Livewire Wasn't Quite the Harley Quinn Superman: The Animated Series Needed

 

A new, female villain for Superman had a celeb voice actor and a lot of Harley Quinn's spark, but didn't quite connect. I revisit this week at CBR.

How Batman Beyond Paved the Way for an Animated Justice League

 

Superman's legendary first team-up with Batman Beyond was a landmark moment for the show and character, but not so much in the tie-in comic. I look at both this week at CBR.

Superman: The Animated Series and the Phantom Sequel I Imagined

Okay, I was for some reason under the impression the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Fathers' Day" had an intended sequel that later appeared as an issue of Superman Adventures, written by Mark Evanier. And, after beginning work on the article, could find no evidence whatsoever to support this. But, it turns out there is an Adventures issue relating to Superman and fathers, so a match was ultimately made. And you can read about it here at CBR...

The 100th Adventure(s) Time!

This week at CBR is the100th official installment of Adventure(s) Time! (I've done "specials" that I didn't count towards the total because they didn't strictly fit the format...this is the one hundredth comics/cartoon comparison.) To celebrate the anniversary, I look at the official DCAU meeting of Batman and Superman...along with the times the "animated" comics jumped the gun.

Superman: The Animated Series – When Superman Became A Ruthless Tyrant (Twice)

This week on CBR, I look back on the "Brave New Metropolis" episode of the series, along with a Mark Millar story with a similar concept.

Resolving that DCAU Wonder Woman Conundrum

This week at CBR, I look back on the pesky continuity issue that interfered with Wonder Woman's DCAU debut.

"McGurk?! Hey, Has Anyone Seen McGurk?"

At CBR, I look back at Superman: The Animated Series' "Mxyzpixilated" episode, and the issue of Mark Millar's Superman Adventures that everyone went crazy over.

And, unrelated to anything relating to Superman, aside from the fact that it involves a character with mysterious powers arriving on Earth and helping others, I've been looking back at HBO's short-lived John from Cincinnati at Gentlemen of Leisure.

Superman: The Animated Series – When Villains Saved the Day?

The latest Adventure(s) Time post, looking back on Superman: The Animated Series and one of Mark Millar's earliest issues of Superman Adventures.

Superman: The Animated Series & Its Tie-in's Totally Tiny Adventure

My latest Adventure(s) Time article, looking back on the two Krypton refugees who were most certainly not General Zod.  Plus, one of the hoary kids' TV cliches the producers never wanted to touch...

Adventure(s) Time - When Superman Became a Batman Cosplayer

Looking back on one of my favorite Superman Adventures issues...

More from Superman: The Animated Series on CBR

I look back on the most Clark-centric episode of Superman: The Animated Series, along with an issue of Superman Adventures that also turned the focus to Clark. If you have any suggestions for future installments, just let me know.

Adventure(s) Time - When Lobo Fragged Superman: The Animated Series

My latest CBR piece looks back on Lobo's debut in the DCAU...can you guess which of his catchphrases was banned as soon as the censors heard it spoken aloud?

Adventure(s) Time - Supergirl's Non-Gooey Animated Debut

In case you missed it, my latest installment of Adventure(s) Time focuses on Supergirl's debut in the DC Animated Universe, some of the behind-the-scenes issues it presented, and how the Superman Adventures comic completed the character arc that was cut from the show.

Adventure(s) Time Moves out of Gotham City

You can read the latest installment of Adventure(s) Time by clicking here.  I examine what some people view as the weakest episode of Superman: The Animated Series, and the issue of Superman Adventures that utilized a similar concept years before the episode aired.

Also, I broach this subject...