SDCC pt 2: Animation Domination

Welcome back to another edition of Comic Relief! where we talk about all the goings on in the world of nerd!

While SDCC 2018 had a bit of a rough start, there has been a definite highlight: animation is dominating this convention in full force, and it started off with Dragon Ball last night.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

When it comes to the Shounen anime/manga genre, there is no conversation that can be had without the mention of Dragon Ball. Having been the inspiration to so many other works, Dragon Ball has had quite the legacy with its most recent series Dragon Ball: Super reaching its finale point here just months ago. Akira Toryama and his team have been hard at work readying a movie for us. This movie would bring a fan favorite movie villain an official member of Dragon Ball canon. Broly is coming to Dragon Ball in Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Here is the trailer below:

This latest feature promises to give us quite the spectacle while simultaneously improving the experience by adding Frieza to the fight and having Vegeta not be utterly useless. Broly coming to the universe of Dragonball is a very welcome addition as most were less than please with his female knock off from the Tournament of Power.

Star Wars: Clone Wars (The Final Season) 

When it comes to franchises there are few that can come even close to matching Star Wars in its influence. One of the most divisive topics on this franchise are the set of prequel films from the early 2000's. However, while the prequels may not be loved by all, the spinoff Clone Wars, both of its iterations was lauded by all as a fun and complex view into the story taking place in the background of the prequels. When Disney acquired the rights of Star Wars, this show was given a final filler season, but was then brought to a conclusion. Well as of last night, Star Wars: Clone Wars has been saved and will return for a final season with a tagline that is sure to give chills: "A war unfinished... until now"

The first half of this trailer honestly gave me chills. It's great to see that we will get to see the end of the Clone War in the show. While some may feel this may not be needed with the success of Rebels, there is a lot of potential here and the trailer even has a really fun surprise reveal at the end. Either way, Star Wars: Clone Wars' return is much welcome and I am pretty damn excited to see the war's conclusion!

Young Justice: Outsiders 

While Titans has shown itself to be not worth spending 7.99 a month for a subscription to DC Universe, the long awaited third season of Young Justice has certainly made up for it. Young Justice is probably the most known example of a modern cartoon being saved by its fanbase as the show was cancelled at the end of its second season due to a lack of sales in merchandise. After years of petitions and rumor, the show is back and the 5 minute trailer has a lot to show off: 

Where to even begin, so much to love about this trailer. We have a genuinely interesting plot of metahuman trafficing on earth and some really cool looks at some of the new blood for this season. However, for me the highlights are obviously Darkseid, and Orion. Orion is one of my favorite DC characters, and given his status as a B or C list character in the universe, I am very excited to see how the Young Justice creative team handles him as they do an amazing job with niche characters.

While this Convention had a rough start that left me a bit cynical, these three trailers alone have renewed my energy for this convention! We have a lot things to talk about and tomorrow will be a really big day with the Aquaman trailer reveal and maybe even the trailers for Shazam and Wonder Woman: 1984.

Hope you have enjoyed this edition of Comic Relief! we look forward to bringing you more from SDCC this year!