Was Justice League the Cartoon as good as Batmans or Supermans Animated Adventures? (the ones from mid-1990s)?
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JL kicks any cartoons @ss that I have ever seen in my life.  I love Batman and Hawkgirl b/c they are the rebels.  I liked Batman TAS as well but JL is just more real, gritty and the characters all have issues.  They are not the hokey "Superfriends" I grew up with.  \nTAS had it's merits "Perchance to Dream" and "Robin's Reckoning" come to mind but JL is just addicting.  I LOVE the fact that Batman thinks Superman is a goody goody choirboy and that Hawkgirl thinks Wonder Woman (my favourite superheroine as a child) is a spoiled brat.  I love GL's high and tight marine attitude vs Green Arrow's freewheeling approach.  If anyone knows the history of comics that is how these characters were supposed to play off each other.\nThe critiques I have is that JL introduced way too many obscure characters. Has anyone else noticed The Flash hasn't been seen a lot recently either?\nI understand Question since he is part of the Batman family Huntress's boyfriend and all. Same goes for Black Canary.\nI understand Vixen because she causes tension between GL and Hawkgirl.\n\nWhat purpose do Elongated Man, Vigilante and Booster Gold serve? \nI love the villains! Some of them are obscure as well.\nGrodd is my favourite! The only cartoon that even comes close to JL is Batman Beyond which reminds me of my next question...
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My feeling is that the writers and editors at DC deliberately leave this "who's richer" question open, precisely because they don't want to encourage the kind of continuity-obsessed fact-checking that boxes good writers into a corner when all they're trying to do is tell fun stories about guys & girls in tights. \n\nIf we're talking net worth, though, I would argue Lex Luthor is the more wealthier of the two. He's older than Wayne, so he's had more time to amass his wealth (which he started doing at a very young age, according to current bio), and I would say he's a lot less picky how he makes his money, meaning he would be more likely to get into the big defense contracts and other ethically queasy industries than someone like Bruce Wayne. \n\nAs for power... again, I have to hand it to Lex. Remember, "Bruce Wayne" is just the facade that Batman uses to carry on a day-to-day life; it differs from writer to writer, but Bruce is usually portrayed as a playboy... someone who likes making money, but isn't too concerned about using it to further his power. Image is everything, so I wouldn't be surprised if most people in the DC universe see Bruce Wayne as a Donald Trump type -- rich and powerful in his own circles, but hardly someone that inspires fear or rumours of political office. \n\n(btw, there's a really fun JLA story -- can't remember the exact issue off the top of my head -- where Batman gets one of Luthor's gang members to betray him simply by upping the villain's asking price, a plot point later used in a Justice League cartoon. Just goes to show money can't buy happiness, but it sure can rent it for a while.) \n\nJust for fun, check out the link below. Forbes magazine does an annual "Fictional Fifteen" where it lists the estimated wealth of fictional billionaires. Lex Luthor ($10.1 billion) came in fourth after Santa Claus, Daddy Warbucks and Richie Rich; Bruce Wayne ($6.5 billion) came in eighth, just beating out the millionaire from Gilligan's Island.
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superman is best. just ask batman after he got beat up
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Batman can kick Superman's butt, and has.
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Oh man.... that is funny stuff.\nBut can't Superman fly only with his cape on? And the guy didn't notice the cape? lol  :P
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Hey!!!!!! thats not fair! but well ok!!! Batman vs. Space Ghost is an odd rivalry. You see Space Ghost travels on the inner depths of space and hunts for evil alien creatures. Batman on the other hand is a vigilante on Gotham City and sometimes join the JLeague on earthwatch for evil villaines. So how will the two matchup? they can't even see each other its really surreally impossible!..Hew! but ok! ill try to analyze them, no interview skills man..Facts: space ghost powers comes from his three gadgets. his two arm bands which radiates cosmic energy and his belt which can protect him, makes him fly and makes him invisible.his mask and cape cant do nothing.Space ghost relies on this gadgets all the time with his spaceship.On the other hand Batman, has his utility belt,combined with intelligence, agility, cleverness and adaptability. He is a full flexed knowledge based hero, a CSI investigator at times and an acrobatic stuntman...He is also called The Dark Knight..complete vehicles name it land, sea and air..Ok..acc. to this fact if you speak of their abilities i vote for Batman, coz he's gud in all aspects, but if you speak on powers i say space ghost (over-reliance on his gadjets).If you speak on location, on space batman can't reach what space ghost can on deep space. Batman will die on deep space and space ghost will live becoz he has a spaceship. on earth space ghost will live but since he's a bit of an alien on earth, batman has the advantage of knowledge and can defeat space ghost...In conclusion,(lets end up this nonsense rivalry)..Batman is a marvel comics charcter and space ghost is just a character made for cartoon networks created by hanna-barbera...Finally I think, based on my innermost imaginations...Since Batman can't go to deep space like space ghost do, he'll call for a challenge on earth...Space ghost on the other hand, will decline the challenge becoz if he leaves deep space there aint anyone that can protect it like he does. Space Ghost will not go to Earth becoz he is made for space not earth, you see now! So winner by Default..."The Dark Knight: Batman"
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There is a number of reasons why the 90's have such a bad rap.\n\nThen came a certain artist named Rob Liefeld. He was barely out of high school, no art training, (barely any skill) and there he was, drawing the New Mutants. He drew huge superhero guys with enormous muscles, "hot sexy babes," barely any background, "dynamic poses," lots of action, splash pages and giganormous guns. His stuff was just very different from the traditional Jack Kirbiest style. For some reason that still eludes me, it stuck a cord with the fans and his stuff became inmensely popular. Then along came other "sensational" artist stars, such as Jim Lee, Mark Silvestri, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino and Todd McFarlane. All distinguished by sexy babes, bulky guys, dynamic poses, splash pages... but their stuff was very unpolished and amateurish, lots of anatomy errors and weird composition. The fans loved the art so much, the house became more and more focused on the art, and the story (which had been declining in quality for some time as it was) got shunt to the background. People wanted shock and action, and storytelling was almost forgotten. \n\nSoon Marvel gave much more importance to its superstar artists, they started to give them plotting and writting priviledges as well. This was clearly a mistake, because these were mostly young people with no storytelling experience... or skill! This was the time were X-Force and the new X-Men series were launched, selling literally millions of copies. \n\nAlso, in the late 80's the first inter-house cross-overs were created. Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC) and Secret Wars (Marvel) were a huge success. So both companies started doing cross-overs like crazy. Again, it was all about the hype and sales, the stories themselves were usually jumbled and pointless, just an excuse to have a bunch of characters jumping around. Lots of people who just didn't have enough skill got involved in the creation of comics.\n\nAdditionally, 1991-1995 was witness to the boom and decline of comics. Around that time, the distributors made it quite easy for someone to open a comic shop. Also, collectors were starting to realize how old key comics from the 30's-60's were quite hard to find in good condition, and the prices of these comics went up to thousands of dollars. So people discovered: comics can be worth money. People would buy new comics 10 and 50 copies at the time. Shops would order hundreds of comics. A new company, founded by the Marvel superstar artists, called Image was founded, as well as Valiant and other independent publisher. Everyone thought all the new comics coming out would be gold. But soon people realized that their "investments" were printed in the hundreds of thousands, and they were so common, they couldn't even sell them for half cover price! Suddenly shops were stuck with tons of unsold copies, and most went  quickly out of business.\n\nComics just went through a rough time. Marvel made a lot of bad moves, but they drove the market at the time and whatever they did, DC copied. Marvel went throught a lot of ownership changes, each trying to make a quick buck and not worry about the product itself. Thus came hologram, foil, glow in the dark, bagged, fancy covers, because fans dug them and bought the comic... but the inside was never something to write home about. Lots of crappy new series were started to have volume and increase sales... bunch of them aren't worth the paper they are printed in today.\n\nAnother terrible decision by Marvel was to do its own distribution. Comics are usually distributed by a third party distributor. Marvel decided to conduct its own distribution duties, and it was disastrous. First of all, they couldn't handled it and comics started to arrive late. Then, the other distributors were so affected (they had just lost the business of distributing half of their product, which was Marvel), they folded one by one, unt
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Superboy is dead, both of them.\n\nThe Siegel & Shuster families sued DC for the rights to Superboy and won.  So that's why DC killed Superboy(s).
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I grew up in the 80's so it's hard to pick just one.  The Smurfs, Transformers, G-Force, Herculoids, Go-Bots, Thundercats and Voltron.  The 80's was definitly the beginning of the cartoon boom.
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While Batman is the coolest, his talents are overhsadowed by superman and every other member of the justice league. X men would win, only becuase they work together better, and dont rely on sheer force, like superman. Picture gambit and nightcrawler fighting superman...
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My favorites are Batman 1989, Batman Returns, and Batman Begins.  The Joel Schumacher ones were too comic bookish and campy (like the tv show.)  I prefer the dark versions over the camp.
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The Justice League of America, also often referred to as the Justice League or JLA for short, is a DC Comics superhero team. In most incarnations, its roster includes DC's most popular characters and thus many of the most recognizable superheroes in pop culture.\n\nThe original, and arguably most popular, line-up is Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter. The League has also included Black Canary, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Atom, Elongated Man, Firestorm, Zatanna, Captain Marvel, Blue Beetle, Plastic Man and dozens of others.\n\nThe team first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #28 (1960). Although series featuring the League have occasionally gone stale and been subjected to ill-fated experiments, the team has been fairly popular since inception.\n\nThe team's concept was loosely adapted into the cartoon series Super Friends (1972-1985) and more directly into the series Justice League (2001-2004) and Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006).\n\nBetween the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, the team had also gone by the names Justice League America, Justice League Europe and Justice League International.\n\nNo but yes. No for Justice League yes for Justice League Unlimited.
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I remember getting up really early on Sat. mornings before my parents woke up and watching the old Super Hero's with Wonder women and her invisible plane, aqua man, superman, the wonder twins and all the rest of the gang.  I also liked the fantastic four, now that's old school.
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I don't like Superman. I think he's lame, I mean, what's the point if he can just do EVERYTHING. Now, the Green-Lantern, that's my fave. I feel bad for him, no one likes that guy.
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Oh, Tom & Jerry by far!! I have an animation degree and have studied 2D cartoons from the 20th century for awhile. In my opinion, the animation is far superior in ol' Tom & Jerry cartoons to  the Scoob. As far as plots go, the mystery machine is a pretty good story, and they DO speak, but T&J still has my vote.
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I think that Batman Begins is one of the best comic book adaptations ever.  I like the fact that themes such as fear and justice are placed throughout the movie.  I also like how everything is explained like Batman's origins.  If you notice, even the old question the Joker asked in one of the other Batman movies is answered ("Where does he get all of those wonderful toys?")
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You're not alone!!! I'm not alone!!  I can't believe the crud they're putting on Saturday mornings these days!!!  \n\nThe old cartoons were simple, fun and bright and usually cheerful.  They had messages in them that were good for kids to learn.  They also had a pinch of humour.\n\nI loved Smurfs, HeMan, Shera, Rainbow Bright, and the looney tunes and warner bros ones too.\n\nThe new cartoons are involved, dark, sometimes violent and just plain really annoying!!\n\nI just love that movies like Ice Age, Monsters Inc and the like have come out to fill the hole in my cartoon heart.