The following is a list of US-American comic books published by DC Comics as tie-ins or follow-ups to its animated media set in the DC Animated Universe.
The Batman Adventures
The Batman Adventures was created as a comic book tie-in to Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. Various titles related to the animated series ran from 1992 to 2004, along with various mini-series and one-shots.
Superman Adventures
Similar to The Batman Adventures, Superman Adventures was created as a comic book tie-in to Superman: The Animated Series. It ran between 1996 and 2002.
Gotham Girls
Adventures in the DC Universe
Adventures in the DC Universe is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1997 to 1998 for a total of 19 issues and one annual. Following on from the previous series The Batman Adventures and Superman Adventures, Adventures in the DC Universe used the same "animated style" as seen in the DC Animated Universe, but focused on a rotating cast of characters from throughout the DC Universe.
Most of the characters appearing in this series had yet to be seen in any DC Animated Universe series and, as such, their designs and histories were different from their later appearances in the television series, such as Justice League. For example, Kyle Rayner often appears in this series, but resembles his comics counterpart rather than his DCAU counterpart who had not yet appeared on Superman: The Animated Series.
Justice League Adventures / Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Adventures is a DC comic book series featuring the Justice League, but set in the continuity (and style) of the DC Animated Universe television shows Justice League and Justice League Unlimited; as opposed to the regular DC Universe.
It is a sister title to The Batman Adventures (based on Batman: The Animated Series) and Superman Adventures (based on Superman: The Animated Series).
Justice League Adventures ran for 34 issues from 2002 to 2004 before being restarted under the title Justice League Unlimited (to match the recreation and renaming of the television series). The new title ran for 46 issues from 2004 to 2008 before being canceled in May 2008, ending the last production of the DC Animated Universe.
Justice League Infinity
Justice League Infinity is a comic book continuation of the animated series
Batman Beyond and the Beyond universe
Batman Beyond received a number of ongoing comic book series and miniseries related to the TV series. Due to the popularity of the Batman Beyond concept, numerous tie-ins and cameos were created as a bridge between the DC Animated Universe and the DC Universe. Since 2012, DC Comics publishes three weekly digital series related to Batman Beyond and prints them monthly as Batman Beyond Unlimited.
Additional characters
While the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited comics did use many characters from the DC Universe, some characters never made it to the screen. Those that did not appear in the television series are listed below:
Heroes
Villains
Collected editions
External links
- Justice League Adventures comic book guide at The World's Finest
- Justice League Unlimited comic book guide at The World's Finest
- Justice League Unlimited comic book guide at The Metrotower
- Jason Hall interview on Justice League Unlimited #33
- Adventures in the DC Universe at The World's Finest
References
- Hunter's Moon (#73) Toon Zone, retrieved 2008-09-28^
- Justice Guild of America Toon Zone, retrieved 2008-05-01^
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