#EyeKey ramblings

[ghostie-the-inkpot]

I've been on a hunt recently for good superhero media that isn't in either the Marvel, or DC universes. I love DC, and I am an occasional fan of some marvel stuff, but as a fan of the superhero genre, it's kind of exhausting to try to look for media to watch, and only find the latest Marvel or DC movie/show, with pretty much no other options. They have essentially taken over the entire genre at this point and it's pretty annoying.

I'm just sharing my frustration with this, as well as hoping to get some good recommendations, and maybe recommend some to others. (please do not recommend anything to do with the movie Split 2016) These are the non-DC non-Marvel things I've already seen:

Danny Phantom (My favorite media of all time)

The Incredibles (Both of them. Probably my favorite superhero movies ever.)

Hancock 2008 (great movie)

Fast Color 2018 (I watched this one recently and it was AMAZING. There was supposed to be a sequel and a tv series but neither got made 😭😭)

Hellboy 2004, Hellboy Golden Army 2008 (Very good)

Ben 10, like every season of all the shows. So good.

Generator Rex 2010 (GREATEST OF ALL TIME HOLY SHIT I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH)

Big Hero 6, 2014 (LOVE this one. Technically owned by Marvel, but literally the only thing connecting this movie to marvel is the silly post-credit Stan Lee cameo)

My Hero Academia, and the Vigilantes manga (I love this anime so much. It has its problems but it and the vigilantes manga both hold a special place in my heart. Sidenote, i have not seen the vigilantes anime yet, i do plan to)

Mob Psycho 100 (I LOVE THIS ANIME SO MUCH OH MY G O D. Mob is an autistic icon and Reigen is an absolute legend and a very good dad to his weird little apprentice)

Sky High 2005 (Fantastic, a little silly but I love it anyway. Apparently there was a sequel for this planned as well as a tv series, but both were cancelled 😭 we were robbed)

Zoom 2006 (Meh, The premise was good but the execution was kind of terrible)

Lab Rats 2016 (pretty good, really funny, Leo carried the whole show. I was always confused as to why they just glossed over the fact that the dad raised his three children in confined, isolated pods in his basement....)

Astro Boy 2009 (MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER IN THE WHOLE WORLD.)((I have also seen every other Astro boy media I could find; Pluto and A:TB are my favorites and I wish they would release the english translation of a:tb faster.))

Pretty much all versions of the TMNT (I know, technically marvel universe but they're so far removed from that, barely anyone even knows they're a daredevil parody)

Megamind 2010 (We all bow before the greatness of this movie)

Monsters vs. Aliens 2009 (Love this one)

Cybersix 1999 (AMAZING 10/10 EXTREMELY QUEER AMAZING ANIMATION)

Green Hornet 2011, (Funny, pretty good movie)

The Mask 1994 (LOVE this one. The entire plot basically brings to life the Superhero Mask Effect, where your "true personality" is let loose when you have the anonymity of a mask and superpowers. 10/10)

Invincible series 2021 (LOVE THIS ONE)

Hanna 2019 (Technically not really "superhero" more "superpower" but it has an absolutely amazing story and the best soundtrack ever)

The Umbrella Academy (I love this one but not a huge amount)

All of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, and most of the cartoons. (Fuckin obsessed with this little blue boy and his orange baby brother)

Honorable mentions: Most of the live action transformers movies, bumblebee was my favorite(and Transformers One), All of the spykids movies, Flubber, Scott pilgrim (movie and show) and Inspector gaget.

I've probably seen more that I'm not remembering, but this is most of them. I've tried watching both Kickass and The Boys, and didn't like either one. Hopefully someone can find this list useful. I should to try to put together a more thorough list of non-DC/Marvel media.

[ghostie-the-inkpot]

Yall don't even KNOW how excited I was for this. 😭😭😭 The character designs, the solarpunk aesthetic, the music from the trailer, the warm little smile Astro does when he's flying through the city??? TENMAS HUGE HAIR??

I will never stop thinking about what could have been....