Justice League: Doom (2012) (V)

Director:

Lauren Montgomery

Writers:

Dwayne McDuffie (written by)
Mark Waid (comic book story)

Release Date:

28 February 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The end of justice.

Plot:

Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.

Plot Keywords:

Justice League | Laser Vision | Supernatural Power | Villain | Flying

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Conroy	...	Batman (voice)
Tim Daly	...	Superman (voice)
Susan Eisenberg	...	Wonder Woman (voice)
Nathan Fillion	...	Green Lantern (voice)
Carl Lumbly	...	Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'ak (voice)
Michael Rosenbaum	...	The Flash (voice)
Bumper Robinson	...	Cyborg (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Bane / Terrorist Member (voice)
Claudia Black	...	Cheetah (voice)
Paul Blackthorne	...	Metallo / Henry Ackerdson (voice)
Olivia d'Abo	...	Star Sapphire (voice)
Alexis Denisof	...	Mirror Master (voice)
Phil Morris	...	Vandal Savage (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Officer in Charge / Newscaster (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Lois Lane / Queen (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Alfred Pennyworth / Jack (voice)
Brian George	...	Mayor (voice)
Danny Jacobs	...	Agent Porter (voice)
David Kaufman	...	Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Juliet Landau	...	Ten (voice)
Jim Meskimen	...	King (voice)
Andrea Romano	...	Bat Computer (voice)
Bruce W. Timm	...	Ace (voice) (as Bruce Timm)

Directed by
Lauren Montgomery

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dwayne McDuffie		written by
Mark Waid		comic book story

Produced by
Alan Burnett	....	co-producer
Lauren Montgomery	....	producer
Sam Register	....	executive producer
Bruce W. Timm	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christopher Drake		(original music by)

Film Editing by
Christopher D. Lozinski

Casting by
Andrea Romano

Production Management
Jeff Adams	....	assistant production manager
Cory Gustke	....	production manager
Matthew Mahoney	....	assistant production manager

Art Department
Kazuhide Tomonaga	....	storyboard artist
Yuichiro Yano	....	storyboard artist
Melchior Zwyer	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Max Conklin	....	adr recordist
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound designer
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound re-recording mixer
Justin Kaupp	....	adr recordist
Gary Marullo	....	foley artist
George Brooks	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mike Garcia	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
John Hegedes	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Mark Keatts	....	supervising dialogue editor (uncredited)

Animation Department
Dusty Abell	....	character designer
Phillip Bourassa	....	lead character designer (as Phil Bourassa)
Andy Chiang	....	model designer
Brendan Clogher	....	character designer
Jon Suzuki	....	character designer
Junpei Takayama	....	character designer
Justin Schultz	....	animatic editor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Steven White	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Francisco Rodriguez	....	music editor

Other crew
Vivian Hernandez	....	production support
Tamara Miles	....	production support
Jenny Pharis	....	production support
Andrea Romano	....	voice director
Renee Toporzysek	....	production support
Janet Yi	....	production support

Thanks
Dwayne McDuffie	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Warner Premiere
• DC Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Animation

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2012) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Company:

Warner Premiere

Trivia:

Phil Morris lends his vocal talents to the character of Vandal Savage. Mr. Morris is no stranger to the DC universe as he played John Jones aka The Martian Manhunter on the television series Smallville.

Quotes:

Green Lantern:All right, now come the warning shots. Give up? Please say no.
Ten:You'll never catch me, Lantern.
Green Lantern:Lots of women say that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite (2013) (V)

'Doom' is in fact the Justice League's victory!!!

'Tower of Babel' was one of the earliest JLA story arcs I'd read and as such I was especially interested in how this story would translate to animation. The premise of the story is both simple and yet intriguing- Batman has secretly devised stratagems to neutralize his fellow Justice League members in case any of them turned rogue. When his files are stolen however and used against his teammates, the League is forced to confront the fact that the architect of their near-destruction is in fact one of their own...It's a compelling story which has serious ethical dimensions to it as well (not to mention some great action and character moments!)

While 'JL:Doom' is a loose adaptation, it remains faithful to the spirit of the story. Replacing Ras al Ghul with Vandal Savage, as the main villain, was a great move IMO, as I think Ras works much better as a purely Batman villain. The Legion of Doom was a great nod to the old Superfriends cartoons (kudos to them for including an arch-nemesis to Martian Manhunter, who normally gets left it in this particular area!) I was also glad they found a way to include Cyborg without making it seem contrived or making him feel like a token minority character! The other characterisations were all great (Flash came across far too much like Wally West, than like Barry Allen...but I guess than can be excused given that the voice actor is the one who played Wally in JLU). If there is one gripe I had, its that I felt there could have been more discussion of the ethical implications of Batman's actions among the League, but I guess that wouldn't have fit within the alloted run- time...

On the whole, a great addition to the animated DTV's stable...looking forward to the next one!