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Bruce Timm created some of the best DC stories and adaptations in his DCAU. HisBatman: The Animated Seriesis considered the best iteration of the Dark Knight on screen. However, when he co-createdSuperman: The Animated Serieswith Alan Burnett, he did not feel that the show received the response it deserved.
Superman: The Animated Seriesran for four seasons and 54 episodes on Kids’ WB from 1996 to 2000. Similar toBatman: The Animated Series, the Superman show also received critical appreciation for its writing and mature themes. But some fans complained that it could not live up to the quality of the Kevin Conroy show and Bruce Timm did not agree to it.
What did Bruce Timm say aboutSuperman: The Animated Series?
It can’t be denied thatBatman: The Animated SeriesandSuperman: The Animated Serieswere much different in their approach. Both shows had their share of unique aspects that made them impressive but very different from each other. When the Superman show first started airing, the audience was surprised to seeBruce Timm‘s fresh approach to the Last Son of Krypton.
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Several fans thought that Bruce Timm disliked Superman, but he clarified toComicologythat“Superman’s just not as intrinsically cool as Batman”.During an interview withThe World’s Finest, reflecting on the mixed reception of theJustice Leagueseries, the Timmverse creator explained that they can never please all the fans with a show.
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Bruce Timm highlighted that the fans compare every new show with their previous classics. Something similar also led toSuperman: The Animated Seriesreceiving the most harsh and unfair criticism.
“When Superman first came on, all I heard was ‘they didn’t nail it like they nailed Batman’. The same with the WB ‘revamp’ Batman and Batman Beyond. Now that Justice League is on, suddenly all our previous shows aregold!”
The 63-year-old animator has agreed that he likes Batman more (viaLooper) but that does not mean he hates Superman. He had always respected and admired the Caped Kryptonian and admitted that he was proud of how he and his co-creators did justice with the Superman show by maintaining the balance between comic book accuracy and their fresh modern take.
What is Bruce Timm’s favorite scene fromSuperman: The Animated Series?
Bruce Timm admitted toCBRthat Kids’ WB did notinterferein their creative choices for the show. He was surprised when they let him explore Superman’s origin story through a span of 3 episodes in the animated series. Although the Batman series had some mature themes despite being a kids’ show, they had to tackle some Fox Kids censors. Comparatively, Kids’ WB was“very easygoing”.
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They also explored one of the darkest and most emotionaleventsfrom the Superman show when a brave police officer Dan Turpin is killed by Darkseid during the ending of theApokolips… Now!story. Bruce Timm said to The World’s Finest that the most emotional moments are his favorite scenes.
However, his most favorite is the climax ofApokolips… Now!, which he hailed as the“Ragnarok of sob scenes”.Bruce Timm explained that the beautifully sad scene of Dan Turpin’s funeral hit very hard and even many fans wrote to him about its devastating impact on them-“that baby fires on every emotional cylinder”.
It can be undoubtedly said that the Superman and Batman shows did better than most of the live-action iterations attempted by DC. Now it will be interesting to see if James Gunn can give a coherent and interesting DCU that can impress both cinephiles and comic book lovers.
Superman: The Animated Seriescan be streamed on Max.
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
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