He was portrayed as unnaturally weak and vulnerable to harm with most episodes showing him being defeated by foes he should not have a problem with. Furthermore, a common complaint in the first season of Justice League was Superman's powers being toned down even more than in Superman: The Animated Series. As an in-joke, Superman's season one facial designs are used for an older Jor-El in the Justice League Unlimited episode ' For the Man Who Has Everything'.

Fans did not like the older appearance and in the second season the squint, grey streak and cheekbones were removed, in essence reverting Superman to his earlier animated look. Superman was initially redesigned to have a bit of a squint to his eyes as well as cheekbones that were meant to make him look older than he did in Superman The Animated Series. He was replaced by George Newbern.Īlongside Kevin Conroy and George Newbern as Superman, joining the rest of the main cast is Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman, Maria Canals-Barrera as Hawkgirl, Phil Lamarr as John Stewart, Michael Rosenbaum as Wally West / The Flash and Carl Lumbly as J'onn J'onnz / Martian Manhunter. Tim Daly, who voiced Superman in Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000), was initially involved, but he was unable to continue his role due to involvement with The Fugitive. The same costume from The New Batman Adventures is retained, but with the blue highlights from the Batman: The Animated Series costume and the long-ears from the Batman Beyond costume are added to the costume. Batman's costume was redesigned, but this time, his costume was a combination of his last three costumes. Kevin Conroy reprised his voice role as Batman from Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995), The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999), and Batman Beyond (1999–2001). It is the first series in the DC Animated Universe to fully use digital ink and paint, also the first to be produced in widescreen starting in Season 2. However, in February 2004, Cartoon Network announced a follow-up series, Justice League Unlimited, which premiered on July 31, 2004, and featured a larger roster of characters. Īccording to audio commentary on the DVD release of Season 2, the second-season finale 'Starcrossed' was expected to be the final episode of the series. The roster consisted of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern ( John Stewart), The Flash ( Wally West), Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz), and Hawkgirl. Animation, and was the last Cartoon Network show to be greenlit by Betty Cohen.īruce Timm, who co-produced Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series in the 1990s, became producer on an animated series focusing on the Justice League. It was the first show on Cartoon Network to be produced by Warner Bros. After two seasons, the series was rebranded as Justice League Unlimited, a successor series which aired for three seasons.

It serves as a sequel to Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series, as well as a prequel to Batman Beyond and, is the seventh series of the DC Animated Universe. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. Justice League is an American animated television series which ran from November 17, 2001, to May 29, 2004, on Cartoon Network.

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