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May 26, 2019 · The very rare, original ending to the "Superman: The Animated Series" episode "Apokolips...Now! Part 2," taken from its original Saturday morning airing on February 14, 1998. In...
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Jun 22, 2019 · A solid canditate for Kristopher Carter's magnum opus, the score for Superman TAS' "Apokolips... Now!" two-parter is a watershed score in the DCAU.
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Jul 13, 2018 · From Superman: The Animated Series episode "Apokolips... Now! part 1" Note: All content belongs to Warner Bros. Animation and its creators, I do not own any ...
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Part I
It's a typical Metropolis night, the SCU escorts an armored truck into a heavily guarded building. The truck's cargo is revealed to be laundered money taken by Intergang and confiscated by the SCU. Just then, criminals driving a high-tech flying tank burst into the building. All attempts to stop the tank are futile. The tank lowers a tentacle and forces energy into Captain Maggie Sawyer's car causing it to explode and badly injuring her. The tank then takes the truck and makes its way out of...
Part II
After the explosion, Earth's sky has turned red. Professor Hamiltonexplains through a computer simulation that the reactor will melt through the planet until it reaches Earth's core. This will create an explosion that will cover Earth with more burn holes, essentially making it into a second Apokolips. On Apokolips, Kalibak congratulates Darkseid, who is sure that Superman will still resist him. Kalibak asks for another chance to kill Superman but is refused. Darkseid instead summons Steppenw...
This episode follows the events of "Tools of the Trade" and "Father's Day" wherein Darkseid's forces arrived on Earth, prompting Supermanto thwart their various schemes and have his first unpleasan...Darkseid warns Superman that if he won't serve him willingly as his "knight", Superman will become his "pawn" later occurs in "Legacy" where Darkseid keeps his promise and brainwashes Superman.Highfather's son given up to Darkseid later makes a cameo appearance in the Batman Beyond episode "The Call" and as a central character in the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Ties That Bind".Superman and Darkseid officially begin their war as of this episode. Their feud evolves into a major saga within the DCAU. After "Legacy", their story continued into the Justice League episode "Twi...Home video releases
1. Superman: The Animated Series, Volume Three (DVD) 2. Superman: The Complete Animated Series (DVD) 3. Superman: Doomsday(2DVD, Blu-ray only) 4. Superman/Batman: Apocalypse(Blu-ray only) 5. DC Comics Super-Villains: Superman - Worlds at War! (DVD)
Production notes
1. When recalling the process of coming up with this story, Bruce Timm has stated it was a challenge that required multiple brainstorming sessions with Paul Dini. The pair came up with multiple potential springboard ideas, "and then the 'Apokolips Now' storyline just came full-blown into my head one day." 2. While Timm has stated Rich Fogel's script stayed true to the original story outline, he's noted that the addition of Steppenwolfwas Fogel's idea. 3. Discussing the episode's end, Timm has...
Production inconsistencies
1. Emil Hamilton's hair is miscolored gray. 2. Black Racer disappears from the ranks of New Genesis' soldiers after the first shot.
Apokolips... Now!: Part II: Directed by Dan Riba. With Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Michael Ironside, David Kaufman. Steppenwolf, a hunter from Apokolips, joins Darkseid in his battle to take over Earth.
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Apokolips... Now!: Part I: Directed by Dan Riba. With Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Michael Ironside, Steve Sandor. Orion, an alien escapee from the planet Apokolips, seeks Superman's help in his effort to stop Darkseid from conquering Earth.
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Sep 18, 2012 · Apokolips… Now! marks a bit of a turning point in the DC animated universe. For one thing, the stakes seem much higher here. While Superman has confronted alien visitors before, there’s the sense of a hostile universe out there just waiting to reduce Earth to ashes.
