Justice League: Doom (2012)

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

Director:

Lauren Montgomery

Writers:

Dwayne McDuffie, Bob Kane (character created by: Batman)

Stars:

Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Griffin	...	Lois Lane / Queen (voice) (as Grey DeLisle)

Storyline

The Justice League are a team of great power, but also of personal secrets they thought safe. That changes when the immortal supervillain, Vandal Savage, has Batman's Batcave secretly raided to learn them all and more. Soon, the Leaguers are individually beset by their enemies who attack them with inescapable death traps specifically designed with that information. With that, all seems lost until an indomitable Knight and a young Titan combine to deliver salvation even as Savage uses the opportunity to implement a far grander scheme.

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Plot Keywords:

justice league | based on comic book | dc comics | justice league of america | jla | 

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Taglines:

Batman has planned for the unexpected, but is he prepared for the unthinkable?

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Conroy (Batman), Tim Daly (Superman), Susan Eisenberg (Wonder Woman), Carl Lumbly (Martian Manhunter), Phil Morris, Olivia d'Abo (Star Sapphire), and Alexis Denisof all reprise their previous television roles for this film. Additionally, Michael Rosenbaum, who previously voiced Flash Wally West, returns to voice Flash Barry Allen.

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Goofs

The communication with Superman when he flies to the sun is traveling faster than the speed of light. Radio waves/electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed as light, and should thus have taken several minutes to reach Superman when he was close to the sun.

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Quotes

Star Sapphire: [as Carol] She sort of looks like me, doesn't she?
Green Lantern: Carol?
Star Sapphire: Yes. Her name was Carol too. She's beautiful, of course, and she has dark hair like mine. And the stench of your failure hanging over her.
Green Lantern: I didn't mean...
Star Sapphire: You didn't mean to get all those people killed? You didn't mean to betray me, drive me into becoming this?
[changes into Star Sapphire]
Star Sapphire: What didn't you mean, Hal?
Green Lantern: I don't know. I'm...
Star Sapphire: Afraid? Afraid that you don't deserve to have so much power? That nobody does?
Green Lantern: Yes. I don't deserve this.
[...]

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Connections

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

User Reviews

'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!

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Justice League: Doom

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1