![]() ![]() Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series, and The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on audiobook. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. He-Man is characterized by his superhuman strength and in most variations, is the alter ego of Prince Adam. Of all the dumb media controversies out there, this is one of the dumbest I’ve seen in quite some time.įollow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. He-Man is a superhero and the main protagonist of the sword and planet Masters of the Universe franchise, which includes a toy line, several animated television series, comic books and a feature film. If there’s a lot more He-Man, people will claim Kevin Smith backed down and “gave the fans what they wanted” even though this was all planned long before any of this erupted. If there’s not enough He-Man still, people will yell. I do not expect this controversy to die down when the second half hits. And yet that’s how many perceived it anyway. ![]() ![]() Much of the “misleading” marketing focused on He-Man instead of Teela can be chalked up to preventing the show from spoiling its own first episode twist, the apparently death of He-Man, not trying to pull a bait and switch. Let me reiterate that this is A) stupid, because She-Ra is a great show and there’s nothing wrong with spotlighting Teela in this new show, giving depth to an underutilized character and B) it’s not even true, according to Smith, who claims to have had no agenda, and seems mostly confused people don’t seem to understand how storytelling works. The idea was that Kevin Smith’s He-Man would be a “proper” return to the universe, but were dismayed when He-Man was sidelined and replaced with Teela, which many claimed was now a new front in the “woke feminism” movement to ruin their childhood icons. He-Man fans have already been irate with She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, a different take on the universe focused on She-Ra and a number of LGBTQ characters. Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Netflixs reboot of. I’m still not sure if this is the only season Smith has planned for Masters of the Universe, though he does say they’re “halfway” through the story, so maybe so. last updated 26 July 2021 By the power of Grayskull (Image credit: Netflix) Spoilers follow for Masters of the Universe: Revelation. After seeing the initial reaction, my first thought was that it was too soon to judge given that we were only five episodes in, and that’s exactly what Smith is saying here. The first trailer for He-Man animated series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, has dropped during Netflix’s GEEKED Week and it. He-Man is a superhero and the main protagonist of the sword and planet Masters of the Universe. It’s not quite clear why Netflix decided to split the 10 episode animated series in half, which may have contributed to this perception that it was lacking in He-Man (though he or Adam did appear in every episode in some form). After almost 40 years, it’s time to head back to Eternia. ![]()
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