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DC still (although I don't like their post-Timm/Dini cartoons as automatically) has the edge on animated fare. Their kiddie show, Batman Brave and the Bold, is great for adults, while Marvel's, Super Hero Squad, is a bit too childish for my tastes. Also, I never liked that 'deformed' look. On the other hand, it…

So there's a giant spider in Africa (being filmed by an Erich Von Strohiem-esque director) whose attacking natives who are very stereotypical except that they are...white? To keep from being 'racist' maybe? I don't know. Of course, Spider-Woman and Spider-Man make their way to Africa (and then Paris) because it's their idiom, don't you…

I used the classic monsters, so I don't know if I'll get another week out of this, but I had a pic or two left over. So why not. Spider-Woman seems to have contained a fair amount of monster-ish content in it's 16 episodes. On the other hand, those who made cartoons back then…

Then there was the time, apparently, when Dr. Frankenstein captured the Superfriends with his slime monster and sucked out their powers (including, er, Batman's) to make a Super-Monster. As one would.

Dracula also plagued the Superfriends (not the season we examined, this was one of the Wonder Twins years). As was often the case in this violence-free cartoon era, Dracula made people vampires by shooting vampire beams at them, generally from his hands or eyes. This is Attack of the Vampire, also on Dailymotion. Enjoy!

So a rather fussy-looking Lord of the Undead also appeared in an episode of the short-lived Spider-Woman show. I guess Jessica gets turned into a werewolf? I haven't seen this one yet, but we'll be watching at our annual Halloween Movie Night a week from Friday, so I'll see then, I guess. This one…

In case I didn't sell yesterday's cartoon, the Bride of Dracula episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, well enough, well, did I mention Dracula's sidekicks are a Wolfman and a Frankenstein Monster. Watch out for that twist ending, though! By the way, Dracula, good luck on falling for one of the like three…

There are several delightfully cheesy 70s and 80s superhero cartoon shows that featured an appearance by monster, most prominently Dracula. Thankfully, at least for the moment, most of the appear on Dailymotion, so I'd so check them out. Here's a great one, the Bride of Dracula episode of Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends. That's…

Friday the 13th! And yes, I'm *still* spending a lot of time watching Ft13th gameplay videos on YouTube.Today unsurprisingly they downloaded a ton of new content for fans, most notably a new Jason with unique weapon and kills, a new counselor (kind of a Tommy Chong guy) and a bit new map. They also…

I guess people were generally disappointed with It's final appearance in the mini-series. It's nearly impossible to bring 'the ultimate evil' or whatnot to the screen and not have that be so (see Lovecraft). In a book your imagination fills in what you fear, on screen it's concrete and right there and it's hard…