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Maury the Hormone Monster from Big Mouth surrounded by images from BoJack Horseman, Love, Death & Robots, Arcane, and Disenchantment

The 15 Best Adult Animated Shows On Netflix

By Eric Pierce 2 days ago

Netflix's best adult animated shows don't just throw around dirty words. They also tackle mature themes like mortality, sexuality, and grief.

Eleven and her friends look at something in the distance in Tales From '85

Stranger Things: Tales From '85 Timeline Explained

By Debopriyaa Dutta 2 days ago

The first trailer for Netflix's Stranger Things: Tales From '85 has arrived. Here's where the animated spin-off show sits on the Stranger Things timeline.

Luca Diaz as Mike looking determined in Stranger Things: Tales From '85

Stranger Things: Tales From '85 Teaser Trailer: Netflix's Biggest Hit Returns In Animation

By Jeremy Mathai 2 days ago

Did you really think Stranger Things was over? Netflix's new trailer for the animated spin-off Stranger Things: Tales From '85 would suggest otherwise.

Morph standing with Jubilee and Gambit in the mansion in X-Men '97 season 1

How X-Men '97 Limited Morph's Shape-Shifting Abilities With One Definitive Rule

By Ryan Scott 3 days ago

The creatives who worked on X-Men '97 put a rule in place regarding how Morph's shape-shifting superpowers worked, and they stuck to it.

X-Men 97's Bastion Almost Made His Cartoon Debut In Another Marvel Show

By Devin Meenan 3 days ago

The technopathic human-Sentinel hybrid Bastion appeared in X-Men 97, but he almost debuted in a canceled X-Men animated series first.

X-Men '97 title sequence, close-up of Rogue

How Τhe X-Men '97 Opening Credits Fixed A Clumsy Rogue Moment From The Original Series

By Devin Meenan 6 days ago

X-Men '97's bigger animation budget created an opportunity to fix a big Rogue moment that had been clumsily executed in the original series.

Why Storm's Mutant Powers Were Always A Challenge For X-Men '97 Animators

By Witney Seibold 8 days ago

Storm is one of the most powerful heroes in the entire Marvel canon, and that made her a challenge for the X-Men '97 animation team.

Wolverine, Gambit, Beast, Rogue, and Cyclops standing in front of the X-Mansion in X-Men '97

Why X-Men '97 Gave Up Making Logical Sense Of The X-Mansion

By Ryan Scott 9 days ago

X-Men '97 production designer Anthony Go Wu quickly realized that trying to make logistical sense of the series' X-Mansion was a lost cause.

Tim Robinson in a hot dog costume from I Think You Should Leave surrounded by Holt McCallany and Jonathan Groff as Bill and Holden in Mindhunter, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, and Sadie Sink as Will, Mike, Eleven, and Max in Stranger Things, BoJack Horseman in BoJack Horseman, and Rege-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor as Simon and Daphne in Bridgerton

15 Best Netflix Original Shows Of All Time, Ranked

By Blaise Santi 9 days ago

Netflix has been churning out plenty of original programming for years now, but which shows truly deserve to be called the best? These are our picks.

Cyclops stands next to Jean Grey in X-Men the Animated Series

How X-Men: The Animated Series Paved The Way For Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

By Joe Roberts 10 days ago

The success of the '90s X-Men: The Animated series lead directly to the creation of the even more successful Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Here's how.

Batman: The Animated Series, Legends of the Dark Knight - Batman dripping mud in the rain

How Frank Miller Felt About Batman: The Animated Series' The Dark Knight Returns Homage

By Devin Meenan 10 days ago

Batman: The Animated Series paid tribute to Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns in an episode where Gotham kids imagine what Batman is really like.

Why Batman: The Animated Series' Creators Originally Didn't Want To Use Bane

By Devin Meenan 10 days ago

When Batman: The Animated Series' creators introduced Bane only under duress. They thought the character's comic book story was 'pretty stupid.'

Scotty, McCoy, Kirk, and Spock surrounded by personal force fields in Star Trek: The Animated Series

Leonard Nimoy Ensured His Star Trek Co-Stars Were Hired For This Fan Favorite Side-Project

By Witney Seibold 11 days ago

Leonard Nimoy put his foot down to ensure that Star Trek: The Animated Series included as much of the Original Series' primary cast as possible.

Anakin and Obi-Wan swinging their lightsabers in Star Wars: Clone Wars

An Animation Legend Turned Down The Chance To Lead Lucasfilm Before Dave Filoni

By Rafael Motamayor 12 days ago

George Lucas recruited Dave Filoni to work at Lucasfilm back in the 2000s, but he initially offered the same job to a different animation legend.

Maul holding his double-bladed lightsaber with one hand in Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

The Maul: Shadow Lord Trailer Brings The Star Wars Villain Back In Animated Form

By Ryan Scott 13 days ago

Darth Maul returns in the trailer for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, an animated series that will further explore Maul's experiences following the Clone Wars.

A closeup of Cyclops with the rest of the X-Men behind him in X-Men '97

Cyclops Gave X-Men '97 Animators One Of Their Biggest Challenges In The First Episode

By Witney Seibold 14 days ago

Cyclops has always been seen as kind of lame by X-Men fans, so the X-Men '97 animators put a lot of work into giving him a cool moment in the first episode.

X-Men '97 - Nightcrawler mid-air holding two swords

X-Men: The Animated Series Used Nightcrawler To Cross A Line Superhero Cartoons Avoided

By Devin Meenan 15 days ago

In the 1990s, religion was not a common theme in superhero cartoons. But X-Men: The Animated Series used Nightcrawler to address the topic in a thoughtful way.

Star Trek vs Transformers comic: The Enterprise crew meet a Transformer

A Forgotten Star Trek & Transformers Crossover Turned The Enterprise Into An Autobot

By Devin Meenan 15 days ago

Captain Kirk and his crew once crossed paths with the Transformers, who transformed the Enterprise itself into an Autobot.

Beast wearing a brown coat and walking through a doorway in X-Men: The Animated Series

X-Men: The Animated Series' Beast Actor Had A Cameo In The First Live-Action Movie

By Witney Seibold 15 days ago

Even the biggest comic book movie fans may not realize that the man who voiced Beast in X-Men: The Animated Series had a tiny role in 2000's X-Men film.

Chef from South Park, surrounded by Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones and Eddie Munson in Stranger Things in a composite image

12 TV Main Character Deaths That Were Way Too Disrespectful

By Blaise Santi 15 days ago

Nobody likes it when their favorite character dies on a TV show, but the deaths of these beloved main characters really rubbed viewers the wrong way.

Jubilee looking scared in X-Men: The Animated Series

X-Men: The Animated Series Used Jubilee For A Very Important Reason

By Witney Seibold 16 days ago

For the team behind X-Men: The Animated Series, it was crucial that Jubilee was a part of the team because she could serve as the audience surrogate.

Cyclops, Starfire, and Spider-Man standing together in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

The First Planned Animated X-Men Series Was Going To Be A Spider-Man Spin-Off

By Witney Seibold 16 days ago

Before X-Men: The Animated Series came along, Marvel's Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends tried to set the stage for the first-ever X-Men cartoon in the 1980s.

Launch with her arms in the air celebrating in Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball: What Happened To Launch?

By Rafael Motamayor 18 days ago

The Dragon Ball character Launch seemed like she was going to play a prominent role in the anime, but one day she just disappeared.

15 Best Nickelodeon Shows Of The 2000s, Ranked

By Leo Noboru Lima 20 days ago

Nickelodeon was a bastion of great, original programming for kids in the 2000s, and these are the absolute best shows they had to offer.

Every Avatar: The Last Airbender Comic Ranked

By Devin Meenan 21 days ago

Toph started a metalbending academy, Zuko discovered the truth about his mother, and Azula returned. A lot happened in the Avatar: The Last Airbender comics.

A collage of Plo Koon (Matt Sloan), Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson), and Shaak Ti (Orli Shoshan) in Star Wars promotional materials

Star Wars: Every Member Of The High Jedi Council Explained

By Sam Stone 21 days ago

Despite its tragic fate, the High Jedi Council plays a crucial role in the Star Wars prequel films. Here's a breakdown of the group's most notable members.

A zombie Spear looks at the distance with empty eyes in Primal

Primal Creator Genndy Tartakovsky Explains Why He Returned To Spear & Fang For Season 3 [Exclusive]

By Rafael Motamayor 23 days ago

Primal season 3 sees the surprise return of Spear and Fang (though Spear is looking a little worse for wear). Here's why Genndy Tartakovsky brought them back.