![]() ![]() In fact, viewers will meet Arthur Curry before he knows his origin story himself, so it sounds like a fun way to bring in the Justice League while also focusing on character building. Honestly, this feature should have been Harley's to lead, and the writers give her a big portion of the screentime, but chose to run Deadshot as the leader of the pack instead.Ī Sneak Peek at Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (10 minutes):įollowing the events of Justice League: War, the next animated feature from WB Animation will be based on Geoff Johns' titular comic book arc in which Aquaman is not yet on the Justice League's radar. ![]() There's a tenuous romance between Deadshot and Harley that suffers from the specter of the Joker waiting in the wings, a love triangle that's pulled right from the comics. The interplay between each of the supervillains is probably the most enjoyable part of this feature, especially since it gives some relatively obscure characters a chance to come to life. Whenever Andrea Romano is involved, the voice acting will be superb, and that track record continues here. Deadshot ( Neal McDonough) leads the team alongside Captain Boomerang ( Greg Ellis) and Harley Quinn ( Hynden Welch), with King Shark ( John DiMaggio), Black Spider ( Giancarlo Esposito), and Killer Frost ( Jennifer Hale) along for the ride KGBeast ( Nolan North) makes a brief appearance as well. Before that point, the bulk of the plot revolves around the dysfunctional relationship among the teammates. Since this is Waller we're talking about, of course she has another hidden agenda that's not revealed until later in the picture. In Batman: Assault on Arkham, Waller cobbles together a team of supervillains tasked, against their will, to break in to Arkham Asylum and retrieve stolen data from the Riddler ( Matthew Gray Gubler). The result is an overly complicated, overly cynical production best only for superfans of either the Batman franchise or the video game on which this is based.Any time the villains get to take center stage, viewers are in for a treat. When the focus is almost exclusively on his enemies, that lack of contrast loses the integral part of an overall conflict that sustains the other Batman movies. Animated or not, the enigmatic Batman tends to heighten and exaggerate the flamboyance of his enemies. ![]() The relative lack of Batman to counterbalance all the bad guys and ladies also wears thin in Batman: Assault on Arkham. They're supposed to go into Arkham Asylum, but there are all these other side conflicts that get in the way of the main story. Some of the characters fight each other, others sleep together. The cast is large and unwieldy the conflicts between the Suicide Squad are nearly impossible to keep track of. The Joker's sick humor referencing his physical abuse of Harley Quinn when they were lovers comes off as, at best, an unnecessary revelation of the Joker's character (this just in: The Joker isn't very nice), and at worst, mining humor out of abuse. The cynicism comes off as excessive and glib. While the other animated movies in the DCU: Batman franchise have their fair share of cynicism and complicated storylines, this one manages to outdo them. Batman must find the bomb before it detonates, and the Suicide Squad must find a way out of Arkham before getting killed by either Waller or each other. Batman is trying to locate a dirty bomb that the Joker has hidden somewhere in Gotham. In addition, they must contend with Batman ( Kevin Conroy). Unsurprisingly, considering the egos and selfishness involved, the Suicide Squad doesn't work well together, especially when Harley Quinn sees her ex and very estranged lover the Joker locked up inside Arkham. If they fail to complete or refuse to undertake the mission, Waller will blow them up. They are ordered by Waller to infiltrate Arkham and retrieve a thumb drive hidden in the Riddler's cane. In response, Waller brings together a "Suicide Squad" of notorious criminals like Harley Quinn ( Hynden Walch), Deadshot, Killer Frost, and others. In BATMAN: ASSAULT ON ARKHAM, the Riddler has been sent back to Arkham Asylum after he's nearly killed in an assassination attempt ordered by A.R.G.U.S. ![]()
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