Review: Steven Universe: The Phantom Fable

If you've been wanting to check out the new not-quite-canon SU game, here's a helpful review! Check out a preview and then hit the link below. It's very informative. Sounds like there is some cool gem info, assuming it never contracts the show canon, that could help expand Steven's universe.

The story itself, while not aligning completely with the progression of the show, still serves as a decent side adventure. Adding in a little history of the gems is always welcome, but these ‘ancient texts’ don’t play out as much more than a tool to progress the game forward. Most of the individual quests involve more of a character issue with each of the missing crystal gems. And, while that is interesting, we don’t learn much more about Steven Universe lore than before playing the game.

Review: Steven Universe: The Phantom Fable

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Lion: The Guardian of the Crystal Gems, Explained

Don't overlook this guy! Steven's trusty steed has been with him since he began developing his gem powers. Take a look at the history of this fantastic feline and his role throughout the series!

The mysterious animal quickly becomes invaluable to Steven and the rest of the Crystal Gems on their mission to protect the Earth, serving as a guardian and guide to the young boy. Now, CBR is taking a look back at the history of this character and how his role evolved over the course of the fan-favorite Cartoon Network series.

Steven Universe Lion: The Guardian of the Crystal Gems, Explained

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Steven Universe Gets the Childhood We All Wish We Had

I mean, don't we all wish we were raised by immortal alien rocks and had like 3 adoptive moms? Just kidding, but SYFY did put out a nice little article about SU. It's a very quick read, so check out the link below to read it!

Steven experiences a true privilege in the way he is raised up to embrace who he is on his own terms, most of us do not have that. But we connect to his story where we can because it provides us, children and adults alike, hope to carry on.

Steven Universe Gets the Childhood We All Wish We Had

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Steven Universe Nominated for a Peabody Award!

Steven Universe is nominated for a Peabody Award!!! What an incredible honor... thank you so much @PeabodyAwards 💖 #Peabody pic.twitter.com/qjm7U4VzQ1

— Rebecca Sugar (@rebeccasugar) April 9, 2019

We're keeping the news rolling in today! After winning a GLAAD award in March, SU is now up for another prestigious achievement! Ah-mazing!

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Steven Universe Wins a GLAAD Award!

Steven Universe won a GLAAD award tonight... this is unbelievable... the first animated show in history to win this award... I am so thankful and honored #glaadawards https://t.co/jgIGcfAIZD

— Rebecca Sugar (@rebeccasugar) March 29, 2019

Another great accomplishment to add to SU's record! It really is an amazing achievement, and Steven Universe is the first animated show to ever win one - and they've been given out for 30 years! Check out Sugar's tweet to see what the dazzling award looks like!

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Steven Universe Beautifully Fosters Non-Binary Self-Love

Tirhakah Love shares some personal stories in this article from TV Guide! Always cool to see SU pop up in the media, especially between seasons when we're waiting for more episodes. Seems the show is still going strong.

It's the story of a perpetual becoming, one where said boy learns to let himself be himself and fall in love with all the feminine, masculine, human, alien, and otherwise unquantifiable energies that lie within. Leading up to this season's conclusion were a litany of feverish questions that had yet to be resolved. And it was here, in the finale, that we as an audience got those answers.

Steven Universe Beautifully Fosters Non-Binary Self-Love 

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The 10 Best Gifts For The Steven Universe Fan In Your Life

We might be a little far from any major holiday, but ScreenRant is getting ahead of the curve! Spoiler alert, The Answer book came in at number 1. Are there any more perfect SU gifts that didn't make the list?

The 10 Best Gifts For The Steven Universe Fan In Your Life

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Steven Universe Attends His First Pride Parade in Fusion Frenzy Comic

Not only did Steven Universe have a canon lesbian wedding, looks like the comics had the gems attend a pride parade! You can pick up your copy of Fusion Frenzy at your local comic book store. It just dropped yesterday, so snag a copy while it's hot!

Steven Universe Attends His First Pride Parade in Fusion Frenzy Comic

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Hour-Long Special to Air January 21 - And There Are Pictures!

Just a little taste to hype what's coming up!

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Zach Callison

Get a peek at the life of SU's star in this TVOM article! Any new facts you didn't know of?

You might not know a lot about Zach Callison unless you are the type that checks just who’s doing the voice roles in some of your favorite animated features. He’s been around for longer than you might think but perhaps not quite long enough to make a huge impact doing much more than voice acting. 

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Zach Callison

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Zach Callison’s A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak

Some of the Crewniverse keep especially busy during the hiatus! Zach Callison, voice of starring character Steven, has been touring the country and promoting his new album! There's a neat article below, so hit up that link and see what all the hype is about! There's even a little excerpt for all of you.

His EP, The Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak – really the score for a Broadway musical –  is filled with theatrical passion, anger, love, and most of all, musical language that burns like a comet as it streaks through your auditory nerves. Callison, a young man who started performing at 7 years old, played in bands and sang solo in his teens, gave voice to Cartoon’s Network’s multilevel animated series Steven Universe, is flirting with genius with this debut EP.  It has all the earmarks of lasting art, of a powerful new take on what we expect from singers and songwriters  He brings us a story as fresh as Steven Universe and as powerful as Hamlet.

Zach Callison’s A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak: a debut album flirts with genius

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Upcoming Q&A with Tulsa Pop Culture Expo guest Zach Callison

If you missed the news, looks like Steven Universe's very own Steven will be making another convention appearance this year! In the meantime, here's a quick interview with the star of the show, which gives some insight into his personal life and what it's like to travel to conventions. There's a preview below, but check out the link for the full chat.

"There are so many reasons. One of the most predominant factors is it is exceptional storytelling in a noncondescending way. What I mean by that is it is technically a kids’ show. It is for kids, but it is accessible to everyone and loved by a much older demographic as well because it doesn’t tell the story like it’s telling the story to kids. It just tells the story and it makes it relatable to a wide swath of people."

Q&A with Tulsa Pop Culture Expo guest Zach Callison

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‘Steven Universe’ creator illuminates the power of personal work — including LGBTQ representation

An absolutely INCREDIBLE article that takes quotes from Sugar's recent appearance at Small Press Expo. There's a lot to absorb in this relatively short article. Please click the link to read the full article. This one is especially important. There's a little blurb below, but it barely scratches the surface.

“I’ve tried to learn to take things as they come,” the Emmy-nominated animator said. “Everything is incredibly planned ahead, but day to day, there’s also three or four emergencies you have to solve.”

‘Steven Universe’ creator illuminates the power of personal work — including LGBTQ representation

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Episode #04 | Steven Universe's Zach Callison!

A great interview with SU's leading man, Zach!

SU Creator Has Done More for LGBTQ Than You Might Know

Time for another fabulous interview with show creator Rebecca Sugar! She speaks out about the challenges of creating LGBTQ characters, and the obstacles that she has faced. Steven Universe could have gotten canned, but Sugar stayed true to her values, and in the end, we got a lesbian wedding on daytime children's television! SU is groundbreaking, and it's all thanks to its strong willed creator. Get a glimpse at the interview below, and then hit up the link for the full article. Don't sleep on this one!

There was a point at which it was brought to my attention that the studio… I was brought up to a meeting where they [the studio] said, “We know that you’re doing this, and we support that you’re doing this… We don’t want to be giving notes on this, but we have to give notes on this” and it was all very difficult to navigate. Ultimately, I said, “If this is going to cost me my show that’s fine because this is a huge injustice and I need to be able to represent myself and my team through this show and anything less would be unfair to my audience.” This was around 2016 and that’s when I began to speak openly about what we were doing.

SU Creator Has Done More for LGBTQ Than You Might Know

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Zach Callison On Rose, Pink Diamond and Steven’s Struggle With Legacy

It's ya boi, Zach Callison! Bleeding Cool got the chance to ask some questions during an interview. Link is below, as usual, along with an excerpt! It's a pretty short read, mostly centering around Zach's thoughts about the recent reveals, as the title implies.

Steven’s had trouble differentiating and separating himself from his mother and her actions previously, do you think this reveal has made it worse, or maybe better?

Steven Universe’s Zach Callison On Rose, Pink Diamond and Steven’s Struggle With Legacy

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Rebecca Sugar on How Fans Embraced Ruby and Sapphire’s Wedding

Another great interview with Rebecca Sugar hits the web! A very heartfelt and amazing article for sure! There's an excerpt below, and the link to the full thing at the end of the post.

“When I was young, certain kids didn’t want to play with other kids because everything is separated by gender. Now, I get to meet kids for whom everything is so much more fluid, and it makes me so grateful that things are different. And I’m not just excited for them, but for their friends who I’ll never meet but who get to meet these kids and talk with them and never think that they’re not supposed to be friends.”

Rebecca Sugar on How ‘Steven Universe’ Fans Embraced Ruby and Sapphire’s Wedding

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Showrunner Says Fans Are ‘Astonishingly On Point’ About White Diamond

The fan theory flag is flying high, and just like fans figured out Pink Diamond and Rose Quartz were the same person, they've also apparently figured out where White Diamond's story is going. That's no surprise given all the hints and foreshadowing that the Crewniverse has left lying around. Catch an excerpt from the article below, and hit up that link to read the full interview!

“Let’s put it this way: On a show where problems are solved by communicating your feelings, the ultimate unsolvable problem would be related to that,” she said before abruptly exclaiming “Ah, I’ve said too much!”

‘Steven Universe’ Showrunner Says Fans Are ‘Astonishingly On Point’ About White Diamond

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Creator Rebecca Sugar Had No Idea the Series Would Become So Beloved

Teen Vogue just put out a wonderful article featuring an interview with series creator Rebecca Sugar. It is a fantastic read, so check out the preview below and then hit up that link to get the full article. It's pretty short, but really gives insight into how the show is driven and run and how much it means to Sugar. Please give it a read!

“We never wanted to shy away from anything that felt real,” Rebecca told Teen Vogue. “One of the goals early on was to show Steven living in a very real world, where all of the adults around him are living very adult lives and having adult problems. He’s slowly getting this window into the heaviness of reality for everyone around him. I wanted the show to be able to grow up with the audience and to be realizing all these sorts of heavy, beautiful, and complicated things about what maturity is.”

"Steven Universe" Creator Rebecca Sugar Had No Idea the Series Would Become So Beloved

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The Mind Behind America's Most Empathetic Cartoon

We've got a link to a fantastic interview that Sugar recently participated in! She talks about the inspiration for Ruby and Sapphire, and even drops in that she identifies as a bisexual, non-binary woman. Kind of like how the gems are represented, huh? This was truly an amazing interview, and I encourage all of you to hit that link down below (unfortunately couldn't embed it it) and give it a listen. There were some very personal moments and it's simply amazing to see how Rebecca's own life and her struggles have inspired the show.

'Steven Universe' creator Rebecca Sugar makes a show that has Interdimensional space centipedes and a lot of heart.

The Mind Behind America's Most Empathetic Cartoon

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