One Super Girl

By the name of the DVD alone, “Batman/Superman: Apocalypse” would appear to have nothing even remotely to do with the origin of Supergirl, but after 78 minutes, that’s the last thing you’ll care about.

Colorful, charming and full of energy, this is one of DC’s finest straight to DVD adventures ever, thanks to a great story and top-notch voice acting.

With both Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly on-board as the voices of Batman and Superman, dedicated fans of DC’s animated films over the past 15 years will instantly be at home. Closely following a 2004 story arc from the Superman/Batman comic series, the story telling here is on par with some of the best comic book writing in the industry today. Executive Producer Bruce Timm has made a living bringing these stories to the small screen and this one doesn’t disappoint.

For those who could careless about Supergirl, the story here is of a high enough quality to keep you interested. Coming to earth much the same way her cousin, Ka-El did, Kara Zor-El has to get adjusted to Earth. However, that process takes a bit longer than expected, as Batman and Wonder Woman are worried about her safety while learning to harness her abilities. After Kara is taken to Amazonia to brush up her skills, Darkseid kidnaps her and the story begins to truly take shape. Enlisting the help of Big Barda, one of Darkseid’s former associates who escapes to Earth, the quartet confront him in what is an epic battle, with each character playing their part.

In typical DC fashion, the battle scenes cater to each character, but end up throwing curveballs that give it enough originality to keep it fresh. Wonder Woman and Barda fight Darkseid’s sexy minions in an awesome, but skillfully played cat-fight, while Superman fights for his cousin’s soul. Batman, on the other hand, while using his detective skills for his part of the big plan, ends up confronting Darkseid in easily the most intriguing and entertaining part of the film.

And just when you think it’s all over, you get another 15 minutes of action that continues the great pacing and storytelling, a cherry on top of an already delicious comic book-inspired sundae.

In the end, it’s a film that you don’t want to see end. It’s got a great look and the voice-actors bring their respective characters to life. At times, you’ll even forget that you’re watching an animated film, focusing on the action and story with in it. Overall, if you’re a fan of anything DC-related or high quality animation, “Superman/Batman: Apocalypse” is a reason to continue to be. If you’re not, this is a great flick to jump into- as it provides a brand new world to adjust to, where animated films have just as much staying power as anything reality can conjure.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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