Superhero cartoons. There are not two more pleasant words in the world, especially given the current generation of cartoons starting with Batman: The Animated Series up through Justice League and The Teen Titans. Good stuff. The Incredibles very neatly fits into that generation. In fact, although I didn’t see his name credited, I’d be very surprised if Paul Dini didn’t provide some mentoring to the designers. From the vaguely 40s styled cars to the square, jutting chins this flick had his hallmarks all over it.
But best of all was the rollicking good story. Good triumphs over evil, families are families even in the most trying of times. All that good stuff and more. If there was a fault it was the idiotic bad guy – not that he was stupid but I hated his look: freckles, stupid chin, bad hair. Us redheads might be hot under the collar but we don’t all look so ridiculous.
I hope.