DC Showcase (2010 - 2022): 14

DC Showcase: Constantine – The House of Mystery (2022) picks up immediately after the finale of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, in which the Flash changed the timeline and created a new Flashpoint. Upon waking up in the House of Mystery, John Constantine has no memory of how he arrived there. As he navigates through the house, his friends who have turned into demons attack him relentlessly. Finally escaping, Constantine is met by the Spectre, who reveals that he placed him in the House for protection from the consequences of his time-travel violations. However, due to Constantine’s self-loathing and guilt, ...

DC Showcase: Blue Beetle (2021) is a comedic take on the classic 1967 Spider-Man animated show. The film follows Blue Beetle as he teams up with Captain Atom, Nightshade, and Question to battle against the nefarious Doctor Spectro. The dynamic duo of The Blue Beetle and The Question join forces to uncover the devious plans of the notorious villain, Dr. Spectro.

In DC Showcase: The Losers (2021), viewers will follow Captain Storm, Johnny Cloud, Henry ‘Mile a Minute’ Jones, Gunner, and Sarge – a group of outcasts from World War II. Stranded on Dinosaur Island, they join forces with Fan Long to save the scientists researching the mysterious space-time anomaly on the island. The fabled group of misfits from World War II – Captain Storm, Johnny Cloud, ‘Mile a Minute’ Jones, the new recruit Gunner, and Sarge – are stranded on an uncharted island in the South Pacific that is teeming with dinosaurs. Their supposed comrade on this perilous quest, Fan Long ...

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 ...

Batman: Death in the Family (2020), released on Blu-ray on October 13, 2020, is an American animated interactive short film that serves as a spiritual sequel to Batman: Under the Red Hood. It offers alternate outcomes to the original storyline and allows viewers to make choices within the film. The average viewing time is 95 minutes and there are at least 9 different story paths, with some leading to similar conclusions. The interactive feature gives users a ten-second time limit for making decisions before a default choice is made. There are a total of 7 alternate endings in the film. Concerned about Jason Todd’s ...

DC Showcase: Adam Strange (2020) is an animated superhero film based on the character of the same name, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. It was included in the home media release of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. The movie is part of the Tomorrowverse continuity, along with Superman: Man of Tomorrow and Green Lantern: Beware My Power. In flashbacks, we see how Strange’s origin story begins with a Thanagarian invasion on his home planet Rann. During the attack, his wife Alanna is killed and he sets out to find their daughter Aleea. Through a Zeta Beam, he is transported to Eden Corp Mining Colony ...

DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger (2020) is an animated short film based on the popular DC Comics character. Directed by Bruce Timm, with a script by Ernie Altbacker and produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, this film was included in the home media release of Superman: Red Son. It is set in the 1970s, when a young girl named Marcie joins a group of hippies – Dee Dee, Violet, Harry, and Ted – as they travel to California in search of freedom and enlightenment. However, unbeknownst to them, they are being watched by the enigmatic ...

DC Showcase: Death (2019) is an American animated short superhero film directed by Sam Liu, written by J.M. DeMatteis and produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. It is based on the character Death created by Neil Gaiman and Mike Dringenberg. Through flashbacks, we witness the past of Vincent Omata, a resident of Gotham City. As a child, Vincent spent hours drawing on his bedroom floor, despite his father’s disapproval. As an adult, he pursues his ...

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock (2019) is an action-packed animated short featuring the iconic war hero, directed by Bruce Timm and written by Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, and Tim Sheridan. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, it was originally released alongside Batman: Hush. After waking from a coma following a devastating battle, Sgt. Rock is given a mission by Lt. Matthew Shrieve to capture a female German Nazi scientist, with the assistance of a ...

DC Showcase: Catwoman (2011), also known simply as Catwoman, is an animated superhero short film directed by Lauren Montgomery and written by Paul Dini. The story follows the first solo adventure of Eliza Dushku as Catwoman/Selina Kyle, as she tries to take down the notorious crime lord Rough Cut and his smuggling operation. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when she discovers a shipment that goes beyond just stolen diamonds. The film opens with two men chasing after a grey cat, but the cat seemingly ...

DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010) is a direct-to-video animated short film co-produced and directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by Michael Jelenic. It follows the iconic DC Comics characters, Superman and Captain Marvel / Shazam, as they join forces to defeat their formidable foe, Black Adam. In Fawcett City, Billy Batson, a young orphan who has been recently kicked out of his foster home, struggles to survive in a rundown slum. Clark Kent, a journalist writing about Billy’s situation, meets him at a local diner where Black Adam ...

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. ...

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010) is an animated western superhero film directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by western comics writer Joe R. Lansdale, Thomas Jane lends his voice to the disfigured bounty hunter who sets out on a mission to take down a ruthless brothel owner for murdering one of his targets. The story takes place in the Old West, where an outlaw known as Red Doc arrives at a saloon boasting about his skills and seeking pleasure. A prostitute named Madame Lorraine takes notice and lures him upstairs, only ...

A short animated film, DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010), was directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by Steve Niles. Detective Jim Corrigan, played by Gary Cole, takes on the identity of the Spectre to bring justice to his suspects. Foster Brenner, a well-known film producer, meets his demise when a bomb planted under the diving board of his swimming pool detonates. Though the case has been entrusted to Lt. Brice, Jim Corrigan continues investigating due to his romantic relationship with Aimee, Foster’s daughter. Upon interviewing Flemming, Brenner’s butler, ...