his first meeting of the Monitor of Watching Mobius and Beyond: Zonic.
Granted, it’s one of the stories featured in this 48-page special dish, but this is known as the weirdest tales of Sonic I have ever read. So, let’s spin dash to Sonic Super Special #8 and see if we still some rings by the end of the review.
STORY:
The first story is a prelude to another story called “Zone Wars”. Sonic is battling a female version of Robotnik, stumbles upon Sally Acorn as Sailor Moon and Amy Rose as a hot schoolgirl, and Girl-botnik gets defeated by…Knuckles wearing a tuxedo, which Sally is in love with…excuse me for a second.
5 minutes later…
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| If you think Girl Robotnik was werid, wait until you enlarge this! |
He also explains the reason he didn’t try to stop Sonic when visited Zones before {I do have Sonic #52 as well where Sonic goes to the Discovery Zone, which is simlaiar to noir} The reason he let them open so that Sonic can save them because he is the hero of time and space. It’s a weird way to put it, but he is the only defense Mobius has got.
The second story is as normal as you can get for a Sonic comic. “Running on Empty” has Sonic telling Amy that one of Snively’s plans, who is Robotnik’s nephew, almost killed him. After being lured to a trap set by Snively resulting to a laser blast, Sonic’s speed causes him to stop speeding and carry debris in his trail. Not only that, but whenever Sonic uses it, he ages, which increases his metabolism. The Freedom Fighters head to Robotropolis to reverse the ray’s settings and after a battle with Robotnik, Sally manages to trick Snively on blasting the ray on Sonic and the blue blur is back to being young and speedy.
Then, there’s a story featuring one of Archie Comics’ exclusive characters: Monkey Khan, called “Den of Thieves”. It’s basically him teaming up with some other Archie-exclusives known as Liu Fang and Lui Chi Mei to get the treasure back stolen by these Furby Gremlins. I’m serious, just look at these guys and tell me you find some similarities! Actually, they’re known as Yagyu Clan, infamous for plundering villages in the Dragon Kingdom. And no, it doesn’t count as a Zone because it’s located on Mobius. The three heroes get attacked by a Robot Dragon, but Khan manages to smash the tracking device attached to the dragon, which causes it to turn on the Yagyu Clan.
Finally, there’s a story called “Ghost Busted”. It’s just a story adapted from an episode from Sonic SATAM. So to save you the trouble, I’m giving you the link to watch the episode yourself: http://alturl.com/9zoby. If that link doesn’t work anymore, just find in the internet or get the DVD of the series. I’m not going to review something that was based off of something this comic has expanded on.
In short, it’s a mixed bag. You got Sonic in other universes, Freedom Fighters thwarting Robotnik, Monkey Khan kicking ass, and Antoine being French. It’s a good issue, but the thought of seeing Sally Moon again will remain a mystery…now, go make me some fan art! Your furry-induced fetishes command you!
ART:
Now, I’m going to break down the stories down with writer and penciler only because after all you’re going to need a verdict eventually. Also, I need some background information for these guys will edcaute you and me.
Zone Wars: Prelude: Dan Scott written the story and James Fry did the artwork. Dan does a great job with capturing the oddities and sliders this story has to offer. He’s did some Star Wars comics for Dark Horse as well. James Fry’s artwork shines on the characters and backgrounds pretty well. James was also responsible for comics from DC, Marvel, mainly on Marvel Comics Presents and Star Trek, so check them out if you find them.
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| That's not exaggerated artwork, Snively has been working out for months. |
Den of Thieves: Frank Strom did both story and artwork. Frank Strom did a good job making a short adventure story, but I didn’t care about it because I didn’t care about Monkey Khan in particular. His work however ranges from Looney Tunes to Scooby-Doo to Powerpuff Girls! He even did an issue for Captain Marvel, that was nice of them.
Ghost Busted: Now, the art is one thing I need to talk about in this story. While Pat Alee wrote the story for the cartoon, Jay Oliveras did the story and art for the comic adaptation! It was his first story in Sonic Comics and his artwork is known to be panned by critics. However, he inked the Sonic Quest miniseries and it was basically just an adaptation for Sonic 2, 3, and Sonic and Knuckles. I haven’t read them, so unless I decide to, try to give the miniseries a try if you find it.
HUMOR:
The humor is expected for these books from Archie. It’s kid-friendly and can get a little annoying after a while. It's decent, but the main problem is that I'm starting to question including the topic in my comic reviews.
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| No. Bad artwork has Sonic, you two-tailed twit. |
In conclusion, I want to replace that slot just in case I find more serious comics in the near future. So, that is why Humor is turning into Script. I’ll be focusing on how well the story is written and as well as give you some background of the writer who did it. Maybe some of his or her work might make it on the show, maybe.
We all need a little laugh in the world, but for the grittier times, it deserves the respect it needs.
FINAL VERDICT:
Back to the subject at hand, Sonic Super Special #8 is a good read. I might want to recommend it to the Sonic SatAM and hardcore Sonic fans only. The humor is tacked on and the art and script range from good to poorly received. So, the stories aren’t that harmful for little kids, but if you’re a new reader, try and read some of the past issues to get an idea what the Freedom Fighters are up to. That is why I’m sticking a 3-star rating for its mixed results and maybe a ½ sign for the possibility to revisit the Luna Zone in the future. I don’t know, maybe Tuxedo Knux sounds hilarious to me.
RATING:
* * * 1/2
Like I said, I got many Sonic comics and even purchased two of them to see how the characters and world around them changed. Since I got time, I’ll give a brief review for the recent issue I got.
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