I haven't seen it but I have seen some pictures of it and Lex Luthor looks exactly the same as in this. So is it cannon?
"Ray the Sponges migrated about a foot and a half." Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters 1
Yes. Justice League takes place about 1 to 2 years after the events of Superman and even continues some of its storylines.
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Thanks.
"Ray the Sponges migrated about a foot and a half." Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters 1
Yes Justice League is connon to this. Really everything that has the same character designs like Lois, Brainiac, and as you said Luthor is connon to this.
shareExcept for 'Superman: Brainiac Attacks'. That film is completely unrelated to this or the Justice League series in spite of the that many of the same character designs and voice actors are used.
shareIt's up to the view if it's connon or not.
shareExcept for that the creators of the film, and the creators of the Timm/Dini DCAU have both stated at different points that they were seperate entities.
shareNever saw or heard that. They never put any bonuses on the DVD at all to confirm or deny.
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wonderwoman cartoons of that era
can someone explain to me why KYLE RYNER is green lantern in SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES but its JOHN STEWART in Justice League cartoon???
Originally Kyle Ryner was picked as the Green Lantern in the Superman cartoons because he was the current GL in the comics at the time.
When Justice League got greenlit the creators decided to pick John Stewart instead of Kyle for the same reason they picked Hawkgirl instead of Aquaman (or even Hawkman).
According to the original Comics classic JLA Lineup, the show would have starred, Superman, Batman, Wonder woman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Aquaman, and Green Lantern (in this case Kyle Ryner since continuity with the show dictates it should be him).
The problem was that the entire team would be comprised of seven white guys and on woman (also white). So they chose Hawkgirl instead of and John Stewart to add some racial and sexual diversity. Originally Bruce Timm and co. planned on just ignoring the continuity error but initially they explained the disappearance of Kyle Ryner by stating that he was off in space training.
Essentially the continuity (according to the DCAU) goes like this... John Stewart was already chosen to be a Green Lantern and was off in space having adventures etc. Meanwhile back on earth, Abin Sur, the green lantern of sector 2814 (which our solar system is a part of) was battling Sinestro, crash landed on earth and had just enough time to pass on his ring to Kyle before he passed away. After this it can be assumed that Kyle went off to train with Katma Tui (as mentioned in one of the JL episodes) while John Stewart came home to take care of earth/sector 2814. Kyle Also made an appearance in Justice League Unlimited episode "The Return". So he's still around he just doesn't feature as much.
Well said.
Time makes all things possible.
Also John Stewart's back story was changed for the show, in the comics he was a struggling architect with a laid back personality, while in the DCAU he's an ex-marine and his personality is more serious, basically the producers made him more like Hal Jordon than John Stewart. However due to the success of the Justice League cartoon, DC comics revamp John's origins to mirror his animated counterpart.
shareThw word is "canon." And, yes, Batman: The Animated Series, this Superman series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Static Shock, The Zeta Project, and Justice League/JLU are all part of the same, shared continuity.
"If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!" - The Joker
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That DTV Wonder Woman movie? NO Way!
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Again are you refering to that DTV movie or a series?
The reason John Stewart is Green Lantern in JL is because the producers wanted to have more diversity on the team. It was explianed that John Stewart and Kyle Rayner simply swithed duties. It does happen in the comics. And no Superman: Doomsday is not DCAU. That's why they changed the designs of the characters in that movie.
Exactly.
There have been several DTV movies
Superman/Doomsday
Justice League: New Frontier
Batman: Gotham Knight
Wonder Woman
And the Upcoming... Green Lantern: First Flight.
None of these take place in the same continuity as any of the animated series. They are each stand alone animated films unto themselves.
And as Cyborg89 stated, the explanation for the two Green Lanterns is that John Stewart came first but we never saw his origin, and most of his early adventures took place in space. The first Green Lantern we hear of is Kyle Ryner, but John Stewart was already out there. But it is not uncommon, even in the comics for there to be more than one human Green Lantern at any given time.
Originally, JL was ignoring Superman continuity, but they changed their minds when they introduced Darkseid into the show and tied it to the 4th World episodes of Superman, particularly the final episode. After that, they kind of relaxed about it, though there weren't many strong ties to the previous series.
shareRelaxed? What about Braniac? Luthor? They tie right into Superman. Not to mention the episodes that tie into Batman Beyond continuity. Lois and Jimmy. They refer to the events in Legacy several times.
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Relaxed as in not rigidly tied in. They didn't really start tying into story unitl the News Gods episode and during the Cadmus arc in Unlimited.
shareOriginally, JL was ignoring Superman continuity, but they changed their minds when they introduced Darkseid into the show and tied it to the 4th World episodes of Superman, particularly the final episode. After that, they kind of relaxed about it, though there weren't many strong ties to the previous series.
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