The animated series chronicles the adventures of superman, the legendary superhero, as he battles the forces of villainy and continues his quest for truth, justice and the american way. The list of supporting characters of superman is the cast of characters secondary to the main character of superman in the superman comics, television programs, cartoons, and movies. The man of steel soars higher than ever in this new look at superman, his alterego clark kent and fictions first lady of the press, lois lane. Superman and the flash compete in a charity running race around the world but have to stop and work together to save a sinking ship. Kalel, alias superman is the overall deuteragonist of the dc animated universe, the main protagonist from the animated tv series superman. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. This series also featured other popular dc comics characters, including. Worshipped as the god of evil, darkseid is one of the most powerful beings in existence and the supreme monarch of planet apokolips. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of superman. Drax is a kryptonian supervillain from the phantom zone, and is hinted to be the son or clone of general zod. This documentary which was included on the superman ii twodisc special edition dvd features interviews with surviving members, relatives and biographers of the animation and production team, also contemporary animators such as bruce timm batman. It followed the adventures of the newly formed justice league, which included superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, jonn jonzz, and hawkgirl. He has thus far only appeared in episodes of the legion of superheroes animated series, in which he faces off against a young superman along with other heroes in the future.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. He is voiced by tim daly and currently by george newbern. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics. List of television series based on dc comics publications. The animated series followed a similar style as batman, but followed the last son of krypton as he was introduced to a new generation of fans. The series is doing double duty as both a new story in the animated series universe and as a chance to introduce some new characters to the animated continuity, in the hope that they will also soon be added to the ongoing and popular toyline based on the series. Animation and originally aired on the wb from september 6, 1996 to february 12, 2000. Batman vs superman animated series chapter 1 youtube.
The animated series is an animated television series than ran from 1996 to 2000. The animated series, in which the title character has encounters with heroes such as the wally west flash and green lantern kyle. There, as clark kent, he discovers the truth about his interplanetary heritage and assumes the identity of superman in the city of metropolis. While the first two christopher reeve films will always epitomize superman for me, superman. Superman not only stopped him, but helped bizarro by eventually giving bizarro. Below is a list of television series based on properties of dc comics. The idea that superman being too late to save someone important to him would set superman off into a darker place isnt very difficult to absorb.
Superman comic books comics index lists this section contains a partial index of superman comics prior to 1986, a complete index of superman comics since 1986, lists of all other supermanrelated. Two characters outside of the normal batman canon, zatanna and jonah hex, appeared on the show, but the first series to indicate a shared continuity with other wellknown characters was the subsequent show, superman. The animated series is retroart deco, with everything looking like the 1940s with the buildings, cars and fashions. The animated series ultimate tribute part 1 by vivinniejj.
In some ways this is the firefly of animated series aired out of order and then quickly discarded by a network that didnt feel it fit with their programming. Jan 27, 20 superman 1988 animated series comes to dvd. The animated series, and the deuteragonist justice league and justice league. David kaufman the voice of jimmy olsen takes you behind the scenes with the shows creative team. The animated series with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. My favorite episode was when superman went undercover as batman and teamed up with robin because bruce wayne went missing. Batman vs superman two worlds will soon collide in this epic series between two heroes. Superman kalel clark kent by bruce timm superman and lois lane. Michael ironside darkseid 7 episodes ron perlman jaxur 3 episodes leslie easterbrook mala from the episodes, blast from the past parts 1 and 2 sarah douglas mala from the episode absolute power malcolm mcdowell john corben metallo 6 episodes michael. 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. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. In 1997, dc comics launched adventures in the dc universe to explore some other corners of the dcau. The animated series tv series 19962000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
These are the character galleries for the series superman. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics superhero superman, which was produced by warner bros. Jimmy olsen is a photojournalist working at the daily planet, as well as a close friend of both clark kent and lois lane. The writers have actually took the time to show us who superman is where he came from and how he came to terms with his powers and becoming the man of steel. As he so brilliantly demonstrated with batman and superman, he is passionate about creating an entertaining and dynamic series that will thrill the legions of jla fans everywhere, as well as introduce a whole new generation of fans to these classic characters as they come together in a brand new series. The episode obsession opens with clark kent and jimmy olsen covering a fashion show.
The animated series episodes part 1 by thecrusadingknight. A collection of profiles and other information on the man of steel and his friends and enemies. While batman has the edge in terms of volume more episodes and more appearances, superman becomes more central to the expansion of the shared universe and is likewise the leader and main protagonist of justice league aided by the fact that his enemies brainiac, luthor, darkseid and subsidiary. Also clearly seen amongst the press is billy batson, who works for. Superman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics.
The animated series is an american animated television series based on the dc comics flagship character, superman. This animated batmansuperman teamup is better than dawn. The animated series is an american animated television series based on. Superman characters superman comic cartoon characters superman stuff superman family action. By the mid1990s, the dc animated universe included batman, superman, and the handful of heroes who appeared on their respective tv shows. Animation and originally aired on the wb from 1996 to 2000. Dana delany reprising their voice roles as superman and lois lane, respectively. The creative team behind the emmy awardwinning batman. The animated series proved to be an enormous success, bruce timm and paul dini turned their attention to dcs other major hero. The animated series, season 3, chantal mace the new batman adventures, caroline victoria justice league unlimited, celia charpentier justice league unlimited, replacement voice. Dana delany was what margot kidders lois lane should have been but never was. A list of characters from the dc animated universe who first became prominent in superman. The animated series, season 2, dorothee pousseo superman. They sold superman to detective comics, the future dc comics, in 1938.
The older superman in batman beyond was voiced by christopher mcdonald, but this was due to the idea of superman sounding more like his father jorel as he got older. The animated series being one of the better superhero shows, there were great cast of villains for superman to duke it out with. This second set of dvds from the superman animated series brings back several villains including shocker, the parasite, and of course lex luthor, and introduces several new characters including mister mxyzptlk and the superhero steel. While it was not as thin and cheap looking as the new batman adventures dont get me wrong, that animation looked great it wasnt as good as the animation in batman animated series. The animated series 1996 starring tim daly, dana delany, jimmy olsen, clancy brown, corey burton on dc universe. Almost all versions reference the source material of the comic book version and therefore the various iterations in all forms of media share an overlapping set of characters. The animated series holds up pretty well it doesnt have as many dark, selfcontained episodes as batman. Titular character civilian allieslois lane the daily planets star reporter, she never stops at anything to get a good frontpage. Over 20 issues, the series put a spotlight on characters who never starred in their own series or appeared on any dcau tv show. Mcdonald was the actor who voiced jorel in superman. Superman 1988 animated series comes to dvd with images. Justice league was an animated series produced for cartoon network from 20012004. The animated series tim daly as superman clark kentkalel. Several years later, angela was brought to the comic books where she appeared as a.
The animated series, which brought the character of batman back to his dark, mobsterandvillainfighting roots. The animated series ran from 1996 to 2000 on kids wb. The animated series, but its a consistent show that gradually builds an. Its been 2 years since the death of harvey dent, gotham city has now released over 100 criminals since the. The complete animated series dvd as the planet krypton is destroyed, its leader, jorel, secures his infant son, kalel, in a rocket that will transport him to earth. The animated series who detail the influence these cartoons have had on their own works. It featured a different style of animation as it was produced two years after the original series ended its first run on the fox network, around the same time as superman. The animated series, paul dini and dan riba superman. The character was created by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster, high school students living in cleveland, ohio, in 1933. The new batman adventures is an animated television series produced as a continuation of batman. The animated series toonami wiki fandom powered by wikia. I admit that nostalgia makes me a little biased here, but for my money the dc animated universe has done some of the very best storytelling using comic book. Superman the animated series full episodes youtube.
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