Clash [JLU] - SPOILERS

[sniffles]

Up her in Canada, I guess we're about 4-5 episodes ahead (rough guess) -- we've got 2 more in the season. I think the last 5 episodes just lead one into another. Very cool stuff.

- James

We hates you, we does!! How is it fair that a US show is aired earlier in another country than here?!!

 

[Felon]

Captain Marvel and Superman never fought in Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. They did fight in Ross and Waid's Kingdom Come, although the fight was more evenly matched in that contest. In this, Superman handed him his butt.

Well, Kingdom Come had some different circumstances. Captain M, enjoying the eternal youth of the gods, was easily a match for the age-ridden Superman in fisticuffs. Supes started to resort to heat vision, which Cap countered by trying to use his lightning as a weapon--which is what he does in this episode as well, with similarly poor results.

There is also the connection to Hamilton, who we saw earlier in the Doomsday episode and know is part of Waller's cabal. I'm wondering if they will give us more info on that traitorous bastard.

There is ultimately a confrontation, handled very nicely.

We hates you, we does!! How is it fair that a US show is aired earlier in another country than here?!!

Heh. Get over it. Better yet, get Bittorrents and download all the episodes at once.

 

[The Serge]

Well, Kingdom Come had some different circumstances. Captain M, enjoying the eternal youth of the gods, was easily a match for the age-ridden Superman in fisticuffs. Supes started to resort to heat vision, which Cap countered by trying to use his lightning as a weapon--which is what he does in this episode as well, with similarly poor results.

Actually, I think the suggestion in Kingdom Come was that Superman had grown more powerful over the years (afterall, he was immune to kryptonite), so it's probable that he was much stronger as well. However, Captain Marvel was able to take him so long as he was effectively nuts and not holding back. I suppose one could argue that Superman was himself holding back since he clearly didn't want to hurt Marvel throughout that fight... Not to mention he spent a lot of time reasoning with him.

As I'm writing this, I'm realizing that I'm agreeing with you.

Anyway, as far as Kingdom Come goes (IMO, the best superhero graphic novel ever), I'll never forget the chills I got with the last pages (and particularly the last page) of book three. The last time I got chills like that was with the "card scene" in Batman Begins. That was some good stuff in Kingdom Come. It's a shame that Ross didn't have the opportunity to move forward with his ideas for The Kingdom (instead of the crap we got).

 

[devilbat]

I haven't been watching JLU, and after reading this thread, I'm upset about it. I hope they release the season on DVD.

 

[Taelorn76]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-0428465-2217420

Here is a link to Amazon.com with a bunch of different JL and JLU discs available.
JLU

I don't understand why the DC cartoons (Batman, Superman, JLU, & JL) don't come out in season packs, they are always in collections packs of a few episodes, or a bunch of episode from different seasons

 

[Klaus]

IIRC, both Batman: tAS and Superman: tAS just came out in Season One sets.

 

[ToddSchumacher]

Batman the Animated serise has 3 (4disk) volumes out and superman has one. I've been holding out on buying the other dvds in the hopes that Warner brings out more sets. I haven't seen a single Justice league Show, since I don;t have cable.

 

[Taelorn76]

IIRC, both Batman: tAS and Superman: tAS just came out in Season One sets.

Really I'll have to check that out. I have only ever seen Vol 1, 2, & 3 of Batman: tAS and vol 1 of Superman: tAS.