DC Nation Shorts | |
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Genre | Action Comedy Shorts Anthology Superhero |
Starring | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 162 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Sam Register |
Production companies | DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation |
Original release | |
Network | Cartoon Network |
Release | November 11, 2011 – August 2, 2014 |
DC Nation Shorts is an animated series of shorts featuring characters from DC Comics from a variety of different titles that aired on Cartoon Network on Saturdays at 10/9c.
In March 2012, the shorts premiered as part of the DC Nation block, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. They aired alongside Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice , as well as with Beware the Batman and Teen Titans Go! in 2013. [1] Warner Bros. revived the Teen Titans animated series as Teen Titans Go! , based on the New Teen Titans shorts. Despite having one Cartoon Network / Warner Bros. Animation short, Swaroop (aired during The Big Pick contest), DC Nation Shorts was the first and only Cartoon Network original series co-produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.
In 2011, Sam Register promised new content every week on the block in addition to the shorts: "...whether that's a new show or an interstitial or a short". [2]
Title | Description | Note(s) |
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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld | Seven shorts based on Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (voiced by Sophie Oda) as she is brought into Gemworld to fight the forces of Dark Opal (voiced by Eric Bauza). [3] | The shorts were created by Brianne Drouhard with David Production. |
Animal Man | Shorts about the DC superhero Animal Man (voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic), who saves animals instead of the people who are actually in danger. [4] [5] | |
Batman Beyond | A short series about Batman Beyond. | Shown in 2014 during the 75th anniversary of Batman, [6] a significant feature has Will Friedle and Kevin Conroy reprising their roles of Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne. |
Batman of Shanghai | Shorts about Batman (voiced by Kirk Thornton), Bane (voiced by Kirk Thornton), and Catwoman (voiced by Stephanie Sheh). | It was re-imagined in 1930s Shanghai and animated by Wolf Smoke. [7] |
Batman: Strange Days | A short series about Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy) as he fights Hugo Strange (voiced by Brian George). | Written, storyboarded and directed by Bruce Timm. |
Blue Beetle | During the premiere of Green Lantern: The Animated Series , the preview for DC Nation included clips from the Blue Beetle trailer starring Garrett Plotkin. | |
Creature Commandos | Featuring the sometimes-successful misadventures of a team of superheroes modeled after the classic film monster canon, led by Lt. Matthew Shreive (voiced by Chris Cox) and consisting of werewolf Warren Griffith (voiced by Dana Snyder), vampire Sgt. Vincent Velcro (voiced by Kevin Shinick), Frankenstein Monster-like Pvt. Elliot "Lucky" Taylor (voiced by Kevin Shinick), and snake-haired Dr. Myrra Rhodes (voiced by Rachel Ramras). A humorous retelling of the Creature Commandos. | |
DC Super Pets | Shorts based on the Super Pets characters like Krypto the Superdog (voiced by David Kaye), Streaky the Supercat (voiced by Debra Wilson), Ace the Bat-Hound (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Robin Robin (voiced by Maria Bamford), and B'Dg (voiced by Elisha Yaffe). | Created by Franco Aureliani and Art Baltazar. [8] |
DC's World's Funnest | Shorts revolving around Batman, Robin, the Joker, Catwoman, and Superman. [9] | Animation directed by Rich Webber of Aardman Animations, [7] [10] and produced by John Woolley. |
Deadman | Shorts about the ghost superhero Deadman (voiced by Matt L. Jones). | Produced by C. H. Greenblatt. |
Demonstrations | Real world demonstrations of tools and techniques employed by superheroes and supervillains featuring professionals like Anthony De Longis and Jack Dagger. [11] | |
Doctor Fate | Shorts about the DC superhero Doctor Fate. [12] | |
Doom Patrol | Shorts about the DC superhero team the Doom Patrol, consisting of the Chief (voiced by Jeffrey Combs), Elasti-Girl (voiced by Kari Wahlgren), Negative Man (voiced by Clancy Brown), and Robotman (voiced by David Kaye). The Doom Patrol fights different villains including General Immortus (also voiced by Clancy Brown). [13] | |
Farm League | Featuring a version of the Just'a Lotta Animals, Farm League [14] stars DC characters as animals including Superman as Supermanatee (voiced by David Kaye), Batman as Batmongoose (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Wonder Woman as Wonder Wombat (voiced by Lauren Tom), the Flash as The Flish (voiced by Jason Marsden), Green Lantern as Green Lamprey (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Aquaman as Aquamandrill (voiced by Armin Shimerman), Shazam! as Shazham!, Robin as a Robin's Egg (voiced by Lauren Tom), Cyborg as Cybug (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Darkseid as Duckseid (voiced by David Kaye), the Joker as the Croaker (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Catwoman as Cat Cat, Mister Mxyzptlk as Mr. Mxyzchkn (voiced by Jason Marsden), Solomon Grundy as Solomon Bunny, Two-Face as Moo-Face (voiced by Armin Shimerman), Bizarro as Bizarrfo (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Captain Cold as Captain Cod (voiced by Eric Bauza), Sinestro as Sinestropotamus (voiced by Jason Marsden), Lex Luthor as Lex Liger (voiced by Eric Bauza), Brainiac as Craniac (voiced by Armin Shimerman), and Ambush Bug as Ambush Slug. [15] [16] [17] | |
Gotham City Impostors | The preview for DC Nation included animation of Gotham City Impostors . | |
Green Arrow | Shorts about the superhero Green Arrow (voiced by Will Friedle) and his high-tech bow (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) as he teams up with Black Canary (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) to defeat Onomatopoeia and his Ono-Bots (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson). | |
Lego Batman | The preview for DC Nation included animation of Lego Batman. | This animation was actually a pair of cut scenes from Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes . |
MAD Presents... | Shorts based on various DC characters, such as the "Shazamwich!" segment by Nate Theis. [18] | Produced by Mad . |
Metal Men | Shorts about Will Magnus (voiced by Corey Burton) and the Metal Men consisting of Gold (voiced by Tom Kenny), Lead (voiced by Tom Kenny), Platinum (voiced by Hynden Walch), Mercury (voiced by Corey Burton), Iron (voiced by Corey Burton), and Tin (voiced by Hynden Walch). [19] | Produced by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer with Augenblick Studios. |
New Teen Titans | Shorts about the Teen Titans with Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Greg Cipes, Tara Strong, and Khary Payton reprising their roles of Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg, respectively. | They are drawn more in a super-deformed style, but the basic animation style remains intact. Due to the popularity of the shorts, Cartoon Network revived Teen Titans as Teen Titans Go! , a half-hour show that is more comedic and lighthearted than its predecessor but still featuring the original cast. Teen Titans Go! premiered on April 23, 2013. |
Plastic Man | Shorts about the DC superhero Plastic Man (voiced by Tom Kenny) in his daily misadventures fighting supervillains, such as the Tuxedo (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) and Lady Granite (voiced by Jill Talley), and teaming up with Batman (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson). | It is based on the Puddle Trouble pilot developed by Andy Suriano, Tom Kenny, and Stephen DeStefano. [20] [21] |
Riddler | Shorts about Batman villain the Riddler (voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic) as he tries to best Batman (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) with his riddles. | |
Shade, the Changing Man | Shorts about the DC superhero Shade, the Changing Man (voiced by Benjamin Diskin). [22] | |
Shazam! | Shorts depicting Billy Batson (voiced by Tara Strong) becoming Shazam (voiced by David Kaye). | |
Super Best Friends Forever | Series of shorts about Wonder Girl (voiced by Grey DeLisle), Batgirl (voiced by Tara Strong), and Supergirl (voiced by Nicole Sullivan) joining to fight crime. | Developed by Lauren Faust, the series lasted for 5 episodes. [9] [23] Faust would later use it as a basis for DC Super Hero Girls . |
スーパーマン @ Tokyo/Baby Superman | Shorts about a baby named Kenta (vocal effects provided by Jeff Bennett) who is granted the powers of the Superman of Tokyo (voiced by Blair Underwood) upon wearing his cape as a diaper. [7] [22] [24] | Produced by David Production |
Sword of the Atom | Shorts about the DC superhero Atom (voiced by Jason Marsden). | These shorts are based on the series Sword of the Atom. [7] |
Tales of Metropolis | Shorts about the city of Metropolis featuring Lois Lane (voiced by Maria Bamford), Jimmy Olsen (voiced by Elisha Yaffe), Bizarro (voiced by David Kaye), Brainiac (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray), and Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy). | |
Thunder and Lightning | Shorts about the DC superhero Black Lightning (voiced by Blair Underwood) and his super-powered daughters Thunder (voiced by Cree Summer) and Lightning (voiced by Masasa Moyo). Thunder and Lightning receive their costumes from Peter Gambi (voiced by Jeff Bennett) in order to help their father fight crime. [12] [22] [25] | |
Vibe | Shorts about the DC superhero Vibe (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) competing in a break-dancing competition with his sidekick Daniel (voiced by Nika Futterman). Vibe must defeat the robot Extreme-O, created by Professor Ivo (voiced by Jason Marsden), who is disguised as the judge of the breakdancing competition. [12] | |
Wonder Woman | Shorts about Wonder Woman (voiced by Susan Eisenberg) and Steve Trevor (voiced by Sean Donnellan) re-imagined in the vein of Starsky and Hutch . | Written and directed by Robert Valley, and produced by No Dice INK Inc. |
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "DC's World's Funnest #1: Superkids" | November 11, 2011 | |
Superheroes and villains are reimagined with childlike personalities. The Joker does as many jumps and hops as he can in a minute. Superman explains he's not very sporty. Catwoman discusses her mask. Batman runs and jumps off a table. Note: Premiered as part of the DC Nation Preview. Aired as part of DC Nation on May 5, 2012 . | |||
2 | "New Teen Titans #1: Burp" | November 11, 2011 | |
The Teen Titans eat pizza and belch. Note: Premiered as part of the DC Nation Preview. Aired as part of DC Nation on June 30, 2012 . | |||
3 | "Boxing Glove Arrow" | March 3, 2012 | |
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Green Arrow's boxing glove arrow. | |||
4 | "DC's World's Funnest #2: Heroic Goofballs [26] [27] " | March 3, 2012 | |
Batman shows off his "superpowers" to Robin. Superman ponders why Robin is called "Robin". The Joker jokes that he prefers not to play jokes on people. Catwoman shows off her long jumping abilities. | |||
5 | "Plastic Man in... Super Hero Sketch Artist [26] " | March 3, 2012 | |
Plastic Man uses his stretching abilities to help an elderly woman identify the man who stole her purse. | |||
6 | "Batarang" | March 10, 2012 | |
Jack Dagger demonstrates the batarang. | |||
7 | "New Teen Titans #2: Utility Player [26] " | March 10, 2012 | |
Beast Boy accidentally washes Robin's utility belt and tries to cover it up just as the team faces Doctor Light. | |||
8 | " スーパーマン @ Tokyo #1 [26] " | March 10, 2012 | |
The Superman of Tokyo is defeated by a giant robot in Tokyo and passes on his cape and powers to baby Kenta. Upon wearing the cape as a diaper, Kenta becomes Baby Superman. | |||
9 | "Batmobile" | March 17, 2012 | |
NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne checks out Warner Bros.' collection of Batmobiles from the several Batman films. | |||
10 | "Super Best Friends Forever #1: Invisible Joy Ride [26] " | March 17, 2012 | |
11 | "MAD Presents... Shazamwich! [26] " | March 17, 2012 | |
From MAD , a commercial has Billy Batson transforming into Captain Marvel to try and convince a friend to try the Shazamwich. | |||
12 | "Character Profile: Plastic Man" | March 24, 2012 | |
The origin story of Plastic Man is revealed. | |||
13 | "DC's World's Funnest #3 [26] " | March 24, 2012 | |
Superman discusses how Wonder Woman wears very little. The Joker talks about his new shoes. Batman shows how he fights the wind. Catwoman demonstrates how she has to be sneaky. | |||
14 | "Plastic Man in... The Many and the Fowl [26] " | March 24, 2012 | |
Plastic Man tries to pay his electric bill, but first has to deal with the Tuxedo, Lady Granite, and the Fowl when it comes to mailing the payment. | |||
15 | "Knockout Gas Arrow" | March 31, 2012 | |
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Green Arrow's knockout gas arrow. | |||
16 | "New Teen Titans #3: Stream of Consciences [26] " | March 31, 2012 | |
Beast Boy is tempted by a plate of fresh-baked cookies. | |||
17 | " スーパーマン @ Tokyo #2 [26] " | March 31, 2012 | |
Kenta's mother tries to interview Tokyo's Superman. | |||
18 | "Character Profile: Kilowog" | April 7, 2012 | |
The origin story of Kilowog is revealed. | |||
19 | "Animal Man #1: Bank Robbery [28] " | April 7, 2012 | |
Animal Man interrupts a bank robbery by Captain Cold to save a mouse that Captain Cold was about to step on. After Animal Man leaves, Captain Cold continues his bank robbery. | |||
20 | "Animal Man #2: Train [28] " | April 7, 2012 | |
Animal Man races against time to beat a speeding train in order to get a cow off its track at the time when a woman has been tied to the train tracks. After Animal Man saves the cow, the woman slaps Animal Man. | |||
21 | "Super Best Friends Forever #2: Time Waits for No Girl [28] " | April 7, 2012 | |
After waiting for her father Commissioner Gordon to go to sleep, Batgirl hurries across the city to stop Poison Ivy. | |||
22 | "Batarang #2" | April 14, 2012 | |
Jack Dagger demonstrates throwing two batarangs at once. | |||
23 | "MAD Presents... Green Care Bear" | April 14, 2012 | |
Hal Jordan takes on the legacy of the Green Care Bear. | |||
24 | "DC's World's Funnest #4 [28] " | April 14, 2012 | |
Batman runs around and Superman talks about constellations. | |||
25 | "WonderCon #1" | April 21, 2012 | |
Cosplayers are interviewed at WonderCon. | |||
26 | "Plastic Man in... Boobtube [28] " | April 21, 2012 | |
Flatscreen captures Plastic Man in a television. | |||
27 | "New Teen Titans #4: Turn Back the Clock [28] " | April 21, 2012 | |
Mad Mod is trying to use a time machine to turn back time in order to regain his youth. | |||
28 | "Character Profile: Blue Beetle" | April 28, 2012 | |
The origin story of Blue Beetle is revealed. | |||
29 | "Super Best Friends Forever #3: Grounded [28] " | April 28, 2012 | |
Supergirl is grounded and Superman will make sure she stays in her room. | |||
30 | "MAD Presents... Teen Titanic" | April 28, 2012 | |
Titanic is parodied with the Teen Titans in this trailer spoof. | |||
31 | "WonderCon #2" | May 5, 2012 | |
Cosplayers are interviewed at WonderCon. | |||
32 | "Animal Man #3: Beach" | May 5, 2012 | |
Black Manta invades the beach and Animal Man defeats him after he had knocked down a crab's sand castle. | |||
33 | "Animal Man #4: Invasion" | May 5, 2012 | |
Darkseid and his Parademons invade Earth as Animal Man scolds a dog's owner for tying his dog to a parking meter. | |||
34 | "Robin's Collapsible Bo Staff" | May 12, 2012 | |
35 | "New Teen Titans #5: Blackfire's Babysitter" | May 12, 2012 | |
Starfire is asked to babysit her sister Blackfire's children. | |||
36 | "Mad Presents... That's What Super Friends Are For" | May 12, 2012 | |
The rest of the Super Friends perform a song and dance for Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman questioning their group's name. | |||
37 | "Character Profile: Animal Man" | May 19, 2012 | |
The origin story of Animal Man is revealed. | |||
38 | "Vibe #1: Enter Extremo Pt. 1" | May 19, 2012 | |
Vibe enters a breakdancing competition. | |||
39 | "Vibe #2: Enter Extremo Pt. 2" | May 19, 2012 | |
40 | "Sword of the Atom #1: Eye of the Storm" | May 26, 2012 | |
The Atom crash lands into the jungle. | |||
41 | "Super Best Friends Forever #4: Name Game" | May 26, 2012 | |
While battling the Cheetah, the girls debate if they should call their group the Super Best Friends Forever. | |||
42 | "Character Profile: The Flash" | June 2, 2012 | |
The origin story of the Flash is revealed. | |||
43 | "Sword of the Atom #2: A Choice of Dooms" | June 2, 2012 | |
Atom battles a snake and the Morlaidhans. | |||
44 | "New Teen Titans #6: Cyborg the Lifeguard" | June 2, 2012 | |
Cyborg acts as a lifeguard at a pool. | |||
45 | "Kid Flash's Dodging" | June 9, 2012 | |
Demonstration of Kid Flash's ability to dodge attacks. | |||
46 | "Sword of the Atom #3: Rattling the Cage" | June 9, 2012 | |
The Atom and Taren battle for their lives in the Pit. | |||
47 | "New Teen Titans #7: Taped Before a Live Studio Audience" | June 9, 2012 | |
Robin and Cyborg split their lives using duct tape. | |||
48 | "Joker's Playing Cards" | June 16, 2012 | |
Jack Dagger demonstrates the Joker's playing cards as a weapon. | |||
49 | "Sword of the Atom #4: Battle of the Tiny Titans" | June 16, 2012 | |
The Atom must battle Taren in gladiatorial combat. | |||
50 | "Mad Presents... The Curious Case of Benjamin Batman" | June 16, 2012 | |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is parodied as Batman ages like Benjamin Button in this trailer spoof. | |||
51 | "Nightwing's Movement" | June 23, 2012 | |
An athlete demonstrates Nightwing's movement with running and acrobatics. | |||
52 | "The Tumbler" | July 14, 2012 | |
Specifications are given about the Tumbler from the Christopher Nolan series of Batman films. | |||
53 | "Batman of Shanghai #1: Catwoman" | July 14, 2012 | |
Set in Shanghai 1930, Catwoman steals an important scroll and must battle to keep it (a cameo is made by Bane). | |||
54 | "Mad Presents... Batman Family Feud" | July 14, 2012 | |
When Batman hears that the Riddler is going to rob a television studio, Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and Alfred enter Family Feud only to risk failure because of their peculiar habits. Batman makes a deal with the Riddler for the questions to skew towards their lifestyle in order to win. | |||
55 | "San Diego Comic-Con" | July 28, 2012 | |
Cosplayers at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con are interviewed. | |||
56 | "Batman of Shanghai #2: Bane" | July 28, 2012 | |
Bane appears and obtains the Scroll of Destiny. | |||
57 | "Batman of Shanghai #3: Bat-Man" | July 28, 2012 | |
Batman battles Bane and Catwoman for the scroll. | |||
58 | "New Teen Titans #8: Red X Unmasked" | August 4, 2012 | |
The Titans capture Red X, but still can't uncover just who he is. | |||
59 | "Boxing Glove Arrow #2" | September 1, 2012 | |
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Green Arrow's boxing glove arrow's capability for distance and accuracy. | |||
60 | "Character Profile: Batgirl" | September 22, 2012 | |
The origin story of Batgirl is revealed. | |||
61 | "Flash's Agility" | September 29, 2012 | |
A demonstration is done with a runner performing as the Flash in an obstacle course inspired by Trickster. | |||
62 | "New Teen Titans #9: Gamma Rays and You" | September 29, 2012 | |
The Titans explain gamma rays. | |||
63 | "Super Best Friends Forever #5: Solomon Grundy Don't Fight Girls" | September 29, 2012 | |
When Solomon Grundy begins rampaging, the SBFF show up to stop him. Only, Grundy don't fight girls. | |||
64 | "Batarang #3" | October 6, 2012 | |
Jack Dagger demonstrates the destructive power of the batarang. | |||
65 | "New Teen Titans #10: Titans in Love" | October 6, 2012 | |
Segments include "Raven in Love" and "Robin in Love". | |||
66 | "DC's World's Funnest #5" | October 6, 2012 | |
Joker captures Robin as Batman comes to the rescue and Catwoman debates Batman's choice of costume. | |||
67 | "New Teen Titans #11: Titanimal Kingdom" | November 10, 2012 | |
Mumbo transforms the Titans into Titanimals and showcases them on his nature show. | |||
68 | "New Teen Titans #12: Kidz Korner 4 Kidz" | November 17, 2012 | |
The Titans put on a children's TV show. | |||
69 | "New Teen Titans #13: Groundhog Minute" | November 24, 2012 | |
The Titans are stuck in a time loop when baby Warp keeps biting his time disk. | |||
70 | "New Teen Titans #14: Apprentice Part III" | December 1, 2012 | |
Larry the Titan makes a fan-made continuation of the "Apprentice" episode, with Larry as "Robin" and Silkie as "Starfire". | |||
71 | "New Teen Titans #15: Bad Dad" | December 8, 2012 | |
Raven's father Trigon visits her at Titans Tower. | |||
72 | "New Teen Titans #16: Lightning Round" | December 15, 2012 | |
73 | "New Teen Titans #17: Mayhem at First Sight" | December 22, 2012 | |
Mumbo and Mother Mae-Eye meet and fall in love and decide to get married. | |||
74 | "Character Profile: Cyborg" | January 5, 2013 | |
The origin story of Cyborg is revealed. | |||
75 | "Thunder and Lightning #1: Clothes Make the Hero" | January 5, 2013 | |
Black Lightning gets a new costume from tailor Peter Gambi when Doctor Polaris interrupts by attacking the city. Leaving behind his daughters Thunder and Lightning, Gambi surprises the sisters with their own costumes. | |||
76 | "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Level 1: Your Quest Begins" | January 5, 2013 | |
A young girl named Amy Winston is playing the handheld video game "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld". She is unable to defeat the evil Dark Opal with Prince Topaz only to be magically transported to Gemworld as the long-lost Princess Amethyst. | |||
77 | "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Level 2: Village of the Frogs" | January 12, 2013 | |
Dark Opal sends a giant spider that battles Amethyst. | |||
78 | "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Level 3: Random Encounter" | January 19, 2013 | |
Amethyst must take a dip in a lake after an encounter with a slime, but must also battle the enormous centipede-like creature that takes residence in the lake. | |||
79 | "Farm League #1: The Boiled Wonder/When the League's Away" | January 26, 2013 | |
"The Boiled Wonder": Supermanatee and the Flish must save Robin's Egg from Lex Liger. "When the League's Away": Shazham protects the Barn of Justice from Duckseid. | |||
80 | "Character Profile: Impulse" | February 2, 2013 | |
The origin story of Impulse is revealed. | |||
81 | "Thunder and Lightning #2: Lightning Under the Weather" | February 2, 2013 | |
While Black Lightning battles the Masters of Disaster and Volcano Man, Thunder has to get herself and Lightning ready for school, but Lightning is under the weather. This turns out to be true to Black Lightning when her sneeze defeats one of the villains that Black Lightning was fighting. | |||
82 | "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Level 4: The Turquoise Cave" | February 9, 2013 | |
Amethyst battles Prince Topaz (who had been turned into a skeleton by Dark Opal in the first short) and earns his treasure after defeating him. Nothing left to hold him back, Amethyst puts Prince Topaz's skeleton back together and urges Prince Topaz to travel the world. | |||
83 | "Character Profile: Beast Boy" | February 16, 2013 | |
The origin story of Beast Boy is revealed. | |||
84 | "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Level 5: Battle in the Stormy Peaks" | February 16, 2013 | |
Amethyst saves the Frog Prince from Dark Opal's spell and obtains her pendant's jewel Prince Topaz told her she needed. She however must face Dark Opal himself when he shows up in person. | |||
85 | "Farm League #2: Snack Run" | February 23, 2013 | |
Batmongoose is sent out to get snacks only to discover the Croaker, Cat Cat, and Moo-Face drugging the League's water trough. | |||
86 | "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Level 6: The Final Battle" | March 2, 2013 | |
Amethyst faces off against Dark Opal. | |||
87 | "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Level 7: Welcome Home" | March 9, 2013 | |
Amethyst defeats Dark Opal and returns to her own world. | |||
88 | "Farm League #3: Swimming Lessons/Talk to the Lamprey" | March 16, 2013 | |
"Swimming Lessons": The Flish and Robin's Egg have their swim interrupted by Captain Cod. "Talk to the Lamprey": Sinestropotamus attacks the Barn of Justice capturing Cybug and Billy Bacon but is stopped by the Green Lamprey. | |||
89 | "Farm League #4: Taking Out the Trash" | April 27, 2013 | |
Wonder Wombat and Cybug are fighting with Lex Liger. | |||
90 | "Shade #1: Shade, the Changing Man" | May 4, 2013 | |
Shade, the Changing Man, combats madness late at night on a city street. | |||
91 | "Aquaman's Swimming Obstacle" | May 11, 2013 | |
92 | "DC's World's Funnest #6" | May 11, 2013 | |
Superman sneezes and rains heat vision on the people of Gotham as the Joker tries to imitate a balloon and Catwoman describes what to do with a tail. | |||
93 | "Character Profile: Amethyst" | May 18, 2013 | |
The origin story of Amethyst is revealed. | |||
94 | "DC Super Pets #1: Jokes on You" | May 18, 2013 | |
Ace the Bat-Hound and Robin Robin must stop Joker Fish's villainous crime wave. | |||
95 | "Wonder Woman's Golden Lasso" | May 25, 2013 | |
96 | "Tales of Metropolis #1: Bizarro" | May 25, 2013 | |
97 | "Comic-Con 2013" | June 1, 2013 | |
98 | "Farm League #5: Heads or Tails" | June 1, 2013 | |
In the super villain's silo, Craniac comes up with a brilliant plan, but Bizarrfo has a plan of his own. | |||
99 | "Penguin's Knock-Out Gas Umbrella" | June 8, 2013 | |
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Penguin's umbrella including its knockout gas feature. | |||
100 | "DC's World's Funnest #7" | June 8, 2013 | |
Superman describes what he's scared of, The Joker sings Jingle Bells as Batman appears, and Catwoman describes being good at balancing on one leg. | |||
101 | "Man of Steel Interview: Dylan Sprayberry #1" | June 15, 2013 | |
Dylan Sprayberry is interviewed about playing a younger Clark Kent in Man of Steel . | |||
102 | "MAD Presents... Extreme Renovation: House Edition" | June 15, 2013 | |
103 | "Man of Steel Interview: Dylan Sprayberry #2" | June 22, 2013 | |
Dylan Sprayberry is interviewed about playing young Clark Kent in Man of Steel . | |||
104 | "DC Super Pets #2: Krypto vs. Streaky" | June 22, 2013 | |
Krypto tries to compete against Streaky to see which could do the most good deeds in the shortest amount of time. | |||
105 | "Catwoman's Whip" | June 29, 2013 | |
Mary De Longis demonstrates Catwoman's whip. | |||
106 | "Plastic Man in... The Bat and the Eel" | June 29, 2013 | |
Batman relates his encounter with safecracker Eel O'Brian. | |||
107 | "Character Profile: Black Lightning" | July 6, 2013 | |
The origin story of Black Lightning is revealed. | |||
108 | "Riddler #1: Riddle Me This!" | July 6, 2013 | |
The Riddler places Batman in various death traps while asking him juvenile riddles involving members of the Justice League. | |||
109 | "Aquaman's Trident" | July 13, 2013 | |
A man demonstrates Aquaman's underwater movements as he works to get the trident, swim around obstacles, and take down an underwater cut-out of Black Manta. | |||
110 | "Wonder Woman #1" | July 13, 2013 | |
Steve Trevor crash lands on an island paradise and is pursued by two women in weaponized jeeps before Wonder Woman captures him using a stylized car that turns invisible. | |||
111 | "Wonder Woman #2" | July 20, 2013 | |
As the two women confront Wonder Woman about interrogating Steve Trevor, Giganta awakes and emerges from the water taking the jeeps as roller skates. Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor, and the two women pack into the stylized car as they try to evade the giant. | |||
112 | "Teen Titans Go! Cast" | July 27, 2013 | |
The cast of Teen Titans Go! is interviewed by their oversized blow-ups at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. | |||
113 | "Wonder Woman #3" | July 27, 2013 | |
Wonder Woman defeats Giganta by sending her crashing into the ocean and saves Steve Trevor. Trevor asks where he is, but is not surprised when Wonder Woman replies "Paradise Island". | |||
114 | "Comic-Con 2013: Costumes" | August 3, 2013 | |
115 | "Tales of Metropolis #2: Lois Lane" | August 3, 2013 | |
Lois Lane follows Batman everywhere to get an interview. Before he defeats Penguin, Batman answers Lois' questions in order of when each one is asked. | |||
116 | "Metal Men #1: Meet the Metal Men" | August 10, 2013 | |
Will Magnus constructs the Metal Men. | |||
117 | "Penguin's Umbrella Gun" | August 17, 2013 | |
Anthony De Longis demonstrates Penguin's Umbrella Gun by shooting paintballs at paper lanterns. | |||
118 | "DC Super Pets #3: World's Finest Bark" | August 17, 2013 | |
Ace and Krypto team with Green Lantern B'dg. | |||
119 | "Doom Patrol: Chapter #1 - Challenge of the Timeless Commander" | August 24, 2013 | |
The Doom Patrol protect an alien vessel from getting into the hands of General Immortus. | |||
120 | "Comic-Con 2013: Raven & Beast Boy" | August 31, 2013 | |
121 | "Metal Men #2: Three Laws of Robotics" | August 31, 2013 | |
122 | "Character Profile: Bizarro" | September 7, 2013 | |
The origin story of Bizarro is revealed. | |||
123 | "Plastic Man in... Superheroes Wear Pajamas" | September 7, 2013 | |
Plastic Man is entranced by the Tuxedo and appears in public in his Batman pajamas with his teddy bear. | |||
124 | "Catwoman's Whip #2" | September 14, 2013 | |
Mary De Longis demonstrates Catwoman's whip on her husband who is wielding a baseball bat. | |||
125 | "DC's World's Funnest #8" | September 14, 2013 | |
Batman misses a call on the Batphone because he was in the bathroom. | |||
126 | "Superman's Heat Vision" | September 21, 2013 | |
127 | "DC Super Pets #4: The League of Just Us Cows" | September 21, 2013 | |
128 | "Comic-Con 2013: Superman's Powers" | September 28, 2013 | |
Con-goers were asked what they would do with Superman's powers. | |||
129 | "Deadman #1: Catch" | September 28, 2013 | |
Deadman possesses various bodies in order to save a falling crow that he has tried to scare. | |||
130 | "Superman 75th Anniversary Party" | October 5, 2013 | |
Celebrities at the Superman 75th Anniversary Party are asked what would they do with Superman's powers. | |||
131 | "Metal Men #3: Identity Crisis" | October 5, 2013 | |
The Metal Men must face a threat despite their heads switched between each other's bodies. | |||
132 | "Interview: Dylan Sprayberry" | October 5, 2013 | |
Dylan Sprayberry is interviewed about playing a younger Clark Kent in Man of Steel . | |||
133 | "Cyborg's Arm Cannon" | October 12, 2013 | |
134 | "MAD Presents... Zeke and Lex Luthor" | October 12, 2013 | |
Zeke and Luther is parodied when Lex Luthor abducts and replaces Luther in a skateboarding competition. | |||
135 | "Character Profile: Metamorpho" | October 19, 2013 | |
The origin story of Metamorpho is revealed. | |||
136 | "Superman 75th Anniversary" | October 19, 2013 | |
Zack Snyder and Bruce Timm produced tribute to 75 years of Superman. | |||
137 | "Katana's Sword" | October 26, 2013 | |
Katana's katana is demonstrated. | |||
138 | "Tales of Metropolis #3: Jimmy Olsen" | October 26, 2013 | |
Jimmy Olsen goes over the problems with being Superman's best (and perhaps only) friend to Clark Kent. | |||
139 | "Deadman #2: Graveffiti" | November 2, 2013 | |
140 | "Plastic Man in... Untouchable" | November 9, 2013 | |
141 | "Character Profile: Shazam!" | November 17, 2013 | |
The origin story of Captain Marvel is revealed. | |||
142 | "Doom Patrol: Chapter #2 - Trail of the Terrible Titan" | November 17, 2013 | |
143 | "Robin's Staff" | November 23, 2013 | |
144 | "Metal Men #4: Cash for Gold" | November 23, 2013 | |
145 | "Deadman #3: Date" | November 30, 2013 | |
146 | "DC's World's Funnest #9" | December 7, 2013 | |
147 | "Doom Patrol: Chapter #3 - The Spy Within the Doom Patrol" | December 28, 2013 | |
148 | "Character Profile: Wonder Woman" | February 22, 2014 | |
The origin story of Wonder Woman is revealed. | |||
149 | "Batman: Strange Days (Batman 75th Anniversary)" | April 9, 2014 | |
A lost tale from Batman's past, the Dark Knight tracks a strange giant to the mysterious lair of Hugo Strange. | |||
150 | "Green Arrow #1: Onomatopoeiabot" | April 16, 2014 | |
Green Arrow and Black Canary have a competition to see who can destroy more of Onomatopoeia's giant robots. | |||
151 | " Batman Beyond (Batman 75th Anniversary)" | April 23, 2014 | |
Terry (Batman) battles a Batman robot in the Batcave with help from Bruce and the Batmobile. | |||
152 | "Shazam! #1: Courage" | April 30, 2014 | |
Billy Batson transforms into Shazam in order to see an R-rated, scary movie, but his fear leaves him too weak to fight when he encounters Ibac on the way home. | |||
153 | "DC Super Pets #5: Have Your Cake and B'Dg Too" | May 14, 2014 | |
154 | "Creature Commandos #1: Trailer" | July 5, 2014 | |
155 | "Green Arrow #2: Brick" | July 6, 2014 | |
Green Arrow tests out a bunch of new arrows on Brick, to Black Canary's dismay. | |||
156 | "Shazam! #2: Wisdom" | July 12, 2014 | |
Billy seeks the gods' help in answering a math problem involving trains. | |||
157 | "Metal Men #5: Metal Men vs. Chemo" | July 13, 2014 | |
158 | "Creature Commandos #2: Lucky Day" | July 19, 2014 | |
159 | "Green Arrow #3: Cupid" | July 20, 2014 | |
Green Arrow's Bow falls in love with Cupid's crossbow. | |||
160 | "Shazam! #3: Stamina" | July 26, 2014 | |
161 | "DC's World's Funnest #10" | July 27, 2014 | |
162 | "Creature Commandos #3: Weak Link" | August 2, 2014 |
In May 2012, DC Comics released a 64-page monthly magazine called DC Nation Super Spectacular. The featured strips are based on the Young Justice & Green Lantern: The Animated Series television series as well as additional content such as behind the scenes features. [29] [30]
The DC Nation Shorts have been transmitted by Cartoon Network (Latin America) since July 2013. The series are transmitted randomly in commercial breaks and it has broadcast shorts this way for years. This is because Cartoon Network Latin America has not incorporated the DC Nation block. The shorts broadcast were Tokyo/Baby Superman, DC Super Pets, Animal Man, Vibe, and The New Teen Titans.
The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #28. Writer Gardner Fox conceived the team as a revival of the Justice Society of America, a similar team from DC Comics from the 1940s which had been pulled out of print due to a decline in sales. The Justice League is an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from DC Comics' portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. This is in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men, whose characters were created specifically to be part of the team, with the team being central to their identity. The cast of the Justice League usually features a few highly popular characters who have their own solo books, such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, alongside several lesser-known characters who benefit from exposure.
Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. The title of the series varied from season to season, as did the superheroes on the team. Nine seasons, comprising a total of 93 episodes, were produced.
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Teen Titans is an American animated superhero television series created by Glen Murakami and developed by Murakami, David Slack and Sam Register. Based on DC Comics's superhero team Teen Titans, it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation, and DC Comics. The show premiered on Cartoon Network on July 19, 2003; its first two seasons also aired on Kids' WB. Initially, only four seasons were planned, but the popularity of the series led to Cartoon Network ordering a fifth season. The final half-hour episode of the show, "Things Change", aired on January 16, 2006; it was later followed by a TV movie, Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, that premiered on September 15 the same year, serving as the series finale. A 15-minute episode titled "The Lost Episode" was released as part of an online promotional campaign by Post Consumer Brands in January 2005.
The Batman is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Michael Goguen and Duane Capizzi, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics for seasons 3–5, the series first aired on Kids' WB on September 11, 2004, then Cartoon Network on April 2, 2005. The show would become exclusive to the former network for its third, fourth, and fifth seasons in early 2006. The Batman won six Daytime Emmy Awards over the course of its run. Many elements from previous Batman storylines were borrowed and adapted, such as those from the comic books, film series and the animated shows like Batman: The Animated Series from the DC Animated Universe, but it remained strictly within its own distinct continuity. Jackie Chan Adventures artist Jeff Matsuda served as art director and provided the character designs. The production team altered the appearances of many of the comic books' supervillains for the show, such as the Joker, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Bane, and the Riddler.
The DC Animated Universe is a shared universe based on DC Comics and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It began with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and ended with Justice League vs. the Fatal Five in 2019. The associated media franchise includes theatrical and direct-to-video feature films, shorts, comic books, video games, and other multimedia adaptations.
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The New Adventures of Superman is a series of six-minute animated Superman adventures produced by Filmation that were broadcast Saturday mornings on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 5, 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring The Adventures of Superboy and other DC Comics superheroes.
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure is a Saturday morning Filmation animated series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1968. Premiering on September 9, 1967, this 60-minute program included a series of six-minute adventures featuring various DC Comics superheroes.
The Adventures of Superboy is a series of six-minute animated Superboy cartoons produced by Filmation that were broadcast on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The 34 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring The New Adventures of Superman and other DC Comics superheroes.
The DC Universe Animated Original Movies are a series of American direct-to-video superhero animated films based on DC Comics characters and stories. From 2007 to 2022, films were produced primarily by Warner Bros. Animation but subsequently fell under DC Studios. Many films are usually stand-alone projects that are either adaptations of popular works or original stories.
Young Justice is an American superhero animated television series developed by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The show, instead of a direct adaptation of Peter David, Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck's Young Justice comic series, is an original story set in the DC Universe with a focus on teenage and young adult superheroes.
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DC Nation was a programming block of DC Comics series and shorts that aired on American television channel Cartoon Network on Saturday morning. It premiered on March 3, 2012, and was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Some of the shows in DC Nation include Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice. Cartoon Network announced that they revived the Teen Titans animated series as Teen Titans Go!, based on the New Teen Titans shorts, in 2013; episodes began airing in April of that year.
Teen Titans Go! is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013, and is based on DC Comics' fictional superhero team the Teen Titans. The series was announced following the popularity of DC Nation's New Teen Titans shorts. The production companies of the series are DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, with the animation outsourced to Canada at Copernicus Studios and Bardel Entertainment.
The DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) is an American media franchise and shared universe of animated films distributed between 2013 and 2024 by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. Based on characters from the DC Universe, the franchise is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line.
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