Batman and Beyond

Finally received my more than a month overdue DVD shipments, with no explanation for the delay. It's likely that it was somehow linked to the local identity/mail theft ring which was busted last month, but I'll never know for sure.

I still haven't gotten word back on the refund for the returned shipment from DVDSoon, so again, I avoid recommending buying from them unless you knew exactly what you were getting into, but at least they did send out my stuff, eventually. I was worried that they'd taken to charging for and not mailing orders, especially since the last two payments were credited to different subsidiary company accounts.

Among the items received were, at long last, Batman: the Animated Series volumes 3 and 4, and Superman: the Animated Series volume 2. I've been watching them a few episodes at a time, in a sort of nostalgia-fest.

Well, a nostalgia-fest on the part of Batman, at least. I remember watching a lot of the episodes when they first aired, and I used to stay up until 3:30 am in order to record the YTV reruns a few years ago. Until the DVD releases, I'd only ever seen one episode of Superman, the episode with Maxima, which won't be out until the 3rd and final set. I still have a vivid impression of Maxima dragging Superman off by his cape, his head bumping with every step. Hilarious.