Yeah, I'm a little late to the party on this one. But seriously, this was an absolutely incredible animated series.
The first two seasons of the show show, simply known as Justice League, focuses on the seven core members of the team coming together to stop the forces of evil. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern (John Stewart), Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl star for two seasons of epic two part tales, occassionally a three parter is thrown in. It's good fun entertainment that culminates with the climax of the Thanagarian invasion during season two and the shocking resignation of a core member.
Then the series undergoes a sweeping change - Justice League Unlimited - 52 new heroes, some get more spotlight than others, but it's fun to see who is hanging around in the background.
Bruce Timm and Dwayne McDuffie along with some other creative folks turned this series up to 11.
First, they brought in Green Arrow which was pretty damn cool. Then they bring in the Question! Oh that was a happy day indeed!
Then, to my surprise I found two new characters that I had an absolute blast seeing on the screen. The Vigilante and Shining Knight - these are silver age interpretations that I was simply amazed with and want to find out more about them.
Plus they brought in Task Force X and my favorite assassin Deadshot. (I would love to have clip here but nobody on youtube has one shorter than 9 minutes)
And then, my peronal favorite - With the league down and out against the combined might of Lex Luthor & Braniac (merged into one godlike being) Flash finally gets to show just how powerful he is. Behold!
Season two of the series is also excellent, but a tad short. Two highlights from the season involve Lex and Flash switching bodies and Batman going to the aid of the Flash who is under attack from the Rogues. Seeing Batman's reaction to how Flash deals with his villains is hysterical.
Oh and did I mention they throw in some stuff with Batman Beyond? How freaking sweet is that!
Part of my enjoyment of the series was listening to the characters and trying to figure out which Hollywood star they got for them. Some are kind of obvious, but no less fun! Hell, Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor alone is worth watching. And as usual Kevin Conroy proves he is the definitive voice of Batman.
A great animated series that anyone with even a slight interest in super-heroes can and should enjoy for a long time!
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The episode where Wonder Woman gets turned into a pig and Batman has to sing "Am I Blue" to save her is one of the greatest things of any sort that have ever existed throughout the known or unknown universe.
Oh for sure! That one was too much fun.
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