DC and Marvel Animation

[Wandering Soul]

Season 3 had a good first half, hopefully, the second half is good too. Brion, Halo, and Forager are good additions to the cast and Cyborg seem to be fit to eventually join the team. I'm surprised that they already covered Granny Goodness's plot and know the truth about the VR headset.

They really are taking advantage of no longer being on CN, aren't they? Halo's constant deaths started to get me worrying that the creators were really enjoying coming up with ways to kill her, and they really spared no details when it came to Cyborg's body after the explosion.

One gripe I have is that I would like to see what the other teams are up to. I get that this season is called Outsiders and I do like how the show focuses on mostly one team similar to season 1, but I wouldn't mind an episode or two on the other teams.

[MrTerrorist]

YouTube

https://youtu.be/knb3QjQWQaQ

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Can't wait to watch the Harley Quinn cartoon.

[Wandering Soul]

Spoiler for Young Justice Season3 second half:

I was pretty surprised to see all the Anti Life stuff taken care of in one episode. I know Darkseid is still in the background plotting, but I expected the Violet being used as an anti-life equation plotline to go on longer.

Consider my expectation subverted when it comes to the whole Judas Contract storyline. I expected Terra to stay loyal to the Outsiders I was just surprised by Brion turning on everyone.
I can't say it didn't make sense though.

So next season we're getting the Legion of Superheroes. I don't know how I feel about adding an entirely new cast of character when we still have so many plotlines and characters to handle.

Overall this season was pretty good. I'm not sure how I feel about it compared to season 1, but I liked it more than season 2.

[Chosen_Hero]

While I liked this second part of season 3, I have to say that I don't care much for the Outsiders group side of the story, I understand why they are there but it didn't grab me as much as The Team and the Black Ops stuff from past seasons. Still, not a bad season, although the art style and animation suffered in some parts (Superboy's eyes in episode 25 had me in tears) and it was definitely very noticeable when certain voice actors were not available.

[MrTerrorist]

YouTube

https://youtu.be/mT7A5-oxR3o

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This cartoon keeps getting better.

[AnimeFan188]

Marvel's MODOK Picks Up a Few More Big Names

"The Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing (aka MODOK) will be joined by a few
more friends and foes when the Marvel stop-motion animated series makes its way to
Hulu on May 21.

Patton Oswalt voices the titular supervillain from Marvel Comics in the adaptation and
was already set to have a slew of famous voices along for the ridiculous ride; Aimee
Garcia, Ben Schwartz, Melissa Fumero, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Sam Richardson,
just to name a few. Well, during Comic-Con International’s WonderCon yesterday, co-
creator Jordan Blum revealed there would be a few guest stars as well."

See:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/marvels-modo...mes-1846570497

[Kanon]

I know it's not live-action, but might as well post there.

Marvel's What If has been pretty decent. The first episode was boring because they just swapped Rogers with Carter and retreaded old ground for the most part. The second one didn't make sense but it was very fun. The third was the best so far, with a pretty solid story and a great twist on an existing character.

[Chosen_Hero]

- The first episode of what if is great on paper, bit I feel like the jokey and quippy tone of current MCU ruined it. I personally would have preferred if it had the same tone as the movie did.

Woth that said I did like Captain Carter using a sword and Steve as the first Iron Man in the Hydra Stomper... too bad he didn't become the Winter Soldier though.

- The second episode is fine and I liked it, but I feel like they made T'challa way too much of a gary stu for my taste. If they had toned it down a bit then it would have been so much better.

- As for episode three, now that one was definitely the best one so far, not too quippy for it's own good, good pacing, interesting reveal, and pretty much an overall great concept... Although the ending slightly ruined it for me when Fury says "Welcome back Captain" while looking at Steve's frozen shield and the camera turns around and shows Captain Marvel standing there... No, I don't accept her as "the First Avenger" or the namesake for the team, that will always be Steve Rogers to me.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Chosen_Hero

- The second episode is fine and I liked it, but I feel like they made T'challa way too much of a gary stu for my taste. If they had toned it down a bit then it would have been so much better.

That was one of my issues with this episode, they made him into a total Gary Stu. He was so awesome he managed to talk no jutsu Thanos into giving up on killing half the universe. I didn't like how Thanos was turned into comic relief either, not to mention super nerfed. We've seen that he was a beast even without the infinity stones in Endgame, and here he gets his ass kicked relatively easily.

[Kanon]

Episode 4 was fantastic.

Spoiler for What If episode 4:

I particularly liked that despite going down the wrong path, they did not actually make Strange evil. He never got sidetracked and kept working on saving Christine's life, and when his other half confronted him about the universe starting to disappear, he thought he was lying. When he realized all too late that he had spoken the truth, he immediately begged the Watcher to save everyone and asked him to punish him instead.

He did end up being punished in the end. He's immortal and now most likely the only person remaining in his universe. Damn, that was bleak.

[MeoTwister5]

Episode 4 of What If? might just be the best episode of a Disney+ show this year.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Even Tony Stark likes gunpla

[MeoTwister5]

What If Episode 7 was utterly fucking hilarious. It just further shows just how good Chris Hemsworth's comedic chops are.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

What If Episode 7 was utterly fucking hilarious. It just further shows just how good Chris Hemsworth's comedic chops are.

I thought it was way too silly. I get that was the point, but that was just too much.

That ending though. How the fuck do you defeat that?

[MeoTwister5]

To me it's a good way to get fresh given the nature of the previous 3 episodes.

[Kanon]

So,

Spoiler for What If episode 8:

Instead of trying to remove the Mind Stone from him and destroy it, they could have had Vision just split Thanos in half? Really? Ultron one shotting Thanos who had five stones made no sense.

Other than that, the episode was awesome. Hawkeye was at the coolest he's ever been. Actually made me want to watch his show which I had planned to skip.
Infinity Ultron is the biggest threat in the entire MCU, still wondering how they're going to beat him. I guess recruiting Captain Marvel is a must so she actually put a decent fight. The Watcher, Supreme Strange and her could maybe figure something out. They'll probably bring characters from previous episodes too, but honestly, they shouldn't be able to do shit.

[MeoTwister5]

It's time for Uatu to stop being merely a Watcher. Hell you can even say that the reason that Ultron broke through the multiversal barriers was because he caught Uatu monologuing.

That said I kinda wish Uatu put up a better fight. The Watchers are canonically stupidly powerful multiversal entities almost on par with the cosmic beings. He should be on theory at least equal to Ultron with the Gauntlet. We're at a ridiculously high level of power creep here, maybe even beyond Kang TBH. At this point they need to start introducing the Cosmic Entities unless they plan to pull some sort of deus ex machina to defeat a villain that's practically already a multiversal entity at this point. I doubt even Strange Supreme can put up a decent fight.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

It's time for Uatu to stop being merely a Watcher. Hell you can even say that the reason that Ultron broke through the multiversal barriers was because he caught Uatu monologuing.

That said I kinda wish Uatu put up a better fight. The Watchers are canonically stupidly powerful multiversal entities almost on par with the cosmic beings. He should be on theory at least equal to Ultron with the Gauntlet. We're at a ridiculously high level of power creep here, maybe even beyond Kang TBH. At this point they need to start introducing the Cosmic Entities unless they plan to pull some sort of deus ex machina to defeat a villain that's practically already a multiversal entity at this point. I doubt even Strange Supreme can put up a decent fight.

I'm going to laugh if they bring Captain Carter to the fight.

[Kanon]

Well, that was disappointing.

Spoiler for What if episode 9:

Supreme Strange did all the heavy lifting. Without him, the rest of them would have died instantly. I guess he's stronger than I thought.

Kilmonger taking the stones was a WTF moment. I don't get how an armor built itself around him nor how a human could even use the infinity stones (but to fair, he didn't get to use them). But hey, it was all just as planned.

[AnimeFan188]

Two Disney Legends Are Tackling an Animated DC Movie

"It’s not every day that two of the most famous directors in animation history jump
into the world of comic books, but that’s about to happen. Directors Ron Clements and
John Musker, who made films you may have heard of like Aladdin, The Little Mermaid,
and Moana, are looking to make an animated movie based on the DC series Metal Men.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news and add the pair has teamed up with writer
Celeste Ballard (Space Jam: A New Legacy) on the project. Clements and Musker
wrote a treatment and are looking to direct but there’s no word if this would be Warner
Bros. theatrical or for HBO Max.

Now, obviously, Metal Men isn’t one of DC’s premiere titles but the concept certainly
has some real potential and has been brought back to life over the years. Created in
the early 1960s by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru, the story followed a brilliant
scientist who created six intelligent robots (who, despite the title, were not all men)
bestowed with powers centered on the specific metal they were made of: gold, iron,
lead, tin, mercury, and platinum. Tones shifted with the characters and there’s no word
on what Clements, Musker, and Ballard have planned, but one would imagine, if you
look at the director’s previous works, a family-friendly adventure with heart and humor
seems likely."

See:

https://gizmodo.com/two-disney-legen...vie-1848159172