Uncredit Music: 04:29 Olley oxen Free - The Neverhood 06:52 The Guiding Light closing theme 25:01 All in All - Nerevar Rising Call of Magic (Surf Version) 53:24 Mass Effect 1 Elevator Music 55:32 Dum Da Dum Doi Doi - The Neverhood 1:20:15 Disappointment - The Cranberries 1:39:23 The Elder Scrolls - Main Theme (DJ AG Remix)

I think that part of what made Sokka work is the meta reason that a lot of his comedic moments were inspired by the VA's interpretation of him rather than the original character outline, and the writing was tweaked to capitalize on what the actor added. It created a character who had a lot of thought put into him and also a certain brand of humor that was integrated into that. The imitators seem to start from a place of Sokka-brand comedy and forget to go past that, rather than come up with a rounded character and then think up how to make him comedic as well.

Finally an actual in-depth review of the show! Was getting tired of people either overly loving it because it’s “optimistic Superman” or hating it because it’s “woke” and ending it there. Looking forward to the rest!

I think this show tried to make comic book characters look more down to earth and went completely overboard, and now they all just look like normal people. Except for live wire, because that hair looks even more ridiculous than her old electro-mohawk.

I'm all for having a good magical girl transformation sequence, but it really needs to make sense in context or at least be 4th-wall-breaking in a place and way that work. Also a good point that we really forget about a good Henshin way too easily, too. I think you might be onto something about Josie Campbell personally having a problem there.

57:00 - You can make out words because in their infinite wisdom, the writers decided kryptonian should basically be esperanto. Aka a real language people understand. So yes, what Jor-El says has meaning.

Frank Miller: 6:52 to 8:55 Everybody else: What the hell does this have to do with anything?

Man, it's so good to hear your thoughts on this one. I really liked how Clark was portrayed, even if some other things at the beginning had grated on me (please, let Deathstroke be a man, not a bishonen, PLEASE). So having somebody more versed in the studio side of things show goods and bads of it makes me appreciate the whole thing even more. And it's like watching it again but more informative!

11:00 "my brain is already overloaded with mass effect lore to overload with superhero lore" god ain't that a mood, but with trek instead

I feel like the first scene where Clark jumps to try and get his kite would have worked better if it was stuck just a little bit lower in the tree. Like in a spot where jumping to get it down would be believable. Edit: there, I fixed the stupid typo. Please don’t make fun of it. It’s not funny anymore, English isn’t my native language and I type too fast and don’t always catch them in time before sending comments.

Will I watch this superman show-no Will I watch C-Puff's breakdown that may or may not be longer than the show itself-yes.

Gotta say, as someone who has consumed every scrap of Superman media for 30+ years, and is maybe mildly obsessed with the character, I’m really impressed with how well articulated this break down is. I don’t agree with every conclusion, but you’re fair with your points. I look forward to your part 2.

51:22 - Wait, what!? I assumed that the Jor-El hologram was speaking some kind of Portuguese, and the implication was that the original Jor-El had somehow scouted Earth beforehand and programmed the AI to speak the language of the region he meant for Clark to land in - only to end up with the pod landing a few hundred miles off course. Huh.

It's amazing that you hit all those points that I've started to dislike about modern cartoons: Fanfic-Sokka, boring character-designs, the fact that all characters speak in very similar "milennial" ways or as if they're on tumblr... but especially that most shows rely on some familiarity with the characters, but then also go for completely new stuff. Case in point: Livewire, which has really nothing to do with the character she started as in the Bruce Timm-Superman-show. It would even make sense for her to talk with a lot of obnoxious slang, because she was a radio shock-jock who only got her powers because she threw a giant concert during a thunder storm and endangered her fans. She hated Superman way before she had powers and was self-absorbed egotist. Here, she's just a military girl with lightning powers.

1:21:00 another amazing example of this is of course, the heisters of Payday 2. Each character's personality shine through in their voicelines. Jacket's brutality, Wick's professionalism, Bain's level-headedness. You can tell exactly who each character is underneath the masks.

Knowing that this was made by the studio behind shera, I just started laughing manically when c-puff started pointing out the shitty animation

“Meta knowledge” The most famous superhero can fly….

I have a lot of warmth in my heart for this project… it’s probably my favorite of the recent western Mir projects. The animation is occasionally breathtaking, the lead trio has an enjoyable energy between them, and the writing… uh, well… It did feel like it was a bit too eager to get to its conclusion, which made some of the emotional beats fall flat for me. I wish they’d taken their time and let both the plot and the relationships breathe a little bit.

The different color palms on black characters, and just black characters no other POC character, bothers me too. I'm black. My palms and soles are a completely different color than the rest of my skin and it's still super distracting when they do it for cartoons. Hated it so much in Velma and hate it here too.

"Mixed bag" sure is a good way to describe this so far. I have hope it'll improve as more episodes cone out... ^^' Seeing other's thoughts on the show has been uplifting~ Can't wait to see what you got 6:20 Then why is he put at the helm continuously?? 6:26 I will ship what calls me!! 😤 lol seriously, kinda upsetting he doesn't like that other's like their bond.. didn't know that. You not liking it fine, but also not accepting that others may? Aw man :(

You and your friend going over bad layout and how to improve it scratched an itch in my brain that I didn't know I needed.

We will never be able to shake off the lasting effects of HGS and Velma, will we?

I don't know a lot about Superman other than what fans and critics have kind of dumped on me. Your outsider's take on it kind of makes me feel less ambivalent towards the character. I appreciate that.

I don't even care about Superman but I'm here bc you're very entertaining and I need something to game to

Shotout to multiple hour video essays about shows that i don't watch from small known youtubers, gotta be one of my favourite genders

interesting video. would love to see more talk about the process of animation. it is occasionally brought up in these videos of course, but lets be honest the focus is the writing. it was very fascinating learning why the visuals didn't work and what was missing and that it was the fault of the storyboard. i imagine it was very basic stuff for people in the industry but as someone who knows very little when it comes to animation, (how it is actually made) sure was interesting.

As a black person myself, I don't care for the light-colored palms either. I know it's more realistic, but like you said, it's an unnecessary visual detail that doesn't help anything.

Another thing this series does that a lot of superman media does that I never like is they have his flight be a switch that just activates one day and when it does he can do it instinctively. I kind of wish more Superman stories that include the origin had a learning curve.

You might be my latest favourite reviewer. I love how you approach shows and movies from a more academic view. I feel like im learning so much

I love that you seized the opportunity of criticizing the subject matter, to also teach some stuff about animation, storyboarding, character design, inspiration and all that jazz. I get to have my white noise review, but I also get to learn and grow as an artist at the same time. I really wish more internet critics did that, unfortunately and to put it bluntly, it seems like most internet critics aren't very talented.

1:29:02 My head-canon is that Lois's laugh is so sh*t here on purpose because the other reporter's laugh was so sh*t

I will admit, as a huge nerd for superheroes, it’s hard to pick up comics unless they’re tied to a particular movie or series. That’s why I mainly read comics like TMNT 2012 or anything Batman Beyond and recently Ninjago’s Garmadon storyline.

I love that you're hinting at the problems with the writing of the romance between Clark and Lois which I guess you'll talk about fully in another episode because I thought it was very shallow and somewhat rushed but I felt like I was going crazy cause everyone around me had 0 problems with their relationship

Finally got the time for my eyes to ingest quality, and to listen to C-Puff barely, *_barely_* contain herself from turning the video into a 60hr video essay on why Garrus is best boy.

I refuse to believe an experienced photographer would be taking action shots with a slow enough shutter speed to be that blurry 😭

I love writing. Both learning about the methodology behind the process of writing and writing myself. Watching your videos very often gives me tips for my own works (as I’d still call myself a beginner with much to learn). That tip you made about characters sounding the same is a great thing to be cautious of when writing dialogue and I will take it to note. Thanks for the advice.

OMG, I never did research as I only heard the creator worked on Owl House, but I guess that was the animator. Knowing the woman behind this show's writing did the abomination that was She-Ra and the Princesses of Power... explains SOOOO much why I have grown to despise this show, despite my initial liking of it.

I think the transformation sequence would have been great if it was the POV recounting of someone else who saw Clark's actual transformation. Say the transformation was a more sedate, (So the scene could focus on the character's and emotions), touched by light and the clothes changed and later when that someone was talking about what they saw, they added the magical girl flair.

29:56 - She's also wearing a helmet that actually appears to be designed to actively kill her and possibly other people around if she ever got into an accident. Nice.

1:03:00 Unironically, this is such a powerful moment in the video. Reaching out to a person who relies so heavily on their inspirations that they simply do not make for themselves. I think it's such a big problem with creatives nowadays, the inability to make something for yourself. Not because they don't have that creativity- though frequently it does seem to be that as well- but because they are afraid of putting themselves out their and failing. Where are these people's passions? Where is your desire to reach into the infinite nothing and draw out worlds for people to fall in love with? Stories that need to be told? Characters to hold up as icons? Because what should be a grand moment for this character, a turning point in their lives, is undercut by something you have simply taken from another show and placed into yours.

01:33:52 - It's called heat vision, yes. They are superheated beams basically. In most versions he has X-Ray and heat vision, and freeze breath, apart from being super strong and invulnerable and being able to fly. In a reverse way, Bizarro (who is either a failed clone of Superman, or comes from a parallel weird dimension, depending on version) has freeze vision, and fire breath.

What I love about this Superman is that he’s human… he gets hurt, he breaks down, he cries. He’s not this God who’s perfect in every way (though he totally is) also they call him Clark not Superman.

Can confirm Frank Millers Daredevil run is phenomenal. Born again is one of the best stories I’ve ever read

1:11:27 Since I'm black, I wanna comment on this section here. Personally, I appreciate this small detail being acknowledged since more often than not, it gets ignored. However, I understand your logic with it being more distracting, and favoring the more simplified version of POC hands. And hell, even in my own work, I forget this detail sometimes because of how minute it is, so i can't really judge others for excluding this small aspect. Purposefully or not.

Glad you're covering this show, I was both pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it while simultaneously frustrated that it was just missing the mark in alot of places. Also YES FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE COVER SHE-RA that show was so damn annoying in its wasted potential but when it was coming out so many people gave it a pass and said it was good, ive thought about starting a youtube channel for years just to tear it a new one.

33:07 To be fair Superman doesn't actually have invulnerability despite what his power set might say. He has super durability. Invulnerability implies that you cannot be hurt but if you are sufficiently strong enough you can hurt Superman even without Kryptonite or magic or whatever else this is actually how doomsday was able to kill him just through being strong enough to hurt him. So a young inexperienced Clark Kent who doesn't have access to his full power capabilities getting a black eye from a robot yeah I'd say that's believable.

Re: Sparkles: Yes to sparkles when Like button clicked. No to sparkles when the audio of the video says to smash that like button.

The thing about Live wire is that not only is her new design boring and looses all the iconography of the character, but they did the same thing writting wise, in the animated series (Where she first appeared kinda like Harley) she is a narcissistic fear mongering reporter that will do anything for attention, including shit talking superman for no other reason than to be a contrarian, she’s playful, manipulative and charismatic, this show’s version of the character is generic mercenary woman with a yee yee ass haircut, which is basically what they do with almost all villains Except Ivo and Waller.

I literally gasped at the Deathstroke reveal why does he look like that 😦

"If Superman was realistic and relatable", followed by pictures of Homelander and Omni-Man. Media literacy is truly dead.

Really enjoied the video, I could tell that with this one the criticism comes from a place of hope for the project. As oposed to previous revious, with this show you can tell where repairs could be made. This is a project that could have been improved, while the others neede to be rebuild from the ground up

1:00:30 Wasn’t expecting to see Super Sentai, let alone a less discussed season like Magiranger pop up, but Magishine’s transformation (especially the bit with the grasping of the sun) would be great for Supes. 1:29:30 Amazing line out of context As for the show proper, I only watched the first episode and had nothing to say other than wondering why it was on Adult Swim when nothing about the show felt like it couldn’t have just been on Cartoon Network proper.

They really did Livewire dirty not just by the - as you said, incredibly boring - redesign, but due to her amazingly memorable personality. I recommend you watch her debut episode on Superman TAS (yes, like Harley Quinn, she was created for that show before appearing in comics) - she is a rather offensive, in your face shock jock radio host voiced by Lorri Petty, and she becomes a supervillain more out of cynical spite than because she wants money or power.

To me, people expecting you to have an underlying knowledge of Superman for their work doesn't bother me. It's Superman, unless you're going to the farthest corners of the Earth, everyone has probably at the very least HEARD of Superman and knows he's the guy with the red cape who can fly and lift heavy things. So many people are so genre/lore savvy these days that it can be difficult to determine how much intro you have to give a certain character if they have any amount of history to them. Balancing the basics of the character with the specifics you want to establish for your project is the most important part and I feel like the intro for My Adventures with Superman does an alright job setting up exactly what it needs to setup for most viewing audiences to understand who Superman is and what he's about.

You hit the nail on the head that all the characters sound the same, as the writer is inexperienced and cannot make them act different enough. IDW's Transformers comics by James Roberts had the same problem, after a while, every character got to be the same wacky quirky person, or if they were a villain, were a drooling maniac who is also crazy.

i find it so funny that even thou this aint a high guardian spice video and she still beefing with sage now i know sage was bad 🤣🤣

Speaking about weirdly placed Anime references the way the crystal at 1:32:25 is behaving is a reference to Neon Genesis Evangelion, specifically to the Angel Ramiel.

AAAAGH! You killed me with the sudden Halflife: Full Life Consequences reference. I am dead. Please bury and give a eulogy.

Waaah, you cannot bombard me with terms about keyframes, storyboard, framecutting, linework, lineweight, crisp lines, and anti-aliassing and assume, I would survive the explosion. Be prepared, the next art stream I'll flood the chat with questions about it. ;-)

Hi, C-Puff! I just wanted to say that your dialect is very unique. It almost sounds like "hi-ever" for "however", on a few videos of yours I've seen. There's nothing wrong with it! I just found it interesting since it's almost the opposite to people where I live with a lot of emphasized drawl on vowels.

Okay I just gotta get it out. Luz Lane. There, I said it.

I personally didn't mind the transformation sequence since this is the 5th D.C has done it ( its used as funny lol moment) but i can understand the frustration of people misusing references , It feels pretty lazy and uncreative , rather than a love letter to a medium that inspired you , since some of the best stories used what came before them and build upon it to make a unique expirence.

It's annoying how they turned everyone into an awkward Disney hero in order to be relatable.

So this show was my first time seeing Ms. Campbell’s work and I thought the transformation sequence was fun and it didn’t take me out of the moment but from how you explained her other work it seems she kinda has the same problem that Snyder has just with anime references ya know. Still overall liked the show and I’m at least intrigued to see how they’ll handle the future

As for the main content of the video - I hadn't really noticed some of the WEIRDNESS that you're pointing out here (though I have a pretty good notion of where the Kawaii Counter is leading) but now that it's not being shielded by my intense relief at having an actually good and enjoyable Superman cartoon, there's definitely some rough edges. I will say the whole Jor-El thing was also changed beyond just the broken translator, and that's his entire vibe. In the past, he's typically been more of a scientist. This one very much seems like a warrior to some extent, and that's largely due to the eyepatch. combine that with the origin of the alien tech seemingly being Krypton, and it paints an.... odd picture. I'm not entirely sure what they're plan for everything is, with that in mind.

1:23:04 All I feel is pain at this revelation

An good example of characters with unique mannerisms is the cast from Omori. I'm watching a playthrough of it, and I've noticed how each character is very unique in the wat that they act. Hero is a polite big brother character, Aubrey is a stubborn yet gentle friend character, and Kel is a playful and impulsive character. They all act like who they are supposed to be, and they interact accordingly as well. Aubrey, being stubborn, is often upset with Kel for doing something foolish, and Hero tries to mediate their bickering. It makes sense with their character individually, and that good individual writing turns into the synergies being well-writen.

"The idea is solid; the execution is just weak." Most of this show in a nutshell, not gonna lie.

Babe, a new C-Puff video dropped. Bring out the fine china.

To be fair to Josie and the crew , it was Stevenson who completely dived bombed she-ra , while it may have not been a perfect series at least it would have ended similar to steven universe were it had a somewhat satisfactory ending.

Mix bag really is an appropriate title to describe this show. Honestly I really I really liked it especially how they depict Superman and I like how he hangs out with Jimmy and Louis, But I really can't disagree with some of the points you made. This really was a good review but I do wonder how you're going to feel about the rest of the show, Cause I feel like all that good will you gave it is probably gonna go down the drain

(Part 1) Apologies for the incoming essay, but I have a lot of thoughts on this show: A "Mixed Bag" is certainly an apt way to describe this show. I was sceptical about it when it was first announced, due to not really enjoying the past work of the showrunner behind this (I'm sorry but I just did not care for the She-Ra reboot, and if you're going to tear into its fifth season, consider me curious because I was not exactly a fan of how things were handled, especially regarding Catra, Hordak, Horde Prime, Shadow Weaver, and Adora herself... though, as a side-note and minor nitpick, SPoP 2018's main was showrunner was actually ND Stevenson, and Campbell was a story editor and writer, but still a big part of the show), and feeling like the art style was "Diet Avatar". Still, I gave the first season a watch, and while I didn't really hate it, and I did like some things about it, I didn't fall in love with it like many others on Twitter did, either (I'm a Superman fan, and let me tell you that fellow fans searching for any decent Superman content right now is basically like searching for water in a dry, dry desert, so we basically take any small "drop" we can find, for better or worse). Starting off, I do appreciate that this show is trying to go for a more optimistic take on Superman after a decade of him either being deconstructed or being made into a villain. It's good to see an adaptation of him that tries to hearken back to a more traditionally heroic type of Superman. Not that I don't think a more dark and serious Superman story can't be done well (look at Alan Moore's "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?", his other most famous Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything", or the story in Action Comics #775 "What's so Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American & Way?", which was adapted into "Superman Vs The Elite", for some great examples), but I think many of them end up missing the point of just why an "Evil Superman" story happens in the first place, with the few actually good ones basically saying "it's dumb to make Superman evil in the first place", with even Frank Miller himself sadly forgetting that part (the original point of Superman's role in The Dark Knight Returns is that it's basically commentary on how wrong it is for Superman to become a government stooge in the first place, with the story taking place in a "bad future" scenario, but I think Miller's personal issues around the time of 9/11 affected his writing ability as well as his mental health). So, I feel like there should be some kudos to making Clark/Superman more of an outright good guy in this show. That being said, I'm kinda not the biggest fan of them trying to "uwu-ify" Clark into a big quasi-himbo "soft boi". I get wanting to try something new with the character, and this version is much younger and just starting off as being Superman, but stuff like him having "the bib" is pushing it. The showrunners said they looked to stuff like My Hero Academia for inspiration, possibly even basing Clark's character in this a bit off of Izuku Midoriya's, and while I don't think that's a bad thing on its own, I think they took a bit too much from Izuku's "soft awkward side", and not enough from his more determined and persevering side, or they at least didn't balance those two sides as well. I don't mind the idea "Real Clark" being more dorky and awkward like this Clark, but I personally prefer the "Real Clark Kent" as being a balance between the confident Superman persona and the dorky, "mild mannered reporter"; a Kansas farm boy who's genuinely kind, yet strong, in several meanings of the word. As for the two other lead main characters, Lois is an okay reinvention of her usual self, still being a bit spunky and wanting to get the latest scoop, but in a more optimistic and energetic way; and despite the race-swap, Jimmy is honestly still similar to the goofy, yet loyal friend Superman/Clark has in the comics (and if you like Jimmy being a dweeb who gets into outrageous situations, then you should look up at just what he got up to during the Silver Age, because that's where some of his most famous/infamous stories come from, which have become running jokes in various media). However, with Lois, I'm little it torn on her character because part of me can't help but feel like she's part of the recent trend of the "quirky and relatable" female protagonist we've been seeing a lot in American/Western animation recently, such as certain recent Disney movies and Disney TV shows (I can at least understand why so many people compared her to Luz, because while they're not entirely the same in personality, their appearances and energetic demeanors are uncannily similar to one another), which kinda takes away from Lois' uniqueness as a character by replacing some of her traditional personality with another one we've been seeing a whole lot of recently. Plus, as you've hinted at, there's certain future developments in this show which kinda hurt her character, but we'll get to that when we get to it. And on the subject of her outfit, I would have personally added more purple to it, since that's a color usually associated with Lois Lane. With Jimmy, I totally get the "Fanfic Sokka" comparisons. I feel like so many shows want to be like Avatar, so they copy a lot of that show's homework, but they often fumble when it comes to understanding what made those characters work in the first place, especially they try to make the "Sokka" of the group, but end up becoming "Fanfic Sokka" (my poor sweet boy, Lance really got done dirty with that type of writing). Also, it is odd that the characters made into the "Funny Sokka-esque Guy" are usually those with darker skin tones, but in this case I find it particularly odd since they took the traditionally male African American character of Ron Troupe, who's usually played seriously, and gender-swapped him, while also race-swapping the plucky, kinda scrawny sidekick who often gets into trouble into being African American. I might be reading too much into things, but it rubs me in a weird way like how you noticed the "Fanfic Sokka" character types almost always having darker skin tones. Speaking of the race swaps and gender-swaps, I'm not gonna make too big a deal about them, but something that also kinda bugs me is how Lois in this show is supposed to be Korean American, but her skin tone has the same sort of "tanned" look to it that you usually see from Latino/Hispanic characters (as someone who is half-Latino, that's already a choice some artists make which I have mixed feelings on), which makes me feel like this show's efforts at diversity feel kinda half-hearted (not helped by the fact that one of Lois' outfits is supposed be influenced by Korean culture, but one Korean user on Twitter pointed put all the errors in the outfit). Plus, I feel like one missed opportunity to make the cast more diverse is highlighting more minor PoC characters who work at the Daily Planet from the comics, like Jackee Winters, Franklin Stern, and Melba Manton, but that's just me. To be more critical, the villains of this show seem to be the weakest link of it, so far. Many of them feel like downgrades from their comic book counterparts, as well as their previous animated incarnations, in terms of both characterization and design. For example, Intergang is usually a gang of professional, big-time mobsters, usually having connections to Darkseid himself. And with Livewire, she was originally a brash, trash-talking shock jock who gained electricity powers, but here they made her look and act like a generic superpowered terrorist. And I'm skipping ahead, but what they did with Mr. Mxyzptlk shows that their "anime-esque" inspirations feel kinda lackluster, since they made him look like a generic Dragon Ball or Tenchi Muyo character, instead of doing something a bit more interesting by having him look and act like a character from a gag manga/anime like Doctor Slump or Osomatsu-kun/Osomatsu-san, since cartoons and comic nowadays often turn him and characters like him, such as Bat-Mite, into shout-outs to comedy cartoons such as the Looney Tunes and Ren and Stimpy. And there definitely seems to be a big case of "writer-speak"/"millennial writing"/whatever you wanna call it in this show. I recall Guillermo del Toro bringing this up as being a recurring issue he's noticed in modern American animation, where everyone sounds like they're in a sitcom and everyone has a "witty" comeback or quip to a situation, sometimes to the detriment of serious situations. This also feels like this isn't Studio Mir's best work. There's a lot to criticize Voltron: Legendary Defender for, but one aspect which felt mostly consistent was that there was plenty of good animation and story-boarding in that show, for the most part. Here, it feels like a rush job in both the animation and story-boarding departments, and it certainly isn't beating the "Diet Avatar" allegations. I don't know if the pandemic had anything to do with the clumsy look of the show, or if this is one of their less expensive productions, but this feels pretty off for a decent animation studio like Mir. Though, on the subject of animation studios, I'm sorry to nitpick you, but Netflix She-Ra was actually animated by NE4U and not Studio Mir.

Ah yes my adventures with superman the latest example of tomboy supremsy. All jokes aside I see C Puff's point I only know so much about comics and warhammer cause I invested time in it so I pick up on things. But some of my favorite moments and stories are when it's small yet intimate. For example the last church book wich is my personal favorite warhammer book as a example and in my opinion a good start for warhammer.

Yeah I purposefully avoided the show due to a number of reasons, but I don't care for the over-infantilizing of Clark as well as the "oh my gosh, a cute girl, I'm in love" pandering to Lois. And because of your analysis and references used to emphasize your points (which again is among your GREATEST TALENTS as well as taste in those references) really made me learn a lot. Straight up didn't know the chick responsible for those....other shows, did this as well, which makes a LOT of sense. Keep doing what you do, you're doing great work C-Puff! Glad I found ya.

Frank Millar is such a mixed bag, his early stuff is really good his newer stuff is kinda cringed and you even kinda mentioned a big problem he has these days even if you didn't realise just how often he does it, Frank is so obsessed with Batman that hes all frank ever writes about even when it's not a batman story a great example being JLA: Act of God where all the heroes lose their powers and get depressed until Batman teaches them how to be like him🙃 its kind of a BIG problem with franks writing

I have to say I love this video's thumbnail.

I personally dont like the added color on the hands either cause its usually distracting and for a number of characters they make the palms too light. I also kinda resent the ideas that its racist to dislike it cause TECHNICALLY we dont draw them for white characters either. Like Lois should have them too technically. A lot, if not most, of white or light skinned people dont have the have the same shade on their palms as they do on their skin. Unless you are agressively pale, you can differentiate between the color on their palms and skin. But for black characters, cause lets face it this doesnt happen for really anyone else, its too noticable. Also it adds a distracting amount of colors that usually messes with a character's design. Like the palm thing is an afterthought and not made to be part of the design itself. The only way I can see it working is if the artstyle was realistic, anime and 2D art just more often than not doesnt make it look good

Pleasantly surprised, just came from work and saw new c-puff notification.

Seeing HLVRAI in your video as a reference for good character work is PERFECT (I can't wait for HLVRAI2) I LOVE how they come through with their characters so well and so clearly, despite it all being all made up on the spot (mostly) Also, I agree with you on the lighter palms on Jimmy, especially because there were so many frames where they simply forgot to color them in that, and the fact that they never do lighter palms on any of the other POC characters (edit: I also noticed the Fan-Sokka trend) I'm always happy to see when you post (I'm late to watch this one lol) because I'm writing my own story and you have great points to make ♥

I never had the interest to look up any information about this cartoon, but from the screenshots I had the impression that Lois in this was a child/younger teenager, and that they were going for a non-romantic relationship. Imagine my shock.

I have no intention of watching the show, but will consume your review will glee.

Lol, I don't agree with the palms thing, I actually like to see the detail, but everyone has preferences :P

I hate how when you mentioned the Jesus allegory stuff my first thought was Nostalgia Critics review- but aside from that phenomenal video and can’t wait for part 2

I can't wait for the next part in this series. I hope life is treating you well enough so you can get it done soon 👍

My go to recommendation for a stand alone Superman story is All-Star Superman. I also like Superman vs The Elite since the movie removes a lot of the extra comic lore that was part of What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and The American Way. I remember liking the Rebirth run too. So if any one wanted to get started with Superman that's where I would point them

Maybe it's because I'm severely aromantic, but the whole Clark-Lois felt so unnatural and fast. I feel like if they began the show with them as 3 platonic friends who develop more meaningful relationships before any feelings were realized, it could've built up their characters... rather than relying on assumptions based on the past Lois and Clark iterations. Also it may have fixed the whole Sokka clone thing by making Jimmy more than the smart funnyman third wheel. Their whole dynamic made me lose interest by the end of the show sadly. Can't wait for the next video.

Thank you for mentioning the hands thing on Black characters. At least Jimmy's lips aren't "pronounced" as I've noticed tends to be on Black characters, too. These wouldn't bug me so much if other characters had these attributes. Variety is the spice of life after all. And I also have to appreciate Lois or every other woman not having colored lips. I know it's supposed to mean they would have been wearing lipstick because.......they're women, I guess. But, it's a nice change because (again) variety is the spice of life and not *every* woman wears lipstick!

Have been out of the loop for almost all things comics, but it's a C-Puff video so guess I have to learn now.

Turians don't lay EGGS?!

Frank Miller is actually my go-to example of caption narration being a worthwhile addition to the rhythm of a comic book. Some of his work on Daredevil/Elektra really impressed me that way. For the last little while I've noticed a preference for "show don't tell" which is directionally good, but caption narration allows you to control pacing from panel to panel and really lets you into the character's head. It seems like moments that hit hardest in comics are the ones that masterfully marry prose and art together, and artists shouldn't lose sight of that. I think later superhero writers kind of abused this device though. I've enjoyed comics by Christopher Yost and Scott Lobdell but I feel like they just use fight narrations to give the same monologue about the character's angst over and over, lol. (I'm thinking Scarlet Spider and Red Hood). It gets to the point where the fight doesn't matter at all, even as a flashy thing, it's just b-roll to the character having a chat about why they will or won't change their worldview.

8:39 I still don’t understand, but alright Frank Miller.

I love the show, and I am super happy season two is underway, and I love that they brought back catra’s space suit, but the second season of she-ra was definitely a hell of a faceplant

So here's my question and maybe I'm just...possibly blind, but is it me or is Jimmy the only character that has the different colored palms? Like I am glancing at some of the other POC characters who are black (or at least appears to be black) and he seems to be the only one who has that? Not sure what to make of that tbh.

Only watched 3 episodes of this so far but I kind of figure the villains are getting better designs later as right now they have just barely gotten their powers. It hasn't really become part of their identity yet so it is not represented in their dress yet. I hope I'm right.

Now you mention the villan desing, is like some confuse to iron man villans, like Parasite that look a mix of scorpio and a iron suit in purpler And ya that transformation was embarrassing, there could find more fitting transformation (like the sentai footage you use ,im surprise you use something outside Might Morpher) but this writer only know what saw on tv on sunday or toonami 20 years ago . Man Louise do 180 and story to , this could be a fun show but the way is goes... uf

You may not have the level of comics familiarity that a lot of people have, but I thank you... SO much... for understanding that the way Supes (and Batman) has been characterized over the last couple decades has been very much missing the point of the character. Also, the point you make about Marvel/DC comics not having a proper beginning/end and a lot of pre-knowledge necessary for starting in now is one of my biggest complaints about the current state of both companies. They've got whole generations of heroes (3-6 depending on how one wants to make the delineations) that could've easily taken the lead by now if the old hands were allowed to do any modicum of aging/retiring over time. Instead, we're stuck with the same headline characters, cycling through the same sets of status quo over and over again, as most easily demonstrated by Batman. He'll be a loner, then start learning/remembering that he's better off with the Bat-Family's (the 4 Robins, 3 Batgirls, and handful of others including Harley Quinn at this point) help, then something happens to reset him back to his loner status. Because he has to continually be reset to continually tell the same kind of stories because the fan-base and company can't imagine a world in which they finally allow Bruce or any of the others to legitimately retire beca--- (Rant ended prematurely, because you're smart enough and already on a similar enough page to get the point)

Hey I loved this show over the summer

I do like that in the first episodes, they do show that Lois isn't Perfect and can be in the wrong. Like i am not really sure why so many newer wrighters are afraid of giving characters any real flaws. Like with HGS they wanted us to see the MC's as Pure and almost always in the right. But Characters don't have to be Perfect bc the Perfect Person doesn't excist. Perfect Characters are boring and unrelateable, you don't get real emotions from thrm. 😒

This feels like “Superman the anime”

Ma your the best , you understand superman and everything your saud was well put and articulate, superman is my favorite superhero and he inspires me to do more