Forshame, Taleweaver. You just made the same mistake as CR! in his video about the Green M&M. Cree is not a member of the convoluted Summers Family Tree. Heh.

Anyways, I did mention Madame Xanadu having a familiar former Gargoyles voice, I just didn't name her. I thought Cree's presence was quite obvious and was rather surprised when Masterdramon mentioned the vocals of Thom Adcox and Ed Asner but neglected her.
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Sun, Feb 20, 2011 12:19:40 pm EST from 174.101.242.133

Hi all,
I admit Young Justice had me jonesing to reconnect with all my Gargoyle buddies. Jsut saw Denial and thought I'd take a peek at what everyone is saying. I'm a bit surprised no one mentioned Cree Summers as Madame Xanadu yet. I'm not putting spoiler tags, because that's for plot and story not production.

Young Justice related if there ever is shipping between Wally and Artemis, I call dibs on naming the couple 'Wall Art'.
Taleweaver - [rfootman@gmail.com]
posted @ Sun, Feb 20, 2011 12:40:47 am EST from 71.165.148.244

heya, folks! long time not post.

I expected to like Young Justice, like I did with Justice League (+Unlimited), but I find myself loving it, almost to the point I loved -and still love- Gargoyles.
the show gets better and better, and constantly surprises me.
The narrative qualities of Gargoyles and the brutal, something gritty action that made Under the Red Hood my favorite DCUAM feature with BM/S Apocalypse.

Anyway, I saw on a forum that the next episode will be in March. Is that true? no episode next week? what is YJ preempted for? That makes people gushing on Twitter gushing over Smallville, without any mentioned to "our" show, even more annoying to me.

Looking forward more episodes, I'm officially hooked!
(btw, has anyone though about a Young Justice/Gargoyles crossover fanfiction yet?)
Denis - [quinceyfordersl@gmail.com]
Denis / Quincey Forder
posted @ Sun, Feb 20, 2011 12:00:28 am EST from 109.129.182.39

VERY interesting, Landon.
Battle Beast - [Canada]
I have started a movie challenge whereby I am wtching all 475 Best Picture nominees and winners in 365 days. I am on Day #350 movie #440. Wish me luck!
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 6:27:22 pm EST from 75.152.107.45

Darkwing Duck creator Tad Stones talks about the cartoon, the comic series and the Darkwing/Disney Afternoon comeback: http://fullecirclestuff.blogspot.com/2011/02/darkwing-duck-dangerous-conversation.html

His perspective on Greg's transition:

Our initial development was watched closely, as well as the first few scripts, but after that we were free to go wild. Every show has a development executive to give notes to, and ours was Greg Weisman who had a background as an editor at DC comics. It was a great match. Of course, Greg came over to the light side and became an animation producer of his own creation, Gargoyles. Greg is at Warner Brothers now producing Young Justice for Cartoon Network.

And on Darkwing coming back:

Darkwing Duck is 100% owned by Disney. I have nothing to do with it. As to blogging, I've done some but I don't need to live in the past. I have an original comedy in development with Cartoon Network...

I tried to tell people at Disney that Darkwing's original fans are now starting to have kids of their own, a perfect target for Darkwing Duck direct-to-video releases. But Disney has different plans for their home video originals, and John Lasseter was way too busy in the early 90's to have Darkwing on the radar. I dare say there are few executives now who understand how big The Disney Afternoon was in its day. George Lucas once said that DuckTales was to syndication what Star Wars was to movies.

If you want more Darkwing stuff you, have to buy the Darkwing stuff that's out there. If the existing DVDs sell big, Disney will certainly release the rest of the episodes. However, I did meet a Disney marketing executive at San Diego Comic Con who said there are Darkwing fans in the lower echelons who are now entering middle-management positions. That could change Disney's outlook. So I guess there's hope for you after all.

So Tad thinks that Darkwing could come back and he's optimistic about that. But he still views Darkwing as his past, not his future. It's an interesting difference between the two fandoms. For Gargoyles, you could draw a continuous line from the premiere of episode 1 to the fan mailing lists/Usenet/message boards/web sites to the Gatherings to AskGreg to the DVDs to the comics to today. Gargoyles never really stopped in the fans' minds. Tad, however, views Darkwing as a product that ended 18 years ago and could be coming back, but as nostalgia.

In the same article though, Tad brags about his new Darkwing Duck story in the upcoming trade. So maybe there's hope for him yet. ;)
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 2:15:27 pm EST from 76.17.205.202

Xanadu is only [SPOILER] Nimue [/SPOILER] in the Vertigo comic. The animated version definitely doesn't bear much resemblance to the comics version..

Not a fan of Klarion's voice. He sounds too old for the role imo.
Grant
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 1:36:40 pm EST from 75.53.193.36

Greg and Brandon Vietti talk "Denial": http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/SuperHeroTooniverse/news/?a=30435

I really enjoyed yesterday's episode. With it was delving into that rich mythology, it felt a little like an episode of Gargoyles. Of course, all the voice actor cameos helped.
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 1:27:16 pm EST from 76.17.205.202

<sigh> That's what I get for not using the preview function. I don't suppose there's any way to fix that spoiler tag (or Supermorff's handle, for that matter).
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 12:52:05 pm EST from 174.101.242.133

Upermorff> Oh, I don't doubt that there's quite the possibility that Madame Xanadu may become a magical force to be reckoned with. Heck, I suppose she was someone that Nelson might have been considering for [SPOILER] receiving the Helmet of Fate [/SPOILER]. I'm just surprised by her charlatan nature and that it seems likely that her true identity as per the comics seems to be gone. Admittedly, [spoiler]Merlin stripped away Nimue's magic as she imprisoned him[spoiler] so the YJ version being a charlatan kind of makes sense in that regard. Still, I can't see the "Sorceror Supreme" not knowing who she really was if indeed her comic origins held true (or Madame Xanadu not knowing who Kent Nelson was, for that matter).

Heh, "Sorceror Supreme." I don't think I've ever heard that term used for Doctor Fate, only Doctor Strange and those of his ilk. That's an amusing little bit of DC-Marvel cross-pollination there.
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 12:50:15 pm EST from 174.101.242.133

Brainiac> Who says he won't? Kent did say that [SPOILER] she had the perfect aura for the work [/SPOILER].

Masterdramon/Rebel> Yes, I think that too.
Supermorff
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 12:32:53 pm EST from 86.137.6.224

Was anyone else somewhat surprised that Madame Xanadu was depicted as a fraud in yesterday's episode? After all, in DC proper, she's actually [SPOILER] Nimue [/SPOILER]. I'm somewhat surprised Greg didn't take that route.

Oh, and speaking of Madame Xanadu, you forgot another returning voice from Gargoyles voice there, Masterdramon. Also, the Garg-voice we already knew of (Jeff Bennett) was a bit strange in the episode as well; I'm curious as to why the robotic overlay wasn't used on Red Tornado's voice this time.
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 11:54:38 am EST from 174.101.242.133

Masterdramon > [SPOILER] I agree. I think Artemis is clearly shaping up to eventually be Wally's "own little spitfire" who won't let him get away with nothing. [/SPOILER]
Rebel
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 10:52:52 am EST from 69.134.199.200

[SPOILER] The collar that the bad guys had Kent Nelson speaking through where his voice would not be heard, reminded me of the dogs' collars in Up, which also starred Ed Asner. [/SPOILER]
Richard Jackson
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 7:26:50 am EST from 121.127.70.47

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_DX9o_5lVQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOzptSsqYnE

And as the "Gargoyles" VA role-call for "Young Justice" continues, both [SPOILER] Ed Asner and Thom Adcox [/SPOILER] make incredible performances tonight as [SPOILER] Kent Nelson and Klarion the Witch Boy [/SPOILER], respectively.

Also, I officially ship [SPOILER] Wally/Artemis [/SPOILER] now. Their character interaction is consistently epic.
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"I see a red door and I want to paint it black ..." Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 3:21:34 am EST from 134.173.91.132

As per the usual, let us know the moment it's on Youtube for those of us who are Cartoon-Network Impaired. Thank you in advance.
Chip
"An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason." C. S. Lewis
posted @ Sat, Feb 19, 2011 12:03:10 am EST from 96.35.210.85

New Young Justice episode "Denial" airs tonight on Cartoon Network at 7pm ET
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Fri, Feb 18, 2011 4:59:52 pm EST from 128.101.32.234

Anyone remember my link to an article on Wired about the theoretical anti-laser back in August? It's no longer theoretical.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12453893
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Fri, Feb 18, 2011 3:47:51 pm EST from 192.44.136.113

I do like the idea of Brooklyn creating the Phoenix Gate, though I'm not sure whether it makes sense as the way his timedancing ends. If Brooklyn got back to modern day Manhattan by creating and using the Phoenix Gate, he would then have to return it to wherever it originally showed up in history so that the loop would be closed. So far as we know, Brooklyn doesn't have the Phoenix Gate currently and I doubt he'd want to do any more time travelling now that he's finally home.

I think Greg said a one point that once Brooklyn returned to Manhattan, the Phoenix Gate would go back to where it started, completing the loop. I seem to recall that the implication or outright statement was that the Gate returned to where and when it originally picked up Brooklyn, but that could have changed by now.
Demonskrye - [<---Bill Justice at The Ink and Pixel Club]
posted @ Fri, Feb 18, 2011 9:24:53 am EST from 146.115.115.75

And if the Phoenix came after Brooklyn because he helped bind it in the Phoenix Gate, "TimeDancer" has a proper "Gargoyles"-style time loop.

(I'd noticed that Brooklyn's first Timedance was the only "Gargoyles" time travel story - apparently - to not have a time loop in it. "Vows" had Xanatos going back in time to ensure that he gets the 10th century coin he received in 1975 which founded his fortune - and Demona attempting to change history with her past self, failing, but nudging her past self closer towards helping to betray the castle in 994. "Avalon Part Two" had the Archmage going back in time to rescue himself and set the events in motion that would make him the "enhanced Archmage". "M.I.A." had Goliath going back in time to bring Griff to the present, thus producing the disappearance of Griff in 1940 that set off the chain of events leading to Goliath going back in time. But Brooklyn's adventure in 997 had no obvious "time loop" features on this level. Yet if his forty years of TimeDancing end with his trapping or helping to trap the Phoenix in the Gate - and it singles him out for attention when the Gate is destroyed because it remembers Brooklyn trapping it - then we have a big "time loop" after all.)
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
posted @ Fri, Feb 18, 2011 7:22:10 am EST from 4.244.209.242

Phoenix Gate> Greg B., I really think your idea that it is Brook himself who binds the Phoenix in the Gate is a cool one. And it goes a long way in explaining why the Phoenix singled him out for the TimeDance.
Matt - [Saint Louis, Missouri, USA]
"Gargoyles stand together. That is our way." -Angela, 'Ill Met By Moonlight'
posted @ Fri, Feb 18, 2011 4:24:56 am EST from 76.217.239.172

"Why is this? What have they got against finishing off their Show seasons?

I know they released all of Home Improvement and The Golden Girls, and now they are releasing them in complete series sets.

Can't they do this with all of there shows?

Don't they know there is a huge nostolgia market for these properties?"

Maybe Home Improvement and Golden Girls make them a whole lot of money consistently. But for some reason when it comes to making a releasing a follow up volume to their animated shows, the sales seem to declines.

Gargoyles Season 1 sold well enough that Disney felt it in their best interests to release a second set, but as you noted, many fans delayed purchasing it or refused to buy it at all. Yeah it sucks that we won't get the rest of the series for the time being, but refusal to buy those sets tells Disney that the series is a poor investment.

Now lets look at the titles released by Boom Comics. Rescue Rangers #1 sold about 5,000 copies, the majority of Darkwing Duck sold about 6,000 copies, but all of the Uncle Scrooge issues producing Ducktales comic stories sold about 3,000 copies at the most.

"Don't they know there is a huge nostolgia market for these properties?"

If that were the case, then the aforementioned DVDs and comics released would have had consistently great sales. As it stand Darkwing Duck (the comics anyway) is the exception to the rule.
Antiyonder - [antiyonder@yahoo.com]
Algernon's comment about Norman Osborn: One of the neat things about Dark Reign is that it gives Osborn the chance to expand his horizons beyond tormenting a twenty nine year old who still lives with his mom.
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 9:47:11 pm EST from 50.35.255.144

Greg B. was saying he (like we all are) was hoping for an announcement from Boom! about a Gargoyles comic.

Well I started a thread at the Home Theater Forum (http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/list/18) about Disney Series on DVD and why they won't release them fully. The thread is called "Disney Series" with a particularly heavy slant towards Gargoyles.

I also let people know about the comic... spreading the word and all of that, as I always try to do when I can...

IF anyone cares to chime in...

P.S. GOREBASH - thanks for the preview thingy! It helped today!
Battle Beast - [Canada]
I have started a movie challenge whereby I am wtching all 475 Best Picture nominees and winners in 365 days. I am on Day #348 movie #436. Wish me luck!
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 8:48:35 pm EST from 173.181.95.17

The Sisters said the Gate was forged on Avalon. No one ever said, or even hinted that a Child of Oberon did it.

If binding the phoenix with the Gate again is what sends Brooklyn home, it needs to be his accomplishment.
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-By-Fours]
Disco is from Hell. Not the cool part of Hell with all the murderers, but the lame ass part with the really bad accountants.
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 8:21:45 pm EST from 68.199.5.105

The Weird Sisters said the Gate was forged on Avalon, presumably by a Child of Oberon who had the Phoenix in mind. I always assumed it was bound to the Gate by one of Oberon's Children. By the time Brooklyn arrived in Rome, the Phoenix may have been bound to the Gate, since the Roman Magus was the first or of the first to combine the Eye of Odin, the Phoenix Gate and the Grimorum.
Richard Jackson
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 8:20:03 pm EST from 121.127.70.47

My first thought was that the Roman Magus who cast the Spell of Humility might have had something to do with it, but the Brooklyn possibility works as well.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 8:11:08 pm EST from 4.244.214.115

MATT> Maybe it's Brooklyn himself who does it. He has forty years to learn how.
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-By-Fours]
Disco is from Hell. Not the cool part of Hell with all the murderers, but the lame ass part with the really bad accountants.
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 8:07:42 pm EST from 68.199.5.105

Greg has recently revealed a minor, but interesting piece of information regarding the Phoenix Gate. Apparently, someone bound the Phoenix at some point in the Gate. Obviously, it was Goliath that set the Phoenix free, but I had never considered that someone actually created the Gate.

I suspect that this is something we would see in the final episodes of TimeDancer. The Phoenix is reimprisoned, beginning the cycle over again and the person who creates the Gate sends Brook and family home.
Maybe...?
Matt - [Saint Louis, Missouri, USA]
"Gargoyles stand together. That is our way." -Angela, 'Ill Met By Moonlight'
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 8:04:31 pm EST from 76.217.239.172

Yeah, I really, really don't think we have to worry about Boom! losing the Disney Afternoon titles. I still have hope for "Gargoyles" being announced some time this year.
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-By-Fours]
Disco is from Hell. Not the cool part of Hell with all the murderers, but the lame ass part with the really bad accountants.
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 7:18:52 pm EST from 68.199.5.105

CBR interviews Art Baltazar and Franco on writing the Young Justice comic series: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30893
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 7:06:17 pm EST from 128.101.32.234

These comments from BOOM's CEO regarding Marvel's new DIsney/Pixar magazine seem to confirm that Marvel is now handling the Pixar licenses, but BOOM! still has all the other licenses they held previously.

http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/02/16/boom-ceo-ross-richie-responds-to-marvels-disneypixar-presents-announcement/
Demonskrye - [<---"Epic Mickey" at The Ink and Pixel Club]
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 6:36:23 pm EST from 146.115.115.75

Images from tomorrow's new Young Justice episode "Denial" (spoilers): http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php/news.php?action=fullnews&id=969 The included clip is a shorter version of this one already released: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgcTmoGyNlg
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Thu, Feb 17, 2011 12:34:11 pm EST from 128.101.32.234

Curious that the DuckTales news is "embargoed" till tomorrow, seems a shame to deny the news from featuring in Darkwing Duck #9 (still haven't had a chance to read it) -- I did read the back of issue hoping to see any hint of Gargoyles, but alas yes, no word on that OR DuckTales (though it does plug Warren Spector's name interestingly enough).

Picked up Young Justice #1 too. Haven't gotten much into it yet, but I will say that it appears to take place [SPOILER] RIGHT AFTER the last scene of the two-parter premeire (after Miss Martian is introduced) [/SPOILER], though of course since I'm not finished I'm not sure what episode/scene will be bookmarking it.

Might do another review of Young Justice #1 when I finish reading it if I can find the time :) . . .
Phoenician
"The suspense is terrible, I hope it lasts" -- Willy Wonka
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 9:28:03 pm EST from 72.201.240.251

The Illuminati must have some influence over the FBI if they could see to it that Hacker was partnered with Matt in order to ensure that he'd get all the wrong leads.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 7:25:19 pm EST from 4.244.214.104

Landon> I got it from a tweet that I can't seem to find anymore, which makes me just slightly suspicious of whether this news is legit. It probably is, since just about anyone who I'm following who would tweet or retweet that would know what they're talking about.

I'm guessing that Warren Spector got the writing job because of his work on Epic Mickey (which I just reviewed on my site) and he got that job because he's a titanic Disney nerd. So assuming this info is true, I think it will be a fun series.

While it's a little disappointing that the latest BOOM! Disney Afternoon title to be announced wasn't Gargoyles, it's not bad news. Like you said, it's not surprising when you consider that BOOM! was already doing DuckTales comics in Uncle Scrooge. And I wouldn't be surprised if they want to keep doing comics based on shows that are similar to what's already working for them, meaning TaleSpin could very well be the next book announced. But as long as BOOM! keeps putting out DA comics and they keep doing well, they're going to have the incentive to expand the lineup and Gargoyles remains a pretty good candidate.
Demonskrye - [<---"Epic Mickey" at The Ink and Pixel Club]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 6:30:18 pm EST from 146.115.115.75

Wow, where'd you find that link? Not terribly surprising with the recent success of Uncle Scrooge, but good news in general. The most interesting fact is that it's written by Warren Spector, a genius computer games designer at Origin and Looking Glass in the 90s. I NEVER would have guessed he'd be writing DuckTales comics.
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 6:13:04 pm EST from 128.101.32.234

And now BOOM! says DuckTales is going to be an ongoing series starting May:

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&id=69f037daf4
Demonskrye - [<---"Epic Mickey" at The Ink and Pixel Club]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 5:56:37 pm EST from 146.115.115.75

Just saw that Marvel is going to be publishing a magazine featuring Pixar characters starting this May:

http://pixarblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/marvel-disney-launching-pixar-story.html

Now before anyone starts freaking out and saying that BOOM! won't be allowed to publish Disney/Pixar comics any more and we should immediately toss all our eggs into Marvel's basket, let's look at what we know. Though the post is short, it repeatedly calls Disney-Pixar Presents a magazine. not a comic. Each issue is going to be 96 pages, much longer than a standard monthly comic. There are going to be stories, but there's no indication whether they're going to be comics or prose or a combination of the two. There will be puzzles and games in addition to the story content.

To me, this looks like the best way Disney and Marvel could think of for Marvel to do something with the Pixar brands. It may be the only thing Marvel can do with those properties right now if BOOM! still has the license to make Pixar comics. It might indicate that Marvel would be interested in doing their own Pixar comics when BOOM's license expires, but it's too early to say for certain and even if they did, it wouldn't necessarily mean they have any interest in the other licenses BOOM! currently has.

Just trying to keep things in perspective.
Demonskrye - [<---"Epic Mickey" at The Ink and Pixel Club]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 5:29:41 pm EST from 146.115.115.75

Darkwing Duck #9 is out today! Preview: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=7780&disp=table

Young Justice #1 is out today too. You can buy/read this issue and #0 online: https://comics.comixology.com/#/issue/7603/Young-Justice-1
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 5:23:36 pm EST from 128.101.32.234

There were always some things that always intrigued me about Matt going from the FBI to the NYPD. I'm not sure if my thoughts will come in order, but here goes:

1) I always wondered if Matt was outright dismissed/fired from the FBI or if they let him resign to save face and possibly salvage his career in law enforcement. Hacker does say he was bounced from the bureau, but he didn't go into details.

2) I'm also curious why he never mentioned it to Elisa. He might have guilt/shame over a)The Illumanati getting the best of him and derailing not only his invesigation, but his career in the FBI or b) Perhaps a small part of him thought that maybe he really was too obsessed and it was his fault that he was fired. In any event, it was probably a bitter experience. Just my experience, but when ever someone feels like they were unjustly let go, they tell the whole world. But then you meet some people like Demona who will re-write history and make it seem like they were the most indispensible worker ever when it was quite the contrary. I've noticed that it's the people who know that they messed up who tend to be tight lipped on why they were let go.

3) In any event, he's is obviously not reticent about sharing his theories with other police officers, especially those who have just been partnered up with him.

So how confident was Matt Bluestone in himself that he really wasn't tilting at windmills?
Richard Jackson - [rickymtj@yahoo.com]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 2:55:37 pm EST from 112.165.34.170

Matt's interest in the Illumintati did get him fired from the FBI. Whether that was because it got in the way of his job or whether it was because Martin Hacker was afraid he Knew Too Much, I'm not sure.
Paul - [nampahcfluap@yahoo.com]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 2:08:53 pm EST from 204.12.189.116

Richard Jackson> I don't know that Matt is paranoid on the level of some of the people you mention. As you said, just about everything Matt has said about the Illuminati has turned out to be true. As the saying goes, it's not paranoia if they're really out to get you. Everything we know suggests that Matt is a good cop with an unusual side project/"hobby" that probably gets him teased a lot. He's not obsessed to the point where he can't do his job or relate to other people.

But I agree, it would have been nice to see a little evidence of his work on the Illuminati in his apartment.
Demonskrye - [<---"Epic Mickey" at The Ink and Pixel Club]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 1:53:15 pm EST from 146.115.115.75

More of a comment, but if I had designed Matt's apartment, I would have made it look like The Question's apartment or John Forbes Nash's (Beautiful Mind) blackboard or tool shed or Mel Gibson's room in Conspiracy Theory or Glenn Beck's blackboard.

The only real paranoid thing I can see about Matt's apartment is that he has a key to open his patio door. ("Kingdom") Most apartments I've lived in have a lever lock or deadbolt to the patio.

Of course, it can be debated if Matt is paranoid. He probably isn't anymore since he was vindicated on a lot of his beliefs. I guess I should give Gargoyles credit for not making him a cliched dishelved nut. His apartment, when not being ransacked or blown up, actually looks quite neat. Of course, Woody Harrelson, the conspiracy theorist in 2012, was organized too....
Richard Jackson - [rickymtj@yahoo.com]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 10:11:41 am EST from 112.165.34.170

I'm working on an entry for Matt Bluestone's apartment for Garg Wiki. Just curious to see what everyone else thinks on a certain esoteric point:

According to the timeline, the bomb went off in Matt's apartment on October 27th. It seemed to create a lot of interior damage, but it didn't start a fire and it didn't seem to affect the apartments adjacent to it. Kind of like how the explosion at Art and Lois' didn't damage Sals' Food or Delicastesset.

On January 4th, a little over 2 months later, Broadway visits Matt at his apartment. The apartment looks fine, no bomb scars. Either Matt's apartment was repaired quickly or he moved to another apartment in the complex. Of course, repair crews could have worked like hell to fix the place up quickly. It's probably the same building at least since Broadway knew where to find him.

Does anyone have a comment?

Note: There's a similar painting in both episodes of the sea and the rocks by the sea. At least, they looked similar to me.
Richard Jackson - [rickymtj@yahoo.com]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 9:56:41 am EST from 112.165.34.170

I'm working on an entry for Matt Bluestone's apartment for Garg Wiki. Just curious to see what everyone else thinks on a certain esoteric point:

According to the timeline, the bomb went off in Matt's apartment on October 27th. It seemed to create a lot of interior damage, but it didn't start a fire and it didn't seem to affect the apartments adjacent to it. Kind of like how the explosion at Art and Lois' didn't damage Sals' Food or Delicastesset.

On January 4th, a little over 2 months later, Broadway visits Matt at his apartment. The apartment looks fine, no bomb scars. Either Matt's apartment was repaired quickly or he moved to another apartment in the complex. Of course, repair crews could have worked like hell to fix the place up quickly. It's probably the same building at least since Broadway knew where to find him.

Does anyone have a comment?

Note: There's a similar painting in both episodes of the sea and the rocks by the sea. At least, they looked similar to me.
Richard Jackson - [rickymtj@yahoo.com]
posted @ Wed, Feb 16, 2011 9:56:17 am EST from 112.165.34.170

Sorry for the double post but I noticed this in the Ask Greg que and thought I'd save both Greg and the asker some time.

"Laura 'ad astra' Sack writes...

1- Last one first- I noticed in the credits that three characters had special creator credits- Batman, Miss Martian and Cheshire. Why do some characters have special credits? I get that some contracts might have been less 'work for hire' than others, but I can't imagine Kane (or his estate) having more control than Schuster & Segal did back in the day (or their estates now), especially considering that Superboy was not one of the specially credited characters, and IIRC Schuster and/or Segal's family actually won in court that they owned the character and he literally died in continuity until DC could sort that one out."

Thing is Laura, the Siegal/Shuster families only won the rights to the original "Superboy as a young Clark Kent" concept. That same case also ruled that Superman's clone Conner Kent/Superboy was different enough to be considered a completely unique and distinct character, which means DC owns him outright.

Basically we have two Superboys; the one created by Siegal and Schuster, whose ownership was in question. And the one created by Karl Kessel and Tom Grummet, whose 100% the legal property of DC comics.
Algernon
Man, 2010 was a crazy year. Remember when the monolith turned Jupiter into a star? Good times.
posted @ Tue, Feb 15, 2011 5:23:06 pm EST from 86.40.147.218

GREG B> Alternate idea: ask the Angry Video Game Nerd to review the Sega game?
Algernon
Man, 2010 was a crazy year. Remember when the monolith turned Jupiter into a star? Good times.
posted @ Tue, Feb 15, 2011 4:24:46 pm EST from 86.40.252.235

Linkara update.

He finally replied to my e-mail, but turned down my offer. He never really watched "Gargoyles" and doesn't think he'd be qualified to review it.

Battle Beast, your precious Marvel Comic is safe.... for now. ;)
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-By-Fours]
posted @ Tue, Feb 15, 2011 3:58:55 pm EST from 68.199.5.105

I wonder if this is the first Disney Afternoon merchandise released since the shows ended, not including the DVDs. The past t-shirts and sculptures were presumably licensed out to separate companies, but Vinylmation is a Disney product. Of course, these TaleSpin characters are now part of a line of dozens or hundreds of previous Vinylmation figures released over the past 3 years. But as Jymn Magon says "This is truly amazing, because Disney has never dug back into its TV archives to dredge up vintage shows for mechandising purposes."
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Tue, Feb 15, 2011 1:17:55 pm EST from 128.101.32.234

Disney to release new TaleSpin merchandise: http://www.animationsource.org/talespin/en/comments/Vinylmation_available_online_on_February/2919.html TaleSpin co-creator Jymn Magon on the significance: http://finetooning.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/tale-spin-merchandise/
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Tue, Feb 15, 2011 1:03:38 pm EST from 128.101.32.234

Brainiac> LOL.
KingCobra_582 - [KingCobra582@gmail.com]
Grr. Arg.
posted @ Tue, Feb 15, 2011 3:08:36 am EST from 99.177.172.109

Antiyonder> To quote a reference source, "Immoral is properly used to talk about the breaking of moral rules, amoral about people who have no moral code or about places or situations where moral considerations do not apply." By that argument, the example of Shere Khan's choice of action that Todd gave is indeed an amoral one. Ethics don't enter into it, just good business sense. As to whether or not Shere Khan is amoral as a whole, that's more open to interpretation, I think. However, I'd say as a high-level business type who doesn't fall into, as Xanatos himself puts it, cliched villainy (looking at you, Luthor), Khan probably has to operate from a fairly amoral point of view on a regular basis. It's all about the bottom line, after all.
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 8:36:29 pm EST from 174.101.242.133

"I desire only money and power. Unpresentable employees provide me with neither."

Yeah, amoral seems like a pretty good label for Tale Spin's incarnation of Shere Khan. Lighten that statement up with some suave humor and it would be more-or-less perfectly in character for Xanatos as well.
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"I see a red door and I want to paint it black ..." Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 8:28:57 pm EST from 134.173.91.132

ANTIYONDER - I remember an episode of "Tail Spin" where Shere Khan is portrayed as treating his workers well - because if they're weak with hunger or illness, they won't do as good a job as they would if healthy and well-fed.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 8:15:55 pm EST from 4.244.214.107

Xanatos is among the favorite characters of Gargoyles. One thing that makes him unique compared to most villains is that he is ammoral. Not evil for the sake of being evil, but doesn't do good unless it benefits him.

Would Shere Khan as depicted in Tale Spin also count ammoral? I mean he doesn't constantly plot evil schemes, but will engage in questionable activities for profit. When he does something good, it's pretty much to repay any favors or to butter someone up.

Now I don't profess to full understandment of ammoral, but he does seem to at least come close.
Antiyonder - [antiyonder@yahoo.com]
Algernon's comment about Norman Osborn: One of the neat things about Dark Reign is that it gives Osborn the chance to expand his horizons beyond tormenting a twenty nine year old who still lives with his mom.
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 7:13:40 pm EST from 50.35.255.144

KingCobra> I probably wouldn't have bothered myself if I didn't get the chance to use a callback for a some amusing self-mockery. Yes, the use of tenth rather than ten in Spanish was quite deliberate.
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 2:41:42 pm EST from 192.44.136.113

Que pasa? No hablo espanol
Phil - [p1anderson@yahoo.com]
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 1:56:45 pm EST from 69.131.42.43

*blinks* Suddenly, this room is in near all spanish. Oh, man, what did I start here? LOL.
KingCobra_582 - [KingCobra582@gmail.com]
Grr. Arg.
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 1:40:58 pm EST from 99.177.172.109

After watching "Infiltrators" again, I had a fun thought...anyone else here kinda tickled that [SPOILER] Kelly Hu [/SPOILER] is playing a character with the last name [SPOILER] Nguyen [/SPOILER] in two subsequent Weisman series? XD
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"I see a red door and I want to paint it black ..." Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 12:18:54 pm EST from 134.173.91.132

Upcoming Young Justice action figures from Mattel: http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=2011_Toy_Fair%2FMattel%2FYoung+Justice&dispsize=800&start=0 Includes preview of Ra's al Ghul and Vandal Savage designs
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 11:06:10 am EST from 128.101.32.234

Alguien se ha olvidado de mi advertencia acerca de la tilde (y los acentos, al parecer).

Ah, y décimo.
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 8:27:44 am EST from 192.44.136.113

¿Estamos haciendo la cuenta atrás en español?


Esta bien.


Nueve!
Matt - [Saint Louis, Missouri, USA]
"Gargoyles stand together. That is our way." -Angela, 'Ill Met By Moonlight'
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 7:08:12 am EST from 76.217.239.172

OCHO EL CULO TE ABROCHO!
Anonymous
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 4:21:17 am EST from 190.55.90.176

Siete!
KingCobra_582 - [KingCobra582@gmail.com]
Grr. Arg.
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 3:30:11 am EST from 99.177.172.109

SEX!
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-By-Fours]
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 2:15:30 am EST from 68.199.5.105

Cinq!
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"I see a red door and I want to paint it black ..." Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 2:04:26 am EST from 134.173.91.132

Quatro!
Chip - [Sir_Griff723@yahoo.com]
"An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason." C. S. Lewis
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 12:44:03 am EST from 96.35.210.85

Third!
... and a happy birthday, Tony :)
Phoenician
"The suspense is terrible, I hope it lasts" -- Willy Wonka
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 12:30:01 am EST from 72.201.240.251

Deus (2nd)Second!!
Vinnie - [tpeano29@hotmail.com]
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 12:09:37 am EST from 69.54.208.54

1st on my 30th b-day!
Anthony Tini
posted @ Mon, Feb 14, 2011 12:01:31 am EST from 70.15.81.119