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"Marco", as we call it, was the pinacle of of animated stories back in its day, and still holds up today as an incredibly emotional, resonant and sincere stories told through through animation. With a perfect premise to make anyone in the world invested, it's really no wonder this show had so much reach all around the world, even while airing alongside Looney Tunes, Transformers and the many "juvenile" cartoons of the time. This show is primarily aimed towards children, the sheer pull it has towards a younger demographic is nothing short of incredible, put a child on this show and they will eagerly return to each episode to see if Marco got any closer in his journey. Even in episodes where not much happens to progress the plot, the emotional resonance and the sheer weight of the adventure to eventually reach mother will keep anyone coming back. This is beacuse, this story is universal, it'll turn boys in men, and men back into boys for 24 minutes at a time.

Marco goes through a lot on his journey, he meets bad people, tries to help good people, and always offers people just a little of the bread he has, because mother said you should share your food with someone who needs it. What this show is meant to teach, is that although life is filled with pain, hardship and sadness, we have to hold on to the thing that makes us all human-- Love.

Creature Commandos doesn't break any new grounds, and it doesn't intend to. This is classic James Gunn as we've come to expect with a few twists and changes, if you like his style of storytelling, you're gonna get a lot out of this show. If you don't, you may find it a bit lackluster and underwhelming. Some jokes get used too much and much of this story is spent in flashbacks which while are interesting and serve to flesh out these characters in a really great way just kind of show that not much is really happening a lot of the time for the characters in the present. The plot is a little dull in some episodes, and is carried heavily by comedy, which might not land for everyone.

The main strengths of this show are in comedy carried by the strong cast of voices and the incredibly kinetic and violent action sequences which are animated spectacularly. By the time two certain characters meet up, this show becomes absolutely hilarious and the plot is heavily carried by their dynamic. Thanks to the amazing voice actors, I was never quite bored by the plot because the characters were so much fun to see.

Although this show suffered from not having enough time to properly flesh out its plot, it's still a damn fun watch that I'd reccomend to anyone looking for a bite sized and fun story to sink your teeth into while you wait for DC to release other stuff.