With tim daly, joseph bologna, dana delany, david kaufman. The animated series comes dc comics polar opposite. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series superman. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics superhero superman, which was produced by warner bros. Each halfhour episode in the hour and one half block, featured either a single repeat from the original superman run, the original batman. The animated series sorry if this has been posted before, but i havent seen anything about it. Superman reading order postcrisis comics back issues. Batman action figure version 1 6 inch the animated series. This movie was formed of three episodes from season 2 of superman. Dawn of justice is looking to offer up what promises to be a rich thematic take on the superhero genre whether one agrees with that thematic density or not and it also, of course, represents the first expansion of the standalone man of steel into the fullfledged dc extended universe thats a lot of heavylifting on its part, and its a lot of material to. After the first issues, most of the story arcs were independent and selfcontained from the ongoing or crossover storylines in the other batman and superman. Joker kidnaps lois in order to lure superman to his death. The new batman episodes that began airing in the fall 1997 season were.
This version of superman had imo the definite versions of brainiac, louis, toyman and luthor, to the point that even in injustice 2, netherrealm employed brian combs to voice brainiac again. Batman v superman movie to feature older dark knight. Dan riba and bruce timm alan burnett and paul dini september 6, 1996 lex luthor 04 04 fun and games kazuhide tomonaga robert n. Third episode to feature brainiac as a villain, second meeting of superman and batman background a lot of the appeal of this episode largely. The animated series is commonly regarded as not just one of the greatest cartoons ever made, but one of the best depictions of batman in any medium in the character. Batman v superman picks up 18 months after the events of 20s man.
Well many might not agree with this order but im merging the nolans batman begins, tim burton batman, superman returns and a few animated movies into the dceu, and also putting aquaman before jl, this way you will know and care for the chracters. Supermanbatman features teamups between superman and batman, starting august 2003, the series is an update of worlds finest comics, in which superman and batman regularly joined forces. Mark hamill again provided the voice for the joker. In mystery of the batwoman 2003 batman voice of kevin conroy is on the attack, targeting his archenemy the penguin david ogden stiers and his criminal cohort rupert thorne john vernon who are. Dc master reading order part 1 comic book reading orders. The animated series, and the 43rd of the overall series.
The animated series, which brought the character of batman back to his dark, mobsterandvillainfighting roots. At the daily planet superman works with fellow reporter lois lane and photographer jimmy olsen. A list of characters from the dc animated universe who first became prominent in superman. Disguised as batman, superman helps robin investigate why his partner has. With the help of green lantern, superman takes the group to the watchtower to meet the rest of the justice league. The last son of the planet krypton protects his adoptive home of earth as the greatest of the superheroes. The adventure continues is a digitalfirst comics series that will continue the world that began in fanfavorite shows like batman. To celebrate the release of man of steel this month, were going superman mad. The dc animated universe continuity primarily consists of these animations. But while those two shows mightve finished up their runs by 1999, their animated universe continued with shows like superman. The episode opens with batman, superman, and wonder woman breaking.
The animated series is an american television series based on the dc. For the final fifteen episodes, the series was given the onscreen title. Some of you may remember when i made that episode timeline for batman. The new batmansuperman adventures is a name given to a package series that combined superman. At belle reve correctional, floyd lawton, aka the hitman deadshot, is. Here is a list dc universe animated original movies you can pick out the superman ones. I did not create this tv series nor does the trademark belong to me. The beginning of the order starts off heavily with the superman family but gradually other characters are brought in. It appears as such on dc universe and itunes, as well as the batman. The animated series episode worlds finest part 1 note. The one superman always saves the daily planet s star reporter, she never stops at anything to get a good frontpage story, though her headstrong nature nearly gets her killed several times.
Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet krypton, defends metropolis from supercriminals. As a result, we cant give you a single, clearlydefined viewing order. For the 2007 fifth season of animated series the batman, producers took the character further out into the dc universe than hed ventured previously. The animated series to its direct predecessor, batman. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of clark kent. A lot of effort went into making this, since the creators admitted that it was harder to make superman interesting than batman. Knight time where superman teams up with robin to find out what happened to a missing batman, even impersonating him briefly is similarly. The animated series is cartoon based on the adventures of superman, the dc comics superhero. A perfect example of a batmansuperman teamup done right is undoubtedly the threepart wolds finest episode of superman. The adventure continues 12 batman beyond 1 dc gallery 16 femme fatales 7 gallery 1 jla animated series 2 justice league animated 6 mask of the phantasm 2 premier collection 2 premiere collection 2 premiere collection 4 premium collection 1 superman the animated series 1 the animated series 1.
In what order should i watch superman animated movies. Justice league unlimited is the continuation of justice league, which was the natural progression from batman beyond, which was the stepchild of the batman and superman animated series. Users guide our superman reading order comes with its own order numbering system, extrapolated from the triangle numbers that appeared during a good portion of superman books in this era. Superman goes to gotham and disguises himself to be batman in order to. Disguised as batman, superman helps robin investigate why his partner has disappeared, leading up to a confrontation with brainiac. The animated series, easily one of the best animated tv shows of all time. The animated series is a successful, modern telling of the classic story. The animated series, or a brand new story featuring batman made specifically for this series, drawn in an animation style to match superman. The new series would use the same back to basics approach to storyline and art stylings, giving the superman mythos the same timeless feel that they. The new batman adventures september, 1997 1999 these are collected in the. The top 10 justice league unlimited episodes a place to. Supermans visit to gotham city takes an unexpected turn when he is forced to fill in for a mysteriously absent batman arc note. One activity includes a challenge to get batman to smile, and one lucky kid accomplishes that colossal task.
Check out the clip below for example of how an older, more mature batman keeps step with superman, and why the worlds of clark kent and bruce wayne not just their hero alteregos. The animated series is an animated television series than ran from 1996 to 2000. The animated series to become the batmansuperman adventures. If you thought batman v superman was a tough fight, just scroll down to the comments and let us. How to find the superman reference easter egg in batman. Tas and was looking for a better order to watch it in. Additionally, there are some superman movies that reach into the animated series tas that you might want to check out. The animated series which, to my surprise, was quite popular. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros. Superman disguised as batman vs bane superman the animated series foxy the evil pirate fox. I started wondering how the show mightve developed if the episodes were. Collection of animated features following the adventures of the dark knight. Superman was an animated series that premiered on september 6, 1996. And lets not forget the dc animated universe, too, which is loaded with batman content.
Unusually, it is told not from the perspective of the justice league, but from that of a covert operations team employed by project cadmus to raid the watchtower. The animated series may 12, 2017 with over a hundred episodes produced from 1992 to 1998, batman. The adventures of the man of steel in his teenage years. Order title directed by written by airdate opponents 0103 0103 the last son of krypton part i.
The animated series and the new batman adventures produced by warner bros. Task force x is the fourth episode of the second season of justice league unlimited, and the 17th of the overall series. Written by robert goodman directed by curt geda original airdate. With stacy haiduk, gerard christopher, peter jay fernandez, zevi wolmark. After learning that batman is missing, superman goes to gotham and disguises himself to be batman in order to prevent crime from rising. Hbos succession proves that comedy can conquer the world when its in disguise.
The 1996 wb superman animated series doesnt get the respect it should, but thats probably because it followed on the heels of the massively successful and dark batman. In the episode where baby doll and crock are on a crime spree crock puts some papers down sayingeven the outoftowners are writing about us. Mcdermott who took over where andrew gould left off in writing up each summary for this superman. Best superman the animated series episodes the 10 best episodes of batman. The film actually premiered after the first season of the batman tv show. Superman then engages them with a variety of games and activities that are, literally, over the moon. Teen titans animated movie 2016 justice league action animated series. Supermanbatman is a monthly comic book series published by dc comics that features the publishers two most popular characters. What is the right order to watch the entire dc animated.
The jokers plot to send all of gotham into insanity with jokergas from a garbage scow leads to a battle on the water. The series is sometimes fun and bold, with stories about robots and aliens, and sometimes darker, with episodes that deal with the concepts of good versus evil. By the transitive properties of addition and awesomeness, this means that justice league unlimited was one of the greatest examples of animation as well as one of the greatest programs to ever appear on television. Batmans intervention saves the day and, soon after, lois tells a heartbroken clark that she will be transferring to gotham city in order to be with bruce wayne. The animated series proved to be an enormous success, bruce timm and paul dini turned their attention to dcs other major hero. There is a crossover episode of batman animated series with supermans animated series in which they both meet and the joker is pretty much the badguy holding a big kryptonite carved chinese. I have placed them in order with dates so you can watch them chronologically. Each halfhour episode in the hourandonehalf block featured either a single repeat from the original superman. Superman finds robin, who has been battling all the crime in batmans absence, such as batman rogues the penguin, the riddler, bane, the mad hatter and roxy rocket. It seems like ive spent far too long comparing superman. The episodes are listed in mostly chronological order, not ranked. However, its interesting how radically different bruce timm structured of the two shows. The animated series, and based on the popular superman comics created by jerry.
The superman super site superman tha animated series. The newspaper has the words the daily planet written on it. Supermanbatman premiered in august 2003, an update of the previous series, worlds finest comics, in which superman and batman regularly joined forces supermanbatman explores the camaraderie, antagonism, and friendship between its title. What is the proper viewing order of the dc animated. The animated series episode guide episode guide this guide does not list airdates for repeat showings, except for the last son of krypton to tell the writing and directing credits for each of the 3 parts. Tas which included the last third of the series, including supergirls debut. Ive watched all the dc animated movies below and this is the chronological order that i would say their timeline follows based on references in the films to previous events or the absencepresence of characters.
Animation and its creators, i do not own any rights of superman. The animated series, worlds finest parts 1, 2 and 3. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. Dc master reading order part 1 the first part of the order contains all the precrisis comics and ends with the crisis on infinite earths event. Knight time is the second episode of the third season of superman. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. Awhile ago, i started a side project as an excuse to watch every episode of batman. Midway through the series run, it was combined with new, revamped episodes of batman. Animated series vols, the following is my preferred viewing order ill also. Batman faces off against the scarecrow whose fear gas makes the superhero afraid of disgracing the wayne name. Supermans tale is already known to most people, enduring as a modern american myth.