Justice League - Season One (DC Comics Classic Collection)

I got turned onto Justice League Unlimited by watching reruns on Cartoon Network's Boomerang Channel and have been a fan or rather a fanatic for the show every since. I have purchased all but one of the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited DVDs. Though it is animated it can hardly be called a "cartoon." Why this show was shelved and/or canceled, I'll never know. The executive that made that decision should be run out of the country! It is an awesome show and I wish they would bring it back on.

Great collection of the old days where the good guys win! My kids had borrowed the collection from a friend and I ended up breaking up the box by accident. Hence, I bought a new set to replace the broken box. I sat down with the boys to watch a few and found it quite entertaining.

The feature "Secret Origins" is shown as a 3 parter. Early scenes start with the DCAU's existing Batman/Superman teamwork developed in Superman: The Animated Series. Alien newcomer Martian Manhunter gathers 4 more team members, and they save the world, and decide to team up.
"Like a bunch of Superfriends?" gibes the Flash, poking fun at Hanna-Barbera's 1970s-80s version of the Justice League America.
"More like a Justice League" says Superman (who last saw flash in "Speed Demons" episode of his own show, which featured the great Superman Flash race. Order that from amazon too.).

In the second story "In blackest night", you'll see the Green Lantern Corps and Guardians of the Universe. The show adapts a comic story written for Hal Jordan (who is excluded from this show, in favour of the long awaited John Stewart).
Guest stars include Metamorpho and Aquaman and Etrigan in the ordinairy episodes.
We're spared nothing, as the details of Aquaman's loss of hand are implied, with the aftermath shown.
This set saves you buying Secret Origins and Savage Time as separate DVDs.
Time travel plot lines in Savage Time pt1-3 enable us to see The Blackhawks, Sgt Rock and Easy Co, The War Wheel, and Wonder Woman's brief interlude with Steve Trevor.

Now here's a twist. In 1981-89 Roy Thomas wrote incessantly about the Justice Society (and All-Star Squadron and Young All-stars) set forever in 1942. Not even the crisis on infinite earths' phasing out of the golden age Superman and Wonder Woman and Batman could stop Roy reinventing the golden age of comics.
To satirize this, 4 core members of the Justice League travel to a parallel universe (in JL season 1 ep "Legends") and meet the Justice Guild of America (whose characters are clear retoolings of the Justice Society of America). There's just one catch. Are they the real JGA or not? The key to it all is their teen mascot "Ray Thomson", who has kept the world in a permanent golden age, using his amazing mental powers.
Hope I haven't spoilt too much, but I hate to see the joke go to waste.
This is a great first season, leaves you wanting more, which you'll get in Season 2 and Justice League Unlimited.
Enjoy the extras too.

This is a good reintroduction to the Justice League. I agree with some other reviewers that it could be better if Superman was at full strength. I guess the writers felt they had to bring his power down some so the rest of the league can get some more time. They fix this in season two ( which is great also). Overall, my daughter and I loved watching every episode.

This dvd is great for any super-hero fan. It contains the entire 26 episode season on 4 DVDs. Whether you're a new JL fan, or you've read all the comic books, this is a great dvd for your collection.