James Harvey
10-18-2001, 12:00 PM
Animation buff Jerry Beck has reviewed the pilot to the upcoming Justice Leaguer series and things look great! Beck reveiwed the pilot for <a href="http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=pageone&article_no=779">Animation World Magazine</a> and the feedback is positive. Below is an excerpt:
<a href="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jllogo.jpg"><img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jllogo.jpg" height=72 width=120 border=0 align="right" vspace=3 hspace=3></a>
The concept of these heroes getting together, then splitting into teams has been faithfully brought up to date as this was the original modus operandi of the Forties era Justice Society.
The Right Stuff-esque opening titles are very strong and the show is presented in letterbox format giving it an adult feel, elevating it from the other cartoon shows on Saturday morning.
There are a lot of characters here and a lot to like. Martian Manhunter is one very cool dude (he and Green Lantern would make a great "green team" spin-off). The anime-inspired design of the first adventure's alien creatures was different and quite effective.
I can nit-pick only a few things. Superman's voice (George Newbern) didn't feel quite right. He sounded a bit too young -- a little too "right out of Smallville" -- to support those massive shoulders. What happened to actor Tim Daly of the 1997 series? Justice League of America comics regular Snapper Carr has some kind of smallish "Jimmy Olsen" role here, which seems like a waste. And Korean production studio Koko Enterprise Co. Ltd. appeared to have a hard time drawing Superman's chest emblem in various shots.
To read the full review, click <b><a href="http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=pageone&article_no=779">HERE</a></b>. <b>Jerry Beck</b> and his website <b><a href="http://www.cartoonresearch.com">Cartoon Reseach</A></b> was also able to provide the following screenshots from the JL pilot, which are also posted on the site. Unfortunatly the images are small, but expect larger screengrabs to be posted online soon. Note the images are in widescreen format.
<center><b>Justice League Intro Sequence</b>
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jli1.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jli2.jpg">
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jli3.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jli4.jpg">
<b>Screengrabs From The Episode</b>
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle1.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle2.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle3.jpg">
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle4.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle5.jpg">
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle6.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle7.jpg">
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle8.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle9.jpg"></center>
Stay tuned for more Justice League updates here at TZN!
<a href="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jllogo.jpg"><img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jllogo.jpg" height=72 width=120 border=0 align="right" vspace=3 hspace=3></a>
The concept of these heroes getting together, then splitting into teams has been faithfully brought up to date as this was the original modus operandi of the Forties era Justice Society.
The Right Stuff-esque opening titles are very strong and the show is presented in letterbox format giving it an adult feel, elevating it from the other cartoon shows on Saturday morning.
There are a lot of characters here and a lot to like. Martian Manhunter is one very cool dude (he and Green Lantern would make a great "green team" spin-off). The anime-inspired design of the first adventure's alien creatures was different and quite effective.
I can nit-pick only a few things. Superman's voice (George Newbern) didn't feel quite right. He sounded a bit too young -- a little too "right out of Smallville" -- to support those massive shoulders. What happened to actor Tim Daly of the 1997 series? Justice League of America comics regular Snapper Carr has some kind of smallish "Jimmy Olsen" role here, which seems like a waste. And Korean production studio Koko Enterprise Co. Ltd. appeared to have a hard time drawing Superman's chest emblem in various shots.
To read the full review, click <b><a href="http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=pageone&article_no=779">HERE</a></b>. <b>Jerry Beck</b> and his website <b><a href="http://www.cartoonresearch.com">Cartoon Reseach</A></b> was also able to provide the following screenshots from the JL pilot, which are also posted on the site. Unfortunatly the images are small, but expect larger screengrabs to be posted online soon. Note the images are in widescreen format.
<center><b>Justice League Intro Sequence</b>
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jli1.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jli2.jpg">
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jli3.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jli4.jpg">
<b>Screengrabs From The Episode</b>
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle1.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle2.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle3.jpg">
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle4.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle5.jpg">
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle6.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle7.jpg">
<img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle8.jpg"> <img src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/jle9.jpg"></center>
Stay tuned for more Justice League updates here at TZN!