Cartoons

“Batman: The Animated Series” is one of the best DC animated TV shows, and its distinct look is a huge reason why. From the opening tones of its iconic theme song, the vibe of a dark bristling Gotham radiates across the entire series. But, one simple art trick embedded the show’s look into an entire generation’s imagination.

For pure physical strength, though, it’s hard to beat Rogue. Thanks to some flight power and super strength stolen from Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers), Rogue can lift a double decker bus with one hand — and then crush it with two. The 1992 “X-Men” cartoon showed off Rogue’s supreme strength in its opening title sequence. A giant robot Sentinel extends metal wires from its hands to grab Rogue by her arms. Undeterred, she uses the wires to throw the Sentinel over her head, slamming it into the ground.

With the tremendous success of X-Men ‘97, Marvel fans have been waiting with baited breath for more classic Marvel cartoons to get the same treatment. While the obvious show to bring back next is Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Marvel should seriously consider going in another direction. Rather than revive a show that already got to live up to its potential, the studio should instead focus its attention on a cartoon that never lived up to its promise, 1998’s Silver Surfer.

The sci-fi genre is filled with many incredible shows and movies, from Fringe and Pluribus to iconic franchises like Star Trek. There are also many sci-fi animated sitcoms within the genre, and one of those was Netflix’s Inside Job. Inside Job was a sci-fi animated sitcom that made its debut in 2021. But after many incredible episodes, the streaming service decided to cancel it.

The X-Men fight against not just super-villains, but also spiritual evils like bigotry. The mutant most liable to suffer hate and fear is the blue-skinned Bavarian Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, who doesn’t pass for human the way most of his comrades do. 

Amazon Prime Video has ordered an animated series adaptation of “Lore Olympus,” Variety has learned.

Nowadays, it’s expected that the creatives in charge of bringing beloved pop culture properties to the screen are also fans of said properties. And when they aren’t, it immediately causes an uproar, like when “The Acolyte” featured non-"Star Wars” fans on its writing staff. But many times, this lack of attachment to the source material proves to be the secret ingredient behind the best adaptations. Take “Andor,” for instance. Creator Tony Gilroy repeatedly confessed to not being a lifelong “Star Wars” fan, resulting in arguably the single greatest piece of “Star Wars” media of all time. Similarly, Christopher Nolan not being a huge Batman nerd led to him making some of the best comic book movies ever with his Dark Knight trilogy.

Plenty of TV shows have graced Nickelodeon over the years, although despite their greatness, many of them have become largely lost to time. From programs directed exclusively at children to those that all audiences can enjoy, Nickelodeon has seen it all, done it all, and been through it all over the past 30-something years. Although streaming services dominate the charts now, Nickelodeon still manages to hold its own. The network deserves a round of applause in its own right.

The upcoming feature The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender will bypass a theatrical debut in theaters in October 2026 and premiere on Paramount+ as the streamer becomes the exclusive home of all animated content from Avatar Studios, the creative force behind the beloved and acclaimed Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Korra has always been one of the most divisive Avatars in the franchise’s history. For some fans, The Legend of Korra expanded the universe in incredible ways, delivering some of the best animation of its era. For others, Korra’s character arc and especially her sudden romance with Asami it felt very incomplete, rushed, and emotionally inconsistent. Even now, nearly a decade after her series concluded, Korra’s legacy splits the fandom in ways Aang’s never did.

Adult Swim has announced the Season 3 premiere date for Genndy Tartakovsky’s (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack) Primal, from Cartoon Network Studios. The five-time Emmy-winning series that follows a caveman at the dawn of evolution returns for its third season Sunday, Jan. 11 at 11:30 PM on Adult Swim, next day on HBO Max. You can see some first-look photos of the new season below,

Toby Huss has been cast as the new voice actor for the character of Dale Gribble.

But while shows are being pulled from Warner Bros' streaming library, the studio did announce numerous new projects, such as a new season of The Amazing World of Gumball, more Adventure Time content, and a preschool reboot of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. “Scooby-Doo is like a vampire. You can’t kill it," Robert Alvarez, a retired animator, told Bloomberg when speaking about the future of Cartoon Network. It's not just animated IP that Warner Bros is banking on. The Harry Potter HBO series is about to enter production, where it plans to tell the story of all seven books for seven seasons.