As of this writing The Dark Knight Rises has earned nearly a billion dollars worldwide, but Batman tends to be the exception, rather than the rule, for DC Comics’ superhero films. Compared to Marvel’s legion of movies based on comic-book characters, DC has struggled to bring its gallery of characters successfully to the screen. The positions are reversed, however, for animated projects made for TV and video, with Marvel underperforming and DC Comics producing many fine, ambitious cartoon features (some as spin-offs of excellent series). In a sign of the creative ambition of the DC Universe Animated Original movies and producer Bruce Timm, Sep. 25 marks the release of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, a two-film adaptation of Frank Miller’s paradigm-shifting graphic novel from the mid-1980s. While we’re waiting for that one, here are 10 of the best from nearly 20 years.

10. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Launched in 1992, “Batman: The Animated Series” had a comic-book classicism missing from the increasingly outré film versions. Based on the series and released theatrically in 1993, Mask of the Phantasm finds the Caped Crusader on the trail of a murderous vigilante, and ends with Batman and the Joker fighting like Godzilla in a model of the Gotham City of the future. The plot makes for a bumpy ride (1998’s SubZero proves more briskly entertaining), but it proves that animation can support a moody, emotionally rich take on superheroes. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill gave superb voice performances as Batman and the Joker, respectively, over many years and multiple TV series. 

 
9. Justice League: Starcrossed: The Movie (2004)
Despite being billed as a “movie,” this DVD actually edits a spectacular three-episode storyline the excellent “Justice League” TV series. Thanagarian hero Hawkgirl reveals that she’s been acting as a spy for her home planet, and her people use her inside knowledge to capture the League and conquer Earth. This lavish, fast-paced melodrama features insurgent heroes, space battles and a love triangle between Hawkgirl, her former lover Hawkman and Green Lantern John Stewart.Starcrossed makes an excellent gateway to “Justice League” and its follow-up series, “Justice League Unlimited.”

 
8. Wonder Woman (2009)
With all due respect to Lynda Carter, comics’ oldest and most famous superheroine has always been a challenge to dramatize: David E. Kelley recently failed to get a “Wonder Woman” TV pilot picked up. This DC original movie, directed by Lauren Montgomery, makes a lively effort as Amazonian princess Diana returns castaway pilot Steve Trevor to the American mainland. Wonder Woman makes asides on contemporary sexism but primarily uncovers a world-conquering plot by Ares, the God of War, leading to some surprisingly bloody battle scenes. The producers assembled a dream cast of voice actors, featuring Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion and Alfred Molina in the lead roles.

7. All-Star Superman (2011)
The producers of the DC animated features frequently cherry-pick adaptation of some of the most interesting storylines in contemporary (and vintage) comics, with intriguing results. Based on Grant Morrison’s acclaimed take on the Man of Steel, All-Star Superman depicts Kal-El’s discovery that he’s contracted a terminal case of solar poisoning, inspiring him to change his superheroic behavior and express his feelings in ways he otherwise never would. The film episode structure features eccentric changes of tone from comedy to tragedy, but it still offers the best, most off-beat treatment of Superman in the animated films. 

 
6. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
This straight-to-DVD tie-in to the Batman Beyondseries takes place in a Blade Runner-esque Gotham of the future, with an elderly Bruce Wayne (Conroy) mentoring young Terry McGinnis as a crime-fighter in a high-tech batsuit. As the title says, the film marks the mysterious resurgence of the clown prince of crime (again voiced by Hamill), resurrected by a genuinely unsettling twist. The original film saw its violence censored following the Columbine shooting, but the Blu-Ray offers the original, uncut version.

 
5. Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
You may have seen a Youtube fan edit of a preview of a Green Lantern feature film starring Nathan Fillion as pilot-turned-hero Hal Jordan. This anthology tale may be the closet we’ll get to the real thing, as Fillion voices Jordan in a series of stories about Green Lantern Corps, a galaxy-spanning team of do-gooders armed with power rings. Emerald Knights includes two segments based on stories by legendary comic book author Alan Moore and suggests that Green Lantern’s brand of space opera may be better suited to animation than live-action. It’s certainly better than the Ryan Reynolds film.

4. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
The Justice League discovers an alternate universe in which the superhuman individuals comprise an indestructible crime syndicate, with the likes of Lex Luthor fighting for justice. This entry features some of the biggest and most exciting action sequences of the films while cleverly exploiting the concept’s potential. James Woods gives a memorable, sinister voice performance as Batman’s counterpart Owlman, who embraces a nihilistic philosophy upon the discovery of and infinite number of universes. 

 
3. Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
The second film in the DC Animated Universe swung for the fences with an adaptation of Darwyn Cooke’s two-part graphic novel, which depicts the heroes of the 1950s targeted by McCarthyite witch hunts, then willing to unite to fight a world-threatening adversary. The film’s inhuman antagonist lacks clear definition and most of the male characters look identical, but The New Frontier proves to be thought-provoking film, with influences ranging from The Right Stuff toWatchmen. In the finale, the innocence of DC Comics’ Silver Age comics and the optimism of the Kennedy Era dovetail in a way that feels faithful to the American mythos, even though it didn’t “really” happen.

 
2. Batman: Year One (2011)
Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One comic-book storyline of 1987 partially inspired Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins by showing how Bruce Wayne adopted his Bat-iconography and found an unexpected ally in future commissioner Gordon. Here, Batman plays more of a supporting role to Gordon (“Breaking Bad’s” Bryan Cranston) who mounts a lonely, Serpico-style crusade against the corrupt Gotham police force. Many of the DC animated films feature superfluous violence or swear words to ensure a PG-13 rating and attract grown-up viewers, but Batman: Year One’s grim, compelling portrayal of urban rot comes by it honestly.

 
1. Batman: Under The Red Hood (2010)
When a violent figure known as the Red Hood throws Gotham’s underworld into chaos, Batman must track down his connection to the late Jason Todd, who became Dick Grayson’s successor as Robin until being beaten to death by the Joker. The darkest and most intense of the DC animated films culminates with a three-way battle between Batman, the Red Hood and the Joker that evokesThe Good, The Bad and the Ugly in its conflict between three comparably-matched opponents, each of whom embodies a different moral worldview. It should go without saying that it, like Batman: Year One, is not even remotely for kids. Maybe you should steer them toward Batman: The Brave and the Bold instead.

10個最好的DC動畫電影
由柯特·霍爾曼
2012年8月28日|上午10:00
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到本文截稿黑暗騎士崛起已經賺了近十億美元的全球，但蝙蝠俠往往是例外，而不是規律，對DC漫畫的超級英雄電影。相比於基於漫畫書人物的電影奇蹟的軍團，DC一直在努力把人物的畫廊成功地在屏幕上。該位置顛倒然而，為電視和視頻製作的動畫項目，表現不佳的奇蹟和DC漫畫製作許多精美的，雄心勃勃的卡通功能（有的分拆優秀的系列）。在DC宇宙動畫原創電影和製片人布魯斯·蒂姆，9月25日商標的釋放創意雄心的標誌蝙蝠俠：黑暗騎士返回，第1部分中，弗蘭克·米勒的根本性的變化圖形小說兩個電影改編自80年代中期。雖然我們等待的那一個，這裡有10個最好從近20年。

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10蝙蝠俠：幻象（1993）面膜
於1992年推出的“蝙蝠俠：動畫系列”有一本漫畫書，從古典日益outré電影版本失踪。基於該系列於1993年戲劇性地釋放出來，對幻象的面具發現蝙蝠俠在私刑殺氣的踪跡，並與蝙蝠俠和小丑的戰鬥像哥斯拉在高譚市的未來的模式結束。情節使一個顛簸（1998的零度以下證明更輕快娛樂），但它證明了動畫可以支持喜怒無常，對超級英雄情感豐富服食。凱文·康羅伊和馬克·哈米爾了精湛的聲音演出的蝙蝠俠和小丑，分別比多年多的電視連續劇。

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9，正義聯盟：Starcrossed：電影（2004）
儘管被標榜為“電影”，這張DVD居然編輯壯觀的三集劇情優秀的“正義聯盟”的電視連續劇。Thanagarian英雄Hawkgirl透露，她一直充當間諜，她的家庭行星，和她的人用她裡面的學問捕捉聯盟和征服地球。這個豪華的，快節奏的音樂劇特色反叛英雄，太空戰和Hawkgirl，她的前情人Hawkman和綠燈俠約翰·斯圖爾特之間的三角戀情。Starcrossed使一個很好的門戶，“正義聯盟”及其後續系列，“正義聯盟無限“。

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8，神奇女俠（2009）
與所有應有的尊重琳達·卡特，漫畫“最古老和最有名的superheroine一直是戲劇化挑戰：大衛·E·凱利日前未能獲得”神奇女俠“電視試點回升。該直流原始影片，導演勞倫蒙哥馬利，讓熱鬧的努力，為亞馬遜公主戴安娜返回棄兒飛行員史蒂夫特雷弗到美國本土。神奇女俠做旁白當代性別歧視，但主要是揭露世界征服陰謀戰神，戰神，導致一些令人驚訝的血腥的戰鬥場面。生產商組建了一個夢鑄配音演員，配凱麗·拉塞爾，內森·菲利安和阿爾弗雷德·莫利納的主角。

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7，全明星超人（2011）
的直流動畫片經常櫻桃挑一些最有趣的故事情節改編當代（和古董）的漫畫，用有趣的結果的生產者。基於格蘭特莫里森的讚譽採取對鋼的人，全明星超人描繪了他的簽約太陽能中毒的終端情況下，激發他改變superheroic的行為和表達自己的感情方面他，否則絕不會KalEl的發現。該片情節結構特點基調從喜劇偏心改變悲劇，但它仍然提供了最好的，最關拍超人的治療，在動畫電影。

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6，以遠蝙蝠俠：返回小丑（2000）
本直轉DVD搭配的以遠蝙蝠俠系列發生在一個銀翼殺手 -esque未來的高譚市，有一對老布魯斯·韋恩（康羅伊）指導年輕的特里麥金尼斯的罪行戰鬥機的高科技batsuit。正如標題所說，這部電影標誌著中興神秘犯罪的小丑王子（再次哈米爾表示），一個真正令人不安的扭曲復活。原片也看到了它的暴力審查以下科倫拍攝，但藍光提供了原始的，完整無缺的版本。

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5，綠燈俠：翡翠騎士（2011）
你可能已經看到了一個綠色燈籠電影主演內森·菲利安作為試點出身的主人公哈爾·喬丹的預覽的YouTube的球迷編輯。這本詩集的故事可能我們會得到真實的東西的衣櫃，因為菲利安配音喬丹在一系列有關綠色燈籠軍團中，做社會改良裝備有電環的星系跨度隊的故事。翡翠騎士包括基於兩段在故事傳奇的漫畫書作者艾倫·摩爾和建議，綠燈俠的品牌空間歌劇可能更適合於動畫比真人。這當然不是瑞安·雷諾茲電影更好。