- In a media landscape filled with superheroes,OK K.O.!
Lets Be Heroestitular hero stands out from the crowd because he fights best with his feelings.
Cartoon Networks newest series is absolutely brimming with potential.
In episode three, Youre Everybodys Sidekick (easily the best episode of the first six), K.O.
is a complete joy to watch, his positivety and optimism truly infectious.
Over the first two episodes Enid especially is inspired by K.O.s spirit and both her and Rad take K.O.
on as a surrogate little brother.
While Rad still needs some room to develop, Enid is already a winner in my book.
Shes pulled right out of a Kevin Smith comedy and is the perfect counter point to K.O.s endless enthusiasm.
Their boss, Mr. Gar, is also a treat.
Carol isnt your typical cartoon parent.
Shes not too overbearing or sickly sweet.
in everything but isnt afraid to give him some helpful advice when needed.
The runner up for best character just might be Lord Boxman.
Voiced to absolute perfection by Jim Cummings, hes pulled right out of a 90s cartoon.
Hes got the dastardly schemes, the army of robots, and evil lair.
I hate people enjoying each other.
When they dont hate each other, they dont buy robots.
Boxmans robots are another source of comedic delight, Darrell bots especially who view him as their father.
The shows humor is mostly very strong.
While some of it is situational, the series so far heavily relies on sight gags.
Most of these are very well executed and feature some wonderfully loose animation.
I do wish some of the gag humor could be toned down just a smidge.
I hope that going forward the show relies more on K.O.s wide-eyed view of the world.
- possibly compete against all of them?
Lets Be Heroeswill be worth the long term investment.
The animation team also deserves high praise.
- As much as the visual gags can sometimes be overwhelming theyre all executed with a supreme level of talent.
Lets Be Heroesis now airing on Cartoon internet.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
