Adam Graham's Blog: Christians and Superheroes - Posts Tagged "animated-superhero"

Superman: The Animated Series was the second big entry in the DC Animated Universe and it had so much that went right for it. It all began with a great theme that sent your mood perfectly for action and adventure.

The production team that work on Batman: The Animated Series also worked on this series, but they didn't try to make Superman a clone. They saw how it need to be different. Superman had its own sense of style and tended towards brighter colors and moods fitting with superman.

Superman: TAS featured a wide swatch of Superman's rogue's gallery from the big guns like Superman, Luthor, and Brainiac to Metallo, Bizarro, the Parasite, and Lobo, Mister Mxyzptlk and of course there was the menace of Darkseid throughout the series. The series also introduced us to Livewire, who later became a mainstream villain in the DC Universe.

Most episodes were adventurous romps, that were fun and well-written. Yeah, there were a few weak ones such as, "Unity" and "Hand of Fate." but they also managed incredibly touching scenes like Superman at the grave of Dan Turpin, who in the absence of Superman had stood up to Darkseid, saved the Earth, and gotten killed for it. Supermansaid, "In the end, the world didn't need a superman, just a brave one."

This was a solid series that took a different spin on the DCU from Batman and the result is a classic that stands up today.