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A Special Report by Agent Ellipsis
Anyone who has read The Killing Joke knows it’s gritty. It’s disturbing, yet oddly satisfying, as the horror of helplessness, madness, and darkness unfolds across the pages.
Written by Alan Moore, it is easily considered not only his greatest work, but one of DC’s most iconic aspects of Batman, Joker, and Oracle lore. Finally, 28 years after its conception, it is being made into an animated film.
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Christmas in Tattertown aired on Nickelodeon on December 21, 1988 as the first original show created for the network. It was the brainchild of Ralph Bakshi, based on a comic strip called “Junk Town” that he came up with in high school.
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On November 20, Jessica Jones made the leap from the pages of Marvel Comics to the small screen, or any screen, with the release of her very own Netflix series.
This is Marvel’s second Netflix series which follows the success of Daredevil this past spring.
Early on Jessica Jones is full of subplots as it was designed to be. Taking its cues from classic film noir, these subplots are all connected, but they are just as much devices to confuse and complicate a story as they are a part of that story. As a classic film noir show Jessica Jones dramatically succeeds.
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Ralph Bakshi’s Spicy City, produced for HBO, was a short-lived six-episode cartoon series aimed at adults. It is further proof that Bakshi is more than just a legendary animator; he’s also a trailblazer.
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Only a few people in the world are cool enough to call Dr. Seuss “Ted,” and one of them is Ralph Bakshi. Their connection is through The Butter Battle Book, which Dr. Seuss wrote and which Bakshi helped bring to life as an animated television special.
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