Anyone who watched animated shows in the nineties, particularly comic book-related properties, is undoubtedly familiar with Batman: The Animated Series and its successor show Superman: The Animated Series.
The latter turns 25 next month, and in honor of the quarter-decade anniversary, a Blu-Ray has received a release date. For the first time, all 54 episodes will be together and completely remastered with Superman: The Complete Animated Series.
Superman: The Complete Animated Series has countless features on its Blu-Ray special, which releases on October 12th. Video and audio commentaries, featurettes, and more cover the six-disc set in addition to every episode, and the full press release with the other details is below.
SUPERMAN: THE COMPLETE ANIMATED SERIES BLU-RAY/DIGITAL BOX SET
REMASTERED FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY; COMING OCTOBER 12, 2021 FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Superman: The Animated Series with a fully remastered Blu-ray box set. Superman: The Complete Animated Series, which includes several hours of bonus features headlined by an all-new documentary detailing the creation of one of the most beloved animated Super Hero cartoons in history, will be available starting October 12, 2021.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation (WBA), the Emmy Award-winning Superman: The Animated Series was the perfect follow-up to the landmark Batman: The Animated Series. Producers Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett elevated The Man of Steel’s animated presence with an imaginative, heartfelt look at Superman’s adventures in Metropolis alongside Lois Lane and opposite the villainous likes of Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Darkseid, and more. Premiering on September 6, 1996, the series continued WBA’s dominance in Super Hero animation, once again setting new standards for storytelling, art direction, and acting performances – and garnering 11 Emmy Award nominations and two Emmy Award wins, including top honors as the Outstanding Special Class Animated Program of 1998.
The remarkable Superman: The Complete Animated Series box set features nearly 21 hours of entertainment spread over six Blu-ray™ discs, including all 54 exciting episodes, an all-new series-defining featurette entitled Superman: Timeless Icon, a special video commentary episode, and three specially selected episodes with audio commentaries by the showrunners.
All 54 episodes have been remastered from the original 35mm Interpositive sources, giving special attention to extensive color correction, dirt and scratch clean up, and adding a grain reduction pass to create a pristine picture, all while making sure not to affect the original lines in the artwork of the animation. The audio was retransferred from the original audio masters, and the series is presented in its original aspect ratio (4×3).
What do you guys think of this collector's edition? Are you planning on adding Superman: The Complete Animated Series to your collection, or will you stick with Batman: The Animated Series instead?
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Superman: The Complete Animated Series will release on Blu-Ray on October 12th.