...tantas Saudades...!!!: March 2020

...tantas Saudades...!!!

Sunday, March 08, 2020

1994-2001

ReBoot!

... because before there could be any hope

of a true blue AQUA SAGA

(with the likes of Mera, Atlanna, Orm,

Tsunami, Neptune Perkins, Tuatara,

Aquagirl, Aqualad, Vulko, Lori Lemaris,

Lagoon Boy, Indigo/Deep Blue

and Aquaman - of course!)

there had to be something else

that paved the way ~ prepared the

collective consciousness...!!!

AND THAT WAS...

With its extensive cast, all colorful and very much with a penchant

for the aquatic allegory (given that they were all surfing the web,

after all) it is undeniable that these four seasons of ReBoot

inspired both DC *and* LP... me!!!

From the main two Mainframe heroes - Bob and Dot, who so closely resemble

a plethora of power couples of my youth: be it Aquaman/Mera,

Edo/Maria Do Carmo (from Rainha Da Sucata...!)

or James Bond/Emma Peel (!!!) -

to the assorted supporting cast that covered it all

(and, in time, was extensively echoed in both DC as Marvel books!)

with the likes of AndrAIa, Enzo Matrix, Mouse, Frisket, Hexadecimal

and RAY TRACER...!!!

Purists of the four-color, two-dimensional fare will say that this

was pilfering extensively from the other two sources;

but the truth is another: if Enzo and AndrAIa never grow up,

Aquaman doesn't start swimming around with DC's Dolphin girl!

If this team doesn't get formed around "Glitch Bob"

there is no Hydro Base in Marvel - with all those misbegotten

mutants there! If those cute (if square) little Binomes don't

start prattling about like they do here - there would have been

no MINIONS all over the place afterwards - likely EVER!

And then the irony: that Dan DiDio - whom we affectionately refer to

as "The Didiot" from time to time - first cut his teeth here

before he went to BYTE into the DCU for about a decade ~

a tumultuous tenure that just recently came to an end.

Yup - Explore The Art of ReBoot - here!

You'll be astounded to find so many awesome little details

(they are awesome - despite their littleness!)

and concrete proof that YES - the Didiot was one of the

masterminds behind this little masterpiece we love!

It was, of course, a massive collaborative effort ~

and a labour of love at that, first and foremost!

Labels: Aquaman, Bob, cartoons, childhood reminiscence, comics, luminous connections, Mera, old favorites, super-heroes, television shows

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