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The horrible title aside, the only reason I'm running this rumor is because it is very plausible. Marvel's Super Hero Squad show seems to be doing fine, and I don't know why a Star Wars one wouldn't. What I wonder is if it would be set in the prequels, or the original trilogy. I assume the former, but if it were the latter, I'd probably impregnate Ms. Robot immediately, just so I could have a child and an excuse to watch. Anyways, take this news with a massive boulder of salt, and assume even if it does get made it'll be about lil' Anakin and Ahsoka and more Clone Wars. There's way too much awesomeness that would have to be achieved for anything else to happen.
Mainly, that Splinter probably gave them their weapons to do things other than cause environmental damage which momentarily incapacitates the bad guys. I mean, a giant rat hands you two katana, I doubt he's planning on you using them to cut pizza and fling the slices into the faces of your opponents. They're swords, man. They're really sharp for a reason.
By Rob Bricken in
Cartoons, Merchandise
Tuesday, Mar. 16 2010 @ 2:00PM
Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. This is probably old news for some of you, but it's somehow the first I've heard it of it -- He-Man Whisky exists.
I could not be more astounded if "Also Spake Zarathustra" was playing. It's an Indian whiskey, which admits makes my booze-soaked soul uneasy (India makes whiskey? Since when?) and it's clearly unlicensed (ya think?) but it has a picture of He-Man on it, so my concerns are instantly negated. Topless Robot readers, please, please, please if you know how to get your hands on this stuff, let me know at toplessrobot(at)gmail(dot)com. Drinking it is clearly the next stage in my evolution. I have no doubt that with a single drink I can throw a bone in the air and make it turn into a spaceship. Thanks to Chris W. for shining this light into my life.
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This person -- and countless, countless friends -- recreated the opening of A Goofy Movie in live-action, shot for shot. I have five questions for those responsible:
• Why?
• Was A Goofy Movie your first choice?
• No, seriously, why?
• Wouldn't a heroin addiction have taken up less time and been more respectable?
• Were there any off-camera romances? (Via /Film)
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• Also, DC will be starting a new Batman Beyond comic, also in June. This is after Terry McGinnis makes an appearance in this year's Superman/Batman Annual... alongside someone -- or something -- named Superman Beyond. Huh. (Via Robot 6)
• Marvel handed out guitar picks at the Kirby Krackle concert at the con bearing the acronym "O.M.I.T." Obviously, the obvious guess is that Marvel is doing some kind of O.M.A.C.-type thing (especially since Jack Kirby created O.M.A.C. for DC, and it was a Kirby Krackle concert) but other theories are welcome. (Via Robot 6)
Note: Azreal35 won't be winning any foot races in his Optimus Prime costume. In fact, he doesn't appear to walk as much as shuffle. But Azreal35's Optimus Prime costume is 10 feet tall, and thus Azreal35's Optimus Prime costume wins. He also made an equally tall and cartoon accurate Megatron costume, which you can watch him getting into at Mega Friday.
We know that there's going to be a new Transformers cartoon at some point this summer. We were all hoping that it would somehow tie into the wonder and majesty of the G1-ish but still updated and unique War for Cybertron videogame and toys. It only made sense, right? Well, not to Hasbro.
You're looking at the new cartoon's Bumblebee, who is very clearly Bayformers movie bumblebee, juts a bit cuter and less cluttered (he's part of a cover for Brandweek magazine, hence the odd positioning). I'm disappointed, but I'm not going to dismiss the new cartoon entirely yet. We'll see if there's an animated The Beef running around screaming "Nononononononono!" first, and then we'll dismiss it entirely. (Via The Allspark)
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I was poking around YouTube, hoping that the new Tron Legacy trailer might have mysteriously shown up, but no dice. However, I did happen to find this video of Deadpool getting ready to spend the night watching the Academy Awards -- a non-trademarked, non-copyrighted facsimile of a very important movie awards show. Warning: This video contains graphic taco violence, and is not for the faint of heart, faint of stomach, or lover of meats and cheeses inside a folded tortilla.
• Not only has Disney announced that the Avengers cartoon will finally premiere on Disney XD this fall, there's a new promo for it. I really love the Avengers, so of course I'm going to be difficult to please, but I think I liked it overall (as long as there's little or no narration in the series). I'm a bit confused why Wasp looks like an anime girl when no one else does, but I think the character designs are better than the promo art had led me to believe. At the very least, Kang! Fucking Kang! (Via io9)
• Now there are going to be two animated Tron shows -- one debuting in the fall, and one debuting after the movie hits in December. The first will be a 10-part cartoon micro-series, geared for younger kids, and the latter one will be CG and targeted for an older audience. For now. (Via THR)
• GOOD NEWS, EVERYBODY -- The first new Futurama episode premieres on Comedy Central on June 24th at 10pm. I believe the words you're looking for are "fuck" and "yes" (Via Hitfix)
• Now there are going to be two animated Tron shows -- one debuting in the fall, and one debuting after the movie hits in December. The first will be a 10-part cartoon micro-series, geared for younger kids, and the latter one will be CG and targeted for an older audience. For now. (Via THR)
• GOOD NEWS, EVERYBODY -- The first new Futurama episode premieres on Comedy Central on June 24th at 10pm. I believe the words you're looking for are "fuck" and "yes" (Via Hitfix)
By Rob Bricken in
Cartoons
Thursday, Mar. 4 2010 @ 9:05AM
Many people have emailed me about the new Gorillaz video "Stylo" -- most notably Zac F. -- but it took me a while to find an embeddable version. Still, it had to be done; not only is there some incredible animation going on here (although the 3-D representations of Murdoc and 2-D are kind of terrifying), but also, uh... Bruce Willis... for some reason. You'd think Bruce Willis would have better things to do with his time, but, well, apparently not. Go figure.










