I love my Spidey Team Base.

For those of you who haven't heard this before, (and if you have, skip it) I've been playing since Hyperslime and then I went back and got most of Infidelity Challenge. Even when it was just Marvel, I was really tempted by the game because it seemed like a way that I could inexpensively re-collect the Mego Superheroes collection that I was dumb enough to sell off at a garage sale to make money to buy more Star Wars figures.

I've always wanted to find a way to effectively team up Spidey and Bats, or Cap and Supes, or any of the great characters that played together so well when I was a kid. The reality of Clix has always been that it's been more effective to play Firelord and some Hookers or something along those lines.

I watched the Amazing Friends show as a kid too and loved it, so I HAD to get the team base. But, am I Cheesing if I play it? Am I Cheesing if I play the characters off of it? This could conceivably be the only set of Clix I ever play ever again because I like them so much. Would I be That Guy if that's what I did? Basically, is this thing Auto-Cheese?

Well, I saw the final Avengers EMH cartoon last night. Phenomenal series all the way through. I can't believe how many characters they just nailed. From Dr. Doom to Spider-Man to Baron Zemo - everyone just seemed to speak and react the way they do in the comics.

I'm still shaking my head, wondering why they made the decision to make make a cartoon that was more like the movies. We have the movies for the movie versions. Give us the cartoons for the comic booky versions.

Ok, so now I'm going to start watching Justice League/Justice League Unlimited.

Since I don't like to see spoilers, etc - please help me out. The way I understand it, there's 2 seasons of "Justice League", and then that's immediately followed with 2 (or 3) seasons of "Justice League Unlimited".

For Justice League, Netflix has...
26 episodes in Season 1 (2003)
26 episodes in Season 2 (also 2003)

For JLU, Netflix has...
26 episodes in Season 1 (2004)
13 episodes in Season 2 (2005)

It seems that Netflix is missing some episodes (either the rest of Season 2, or an equally short Season 3).

Can someone clear this up for me?

JL has 52 episodes. Ensure that you see the three part ender. It is important.

JLU has 39 total. In that series it is even more important that you watch them in order and do not miss any.

I do not think they are " comic booky".

Much like the DCAU, I think they took the stuff that worked from the comics, left or changed that which did not work, and made the definitive version of the characters and universe.

If they were "comic booky" it would have been more like Spider-man Unlimited.

I think we have different definitions of "comic booky". When I say it (in the context of "versus the movies"), I mean they're using the costumes and origin stories that are the basis of the comic books. They didn't alter the characters to make them more appealing to a movie going audience, or change the look of the character because it's too difficult to pull off the comic book look in real life, or change the origin story of the character because they think they came up with a better one. In other words, I think they took the stuff that worked from the comics, left or changed that which did not work, and made the definitive version of the characters and universe. I'm not using "comic booky" as a derogative or juvenile term.

I haven't seen Spider-Man Unlimited, so I can't make the comparison. Is it worth watching?

Well, it looks like we were both doing some misinterpretation. I didn't think you meant it like that, I take "comic booky" as a strict interpretation of the comics. You'll see stuff in DCAU that are great examples of what I'm talking about. "Comic booky" to me is having Batmite and Krypto in there with all their goofy glory. I'm more of a DC guy, so I see the way that they edited the DCAU more easily, and there's also a decade or so more of it.

But, as I understand it, there was some fairly serious editing going on with Avengers: EMH: Jarvis is a computer, not a person, etc.

Spider-Man Unlimited is kinda like the Teen Titans of Marvel. If you can stomach them breaking the fourth wall, SD versions of stuff, and the goofiness, you'll be okay. I'd give it about three episodes. If you're hating it, stop. I wouldn't blame you. I can see where someone might not like it. I'm okay with it. If you're going to get goofy with the Marvel U, I guess Spidey is the guy to do it with. That's my problem with Brave and Bold. If you want to get goofy in the DCU, do it with someone other than the crazed loner who saw his parents gunned down in front of him and swore a war on crime while sitting in a pool of their blood. There are plenty to choose from: Plastic Man, Blue Beetle/Booster Gold, etc. I know the Batman name sells, but so does the Justice League. Doing a JLI show and going totally goofy wouldn't bother me in the least.

Anyway, I just thought of something else. Before watching JL/JLU, you should probably watch BTAS, STAS, and Batman Beyond in order first. It really is one big, long story.

I have only seen random episodes of those (and they were good) but I think JL/JLU got everything across without any confusion.

In an effort to avoid spoilers for 'Mute, I have sent REP.

Those I have watched.

Hadn't seen that spoilery thing but I got it from the context is JLU.

Who is the guy who's really into Dante?

Maybe Giovanni Boccaccio.

Thrumble Funk I believe

Dang.

I kinda want the Yu-Cki-Oh! figures on the Home Page right now.

Do I suck now?