The evolution of the “stoner cartoon” is pretty much complete as we head into 2021. It used to be franchises like Aqua Teen were considered stoner fare, and maybe critics were right, but the term “stoner” is hardly relative anymore. A pejorative term to describe people who get high on a regular basis, with new States passing legislation to legalize marijuana each year, “stoner” is certainly out-of-date term when you figure that marijuana consumption isn’t just a millennial thing, and is consumed in copious amounts regardless of age group.
As such, Lazor Wulf being described by other press members as “a show to watch while you get high”, is lazy journalism and doesn’t resonate with today’s youth. In theory, you can watch the local news high and be just as entertained as anything else. The difference with the Adult Swim series created by Henry Bonsu is that it’s expected to be for a specific type of viewer, but in my opinion, needs to really be for as many eyeballs as possible in this increasingly volatile age of new content appearing anywhere and everywhere. Chances are, this franchise would work just as well on Snapchat or Instagram as it does on Adult Swim, but the network hasn’t been effective at marketing it that way unlike say a Comedy Central who sees gold in them darn hills and plans to do the same.
LAZOR WULF is created by Henry Bonsu and executive-produced by Bonsu and Vince Staples. The animation studio is L.A.-based Six Point Harness, whose work has included Oscar, Emmy and Annie Award-winning productions, including this year’s Academy Award-winning animated short Hair Love. Above all, LAZOR WULF is definitely a quarter-hour series that definitely has a wolf with a laser on his back and situations that can be deemed to be most bizarre.
LAZOR WULF‘s voice cast includes Vince Staples, Quinta Brunson, WWE Superstar Big E, J.D. Witherspoon, Andre Pascoe, Judnick Mayard, Reginald VelJohnson, and Shelley (formerly known as DRAM). Featured guest voice stars this season include Cree Summer, Tunde Adebimpe, Dawnie Marie, Kittie Kaboom, Carl Jones, Ellington Wells, Amber Bickham, Giana Lawrence, and WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.
The pacing of the show is the best part, and I think this is where Six Point really excelled. AnnMarie Roberts, animation director for season two, really let her brush shine through with gorgeous Easter-like pastels and super cute character designs that clash so well with their voice actors. I even think the plots for each episode improved over season one, whereas, last season you could easily get lost to whatever the point of any given episode is attempting to get across, season two’s episodes featured the gooey plot points that kept me intrigued each and every week. Are we talking Game of Thrones-level convoluted plots here? No. But, for a quarter-hour, it’s right on the money.
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