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The New Adventures Of The Lone Ranger And Zorro: Volume 2

Two masked icons of the American West stand up to the forces of oppression in this set of Filmation cartoons that finishes off their respective Saturday morning series.

Teen Titans: The Complete Fifth Season

The final season of Teen Titans offers the most consistent tone, with only one real clunker (in addition to a misfire of a finale) marring what is otherwise an epic finish featuring the world’s teen heroes versus The Brotherhood Of Evil.

Reviews return, with the final season of The Batman

I guess it’s time to get back to work. It’s taken a while, but we’re finally getting things running closer to normal here at the site, following our exciting meeting at the San Diego Comic-Con. As much as we hoped you would all enjoy reading about our little adventure, I realize that it may seem […]

The Batman: The Complete Fifth Season

The final season of The Batman finds him becoming chummier with the Justice League.

Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy!!!

As we hit Comic-Con, catch up on fan-favorite Astro Boy in his many incarnations on DVD, plus a look at the comprehensive Astro Boy Essays book – all in anticipation of his return to screens in a new blockbuster movie out next summer!

The Astro Boy Essays

Finally, there is an English language book about Osamu Tezuka! This one has a narrow focus, but it’s a nice start, particularly for those who are most interested in his most famous creation.

Astro Boy (2003): The Complete Series

The newest version of Astro Boy is really very good, though Sony’s DVD presentation is a sad thing to behold.

Astro Boy (1980): The Collection Box Set

Tezuka’s influence is felt even stronger in Astro Boy’s second series.

Astro Boy (1963): Ultra Collector’s Edition Sets 1 & 2

The first anime hit gets an impressive pair of sets collecting the entirety of the English dubbed versions of the show.

Batman: Gotham Knight (Blu-ray/DVD)

The Dark Knight gets an anime makeover in this anthology of tales handled by some of Japan’s best studios. Like any anthology, the results are mixed, but overall these visions of Batman are compelling.

The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition

If you loved the original, here’s the story all over again, but this time in spiffy 21st Century-style animation!

The Richie Rich Scooby-Doo Show: Volume One

This set includes the weakest Scooby ever, but the Richie Rich stories are kind of cute.

DVD reviews: Two more from BCI, plus contest winners

This week we have two new reviews for you to enjoy, and they do seem appropriate to put together. First up, a single-disc edition of Bravestarr: The Movie, also known as Bravestarr: The Legend. This film did also show up last year on the impressive “Best Of Bravestarr” set, and in fact I did use […]

He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe: Volume Two

This second volume of the 2002 version of the classic Mattel characters provides plenty of action, though only a couple of truly interesting episodes. However, BCI as usual does a great job of putting it all together in a package that collectors will love.

Bravestarr: The Movie

This cowboys-in-space film marked the beginning of the end for Filmation, but in fact it represents the best of what the studio could accomplish.

The Muppets return, with icons of the Seventies

We have one DVD review to close up the week, as I take a look at The Muppet Show: Season Three. If you pine for the 1970s, then you should get a kick out of this season, featuring as it does such icons as Sylvester Stallone, Raquel Welch, Jean Stapleton, and many more. The Muppet […]

The Muppet Show: Season Three

1970s icons meet Muppet magic. More Henson greatness. Simple as that.

Drawn Together – Uncensored! Season Three

How bad can this show get? Season Three found new ways to be filthy and disgusting. Some adults may find the show funny, but keep kids away from this one!

A double dose of Sabrina

We have a nice surprise coming up for you at the end of the week, but in the meantime you can read two of our latest DVD reviews. I took a look at the recent release of Filmation’s Sabrina The Teenage Witch show from the early 1970s. The Archie spin-off contains much of the charm […]

Sabrina, The Animated Series: Witch In Training

This spin-off of the live action sitcom is fairly mediocre, but is a decent show for kids, with good moral messages.

Sabrina, The Teenage Witch: The Complete Animated Series

The good little witch of Riverdale tries to help Archie and the gang with her magic, but things often backfire.

George Of The Jungle: The Complete Original Series

Jay Ward’s last great contribution to television cartoons is just as fun as ever. The Tarzan parody, along with other segments that include Super Chicken and Tom Slick, serves up more laughs than a season’s worth of many other programs.

The Pebbles And Bamm-Bamm Show: The Complete Series

Fred’s and Barney’s kids have grown up, and show the same tendencies towards getting into trouble as their fathers.

Anything on DVD this week?

Rand laments the lack of exciting DVD releases this week.

Justice League: New Frontier

This great DTV movie looks even better in high defintion, though the benefits are modest.

The Animated Seuss

Dr. Seuss had a lot more involvement in animation than you may have realized! Private Snafu, Puppetoons, and more surprises are covered in this retrospective.

Justice League – The New Frontier: Special Edition

In the 1950s, the emergence of the Justice League helps America heal after a decade of paranoia and fear.

Beowulf: Director’s Cut (HD DVD)

The performance capture film gets a second look on HD DVD, which offers superb video and audio, as well as even nicer bonus features.

Archie’s Funhouse: The Complete Series

Archie appears in his (sort of) third Saturday morning series, with a bigger emphasis on jokes than stories. There are even more songs, though! The episodes get tiresome, but the extras make this one worth looking at.

It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition

Though not especially “deluxe,” this disc nonetheless contains two pretty darn good Peanuts specials as well as a nice featurette.