Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Batman and Samurai Jack



Any fan of comics should check out the animated Samurai Jack, from The Cartoon Network.  The episodes are on Netflix now, and they are a great example of how animated on a limited budget can still look very cool when the art design and direction are working together.  The battle scenes are exciting and Phil LaMarr's voice work is perfect for the character.  I'd love to see some more adventures of this time-displaced warrior.
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10 comments:

  1. AirDaveMay 13, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    I have been hoping for an Animated Batman team-up.

    This is very cool!

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  2. AnonymousMay 13, 2014 at 9:19 AM

    Another thing about thing about Samurai Jack is the efficiency of storytelling. Dialogue and exposition are very limited, and so much is told with just the visuals and sound design.

    Been revisiting it lately on Toonami, and it holds up amazingly well.

    -Mea

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  3. RossMay 13, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    Dave, this is actually my 2nd animated Batman cover - first one was a Batman/Tigra way back in my B&B days.

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  4. Michael JonesMay 13, 2014 at 9:57 AM

    This is a team-up I'd love to see.

    Have you ever done an all Jack cover?
    Jack of Hearts, Jack Sparrow, Samurai Jack, Jack of Fables, etc.

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  5. AnonymousMay 13, 2014 at 1:55 PM

    Yeah, Samurai Jack was a great cartoon! The writing was wonderful. Art, too. Everything worked.
    It's cool to find out people still remember it.

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  6. AnonymousMay 14, 2014 at 12:29 AM

    Phil LaMarr as Jack was great, but for my money, what made it was the voice of Aku (Mako, who also was the wizard in the Arnold "Conan" movies and Uncle Iroh in Avatar: the Last Airbender.)

    "Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shapeshifting master of darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil. But, a foolish Samurai warrior, wielding a magic blade, stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in time, and flung him into the future, where my word is Law! Now the fool seeks to return to the past, to undo the future that is Aku!"

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  7. Zoinks! GraphicsMay 14, 2014 at 12:36 AM

    Every so often the Samurai Jack theme song gets stuck in my head... WA-CHA!!

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  8. Matthew BaughMay 14, 2014 at 12:54 AM

    Two of the coolest animated series o all time! This is a great idea!

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  9. AnonymousMay 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM

    Such a team-up would have rocked on BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD!

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  10. pblfsdaMay 15, 2014 at 10:54 PM

    YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

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