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09/03/2025

In the snippet from my recent video "Is Harley Quinn a feminist icon?" I discuss Harley Quinn, the male gaze and the other female DCAU characters
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08/29/2025

New video essay from Cytonius of OMNIFRAME that discusses Harley Quinn and feminism.

Cytonius discusses the complicated concept of feminism and Harley Quinn

08/21/2025

In this snippet from my youtube video on the first Ninja Turtles film, I discuss how the Shredder beat the Turtles asses without barely touching them.

08/20/2025

Here's a great interview from Kris Landis author of the book Quest for the Dragon Star: An Oral History of WMAC Masters. He's currently working on a revival of the series.

SUMMARYIn this engaging conversation, Khristopher Landis discusses his experiences with WMAC Masters, a 90s kids TV show that combined martial arts with stor...

08/17/2025

RIP

08/06/2025

In this snippet from my Youtube video called Ted Jan Roberts: The Real Karate Kid, I discuss what happened to him after his career in the 90s.

07/28/2025

Hulk Hogan: A Legacy of lies and leg drops
On July 24th, 2025 the world lost an icon, an icon built on lies and leg drops. While the death of Hulk Hogan has left people with complicated feelings about a complicated man, his death left me with a feeling of..."meh".

I'm a child of the 80s raised on kid centered entertainment like GI JOE and the WWF. And the popularity of both of those things in the 80s is a result of Reagan era propaganda. While GI JOE, a cartoon based on a late stage baby boomer toy line is obvious. American professional wrestling is less obvious in it's political metatext and subtext. Or is it?

The number one appeal of professional wrestling extends beyond the athleticism of the contestants and more towards archetypes inspired by various aspects of the human experience. These archetypes are inspired by two primary modes of engagement...the hero...and the villain.

While people often disagree when I mention this, heroism and villainy are very political. The WWF which was pioneered by disgraced businessman and pervert Vince McMahon understood this and created what would become the first superhero, superstar of professional wrestling...Terry Bollea aka Hulk Hogan.

Hulk Hogan would be a pop culture icon that could only exist in the conversative 1980s Reagan era of America. He told kids to eat their vitamins and say their prayers all while being a bigoted, racist, backstabbing, steroid using avatar of American exceptionalism. This aligns perfectly with America, a country built on racism, while claiming to be a melting pot and a country aligned with a religion
[ I'm talking about Christianity btw ] developed in honor of an anti war, anti capitalist, anti imperialist hippie whose citizens worship devious capitalist in the form of war mongering politicians and illiterate entertainers.

While there have been attempts by a fan base blinded by nostalgia to depoliticize and redeem Hulk Hogan's legacy, his entire wrestling career was politically charged. Hulk Hogan was a symbol of American might who built his career on fighting foreign invaders in the form of wrestlers. Characters like the Iranian Iron Sheik, the French born Andre the Giant are a few examples, and when they ran out of foreign threats he faced characters that were anti authoritarian like Macho Man Randy Savage and Roddy Piper.
Hulk Hogan's legacy is not complicated, it's a clearly expressed manifesto of what America really is. A series of ideological contradictions for the sake of performative altruism.

While I wouldn't wish death on anyone, I do wish Hulk Hogan spent more of the last years of his life and career atoning for his racism and backhanded self centered subterfuge in the industry that made him rich and famous.

"Cause whatcha gonna do...when karma comes for you brotha"

07/28/2025

In this snippet from my Youtube video titled "Ted Jan Roberts | The Real Karate Kid" I speak on the legacy and career of 90s teenage martial arts actor TJ Roberts. I discuss how he got his start in the martial arts and in the entertainment industry.

07/28/2025

If you are a fan of the series then let's get this started

This I am thrilled to announce a new initiative I am calling “WMAC Masters- The Missing Pieces”. This will be our way of filling in some of the lore and backstory of the original series while we work diligently on bigger projects (including, of course, the new series). Buuuuut… we can’t just drop things just to drop them. We need aome help.

When this post hits 100 likes OR 25 shares, I will post the first missing piece, giving you a look at the man who would have been the next to gain Master status…

https://www.amazon.com/Quest-Dragon-Star-History-Masters/dp/B0B5KXN3BG

07/25/2025

Here's my most recent video essay on the career and legacy of 90s teen martial arts actor...Ted Jan Roberts. If you like this video remember to share it around and subscribe to OMNI FRAME on YouTube and follow us on Facebook.

Cytonius discusses the underappreciated career of the late great Ted Jan Roberts

07/24/2025

My career retrospective on TJ Roberts is pretty much done. I'm aiming to drop it next week. I made the video in honor of his underappreciated film career. Hopefully, ppl will gain insight into him and his career. I plan to send the video to his father.

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