Superman - The Animated Series, Volume One (DC Comics Classic Collection) | 
| Director: Bruce W. Timm
Actors: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $26.98
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Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 20861
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 396 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: WARD31897D
ISBN: 0790789043
UPC: 085393189723
EAN: 9780790789040
ASIN: B0002ZMHX6
Theatrical Release Date: September 6, 1996
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/29/2005 Run time: 396 minutes
Amazon.com
From the creators of Batman: The Animated Series comes DC Comics' polar opposite: the Man of Steel in Superman: The Animated Series, Volume One. Like the Dark Knight's series, Superman: The Animated Series is a successful, modern telling of the classic story. Superman's tale is already known to most people, enduring as a modern American myth. The challenge for the producers was how to make something old and familiar new again. Quite successfully, they managed to modernize the Superman environment and its characters enough to attract a new audience but also maintained the integrity of the mythos to satisfy longtime fans. What lifts Superman: The Animated Series above all past Superman shows is its high-quality animation, strong dramatic scripts, a star studded cast, and the creators' willingness to present the show more like a series than a cartoon. It begins with a three-part episode ("The Last Son of Krypton") chronicling the last days of Krypton, the introduction of Braniac, Kal-El's trip to Earth, his development into Superman, and finally his introduction to the world. These three episodes lay the foundation for the next 15 adventures that follow, including confrontations with rivals Lex Luthor, Metallo, Braniac, the bizarre Lobo, and others. For fans of Superman, DC Comics, superheroes, the comic genre, and action tales in general, Superman: The Animated Series is not to be missed. --Rob Bracco
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| Customer Reviews: Read 55 more reviews...
 Look up in the Sky, it's a bird, it's a plane.... January 30, 2009
Aaron Lockhart (Auburn, WA United States)
Finally the Animated series comes to DVD. Fans won't be disappointed. Great for any serious Superman collector to add to their collection!
 Superman, vol. 1 January 10, 2009
jim
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I like the longer stories better than those in the '69 shorts. What I do not like, is a Superman who has trouble lifting a train. I don't want my boy to grow up thinking that Superman is weaker than Wonder Woman and can't even lift a train. Come on D.C. this is insane. Get some men to write your Superman stories and come out with some good ones. Or better yet, just use these stories but use Superman in them, not just some guy in a red cape.
 Alright for children. October 15, 2008
Adam Gagnon
I read rave reviews on other websites about this series. I found it to be extremely childish (of course) and the animation is a little stiff. If you have young children who love Superman this is a good choice. If not, stick to the live action films.
Item is great, a little rough though. August 5, 2008
Timothy N. Brown (Beckley, WV)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The video is great, no problems there. But the amazon seller said it was like new. The case was very worn and had a sticker on it that looked like a kid had put on it. Luckily this is for my little boy to watch and not for a collection or anything or I would have been disappointed.
Perhaps it was my fault May 3, 2008
Alfonso Llana (Colombia, SouthAmerica)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
but I only read Superman (my very favorite superhero) and Warner Brothers (come on, they did Bugs Bunny and the Roadrunner) so I jumped and bought not only the first volume but all three of them.
I am disappointed.
DVD Technical quality is very good and the stories are interesting but I cannoy see why Americans ( who practically invented the comic and animated cartoon genres) have to resort to this Japanese drawing style.
In my opinion it is just ugly, do not communicate that American way of life Superman is all about and I just feel uneasy while watching the DVD. This marketing obsession about up-dating classics like Superman takes more out that it puts in.
In short, I did not like this DVD's and will pay a lot more of attention next time I think in buying American icons made outside America. If I had wanted Japanese animation i'd have bought Mazinger adventures.
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