Nerdist has announced the line-up for the YouTube channel, with shows from Neil Patrick Harris, Ain’t It Cool News, Beat dream man Weird Al, Rob Zombie, Alison Haislip, to an audience of Muppets. If only all press conferences were this entertaining. The channel launches April 2.
ADVENTURE TIME ruled WonderCon as it rules all things, with some new promos for the upcoming season.
The much awaited “Super Best Friends” shorts, by Lauren Faust, debuted on the Saturday of the Show. DC Women Kicking Ass parsed it:
The plot was simple – Supergirl and Batgirl want Wonder Girl to “borrow” Wonder Woman’s invisible Jet. Lauren Faust has shown her ability to sketch female characters that are both broad and imbued with personal touches in her previous work. That’s she able to do it her in under two minutes is a testament to her talent. The piece begins with a wonderful moment of Donna Troy swearing an oath to her mother. And in about 5 seconds we find out that Wonder Girl’s mission is to join her “sister’s quest to ease suffering in the world of man”. So much for the usual “Wonder Woman is so hard to explain” line.
ELSEWHERE, the LA Times looks at the edia juggernaut you probably never heard of: ‘Ben 10’: The Jeremy Lin of the superhero world?
Unless you have a young boy at home, it’s possible that Ben 10, the shape-shifting teen superhero, has flown completely under your radar. Unlike the other costumed heroes in the Cartoon Network stable — Batman, Green Lantern, Teen Titans — Ben 10 launched without an existing fan base or brand awareness, the Jeremy Lin of the superhero set. Just seven years after the animated series first aired on Cartoon Network, “Ben 10” is now the network’s top-selling franchise, setting ratings records and selling billions of dollars’ worth of show-related merchandise. At a time when studios struggle to relaunch and reboot long-running comic book properties, Ben 10 is the fir
3 Comments on WonderCon Kibbles: Nerdist meets muppets, Adventure Time, Super Best Friends, etc. etc., last added: 3/22/2012Display Comments Add a Comment
Is the same Nerdist who asked Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder what it was like to be the founders of Vertigo?
Yea… scripted Nerdism. That’s so kewl.
I’m really surprised to hear people wouldn’t know Ben 10. Ben 10 is *huge* with young boys. It doesn’t have the same depth or wacky creativity as Adventure Time, so it’s not really going to reach outside that demographic, but it’s so insanely popular, I’m surprised people can avoid it.
How can people not know about Ben 10…jesus! It’s everywhere you look here in Brazil. Even if my son hasn’t been watching it since he was 6 months old ( I didn’t force him..uh-huh..not me)I would know about it.