James Harvey

Within the first few moments of this animated series, you should have a pretty good idea of what you’re in for with the 13 episodes included in Batman: The Brave and The Bold – Season One, Part One. The first episode opens with Batman and Green Arrow tied death trap straight out of an old Silver Age comic, dangling over a vat of acid while The Clock King gloats about his superiority. The two heroes banter back and forth before managing to free themselves and heading off to battle The Clock King! We’re then whipped into a colorful and bright opening sequence, a fun, zippy opening which teases what’s to come. Synopsis: Batman wings into an exciting new era, teaming with a mighty honor roll of DC Comics Super Heroes in the action-packed series Batman: The Brave and The Bold. Through the show’s first 13 animated adventures in this 2-Disc Collection, the Dark Knight allies with Aquaman, Plastic Man, Blue Beetle, Red Tornado, Green Arrow, Wildcat, Deadman, Bronze Tiger and

If this is your first Wolverine and The X-Men DVD, then you will be completely lost. The plot moves at a breakneck speed, picking up from the previous installment without even a recap, and never lets up for the duration of the 60-ish minute finale. Obviously, you’ll want to revisit some of the previous releases to get up to speed. But, if you’ve been on the Wolverine and The X-Men bandwagon since day one, you will not be disappointed by what you find here. Exhilarating and expertly paced, Wolverine and The X-Men: Final Crisis Trilogy is a great cap to an excellent series. If you’re new to this series, I’m positive these episodes will encourage you to seek out the previous ones. Synopsis:The battle for the future ends in a shattering 3-part finale. It’s time to save the world from Xavier’s catastrophic future in Volume 6: Final Crisis Trilogy, as Wolverine and the X-Men stop at nothing to prevent the world’s end. The shadowy Inner Circle has captured Jean Grey

Repo Men is an uneven affair, resulting in a bit of a frustrating affair. The premise is admittedly strong and pretty focused, but it seems as though the director just tends to wander for periods of time, resulting in a movie that has some great moments, but is also hampered with plenty of dead weight. The film fizzled when it hit theatres earlier this year, but is there a chance it can find a second life on home video? Does it play better on the big screen? Well, let’s skip past the synopsis and find out. Synopsis:In the futuristic action-thriller Repo Men, humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don’t pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property… with no concern for your comfort or survival. Jude Law plays Remy, one of the best organ repo men

There’s no mistaking what this show is about right from the get-go. The series opens with the Mayor of Super Hero City attempting to cut the ribbon on a new impenetrable door designed to keep the baddies of VillainVille safely locked away. Naturally, things don’t quite work as it should and, within seconds, the heroes of Super Hero City find themselves under attack by the worst of the worst. Led by Iron Man, he and the Super Hero Squad mount a defense to keep the citizens of Super Hero City safe. Definitely aimed at a very young audience, and written with tongue planted firmly in cheek, The Super Hero Squad Show has a charm about it that die-hard Marvel fans should really dig, regardless of age. Synopsis:When the greatest (and coolest) heroes on the planet unite to face the world’s greatest villains, you get the biggest, most family-friendly Super Hero team-up in TV history. It’s no small job protecting Super Hero City from the wild, weird (& even wacky) villainy

Watching the five episodes included here is somewhat bittersweet with the recent news that a second season of Wolverine and The X-Men will not be happening. On one hand, we’re heading toward the story’s climax, going full speed ahead. More and more details are coming to light in some of the best episodes yet for Wolverine and The X-Men. But, as great as these are, it’s a shame this is all we will get. This is one show that had plenty of mileage left in it and begs for more stories to be told. Thankfully, Lionsgate Home Entertainment is committed to getting all 26 episodes out and, with this release, we are one step closer to that reality. Synopsis:The world’s end arrives in eight days. Will Wolverine and the X-Men discover the deadly secret to stop it? Uncover the truth in Wolverine and The X-Men: Revelation with five gripping episodes. As the X-Men face a threat lurking in their midst, Angel goes against his own father to save fellow mutants.

And, with this volume, the final episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series are now collected on to DVD. It’s hard to believe it took just over a year to collect the entire series across five separate two-disc releases. Then again, given how they managed to be huge movers, with each release selling at least 100,000 copies, sometimes in the first week alone, it’s no surprise Disney wants to get these titles out there while the demand remains. Coming out of the ground-breaking “Fox Kids” era of the 1990s, X-Men: The Animated Series was very faithful to the comics from whence these characters came, sticking close to storylines and character designs of the times. And while the show may have had some terrible animation at times, there was something so addictive, so watchable about it. It’s easy to see why X-Men: The Animated Series is considered one of the best comic book-based cartoons ever. Synopsis: The original tales of Marvel comic books come to life in Volume 5 of the X-Men:

I remember watching Iron Man (The Animated Series) weekday mornings before school when I was much younger. I used to watch it on a Fox affiliate, I can’t remember which affiliate exactly, and the channel would alternate between episodes of the 1990s Fantastic Four animated series and Beast Wars. With one or two episodes airing a week, while alternating with the other shows, it took awhile to see the whole series, but I found the wait worth it. Out of the three shows that rotated together, this was the one I was most excited to see. I truly enjoyed every minute of this cartoon. Looking back on this series now, it’s amazing how much things have changed. Synopsis:From Stan Lee comes Marvel’s complete 1994 animated television series, Iron Man: The Animated Series. Experience every thrilling moment – from the very first episode, to the final climactic battle – in this 3-disc collector’s edition. Witness the action-packed adventure from the very beginning as billionaire inventor Tony Stark dons his invincible suit

There’s no mistaking what this show is about right from the get-go. The series opens with the Mayor of Super Hero City attempting to cut the ribbon on a new impenetrable door designed to keep the baddies of VillainVille safely locked away. Naturally, the wall doesn’t quite work as it should and, within seconds, the heroes of Super Hero City find themselves under attack. Led by Iron Man, he and the Super Hero Squad mount a defense to keep the citizens of Super Hero City safe. Definitely aimed at a very young audience, and written with tongue planted firmly in cheek, The Super Hero Squad Show has a charm about it that diehard Marvel fans should really dig, regardless of age. Synopsis:When the greatest (and coolest) heroes on the planet unite to face the world’s greatest villains, you get the biggest, most family-friendly Super Hero team-up in TV history. It’s no small job protecting Super Hero City from the wild, weird (& even wacky) villainy of VillainVille’s infamous baddies…but the