Harley Quinn’s Family: A Bit of Double Trouble
The “Batman Beyond” cartoon presents an interesting future for the DC Universe, and it occasionally crosses over with the Justice League/Justice League Unlimited timeline. Those […]
Animation
Scooby-Doo villains — All in one place
Lately, the CotB staff has been enjoying the most recent Scooby-Doo cartoon series “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.” As with any Scooby-Doo show, the villains are clever, […]
Batman & Superman Doodles: Stress-relieving doodle books done right
One of my Father’s Day gifts this year was the “Batman & Superman Doodles” book. This book, drawn in “The Animated Series” style, prompts its […]
The secret origin of Gorillaz
The other day, Comics on the Brain sat down with Netflix to watch the greatest episode of “Amazing Stories,” the “Twilight Zone”-like series from the […]
Celebrate Man-E-Faces at your workplace
Well, it looks like you can forget celebrating Free Comic Book Day, don’t bother with Christmas and Boxing Day either. A new holiday is fast […]
The Challenge of G.I. Joe: How you can make sense of the G.I. Joe franchise
Let’s suppose Hasbro, the makers of G.I. Joe called up Comics on the Brain and said, “Hey, Cee-oh-tee-Bee, we noticed that you seem to really […]
Buzz-Off’s mute witness to He-Man’s insect-o-cide
In real-life, and in fiction, people tend to stick with their own kind. People of Italian descent root for Italy in the World Cup. People […]
The tale of Despero … er … Despereaux
When I first heard about the 2008 film “The Tale of Despereaux,” I wasn’t picturing a movie about a big-eared mouse. Instead, I proved once […]
Set sail with ‘McHale’s Navy’: Season Three review
“McHale’s Navy” always reminds me of Saturday afternoons at my grandma’s house. She got cable and my family didn’t, so it was like a wonderland […]
Michael Bay isn’t the first to mess with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Fellow Ninjaphiles, CotB has a sad, sad story to tell you. It is a story of prejudice and hate that will surely make you weep for […]
‘Bolt’ of lighting
Let’s take a ride in the wayback machine for a moment, because this is a story I always wanted to tell, and today I’ve got […]
Max Headroom’s future finally arrives
Here in America, we completed the switchover to DTV, the effort to end the public use of analog TV signals a few years ago. Over […]
‘Voltron’ roars into comics
Voltron is back in comics and the small screen. A film is in the works, but all these years later, I can’t stop thinking about […]
Top 10 cartoon theme sequences
Growing up in the country, I got a whopping total of three channels for most of my childhood: ABC, CBS and NBC. No PBS. No […]
This place is infested with Smurfs
It’s been odd to see that in the last year or so, the appearance of Smurf merchandise has really picked up steam. Part of this […]
The Art of Monsters Vs Aliens
A while back I was searching eBay for merchandise connected to the “Monsters Vs. Aliens” film, and hit upon “The Art of Monsters Vs Aliens.” […]
Get your Inuit on for the Winter Olympics
By now, you know that CotB is a big fan of the British Press. Whether it’s their love of celebrities, treating them like dirt or […]
The reel monsters behind ‘Monsters Vs. Aliens”
Coming out of the preview IMAX screening of “Monsters Vs. Aliens,” I truly was still stunned at the quality of the 3D effects it offered. […]
Dive into G.I. Joe with Amberjack
One of my (many) favorite things to do is to come up with new characters. Mostly, I love creating superheroes, in fact I’ve got a […]
Tinkerbell takes over Disney on Ice
If you catch me humming a few bars of “Under the Sea,” don’t think that I’m indulging in a “Little Mermaid” marathon during my lunch […]