Josh Reviews the Animated Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One
Crisis on Infinite Earths remains one of the most seminal stories in DC Comics’ history. Crisis was a twelve-issue mini-series, written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by George Perez, that was released in 1985-1986. Crisis was an enormous crossover, featuring pretty much ev
Josh Reviews the Animated Justice League: Warworld
Justice League: Warworld is the latest direct-to-DVD/blu-ray DC animated film. I knew that there was a recent extended storyline in the Superman comics about Superman’s being trapped on Warworld, forced to compete in the gladiatorial games there, in an effort to free the impri
Josh Reviews Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is the latest direct-to-blu-ray DC animated film. It’s based on the three-issue mini-series from 2000/2001, written by Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy) and Richard Pace, penciled by Troy Nixey and inked by Dennis Janke. The story mixes B
Josh Reviews the Legion of Super-Heroes Animated Movie
Legion of Super-Heroes is the latest direct-to-blu-ray DC animated movie. It’s a well-made depiction of the classic DC team of futuristic super-heroic teens. The story opens with the origin of Kara Zor-El, Supergirl. We see how she survived the destruction of Krypton and t
Josh Reviews Battle of the Super Sons
The latest DC direct-to-blu-ray/DVD animated film, Battle of the Super Sons, is a surprisingly entertaining action/adventure yarn with solid animation and fun, interesting characters. It’s one of the best DC animated films in years. I would not have guessed that I would hav
Josh Reviews Green Lantern: Beware My Power
The new DC animated movie, Green Lantern: Beware My Power, introduces John Stewart to the new DC animated continuity. As the film opens, we meet American military veteran John Stewart, who gets in trouble with the cops for violently confronting some ne’er-do-wells who are thre
Josh Reviews Catwoman: Hunted
In the new animated DC universe movie, Catwoman: Hunted, Selina Kyle steals a priceless gem from the criminal organization called Leviathan. As Leviathan tries to hunt Catwoman down to take revenge, Selina winds up teaming up with Batwoman, Julia Pennyworth, and King Faraday, who ar
Josh Reviews Injustice
Injustice is the latest DC animated movie, based on the videos game Injustice: Gods Among Us, as well as the variety of comic book series that expanded upon those games. (The film’s credits specifically site the comic book series Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One by Tom Tayl
Josh Reviews Batman: The Long Halloween Parts One & Two!
The latest direct-to-DVD/blu-ray DC animated film is a two-part adaptation of Batman: The Long Halloween. This comic book story was originally published as a 13-issue mini-series back in 1996-1997, written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale. The story is set soon after the ev
Josh Reviews Justice Society: World War II
In the latest DC animated direct to DVD/blu-ray film, Justice Society: World War II, the Flash winds up zapped from present day back to World War II. There he encounters the Justice Society, a group of superheroes led by Wonder Woman who are fighting alongside the Allies in Europe. I