Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Legion of Super-Heroes and Futurama

 

I was very happy to read that contract negotiations were successful and the entire voice cast of Futurama is returning for new episodes of the series. I can't wait to see what the new episodes have in store and I look forward to seeing old favorites like Clamps and The Hedonism Bot.

I'm also glad to use the animated LSH here.   That cartoon was a lot of fun, and kept getting better as it went along for its too-short run.

Thanks to Blog Patron Bob Greenwade, among others who pointed out that these two 30th century groups really did need to get together! 

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

The animated debut of the LSH (including Saturn Girl and Chameleon Boy) on SUPERMAN: TAS was a thrilling surprise, to say the least. Their guest-appearance, on JLU, even more so! But, I can't say I was too crazy about the spin-off series. For one thing, the animation reminded me too much of the style used for the almost-current series about Krypto (which was expressly done for little kids)!

Don't even get me started on the cyborg Brainiac 5.

--Carycomic (back to being wrongly restricted, again).

Daviticus said...

I like to think I had something to do with this too, I suggested this pairing at least once!

Also I'm pleasantly surprised to read that Futurama is coming back, I was sure it was gone for good!

@Cary: Yeesh, I didn't think it was that bad!

Bob Greenwade said...

To be fair, Daviticus probably had more influence on this than I ever did; I doubt that I did anything more than lending my voice of support for this quite logical pairing.

The only missing 30th/31st century personage, I think, is one Nathaniel Richards.

PS: I wonder if we could get a Batman vs. Gorr the God-Butcher cover in advance of Thor: Love and Thunder? I don't mean a double-Christian Bale photo cover, but just something acknowledging that he played both roles. Plus, I think it'd be an interesting confrontation; Bats has taken on overwhelmingly more powerful foes before, and prevailed thanks to his "always prepared" superpower.

Other pairings that would be interesting even if not for the same-actor connection: Morbius vs. the Joker; Batman and Daredevil; Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and Deadpool; Ambush Bug and the Fonz.

Carycomic said...

Testing 1-2-3!

Carycomic said...

Well, I guess the control freaks are happy, now!

emsley wyatt said...

Great, esp the use of the animated version.

Anonymous said...

I have to wonder, though, if both sets of protagonists will incur the Ghastly Rath of Mordru?*

*Better late than never, Bob---Carycomic.

Greggory Basore said...

Came across this bit of inspiration on youtube:

https://i.imgur.com/Oq0zIZ5.png

And it occurs to me that a Batman '66 crossover with Get Smart would have been legendarily awesome.

Ross said...

Greggory, that team up happened in STF #1073.

Bob Greenwade said...

@Greggory: The team-up to which Ross refers is this one.

@Ross: Even so, with that being Maxwell Smart's only appearance here to date, perhaps you could pair him up with Nicholas Hammond's Spider-Man, or Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau.

Carycomic said...

Or, better yet, have the Spy Kids glaring at Agent 86 as he stands next to Steed and Peel while he utters a word balloon that reads: "Oh, you meant the other Avengers! Sorry about that."

Dr. OTR said...

I avoided the animated Legion show for some years, because I disliked the character design. Finally watched season 1 a few years back, when my daughter was briefly into superhero shows, and I found it was pretty good! True, it's not "my" Legion, but the Legion has been around for decades and gone through many iterations. I thought the writers stayed true to the legacy while putting their own spin on it. I'm currently rewatching season 1, and will soon get season 2 (now that it's finally out on DVD). Pity they weren't able to complete their story arc with a third season.

Ross said...

Season Two was even better, enjoy!

Anonymous said...

Trust me, guys! Series cancellation after Season 2 was a mercy killing.

Anonymous said...

Oh--- the Fonz! Yes- he could battle the Shark :)

Carycomic said...

Indeed, he did, Anon. @ STF #3209!

Anonymous said...

Ah! But, could even Lynda Carter--as Wonder Woman--fall prey to Fonzie's charisma? Or would she only like him as a "friend/brother"?*

*I long to see the day when some sit-com does a whole episode around the premise where some guy's marriage proposal was refused on that basis. And his initially sympathetic sister becomes increasingly amazed/annoyed how all other single men refer to such a refusal as "The Kiss of Death"!

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