Silver Surfer

It's a shame such a good show was cancelled like that. It really was good. Had some smart episodes and even turned characters who were lame in the comics interesting (like Beta Ray Bill). Some good animation as well. I hate it when good shows like this get cancelled.

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!

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.

I really thought the Silver Surfer series was very neat and I also like all the computer animation that was in there! But I cannot believe why Fox Kids would cancel it. Because they should of had some more seasons just like some other Marvel Comic Book heroes that got their own shows like Spider-Man (1994), X-Men (1992) and The Incredible Hulk (1996). But it was again those stupid Power Rangers fault! Yet again! Because this show was one of my all time favorite shows that were on Fox Kids. The other shows that are my all time favorite Fox Kids shows are Spider-Man (1994), X-Men (1992), Life with Louie, The New Woody Woodpecker Show (The 1999 verison), Oggy and the Cockroaches, Mad Jack the Pirate, Toonsylvania, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Digimon: Digital Monsters, Medabots, Mon Colle Knights, Action Man, Flint the Time Detective, Space Goofs, NASCAR Racers and The Avengers. Now that Marvel is doing well, I hope they try to bring the show back and show the episodes of the second season.

BOTTOM LINE: ANOTHER GOOD MARVEL COMIC BOOK CARTOON SERIES ON THE PAST FOX

KIDS SHOWS

User Rating: 9/10

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