The nineties were filled with an almost endless stream of pretty bad comic book adaptations. From the awfully boring “Generation X” that featured a goofy Matt Frewer doing his best Joker impression to a bunch of interchangeable teen superheroes, the ridiculous “Fantastic Four” which while strictly a cult movie in the comic underground, was a pure travesty, to the utterly abysmal “Batman Forever” and “Batman and Robin,” we saw it all, and most of it was things we wish we wouldn’t have. And then there’s “Justice League of America.” Boy oh boy. The problem with this product is that it’s not awful as it is unintentionally ridiculous, and while the cast tries their damndest, we can never get past the horrible costumes, and the terrible special effects.
This new WB series featured the introduction of a new style of animation for the new Millennium of DC audiences. Once WB broke out of the Bruce Timm era, “Teen Titans” ushered in a semi-anime style that was influential and hipper, arguably. The quasi-anime was appealing to the pre-teens and tweens who didn’t quite like the Timm blocky style. “Legion of Superheroes” is a much more dramatic turn for the animation aside from the goofy and often over the top “Teen Titans.” Inspired by “The Animated Series,” the Legion needs the help of their god, the one and only Superman. The Legion now lives in a reality where Superman is the one and only inspiration for young avengers, even with monuments built in his honor.
