I will go to my grave believing that the Nineties gave us the best television animated series that have ever been produced. Think about it: Tiny Toons, Gargoyles, X-Men… and of course Batman: The Animated Series, a show that forever raised the bar and redefined what cartoons were capable of.
But of all those shows and more, it’s The Tick that holds the most special place in my heart from that era.
Based on Ben Edlund’s underground comic book, The Tick premiered in 1994, ran for three seasons and stunned everyone with its unique style of superhero parody and screwball comedy. The Tick was the one show I made a point to always watch on Saturday mornings (even if I worked late the previous night and was low on sleep). It was such a big influence on me that when I finally got Internet access for ...