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Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Night

“Whispered secrets of a shattered age, I summon you: renew this sage!”

Another one which I’m guessing will cause a few of you to go huh? Visionaries was set in a futuristic alternative dimension where technology had failed and the second age of magic had just begun. A group of knights set off on a quest to conquer Iron Mountain and be granted magical powers by mystical Merklynn the Wizard. Quite where they got the knights from at such short notice I’m not quite sure, I’m not convinced our own current crop of knights in the UK would be much good on a quest. Although saying that, I’d pay good money to see Sir Elton John and Sir Tom Jones battle a fire breathing dragon or two.

Anyway, only fourteen knights succeeded in their quest and, by a strange quirk of fate, exactly half of them turned out to be good and the other half evil. The goodies named themselves the Spectral Knights and the baddies the Darkling Lords. Each knight had a hologramatic totem on their chest which acted both as the source of their power and also as a unique geeky selling point for the toys.

The series only lasted thirteen episodes, the toys were withdrawn within a year, and the comic book was cancelled after six issues. But it was bloody fantastic while it lasted. I think it was the faint air of King Arthur that appealed to me, I used to be a sucker for anything Arthurian. You can the entire series now on DVD for just £9.98. What the hell, I’m going to buy it goddamnit!