Though I don't watch them regularly, cause obviously, I'm too old for them to keep my interest up. I like the Nelvana Cartoons: 16, Total Drama Island, Ruby Gloom. They have terrific voice acting to boot.

As for Nickelodeon, Mighty Bee is just the best, it's just as good as My Life as a Teenage Robot was. I also enjoy Galaxy High from Marathon. And I liked Class of the Titans (it had some really good plot twists) and Storm Hawks I think? There was another cartoon that was in 3D called sky land or something, had alot of strong female characters. Avatar the Last Air Bender, was great, etc.

Of course, I'd like to watch realistic sci-fi adventure toons like those from the 80s that rocked my socks as a child: GI Joe, Galaxy Rangers, Inhumanoids, Visionaries, Bionic Six, Starcom, Spiral Zone, etc... but I guess that'll never happen again. 

There's TONS of good cartoons for kids. Anime isn't bad either if you watch them subtitled, it's just that the american versions are translated by a cabal of vedge voice directors who have never known any human contact and voice acting is 50% of an animated show's appeal.

"The feeling I get from the MA books is that the actual intended audience is the Bendis folks. It's like, talk-talk-talk , brief fight scene, talk-talk-talk-talk. I don't know why that is. "

I dislike that Power Pack is constantly a vehicule for more adult books or characters like New Avengers or Whoreverine. I'd rather they'd be a strong division in characters between age groups.

Why not bring back Ash or 22 Brides and use those for the adult themed work? That's why I like the 80s and even late 90s better than right now. There was a better division. And you had fun books that could get a little racy, like the Wicked or w/e, though they never lasted more than a few issues. I guess there's still Vertigo but they never really publish action adventure. Or the action sequences are really short.

Right now, it seems like everything's crammed into the same few characters.

Even though now I think it's Austin who added the nipples...

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It still amazes me how women can be offensive simply by having been born.

Even though now I think it's Austin who added the nipples...

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It still amazes me how women can be offensive simply by having been born.

Taking a break this morning I picked up an old issue of Batman and the Outsiders, number 4 from 1983. I found it quite enjoyable (perhaps even moreso than the first time I read it lo those many years ago <g>) because of the following:

It's a single issue story, with a clear beginning, middle, and end. It doesn't feel rushed because the story and artwork are clear and easy to follow. Although there are several characters running around, economical dialogue and short, well chosen scenes explain things and give nice insight into the team members.

There is a fight scene which doesn't feel gratuitous or tacked on, and is actually essential to the plot. A villain is used from the Silver Age, but this little bit of continuity doesn't feel forced, and is handled deftly. There is no 'mature' subject matter, and the entertaining yarn feels written for any age to enjoy.

Personally speaking, I find this issue sums up a good, 'old school' comic book.