Batman and Superman Animated Box Sets --- 5 Films Included --- August 8th 2016

[dcfan88]

I might get the Superman set since I notice myself constantly lending out my superman animated movies, Batman one would be cool but I own those movies

[Sky_Captain]

Might get the Supes one too, I only have two of the movies in the set and have been meaning to get the rest at some point.

I've no interest in Mystery of the Batwoman and already own the other four Batman titles.

[DJJez]

anybody got pics of the slipcover, wanna see how it looks

[CavebobSpongeman]

One thing that's pissed me off is the fact that the Batman set is 2 for £25 but the Supes one isn't.

[Rob89]

Interesting to hear the sets have some episode of TAS as a bonus. Are they HD ports, or just upscaled?

And they really need to release Mask of the Phantasm sharpish.

[elvisranger]

Originally Posted by Rob89

Interesting to hear the sets have some episode of TAS as a bonus. Are they HD ports, or just upscaled?

And they really need to release Mask of the Phantasm sharpish.

If the discs are like the US ,which propably are, then no just SD.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Rob89

Interesting to hear the sets have some episode of TAS as a bonus. Are they HD ports, or just upscaled?

Originally Posted by elvisranger

If the discs are like the US ,which propably are, then no just SD.

They're just SD, but they look very nice. Obviously we'd love to see them mastered in HD, but compared to Superman: The Animated Series (which isn't terrible), the Batman: The Animated Series has always looked very nice upscaled.

The only issue with the bonus episodes is that some of the Justice League episodes are non-anamorphic widescreen.

But if you collect the DC animated movies on Blu-ray you'll amass quite a collection of animated series episodes from Superman, Batman and the Justice League (there are even episodes from Young Justice and Batman the Brave and the Bold) series.

[Rob89]

Originally Posted by chip75

They're just SD, but they look very nice. Obviously we'd love to see them mastered in HD, but compared to Superman: The Animated Series (which isn't terrible), the Batman: The Animated Series has always looked very nice upscaled.

The only issue with the bonus episodes is that some of the Justice League episodes are non-anamorphic widescreen.

But if you collect the DC animated movies on Blu-ray you'll amass quite a collection of animated series episodes from Superman, Batman and the Justice League (there are even episodes from Young Justice and Batman the Brave and the Bold) series.

Nice one. I had to get the Region 1 DVD version of Batman the Animated series because the PAL speedup was bugging me (they can't mess with THE voice!)

But upscaling a 480i DVD can look worse than the original res, and bring about some unwanted artefacts. Will be nice to see a proper upscaled clean 1080p Blu-ray of the bonus episodes, and do a comparison.

[CavebobSpongeman]

Originally Posted by CavebobSpongeman

One thing that's pissed me off is the fact that the Batman set is 2 for £25 but the Supes one isn't.

NM, they are both in the offer in store.

[unicron73]

hi all
i picked both of these up in hmv today in there 2 for £25 offer
i havent watched them yet but heres what extras are on each of the discs

Batman-Mystery of the batwoman-chase me animated short,3 short featurettes-21 mins and profiles,trailers
Batman-Bad blood-2 featurettes-39 mins,2 episodes of the brave and the bold,3 min suicide squad trailer
Batman-Under the red hood-jonah hex short,2 featurettes-44 mins,4 episodes of batman animated including my favourite Mad Love,trailers
Batman-Gotham knight-2 featurettes-73 mins,4 episodes of batman animated,audio commentary and trailers
Batman-Year one-catwoman short,2 featurettes-62 mins,audio commentary,2 episodes of batman animated,trailers

Superman-Unbound-audio commentary,2 featurettes-40 mins,4 episodes of superman animated-includes the first episode which is part 1 of 3,the other 3 episodes are from later in the series
Superman-Doomsday-4 featurettes-90 mins,audio commentary,4 episodes of superman animated,trailers
Superman vs the elite-audio commentary,2 featurettes-31 mins,2 episodes of superman animated,trailers
Superman/Batman-Apocalypse-green arrow short,4 featurettes-47 mins,4 episodes of superman animated,trailers
Superman/Batman-Public enemies-2 feaurettes-72 mins,2 episodes of superman animated,4 episode arc from justice league unlimited,trailers.

so i think if you havent got these sets and you can get them cheap they make really good value for money
in total you get 10 animated films,over 8 hours of featurettes,33 episodes of various dc animated shows,audio commentaries and a ton of trailers.

[chip75]

Hopefully the 2 for £25 will be available on-line soon. How are the sets packaged, one case or separate cases?

[unicron73]

Originally Posted by chip75

Hopefully the 2 for £25 will be available on-line soon. How are the sets packaged, one case or separate cases?

they are packaged in a normal blu case with a slipcover,theres no mention of any extras on the packaging.
the superman set is online from hmv but batman isnt listed,also got a free dc sample dvd with them..
have noticed batman assault on arkham has been re-released with a new cover and slip it now includes a bonus disc-dc origins??? nothing else listed about the bonus disc.
hope this helps

[chip75]

Originally Posted by unicron73

they are packaged in a normal blu case with a slipcover,theres no mention of any extras on the packaging.
the superman set is online from hmv but batman isnt listed,also got a free dc sample dvd with them..
have noticed batman assault on arkham has been re-released with a new cover and slip it now includes a bonus disc-dc origins??? nothing else listed about the bonus disc.
hope this helps

Thanks, unicron73. Fingers crossed it's listed soon.

[bladelia]

Popped into HMV Oxford St to pick them both up, but they only had the Superman one. They have 6 Batman ones on order so I have to go back at the end of the week to pick them both up.

[Indiana Jones]

Originally Posted by unicron73

hi all
i picked both of these up in hmv today in there 2 for £25 offer
i havent watched them yet but heres what extras are on each of the discs

Batman-Mystery of the batwoman-chase me animated short,3 short featurettes-21 mins and profiles,trailers
Batman-Bad blood-2 featurettes-39 mins,2 episodes of the brave and the bold,3 min suicide squad trailer
Batman-Under the red hood-jonah hex short,2 featurettes-44 mins,4 episodes of batman animated including my favourite Mad Love,trailers
Batman-Gotham knight-2 featurettes-73 mins,4 episodes of batman animated,audio commentary and trailers
Batman-Year one-catwoman short,2 featurettes-62 mins,audio commentary,2 episodes of batman animated,trailers

Superman-Unbound-audio commentary,2 featurettes-40 mins,4 episodes of superman animated-includes the first episode which is part 1 of 3,the other 3 episodes are from later in the series
Superman-Doomsday-4 featurettes-90 mins,audio commentary,4 episodes of superman animated,trailers
Superman vs the elite-audio commentary,2 featurettes-31 mins,2 episodes of superman animated,trailers
Superman/Batman-Apocalypse-green arrow short,4 featurettes-47 mins,4 episodes of superman animated,trailers
Superman/Batman-Public enemies-2 feaurettes-72 mins,2 episodes of superman animated,4 episode arc from justice league unlimited,trailers.

so i think if you havent got these sets and you can get them cheap they make really good value for money
in total you get 10 animated films,over 8 hours of featurettes,33 episodes of various dc animated shows,audio commentaries and a ton of trailers.

As expected they are identical to the US discs.

[Wibbler]

Picked up both for £25 in HMV in Nottingham yesterday, won't be home until tomorrow, so can't watch them yet

[Sky_Captain]

Trying to find this instore was a massive pain in the hole. It's not enough that HMV have a kids section, where the Batman set was easily found, but there's also a superhero section on another floor where they had ONE copy of the Supes set.

[CouncilSpectre]

Batman TAS in full HD should be a priority - it's the quintessential Batman FFS....

[knight17]

Originally Posted by CouncilSpectre

Batman TAS in full HD should be a priority - it's the quintessential Batman FFS....

I'll even settle for TAS SD on Blu ray. I am trying my level best to not purchase DVDs anymore but so many shows have not made the jump and we have taken the next step to UHD as well.

It would have been nice if Batman Boxset had at least season 1 TAS on it and Superman Boxset had the Superman series 1 on it. With all things considered though, I am glad at least a handful of the animated classics were included.

Now the wait begins for a more enticing price.

[Indiana Jones]

Originally Posted by knight17

I'll even settle for TAS SD on Blu ray. I am trying my level best to not purchase DVDs anymore but so many shows have not made the jump and we have taken the next step to UHD as well.

It would have been nice if Batman Boxset had at least season 1 TAS on it and Superman Boxset had the Superman series 1 on it. With all things considered though, I am glad at least a handful of the animated classics were included.

Now the wait begins for a more enticing price.

They were never going to re-author all those discs to include a full seasons worth, they have just taken the US discs and slapped blue disc art on them (guess this is a new Warner trend as BvS was the same, much preferred the silver/black look)