PodCast 253: "Justice League: The New Frontier" (2008) - SimonCanada and Ryan talk Comic Book Movies
Watched: 09/09/2023
Format: Max
Viewing: Unknown. Probably fourth
Decade: 2000's
Director: Dave Bullock
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An all-new Simon from an all-new nation joints us on an all new frontier! We talk a 2000's-era comic and animated superhero classic. Join us as we jump back to a different era to look toward a better superhero tomorrow!
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The Flash Theme - Kevin Manthei, Justice League: New Frontier Soundtrack
Green Lantern Theme - Kevin Manthei, Justice League: New Frontier Soundtrack
Playlist: DC Comics and Movies
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September 21, 2023 at 11:04PM
nph and cobie smulders can do a flash and wonder woman film together because he did the voice of the flash in the Justice League: The New Frontier and she did the voice of wonder woman in the The Lego Movie
Earth-21: In a world where JFK never died and is ready to lead the United States to the stars. This Earth is protected by young science heroes and pioneers of the Justice League of America
ID/image description: ink drawing of Superman,Wonder Woman and Batman from Darwyn Cooke's The New Frontier from the waist up looking off to the distance. Superman and Wonder Woman are smiling but Batman is not. behind them is a simple cloudy background with lines representing sunlight piercing the clouds. end description.
the Batman scene from Justice League New Frontier goes so hard??
he threatens Martian Manhunter so badly the poor guy falls over and then Bruce just casually drops that he can easily take out “the one from Metropolis.” like I’m sorry sir are you talking about SUPERMAN??
From “Justice League: The New Frontier" (2004) Written by Stan Berkowitz & Darwyn Cooke; Drawn by Darwyn Cooke, Colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Jared K. Fletcher.
I want more superhero movies that aren’t set in the present (like Wonder Woman and Captain America: The First Avenger).
I want a live-action adaptation of DC: The New Frontier that deals with the Cold War’s effect on people’s view of superheroes (and heroes’ views of themselves) in the 1950s.
I want a Justice League International movie set in the late 80s. Give me the big hair, the great music, and the messages about nuclear disarmament.
I want a Fantastic Four movie that’s grounded in the space race of the early 60s. Give me all the Cold War undertones.
I want a Superman Smashes the Klan adaptation that directly addresses racism and xenophobia in post-WWII America while also paying tribute to the evolution and legacy of Superman’s character.
I want a John Constantine movie that navigates his identity as a bisexual man during the AIDS crisis of the 80s and 90s.
I want a Cold War era spy thriller about Black Widow where she defects from the Soviets to the U.S.
so i just saw someone say the reason the jsa aren't given many adaptations is because dc doesn't think the jsa are important and that's just not true lmao
a huge reason why the jsa don't have their own cartoons etc is because of how insanely political they are. even bruce timm, who was the producer on multiple dc cartoons, despised politics and purposely altered some characters because he didn't like it (such as john stewart). the jsa disbanding is considered one of the most shameful moments in the dc universe from america. but it's exactly the kind of premise that dc does not want their cartoons to be associated with (another reason why simon baz hasn't been adapted either). it's too 'controversial' and paints the american government in a bad light.
the reason why justice league new frontier got an adaptation is because they purposely altered history to make america look like the 'good guys', even horrifically absolving america of their actions and how they were supporting the french during the my trach massacre.
another thing to add is that it's also probably why the jsa movie in the tomorrowverse focuses on them fighting nazis with the american government. while it's comic accurate, i would be surprised if that universe adapted them disbanding given how the producer of the tomorrowverse movies is a bruce timm fanatic.
it's also ironically why the government aren't portrayed as the bad guys in the cadmus arc too in JLU. amanda waller aside, the government's actions are seen as justified. they're not seen as being evil, rather toys to lex luthor and in no way did the arc actually criticize them.
the justice society don't have many adaptations because dc thinks they're not important. it's because the premise of the justice league isn't as political & can be easily altered to suit whoever's adapting them.