Superman: The Animated Series
Superman ( Original title: Superman: The Animated Series) is an American animated television series from the late 1990s, based on the eponymous comic book character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. She takes no reference to earlier adaptations of the character and starts the series thus for television again. At the same time it is the most recent animated series adaptation, which focuses on Superman's adventures. In some later cartoons and later produced crossover animated series Justice League Superman is however also includes a central figure.
Action
The overall story of Superman is to the current version of the comic book. Thus, Superman is an alien who was sent as an infant by his parents with a space vehicle of his home planet Krypton to Earth to save him from the Imminent destruction of his home Planetens. Here on Earth, he has a variety of super powers, which he uses for the benefit of mankind. To live among the ordinary people he created an alter ego Clark Kent, as he works at the Daily Planet. There he worked with the reporter Lois Lane and falls in love with her. He must ensure that his secret identity is not known.
However, the individual storylines go far beyond the well-known framework for action. So it gets Superman in the course of the series also next to his well-known nemesis Lex Luthor with powerful alien enemies, such as Darkseid and Lobo, which also can be physically dangerous to him without kryptonite and do Mr. Mxyzptlk.
Main Characters
- Superman / Clark Kent: Central, eponymous character in the series. For a more detailed description see main article: Superman
- Lois Lane: reporter for the fictional newspaper Daily Planet, where Superman's alter ego colleague of Clark Kent. For a more detailed description see main article: Lois Lane
- Lex Luthor: Rich industrialist and the central antagonist of Superman. For a more detailed description see main article: Lex Luthor
- Jimmy Olsen: A young photographer at the Daily Planet and a good friend of both Superman and Clark. For a more detailed description see main article: Jimmy Olsen
- John and Martha Kent ( " Ma and Pa " ): Superman's adoptive parents, who live on their farm in Kansas and her foster son with wise parental advice in difficult situations assist. For a more detailed description see: minor characters in the Superman universe # Jonathan and Martha Kent
Synchronization
Awards
- Annie Award - Nominated for Best Individual Achievement: Music in a Television Production, Shirley Walker ( Cover Story ).
- Daytime Emmy - Nominated for: Outstanding Special Class Animated Program, Robert Goodman (Author ), Jean MacCurdy (production manager), Alan Burnett (Producer), Paul Dini (producer), Bruce W. Timm (Producer), Dan Riba (Director), Andrea Romano (director), Stan Berkowitz (Author), Hilary Bader ( Author).