GeekNights Wednesday - Comics and Animation

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the cartoons of Hanna-Barbera Productions , which were a staple of our 80s childhoods despite being largely from the 60s and 70s. From The Roman Holidays to Fantastic Max , they were a recycled staple of our youth. (Some, like The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound , are best forgotten entirely). In the news, Belle might be extremely good , Mamoru Hosoda has so...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the phenomenal Odd Taxi anime. It's a psychological thriller and it's one of the best shows in recent memory. We're talking must-watch anime. in the news, the X-Men are X-Men again , MAPPA shows off the upcoming Chainsaw Man anime , MAPPA pays poverty wages for animation , SGDQ 2021 is underway , Godzilla Singular Point is OK , and The Owl House season 2 keeps on t...

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about DC's Batman. In the news, it was a big NYC election , PAX West is happening in-person (but we won't be there), Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway is coming, you can get started on Gundam right here , Tuca and Bertie season 2 is great so far, Uzumaki is coming , and Intern Annika has arrived . Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Batman Things of the Day R...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the merchandise around cartoons, anime, comics, and manga. In the news, the fireworks are back in Queens, Glamdring the Foe-Hammer is back, a ton of cels are up for auction , the Sweet Tooth TV adaptation is pretty good so far, the El Hazard OAVs are getting a re-release , and Yoko Kanno is scoring the live action Cowboy Bebop. Also, we'll be live at PAX East onl...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Spider-Man 2099 . It's cyberpunk, and it's actually pretty good. Rym even plans to read the rest of it. In the news, Adventure Time: Distant Lands - Together Again was solid, but also possibly unnecessary, Panasonic has a new GH6 camera as well as an upgrade to the GH5 , the new era of Lupin III continues with a sixth anime series for the 50th anniversary , and Fun...

Tonight GeekNights, we review The Great Pretender , an anime from Hiro Kaburagi and Ryota Kosawa that you can watch right now on Netflix. In the news, the Macross/Robotech saga has (for now) been (mostly) resolved , WarnerMedia consolidates Adult Swim and HBO Max's animation teams , you can check out the Cells at Work! COVID-19 Vaccine Chapter , the Sailor Moon Eternal films are coming to Netflix...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider The Simpsons . It looms large in popular culture despite its trendline , and was a formative part of both our lives . In the news, don't go to anime conventions in April , Bandai Namco Holdings consolidates its overseas subsidiaries , Ikuhara's Penguindrum gets a compilation film project , Keanu Reeves stars in BZRKR , Wookieepedia is (correctly) forced to stop d...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the classic and foundational 1977 anime Voltes V . In the news, Wolfwalkers deserves the Oscar , Discotek has several important licenses including Brother Dear Brother and Sgt. Frog, legendary animator Yasuo Otsuka has passed away , The Great Pretender is definitely worth watching, The Legend of Hei is definitely worth watching, and Raya and the Last Dragon is defi...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider a number of upcoming animated movies and shows we're looking forward to (and in some cases looking forward to more of). In the news, Studio Ghibli's Earwig and the Witch came out to deeply scathing reviews despite no one talking about how low-budget of an affair it actually was, a bunch of shows are coming to Crunchyroll, Mamoru Hosoda's BELLE has a teaser traile...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the anime movie Lupin III: The First . In the news, The Real Ghostbusters is back , Wandavision is a nice sendup to classic American television, and One Piece is bigger than any comic you're reading . Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Lupin III: The First Things of the Day Rym -  Christmas Songs, but they're in a 15/16 time signature...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the delightful Chainsaw Man manga. In the news, Amanda Gorman gave a legendary reading at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's inauguration, Hilda continues to impress with its second season, and Scott's been reading through his Oglaf books . Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Chainsaw Man Things of the Day Rym -  Ginga -Nagareboshi Gin - The Musi...

Tonight on GeekNights, we celebrate the end of the year and the end of the decade and talk about the last 10 years of Comics and Animation ( 2010-2020 ). This is in many ways a golden age of animation, and we expect it to continue. Adventure Time kind of started it all, and ran for the entire decade! In the news, Sony buys Crunchyroll from AT&T , and superhero comics are a tiny fraction of comic s...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the second installment in Adventure Time: Distant Lands with Obsidian. In the news, Rym got his Index and finished Deca-Dence , The Art of Wolfwalkers is very good, Funimation adds many Gundams , Venture Brothers is cancelled (but also possibly un-canceled ), and the publishing industry needs some antitrust action ASAP. Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wedne...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the recent Deca-Dence anime. (Don't worry: no spoilers). Don't read anything about it until you watch it. It takes... a turn. We Judged that this show was probably OK, but wouldn't be in a rush to check it out unless people started talking about it. And talk they did. In the news, Katsucon 2021 is cancelled , Beastars 2 is coming January 5th , Venus Wars is getting...

Tonight, we review the hot new comic Isola . Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl, with color by Msassyk and letters by Aditya Bidikar, it's a transhumanist tale of a queen trapped in the body of a tiger. In the news, Netflix partners with a big chunk of the anime industry , and continues to bring big animated shows with The Way of the Househusband , the Gorillaz movie , the Pacific Rim anime , Blue...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Extra Olympia Kyklos anime. It's kind of fantastic. In the news, Kipo's third and final season is live, Lupin III: The First will be available digitally December 15th, and you can help save the Museum of the Moving Image . Related Links Forum Threads GeekNights Wednesday - Extra Olympia Kyklos GeekNights Tuesday - Hoodies Things of the Day Rym -  Ouij...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider ThunderCats (1985 ). A big part of both our childhoods, it was probably the strongest of the 80s animated tv shows for kids in America. It also featured Snarf-Ra . In the news, Rym dug out his ancient joystick , Lupin III: The First is in theaters (but don't go to one), and The Owl House is a fantastic kids' show. Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday -...

Tonight on GeekNights we review Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart's fantastic Wolfwalkers . Don't wait for us to tell you about it: just see it as soon as possible. In the news, Irresponsible Captain Tylor is getting a collector's ultra edition, Discotek has a number of fantastic announcements , the Game Devs of Color Expo is this weekend, and we'll be at PAX Online on Friday ! Related Links Forum Threa...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in all his incarnations. In the news, check out Bingo Love if you haven't already, the Crunchyroll Expo is this weekend , and Nintendo made a big mistake with pokemonmastersex . Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Spider-Man Things of the Day Rym -  Fleischer Studios 'Superman' Upscaled To 4k...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the Devilman manga , which Scott finished, and Gibiate , which Rym has started watching. In the news, there are a bunch of online anime conventions that people aren't paying enough attention to, KissAnime is finally dead , a ton of older family/children's anime is coming to Youtube free to watch, and a book of essays on Leiji Matsumoto is coming. Related Links Fo...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the first episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands : BMO. It's more adventure time, and it doesn't in any way undermine or alter the perfect ending to the show . In the news, Aggretsuko season 3 is coming at the end of August, Kipo's two seasons are 100% worth watching, the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo is coming, and apparently episode zeven of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the hot new Trigger anime BNA: Brand New Animal . It's another anime that saved anime, and it's definitely worth watching! Our friends over at the Gay Breakfast podcast consider it from a Queer perspective . In the news, Cheetos ain't worth it, Gary Larson returns with more of The Far Side , and the Slayers light novels are getting an English release! Also keep an...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider how hard it is for an online-only anime convention to succeed (compared to nearly any other kind of convention). In the news, Annecy Online is still going , A Whisker Away is on Netflix, Scott has finished reading Lone Wolf and Cub . Black lives matter. Donate if you can . Related Links Forum Thread GeekNights Wednesday - Online Anime Cons are Rough Things of the...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the uninspired Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 anime on Netflix. It's... a show. Honestly, you're better off just dusting off your old Stand Alone Complex DVDs. In the news, Black Lives Matter , racist status are getting pulled down the world over , DC Comics ends its relationship with Diamond Distributors , and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is a decent kids' show....

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Katie Cook's Nothing Special . It's on webtoons.com , which is a great place to find a ton of similarly good webcomics. In the news, it's easy to stream recent hot anime movies like Promare or The Night is Short, Walk on Girl , Miyazaki's next Ghibli film 's production is continuing, the 23rd Pokémon movie is delayed , Sweet Tooth is getting a Netflix series , and...