No.966322
>cool dystopian futures
>grim-dark settings with very slick style and great one-liners
>are right at the point of going over the edge-o-meter, but keep skillfully riding it
What other movies/animations are there in the style of Batman Beyond, Blade and The Matrix? It's this weird mix of late 90's- early 00's edge where things never went full Not Important, and wearing shades, having trenchcoats and dual-wielding katanas was the height of style. A sort of shameless and honest expression of "badass edge."
More importantly, how would you define this genre/style? I remember it being everywhere at some point, even the music videos and bands of the time seemed to embrace this sort of nihilistic style of edgyness, like Sister Machine Gun. The intro music to Batman Beyond was also extremely good. Then it all disappeared pretty quickly when the hype for the new millenium ended. I've tried searching with all sorts of keywords but I never have seen it defined properly. Recommend some similar bands while you're at it.
No.966346
I'll give you props OP, at least you corrected your last shit thread. Still doesn't hide the fact you came from that shithole though.
No.966358
>>966352
Alright, thanks for the recs.
>Honestly, most of the things that come to mind in relation to that 90s style are movies and music that have nothing to do with /co/.
I know, I stated my reason for this before in my previous thread that I had to nuke since /co/ are afraid of mentioning a certain board and I had to edit my post by removing one sentence, so as not to trigger the autists like >>966346 and get my thread sunk.
No.966379
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>>966322
Try reading/watching Spawn
No.966382
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>>966380
Alot of what you are asking for exists more in anime
No.966403
So now the "hey /tv/" autist is deciding policy? Thanks, I suspected he was a mod, now you've confirmed it.
No.966405
>>966358
>since /co/ are afraid of mentioning a certain board
It's one sperg that you can just report and ignore.
The vols always delete his faggotry, it just takes them time since they're probably not in the same timezone as the hey poster/shift key cuck.
Don't let one faggot make you so paranoid.
No.966407
>>966403
If he was a mod he'd have banned a lot of anons by now and killed the board.
No.966424
cybersix might be along the lines of what you're looking for.
sherlock holmes in the 22nd century might fit, but i think it only got a few episodes before being cancelled and i don't recall too much about it.
probably wasn't that good.
No.966428
>>966379
wouldn't spawn qualify as not important tier edge though?
No.966440
gargoyles may also apply now that i think about it
No.966470
>>966466
The Crow absolutely counts.
No.966471
i don't think there were too many cartoons like what you're asking for honestly op
there's good suggestions itt, but most of the 'badass' shows from that period were either retarded edgy or had too many comedic elements to really even qualify as edgy.
No.966482
>>966479
Too melodically, needs more bass.
No.966487
>>966484
Better but it needs a more "smoker heavy" voice.
No.966496
>>966484
nothing wrong with cheese when it sounds good
No.966504
>>966499
I'll look into them.
No.966539
There was a Chilean cartoon called Cyber Six that came out in the 90's. She wore a fedora and dracula like cape. Would she count?
No.966548
>>966539
She wasn't really edgy in the cartoon. More stylish… Though the comics were very edgy. I seem to recall the evil kid genius raping a few chicks.
No.966556
>>966546
>The Offspring
Is it wrong to like them or at least some of their songs?
No.966557
>>966556
The Offspring are fine. It's Greenday that's turned into a bunch of kool-aid chugging faggots who spend their days whining about how video games cause school shootings and how Trump is literally Hitler.
No.966561
>>966557
I feel ashamed I used to like Green Day in my youth.
No.966567
>>966322
OP, "Cyberpunk" pretty much covers everything you just said.
Grendel: Devil's Legacy
Zero Assassin
Sin City
Hard Boiled
Ronin
The Spawn cartoon
Aeon Flux
Donna Matrix
Machete
Highlander
V for Vendetta
Tailgunner/Jo
Marshal Law
RanXerox
Sex & Violence
Ghost Rider 2099
No.966666
>>966322
>More importantly, how would you define this genre/style?
Trenchcoats & Katanas.
No.966668
>>966539
>Chilean
*Argentine.
No.966690
>>966557
Green Day was shot even before they hopped on the Fuck Drumpf bandwagon.
They were penny ante punkers who sold out the minute they smelled record industry shekels. Not only did they degrade punk further, but they were and are massive sellouts. They were hot shit during the Bush years because they jumped on the wagon of making fun of Dubya. Then they slinked off during the Obama years because they didn’t want to criticize Black Jesus. But now a Republican is back in the White House so here comes Grey Dusk the forty year old pop-“punk” sellouts to #resist.
No.966707
>>966557
What about Bad Religion?
No.966742
>>966556
no, some of their songs are pretty damn good. they do have a few that grate the ears though.
No.966746
>>966707
BRIGHT RED CHOO-CHOO TRAINS
No.966767
>>966322 The things you're referencing are mostly Cyberpunk and you're interlinking that with edgy characters and settings. Yes, they do come together packaged in the late '9o but the connection is not mandatory.
Also y'all forgot Equilibrium and the gun kata memes
No.966785
>>966539
thats not a fedora come one
No.966810
>>966785
I'm sorry anon I'm not knowledgable on hats.
No.967097
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I nearly forgot the absolute quintessence, the distillation of Edge itself.
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>>966539
>>966785
>>966810
Pretty sure it is either a fedora or panama hat.
No.977560
>>966379
>Skindred
Muh Nigga
No.977562
>>966548
I think he wanted to bone Cybersix, but I don't think he ever did.
No.977581
>>967097
>the females have faces and tits
No.977646
>>966567
Don't forget the Underworld series.
No.977657
>>977514
It's a wide-brimmed fedora, like The Shadow and the fourth Doctor wears. It's just as large as a sombrero cordobés, like Zorro wears.
No.977664
>>977657
Actually it's pretty much a Carmen Sandiego hat.
No.977681
>>966539
South American version of Darkwing Duck sure looks a lot hotter than the US version.
No.977767
>>966322
>More importantly, how would you define this genre/style?
What you're describing is basically the Y2K aesthetic that surrounded the year 2000. It started from the late 90s when the internet was getting popularized along with all the technologies of its era like personal computers, Windows 95/98, digital media players…etc. Everyone had this optimistic outlook for a technologically advanced future, which was hyped further by the approach of the year 2000 marking the start of a new millennium and a new century.
This made way for a lot of sci-fi inspired media to be made, from movies to series to video games to music, the most prominent examples being the ones you already mentioned… It all came to an end when 9/11 happened, showering the world in a feeling of terror and fear, replacing the futuristic millennial optimism. This explains the later part of the 2000s being characterized by dystopian/apocalyptic themed media.
Anyway if you wanna get into more movies/series of that era look for anything released between 1998 and 2001, this blog might give you ideas and take you on a walk down memory lane
http://y2kaestheticinstitute.tumblr.com/
No.977902
>>977767
Is this era connected to Seapunk?
No.977932
>>977514
Thank you anon for the explanation of hats.
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No.978166
Is Scud the disposable assassin edgy?
>>977514
I want a 3/4 newsboy cap
No.978194
>>977514
2/10 no trilby would not hat
No.978200
>>977767
It's Seapunk.
Needs more dolphins, pyramids, palm trees and floating reflective spheres.
I guess Seapunk was Cyberpunk running into New Age. It was a more optimistic view of technology acquiring A e s t h e t i c and spirituality, evolving out of the narcissistic and materialistic 80's.
Then, as you say, 9-11 happened, the government started cracking down on internet neutrality, and we lost the Star Trek: Next Generation future.
I think we lost the Steampunk/Dieselpunk future when Paul Otlet's work was disrupted by both World Wars, and we lost the Atomic Age Jetsons future when Buckminster Fuller had his second mental breakdown after WW2.
No.978201
>>978166
It doesn’t necessarily start edgy but man does it get there towards the end. You can almost feel the fedora tipping grit.
No.978250
>>978200
>Needs more dolphins, pyramids, palm trees and floating reflective spheres.
So basically vaporwave but with minor differences?..
By the way calling that era seapunk is like calling the 80s vaporwave, an aesthetic movement from the 10s =/= the era that inspired it.
No.978792
>>967097
Oh god this shit. Unironically thought it was better than the OG madness
No.978797
Edgy - the sarcastic definitions
Definition #1
Something carefully constructed to look dangerous, subversive or shocking while in reality being designed to be as harmless, bland and marketable as possible. This also applies on a personal level, where a person may attempt to present themselves as roguish and tough, but in reality this is little more than a false persona.
See: Emo kids, The Covenant
Definition #2
Speaking or acting in a way that is genuinely shocking or dangerous, but holds no value, isn't subversive in a menaingful way and only serves to inflate the person's ego or help them present a public image of toughness and danger. In artistic works, this could mean a work of art that is intentionally shocking or even revolting, but has no message or artistic value.
See: Common criminals, bands like analcunt
Definition #3
Something that tries to appear threatening, subversive or dangerous but ends up being comical or ridiculous. In these cases, these works, words or actions can become charming or even enjoyable because of their absurdity.
See: Shadow the Hedgehog memes, bands like analcunt
No.978803
>>978797
Nobody cares Anon
No.978870
>>978797
whats so edgy about the covenant ?
No.978872
>>977767
Now I feel sad about what was taken from us.
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No.978900
>>978870
I guess it involved wannabe witches and Wiccans were a thing in the 90's? Seems more pseudo counterculture more than anything.
No.981829
An edge thread without Jack is just not a good thread. Jack is edge given a tangible form. its entertaining for this reason. it's a train wreck unending and wholly without irony. This epic brought to us by one David Hopkins is countless years of terrible despite this Jacks overarching narrative is at time pretty good and even interesting.
In a way the problem with the modern use of edge prevents it from being good in the old days when everything was edgy it was just the tone of the time but now edge has become an unfortunate relic. Anything that is poorly done with dark or gritty tones is automatically edgy and is then treated as a a part of the problem and not a solution to it.
somewhat related would anyone happen to have the image of Raiden from Metal Gear Rising with the pickax arms I've been searching everywhere for it.it was posted in an edge thread ages ago but i forgot to save it.
No.981899
>>981829
Jack is a good webcomic and I'm glad David has been drawing Jack for 17 years (and Rework the Dead 1 and 2 for years before that) despite all the bullshit tumblrinas give him.
No.981901
>>981829
>not making a thread and story-timing it
No.982028
>>981829
I had to lol when he was accused of phone rape.
No.982272
>>981829
STORYTIME THE BARREL!
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>>977767
>>978872
Which brings the question of why late 2000's to 2010's haven't come up with any meaningfull "-punk" asthetics, because Vaporware is just recycling the 80's minus Glam rock/Metal
No.982489
>>981829
I think I remember seeing this a while back. You want to storytime?
No.982502
>>982488
Internet memes are the new punk. DIY mentality. Often offensive or shocking on purpose. Uncool the second they become comercialised or too mainstream.
No.982503
>>982488
>why late 2000's to 2010's haven't come up with any meaningfull "-punk" asthetics
I think it's because of this whole "be yourself" shtick that's been popular for years now; everybody making their own individual aesthetics instead of following one common trend. Besides that all trends are short-lived nowadays so nothing really sticks, people move on too fast.
No.982725
>>982502
Too bad, its slowly being Comercialized.
No.982949
>>982272
If you're going to storytime David Hopkins, at least choose one of his better stories like The Case of the Traveling Corpse or the the origin story for the Sin of Gluttony. The Barrel is just stupid, and the edge is so strong that it becomes completely meaningless and weightless.
No.983062
>>982949
okay, but I mean this is an edge thread so The Screaming Barrel would be fitting.
No.983715
>>977562
Do you have the rest of the Cybersix comics? I have been looking for those everywhere and have not been able to find the fucking things.
No.983716
>>983715
I've got everything that has been translated so far, I'll dump it on the vola.
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No.983719
>>983718
May you bear many children and may they grow strong. Thank you, anon.
No.983725
>>983718
Thanks anon this site is pretty good.
No.987735
>>966539
Cybersix is an Argentine comic that was adapted in Canada by their writers and voice actors, but animated in Japan.
No.987791
>>987735
Anon why are you responding to a two month old post that's already been answered?
No.987871
>>987791
Because Argentine's hate Chileans and can't let them have credit for anything.
No.993013
>>987871
Chileans are the Jews of South America.
No.993030
>>981901
He could storytime it right here.
No.993204
>>982725
It's happened before. That's when we move onto a new set of memes.
No.993267
>>966567
Aeon Flux definitely counts, even though a lot of it is just weird
>>966666
Checked
No.993860
>>966567
If we're counting comics, does Transmetropolitan qualify?
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No.993990
>>993860
You stupid or something?
No.996220
>>982272
THE BARREL THE BARREL THE BARREL
No.1004907
>>966322
>Recommend some similar bands while you're at it.
How about some modern edge music?
https://youtu.be/1BqGgqyfLCs
No.1010187
>>966322
>nihilistic style
What?