By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
When you see the premiere of the new Beavis and Butt-Head series is streaming for free on YouTube, and you rush to watch it…
Then you remember that your two daughters, both of whom are under four years old, are in the room with you.
Oops.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
New video! This one takes a look at IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13–20…
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
I quietly made my YouTube debut on Sunday, with a video adaptation of one of my TMNT reviews. The vid is only 15 minutes long. But I enjoyed making it, and am genuinely excited about it. Expect to see more videos as I continue to explore this new avenue…
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Our friend Noah Sterling is at it yet again! Having previously given his animated take on Green Lantern, Robin, and numerous other comic book icons, the Joker is the latest to get the Sterling treatment!
One thing’s for sure, there’s no shortage of ground to cover…
For more, check out Noah Sterling’s official site or his YouTube page.
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By Rob Siebert
The 5th Turtle
It’s easy to compare Marvels to another seminal Alex Ross work at DC years later, Kingdom Come. The stories themselves aren’t that similar. But the main character in both is essentially an average Joe seeing all this colorful superhero stuff from the ground level.
The Norman McCay we meet in Kingdom Come is an old man. But in Marvels, we follow Phil Sheldon the late ’30s into the mid-’70s. So we see the majority of his life play out alongside the evolution of the world of Marvels.
Ross elabrorates…
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By Rob Siebert
The Original Human Muppet
In this time of social distancing, we’ve seen plenty of celebrities offer encouragement from their homes. We’ve even seen a bunch of them put on musical performances. But I think it’s safe to say none of them have given us anything quite like this.
Two days ago, Kermit the Frog took to the swamps (care of YouTube) to perform the classic, and for many of us nostalgic tearjerker, “Rainbow Connection.” Take a look.
Kermit has been performed by Matt Vogel since 2017. Vogel does a fine job, of course. But I don’t think it’s possible to hear that song and not feel touched by the essence of Jim Henson, and what his legacy still offers the world today.
So as always, thank you Mr. Henson. For your own special form of magic.
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By Rob Siebert
A NEEEEEEEWWWWW Father
So I’ve had a week to process the death of Howard Finkel. A man who, let’s be honest, was the single greatest ring announcer of all time. This might be an apples to oranges comparison. But to yours truly and many fans who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s as I did, Howard Finkel is to ring announcing what Jim Ross was/is to play-by-play. He was that good.
Over the last several days, WWE has compiled some of Finkel’s greatest moments and pushed them out to YouTube. Let’s take a look…
First of all, there’s no “arguably” about it. “The Fink” was the absolute greatest.
Secondly, the “Dean of WWE Ring Announcing.” I kinda like that…
This next clip is one of my favorites, and quite possibly Finkel’s last truly great announcing moment. If only Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler hadn’t ruined it for the audience at home by being so damn disrespectful. But for the fans in Madison Square Garden that night? It must have been magic…
Frankly, I think that tweet we saw from Vince McMahon said it all…
Rest in peace, Howard, and know that you were loved by a great many.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Ladies and gentlemen, the Batman has arrived.
Normally, this is the part where you’d run down Kevin Conroy’s accolades. How he’s been the quintessential voice of Batman for almost 30 years now, all the different projects, the Arkham games, the Injustice games, etc. But chances are if you’re reading this you already know all that.
So if I were you, I’d pull up Batman: The Adventures Continue #1 and follow along as Kevin Conroy reads the issue script written by Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, courtesy of Stephen Alvarez‘s YouTube channel. Is it a little weird to hear him do the sound effects? Not to mention all the other character voices? Sure. (Though his Lex Luthor isn’t so bad…)
But listen to Batman’s voice come off the page and tell me it’s not magic.
I’m not sure what spoiler he’s talking when the video begins. But the funny thing is, he kinda/sorta gave us a spoiler here. As far as I know, no official announcement had been made about the Jason Todd thing. So he technically blew the lid off that one.
But let’s be honest, we all knew it was him anyway. So no harm no foul.
Incidentally, I didn’t catch that detail with Veronica holding up three fingers in reference to the number of kids Bruce has taken in. Nice touch.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Awhile back, we looked at Noah Sterling’s animated history of Green Lantern. Or rather, Green Lanterns plural. There have been a lot of Earth-born ring-wielders in the 80 years since Alan Scott first graced the page.
Thankfully for us, Sterling is also well-versed in the history of Robin, who also turns 80 this year. And the iconic sidekick of all sidekicks got an animated treatment that’s every bit as fun as what Green Lantern got…
For more, check out Noah Sterling’s official site or his YouTube page.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Apparently Zordon has been making calls to Georgia.
As you’ll see below, and as was detailed by the local news affiliate, a YouTuber and Power Ranger cosplayer in Moultrie, GA, recently took to handing out toilet paper and even cash to passersby at the local Walmart.
Roberto Fernandez, 28, ultimately distributed a total of $80 in cash and 20 rolls of toilet paper.
He chose this colorful, superheroic form of charity as his way of fighting off the Coronavirus pandemic.
When asked why he chose to dress as a Power Ranger, Fernandez, a father of two, replied…
“I had bought it for my son’s birthday party because he was really into Power Rangers, so I got it custom made. When I put on the suit for my son, he was so happy. So, since my son was happy, I figured other kids would be happy too and they were.”
Fernandez says people have since reached out to him offering other items to give away, and this will not be the last of his unique form of generosity.
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