Justice League (animation): Difference between revisions

[[File:justice-league-unlimited-04.jpg|frame|[[Not Your DaddysDaddy's X|This is not]] [[Super FriendsSuperfriends|your parents' League.]]]]

{{quote| '''Superman:''' [[The Chosen One|I once thought I could protect the world by myself]], but I was wrong. Working together, we saved the planet, and I believe that if we stay together [[We Work Well Together|as a team]], we could be a force that could truly work for the ideals of peace and justice.<br />

'''The Flash:''' What, like a bunch of [[Mythology Gag|Super Friends]]?<br />

This animated [[Adventure Series]] is Cartoon Network's update of ''[[Super FriendsSuperfriends]]'', with seven core heroes: [[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]], [[Wonder Woman]], [[Batman (Comic Book)|Batman]], [[Green Lantern]], the [[Flash]], [[Hawkman|Hawkgirl]] and [[Martian Manhunter]]. Existing in [[DCAU|the same universe]] as ''[[Batman: theThe Animated Series]]'', ''[[Superman: theThe Animated Series]]'', ''[[Static Shock]]'', ''[[The Zeta Project]]'' and ''[[Batman Beyond]],'' this show continued several story threads from those series and introduced new characters who had not previously appeared.

Banding together for the first time to face powerful alien conquerors, [[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]], [[The Flash]], the [[Green Lantern]] John Stewart, Hawkgirl, and the [[Martian Manhunter]] officially organize themselves as a team, anticipating having to deal with other threats that they cannot face alone. This incarnation lasted two seasons and 52 episodes (most of which were two-parters, with three three-parters and a single standalone episode). What immediately separated this show from [[Super FriendsSuperfriends]] (aside from ''actual'' characterization and the writers' capacity to ''remember what the characters' powers were'') was the decision to not feature every member in every episode. Between two and five members would have an episode together and only a couple of times did the entire League appear. The decision to also turn most stories into two or three part episodes allowed for a much larger scope that could not be accomplished in 22 minutes.

Both iterations of ''[[Justice League]]'' were distinctive among superhero series for being true ensemble pieces. Pick any member of the core cast and in any given episode he or she might be the main hero of the story, used mainly as part of the larger team, or never even mentioned at all. Supporting cast members rotated out weekly, especially in ''Unlimited''. In addition, while [[Jack Kirby]]'s [[New Gods|Fourth World]] creations were used extensively in ''[[Superman: theThe Animated Series]]'', [[Steve Ditko]]'s creations got the same treatment in this incarnation.

For the comic this show was based on, see [[Justice League of America]]. See also ''[[Justice League: Crisis Onon Two Earths]]'', which started off as [[The Movie|a movie]] bridging the gap between the end of ''Justice League'' and the beginning of ''Unlimited''. Though not set within the DC Animated Universe, the film retains many of the plot points and themes of the original story.

* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]

* [[Justice League (Filmanimation)/Tropes AM-LZ|Tropes AM-LZ]]

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