I am only sorry that we watched Justice League Unlimited before watching these because there is most certainly an arc developed through the three seasons. The Justice League cartoons are two or three episode arcs, all epic, with the world at stake. They are decades of DC comic book history distilled into 20 minute bite-sized chunks.
These two seasons are delicious fun.
They blatantly use Solomon Grundy as the Hulk and that’s okay.
My favorite line in the series is when they travel to another world where the comic books that are written in DC are real. They have a real 50’s whitebread mentality and one of the heroes turns to John Stewart and says, “You’re a credit to your people, son.”
Holy shit, they went there.
You get the feeling that behind the series are very adept geeks playing with toys they adore. When the league travels back in time to World War II you get Sgt. Rock and the Blackhawks (but no Haunted Tank…but you can’t get everything, folks) and the cartoons do the Death of Superman better than the comics did…far better.
And that is just it, these cartoons do the comic books better than the comic books. Unencumbered by oodles of continuity and history they distill their heroes to their core and get right to it. The current Justice League comic book is blatantly mimicking many of the looks and relationships from the cartoon, right down to teaming up their only black man, Black Lightning, with Hawkgirl.
The animators really shine whenever they are asked to do anything influenced by Kirby, so the New Gods episodes just shine.
Eventually, on my DVD shelf I will have these cartoons right next to all of the Batman and Superman seasons that I can get my geek hands on.
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I enjoyed almost all the eps, but the ones with or relating to the Justice Lords stand out for me. I dunno if they ever did that concept in the comics.
Justice effin’ Lords
Yes, that absolutely rocked.
There is a parallel universe with an evil Justice League called the Crime Syndicate but it isn’t nearly as slick, subtle and well done.
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I think that’s because the Crime Syndicate are mustache-twirling villains — insanely powerful, intelligent, and apocalyptically dangerous mustache-twirling villains, but mustache-twirling villains nonetheless. (Yay, adjectives!) The Justice Lords, on the other hand, are truly dark reflections of the JLA. Superman could never believably become Ultraman… but he undoubtedly could go down the path of Justice Lord Superman.
I had the same reaction to the line addressed to Stewart. I mean, damn. 😀
Re: Justice effin’ Lords
I think that’s because the Crime Syndicate are mustache-twirling villains — insanely powerful, intelligent, and apocalyptically dangerous mustache-twirling villains, but mustache-twirling villains nonetheless. (Yay, adjectives!) The Justice Lords, on the other hand, are truly dark reflections of the JLA. Superman could never believably become Ultraman… but he undoubtedly could go down the path of Justice Lord Superman.
I had the same reaction to the line addressed to Stewart. I mean, damn. 😀
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That whole Justice Lords storyline also builds up the story arc that covers all of JLU (except for the last season). The JLU episode that features Captain Marvel and Superman? It’s all showing how Superman is heading in the direction of Justice Lords Superman.
Re: Justice effin’ Lords
That whole Justice Lords storyline also builds up the story arc that covers all of JLU (except for the last season). The JLU episode that features Captain Marvel and Superman? It’s all showing how Superman is heading in the direction of Justice Lords Superman.
Justice effin’ Lords
Yes, that absolutely rocked.
There is a parallel universe with an evil Justice League called the Crime Syndicate but it isn’t nearly as slick, subtle and well done.
I enjoyed almost all the eps, but the ones with or relating to the Justice Lords stand out for me. I dunno if they ever did that concept in the comics.
The final set (the last 13 episodes) comes out March 20th, 2007.
The final set (the last 13 episodes) comes out March 20th, 2007.
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Judd (or anyone) what’s the preferred order of watchitude? Because Netflix has about 30 different discs labelled “Justice League.”
Judd (or anyone) what’s the preferred order of watchitude? Because Netflix has about 30 different discs labelled “Justice League.”
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Justice League suffused me with light.
Justice League suffused me with light.
Judd, everything you say about JL is pure, shining truth. For people who grew up with these icons as near-religious figures, that cartoon series is like finding the most awesome church service of all time.
Amen, brother.
Judd, everything you say about JL is pure, shining truth. For people who grew up with these icons as near-religious figures, that cartoon series is like finding the most awesome church service of all time.
Amen, brother.