a modern day American folk tale
The industrial strength superhero is a well established part of modern day media while the folk heroes that preceded them are mostly forgotten.
This show is the black Paul Bunyan, man.of the community vs the industrial superhero, enforcer of the corporate state. Of course the show's Paul Bunyan is not equipped for this showdown even with his supporting team of Oakland, CA neighborhood X-Kids who are more concerned with using their powers to do their jobs, score, and help others impoverished by the system.
While the Paul Bunyan folk tale is a celebration of the boundless opportunity and natural resources of the earlier American experience (at least for some people), this version exists in a decaying landscape of fast food, desperation, and death.
It's weird, surreal and sometimes preachy, but definitely worth a watch.
This show is the black Paul Bunyan, man.of the community vs the industrial superhero, enforcer of the corporate state. Of course the show's Paul Bunyan is not equipped for this showdown even with his supporting team of Oakland, CA neighborhood X-Kids who are more concerned with using their powers to do their jobs, score, and help others impoverished by the system.
While the Paul Bunyan folk tale is a celebration of the boundless opportunity and natural resources of the earlier American experience (at least for some people), this version exists in a decaying landscape of fast food, desperation, and death.
It's weird, surreal and sometimes preachy, but definitely worth a watch.
- davidroyintokyo
- Sep 12, 2023