Justice League Unlimited

So... Batman not only managed to press a button faster than The Flash could react, but J'onn didn't think to use his intangibility to head back and grab Batman? Or hell, J'onn could've stayed aboard and phased out?

In hindsight, I really think DCAU Batman wanted to die.

The Flash and J'onn tend to get their abilities limited in most media, aside from (in Flash's case) Kingdom Come. Otherwise you just suck out dramatic tension. Like when you play Superman's invulnerability too literally (DCAU had it where he could get smacked around by anyone with Super Strength as a listed power, but it was devilishly hard to injure him without magic or kryptonite).

It's up there with as one of my favorite superhero shows.

Pissed at Netflix for taking it off.

edited 1st Apr '15 1:38:54 PM by TheLemsterPju

A great show, have it all on DVD. But like everything else(including B:TAS) it was not perfect. Flash was used very poorly after S2 of JL. He miss the entire first season of JLU and it was never explain. They made it up whit him having play a big roll in S2 but only to be under used again after S2 of JLU.

Most complain about superman being to powerful to write when the same could be say about GL who was used very well during the series run. Look like BT had his favorites and not so favorites.

Any problems that I might have had with Flash's absence in the first season and third seasons of Unlimited are more than made up for by "The Great Brain Robbery" and "Flash and Substance".

Actually, those are two episodes that focus on the Flash out of a season of thirteen episodes, and with a cast as big as Unlimited's, I think that works out pretty well for him.

edited 3rd May '15 2:22:05 AM by KarkatTheDalek

GL was powered down from the comics almost as much as Superman was, though. And Superman already had a whole series of his own, so it's understandable sometimes he'd be set aside in favor of characters who had been used far less.

Granted, Batman still escapes that Because Batman.

edited 3rd May '15 7:20:06 AM by NapoleonDeCheese

I still hold out hope that the DCAU will be revived someday

Is Cartoon Network prepping an all-new Justice League of America animated series?

If it is real, then please have the original comic members going up against updated version of the classic Silver Age villains with a long achieving plot!

And then season two will feature additional members entering a different points of the season and the main threat they have to face is the Legion of Doom.

And if a third season is possible, go all out with New Gods and other grand scale characters as a fine way to end the series (with a near perfect recreation of Crisis on Infinite Earths).

. . . I think I am placing high hopes on this new series, am I?

Considering the fates of recent superhero shows on CN, I have to wonder if this new show will last even if it is good.

My best guess is they're eager to bank on Dawn of Justice.

Also, does that Tom & Jerry picture mean they're continuing the crappy Flash Animation T&J show? I thought they had retired it, and frankly it sucked even compared to Tom & Jerry Tales.

JLA will reportedly be called Justice League: Action

It is rumored to air on Boomerang instead of Cartoon Network.

I think the producers joked about that in the "Starcrossed" commentary. He also had some other pretty suicidal acts throughout the show with "The Doomsday Sanction" being another notable example.

edited 3rd Sep '15 6:53:17 PM by TheBiggestLoser

Ooh, finally, a reason for Boomerang to exist again!

Have you guys seen anyone say that Batman shouldn't be considered a superhero? Or really any superhero that has no powers (like Iron Man)? I've heard this from some people.

Although I know someone who hates how Batman can beat Superman, often forgetting the Rule of Badass Normal AND the fact that Supes not has a history of fluctuating power levels and he holds back against most opponents.

edited 5th Sep '15 10:46:58 AM by powerpuffbats

"Superhero" is a genre of story and style of characterization, not a gauge of strength, so the idea doesn't make a lot of sense.

I have heard it every once in a while, though. I usually just ignore it.

edited 5th Sep '15 10:49:19 AM by KnownUnknown

I have good question for everyone: How do you define super hero? I'm pretty sure guys like Elektra, Punisher, Dr Strange or Hulk wouldnt count if they werent part of Marvel Universe.

Hulk would definitely need to prove himself a hero if he was in the DC Universe.

Usually superheroes are canonically defined by the size of their heart. Or programming if they're a robot.

So, is Mario superhero? Ghostbusters? Jedi?

edited 22nd Oct '15 11:23:13 AM by Sunchet

I'm limiting myself to comic books, unless a character is stated to be a superhero.

Though you're reminding me of that How It Should Have Ended Short where Mario tries to argue with Superman and Batman that he is a superhero.

I honestly don't know. I thought the question was limited to comic book characters.

"Hulk would definitely need to prove himself a hero if he was in the DC Universe."

IIRC back in JLA/Avengers, Superman, after traveling to Marvel Earth and witnessing Hulk and the Army duke it out and the collateral damage it caused, basically chews out Cap and the Avengers for letting a dangerous monster like that walk free. Supes and the JLA pitch a fit when Iron Man tells him Hulk's an often-times member. That, combined with Flash being attacked by a mob of anti-Mutant bigots, prompts the League to brand the place a crapsack alternate world and vow to save it from the Avengers.

I'm sure if the League knew about Dr.Banner's situation they would be much more sympathetic not to mention if they knew how often Hulk has stopped even bigger threats

I'd call Mario an adventure hero more than a superhero, at least. Epic journeys, faraway lands with strange beings, strong and with powers but less focus on the actual fighting, etc.

I think one of the main things that make a superhero a superhero is the way they operate within society - protecting everyday people by doing things the government can't, but not really leaving that scope to find new things like an adventurer might. It's not the only one, of course, but it's the big thing that comes to mind right away.

I'd agree that some characters are probably considered superheroes because they're in a superhero universe rather than that really being their genre. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is actually starting to rely on that more and more.

edited 5th Sep '15 9:12:16 PM by KnownUnknown

Like I said, Hulk would have to prove himself a hero. Plus, Banner would have to explain his backstory.

I can't think of any DC character who is as much a wild card as Hulk and has that level of power. The thing about the Justice League is that between Superman and Wonder Woman they can handle just about any hero who gets out of line. A standard Hulk story is him going berserk for some reason and not even Thor, the only Avenger with a similar power level, can keep him in line.