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this is really good stuff, a lot of team ups for Superman with several of the most powerfull superheros of DC comics ever.
It only lake of some more featurings, but i can live with that,so far best content of the series.
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This was a gift for my son, and it was what he wanted.
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I love this series. I don't know why I didn't buy this DVD before. If you are a Superman or even trying to get into watching Superman, you will enjoy this.
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I waited several years for the Superman: Animated Collection to become cheap enough to be worth buying.
I specifically bought the Third and Final Season because it was the best, and I only wanted to view 6 episodes:
1) Knight Time
2) Legacy part 1 & 2
3) In Brightest Day
4) Apokolips Now Part 1 & 2
5) the 2nd Batman crossover (sorry forgot the title episode)
6) absolute Power
I love the crossovers of heroes or anything, and especially Batman. I liked the Kyle Rayner Green Lantern version better than the one in Justice League. Mainly because the one in JL is dumb and weak.
I never really liked Superman as a Hero or character, here I am in the same opinion as Batman: Superpowers=super stupid. The solution to near-invincible characters like Superman (or Dragonball characters) is to invent even more ridiculous villains with better powers. Superman's other weakness is that he bashes everything to bits, and almost never uses his head (er, sorry for the hyperbole); and his willpower/spirit are incredibly weak.
I guess I never identified Superman as a "part of me". The only time he uses his brains is when Bruce Wayne went missing in Knight Time. It was fun to see Supes live a day in Batman's shoes; and to add to the Dark Knight's legacy when he beat Bane into submission. Though, that episode dumbed down Bruce Wayne to make Supes look incredible, which is fine. Though, I doubt Batman would ever be controlled in this fashion in his own series and in the comics!
I wanted to see Darkseid humiliate and beat Superman, yeah, I don't like guys like Supes.
Evil Kryptonians, Jaxur and Mala, they're, of course, always cool.
And, Lois Lane is a superb character, much better than the original movies.
Also, his villains really are terrible ideas.
Livewire--all she has is electricity, big deal. And Lori Petty has an annoying voice, I never did like her.
Toy Man--this is the creator's sub-par effort in creating a semi-sympathetic villain.
Mxyzpltk--he's pathetic and not funny, he's only Iago with magic powers and Q-like background. I also don't like Gilbert Gottfried with his unique voice, and I know he acted Iago in Aladdin too.
Also I didn't like Superman's inconstancies:
1) one episode he can fly in space, the next he needs a full suit? I was hoping the creators did something about this and stray from the comic books.
A plot loophole in the series to consider: After watching Apokolips part 1 and Legacy part 1 again....I found some things mysterious.
1) What happened to New Genesis' alliance with Earth? Orrion, son of Darkseid storyline seemed to vanish completely for Legacy part 1 & 2.
2) Shouldn't all of Earth remember their battle with Darkseid? I mean, he trashed Metropolis, Inspector Dan Turpin died....yet, in the episode Legacy 1 &2 the military and the rest of the citizens of earth conveniently 'forgot' those events. They should really believe Superman's story of being controlled. There, after all, was a video conference live with Darkseid demanding their surrender......
it's things like this that, that make me love the Batman animated series much more. There were very little loop holes.
Other minor complaints: the artwork is not as crisp and sharp as Batman's world was. It looked more like a cartoon from the old Hanna Barbara days.
The packaging is awful. I wish they marked "Side A" and "Side B" more clearly, or used a third DVD, and it was difficult to get out of the box.
Fun adventure, only if you enjoy mindless bashing of Superman.
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This third volume of Superman -The Animated Series is really a tribute to the late, great Jack Kirby. Darkseid is introduced with some of the other New Gods that Jack had created. This is because the animators of the series, like Bruce Timm were fans of Kirby's and were inspired and influenced by Jack. You won't be disappointed as a fan of the Superman series either.I know I wasn't. I've been a fan of ALL of the DC Warner Brothers cartoons. The stories and art are well done.
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