Warner Home Entertainment today released Justice League: The New Frontier, the latest feature film in the DC Universe collection. The PG 13-rated superhero action movie from DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, and is also available as an OnDemand and pay-per-view offering.
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke, Justice League: The New Frontier is produced by Michael Goguen and Bruce Timm, the man behind Superman: Doomsday and such beloved superhero shows as Justice League and Batman: The Animated Series. The movie also boasts a voice cast featuring David Boreanaz, Brooke Shields, Lucy Lawless, Neil Patrick Harris, Miguel Ferrer, Kyra Sedgwick, Jeremy Sisto and Kyle MacLachlan.
Written for the screen by Stan Berkowitz, New Frontier tells the epic tale of the founding of the Justice League. DC Comics legends Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash band together to form the legendary league of caped crusaders and combat a monster that threatens to wipe humanity from the face of the Earth.
Bonus features on the two-disc special edition DVD include Super Heroes United!: The Complete Justice League History, a documentary chronicling the 47-year history of the Justice League from its inception in the comics to its various animated renditions. The story is told with a myriad of interviews with DC Comics president Paul Levitz, Justice League Unlimited writer Mike Friedrich, DC Comics scribe Denny O’Neil, Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee, famed comics writer Marv Wolfman, historians Michael Uslan and Mark Waid, and others. The release also offers a documentary about the pathology of the super villain, three bonus episodes from the Justice League animated series selected by Timm, and a sneak peak at the upcoming (July 8) Batman: Gotham Knight, which teams Warner Bros Animation with renowned Japanese animators to tell six different tales starring Bob Kane’s dark crime fighter.
The standard DVD edition of New Frontier carries a suggested retail price of $19.98, and the two-disc special edition lists for $24.98. All bonus content from the special edition is also available on the Blu-ray Disc version. Read our review of the movie at www.animationmagazine.net/article/7908, and keep visiting Animation Magazine Online this week for your chance to win a free copy!
