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My kids were still watching Sunday morning cartoons then, so I saw some of The Batman (which was pretty meh), but I entirely skipped Beware the Batman for the same reason - my devoted love of B:TAS.
Of course, B:TAS was followed by the Superman series, which while not quite as brilliant, was generally quite good and, in some episodes, great. (I suggest watching all the Jack Kirby Fourth World-related episodes as a miniseries sometime, which makes the arc's best eps, "Apokolips... Now!" and "Legacy", really shine.)
So... there's a brand-new Superman series running on Adult Swim that I've been watching on demand, My Adventures with Superman.
This is a very different take on the story: set in the present, where young Clark, Lois and Jimmy all arrive at the Daily Planet at the same time... as interns. Nobody's a star reporter yet, and Clark and Jimmy are roommates struggling to pay their rent. And even though he's doing the Metropolis hero thing, Superman is quickly targeted as an enemy alien by Task Force X, even as Lois and Clark are falling for one another...
I'm surprised how much I like it. It's a very charming take on the material, determined (like Tyler Hoechlin on The CW, first in Supergirl, now on his own series) to give us an old-school, optimistic, joyful Superman, not the glowering emo kid with the Christ complex from DC's live action films. Anyway, it's fast and fun, with good voice work and nice designs that include just a touch of anime style.
I don't want to oversell it: It's no masterpiece, but it's a nicely different approach to the Superman mythos. It just goes to show again that these modern-myth characters are endlessly re-imaginable in each generation. (Or, as some comic book flick actor recently said, "Now Batman is like King Lear. Every great actor wants a shot at the role.")
Of course, B:TAS was followed by the Superman series, which while not quite as brilliant, was generally quite good and, in some episodes, great. (I suggest watching all the Jack Kirby Fourth World-related episodes as a miniseries sometime, which makes the arc's best eps, "Apokolips... Now!" and "Legacy", really shine.)
So... there's a brand-new Superman series running on Adult Swim that I've been watching on demand, My Adventures with Superman.
This is a very different take on the story: set in the present, where young Clark, Lois and Jimmy all arrive at the Daily Planet at the same time... as interns. Nobody's a star reporter yet, and Clark and Jimmy are roommates struggling to pay their rent. And even though he's doing the Metropolis hero thing, Superman is quickly targeted as an enemy alien by Task Force X, even as Lois and Clark are falling for one another...
I'm surprised how much I like it. It's a very charming take on the material, determined (like Tyler Hoechlin on The CW, first in Supergirl, now on his own series) to give us an old-school, optimistic, joyful Superman, not the glowering emo kid with the Christ complex from DC's live action films. Anyway, it's fast and fun, with good voice work and nice designs that include just a touch of anime style.
I don't want to oversell it: It's no masterpiece, but it's a nicely different approach to the Superman mythos. It just goes to show again that these modern-myth characters are endlessly re-imaginable in each generation. (Or, as some comic book flick actor recently said, "Now Batman is like King Lear. Every great actor wants a shot at the role.")