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  • The Original “Ralph Bakshi” Style MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 1982 Animation?!

    The Masters of the Universe were always one of my favorite action figures and animated series of the 1980s! I had soooo many of the toys and watched the show every day after school. The cartoon series was a lot of fun but I always wondered later in life what a darker grittier version of…

  • IRON MAIDEN Returns With Animated Metal Mayhem!

    Legendary epic power metal band Iron Maiden has just dropped a brand new god damn song called ‘The Writing on the Wall’ which is accompanied by a brand new fully animated video that channels the cult classic style of the 1980’s movie ‘Heavy Metal’! This 7 and a 1/2 minute long fully animated music video…

  • Justice League Dark: More Forgettable R-Rated Animation from DC?

       So it seems that DC is really giving the whole R-Rated comic book cartoon thing a shot these days and after seeing how The Killing Joke turned out I’m really pretty skeptical. The Killing Joke movie should have been amazing, it really didn’t need to be a full feature film either. It could have…

  • Junkyard: A Truly Breathtaking Animated Short!

    Check out this animated short film that was just  released online today called “Junkyard” by Dutch animator Hisko Hulsing. It’s easily some of the most breathtaking animation I’ve seen in quite some time. Here’s the trailer: It recalls Ralph Bakshi in style by utilizing rotoscoping as in movies like The Lord of the Rings” and…

  • Let’s Get Ready To Rumble! Greatest Cartoon Brawls: Part 3!

    If you have NEVER seen Fire & Ice you better run to the video store immediately or head to Netflix! This has got to be one of the coolest animated movies ever made! Created in the 80’s by Ralph Bakshi & the legendary Frank Frazetta this has got to be one of the greatest fantasy epics ever. Amazing animation,…