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List Price: $26.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 29363
Released: December 6, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Lex Luthor. Bizarro. Metallo. Karkull. The universe is filled with villains. And only the Man of Steel can keep them from overthrowing Earth in these 18 action-packed episodes from the Emmy-winning series! Filled with dynamic storylines, brilliant animation and complex characters, this collection includes the three-part crossover episode World's Finest, in which The Joker teams with Lex Luthor, forcing Batman and Superman into a reluctant partnership to defeat the crazed clown and maniacal billionaire. Fly high with this exciting two-disc set packed with all the thrilling battles that only Superman could win!
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Video Commentary on "Brave New Metropolis" and "World's Finest Part 1" with Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, James Tucker, Dan Riba and Moderator Jason Hillhouse
Featurette:THE DARK SIDE: BEHIND THE VILLAINS OF SUPERMAN: The Origin and Evolution of Superman's Adversaries
Description of Superman - The Animated Series, Volume Two (The New Superman Adventures) (DC Comics Classic Collection):
Superman: The Animated Series, Volume Two, the second of the series' three season run, continues the modern telling of the American myth Superman. Where the first season focuses on introducing Superman, Metropolis, and a few key bad guys, season two is all about the villains. A few key villains return, including Lobo, series favorite Metallo (voiced by Malcolm McDowell), and of course the evil genius Lex Luthor. But what defines season two is the introduction of new villains such as Superman's evil twin Bizarro (in "Identity Crisis" and "Bizarro's World"), Livewire (voiced by Tank Girl herself Lori Petty), and Luminus (voiced by Airplane!'s Robert Hays). Also new to the series is Mr. Mxyzptlk in one of the best episodes of the series, "Mxyzpixilated," starring the great Gilbert Gottfried as the quirky, interdimensional leprechaun. One of the series' highlights is the three-part episode "World's Finest." This trilogy is a great cross-over story with guest appearances from the other popular DC animated series Batman. Here the man of steel joins forces with the caped crusader to fight Gotham's arch villains the Joker (played by Mark Hamill) and Harley Quinn, who have recently teamed up with Metropolis's Lex Luthor in a plot to kill Superman. Superman: The Animated Series, Season Two is a sharp telling of the Superman story and not to be missed. --Rob Bracco
Superman - The Animated Series, Volume Two (The New Superman Adventures) (DC Comics Classic Collection) Reviews:
Superman Vol2 Animated Series 
2008-07-30 - This is a great addition to the whole Superman series. Tim Daly is a great voice for Superman!
It's a nice night for flying!
2008-06-30 - I applaud this wonderful release of "Superman: The Animated Series - Volume Two". The first volume was great, but the second is wonderful. Better writing, action, and even more villains. I did not think it could get any better, but it definitely has. Below is a list of episodes contained in this two-disc set.
1. IDENTITY CRISIS
2. TARGET
3. ACTION FIGURES
4. MXYZPIXILATED
5. DOUBLE DOSE
6. SOLAR POWER
7. MONKEY FUN
8. BRAVE NEW METROPOLIS
9. GHOST IN THE MACHINE
10. WORLD'S FINEST (Part I)
11. WORLD'S FINEST (Part II)
12. WORLD'S FINEST (Part III)
13. FATHER'S DAY
14. THE HAND OF FATE
15. BIZARRO'S WORLD
16. PROTOTYPE
17. THE LATE MR. KENT
18. HEAVY METAL
SPECIAL FEATURES
Menaces of Metropolis: Behind the villains of Superman - the origin and evolution of Superman's adversaries
"Mxyzpixilated" video commentary by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Dan Riba, and Jason Hillhouse
"Brave New Metropolis" audio commentary by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Glen Murakami, and Dan Riba
"World's Finest" (Part I) audio commentary by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Glen Murakami, and Dan Riba
THIS REVIEW IS DEDICATED TO ANYONE, LIVING OR DEAD, INVOLVED IN THE PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE "SUPERMAN" UNIVERSE.
Very Nice 
2007-05-13 - Nice to have but dont buy Superman Batman the movie if u have this season because it is included!Dont waste your money guys as I did!Somebody has to tell you!
Superman, Volume 2
2007-03-09 - Well for anyone who enjoyed this series back in the 90's this is a must have. And if you really like Superman this is a must, must have! I grew up watching this show and since I am a huge fan of Superman once I had a good job and therefore money, I decided to get this series on DVD and I sure wasn't dissapointed. This Volume introduces some great villains and is full of awesome episodes with some interesting bonus material as well.
A fun and worthwhile revisioning of Superman - although the main character is often Lois Lane
2007-01-29 - There are a number of criticisms of the Man of Steel, most notably that he's so powerful there can be little suspense in his battles. Therefore, there are really only 2 types of battles in the Superman universe - those with villians as powerful as he, and those involving kryptonite (his Achillies Heel). The producers of the Superman: the Animated Series know this, and wisely introduce a number of innovations in order to keep the stories fresh.
The most important, from a storytelling perspective, is that the stories often centre on Lois Lane instead of Superman. This also allows the writers to give the Clark Kent personna lots of screen time, as a sidekick to Lois. The two best episodes of this season are examples of this: In "Brave New Metropolis," Lois is teleported to an alternate universe where Superman is a vaguely fascist policeman (the S on his suit is a stylised Nazi-SS lightning bolt) in Lex Luthor's dictatorship of Metropolis. The best episode of the series is called "The Late Mr. Kent," wherein Clark is hot on the tail of a sensitive story that results in a car bomb being detonated under him. Of course, Clark as Superman is unhurt, but Clark the human could never have survive the blast. This leads to the very entertaining and interesting storyline of Superman trying to figure out how to bring Clark back to life. (In the best scene in the season, the police are baffled that Clark's mom doesn't seem concerned that her son has just been killed. "Ma'am, are you sure you understand the implications of what I've just told you?")
Of course, there are also some knock-down, drag-out fights with some of Superman's arch enemies. Here, though, the series is not at its finest, although it's through no fault of its own. Superman simply doesn't have the cast of villians of, say, Batman. Even the most casual fan would be able to name several Batman villians (e.g., Joker, Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Mr. Freeze). After Lex Luthor and Mr. Mxyzptlk (the latter of whom is a one-trick pony), there are no real first-line villians in Superman's pantheon. This show did introduce a new villain named Livewire (with a high-octane voice by Lori Petty), and this season does feature Darkseid in one episode and Brainiac in another. But, as expected, the vast number of shows are variations of some Lex scheme to destroy Superman, or take over the world, or whatever.
The highlight for many (and the reason I bought this disc) will be the 3-episode crossover with the Batman universe titled, appropriately, "World's Finest." Joker finds a large piece of kryptonite and offers to kill Superman for Lex Luthor. The friction common between Batman and Superman is evident, this time brought on by the neat twist of ahving Bruce Wayne date Lois Lane. Overall, it might be the most enjoyable multi-part story in all of the Superman/Batman animated series.
