The DCU Animation Thread.

[RogueDK]

Casting news about SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES from the Comics Continuum website (which is usually very reliable, albeit a smaller reporting site than CBR or Newsarama):

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0906/27/index.htm

* The voice cast of Superman/Tim Daly as Superman and Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor.

Yesssss!!!!!! Thanks for the link, Dread!

I've always preferred Daly's Superman voice to Newbern's.

 

[BlackLantern]

Nick toons and one of those Disney channels seem to be doing pretty good.

yea...DisneyXD currently airs:

Spider-Man (90's cartoon)
Spectacular Spider-Man (newer cartoon)
Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
X-Men (90's cartoon)
X-Men Evolution (as of this month)
Fantastic Four
The Incredible Hulk
Silver Surfer
Superman : TAS
Batman : TAS

 

[Anubis]

Yuppers.

 

[Panthro]

Yesssss!!!!!! Thanks for the link, Dread!

I've always preferred Daly's Superman voice to Newbern's.

Alright! Tim Daly's back! I too preferred his Superman to Newbern's.

But I must admit, Newbern gave an awesome vocal performance in "For The Man Who Has Everything".

 

[RogueDK]

Alright! Tim Daly's back! I too preferred his Superman to Newbern's.

But I must admit, Newbern gave an awesome vocal performance in "For The Man Who Has Everything".

It's a 90s thing for me seeing that I can get kind of sentimental about things like this. Tim Daly all the way for me. I can't read a Superman comic book nowadays without hearing Tim's voice in my head.

Newbern did a respectable job as Supes though...

 

[BlueLightning]

Here is a little homage I did. Since I couldn't find the Batman TAS thread, I figured this would be the right place. Enjoy!

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4BPLJpROww[/YT]

Harley Quinn: Ridiculous Thoughts

 

[Dread]

Yesssss!!!!!! Thanks for the link, Dread!

I've always preferred Daly's Superman voice to Newbern's.

No problem. Glad I was the first to deliver the news.

What's with all the Newbern dislike floating around? I mean, yeah, Tim Daly rocked for the 46 episodes he played Superman in his solo series. Counting that guest episode of STATIC SHOCK, Newbern had the role for 60 episodes of "Timmverse" material. Both he and Daly voiced Superman in some video games, and while Daly had BRAINIAC ATTACKS, Newbern reprised the role for five episodes of THE BATMAN. Sure, Newbern was a little stiff in the role his first season of JUSTICE LEAGUE, but the writing in general for that season was choppy; once he got better material, he put in better performances.

I'm not knocking Tim Daly, he's always been an excellent Superman. I just think sometimes George Newbern still is a little underrated. I would have been happy with either men playing Superman here.

 

[BlackLantern]

both Newbern or Daly are fine by me

 

[Dread]

http://**************.com/fansites/VoicesFromKrypton/news/?a=8288

Toonzone credited this website with breaking the news about the voice casting for PUBLIC ENEMIES, which is likely where Comics Continuum got it from.

This has a whole article about it, as well as screen-caps.

It does appear as if the Loeb story from SUPERMAN/BATMAN is being translated. That was back from an era when his work was known for "dumb but fun" before the current HULK/ULTIMATUM era where he has become "the worst A-List comic writer who still sells in the Top 5".

 

[RogueDK]

No problem. Glad I was the first to deliver the news.

What's with all the Newbern dislike floating around? I mean, yeah, Tim Daly rocked for the 46 episodes he played Superman in his solo series. Counting that guest episode of STATIC SHOCK, Newbern had the role for 60 episodes of "Timmverse" material. Both he and Daly voiced Superman in some video games, and while Daly had BRAINIAC ATTACKS, Newbern reprised the role for five episodes of THE BATMAN. Sure, Newbern was a little stiff in the role his first season of JUSTICE LEAGUE, but the writing in general for that season was choppy; once he got better material, he put in better performances.

I'm not knocking Tim Daly, he's always been an excellent Superman. I just think sometimes George Newbern still is a little underrated. I would have been happy with either men playing Superman here.

Oh, Newbern did a good job in the role, however, his southern drawl (he is from Arkansas afterall) stood out a little too much for me. Combine that with the fact that Daly fit Timm's cosmetic and was the first Supes in the Timmverse and I'm a little loyal to the good ol' days when the 90s saw a cool eruption of superhero cartoons.

My kid prefers Newbern but he wasn't exactly around then to appreciate Daly's like I and other followers do when the Timm madness started.

If it weren't for The Fugitive tv series remake, being made at the time WB was producing the JL series, Tim Daly might've reprised his iconic role; it was all about timing unfortunately.

Believe me, I like George...he's just not Tim.

 

[Gold Samurai]

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[Sawyer]

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Awesome. I remember being surprised as hell the first time I saw what Kevin Conroy really looked like. Really not what I was expecting from hearing his voice.

 

[Panthro]

Awesome. I remember being surprised as hell the first time I saw what Kevin Conroy really looked like. Really not what I was expecting from hearing his voice.

Isn't that usually the case?

 

[RogueDK]

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The Big Timm Three.

Thanks for posting, Samurai.

 

[Sawyer]

The Big Timm Three.

Thanks for posting, Samurai.

More like three of the Big Timm Four... Hamill.

 

[RogueDK]

More like three of the Big Timm Four... Hamill.

I should be ashamed for forgetting Hamill to that prestigious group ; thanks for reminding me.

 

[Anubis]

Man, Clancy Brown looks like Kenny Rogers all of a sudden.

 

[GamerSlyRatchet]

Part of me want to condemn this for lazy casting and just to appeal to fanboys...

....but for the most part, I'm glad Daly gets a better chance for a "farewell" performance than that horrible Brainiac Attacks movie.

 

[Gold Samurai]

I should be ashamed for forgetting Hamill to that prestigious group ; thanks for reminding me.

You have nothing to be ashamed of since Joker isn't in Public Enemies.

 

[Sawyer]

You have nothing to be ashamed of since Joker isn't in Public Enemies.

I never implied he was. But when you say "the Big Timm Three" and Hamill isnt around, I tend to think "***** pleeeze."

The Big Four: Conroy, Hamill, Daly and Brown

 

[Dread]

I still have nothing against Newburn. He had some great moments and performances as Superman.

That said, it is very awesome to have the alliance of Brown, Conroy, and Daly back in a project. It's old school awesome.

Yeah, Hamill would complete the Fab Four of DC voice-work. He did just finish BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM, though. Beyond that, his last touch of DC animation was playing Tony Zucco in THE BATMAN's 4th season debut (with Conroy playing Grayson's father). It would top the hat-trick if he were in Public Enemies. It's not a deal breaker without him, though.

The film is officially being released Sept. 29th, 2009. That's barely two months after GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT is released at the end of July. Guess they want to show they are faster than Marvel/Lion's Gate, which still hasn't given an official date or trailer for THOR: TALES OF ASGARD yet.

 

[RogueDK]

I still have nothing against Newburn. He had some great moments and performances as Superman.

That said, it is very awesome to have the alliance of Brown, Conroy, and Daly back in a project. It's old school awesome.

My sentiments exactly.

I just prefer one over the other honestly.

Daly does indeed need a chance to redeem himself after the Brainiac one he did awhile back (although I've only seen about 15 minutes of that one but everyone says it's terrible so...).

 

[Anubis]

It sucks balls.

 

[Dread]

SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC ATTACKS was so bad that I couldn't sit through it even for the pleasure of tearing it apart in an online review, and keep in mind that I gladly bought NEW AVENGERS for an extra year at $3 a pop to basically fulfill that purpose. I watched about 15-20 minutes of it on CARTOON NETWORK and it was just so atrociously bad that I could not continue. I could not justify throwing $3-$5 to the wind to rent it just to finish out what I knew was a bad flick. As much as people criticized the heck out of SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY, it was an Oscar Winning Triumph in comparison. BRAINIAC ATTACKS was a rushed, sloppy attempt to put out another Superman DVD product in the wake of the push for SUPERMAN RETURNS, and it showed.

So, yes, it is good that Tim Daly will get a chance to reprise his role in a Superman project that will more than likely be of better quality. Loeb's story that this is based on was a dumb action flick, which is fine if executed well.

 

[Panthro]

The sad thing is Brainiac Attacks had more action in it than SR did.

George Newbern had some great lines in "Starcrossed". I also liked his work in the Christmas episode "Comfort & Joy" where he got to play around with Superman's lighter side during the holiday season.