DC Nation Shorts facts for kids
Quick facts for kids DC Nation Shorts |
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| Genre | Action Comedy Shorts Anthology Superhero |
| Starring | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 162 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sam Register |
| Production company(s) | DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | November 11, 2011 – August 2, 2014 |
DC Nation Shorts was an animated series of shorts and featuring characters from DC Comics from a variety of different titles that aired on Cartoon Network on Saturdays at 10/9c.
Production
In March 2012, the shorts premiered as part of the DC Nation block, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. They aired alongside Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice, as well as with Beware the Batman and Teen Titans Go! in 2013. Cartoon Network revived the Teen Titans animated series as Teen Titans Go!, based on the New Teen Titans shorts. Despite having one Cartoon Network / Warner Bros. Animation short, Swaroop (aired during The Big Pick contest), DC Nation Shorts was the first and only Cartoon Network original series co-produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.
In 2011, Sam Register promised new content every week on the block in addition to the shorts: "...whether that's a new show or an interstitial or a short".
Series
| Title | Description | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld | Seven shorts based on Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (voiced by Sophie Oda) as she is brought into Gemworld to fight the forces of Dark Opal (voiced by Eric Bauza). | The shorts were created by Brianne Drouhard with David Production. |
| Animal Man | Shorts about the DC superhero Animal Man (voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic), who saves animals instead of the people who are actually in danger. | |
| Batman Beyond | A short series about Batman Beyond. | Shown in 2014 during the 75th anniversary of Batman, a significant feature has Will Friedle and Kevin Conroy reprising their roles of Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne. |
| Batman of Shanghai | Shorts about Batman (voiced by Kirk Thornton), Bane (voiced by Kirk Thornton), and Catwoman (voiced by Stephanie Sheh). | It was re-imagined in 1930s Shanghai and animated by Wolf Smoke. |
| Batman: Strange Days | A short series about Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy) as he fights Hugo Strange (voiced by Brian George). | Written, storyboarded and directed by Bruce Timm. |
| Blue Beetle | During the premiere of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, the preview for DC Nation included clips from the Blue Beetle trailer starring Garrett Plotkin. | |
| Creature Commandos | Featuring the sometimes-successful misadventures of a team of superheroes modeled after the classic film monster canon, led by Lt. Matthew Shreive (voiced by Chris Cox) and consisting of werewolf Warren Griffith (voiced by Dana Snyder), vampire Sgt. Vincent Velcro (voiced by Kevin Shinick), Frankenstein Monster-like Pvt. Elliot "Lucky" Taylor (voiced by Kevin Shinick), and snake-haired Dr. Myrra Rhodes (voiced by Rachel Ramras). A humorous retelling of the Creature Commandos. | |
| DC Super Pets | Shorts based on the Super Pets characters like Krypto the Superdog (voiced by David Kaye), Streaky the Supercat (voiced by Debra Wilson), Ace the Bat-Hound (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Robin Robin (voiced by Maria Bamford), and B'Dg (voiced by Elisha Yaffe). | Created by Franco Aureliani and Art Baltazar. |
| DC's World's Funnest | Shorts revolving around Batman, Robin, the Joker, Catwoman, and Superman. | Animation directed by Rich Webber of Aardman Animations, and produced by John Woolley. |
| Deadman | Shorts about the ghost superhero Deadman (voiced by Matt L. Jones). | Produced by C. H. Greenblatt. |
| Demonstrations | Real world demonstrations of tools and techniques employed by superheroes and supervillains featuring professionals like Anthony De Longis and Jack Dagger. | |
| Doctor Fate | Shorts about the DC superhero Doctor Fate. | |
| Doom Patrol | Shorts about the DC superhero team the Doom Patrol, consisting of the Chief (voiced by Jeffrey Combs), Elasti-Girl (voiced by Kari Wahlgren), Negative Man (voiced by Clancy Brown), and Robotman (voiced by David Kaye). The Doom Patrol fights different villains including General Immortus (also voiced by Clancy Brown). | |
| Farm League | Featuring a version of the Just'a Lotta Animals, Farm League stars DC characters as animals including Superman as Supermanatee (voiced by David Kaye), Batman as Batmongoose (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Wonder Woman as Wonder Wombat (voiced by Lauren Tom), the Flash as The Flish (voiced by Jason Marsden), Green Lantern as Green Lamprey (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Aquaman as Aquamandrill (voiced by Armin Shimerman), Shazam! as Shazham!, Robin as a Robin's Egg (voiced by Lauren Tom), Cyborg as Cybug (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Darkseid as Duckseid (voiced by David Kaye), the Joker as the Croaker (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Catwoman as Cat Cat, Mister Mxyzptlk as Mr. Mxyzchkn (voiced by Jason Marsden), Solomon Grundy as Solomon Bunny, Two-Face as Moo-Face (voiced by Armin Shimerman), Bizarro as Bizarrfo (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Captain Cold as Captain Cod (voiced by Eric Bauza), Sinestro as Sinestropotamus (voiced by Jason Marsden), Lex Luthor as Lex Liger (voiced by Eric Bauza), Brainiac as Craniac (voiced by Armin Shimerman), and Ambush Bug as Ambush Slug. | |
| Gotham City Impostors | The preview for DC Nation included animation of Gotham City Impostors. | |
| Green Arrow | Shorts about the superhero Green Arrow (voiced by Will Friedle) and his high-tech bow (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) as he teams up with Black Canary (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) to defeat Onomatopoeia and his Ono-Bots (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson). | |
| Lego Batman | The preview for DC Nation included animation of Lego Batman. | This animation was actually a pair of cut scenes from Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. |
| MAD Presents... | Shorts based on various DC characters, such as the "Shazamwich!" segment by Nate Theis. | Produced by Mad. |
| Metal Men | Shorts about Will Magnus (voiced by Corey Burton) and the Metal Men consisting of Gold (voiced by Tom Kenny), Lead (voiced by Tom Kenny), Platinum (voiced by Hynden Walch), Mercury (voiced by Corey Burton), Iron (voiced by Corey Burton), and Tin (voiced by Hynden Walch). | Produced by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer with Augenblick Studios. |
| New Teen Titans | Shorts about the Teen Titans with Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Greg Cipes, Tara Strong, and Khary Payton reprising their roles of Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg, respectively. | They are drawn more in a super-deformed style, but the basic animation style remains intact. Due to the popularity of the shorts, Cartoon Network revived Teen Titans as Teen Titans Go!, a half-hour show that is more comedic and lighthearted than its predecessor but still featuring the original cast. Teen Titans Go! premiered on April 23, 2013. |
| Plastic Man | Shorts about the DC superhero Plastic Man (voiced by Tom Kenny) in his daily misadventures fighting supervillains, such as the Tuxedo (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) and Lady Granite (voiced by Jill Talley), and teaming up with Batman (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson). | It is based on the Puddle Trouble pilot developed by Andy Suriano, Tom Kenny, and Stephen DeStefano. |
| Riddler | Shorts about Batman villain the Riddler (voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic) as he tries to best Batman (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) with his riddles. | |
| Shade, the Changing Man | Shorts about the DC superhero Shade, the Changing Man (voiced by Benjamin Diskin). | |
| Shazam! | Shorts depicting Billy Batson (voiced by Tara Strong) becoming Shazam (voiced by David Kaye). | |
| Super Best Friends Forever | Series of shorts about Wonder Girl (voiced by Grey DeLisle), Batgirl (voiced by Tara Strong), and Supergirl (voiced by Nicole Sullivan) joining to fight crime. | Developed by Lauren Faust, the series lasted for 5 episodes. |
| スーパーマン @ Tokyo/Baby Superman | Shorts about a baby named Kenta (vocal effects provided by Jeff Bennett) who is granted the powers of the Superman of Tokyo (voiced by Blair Underwood) upon wearing his cape as a diaper. | Produced by David Production |
| Sword of the Atom | Shorts about the DC superhero Atom (voiced by Jason Marsden). | These shorts are based on the series Sword of the Atom. |
| Tales of Metropolis | Shorts about the city of Metropolis featuring Lois Lane (voiced by Maria Bamford), Jimmy Olsen (voiced by Elisha Yaffe), Bizarro (voiced by David Kaye), Brainiac (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray), and Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy). | |
| Thunder and Lightning | Shorts about the DC superhero Black Lightning (voiced by Blair Underwood) and his super-powered daughters Thunder (voiced by Cree Summer) and Lightning (voiced by Masasa Moyo). Thunder and Lightning receive their costumes from Peter Gambi (voiced by Jeff Bennett) in order to help their father fight crime. | |
| Vibe | Shorts about the DC superhero Vibe (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) competing in a break-dancing competition with his sidekick Daniel (voiced by Nika Futterman). Vibe must defeat the robot Extreme-O, created by Professor Ivo (voiced by Jason Marsden), who is disguised as the judge of the breakdancing competition. | |
| Wonder Woman | Shorts about Wonder Woman (voiced by Susan Eisenberg) and Steve Trevor (voiced by Sean Donnellan) re-imagined in the vein of Starsky and Hutch. | Written and directed by Robert Valley, and produced by No Dice INK Inc. |
DC Nation Super Spectacular
In May 2012, DC Comics released a 64-page monthly magazine called DC Nation Super Spectacular. The featured strips are based on the Young Justice & Green Lantern: The Animated Series television series as well as additional content such as behind the scenes features.
Latin America
The DC Nation Shorts have been transmitted by Cartoon Network (Latin America) since July 2013. The series are transmitted randomly in commercial breaks and it has broadcast shorts this way for years. This is because Cartoon Network Latin America has not incorporated the DC Nation block. The shorts broadcast were Tokyo/Baby Superman, DC Super Pets, Animal Man, Vibe, and The New Teen Titans.
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