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Lazarus got DeMarco to host, meanwhile the War of Rohirrim panel is being hosted by Stephen Colbert. Gonna try to go to both.

One down, a bunch to go.

I think you need to hit Issue #12 (one year's worth of books) before talking adaptation, but yeah, this is pretty good. if Toonami still exists this time next year, they could shop this comic around to studios and potentially have a hit action cartoon that indulges in a pulp aesthetic not used a lot these days. Next issue meanwhile, has Robo Corp bringing in their best agent, Moltar. Yup, Moltar gets to be serious now.

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin 9.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice - 7.5/10. I think Burton’s problem in a lot of his films is that he forces his Burtonness into projects that feel stiff as a result. Here it’s much more natural Burton tropes and jokes, resulting in a movie that while not as funny as the first, is still plenty funny. That and it was just nice to see a lot of these actors again (except the guy who played Charles in the first one because fuck him). I also think if Burton sticks to his desire not to make a third movie, Warner will probably make a new cartoon. So look forward to Beetlejuice is Loose on Max in 2026.

Cue angry X-Men fans.

Golf is hard. My brother wants to get me into it causally, but damn if it ain’t hard. It’s fun though. Not as fun as jiu jitsu for me, but fun. Probably easier to go golfing with friends than getting them on the mat though. Then again, (I don’t normally say this because it feels like bragging but I’ve been around you all so long you probably get I’m not) I’m a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and I started golfing yesterday. There’s going to be a difference in skill set relative to the activities.

Skillet lamb chops, air fried asparagus, and potatoes au gratin.

Well now DeMarco oughta be begging for Creature Commandos because if this bombs they won’t have money for anything else.

https://ew.com/creature-commandos-james-gunn-interview-dc-universe-8689639 You'd think after airing My Adventures they'd do Toonami a solid and let them air this, even if Toonami's version will likely be censored.

Terminator Zero 5-7 Kinnikuman Perfect Origin 8.

Well it has to air on Toonami, doesn’t it?

I can function in proper society. So I guess that means I pass the sanity test as given by society.

This is a Waterworld level screw up.

A lot of it is probably cameos and commitments for S3, Alabasta proper.

Even if Toonami didn’t give the show a big send off, it’s worth noting just how big Naruto was and is for that matter. How else do you explain our blonde idiot ninja becoming synonymous with ramen as a food in certain places? I still remember a few years back, coming across a ramen place with an outdoor signboard drawing Naruto’s face on it. “Dattebayo!” The original manga started in the “we don’t discuss this shit in good company” era. Now? On a morning bike ride, I came across a family walking a baby on a stroller, and the dad, middle aged, was wearing an Ichikaru Ramen T-shirt with Naruto’s face on it. That’s twenty plus years of manga, anime and games right there ingrained in people as they grew up. What’s next? A movie in pre-production that if it does get made, well, odds are the director will want Brie Larson to play Tsunade (the director and Larson have collaborated frequently). More games, more Boruto stuff. For all the negative one can say, it’s a property that’s firmly etched in pop culture.

Our Chopper voice is confirmed.

Terminator Zero 2-4.

And naturally The Last is on Netflix because of course it is.

https://stephzd.substack.com/p/stop-motion-studio-founders-are-sagwga Hypocrisy!

Getting someone with Urasawa’s skill and control freak personality to do an AU for Naruto ala Pluto would be amazing for numerous reasons, not all of which I’m sure are positive.

Toonami finished the run of literally one of the biggest anime in the past few decades, one big enough that a mere comic crossover with the Ninja Turtles lit the internet up, one that is getting a live-action movie from the director of Shang Chi, and this is what they did for it. Nothing. DeMarco’s excuse seems easy enough -