Wolverine and the X-Men Cartoon Is an Exercise in Fan Wankery
Posted at 10:59 AM May 07, 2008
I said some pretty harsh stuff about Wolverine and the X-Men when it was first announced, mainly because I hate when Wolverine gets put in charge, because it's obvious that it's because he's popular, and not because of any kind of storytelling. Well, I still hate that (the animators do attempt a cop-out by having Professor X's ghost demand Wolverine take charge to avoid a dark future), but it seems everything else in this trailer looks good. There's Emma Frost, Kitty Pride, Cyclops and no Jean Grey (which is about the only time he's interesting), Sentinels, Domino, Mojo, Gambit—shit, it's like the '90s cartoon all over again, but with slightly better animation. I don't know if kids'll dig it, but it seems like X-Men comic fans should be masturbating furiously in joy.
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Um yeah, I fully concurred: http://popgoestheicon.blogspot.com/2008/05/holy-awesome-charlie-wolverine-and-x.html
Posted 05/07/2008 at 08:50:18 AMOh man, this looks great.
Also, is that Hayter voicing Wolverine?
Posted 05/07/2008 at 09:10:37 AMI was glad to see a glimpse of Sammy the Fishboy in there. He's the most underrated character in history, and I'm glad people are acknowledging his existence, even if the infamous Chuck Austen wrote him.
Posted 08/05/2008 at 10:40:55 PMMinus the rabid wolverine fandom that seems to have hit the general public since the 'wolverine' movie was announced. This does look good. I loved the old cartoon back in the 90's and this looks very similar so it might be something worthwhile.
Posted 08/15/2008 at 12:15:39 AMMinus the rabid wolverine fandom that seems to have hit the general public since the 'wolverine' movie was announced. This does look good. I loved the old cartoon back in the 90's and this looks very similar so it might be something worthwhile.
Posted 08/15/2008 at 12:15:46 AMMinus the rabid wolverine fandom that seems to have hit the general public since the 'wolverine' movie was announced. This does look good. I loved the old cartoon back in the 90's and this looks very similar so it might be something worthwhile.
Posted 08/15/2008 at 12:15:48 AMMinus the rabid wolverine fandom that seems to have hit the general public since the 'wolverine' movie was announced. This does look good. I loved the old cartoon back in the 90's and this looks very similar so it might be something worthwhile.
Posted 08/15/2008 at 12:15:51 AMGlad ta see Gambit back in action, but I wish they'd quit playin' with Rogue's looks every two seconds. Any-who, seems alright from what I've seen so far. An' it follows some 'f the comics (can't remember exactly where in the plotline, but I'm sure if I dig up my old comic books I'll find it). Not bad though.
Posted 09/29/2008 at 12:23:48 AM