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 By Mark Rodriguez While the Snake Men came out too late in the toyline to make a proper appearance in the original He-Man and She-Ra shows in the 80's, the 2002 remake made sure to give the Snake Men a bigger introduction. The second season of the series would get renamed Master of the Universe VS The Snake Men and He-Man would even get new Snake Armor designed to help him fight this new threat. There was a three-issue mini series based on the first 2 episodes, so let's check them out.  Rise of the Snake Men part 1 opens with the tale of The Void, a secret prison deep within Snake Mountain that contained The Snake Men, a race of warriors that ruled Eternia years ago. Kobra Kahn learned of his ancestors and tried to set them free. The combined forces of He-Man and Zodac prevented that from happening and sealed the void, hoping to have prevented the Snake Men from escaping.  The Sorceress wakes up, having a nightmare of the Snake Men returning and destroying Castle Graysk...

 By Mark Rodriguez The year 2002 brought us the first major remake of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise. He-Man led the Masters against the evil forces of Skeletor until the second season brought in the Snake Men. There was a comic series based on the new show, however they were severely limited in what they could do. One stipulation was that they couldn't use new characters not shown on the show. Somehow they got around that for a one-time special and made a comic based on Scare Glow. Let's check it out. Skeletor is berating his minions, Evil Lyn, Beast Man, Tri Klops and Stinkor.  He asks them why He-Man seems to show up everywhere he goes. Beast Man says maybe it's because he outsmarts him and Skeletor blasts him with his Havoc Staff. He tells them this is because he commands a bunch of fools that couldn't stop He-Men if they found him unconscious. He says he doesn't need to rely on them as he summons a flying device towards him. Skeletor expla...

 By Mark Rodriguez Master Splinter has fallen ill as microscopic Mousers attack him from the inside. The Turtles must now shrink to microscopic size and fight these robots off before it's too late!  "Big Trouble in Master Splinter" opens with Michealangelo returning to the sewers carrying Master Splinter, who looks to be in bad shape. Michealangelo tells the others that he went out to do some errands with Splinter when the rat sensei heard a strange sound. It was some sort of device that was taped to one of the sewer walls. He told Michealangelo to go get Donatello to figure out what this device was. Just then it sprayed Splinter with something that knocks him out. Michealangelo decided to bring the device along with Splinter to show it to Donatello. Donatello determines the device came from Baxter Stockman since it has his trademark logo on it. There is some residue left and he examines it with a microscope. He discovers that the spray was laced with microscopic Mousers ...

 By Mark Rodriguez There is a killer on the loose in Gotham and the city is too large for Batman to find and stop alone. As the city is hit with a heat wave and this killer is raising tension among the citizens, Batman has to work with Catwoman. They both follow him to a zoo and are now trapped in one of the exhibits with a panther! Catwoman tells Batman not to move, even though the killer is getting away. The panther growls and Catwoman keeps it at bay with her whip, telling Batman to leave as fast as he can. Batman continues the pursuit of Catman, feeling confident that Catwoman can handle herself.  Sometime later, Batman has been unable to find him but there hasn't been any signs of any screams or sirens. Catwoman catches up to him, showing some scratches on her side. Batman mentions the wounds and Catwoman says after riding around in the trunk of the Batmobile she's better off healing them on her own this time. She is still bitter about how he doesn't trust her and asks...

 By Mark Rodriguez Tonight we get to see Mei Suruga's first singles match in AEW. She's always been teaming up with her mentor Emi Sakura, so let's see what she can do on her own. We also get to see Diamante in action.  Match 1- Mei Suruga w/ Baliyan Akki vs Hyena Hera Mei walks right up to Hyena and gets all up in her face, showing she's not backing down despite the height difference. Hyena raises her arm to really showcase the size advantage and Mei responds by stomping on her foot. Mei goes for the test of strength since Hyena is down on her knees, but she stands up and slams Mei into the mat. Hyena pats Mei on the head and starts treating her like a kid. Mei suddenly bites down on her hand. Mei walks around the ring, holding onto Hyena as she screams in pain. Mei finally lets her go, flipping her across the ring as Hyena holds onto her hand. The ref points at Mei telling her that biting isn't allowed, and she almost bit into his finger as well. You just don'...

 By Mark Rodriguez We got three matches tonight. Jade, the current TBS champ, graces us with her presence. We also get to see Skye Blue, Madison Rayne and Yuka Sakazaki in action! Match 1- Leila Gray & Jade Cargill vs Dulce Tormenta & DD Doom  The match opens with Dulce Tormenta facing off against the current TBS champ. As they grapple, Jade shoves Tormenta towards the ropes and presses her into the top turnbuckle. Jade kicks her in the midsection and hits her with a European Upercut, and then drags her over to tag in Leila. Leila, the sole remaining Baddie that Jade has left, starts hitting Tormenta and slams her back into the mat. Leila wastes too much time posing and and dancing, which gives Tormenta time to grab her for a roll up pin. Leila kicks out.  Dulce Tormenta hits her with some elbow strikes but Leila grabs her for a Russian Legsweep. Leila goes for the cover but Tormenta kicks out. Leila waits until Tormenta gets up and lays her out with a lariat...