DC’s Saturday Morning Cartoons Inspire My Inner Child. She Is 12.

This morning, over on Cartoon Network, publisher DC is launching its DC Nation cartoon programming block, starting at 10:00 A.M. EST. According to USA Today, this programming will consist of

…superhero shows Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice, behind-the-scenes looks at its DC comics and Warner Bros. screen projects, and a series of shorts starring Plastic Man, Doom Patrol, Teen Titans and Aardman Animation’s take on various heroes and villains.

 
We’ve talked about this launch back in November, with the full trailer here. As a die hard fan of The Wrong Trousers, I was the most excited about the Aardman Animation stuff. An extended look at the Aardman Animation take on the DCU has been released:

 
Having watched the Green Lantern cartoon debut last year, this programming block is definitely a reason to get excited about Saturday morning cartoons again. It also makes me wish I could get my hands to stop shaking long enough to draw something that doesn’t resemble a stick figure in the throes of molecular disintegration. If only there was a way to become a cartoon illustrator, without any actual talent beyond the ability to craft a really stellar dick joke…
 
Can technology provide me with the solution to my illustration woes? Find out after the jump!

 
Xtranormal is a free-to-sign-up service that lets the most ham handed wannabe illustrators among us create computer generated movies online and finally get in touch with our inner Bruce Timm. All you need is the ability to point, click and tell your characters what to say. I like them to say awful things while trapped on the subway:
 
Cod Piece Man Rides (The Subway) Again
by: infinitemidlife

Come on! Doesn’t that make you want to go grab a bowl of Lucky Charms and pull up a chair to watch that again? No? That’s ok. DC will be putting real cartoons on the TV in about 10 minutes. Or, you can go to Xtranormal and make your own.