Meet Superman's Latest Animated Nemeses, 'The Elite' [Video]

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Before the DC Animated universe heads towards its own rumored Flashpoint, Superman still has time to demonstrate the value of his brand of heroism in the upcoming Superman Vs. The Elite, based on Joe Kelly, Doug Mahnke and Lee Bermejo's 2001 Action Comics #775 story "What's So Funny About the Truth, Justice and the American Way." Click through for brand new clips and images from next month's movie.

The movie, directed by Batman: The Brave and The Bold's Michael Chang and adapted by Kelly from his own script to Action Comics #775, pits the Man of Steel against the Elite, a group of superheroes who are more than willing to kill to achieve their victory, something that Superman unsurprisingly takes exception to. If you want to know more about the Elite, here are three clips to introduce three of them: Cold cast, Menagerie and the mysterious Hat:

George Newbern and David Kaufman reprise their Justice League TV series voice roles as Superman and Jimmy Olsen respectively, while NCIS' Pauley Perrette steps in to voice Lois Lane this time around.

Superman Vs. The Elite is released on DVD and BluRay June 12.

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Mike

Looks alright. I'll watch it no matter what. But, I'd rather just have a new Superman cartoon series.

May 23 2012 at 11:51 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

Brigonos Chomghaill

So Superman fights against the darker types of super heroics as portrayed in the last few years of DC animated movies? Makes sense to someone, I guess.

May 23 2012 at 9:42 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

WizarDru

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the whole point of this story a reaction to the popularity of the Authority? The idea was basically that the Elite and Manchester Black were supposed to be thinly veiled analogs for them and the storyline is basically a rejection of the ethos and ideas of the Authority, per se?

May 23 2012 at 8:18 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

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Brigonos Chomghaill

I think it was more a swipe at Mark Millar, based on the tone and text of a Wizard interview given a few months before the story appeared, during which the then-current Superman writing pool did not take it well when it was suggested that their tales were old-fashioned compared to the Authority. As a result, I've never been able to take the original story this 'toon is based upon seriously, viewing it as a petulant riposte to a more successful career rather than an insight to the character or a lasting statement of creative intent - and the last decade of DC books have kind of backed me up in my assumption.

May 23 2012 at 2:09 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

Emp Gonzo

Some artist's styles translate well to animation, others do not. Apparently Doug Mahnke is the latter.

May 22 2012 at 10:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

CHR

I know that there´s a point to the story and that the comic was supposed to be good, but for me this movie looks so awful. Looks like Superman against anime stock characters, or something like that. Maybe it´s because the story is justifiably dated, but it seems like a fill-in episode of TAS or something worst.

May 22 2012 at 7:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply