Tonight on GeekNights, we consider anime and comic magazines, including relics from an ancient past such as Newtype USA, Wizard, Animerica, and the like. In the news, Rym is enjoying Star Trek: Lower Decks (and you may too if you have even a passing interest in Star Trek), the live action Cowboy Bebop might be OK, and the monkey's paw has given us a hockey anime with Puraore! Pride of Orange.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Anime and Comic Magazines

Things of the Day

• Rym - Why do we do this to ourselves?
• Scott - Dua Lipa - Levitating (Official Animated Music Video)

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Superman. The Superman. Supes. This character casts a long shadow on global popular culture and storytelling, a modern myth. In the news, the Harley Quinn show is great, Lupin III Part 6 has Mamoru Oshii as a guest writer, Adventure Time: Distant Lands concludes with Wizard City, Keiichi Arawi has a new manga coming, and (spoilers) Lex Luthor finally gets it.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Superman

Things of the Day

• Rym - Pretty Woman Starring Willem Dafoe
• Rym - Cassettes - better than you don't remember
• Scott - tapedeck.org

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the cartoons of Hanna-Barbera Productions, which were a staple of our 80s childhoods despite being largely from the 60s and 70s. From The Roman Holidays to Fantastic Max, they were a recycled staple of our youth. (Some, like The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound, are best forgotten entirely). In the news, Belle might be extremely good, Mamoru Hosoda has some thoughts on Miyazaki (and also worked on Utena credited as Katsuyo Hashimoto), and the official Popeye twitter account is fantastic. Also Scott didn't know there was a live action Popeye movie staring Robin Williams and Shelly Duvall.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Hanna-Barbera Cartoons

Things of the Day

• Rym - Sex in The Epic of Gilgamesh
• Scott - The Print Shop Club

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the phenomenal Odd Taxi anime. It's a psychological thriller and it's one of the best shows in recent memory. We're talking must-watch anime. in the news, the X-Men are X-Men again, MAPPA shows off the upcoming Chainsaw Man anime, MAPPA pays poverty wages for animation, SGDQ 2021 is underway, Godzilla Singular Point is OK, and The Owl House season 2 keeps on truckin'.

Also Scott offers second dibs on a Dell Ultrasharp U2410.

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• GeekNights Wednesday - Odd Taxi

Things of the Day

• Rym - Yokai Bob The Builder
• Scott - He Was Right

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about DC's Batman. In the news, it was a big NYC election, PAX West is happening in-person (but we won't be there), Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway is coming, you can get started on Gundam right here, Tuca and Bertie season 2 is great so far, Uzumaki is coming, and Intern Annika has arrived.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Batman

Things of the Day

• Rym - 5 Colors in One Sprite Explained
• Scott - allRGB

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the merchandise around cartoons, anime, comics, and manga. In the news, the fireworks are back in Queens, Glamdring the Foe-Hammer is back, a ton of cels are up for auction, the Sweet Tooth TV adaptation is pretty good so far, the El Hazard OAVs are getting a re-release, and Yoko Kanno is scoring the live action Cowboy Bebop. Also, we'll be live at PAX East online 2021 with Atari Game Design!Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Cartoon and Comic Merchandise

Things of the Day

• Rym - Super Mario Bros. movie extended cut
• Scott - A visit to the tatsunoko productions in 1984
• Scott - More visit to the tatsunoko productions in 1984

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Spider-Man 2099. It's cyberpunk, and it's actually pretty good. Rym even plans to read the rest of it. In the news, Adventure Time: Distant Lands - Together Again was solid, but also possibly unnecessary, Panasonic has a new GH6 camera as well as an upgrade to the GH5, the new era of Lupin III continues with a sixth anime series for the 50th anniversary, and Funimation adds God Mazinger, Little Nemo, and Space Adventrure Cobra to their anime catalogue.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Spider-Man 2099

Things of the Day

• Rym - Brushy One String | Chicken in The Corn
• Scott - My life risking drawing, without rough sketches!

Tonight GeekNights, we review The Great Pretender, an anime from Hiro Kaburagi and Ryota Kosawa that you can watch right now on Netflix. In the news, the Macross/Robotech saga has (for now) been (mostly) resolved, WarnerMedia consolidates Adult Swim and HBO Max's animation teams, you can check out the Cells at Work! COVID-19 Vaccine Chapter, the Sailor Moon Eternal films are coming to Netflix, and we got the order wrong on the post-finale Adventure Time episodes.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - The Great Pretender

Things of the Day

• GeekNights - Panel 5, ConnectiCon 2009
• Rym - Ancient Live Streaming
• Scott - 【アニメ】新学期の雨宮さん

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider The Simpsons. It looms large in popular culture despite its trendline, and was a formative part of both our lives.

In the news, don't go to anime conventions in April, Bandai Namco Holdings consolidates its overseas subsidiaries, Ikuhara's Penguindrum gets a compilation film project, Keanu Reeves stars in BZRKR, Wookieepedia is (correctly) forced to stop deadnaming actors, Voltes V continues to go hard, The Great Pretender is not being talked about enough, and King of the Hill, unlike the topic of our show tonight, was canceled.

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• GeekNights Wednesday - The Simpsons

Things of the Day

• Rym - Adventure Time but only when Choose Goose is visible
• Scott - NWHL in NHL21

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the classic and foundational 1977 anime Voltes V. In the news, Wolfwalkers deserves the Oscar, Discotek has several important licenses including Brother Dear Brother and Sgt. Frog, legendary animator Yasuo Otsuka has passed away, The Great Pretender is definitely worth watching, The Legend of Hei is definitely worth watching, and Raya and the Last Dragon is definitely worth watching!Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Voltes V (1977)

Things of the Day

• Rym - Among Us in Real Life (Classical Music Edition)
• Scott - Top 10 Static Shots of Power Lines With Cicada Noises