Masters of the Universe Revolution #2 Review (Dark Horse Comics)

[@CoraBuhlert]

The planet Zal-Kron and its ruler Queen Zal apparently originate in the Brazilian Masters of the Universe comic, which is also why Queen Zal speaks Portuguese. So no Crystar reference.

[@ToddLuck]

Cool! Thanks! I didn't know about the Brazilian comic. I suppose it could be an incredible coincidence, but since it came out in 87 (a few years after Crystar) and I'd be a little surprised if the suspiciously similar looking crystal warriors in the Brazilian comic weren't inspired by Crystar.

[@danielhdrart]

@@ToddLuck Cora is right, Todd! This Easter Egg is a reference to the Brazilian MOTU comic book, published here in my country at the *0's , and was pencilled for one of my most favorite brazilian comic book artists , Watson Portela. This MOTU comic book was one of my favs in my childhood, and now, as a comic book pro artist, make this reference with my project mates (Tim, Rob and Ted) was really special to me! Hordak and Queen Zal talking in portuguese was a really nice touch from Tim ;) Once again, thanks for the review. I'm glad that you liked the artwork, Todd!

[@RicardoHernandez-ii9lx]

I recently watched your guide to the masters of universe video and came across this one. First I want to say thanks for the video! And based on what you’ve said I’m mainly trying to get into it because I’m interested in he-man since my dad used to watch it when he was a kid. Where do you think is the best place I can start for watching and reading? It seems a bit confusing to me because I’m understanding that masters of the universe is not just he-man. I’ve seen some shows on netflix that are available and this masters of the universe revolution issues you are covering, should I start here or what would you recommend for someone starting and interested in he-man?

[@ToddLuck]

So each animated series is a different version of the mythos so you can jump on with any of them. The modern animated series is "Masters of the Universe Revelation" followed by "Masters of the Universe Revolution", so that's a fine place to start. Both of those have self-titled comic miniseries that flesh out their backstory and the other Masters comics Dark Horse has been putting out tend to be set in the Revelation/Revolution Universe. I always recommend the Mini-Comic Collection from Dark Horse if you're interested in the older stories in the franchise, since it introduces most of the characters and concepts, and covers most of the different versions of the mythos throughout the years. If you interested in the older animation: The 1980s "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" Filmation cartoon is all self-contained episodes and a lot of them are on KZbin. The 2002 "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" series (by Mike Young Productions) is more serialized, but all of it is on Amazon Prime. There were two other attempts at a He-Man cartoons: "The New Adventures of He-Man" (which is on Peacock) had more a sci-fi slant in the future and the recent CGI "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" on Nexflix that was a sci-fi reimagining of He-Man for younger audiences.

[@RicardoHernandez-ii9lx]

@@ToddLuck Got it, thanks a lot!

[@ToonJukka]

The reference to Zal-Kron from 80s Brazilian MOTU minicomics is a fun deep cut. I helped the writer research the old comic. 😃🤟