Line #29 ComicBook/JurassicLeague


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/JurassicPark A comic 65 million years in the making]] ]]
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4	''The Jurassic League'' is a Creator/DCComics six-issues miniseries co-written by Daniel Warren Johnson (''ComicBook/WonderWomanDeadEarth'') and Juan Gedon, the latter also doing interior art while the former provides the covers.
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6	You know the story: [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} an infant escapes the destruction of its home planet and is deposited on Earth to be raised by human parents]]. [[ComicBook/WonderWoman A goddess from a lost city defends truth]]. [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} An Allosaurus dons the visage of a bat to strike fear into evildoers’ hearts]]. Wait...what? Okay, maybe you don’t know the story.
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8	The elevator pitch of the series being reimagining of the heroes and villains of the DC Universe as Dinosaur-themed AnimalSuperheroes. In this prehistoric world, a heroic trinity of Supersaur, Wonderdon, and Batwalker, alongside a league of other super-powered prehistoric animals, join forces to save a prehistoric Earth from the sinister machinations of Darkseid.
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10	[[https://comicbookmovie.com/justice-league/jurassic-league-animated-dc-studios-movie-reportedly-in-development-will-it-be-part-of-the-dcu-a209565 An animated film adaptation]] is reportedly in the works, with Brian Lynch (''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'') writing and DC Films head Creator/JamesGunn producing.
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12	!!This series provides examples of:
13	* AnimalStereotypes: Beyond just RuleOfCool, the team wanted each dinosaur and character's personality to match up;
14	** Superman is a ''Supersaurus'' due to Sauropods being seen as [[GentleGiant Gentle Giants]].
15	** Wonder Woman is a ''Triceratops'' as they're herbivores but also capable of taking down large carnivores.
16	** Batman is an ''Allosaurus'' due being seen as more of a LightningBruiser in comparison to other Theropods like ''Tyrannosaurus Rex''. And the horns on the brow of an ''Allosaurus'' resembling Batman's cowl's ears.
17	** Aquaman is a ''Baryonyx'', a dinosaur that lived on land but hunted in the water, similar to Aquaman's half-Atlantean/half human heritage.
18	** The Flash is a ''Film/JurassicPark''-style ''Velociraptor'', a dinosaur associated with speed.
19	* AnimalSuperheroes: The main premise of the series, every character who appears are reimagined as Dinosaurs or other prehistoric animals.
20	** Superman is a ''Supersaurus''.
21	** Wonder Woman, the Amazons, and [[Characters/WonderWomanAres Ares]] are all ''Triceratops''.
22	** Batman is an ''Allosaurus''.
23	** Joker is a ''Dilophosaurus''.
24	** Aquaman is a ''Baryonyx''.
25	** Green Lantern is a ''Parasaurolophus''.
26	** Giganta is, likely, a ''Giganotosaurus''.
27	** [[Characters/SupermanBizarro Bizarro]] is a ''Brontosaurus''
28	** Black Manta isn't a dinosaur, but an anthropomorphic manta ray.
29	** Atrocitus is a ''Carnotaurus''.
30	** Reverse-Flash is some kind of prehistoric turtle.
31	** The Flash is a ''Velociraptor''
32	** Darkseid is an ''Ankylosaurus''.
33	* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Unsurprisingly, given the premise that the series is about as scientifically accurate as ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''.
34	* BadBoss: Darkseid, unsurprisingly. He devours his own minions to regain his strength.
35	* BreathWeapon: Jokerzard can spit his own equivalent of Joker Venom, which almost kills Bat Walker.
36	* CarnivoreConfusion:
37	** WordOfGod is that Bat-Walker, an ''Allosaurus'', is a vegetarian.
38	** Flashraptor, a ''Velociraptor'', is introduced eating grapes with Green Torch.
39	* CompositeCharacter: Reverse-Slash, appearance-wise is a combination of Reverse-Flash and of The Turtle, due to being a super-fast armored dinosaur that resembles a tortoise.
40	* DeadGuyOnDisplay: The Amazons keep the remains of a dead ''Triceratops''!Ares and his armor on display in their armory.
41	* FourFingeredHands: Atrocitaurus only has four fingers, which is fitting since ''Carnotaurus'' did have four small fingers on each hand. Giganta also has four fingers.
42	* FurryConfusion: Non-anthropomorphic Dinosaurs can be seen throughout the comic.
43	* GentleGiantSauropod: Supersaur's characterization. He's shown being rather friendly with the children of Metraaaaghpolis. Averted with Brontozarro, who is very much unfriendly and brutish.
44	* HollywoodPrehistory: Very much homages this type of setting with the early humans and dinosaurs living together, and woolly mammoths can also be seen in the background of some panels.
45	* HerbivoresAreFriendly: Played straight for the most part. Supersaur and Wonderdon are herbivores but Bat-Walker is a carnivore (WordOfGod is that he's vegetarian though).
46	* InterspeciesAdoption:
47	** True to form, a version of Batman finds himself adopting an orphan, in this case Bat-Walker adopts a human child after dealing with Jokerzard, who had killed the boy's family.
48	** Supersaur is adopted by and part of a community of proto-humans.
49	* InterspeciesFriendship: Just like their human counterparts, Green Torch and Flashraptor are best friends despite one being a predator and the other prey.
50	* {{Portmanteau}}: Most of the names of the character are portmanteaus; ex. Supersaur, Wonderdon, Brontozarro etc.
51	* LanguageBarrier: Dinosaurs do not speak human language and vice-versa, which makes communication difficult between Bat-Walker and the human orphan. Luckily Supersaur can speak both languages and serve as an interpreter.
52	* MythologyGag:
53	** [[Film/Batman1989 This isn't the first Joker to kill a Batman's parents]].
54	** Thunder-Beak, Wonderdon's pet Pterosaur, is able to turn invisible.
55	* PredatorsAreMean: Played straight and averted depending on the character. So far all the villains, save for Bizarro, are carnivores but on the other hand Bat-Walker and Flashraptor are predators.
56	%%* RaptorAttack: The Flash is a ''Velociraptor''.
57	* SavageSpinosaurs: Aquanyx, a ''Baryonyx'', is still a hero but is characterized as more ruthless in comparison to the other dino-heroes.
58	* SayingTooMuch: [[spoiler:Giganta fatally injures Brontozarro for revealing the existence of Dark Embryo to the heroes.]]
59	* ShoutOut: May be also a case of ArtisticLicensePaleontology but Joker being a ''Dilophosaurus'' who is able to spit acidic venom is one to the portrayal of the animal from ''Film/JurassicPark''.
60	* SpikesOfVillainy: Both Atrocitaurus and Reverse-Slash are covered in spikes and are villains at the service of Dark Embryo.
61	* TemperCeratops: The reasoning for imagining Wonder Woman as a Trike. A largely peaceful herbivore but also capable of taking down larger carnivores if provoked or angered.
62	* ToughArmoredDinosaur: Darkseid is an ''Ankylosaur''.
63	* UnusualAnimalAlliance: The titular Jurassic League. Composed of a ''Supersaurus'', a ''Triceratops'', an ''Allosaurus'', a ''Velociraptor'', a ''Baryonyx'', and a ''Parasaurolophus''.
64	* VegetarianCarnivore: WordOfGod says Bat-Walker, despite being an ''Allosaurus'', is a vegetarian.
65	* YouKilledMyFather: Jokerzard killed Bat-Walker's parents when he was only a chick.

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