What Happened to Beware the Batman?

As a longtime fan of DC Animation, I am used to the mistreatment of multiple DC animated shows, especially when they premiere on Cartoon Network. This was a frequent problem during the 2010s, where a large number of shows received erratic schedules and cancellations after one or two seasons. While the fates of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice have been widely explored, there is less discussion around Beware the Batman.

Unlike the former two, the reasons for Beware‘s cancellation and removal were less clear at the time. Since then, information has come to light regarding the multiple factors that resulted in the untimely end, as well as misinformation and assumptions that are unfortunately more prevalent. I have compiled all this information to highlight the truth, debunk rumors, and hopefully shift the conversation a bit.

A Brief History

Beware the Batman was first revealed at the MIP Junior Conference in October 4, 2011 by Sam Register, but it wasn’t officially announced until March 28, 2012. The news surrounding the show were limited beyond some voice cast updates, a San Diego Comic Con panel that unveiled some designs and details, and the news about the gun censorship. The first trailers and screenshots, along with the premiere date of July 13, 2013, were not revealed until two weeks before the date, and the advertisement consisted of a single commercial.

Although the episode “Attraction” was initially scheduled to air on October 12, it was pulled a day before and the show went on an “indefinite hiatus” with no plan to return. The first half of the series was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 18, 2014, which included the unaired episodes “Attraction” and “Fall”. A few episodes came out early in New Zealand and the rest of the season on Amazon UK via an exclusive deal before the show’s return to US airwaves was handled by Toonami. They aired the series from the beginning and started airing “new” episodes starting on July 27.

This run would be truncated in September 22 when the heads of Toonami were informed in a late fashion that the show would be written off by Cartoon Network as a financial loss to receive tax breaks, which means they legally cannot air the series afterwards. Toonami premiered the rest of the show in a last-minute marathon on September 28. The second half of the series was released on DVD and Blu-Ray two days later.

Identifying Misinformation

Now, there are a few erroneous, but popular, narratives regarding the show’s mistreatment. First, that it was a “financial failure”. Despite this wording showing up on a few articles and even the Wikipedia page, it does not have an actual concrete source. The only source available is the Toonami announcement linked above, which ONLY confirms the sudden write-off. Tax write-offs are a common practice for corporations wanting to save as much money as possible. Beware was not the only cartoon to be written off at the time, and as seen with the recent premature demise of Batgirl and Scoob: Holiday Haunt, projects don’t even have to “fail” to be written off anyway.

Next, the negative reception. The show already had plenty of factors against it, from the unconventional premise to the use of CGI animation and the art style. Other reasons include the oversaturation of Batman media (understandable) and it “replacing” Young Justice and Green Lantern (nope). Some fans would like to believe that their reactions alone can affect a show’s fate. However, fan reaction to cartoons is rarely as important because most of them are funded via toy and merchandise sales or because the ratings that executives seek usually come from younger demographics. If the fans’ will always mattered, numerous beloved series would have lasted longer and Teen Titans Go! wouldn’t have a decade-long run.

Hal Jordan, Kilowog, Razer, and Aya from Green Lantern: The Animated Series.

Finally, the most attributed reason behind the show’s downfall is “low ratings”. Now, this theory does have some grain of truth to it. Since this show was “replacing” the timeslot that Green Lantern had, it was fair to compare the ratings performance for each show’s premiere. “Beware My Power” managed to score around 1.9 million, and while there is not much ratings information for most of the series until “The New Guy”, the lowest ratings appear to be 1.0 million, just before the online campaigns to save it and Young Justice boosted the numbers to between 1.7 to 1.8 per episode. Beware‘s information is more publicly known. “Hunted” scored 1.3 million and the show remained between 1.0 and 1.52 until the sudden move significantly affected viewership.

While the premiere numbers do seem unimpressive at first glance, there is the context that Green Lantern had a primetime premiere, which means a higher overall viewership, while Beware was stuck to a Saturday Morning timeslot. Suddenly not so bad, huh? Comparing the earlier Beware episodes and the late Green Lantern ones, there is a drop, but not a significant one. If the online campaign boost is taken into consideration, the two episodes unaffected by it had very similar ratings to Beware. The official announcement by Cartoon Network never mentioned ratings, but it was speculated by IGN’s claims the show was not as successful as Teen Titans Go! and Batman: The Brave and the Bold. However, both shows also enjoyed consistent weekday primetime premieres, which always guarantee higher viewership than Saturday mornings. Again, context is important.

Since that’s out of the way, I can move on to the most likely culprits.

Culprit #1: Corporate Politics

The alleged company in-fighting between various Warner Bros. divisions has been a subject of much speculation amongst television fans. It has been used as explanation as to why the majority of the shows produced by Warner Bros. Animation have been mistreated by Cartoon Network, usually by moving around their airtimes or doing little promotion until it becomes difficult for viewers to follow the show. Then, the low ratings are used to justify a cancellation.

It is rare to hear about this theory from more official sources, but co-showrunner Mitch Watson discusses it in this interview of Unmasked History of Scooby Doo (21:18) when discussing his time while working on Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated. He mentions that since both companies have separate animation studios, there is rivalry despite being part of the same organization. However, most WBA content airs on CN, creating an imbalance of power where CN can potentially sabotage any WBA show it wants to. While there are occasional exceptions (Teen Titans Go!), most modern WBA series do not last long and Beware‘s troubled airing history is proof of that. NOTE: This was written before a recent development that could potentially change the CN/WBA dynamic.

Culprit #2: “Wrong” Genre

The early to mid-2010s were critical to Cartoon Network as shows such as Adventure Time and Regular Show helped define its direction for the remainder of the decade. However, this turn would end up intensifying CN’s growing distaste for action cartoons. Besides Beware, Young Justice, Green Lantern, Sym-Bionic Titan, and the 2011 Thundercats had had troubled schedules and fast cancellations. They would also be joined by other action cartoons from other networks such as Tron Legacy and Motorcity.

While these shows all ended due to various circumstances, it is also obvious that the action-driven shows did not fit the network’s focus on “boy-oriented” comedies, inspired partly by the success of shows such as Adventure Time, Regular Show, and The Amazing World of Gumball. Paul Dini has brought up this trend before in his famous Fatman on Batman interview where he discusses the reasons his own show Tower Prep was cancelled. Mitch Watson also brought up the poor state of action cartoons before.

Of course, this is most evident when comparing the fates of both this show and Teen Titans Go! The former was barely advertised, barely aired, and dumped as soon as possible. The latter is eight seasons strong as of this writing, along with a theatrical movie, a couple of direct-to-video features and a spin-off series currently in production.

Beware the Batman figure from the Batman Unlimited line.

Culprit #3: No Toy Company Support

Perhaps the biggest culprit behind the show’s cancellation is also the one behind the cancellation of countless other action cartoons such as Young Justice, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Sym-Bionic Titan and more: dependency on toy sales. These shows have expensive productions, so they need more financial support beyond the usual provided by commercial ads. They usually need a company to create and release a toy line so the parties involved can share the profit. Sometimes, the show themselves even serve as advertisements for the toys. Without a toy line secured, especially one aimed at children, these projects lose any usefulness to other parties involved.

According to Watson in the Unmasked interview (1:26:00), the show’s second season would have been basically guaranteed if the show had a stable toy line. The show’s crew approached Mattel and representatives asked them to design vehicles such as a motorcycle and a boat. However, the company allegedly abandoned any plans for a toy line and prioritized its own Batman line instead. Although there are some Beware toys (the collector’s figure pictured above, some Happy Meal toys, a single Lego figure and Batmobile, a single figure in a different kids’ toy line), there was no dedicated line aimed at children.

This is my own speculation as well, but I also think the previous experiences with other DC cartoons may have given Mattel cold feet. Young Justice did have its toy line, but it underperformed in sales which cost the show a third season under Cartoon Network. The failure of the 2011 Green Lantern movie also resulted in poor movie merchandise sales. Since retailers still had too much unsold Green Lantern merchandise, they rejected products based on the series, so there was no funding for season two. I could see Mattel being reluctant to tie itself to another DC cartoon and just focus on their own Batman line, since they’d have more control and less risk.

Although it can be tempting to write off Beware the Batman‘s lack of success on “obvious” factors such as its unpopular villain roster, use of CGI animation, and changes to the long-standing mythos, the truth is more complicated than that. I hope this article can dispel the misconceptions about the show’s cancellation and create a more accurate narrative.

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Let’s talk about ANOTHER show that was cancelled after one season: Onyx Equinox!

Messy Thoughts on Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters: Season 2

Disclaimer: This review was originally written near the end of 2018. It has been posted in this blog for archival purposes, so aside from some grammatical and spelling corrections, some content might be outdated. It is also an informal collection of thoughts, so do not expect a professional review.

I usually avoid reviewing shows (even the ones I like), but since my previous thoughts got more popular than I was expecting, it’s only fair to cover the second half of the initial order second season. 

Anything after this line will be SPOILERS for season two!

* To start with, yes, I saw The Breakout. I don’t think you’ll miss much beyond the Flex Fighters and Dr. C/Blindstrike making their alliance official and an explanation for a certain character’s absence from season two. It’s fun to see the twists and turns the story can take, though, and if you miss the season one villains, you get one last outing with them. 

* I also read the three-issue comic arc that came out since February. It’s a fun, simple story that takes place before episode eight, with its biggest strength being flashback sequences dedicated to each of the Flex Fighters that fleshes them out in a way that the show doesn’t get to often. 

* The action sequences are very impressive this time. You really get a sense of the show having more fun with the character’s powers, lending to more creative combat scenes. Blindstrike brings a whole new dynamic to how the Flex Fighters, well, fight. 

* Blindstrike and Dr. C arguably get the most development, as we see their true motivations, their pasts, and how they clash with the Flex Fighters. They are more pragmatic and focused on bringing down Rook than on the actual superhero business. They eventually learn from each other and work more efficiently moving forward. It’s pretty cool to see the show have several shades of grey in its cast. 

* Nathan and Ricardo also get some good character work, between the former’s secret identity and romantic woes, and the latter’s angst once he finds out he has to move AGAIN. Jake is the only one who doesn’t really get to do as much, and his father issues don’t get brought up much. I suppose that’s something we’ll see in future seasons, if there are any. 

* After being little more than Nathan’s love interest in the first season, Erika goes through quite a change in this one. She learns everything about the Flex Fighters, assists with some of their missions, and ultimately becomes exposed to a form of Flexarium and develops powers herself. The final end credits of the season suggests she joins the other Flex Fighters a la Blindstrike, and that’s going to be interesting to see. She’s the most reluctant to the whole superhero business, and even her big hero moment in the finale was more of out necessity. 

* In terms of the villains, we only really get more development for Stretch Monster/Jonathan Rook, who receives his own origin episode that also shows how his actions affected many other characters, like Dr. C, Riya and her parents, and even the Tech Men. I appreciate the fact that, while there are some sympathetic moments in Rook’s life, they only inform on what motivates him and don’t actually deter from the fact that he’s an egomaniacal murderer. There’s no redemption for him. He wants the best for Charter City, but it has to be done on his terms only, whether its citizens want to or not. In this season, the Tech Men become a bigger threat than him, but ultimately, he remains the Flex Fighters’ true nemesis. 

* This takes me to probably the biggest reveal in the series: Malcolm Kane is the leader of the Tech Men, Number One, and has been playing the long game to infiltrate and ultimately exploit Rook Unlimited’s technology for his own agenda. As someone who consumes A LOT of fiction and becomes more jaded in general as the years pass, I have to say this twist genuinely caught me by surprise. It played with my previous expectations of his archetype (the gruff, strict mentor that secretly cares for the kids) and turned them on their head. My only issue is that we don’t really explore his character much after this, since it’s followed up by Rook’s origin story and the season finale. I hope that Kane’s trip to Rook’s “dungeon” is not the end of him.  

* We are introduced to a few more villains as well. Mechanica’s probably the most notable out of them, and it helps that they established her in the pilot as a character before her transformation. In fact, I’m glad this show has taken advantage of Netflix’s serialization tactics to plant seeds for a lot of future stories, from introducing Santos and Reynolds very early on, to mentioning Blindstrike, to even Circuit Steam’s graffiti around the city. I’m planning to rewatch the series to see if I missed anything else, but Kane referring to his path change after being a gang member in “Gangs of Old Town” as frightening takes on a whole new, sinister meaning. 

* I don’t really know what to make of the ending. So, one of the Flexarium creatures that Rook created replaced the original Reynolds? Also, the way that reveal scene mirrored the one with Rook’s mysterious test subject from the first season (and who showed up briefly this season) makes me think he (it?) survived his fight with the Flex Fighters after all. Another unresolved plot point from this season, and one I’m surprised is never mentioned, is The Gentleman finding out about Rook’s double life as Stretch Monster and planning to blackmail him in the future.

* As of this writing, this series was approved for an initial 26 episodes, with three of those going into The Breakout. We don’t know if there were any additional seasons ordered, and if they were, we probably won’t know about it for a long time. So, we shall see. I should note that we are supposed to get a villain introduced in the tie-in comics before the show, yet that has not been the case. We still have three more issues of the comic coming out, so hopefully that means there’s more of the series as well. 

* Overall, I have to say I enjoyed season two a lot more. The first season was basically the set-up to the REAL premise of the show, and the second season really built into what season one laid out. It pushed the characters to their logical directions, and took some risks here and there. The world established in this series holds out promise for more, and I hope it gets the chance to fulfill it in future seasons. 

Next

I originally promised I was going to write a brand-new essay on this show. Some stuff happened, priorities changed, etc. So, it will have to wait. In the mean time, I can share the working title, to give you an idea of what it will be about: Stretch Armstrong and the Menace of the Status Quo.

I think I’ll move on to the Beware the Batman stuff next. So, a larger post about the misconceptions behind the show’s “failure”. I touched on it before, but not to the detail the topic deserves. All I can say is that, no, it didn’t fail because “it was a financial failure”. After that, I might finally do that post-mortem on Onyx Equinox, then finally the Stretch essay and maybe another post-mortem on Beware. Hopefully this order sticks. Thank you for reading!

Messy Thoughts on Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters: Season 1

Disclaimer: This review was originally written near the end of 2017. It has been posted in this blog for archival purposes, so aside from some grammatical and spelling corrections, some content might be outdated. It is also an informal collection of thoughts, so do not expect a professional review.

I finished binging the first 13 episodes of Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters. Like with Marvel’s Spider-Man, here’s some scattered thoughts. SPOILERS for the entire first season ahead! In short, I liked it!

 * The pilot (first two episodes) is pretty okay. It introduces the main protagonists well and establishes the overall premise of the series. Some things are a little rushed, such as how the trio quickly develops their powers and how Multi-Farious came about.  

* The relationship between the three heroes is pretty solid. They all have distinct personalities, quirks, and personal struggles that contrast to each other, from Jake’s overly scheduled and regulated life with an overbearing father, to Nathan being ignored in a large family and being closer to his grandfather than his own parents, and Ricardo’s constantly-changing, lonely life. There’s some conflicts that develop from them, like Ricardo enjoying Nathan’s family, but not getting too close to them to avoid getting attached to them if he moves to another town yet again.  

* I do like how, while still relying on some cliches and tropes in regards to a teenage superhero cartoon, it pokes fun at or subverts them at times. The best example of this is when Nathan shows Ricardo around the school, and Ricardo guesses the roles of the school’s cliques, only for his guesses to be completely wrong. 

* The use of Rook as their benevolent, multimillionaire ally is interesting, and the Flex Fighters being corporate-sponsored heroes brings in a fresh twist to the teenage superhero animation subgenre. I do appreciate that they bring up some of the problematic elements of Rook basically owning most of Charter City and how much harm his vision of progress can do, even with the best intentions. It also makes the major revelations in the season finale a lot more satisfying. 

* On the other side, there’s Kane, the strict, antagonistic Head of Security for Rook, who distrusts young teens as superheroes. He contrasts Rook’s more easygoing, casual leadership to the boys, but his character gets fleshed out surprisingly fast. It helps that Keith David brings his usual charisma to the role. 

* In fact, the voice acting is one of the biggest strengths of the series. It has a very strong cast of voice actors. Scott Menville, Steven Yeun, and Ogie Banks voice the Flex Fighters, while actors like Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, Nazneen Contractor, Sab Shimono, and Gary Cole round up the supporting cast, and there’s villains voiced by Jon Heder, Grey Griffin, Clancy Brown, Henry Rollins, Miguel Ferrer, Yvette Nicole Brown, and more. 

* Another big strength of the show is the worldbuilding. Stretch Armstrong has very little lore behind it, and besides he and Stretch Monster, all of the other characters are created for the series. There’s a lot of care and thought put into Charter City and the world the characters inhabit, including background easter eggs and details that help develop it. 

* Speaking of easter eggs, there’s references to the original Stretch Armstrong figure, Transformers, and a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic one that may or may not be in this season. I know I saw it in some sneak peek footage, but not in the series itself. 

* The fight scenes are pretty fun. I doubt there’s anything as memorable as some of the fights in The Spectacular Spider-Man, but it’s fun seeing how the elastic powers are used in creative and different ways. 

* One of themes in the series involves image and perception. It’s not just how the Flex Fighters are overly-publicized and seen as heroes by Charter City, but how that extends to the larger conspiracy at hand. The alleged villains, Dr. C and Blindstrike, largely shown in the show’s publicity as such, are the actual heroes. Rook, secretly the villain dubbed as the Stretch Monster, is the one using his power and influence to change public perception of them, as he eventually does with Jake and co. once they discover Rook’s true, sinister Darwinist agenda. 

* The reveals are a little predictable, but they work within the series, and they end up leaving more questions than answers for the next season, which should be very interesting. Stretch and the Flex Fighters have to prove themselves as heroes to Kane, their parents, and Charter City, without Rook’s resources and help. 

* If I had a complaint, it’s that I wish Erika and Riya had a bigger role. They don’t really do much on their own beyond being potential love interests for the boys. Riya does retroactively have a more active role in the series after the Blindstrike reveal, but it still feels small. I hope the image of her alongside the Flex Fighters in the final episode credits hints at her having a more active role in the next season. 

* Overall, this is a very strong animated series. The crew took the opportunity to have a blank slate like Stretch Armstrong, and made a fun, interesting world around it. Netflix has been assembling a solid roster of animated, serialized action cartoons between Voltron: Legendary Defender, Trollhunters, Kulipari: An Army of Frogs, and now this show. I’m eagerly awaiting for the tie-in comic and the next season. 

Blog Update

So, here’s the situation: I’ve gotten ideas on what I want to do for future blog entries. Unfortunately, I’ve been far busier with my current work and it’ll be harder to make time for them in the foreseeable future. I don’t want to establish a hard battle plan for this year, since I don’t want to commit to deadlines and then miss them. But I do want to at least share these ideas so they’ll eventually form into something solid.

Anyway, here are my upcoming plans for this blog:

I still plan on reposting my old Messy Thoughts entries on Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, since they are an easy way to update without doing much work. They are not really formal reviews and just share some brief thoughts on both seasons. I do want to make a longer essay about how the big reveal at the end of season one fundamentally changed the show. Not just the status quo of the characters and world, but also how it turned the series into something more unique within the superhero genre. I should war that it’s a bit political, but it’s all actually relevant to the thesis.

I didn’t want to write more about Beware the Batman. There is more Post-Mortem material that I didn’t cover, but it’s honestly not worth an entire blog entry. Maybe I’ll make miscellaneous entry one day if I have more bits of BTS information, but it’s not a priority for me. I do want to dedicate a longer blog entry on the exact reasons behind the show’s cancellation. I keep seeing misinformation about it to this day and I tried to clear it up in my reviews and Post-Mortems. But I want to make a concise entry that I hope can actually go viral and finally clear up the misinformation.

I still want to write about Onyx Equinox, particularly a Post-Mortem. Sofia Alexander teased some interesting info about season 2, and while I do think it’s a bit soon to declare it a lost cause, I don’t see it coming back any time soon.

Anyway, that’s all for now. I hope to get this blog more active in the near future. Bye for now!

Beware the Batman Post-Mortem 3: The Outsiders

Disclaimer: The following post is purely speculative. It is not intended to judge unfinished and unexecuted ideas, but provide some analysis and context as to how they could have fit within the canon work itself.

Ever since Katana’s seemingly-random inclusion as Batman’s main partner in Beware the Batman, there has always been speculation on whether this series would eventually introduce the Outsiders. These theories were strengthened by sneak previews that revealed characters like iconic Outsiders member Metamorpho and occasional foe Tobias Whale.

The show doesn’t do much with the connections until “Monsters”, where Metamorpho christens himself, Batman, and Katana as “outsiders” after their brief team-up. The climax of “Alone” has Katana recruit Oracle, Metamorpho, and Man-Bat behind Batman’s back after he stubbornly refuses help as he confronts Deathstroke. Everyone works together to reach a…morally questionable decision to protect Batman’s identity. Alfred refers to this group as outsiders and Batman realizes he’s not alone, hinting at future adventures with the new group.

Post-Mortem Content

After the show’s cancellation, I’ve seen multiple incarnations of the Outsiders come and go. These range from the titular team in Young Justice: Outsiders that resembles the show’s version of the Teen Titans more, to the one in the recent comics series, and the team teased at the end of Batman: Earth One, Vol. 3 that has a very interesting line-up, but is a last-minute tease to a Vol. 4 that will never come.

Sometimes I wondered what the plans were for the recently-formed team in Beware. On August 25th, 2021, I would wonder less after seeing this picture from Glen Murakami’s Instagram.

This is a rough sketch of the Outsiders as envisioned in season 2 of Beware the Batman. The image is dated 2012, so it’s safe to say that it was planned as season 1 was being produced. A comment by Murakami clarifies that the plan was to have Tatsu Yamashiro eventually become Nightwing, while the Robin of the series was actually Barbara Gordon. He doubts DC would have approved, but he wanted to pitch the idea anyway.

Analysis

The image includes Man-Bat (wearing multiple Bat-belts), Cyborg, Nightwing, Batman (wearing gray and black), Robin, Metamorpho, and someone who I will refer as Red Arrow. Man-Bat and Metamorpho are obviously early designs, so there’s not much to discuss beyond Man-Bat gaining some gadgets. Batman’s gray could also mean he was going to go through a wardrobe change, but I honestly find it hard to visualize that design in the show’s CGI, so maybe it is just an early design that looks better on paper than the all-black suit.

Red Arrow is a bit of a mystery. It could just be the traditional Roy Harper version, but the design itself is very Robin-like. Would we have gotten a usual Robin behind the hood, such as Tim Drake or Jason Todd? We did get a kid who heavily resembled Jason in issue six of the tie-in comic, but it’s easy to write off his cameo there as just a nod to the comics. Does his inclusion also mean Batman would have met Green Arrow?

Cyborg is even more of a mystery. A completely unexpected character and one that I find hard to imagine in the series. Maybe his appearance is due to DC’s earlier resolve to include him in nearly every superhero team. Doom Patrol shows he could work in another superhero team with superb execution so maybe it could have worked here.

Tatsu as Nightwing? Initially, it seems like a completely random idea, but it tracks with her established character. She is an adult protege of Batman that enjoys some independence. She has a healthy love life and a snarky sense of humor. She has long black hair and wears mostly black with a domino mask. Those characteristics sound familiar? Also, Tatsu shedding her Katana identity actually makes narrative sense. Her costume is just her street clothes with a mask. Her sword contradicts her entire goal as a non-lethal crimefighter. Her nom de guerre comes from the League of Assassins and she used it to fight against them, a motive that stopped being relevant after the LoA story arc. Unlike other versions of Tatsu, her claim to the Katana identity is flimsy by design, and assuming season 2 went as planned, she could’ve taken a journey to fully craft her own heroic persona.

This extends to Barbara’s own transition to Robin. She is a fan of Batman, but she grew closer to Tatsu near the end. She even trains in combat under her and also wears a spare domino mask. I initially thought they were either giving her identity protection and self-defense as Oracle or setting her up as Batgirl, but those elements foreshadow her turn as Robin just as much. Additionally, why wouldn’t she take a bird alter-ego to match her mentor’s? Her resemblance to Carrie Kelley makes even more sense. I wonder if this means she would have to abandon her Oracle nickname.

Overall, these unfulfilled plans are a perfect embodiment of the series. It had ideas that were sometimes weird and risky, but it was never without reason. There were story arcs, character development, and a clear vision behind them. Even if the series might never come back, I hope more content like this comes out in the near future. I look forward to write about it.

Next?

Now that I am done with this series, I might not write for a good while. Too many responsibilities to juggle now that the holiday season is on the way. As mentioned, I plan to repost my old Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters reviews, since those did well enough and I don’t want them to get lost. I also have an idea for a similar post like this for Onyx Equinox and its few plans for (an unlikely) season 2. Thank you all for reading.