The Best Superhero Animated Series of All Time #7: The Tick

This 1994 television series easily lands on my list. How could it not with the influence it's had on my own work.

The Tick as a Superhero parody was simply top notch. The series couldn't take itself too seriously but one thing I'll say for the Tick. It had better continuity than Darkwing Duck. When Chairface Chippendale put his initials on the moon they stayed there, and when a partial repair was made (and more damage done by Galactus parody Omnipotu) that was reflected too.

The show carried over many gags from the Comic books but came up with quite a few that were original to the Animated Series. The show had zany concepts. What other hero has been beat up by his own mustache or has faced down a team of Swiss terrorists, or had to struggle against the evil of the world's most comfortable chair.

Admittedly, not all their humor worked, but when it did, it was golden. "Alone Together" (sadly not released on US Region 1 DVD) was hilarious Galactus parody.

I'll add that the one big thing on my wish list is to see all ten of Season 3's episodes on DVD, and it's a shame that it hasn't been. Is there anything else left to say about The Tick.

Oh yes.

Spoon!!!