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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 4h

I nominate this as the show's theme song: youtu.be/1d-aWMQuoS4?... For the record, I didn't hate the Clone Saga when it first came out. But I didn't read deep into it. I was a kid and I'd read an issue here and there, and I was like "There are two Spider-Men now. Cool."

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"Weird Al" Yankovic - I Think I'm A Clone Now *With Lyrics*

YouTube video by toycommander

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watching the end of Grow Up Show, where the Sunflower Circus based their whole show on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. AND HOW IN THE WORLD DID THIS BROKE CIRCUS AFFORD THE LICENSE?! THERE'S NO WAY IT WAS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN YET. The Sunflower Circus is so getting sued by the Baum Estate #anime

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Okay, this joke about the X-Babies is a perfect inclusion in The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe. For those who don't get it, Mojo's X-Babies were likely created by Chris Claremont as a joke on the Muppet Babies, which was produced by Marvel Productions back when that was a thing.

Panel from The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So, turns out #Crunchyroll stopped marking both Grow Up Show and Jaadugar with "Up Next" for me weeks ago. So, it looks like I have some moe circus and Mongolian court drama #anime tocatch up on.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Off the top of my head and in no particular order: KyuuKyuu Sentai GoGoFive GoGo Sentai Boukenger Mirai Sentai Timeranger Kamen Rider Fourze Kamen Rider W Ultraman Taro Ultraman Tiga Ultraman Cosmos Cutie Honey the Live Honorable Mention: Kamen Rider Kiva

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just watched the latest episode of #Ultraman Teo. And I'm realizing that I'm still not entirely sure why Ultraman Zero is so popular. I mean, I get that some people see him as the one who stepped up and stops Belial. But for me, Geed has kind replaced Zero as Belial's enemy.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just finished reading the infamous "Detroit Justice League" and enjoying itmore than I expected. And once again I fi d myself puzzled by the Justice League and how it never seems to become more than the sum of its parts. [Cont]

DC Finest: Justice League of America, The Return.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I would have bet money, actual cash money, that if Batman ever teamed with a Kamen Rider it would have been Ichigo. Oh, well. Glad that bet was never made.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You know, I think I know why I like Star Trek: SNW so much. It reminds me of Young Justice. The comic book, not the cartoon. Both embrace the absurd aspects of the world they exist in without making the main characters the butt of the joke. [CONT]

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So, kobolds in German #folklore are house spirits. Like the elves in "The Elves in the Shoemaker". And kobolds in #DnD are lizard people. Has anyone combined the two? Like, little lizard dudes who clean up messes and fix things around the house when no one's looking.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There! Guy Gardner's off the list for explainer posts! I should really do Hawkman/Hawkgirl next, but I kind of want to do Deadman for Halloween.

A list of C-list comic book characters that I plan on writing blog posts about.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

An introduction to DC's one and only Guy Gardner: tinyurl.com/mwssh2yv

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The latest Star Trek: SNW in a nutshell. Trelane: "I've changed the Enterprise into a soap opera!" Pike: "Oh, thanks! I hate it!"

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You just know this is the prelude to him trying to get rid of Juneteenth. I'm White as the driven snow, and I can see what this is.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Me [Watching The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]: " Huh. No Pebbles or Bamm-Bamm. That means this must have taken place before Season 3". The Internet, unbidden: "YOU KNOW, THERE'S A THEORY THAT THESE SHOWS TAKE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME". Me: "Oh, God. Are we still doing this?"

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yabba-Dabba-Doo!: tinyurl.com/ensscksf

Stepping back in time to look at Hanna-Barbera's first hit sitcom: The Flintstones.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Did you guys know that The Atom from DC Comics used to ride around on a mynah bird named Major Mynah? There. Now you know. (Also, why doesn't he ever appear when DC does "Super-Pets" stuff?)

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My grandfather on my mother's side.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Watching the '88 Ruby-Spears Superman cartoon. I haven't seen much of this show. But it won me over just by having the Prankster in it (and yes, I know I pick the weirdest classic villains to like).

The Prankster from the Ruby-Spears Superman cartoon.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Watching The Honeymooners for a blog post about The Flintstones. While the influence is clear, Ralph Kramden seems a lot angrier than Fred Flintstone. Fred's short-tempered, but Ralph needs actual anger management classes.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The straight-man and true everyman of the Looney Tunes. People may wish they were like Bugs or fear that they're like Daffy. But most of us are a lot more like Porky Pig than we think (despite him being a bit of a stuttering worrywart).

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Starfleet Instructor: "You see, here on this star chart, the planet Betazed. Home of the Betazoids. That is not to be confused with this planet." [Pulls up a different star chart] "Freakazed. Home of the Freakazoids". Student: "HUGBEES!" Instructor: "Such as this cadet here".

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Currently watching #StarTrek :Starfleet Academy. Only on episode two, but I like what I'm seeing so far. And yes, I know it's too late to save it.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one who likes Snapper Carr. I don't know. As someone who likes his superhero comics a bit on the lighter side, I like the fact that there's a character who defuses some of the inherent pomposity of the "Big 7 JLA".

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Well, after removing Twitter and Facebook from my phone years ago, I've finally removed YouTube as well. And all it took was for seemingly every other video to threaten to spoil episode one of Lanterns (a show I can't watch right now).

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The stuff from the comics I wish had made it into the movies: tinyurl.com/df99mwav

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I've been talking about this elsewhere in the movie-space. But I'd like to elaborate that one of the things that got me disillusioned with fans' dedication to the DC "A-List" is in the video game space. Shortly after Marvel Rivals came out, people talked about "What if DC did it?" [CONT]

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Currently watching The Honeymooners. Why? Because I'm planning on writing a blog post about The Flintstones, of course!

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Not quite the expected "Cinderella": tinyurl.com/srankptj

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Listen to the computer, Ray! LISTEN TO THE COMPUTER! #dccomics #comics

Panels from a 1965 issue of The Atom, in which a computer tells Atom not to marry Jean Loring.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Pictured: Ira West asks his own personal Chat GPT how the Flash does his super-speed feats.

A comic page in which a holographic AI tells scientust Ira West that the Flash can't possibly have super-speed and must be a fraud.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I used to love the annual 3-D issues (Yeah, 3-D is a gimmick. But no one ever said you can't like a gimmick).

November 1993 Disney Adventures 3-D issue. Cover features Wednesday and Puggsley Addams from the Addams Family movies with Cruella DeVil.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Another look at the lesser lights of the DCUniverse. Next up: Metamorpho: The Element Man. tinyurl.com/244kepe9

Image of DC Comics character Metamorpho, with text that reads "Unsung Superheroes: The Elemental Appeal of Metamorpho" and "www.universesbeckon.com".

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This may sound controversial but . . . Maybe #DCstudios doesn't have to establish all the A and B list characters first for its movie universe. Because all of them have had movies before, even if some of them aren't great.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Television Oddities: Fluppy Dogs. Even Disney doesn't bat a thousand. tinyurl.com/s6ymp2tr

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"Verify your age" When I was young, playing a handheld game console for the first time required AA batteries and a cartridge, not charging, connecting to wifi and creating an account.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Just saw the first episode of #Ultraman Teo. I feel like this guy would get along well with Cosmos.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Okay, I have a caryoon pitch for you. I call it "Bear Force".

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Unleashing the power of the Atom!: tinyurl.com/4xsy9skt

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Sounds like it's one of Peter Parker's old nemeses: Existential Angst or Poverty.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Come on, all you happy people, let's take a look at MGM's other cartoon star: Droopy tinyurl.com/tswyd7xf

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Well, my choices are limited. My workplace is business casual, and I have to have something to wear besides polo shirts.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Decided to watch the "Sapsorrow" episode of Jim Henson's The Storyteller before work. Just realized there's a scene where there are literally mice crawling on the Straggled Hag's costume. Amazing attention to detail on on hand. Potentially creepy on the other.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The Mandalorian AND Grogu?! In this economy?!

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Help me out here, #comics fans. I have a question. Do you consider the Prankster a deep-cut #Superman villain. Someone else online said he was. I really don't. I mean, he's one of only four Golden Age Superman villains to make it out of the era in a notable way.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I've been working on adding some recipes that use dried beans to my repertoire. Today, I made my first attempt at Cuban-style black beans.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Observation: There is A LOT of Captain Nemo in Chris Claremont's take on Magneto. Only, instead of a submarine, Magneto had an asteroid.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I'm calling it now: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is still a pretty good movie, aside from the "cannibals" scene maybe. And the fight against the rubber giant squid? Chef's kiss.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Captain Nemo has a pet sea lion? Was that in the Jules Verne book? It's been a while since I've read Jules Verne.

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