![]() ![]() You don’t really miss these scenes - most are given a reference or two in the new narrative - and the movie has been carefully structured to include dozens of heroes in non-speaking supporting roles as part of the final battle. But despite this, this film still works as a powerful document on heroism and as a reflection of how things were in a long-ago time where every adventure was still new. But that’s exactly what has been done with Justice League: The New Frontier, the seminal work by artist and writer (and occasional animation creator) Darwyn Cooke, which will be released in a myriad of DVD formats next Tuesday, February 26.Īnd the crazy thing is that it works! It’s “different,” but …ĭue to budget and production limitations, the animated version of Justice League: The New Frontier is missing several elements from the graphic novel, including the opening sequence with the Losers on Dinosaur Island, the sequences with John Wilson (aka John Henry), all of the scenes featuring the Challengers of the Unknown and the Suicide Squad, and the interlude with the supernatural characters on the moon. There must be crazier things to do than trying to adapt a critically acclaimed - as well as beloved - 400+ page graphic novel into a 75-minute animated film, but I can’t think of any. ![]()
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