He-Man is Awesome.

[Professor Bear]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyXbUdZP-w8

He looks EXACTLY like Adam, Prince of Eternia! EXCATLY LIKE HIM! Same build any everything! Is everyone in Eternia a fucking idiot?

Rac, that could be anyone with a green cat and giant muscles and exactly the same sword who's never around when He-Man is.  Eternia is a big place.

Not that there was some might is right subtext going on in those scenes or anything.

For a show about a dude who represents the pinnacle of white genetics, there's also an odd absence of black people going on with that cast.

[locustsofdeath!]

I'm afraid though, you are quite mistaken. He-Man is not cool, or awesome. He is a badly animated, moralising, American 'jock' appearing in an ill thought out advert for poor quality toys, masquerading as entertainment.

In conclusion - He-Man is crap.

Nah, He-Man is a really enjoyable show - the writing is actually very witty, especially when compared to the really dry-as-bones writing of Thundercats. He-Man is still in rotation on Saturday mornings in this household; my two daughter love it (and She-Ra), and I still enjoy watching it.

Interestingly enough, He-Man is a very thinly-veiled take-off of Conan. When digging a little deeper, you can find all kinds of details nicked from Robert E. Howard's writing (most obvious being Skeletor = Thulsa Doom from Kull).

I do agree that the OP's drawing is fantastic!

[Goosegash]

Interestingly enough, He-Man is a very thinly-veiled take-off of Conan. When digging a little deeper, you can find all kinds of details nicked from Robert E. Howard's writing (most obvious being Skeletor = Thulsa Doom from Kull).

I do agree that the OP's drawing is fantastic!

Well, that's because He-Man IS Conan, with the numbers filed off. The story goes that Mattel were producing a range of Conan figures, but got cold feet when they realised that the character wasn't particularly kid-friendly. Thus, following a quick recolouring job later, He-Man was born. He's quite literally Conan without the balls.

Does anyone remember the terrible early 90's version of He-Man? Prince Adam gets sent into THE FUTURE for some extremely convoluted reason, and exciting adventures fail to ensue. And just look what they did to Skeletor!



...Yeah.

[locustsofdeath!]

Well, that's because He-Man IS Conan, with the numbers filed off. The story goes that Mattel were producing a range of Conan figures, but got cold feet when they realised that the character wasn't particularly kid-friendly. Thus, following a quick recolouring job later, He-Man was born. He's quite literally Conan without the balls.

Aye, I was going to mention that story - but there's an ongoing dispute as to how accurate it is. Because I'm such a huge fan of both Conan (in all his incarnations) and He-Man, I'd like to think it's the truth.

Believe it or not, I have that series of He-Man on DVD, and it is pretty bad. He-Man's new design might actually be worse than Skeletor's!!! The last reboot wasn't so bad, though...

[blackmocco]

For a show about a dude who represents the pinnacle of white genetics, there's also an odd absence of black people going on with that cast.

There's an odd absence of ANY people! Eternia seems to have the same seven people every episode.

[JOE SOAP]

Everyone else left when they realised how gay the planet was, it's called Eternia for-fuck's-sake.

[blackmocco]

Hmmm. Let's round this up:

- Needs to hold his sword aloft to feel powerful
- Wears a tight fitting pink blouse with purple tights to show off his not-too-shabby physique
- Voice becomes more effeminate as Adam
- Wrestles with other men
- Shows no interest in shagging the redhead

Interesting...

[O Lucky Stevie!]

He's even got the same bloody cat as Adam has! You fucking tools!

Plus the backgrounds from the Star Trek: The Animated Series the tea leaf!

[locustsofdeath!]

Not that there was some might is right subtext going on in those scenes or anything.

For a show about a dude who represents the pinnacle of white genetics, there's also an odd absence of black people going on with that cast.

I definitely don't see the Might is Right comparison here - as Prof says, there'd have to be some sort of minority on Eternia. And it looks like maybe Mer-people form that group!

But seriously, I think this falls into the European fantasy category (in a round-about way, inspired/nicked/intended to be Conan from the start) rather than any sort of subliminal racist propaganda. If that were the case, we could go down the line of cartoons from the time and accuse them of the same thing: Transformers, Dungeons & Dragons, Voltron, ect. He-Man is fucking awesome. Face it you nerds!!! 

[johnnystress]

Check out this guy's stuff



http://skutterfly.deviantart.com/gallery/26619489

[Adrian Bamforth]

If Castle Greyskull isn't rightfully Skeletor's why does it have his face on?

[JOE SOAP]

Why does he have a skull on an overly-developed body?

[Steve Green]

no commentary required.

[JOE SOAP]

'Prince Adam, I've come to unblock your pipes'.

[Steve Green]

They must hate buying him a drink, it'd be a barrel full.