Justice League The Complete Season

Forces of evil chaos and destruction await. Not even protectors like Superman Batman Wonder Woman Green Lantern the Flash Hawkgirl or the Martian Manhunter may have a chance alone. But together as the Justice League season dvd boxset they are a metahuman force (and a hope) to be reckoned with.
Bruce Timm's contribution to the larger canon of DC Comics' superheroes has grown from the surprise hit Batman: The Animated Series into a fully-fledged universe that has taken these characters on some fascinating adventures. After Batman: The Animated Series, Timm's most significant creation has been Justice League and Justice League dvd : Unlimited--which are gathered here in this handsome set under the title Justice League - The Complete Series. Other "Timmverse" series and features are well worth watching, re-watching, and remembering (including Superman: The Animated Series, which I will be reviewing here shortly). But Justice League is one of the best superhero television series of all time. It has a very special charm, a sense of fun and adventure that borrows heavily from the established worlds of each of the "big seven" who make up the Justice League during its first two seasons - a set of characters that expands in unusual directions when the show morphed into Justice League: Unlimited in its third season. The original seven are: Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, the Green Lantern (Jon Stewart), the Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl, and Batman. The first six are the focus of the series, with Batman joining in occasionally, or appearing at key moments to provide important information and support. (In the series' own "origin story" of the League, Batman funds the Watchtower, their base that orbits the Earth.)
Justice League: Unlimited is characterized by rip-roaring adventure combined with an almost martial camaraderie. Visually, the animation incorporates more 3D modeling into the 2D style, and the blend is mostly successful. Fast-paced episodes embrace a litany of DC characters, events, and themes, effectively addressing a major swath of the DC canon in a more inclusive way than Justice League did. The first season was, I believe, intended to be the only season, as the final episode "Epilogue" seems to wrap up not only Justice League: Unlimited, but simultaneously Batman Beyond - while serving as a moving coda to Batman: The Animated Series.
Season Two of Justice League: Unlimited seems almost like an afterthought. While entirely enjoyable, it's not as carefully paced as the first; I haven't been able to confirm this, but based on the storytelling, it would appear that the producers had not intended there to be another season. "Epilogue" is such a strong episode and appropriate ending to the series that Season Two seems forced by its very nature, even though the individual episodes are as well-produced as those that went before them.