NS - Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill return as Batman and Joker

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In the new 11 minute episodes of







Justice League Action

There’s a new DC Animated Series on the way… and this one’s all about the action. Justice League Action is a brand new, quarter-hour series from Warner Bros. Animation that will be coming soon to Cartoon Network.

Featuring the return of Kevin Conroy as Batman, the Dark Knight will join with Superman and Wonder Woman and the rest of DC’s iconic team of heroes in a series that promises to put the action back in heroics. Whether defending the Earth, facing invaders from space, or battling the bizarre forces of magic, the always-rotating team of Justice League heroes, are up to any challenge. Episodes will be eleven minutes in length, meaning that the action will be tightly-paced and exciting. And awesome!

Along with Conroy, Cartoon Network have announced that several other beloved DC Animated voice actors will be contributing to the series, including Mark Hamill as the Joker (!!!), James Woods as Lex Luthor, Diedrich Bader as Booster Gold and much more. Sam Register (Teen Titans Go!) will serve as executive producer with Butch Lukic (Justice League, Batman Beyond), Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series) and Jim Krieg (Green Lantern: The Animated Series) serving as producers.

Justice League Action will join the popular Teen Titans Go! as the second ongoing DC Animated Series on Cartoon Network. No word yet on when it will be debuting, so be sure to follow DC Comics on Twitter for the premiere date as well as further news on Justice League Action as soon as its announced.

Thoughts? Opinions?

I can't wait to hear James Woods' take on Lex Luthor.

Comments

[venatosapiens]

Those are good producers. It's a real shame we're only getting 11 minutes to an episode, but maybe they're trying for an all killer, no filler type of situation.

[chalicother]

Please.....no Teen Titans go style Justice League.I would have given that show a chance , if Cartoon Network did not sabotage Young Justice and promote Teen Titans Go. Also, I am worried about whether this show will survive due to Cartoon Networks dislike towards Action shows.I think Steven Universe only works due to looking like a comedy at first and the main character appearing comedic , and then slowly became the more plot orientated.

[ozaline]

I'm willing to see how they go for this, a Steven Universe style balance could work out well. And while these are certainly more cartoony than YJ and DCAU, they look action ready so this balance could work out. More like the Princess Amethyst cartoons from a while back.

[thezmage]

I find that Steven Universe works in the 11 minute format because the focus isn't on the action most of the time. Here, "action" is in the title. I'm skeptical. But I was skeptical about Brave and the Bold, and I ended up loving it. I'm prepared to be surprised

[reveen]

It's gonna feel a bit weird to me hearing Conroy's voice come out of this somewhat chibi-ish Batman.

I hope it actually does well.

[lego_joker]

"I swear, guys, The Killing Joke will be my last Joker appearance!"

- Mark Hamill, sometime, probably. Maybe.

[icon_uk]

I can live with him being incorrect in this instance.

[chalicother]

Well to be fair,they have been hiring other people to play the Joker in animated ventures by DC. He may thought that at the moment.

[icon_uk]

The reason he's given for retiring "his" Joker is that it's apparently very hard on his throat to maintain it, and as he first played the character nearly... oh bloody hell.... 24 years ago, that's a lot of wear and tear on the old larynx.

[lizard_of_aus]

This is one of many reasons why I've become extra cautious about saying 'forever' if I ever quit something.

[sarahnewlin]

Can Susan Eisenberg come back? I loved her Wonder Woman.

[cygnia]

" James Woods as Lex Luthor, Diedrich Bader as Booster Gold"

I need to hear this...

[icon_uk]

I want Billy West back as Skeets though, he was pretty much definitive IMHO.

[burkeonthesly]

Billy West is great, whether he has the robot companion, or is the robot companion.

[mrstatham]

Well, Wood's entirely nihilistic Owlman was fantastic in Crisis on Two Earths, so I'm definitely down.

[beyondthefringe]

This broke my heart, if only because I was getting my hopes up for something more like Justice League Unlimited with some all-star voices, but no, something tells me this will not satisfy that need.

Unless they have B'wana Beast and Dial H for Hero in there somehow.

[icon_uk]

What? Brave and the Bold B'Wana Beast wasn't enough? You're insatiable!

And I think Dial H would be a tricky one to maintain, given the high turnover of characters it would entail. (Though it would have been nice to see at least one iteration appear in B&tB, even if only to riff on Ben 10, who had riffed on Dial "H" quite shamelessly for years.

[informationgeek]

While I'm not remotely a fan of the kind of person James Wood is currently (he's kind of in the same ugly boat as Frank Miller is in a way), I do love his voice acting so I look forward to seeing his Lex Luthor.

[an_idol_mind]

Speaking of Conroy and Hamill, has there been any word on whether these guys are going to be teaming up for the Killing Joke animated movie?

[mrstatham]

I think they confirmed it was to be released this year, that it'll be R-rated, and that Hamill and Conroy will be coming back.

Although somehow, I'd rather they left that one alone; R-rated implies that they'll be bringing along the creepier stuff I find interesting in the story, but all the ugliness, too.