I don’t know if you check this still but I couldn’t find this article on Complex and was hoping you had it posted somewhere that I could read. I’ve been reading through your backlog here and love your stuff. I’m also a big fan of Adult Swim.

Thanks

Your statement “Regarding racism: You think the Panthers –liked– white people? I’m a proud African-American, but they were –extreme– black nationalists, which is just a euphemism for anti-white.” is completely inaccurate from a historical point of view. The Panthers were NOT black nationalists, they were Marxists. The Panthers actively worked with militant groups of various ethnicities, including the Young Lords, the Weather Underground, and AIM. The Panthers were not seeking to create a black nation, which is the central tenet of black nationalism. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about and should probably read more about what black nationalism is and what the Black Panther Party stood for. Their main attorney, William Kunstler, was white and their philosophy was based on Karl Marx, also white (although the influence of Mao is equally strong, you might notice that Mao is also not black). What type of black nationalist organization would cite two non-blacks as its main influences? Why, an organization that is Marxist NOT black nationalist. Invest in “Revolutionary Suicide”, “Seize The Time” and “Assata” to actually learn something about The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

Chris, not that you care, but I think the “enema with your face” thing is Pennypacker’s somewhat odd way of saying that he thinks you have your head up your backside.

Count me in as one of those interested in seeing you guys review not just Mask of the Phantasm but all the animated Batman films, mainly because I’d like to see your take on these much better films.

That raises a question for you, Chris: have you ever done an article on why DC’s animated films tend to be better than their live action efforts? I’m curious because I don’t think it’s a matter of one format being better suited to the genre, since in the case of Marvel, it seems to me as if their live action material (recently, at least) is generally better than their animated efforts.