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 Justice League Unlimited - Season Two (DC Comics Classic Collection) :: 0618132015
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Author: Guest
I'm REALLY gonna miss this show......The final episode "EPILOGUE" from the last JLU collection (supposedly the original JLU series finale) gave an already excellent closure connecting JLU's Cadmus plotline with the whole Batman/Batman Beyond mythos......Fanboys all over were rejoicing at the production of one more JLU season collected here (which is actually Season 3 - how did Warner's marketing get so confused about this?)....
Everybody loves to hate the bad guys, or at least we're always curious about how they think & live so dangerously! The formation of the Legion of Doom was a real treat, as we see evil geniuses Grodd and Luthor butt heads to claim leadership. I just can't get over how Clancy Brown's delivery of Luthor gets more deliciously devious - both he and Powers Boothe's Grodd had arrogantly witty lines - ultimately revealing their individual hubris' as the most exploitable shared flaw among all great villains. Just recall Grodd's expression before being blown out of the airlock, or Lex's horror when he sees a reconstituted Darkseid instead of Brainiac - all too precious moments of comeuppance, indeed!
The voice casting / direction / performances in these shows have been near-perfect, so much so that I'll miss hearing them on air after years of familiarity. The great Kevin Conroy IS the Batman of all eras, absolutely as irreplacable as Clancy Brown. And Michael Ironside's Darkseid can really cast a shadow on anyone's day- albeit I thought he needed just a wee bit more volume / reverb to exude more of the biggest bully in the Universe! I wonder who else from the STARSHIP TROOPERS movie they can cast in these episodes (Mr.Brown & Mr.Ironside were in it!)?
I honestly didn't really care too much about the Hawkgirl / Hawkman soap opera - I thought Hro Talak in the Starcrossed movie was a much more compelling character delivered onscreen. I also agree that J'on J'onzz
was lacking in appearances, but I guess that was all set up for the finale. I wish Captain Marvel had at least one last cameo during Darkseid's invasion - if Supes & Luthor could put aside their differences for an episode or two, why not Billy Batson? Two hilarious Flash episodes, Grudge Match, and Far From Home were definite payoffs for the fanboys......I'm gonna miss all the ups-&-downs, laughter & some tears (again, anybody recall the ending of Starcrossed??), and all the heroics that these shows brought out in the last 5 years......
I only have this final JLU season recorded in DVD-R, so I cannot be overly technical on their quality.....But in terms of great storytelling, action & characterizations in the superhero genre, this is as fleshed-out as it can be for all audiences to enjoy, much better than most live-action movies of any kind nowadays! Now, maybe Bruce Timm & Co. can do an origin movie about the JLU in the Batman Beyond era (prequel to The Call episodes, I guess?) ?? I can never wait for Justice to be served in the here & now.....and hopefully beyond!
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Author: Guest
I Own The Justice league Unlim. Season Two series (recorded on vhs tape)
What I'm most Impressed with is the animation. (10x better than the animation in the OVERRATED Ultimate Avengers DVD series.Someone over there should take notes form the Justice League.) It has some of the feel of Japanese anime, in particular "Grudge Match" & "Destroyer" two of my favorite episodes. It's sad to see this series end,there's hardly any quality superhero animated shows on TV right now, but I look foward to it's release on DVD.
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Author: Guest
After a brilliant season finale with Epilogue where could this masterful series have gone? Bruce Timm and company gave us a comic book geeks ultimate wet dream with Justice League's final season. This season brings the formation of one of DC's most memorable creations, The Legion of Doom. This time it is not 13 villians it is more like 50 of them. It is also the first time that some of these villians are scene in animation for the first time.
This season is truly one for the fans. It is classic Superhero against Supervillian. Arch enemies pitted against one another. It is also the first season that Hawkman is finally brought into the Bruce Timm animation universe. As well as other faces such as Deadman, Captain Cold and Devil Ray (But we know him as Black Manta ;-)) The whole season shows the mystery unravel as the Justice is trying to figure out why suddenly all of these villains are coming out of the wood work causing trouble. The best part of this season is the conflict between the two villanous powerhouses Gorilla Grodd and Lex Luthor which leads to a fantastic and at some points hysterical brawl. Still nothing can prepare you for some of the revolations that take place towards the end of the series as well as the most amazing battle between Superman and Darksied that is so huge it takes two episodes to finish it. Although this is the final season of probably one of the greatest animated dramas of the new millenia it is great to know that the show ended one a good note with only the satisfaction of the fans in mind. To Bruce Timm and company thank you for all your wonderful work from 1991-2006
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Author: Guest
The second (well, actually fifth if you drop Unlimited out of the title) season of Justice League Unlimited sadly ended up being the last of the excellent DC animated series. These final 13 episodes sees the villainous Legion of Doom uniting against the JLU, and reaching a catastrophic conclusion. The original Justice League members; Superman, Batman (still voiced by the great Kevin Conroy), Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Martian Manhunter, are all here, as well as other Leaguers like Green Arrow, Supergirl, Black Canary, Huntress, and Hawkman, are all here, as well as villains like Lex Luthor (still voiced by the excellent Clancy Brown), Darkseid, Gorilla Grodd, Killer Frost, Toyman, and Dr. Polaris among others. The animation is still awesome, and there's even a bit of character development among the villains to boot, which is simply wonderful. As the season, and series, reaches a close; it becomes apparent that like the Batman animated series before it, Justice League Unlimited was a show ahead of it's time. If there's any negatives about this collection, it's that some characters are downgraded (Martian Manhunter disappears throughout most of the season) but the good greatly outweighs the bad here. With numerous odes to classic DC comicdom, as well as the Superfriends cartoon, Justice League Unlimited goes out with a bang.
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Author: Guest
Several SPOILERS here.
Well, the ride had to end sometime. JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON is the culminating season to this excellent animated series and serves to put a capper on the DC Animated Universe, which consists of BATMAN: T.A.S., SUPERMAN: T.A.S., BATMAN BEYOND, STATIC SHOCK, and ZETA PROJECT. While the current THE BATMAN and LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES continue the tradition somewhat, these new shows do not follow the same continuity.
This "second" season is, technically, the third season of JLU (or, even more comprehensively, the fifth season of JUSTICE LEAGUE) as JLU's "first" season dvd set actually contains Seasons 1 and 2. Hopefully, that wasn't too confusing to follow. Anyway, this upcoming dvd set offers the final 13 episodes in glorious wide screen and continues to showcase lesser lights from its expanded superhero roster (Hawkman in two episodes, the Warlord, Deadman, Green Arrow, the Huntress, etc.) as they are teamed up with several of the original seven founders.
Several episodes pay homage to CHALLENGE OF THE SUPERFRIENDS by updating the Legion of Doom, a haphazard collection of supervillains put together to combat the JLU, which then becomes the season's major story arc. Yes, there's even a Hall of Doom here. And, when we aren't privy to Gorilla Grodd and Lex Luthor engaging in power plays as they vie for the leadership of the Legion, we get to see highly diverting, self-contained episodes such as "Chaos at the Earth's Core" (I used to collect the Warlord), "Flash and Substance" (featuring a Bats/Flash team-up), "Patriot Act" (which salutes the Seven Soldiers of Victory and, in a way, resuscitates the defunct Cadmus Project), and "Far from Home" (on her 21st birthday, Supergirl, with GL and Green Arrow are transported to the 31st Century and meet the Legion of Super-Heroes).
Meanwhile, the superb "The Great Brain Robbery" (which has Luthor and Wally swapping minds) is a favorite Legion of Doom episode of mine. The Legion of Doom storyline, by the way, climaxes with the last two episodes, "Alive" and "Destroyer," as the writers throw out all the stops and bring back powerhouse villains Brainiac and Darkseid. By the way, the monumental clash between Superman and Darkseid is a must-see.
In my opinion, there isn't a lot of bad moments in this season (or in the entire series, come to think of it). Like a reviewer already mentioned, the disappearance of the Martian Manhunter for a significant portion of the season and the somewhat inconclusive resolution to Shayera and GL's often turbulent relationship are two which fall more in the negative category. And whatever happened with Batman and Wonder Woman's flirtations? Also, I wish the Blue Devil or Blue Beetle had been featured in a show (after all, Ted Kord's best bud, Booster Gold, starred in his own episode). On the positive side, the stories and the animation continue to be amazing. The stellar voice actors maintain their high quality work as they consistently add depth and resonance to their characters. Much as the Batman, as voiced by the iconic Kevin Conroy, and the Joker, by the versatile Mark Hamill, have been firmly embedded in my brain, so, too, now, are Michael Rosenbaum's Flash, Phil LaMarr's Jon Stewart, Maria Canal's Hawkgirl, Carl Lumbly's J'onn J'onzz, Susan Eisenberg's Wonder Woman, and Clancy Brown's Lex Luthor. George Newbern ends up being pretty good as the Man of Steel, but I still prefer Tim Daly. Sorry.
What started out, innocently enough, in 1992's definitive BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES has, over the course of 14 years, expanded into an animated universe in which so many significant DC costumed players have made an appearance. It's been such a sweet ride. I just want to state that never in my wildest dreams did I expect the JUSTICE LEAGUE (UNLIMITED) to be this good and this addictive. Thinking back, I probably was basing my expectations on the fun but ultimately shallow and juvenile Hanna-Barbera's SUPERFRIENDS. This current reincarnation offers so much more in terms of depth, emotion, story, scope, and creativity. The characters in JL and JLU are multi-layered, have inter-personal exchanges and conflicts, and do change and grow like real people (Hawkgirl being a prime example); the writers (Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, etc.) did such a fantastic job of making the viewers care for their product, the sum of 91 sincerely produced episodes. I'll miss the Justice League on television very, very much. Just thank goodness for dvds, huh?
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