I am – Hercules!!
Good news and bad news for fans of “Justice League Unlimited.”
The good news is the Cartoon Network apparently begins new episodes on Feb. 11 at 8:30 p.m.
The bad news is veteran cartoon scribe Paul Dini apparently posted this on a website:
I did an on camera interview with [JLU writer-producer] Bruce [Timm], David (Jimmy Olsen) Kaufman, Glen Murakami and Alan Burnett last night for the next (and last) SUPERMAN DVD set. Afterwards we went to dinner where Glen confirmed the end of TITANS, and Bruce said pretty much the same about JLU. There has been some talk about the JLU episodes airing earlier in the states, but that was still being debated at Cartoon Network. I forgot to ask Bruce how my Supergirl episode came out. Maybe I can get a preview if I'm at WB any time soon.
I had heard people were getting more territorial with certain DC characters (no more Joker in JLU, for instance) but I didn't know the details. I knew two years ago when I left, that as heroes (and their villains) got snapped up in live movie options, it tended limited their appearances elsewhere.
These Time Warner turf wars over DC characters have to be the stupidest things ever. “JLU,” starring Superman and Batman, has co-existed for years alongside “Smallville” and “The Batman” (to say nothing of “Batman Begins” or “Superman Returns” or the many, many Superman and Batman comic books in production or all the old Superman and Batman projects floating around on DVDs and in repeats).
The final nine episodes that CN begins transmitting in two weeks:
5.5 Episode #31 - Flash and Substance
Batman and Orion see a different side of the Flash when a rogues' gallery of villains attacks the museum that is opening in his honor.
5.6 Episode #32 - Dead Reckoning
The ghost of a circus performer convinces Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman to help him retrieve the stolen souls of a mystic order of Monks.
5.7 Episode #33 - Patriot Act
When an out of control super soldier threatens Metropolis, Green Arrow leads seven non-powered Justice Leaguers, including Crimson Avenger and Shining Knight, in a battle they can't hope to win.
5.8 Episode #34 - The Great Brain Robbery
A mystical accident leads to Lex Luthor and the Flash's minds being swapped into each other's bodies.
5.9 Episode #35 - Grudge Match
Roulette starts Metabrawl ("Cat and Canary") again, this time with an all-female fight card made up of Justice Leaguers.
5.10 Episode #36 - Far From Home
Supergirl, Green Lantern and Green Arrow travel into the future where they meet the Legion of Super Heroes and their enemies The Fatal Five.
5.11 Episode #37 - Ancient History
The Shadow Thief returns and so does Hawkman as more mysteries from "Shadow of the Hawk" are explored.
5.12 Episode #38 - Alive (Part 1)
In a knock-down drag out battle on Earth and in space, the power moving behind the scenes of the villains is revealed leading to the most unexpected team-up in Justice League history.
5.13 Episode #39 - Destroyer (Part 2)
Series Finale
In a knock-down drag out battle on Earth and in space, the power moving behind the scenes of the villains is revealed leading to the most unexpected team-up in Justice League history.
While I’ll miss JLU, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited by a “Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes” series. Because? Herc Equals Colossal nerd.
