Comic BooksDisneyDisney+MarvelMoviesStreaming ServiceTV/Streaming MediaX-Men Super Saturday: ‘X-Men’ Season 1 (1992) Posted August 15th, 2020 by Jax Motes This column has been in the works since I started writing Super Saturday. While I will get into the issues with ‘X-Men’– and…
Comic BooksDisneySpider-ManTV/Streaming MediaX-Men Super Saturday: X-Men Before ‘X-Men’ (The Eighties) Posted August 8th, 2020 by Jax Motes In 1984, Margaret Loesch became the president of Marvel Productions, the animation studio owned by Marvel Comics, which included the remnants of DePatie-Freleng…
Comic BooksMarvelSpider-ManTV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘Spider-Woman’ 1979 – Marvel’s Copyright-Driven Creation Posted August 1st, 2020 by Jax Motes Continuing my look at the Marvel ‘toons of yesteryear, I’m moving from the ’60s to a decade later to examine a truly bizarre…
Comic BooksDisneyMarvelMoviesSpider-ManTV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘Spider-Man’ (1967): The Web-Head Embarks On His First Animated Exploits Posted July 18th, 2020 by Jax Motes In 1967, the Marvel Super Heroes weren’t yet household names. They had only been around for seven years, versus the DC heroes who…
TV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘USA Cartoon Express’ (1982-1996) – Cable’s First Cartoon Block Introduced Generations Of Kids To ‘Toons Of The Past Posted July 11th, 2020 by Jax Motes I’m making a departure for this Super Saturday, as I will be showcasing a series that didn’t air on Saturdays at all. Rather…
Comic BooksDisneyMarvelTV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘The Fantastic Four’ (1967): Marvel’s First Family Gets Its First Cartoon! Posted July 4th, 2020 by Jax Motes Welp, the coronavirus has had some unexpected results, including some major changes behind the scenes of this website. But, I want to say…
TV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘Space Sentinels’ (1977) Posted March 14th, 2020 by Jax Motes ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ hit theaters in the summer of 1977, and the world was never the same. Soon, television and theaters…
HorrorHumorTV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘The New Scooby-Doo Movies’ (1972) – Some Famous Friends Join Scooby To Solve Mysteries Posted March 7th, 2020 by Jax Motes The first incarnation of ‘Scooby-Doo’, ‘Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?’, launched in fall of 1969 and was a huge hit. Hanna-Barbera even started making…
AquamanBatmanBlack LightningComic BooksDCGreen LanternJustice LeagueSupermanThe FlashTV/Streaming MediaWonder Woman Super Saturday: ‘The All-New Super Friends Hour’ (1977) – The Justice League Returns To The Small Screen Posted February 15th, 2020 by Jax Motes The first season of ABC’s ‘Super Friends’ aired during the 1973-74 season, but was not renewed for a second. But after some of…
Comic BooksMarvelTV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘The Marvel Super Heroes’ (1966) – The FIRST Marvel Cartoon Ever! Posted February 8th, 2020 by Jax Motes Generally speaking, my main focus of Super Saturday is on shows that actually aired on Saturday mornings, but as I plan to cover…
TV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘Sealab 2020’ (1972) Posted February 1st, 2020 by Jax Motes Thinking back, maybe I should have kicked off 2020 with this week’s entry– ‘Sealab 2020’, a cartoon that debuted– and ended– in 1972,…
HumorMusicTV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘The Partridge Family 2200 AD’ (1974) Posted January 25th, 2020 by Jax Motes With my “New Year, New You” series, I am examining cartoon series that were based on live-action series. As I mentioned previously, the…
HumorTV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘Gilligan’s Planet’ (1982) Posted January 18th, 2020 by Jax Motes With my “New Year, New You” series, I am examining cartoon series that were based on live-action series. As I mentioned previously, the…
HumorTV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘The Fonz And The Happy Days Gang’ (1980) Posted January 11th, 2020 by Jax Motes Continuing my complete mangling of the expression “New Year, New Me,” I will be profiling live-action TV series that have been reenvisioned as…
TV/Streaming Media Super Saturday: ‘ALF’ (1987) Posted January 4th, 2020 by Jax Motes Often in January, people use the phrase “New year, new you” meaning they plan to exercise more or make other changes. I’m completely…