Silver Surfer

At last, a cartoon that doesn't insult the viewers' intelligence! Silver Surfer is beautifully animated, with an enthralling plot, intriguing characters, and voice acting so talented that it will enthrall both kids and adults alike. Set against the stunningly beautiful backdrop of space, Norrin Rad - the Silver Surfer - is on a journey to find his home-world, Zenn-La, after it was flung into the farthest reaches of the universe by his former master, Galactus. The cartoon chronicles his adventures, his friends and his foes, but most importantly, his thoughts. The villain of the series, Thanos, is also worth a mention, as his voice - let alone his hopeless love for a cold, unresponsive statue - is enough to make you hate him and love him at once. This masterpiece is by far Marvel's best cartoon.

It's a shame this got cancelled. It was a great series and was a good portrayal of the character who first appeared in Fantastic Four comics. The animation was excellent. The show had some very interesting episodes. Unfortunately, this show was cancelled after one season. The reason was because of Marvel Comics. They were suffering from bankruptcy problems and couldn't afford another season, even though a second season was in the planning stages.

Excellent adaptation of the Silver Surfer comic book, true to the spirit of the original. Thoughtful and entertaining. It's a shame that arguments prevented the story arc from being completed.

The Silver Surfer has always been a serious and thoughtful character, especially in the 60s incarnation, and that is true in this adaptation. This version surely demanded a completed finale and at least one follow-up series.

The background artwork seems true to the style of Jack Kirby, while the characters owe more to the John Buscema versions. Jack Kirby was always best at drawing outlandish technology and architecture, and his work on the 60s Silver Surfer comic book took great advantage of this with stunning alien technology and lifeforms. John Buscema produced great character drawings, and with the Silver Surfer, ones depicting emotions that leaped off the page. The writing of Stan Lee, with all his humanist tendencies (no pun intended), also gave this character great drama - almost Shakespearian at times!

What a great combination!

An intelligent and engrossing series that explores themes of culture, war, and the search for knowledge that are still as prevalent as ever to this day. Beautifully animated (especially for 1998), a true step above the X-Men series' designs, with characters and images that jump off the screen. This show is just something else, truly epic in scale and unafraid to take storytelling risks, which start really paying off later in the season. The new ADD generation can't wrap their heads around it, but this series has more depth than 90% of anything on television nowadays.

Too bad Marvel hasn't yet come into their own. Maybe they can try agai. Now that they have the capital.