I had a VHS of this when I was a kid. Recently went back through it on D+ & was pleasantly surprised with its quality.
Being towards the end of the 90s, the show has pretty good animation & VFX for 90s Marvel standards.
Great effort is put into the characterisation. Considering it's a kids show, characters seem fairly fleshed out & with real issues that they're facing depicted.
At times the series drags, and SS faces the inherent problem of relying on Galactus. Because Galactus is meant to be such a big bad, the fact he both appears often & doesn't get his way often threatens the how compelling as a villain he can really be.
It's a shame SS never made it into the other Marvel shows, or vice versa (with the exception of the Fantastic Four - though even then they are played by different actors).
Underrated show. I'd love to see a modern day re-imagining of the Surfer!
Being towards the end of the 90s, the show has pretty good animation & VFX for 90s Marvel standards.
Great effort is put into the characterisation. Considering it's a kids show, characters seem fairly fleshed out & with real issues that they're facing depicted.
At times the series drags, and SS faces the inherent problem of relying on Galactus. Because Galactus is meant to be such a big bad, the fact he both appears often & doesn't get his way often threatens the how compelling as a villain he can really be.
It's a shame SS never made it into the other Marvel shows, or vice versa (with the exception of the Fantastic Four - though even then they are played by different actors).
Underrated show. I'd love to see a modern day re-imagining of the Surfer!