Cartoon Network's Justice League might possibly be the finest representation of the Justice League of America ever done for either the small or large screen. The makers of the cartoon series had honed their understanding of the DCU with groundbreaking series with Batman and Superman and this was just the next natural progression. What we get in these two seasons are detailed well-crafted stories with real adult appeal and members of the League who were specific distinctive personalities.
While it was of course the Big Three (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) who sold this show, the producers were keen to put the focus on other League members like Martian Manhunter, Flash, and especially Green Lantern and Hawkgirl who spark up a bit of a romance in these tales. In the first season all of the stories were two-parters, a pain when they first ran, but watching them again on DVD merely a nifty structure which assured a cliffhanger of sorts most all the time.
I was enthralled with these when they first ran, a time when the Avengers and the Justice League of America were the two top comics on my reading list, a time when both comics were the best things their respective companies were producing. Even the lighter-toned comic which developed from this cartoon was a grand read.
NOTE: This is classic post which first appeared at Rip Jagger's Other Dojo.
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I loved this cartoon and the others in the series. Bruce Timms designs \ style guides etc were just wonderful. This is one of the few cartoon series I bought on DVD. The effect on seeing this series was similar to the thrill the JLA comics had on me as a 10 year old kid in the late 60s. Just wonderful fun.
ReplyDeleteThese cartoons are genuinely exciting. That's not something one says about most animation.
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