Superman vs. the Elite is the most recent of the excellent series
of DC Animated features released on DVD. I haven't (yet) read the story
that served as its basis "What's so funny about Truth, Justice and the
American Way" so I can't say how close the storyline to the animated
feature is to the original comic story. Nonetheless it addresses a lot
of the things we hear about Superman. Why just lock villains up for
them to escape and hurt more people when you could easily take them
out. Superman is a boring character, he's just a big blue boy scout. I
have said all these things and more, I daresay most comic book readers
have. The last time I really cared about Superman was when they killed
him. This story showed that good, ole Kal-El still has a little twinkle
in his eye and a bit of a dark side. The right writer/story can put a
fresh spin on a character we all thought of as dated and one-note.
The
story echoes both the Authority and Kingdom Come, where a new group of
heroes, the Elite come on the scene and dont hold to the same code as
Superman, they kill people, they get involved in political situations,
they have vices, etc. Much like the Authority they travel in a huge,
living, possibly sentient ship that travels through dimensions. Like
the authority they also put the world on notice, they dont care about
political structures, if you are doing evil they are coming for you.
The immediate popularity of this new, no holds barred group causes
Superman to question his way of doing things. I wont spoil things but
suffice it to say once the Elite and Superman come to realize their
differences and no amount of talking is going to sway the others point
of view, it gets real physical, real quick. The battle that takes place
made my jaw drop and ask if I was really seeing what I saw.
I
dont want to spoil the details since I highly recommend you go see this
DVD now, NOW!! what are you still reading this for, GO!
Also
like most DC Animated features this one includes a preview of the next
feature coming up. I dont want to spoil that suprise either but I am
AMPED to see it. It comes out in two parts so I have my money set aside
right now.
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I recently saw it and really enjoyed it. DC crushes with its animated movies. Marvel, I mean Disney, needs to get its act together with the superhero animated films.
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