#DCAU Rewatch

[urbaneturtle]

The Great DCAU Rewatch

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31 years ago to the day, Batman: The Animated Series premiered. This gothic and moody reimagining of the Dark Knight would go on to define the look and feel of the character for generations of fans. Years later, what began with Batman grew into a fully fledged shared universe, including Superman The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, and Justice League. 13 years ago during the summer break between…

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#batman #Batman and Robin #Batman Beyond #Bruce Timm #cartoons #comics #dc #DC Animated Universe #dc comics #DCAU #DCAU Rewatch #Paul Dini #superheroes #superman #Wonder Woman

[irn-bru]

superman after getting pissed off with captain marvel for stealing his boy scout gig

#justice league unlimited #superman #shazam #billy batson #i have no idea how old billy is supposed to be in this show but he's just a wee baby #like yeah sure supes didnt know that he was fighting an actual bairn but then he transforms into a kid right in front of him #and he just doesnt give a fuck. you know he was MADDD #respect to billy for telling them to get to fuck and leaving. got them where it hurts #anyways im about to rewatch shazam i had forgotten id even watched that film but it was years ago #dcau #beth.txt

[cassettemoon]

#batman beyond #terry mcginnis #batman #dc #dc comics #dcau #idk what other tags to use #Terry's my favorite and he looks best in pink #my art #lot more scribbly and messy than usual while I was rewatching

[epiclad]

"Give this to Owlman. Tell him to make them an offer they can't refuse."

#i haven't done comic book fanart in ages #i have no idea why my mind went to crisis on two earths when i was thinking of something to draw #but im glad i did #ended up rewatching it because its still one of the better DCAU animations next to flashpoint #snuck in the little owlman pendant on superwoman's clutch because i love those two #my art #dc comics

[ao3dorian-gay]

will literally never get over this fight scene oh my god

#link click literally has some of the best ''real'' / fist fight scenes ive ever seen animated #i'm saying ''some'' to cover me w maybe some dcau scenes but honestly i rarely rewatch those like i do this one #it's just so brutal and fluid and aggressive and FUN and also features qiao ling <3 #had to compress the quality sm going first to fckn youtube & then to fit tumblr sz limits </3 #had to crop a bit to fit sz as well pls just watch link click lmao #the way it plays w the space. the FORCE behind the hits #AGH i keep returning to this

[askweisswolf]

The Avengers wish they had what the animated Justice League has

#marvel #the avengers #justice league #justice league unlimited #dcau #anyway been rewatching JL lately and it gives me feelings #nice to see it still holds up #also Shayera Hol influenced way more of my OCs than I gave her credit for

[yennefer]

nobody was doing it like them

#especially morgaine #still probably my favorite incarnation of morgan le fay (sorry katie mcgrath ily) #her VA was amazing!! #jlu rewatch #jlu #justice league unlimited #dcau #makilah.txt

[iholli]

Leonardo ROTTMNT and Wally West DCAU would be best friends and also fucking insufferable (affectionate) together no I do not take criticism

#they're both chaotic stupid with bad one liners and the biggest hearts #and they act before thinking 100% of the time but when shit gets serious so do they #it'd be like looking in a weird mirror for both of them #yes im rewatching rise again finally #i have missed these dorks #ratkingrambles #rottmnt #jltas #dcau #they're also both incessant flirts to any and everyone and manage to find their way into anyone's hearts #they're goofy #i love them

[zenlosingit]

Bit of a hot take here but I don't think Dana is a good significant other for Terry nor should be a permanent one.

AND I WISH THAT WASN'T THE CASE!!! I WANNA SEE THEY HYPE AROUND IT!!! BUT THE WRITING NEVER HELPS!!!

Near every time I pick up a Batman Beyond comic or rewatch an episode it always pins Dana against Terry and calls him out as a bad partner.

Now granted it makes sense! Terry is living a double-life and keeping it a secret from Dana and with such it does create problems in their relationship- I get it. Yet, when the writers make the decision to have Dana always mad at Terry for lying, to have Terry always be in the wrong in their relationship and for him to be the one to always repair it, it just doesn't sell to me.

Because when Terry took on the mantle of being Batman after the death of his father, he presented it to his family and friends as a demanding job he took on to help support his family. Losing his dad cost his family to be down a steady income and him having a criminal record already doesn't give much promises in finding a job to help support his family. Having this job is a literal life-saver for him, yet she doesn't seem to care.

Your gonna tell me that Terry didn't lay it out to Dana? That he didn't explain to her what the benefits he would be receiving from this job, that he is lucky to have gotten this opportunity despite his criminal background, yet he has to be on-call at all times despite it? That he didn't tell her he would do his best to prioritize their relationship and make time for her, yet that she has to understand that if he's needed he has to go, and that he has to be there for however long he is needed?

I've seen constantly Terry bending his back to make their relationship work, to making set dates with her and scrapping whatever ever free time he has to make it up to her, yet all I've seen in response of Dana is whining and indifference to his efforts in trying to keep her happy.

And I know there are moments when Dana is understanding, that she gives him leniency and lets him do him and waits for him at the end of the day- but it happens so little that I just can't get behind it.

It just frustrates to me that, with how far Terry goes in trying to maintain his relationships while still maintaining his duties as Batman, that same consideration he has for them is not returned back- or isn't often shown being returned back. He deserves happiness as much as anybody and to have support no matter how much info people know about whatever problem. Yet from what I've seen, Dana doesn't fit the bill.

#i don't doubt that Dana could be a good partner- I really don't #yet there's only so much I can take when rewatching episodes or reading comic storylines that have Dana mad at Terry for lying or whatever #LIKE HON HE'S DOING HIS BEST TO BE THERE FOR YOU- MAYBE MEET HIM THEIR HALFWAY??? #DIDN'T HE LAY OUT WHAT THE REALITY IS GOING TO BE LIKE WHEN HE TOOK ON HIS “JOB”??? DID YOU STILL ACCEPT THAT???? #i don't know it just gets exhausting over time #it would be way fun to see Dana do her best to work around his schedule and find ways herself for the both of them to be together #despite the time apart #it would be even more cooler to see her working her way to be a part of the 'group' and provide support to him while he's out being batman #like a future agent a or something #yet again I don't see it often so #and I don't see any writers any time soon writing Dana as someone who supports him without question despite being kept in the dark #dana tan #terry mcginnis #batman beyond #dc comics #dc #batman #dcau

[wonderbutch]

Kara Zor-El in Legion Of Super-Heroes.

#legion of super-heroes #dc #tomorrowverse #tomorrowverse my beloved #so gotta rewatch man of tomorrow bc that movie was amazing #dc comics #dcau #supergirl #kara zor-el #kin stuff

[urbaneturtle]

DCAU Rewatch: On Leather Wings

Reports of a monstrous bat creature causing havoc in Gotham City have put the city on edge. The mayor has tasked police detective Harvey Bullock to bring the prime suspect, the vigilante known as Batman, to justice.

Having toyed with watching Batman from the beginning on several occasions but never following through, “On Leather Wings” is probably the episode I have seen the most often. It is engaging every time.

It remains strange to me that this is the first episode produced and it starts with a sci-fi monster when so much of this series aims to be grounded. There are elements here that will reverberate throughout the rest of the DCAU through the idea of splicing – which plays a big role in Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited.

Otherwise, “On Leather Wings” provides an excellent sample of what the show will grow to be. It is smartly written and well animated, with heavier dramatic moments including political and crime drama. We also get an attempt to make it at least seem like Batman is doing some detective work.Though most of BTAS relies on fully self-contained episodes, there are a few arcs that can be tracked across…

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#comics #batman #DCAU #DCAU rewatch #btas #batman the animated series #writing #comics criticism #dc comics #DCAU Rewatch23

[cigamfossertsim]

new crackship enters the scene: big barda x mister miracle x flash

#based on s1 ep15 of jlu #the ties that bind #jlu rewatch #flash #wally west #big barda #mister miracle #scott free #justice league #dc comics #dcau #timmverse #new gods

[navree]

double date having been written by gail simone….yeah that tracks

#personal #this show isn’t that long i’ll stop posting about it soon enough #but god double date is good #as i mentioned i adore the dcau’s version of question #and this episode is literally just so good #also as a kid i think the huntress/question romance fundamentally affected me #like as someone who’s been in this rewatch primarily for batman they’re stuff is really fun on its own merits

[laufire]

on the one hand, I really do simply find it quite annoying when bruce and dick are put in a love triangle (and it's especially aggravating in the dcau because they share romantic/sexual moments with at least three women lol), out of all the ways to create drama between them... on the other hand, while I kind of dig barbara as a novice batgirl having fantasies about batman (not bruce) where she heroically rescues him, I get nothing out of bruce ever returning the attention. and on a third hand, dick keeps acting like a chauvinist brat about batgirl lmao. in conclusion: 🙄🙄🙄

#me to barbara's canon romances: ugh #me every time barbara breaths near a female character*: 👀👀👀 #*so far in this rewatch: renee and selina xDD #talking to the void #my thoughts #dc #dc thoughts #dcau #batman: the animated series #barbara gordon #with how agravating i'm finding dick/babs across several canons i'm gonna end up coming to the side of brubabs in this ship war... #at least when it's not a love triangle. sorry but as i said i get NOTHING out of this particular bruce-dick drama

[avengersrewatch]

Avengers Rewatch Pregame

Another thing to keep in mind while considering the EMHU is not just to compare to the DCEU but also the DCAU (the DC Animated Universe) that I so loved as a kid.

I don't remember DC ever licensing out it's characters for other comics. I think it was always just Warners. So the DCAU (and here I am going to not mean the specific DCAU that is a thing, but all the most of the DC Animated films to date--if I have seen them.)

DC Comics IP, in comparison to Marvel Comics IP, has been doing innovative animated work for years. Not everything was great. But they had Batman: The Animated Series in the 90s and Harley Quinn now.)

Meanwhile, Marvel IP's animated projects have been farmed out a lot (still Sony v Marvel). And there were times when very innovative storytelling with comic book characters was happening with the DC Comics IP (I mean that episode with Mr. Freeze, my god). And they've tried darker genres and R-rated versions of the DC Comics IP.

Continually frustrating to me that DC Comics is not able to adapt it's live action adaptations (currently) as well as their animated adaptations.

#avengers: earth's mightiest heroes #avengers rewatch #mcu #emhu #dceu #dcau #dc comics #marvel comics #multiverses

[yennefer]

diana!!

#rewatching justice league (the cartoon) #this show slaps #if only the dceu was as good as the dcau 😭 #makilah.txt