Warner Home Video has provided Mania.com with a new clip and some new images from Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, the highly anticipated next entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the movie will be distributed by Warner Home Video on September 28, 2010.
This clip features the harried first few minutes of time on Earth for Kara, a Kryptonian cousin of Superman who has not yet understood or harnessed her powers.
Based on the DC Comics series/graphic novel “Superman/Batman: Supergirl” by Jeph Loeb, Michael Turner & Peter Steigerwald, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is produced by animation legend Bruce Timm and directed by Lauren Montgomery (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths) from a script by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Tab Murphy (Gorillas in the Mist).
In Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, a spaceship splashes down in Gotham City Harbor -- leading Batman and Superman to encounter a mysterious Kryptonian with powers as great as those of the Man of Steel. The Kryptonian is soon revealed to be Kara, cousin of Superman, who takes her under his wing to educate her about the ways of Earth. However, the villainous Darkseid has other plans. Seeing an opportunity to finally defeat Superman, Darkseid abducts and gains control of Kara, utilizing the powerful Kryptonian to do his bidding. It’s up to Batman and Superman to save Kara, but they’ll have to take the fight to Darkseid within his hostile world – where unknown, deadly threats lurk around every corner, including a brainwashed Kryptonian able to match Superman blow-for-blow.
Fan favorites Tim Daly (Private Practice) and Kevin Conroy (China Beach) return to their seminal roles as Superman and Batman, respectively. The celebrity-laden guest cast is headed by Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age) as the daunting Darkseid. Sci-Fi heroine Summer Glau (Serenity/Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) provides the voice of Supergirl, and seven-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (Up) reprises his Superman: The Animated Series/Justice League role as Granny Goodness.
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I like the fact that they are trying to honor Michael Turner's unique style for the animation and yet still make it fresh and not just a motion comic. This is by far the best Superman/Batman story by Jeph Loeb, hell if I'm really lucky they'll show the Little Leauger's as a bonus for the DVD. I can't wait to see the infamous scene where Batman is emerging from Gotham Harbor with his scuba-rebreather on.
All they need to do next is a Hush movie and a Long Halloween Motion Comic and I'll be set.
I was able to catch a viewing of S-B: Apocalypse and it is excellent. On the whole, the DC direct-to-video animated features are indeed superior to Marvel's. In the end, the ballance still goes in Marvel's favor though. While DC has Marvel beat in the direct video market, they are completely dominated by Marvel in every other non-comicbook market. Marvel cranks out one hit film after another (even the awful ones like Wolverine make a mint) while DC suffers through one box office bomb after another. Even when it comes to their direct market dvds, those are pretty good too. They just don't come out nearly as often as the DC ones.
Next month, Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer is expected to announce that they are going to launch a major push with the DC Universe line of characters. This is being done in order to try and deal with the loss of the Harry Potter franchise since it's about to run it's course. Personally, I'll believe it when I see it. WB has been screwing up their silver screen versions of the DC Universe for so long, I don't think they know how to do anything else. I write off the new Batman franchise being a success to sheer luck and the Nolans.
Kraken89... both a Hush movie and Long Halloween Motion Comic would make me explode with joy. Good call.
Right now everything dealing with Batman is fantastic; even the Brave and the Bold is awesome.
i will admit that DC is doing a bang up job with the direct to DVD movies - and they seem to stay faithful to the source material. They have been cranking this out on the regular for the past 5 years or so, where as Marvel keeps stalling and releasing less than stellar work (Planet Hulk anyone).
Although I don't collect comics anymore (damn things aren't cheap) I do read the occasional graphic novel format of my favorites and I did like this one . And i agree they should make a Batman/Hush movie - but i would much rather see Christopher Nolan tackle something like this for the new Dark Knight movie
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I love these straight to DVD animated series DC is doing there way better than the Marvel ones...
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