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I must confess, I'm not much of a Superman fan now. I was back when I was a child but who wasn't? At any rate, I needed me another good Superhero/Animation fix, so I decided to get this three volume set of Superman-The Animated Series. I'm really glad I did. Running from late 1996 to early 2000, the show only lasted three seasons. The series paid tribute to the Superman cartoons of old as well as the newer modern Superman. Elements of his long history were included in this series as we saw Supes go up against the likes of Brainiac, Bizarro, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Jax-Ur & Mala, Lex Luthor, Darksied, and more. Other Superheroes also showed up in the show, which was always a plus with me, like The Flash, Green Lantern, Dr. Fate, Mr. Miracle, Lobo & others. What I loved most about the series was that it didn't always stay in the confines of Metropolis. It tried to emulate Supes' adventures as they were in the comics. I wish the 'powers that be' hadn't taken the series off so soon. Like Batman Beyond, which suffered a similar fate, the show was just starting to stand on its' own two feet and really starting to prove itself as a good animated show. Sadly, it was taken all too soon and all we're left with are these three seasons with a total of 56 episodes. Produced by Bruce Timm & Paul Dini, the show starred the vocal talents of: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, David Kaufman, George Dzundza, Joely Fisher, Clancy Brown, Corey Burton, Michael Ironside, Gilbert Gottfried, Mike Farrell, Shelly Fabares, Ron Perlman, Malcolm McDowell, William H. Macy, Jason Marsden, Jason Priestly, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Paul Williams, Roddy McDowall, and a host of others. Extras include:Audio Commentary, Superman: Learning to Fly Featurette, Building the Mythology: Superman's Supporting Cast,
A Little Piece of Trivia - Pop up trivia over the "A Little Piece of Home" episode, The Dark Side: Behind The Villains Of Superman: The Origins and Evolution of Superman's Adversaries, Video Commentary on "Brave New Metropolis" and "World's Finest Part 1" with Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, James Tucker, Dan Riba and Moderator Jason Hillhouse, Superman: Behind the Cape: David Kaufman (the voice of Jimmy Olsen) takes you behind the scenes with the show's creative team, and
Look, Up in the Sky!- the amazing story of Superman excerpts from the new documentary produced by Bryan Singer and Kevin Burns(which I have and it is excellent).
If you love Superman or any of the DC characters, this is-definitely- a collection you need to add to your collection. While there are some hits and misses with this collection, it is still worth getting.
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Released in 1996, Superman: the Animated Series was brought to us by the same creative minds that delivered 1992's critically acclaimed Batman: the Animated Series. With a similar but even more simplified design style, the series was beautifully animated and captured the essence of the Man of Steel in the same way that its predecessor depicted the Dark Knight.
Everyone knows the origin of Superman by now: the last survivor of the doomed planet Krypton, baby Kal-El is sent to Earth in a rocket and adopted by a young farm couple, the Kents. Adopted and named Clark, Kal-El is granted super-human powers by the Sun's yellow sun rays. After moving to Metropolis, Clark dons the identity of Superman in order to protect the innocent and stop the morally corrupt. Tim Daly offers an intelligent and extremely likable depiction of Superman and has remained a fan favorite for his performance. Dana Delany starts opposite him as the relentless reporter Lois Lane, and the two have excellent chemistry together. Supporting characters Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Supergirl and many others from the comics feature prominently in the series and all receive respectful treatment. Lex Luthor (with an amazing performance by Clancy Brown) is both supporting player and arch-villain, while various villains from the comics (Darkseid, Parasite, Metallo, Toyman, Bizarro and others) all provide memorable moments throughout the series.
There is a long standing debate among fans regarding whether this series tops the Batman series. Batman remains my favorite, although I will concede that this series is highly underrated and more consistent in quality episodes than most of the DCAU. Regardless of which is better, I urge you to buy both, as their both shining examples of what children's animation is capable of.
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Superman The Animated Series depicts the life of superman/clark kent as he copes as the self-appointed hero of metropolis as well as the rest of the world. In this role, he is pitted against his may foes; Metallo, Braniac, Parasite, Darkseid and of course the brilliant Lex Luthor! It also introduces a few new villains like Livewire and Volcana to keep things fresh and interesting.
This cartoon was just piece of brilliance by Bruce Timm and crew at WB DC. Their ability to capture the essence of these immortal DC characters and produce a well made and believable shows is a true testament. Especially in the case of superman the animated series, as it gave superman a more human quality. This successfully prevented the show from becoming stale.
Superman The Animated Series was a great cartoon series back in the late 90's and I'm happy to say has stood the test of time. Although it doesnt match the perfection of Batman The Animated Series, it is nevertheless a great tribute to the story of superman. In addition, the voice casting is, as always, top notch. Big shout out to the brilliance of Andrea Romano! Overall, a great series and a must for DC fans.
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In this spectacular series featuring a three-part episode World's Finest where the Joker teams up with Lex Luthor. Combined, Superman may not stand a chance. In another episode, someone puts a bomb in Clark Kent's car. In series three, Superman is having life deciding battles with DarkSeid. In one battle, DarkSeid has Superman captured and the only one that can save him is cop Turpin. He saves Superman but could not save himself. In another episode in series one, the origin of Superman. And in an episode the Hand of Fate, Superman battles a new villian. The new villian is after Superman and never before seen super hero Dr. Fate.
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This is by far the best animated series with Superman. The style is reminiscent of the Batman series of the early 90's, though perhaps not quite as dark. If only Justice League could be half as decent...
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