'Diabolical' - An Awesome Anthology
Diabolical is the latest animated Amazon Prime series and a spinoff of their hit superhero show, The Boys. I don't watch The Boys, but because of the unique animation alone, I decided to give this a watch. I firmly believe that anyone can enjoy the show, even if they don't watch The Boys/know nothing about it. For starters, the whole show is a love letter to animation. Each and every episode has a different animation style, from Chuck Jones-era Looney Tunes to Rick and Morty to 80s anime. Each and every single one of these episodes are faithful to their specific style. For the aforementioned Looney Tunes parody episode, it is very obvious that the directors and animators did their research. For a second there, I thought Jones himself rose from his grave to animate this episode. I just love this recent trend of pseudo-classic cartoons, such as Cuphead , Looney Tunes Cartoons, Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, Cat Burglar etc. Unlike other adult cartoons, this show's gore, ...