Actor Steve Blum (1960)

Catwoman: Hunted (2022), an American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics character Catwoman by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation for DC Entertainment, is the 47th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. Our feline protagonist infiltrates a costume party in Spain hosted by Barbara Minerva, attended by Gotham City mobster Black Mask who aims to join Minerva’s crime organization, Leviathan. In exchange for entry, Black Mask offers up the Cat’s Eye Emerald. Naturally, Catwoman seizes the opportunity and makes off with the precious gem while evading her pursuers in a thrilling car chase. ...

DC Comics published Kamandi, a fictional superhero created by artist Jack Kirby and based on the character. The bulk of Kamandi’s appearances took place in the comic series DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (2021), which ran from 1972 to 1978. A young hero in a post-apocalyptic world, Kamandi is a young hero. Humans have been reduced to savagery in a world ruled by intelligent, highly evolved animals after a major event called ‘The Great Disaster’. Featuring Cameron Monaghan as the protagonist, this brief film is bundled with Justice Society: World War II. Based on Kamandi #29, it chronicles the journey ...

The science fiction action film, Bumblebee (2018), is based on the popular character from Hasbro and Takara Tomy’s Transformers toy line. On Cybertron, the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are facing defeat in their battle against the Decepticons and plan to leave the planet. As they attempt to evacuate, the Decepticons, led by Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave, attack them. In a last-ditch effort to set up a new base of operations, Optimus sends scout B-127 to Earth in an escape pod while he stays behind to fight off the Decepticons. B-127 crash-lands in California in 1987 and disrupts a training exercise by Sector 7 – a top-secret government ...

Directed by Sam Liu with a screenplay by Alan Burnett and Bryan Q. Miller, Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016) is an American animated superhero film. It is the 26th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series and the seventh film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Years ago, Raven was born to Arella, who had been impregnated by the demon Trigon. Realizing his true nature, Arella fled and found refuge with a group of mystics in the alternate dimension of Azarath. As she grew up, ...

Batman: Bad Blood (2016) is the 25th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the sixth installment in the DC Animated Movie Universe. It follows the events of its predecessor, Batman vs. Robin. Six months have passed since the defeat of the Court of Owls in Gotham City. Batwoman interrupts a group of criminals, including Electrocutioner, Tusk, Firefly, Killer Moth, and others. Batman quickly joins the fight. The criminals are led by ‘Heretic’, who reminds Batman of his vision with Damian Wayne as Batman. Heretic’s accomplice Onyx causes an explosion before they escape. In a heroic move, Batman saves Batwoman ...

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) is an animated superhero film that features the renowned DC Comics team. As the 22nd installment of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the fourth in the DC Animated Movie Universe, it follows the epic journey of the Justice League. During a routine patrol in the Atlantic, all crew members aboard USS California are killed by an unknown assailant. Colonel Steve Trevor informs Cyborg of this tragedy at S.T.A.R. Labs, prompting him to teleport to the submarine using a Boom tube. There, he discovers handprints on the hull and missing nuclear missiles. Alongside Flash, Shazam, Superman, Wonder ...

Justice League: War (2014) is an American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics team. Adapted from the storyline of Justice League: Origin by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, it follows a series of abductions in Gotham City. When video footage links Batman to the incidents, Green Lantern intervenes and nearly gets defeated by a Parademon. However, Batman arrives to help and they both chase the alien creature into the sewers. After it explodes, they find a Mother Box and realize it’s from another world. To uncover more information, they turn to Superman for ...

Star Wars: Rebels (2014–2018), a 3D animated science fiction TV series produced by Lucasfilm Animation, is set in the Star Wars universe. Taking place 15 years after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), it leads up to the events of the original Star Wars (1977). The show follows the last of the Jedi being hunted by the Galactic Empire as a fledgling rebellion against them emerges. Drawing inspiration from Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art for the original trilogy, Rebels introduces new characters alongside familiar faces from both the previous animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020), and the original ...

An animated superhero film, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013), was directed by Jay Oliva and written by Jim Krieg. Based on the 2011 comic book crossover Flashpoint by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert, it follows the story of Barry Allen (aka the Flash). While visiting his mother’s grave, he is interrupted by a break-in at the Flash Museum. Involved in a battle with his enemies – Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Heat Wave, Mirror Master, and Top ...

The direct-to-DVD special, Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (2013), is a sinister installment in the Scooby-Doo franchise. Originally released on September 10 of that year as part of the 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your ‘Rife! collection, the film centers around two individuals who fall victim to an attack by a scarecrow in Cobb Corner’s notoriously haunted corn maze. The incident prompts the town’s mayor to make the drastic decision to shut down all Halloween festivities for fear of further danger. It is said that the menacing scarecrow was brought to life by a witch’s curse, and unless Mystery Inc. can put an end to its ...

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) is an American animated superhero film that shares tales of different members of the Green Lantern Corps. These members include Abin Sur, Laira, Kilowog, and Mogo. While not a direct follow-up to First Flight, the movie utilizes the same character designs and features a cameo by Ch’p, who also had a speaking role in its predecessor. This movie is the eleventh installment in the lineup of DC Universe Animated Original Movies and follows a similar anthology format as the earlier created Batman: Gotham Knight. However, unlike its counterpart, it boasts a cohesive animation style and an overarching ...

Based on the comic book series by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, All-Star Superman (2011) is an American animated superhero film released direct-to-video from Warner Bros. It follows Dr. Leo Quintum and his team as they explore the Sun and are sabotaged by a booby-trapped genetically-enhanced time-bomb clone created by Lex Luthor. However, Superman manages to stop the clone, although in doing so he receives an overdose of solar radiation which gives him increased powers but slowly kills him. Thankfully, thanks to Clark Kent’s article, Luthor is arrested and ...

An animated short film, DC Showcase: Green Arrow (2010), directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by Greg Weisman, stars Neal McDonough as the titular character. In this installment, Green Arrow must protect a young princess at an airport. The film was released on September 28, 2010 as a bonus feature on the Superman/Batman: Apocalypse DVD and is the third in the DC Showcase series. It has also been included in an extended version on the compilation DVD DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection. ...