Over all i agree with the list but i personally do believe that the young Avengers from last year deserves to be in the worst category.

Somehow I've watched most from your "worst" and then passed on some from your top 5. Looks like I'll need to go back and check them out.

I was pretty shocked by how good the Green Lantern movie was...Even the animation quality was quite good. I'll have to check out the rest.

What did you guys think of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker? The plot was shocking, but too bizarre for me to feel like it tied together well...And Batman Beyond blows.

I found Hellboy: Sword and Storms to be dreadfully boring, took my two nights to get through, but really liked the second film, Blood and Iron.

Surprised GL wasn't higher, but it's a pretty good list. Also wondering what you thought of Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, T.J?

Also I must check out Wonder Woman then.

Just wait until you see Planet Hulk

will blow you away

Hands down the best STDVD Animation is DC's New Frontier

and I'm a Marvel zombie!

You could have expanded this to best 10 and worse 10.

I enjoyed most of the recent DC animated movies such as Wonder Woman, Green Lantern: First Flight, and even Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Superman: Doomsday and Justice League: New Frontier didn't wow me and I have not seen Batman: Gotham Knight so I have no opinion an that.

The Marvel animated features have been less than stellar. Ultimate Avengers 1 was okay, but Ultimate Avengers 2 was sucky. The Invincible Ironman was a downer. I pretty much gave up on Marvel because these first three were just not that good. Hulk Vs was good for its simplicity, but nothing to go ape over.

The older DC Animated Universe movies like Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker were all pretty good. Superman: Brainiac Attacks while technically not in the same universe as Superman the Animated Series is decent enough because it feels like it continues Superman: TAS.

I like both DC and Marvel, but to me DC seems to just do better with animated television shows and animated feature films. The majority of them just hold up better in animation, story, and character portrayal.

Like satur8, I also seem to have seen more on the "Worst" list.

I wholeheartedly agree on Dr. Strange (I think I used the scan button on my DVD for a chunk of that one), Iron Man, and Superman/Doomsday. I was so disappointed on the Doomsday one, but that was my own fault for even remotely getting my hopes up.

Am I the only one who feels that when the writers take a super popular storyline, use the same title, then basically gut and alter the story completely to make it kid friendly and fit into 80 minutes, that it's akin to fraud? Everyone knows it's not going to be the same, but the producers use the name just to get fans of the original to plunk down money for it. Stupid. And I'm stupid for falling for it. Thank God for Netflix so these days I just lose time and not money...

Hulk vs is great overall. The fact that Deadpool was in it just sold it for me (at least on the wolverine side he was) Really want to check out GL movie, and I might look into the wonder woman movie now since the Robot thought it was awesome. Anyone see Public Enemies (Bat and Sups) How was it?

You forgot to add JLA New Frontier to the best of list. Superman/Batman Public Enemies was also pretty good

I can't really pass proper judgment on Dr. Strange, considering the fact that when I saw it I'd actually seen very little of him (MUA was the extent of my Dr Strange knowledge). As for the rest I have to agree with you especially in the case of mystery of the batwoman,I mean come on, the whole "everyone did it" twist hasn't been shocking since Agatha Christie used it.

Superman/Doomsday wasn't so bad. It had a shirtless, effeminate Lex Luthor homoerotically beating the shit out of his Superman clone while screaming 'who's's your daddy?!'

It would have been much better if they had the usual Diniverse voice cast though. There will never be a better Luthor than Clancy Brown.

I thought that the Turok: Son of Stone would have been in the Top Five. Excellent, if overlooked, DVD! And I agree with Bad Brendan regarding the Avengers Next. Truly appalling.

Agreed about Turok: Son of Stone. Your Top Five are just about right on, though; First Flight and the Wonder Woman movie were awesome. Public Enemies was also ace, in a bromance kind of way.

I'm kinda disappointed you only stuck to the new DTV animated films.Return of the Joker and the Mr Freeze one both deserve a place in the top five. And there's been some very iffy DTV live action super hero films. The Man Thing film that came out a few years back, for instance?

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who fell asleep during Gotham Knight. I still haven't seen the whole thing.

I agree with most of your picks.

GL first flight is excellent. Wonder Woman was great as well. Hellboy films were well done. Hulk Vs. was also good. Plus with that you got Deadpool who stole the show.

As far as worst: Yeah the Iron Man and Strange were fairly bad. I'd place Gotham Knights at #1. Animation varies from great to ugly ass fish lipped people. horrid.

Haven't seen the The Batman ones, nor do I care to. But good list overall.

I actually really enjoyed Gotham Knight, but that's probably because i enjoy anything with Batman in it. I found most of the animation styles (yes, even the first one) to be really cool, and while the plot was lacking it was still interesting enough to keep me wanting more.

i would have had green latern first flight higher on the best list like number 2 or one. and would have put gotham knights on the best list for one had to watch it a few times and get use to the animation. as for the worse list doctor strange was not that bad it was the first time marvel finaly got the sorcer supreme into other media the iron man film should have been number one on the worse list

The Wolverine part of "Hulk vs." was what "Wolverine: Origins" should have been. You essentially had the Wolverine origin story in it and a much more faithful Deadpool.

Good list. I think Hulk Vs should be number one though. Haven't seen The Batman vs Dracula, but I'll have to check it out. Looking forward to your "Worst" list.

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Gotham Knight was *awful*. I didn't hate Dr. Strange. It was just silly.

And for the record, the unrated Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker has to be #1. That's just badass.

I really enjoyed the animated Green Lantern movie and agree that if the live action movie does anything right they should definitely take from this movie. I didn't even know about deadpool being in the Hulk Vs. which I now want to see!

I love DC animated movies. I haven't seen a dud yet (still haven't seen Sup/Doomsday), I have Hulk Vs on netflix, can't wait to watch it.

I'd switch Green Lantern with Wonder Woman but otherwise a solid list. And I'd definitely remove Dr Strange from the worst list as I found it far more entertaining than most of Marvel's films. Both Ultimate films are worse than it.

'The coolest thing about the epic "Death of Superman" story from 1992 was, you guessed it, the fact that after a long and grueling battle across the entire country, Superman died defending the world from an alien monster'

Nope, the coolest part was the funeral itself. Which, of course, was done better in the Justice League episode 'Hereafter', since that was able to capture the 'DC Universe in mourning' feel that Superman / Doomsday couldn't.

But, geez, a 'best' list that includes Hulk Vs. and excludes both Return of the Joker and New Frontier? Fail. Fail. FAIL.

I like anime, but those Animetrix and Gothom Nights have taught us anything is that short stories about a specific universe with multiple directors never works out.

Wait for Halo Legends they will have 3 for 3 of the worst sci animation packs of all time.

The Batman vs. Dracula was a mediocre, at best. I wouldn't place it on the list of "the best".

Also, Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow should be high up on this list (replacing Superman: Doomsday).

Of course, this is your list, so what I'm saying doesn't really matter, but this is what I would have done.

You are crazy, Gotham Knight kicked ass.
It's the only one of these straight to
DVD movies that had any creativity and
originality (in the Animation, I do agree
they totally lifted that plot from BTAS).
I find the character designs and animation
in pretty much all these to be bland and
generic. They all look the same!

Agree with #1 though, Dr. Strange sucked
whale dick.

I second Bad Brendan: Young Avengers should be in the worst list. I don't know why anyone ever thought that was a good idea (not to mention they let Cap's son pretty much completely ignore his mothers legacy and let him only focus on his all-American father..)

Hulk vs. deserved to be in the best 5, pure because it showed the best depiction of Deadpool on screen ever (despite a couple of flaws). You would think that wouldn't be hard, seen he has less than a handful appearances outside the comics, but the Wolverine movie showed just how bad they could screw it up.

I didn't think Batman: Gotham Knight was too bad. I actually enjoyed that it showed some different sides of Batman and how depressing his world can be. But it is not something everyone will like.

Dr. Strange..well, it was ok-ish. Then again, I don't know much about him. I did find it annoying how they pretty much slaughtered all characters. Lady Death: The Movie should be in the worst list. Characterization, fight scene's..just bad.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm should've been number one (we actually get to see the Animated Series Joker kill someone for once!) At least Batman Beyond the Return of the Joker didn't make the good list, Batamn Beyond sucks ass.

Some people think that BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM was released straight to video, but I was fortunate enough to catch it when it played theatrically in Manhattan. I still think it's the best Batman movie ever made and am saddened that it never got the notice it deserved from audiences while it played on the big screen. I think it lasted less than a week at the one theater where I knew it played in Manhattan. Seriously, it was like if you blinked, it was gone.

The Batman vs Dracula over Batman Beyond Return of the Joker? Over JLA: New Frontier? Ove Superman/Batman Public Enemies? I don't think so.

Gotham Knights was SO boring! Glad we agree. Guess I gotta see Wonder Woman now!

Wow. I'm actually surprised at how many people like Green Lantern: First Flight. I would have easily placed that in the Top 5 Worst list. That movie's fucking horrendous.

New Frontier was meh.

Return of the Joker should have placed.

Whoa, is taste ever subjective! This list should have been called, My Favorite and Least Favorite Direct to DVD Animated Movies, because of this.
I would say the Wonder Woman one was one of the worst, and Gotham Night one of the best. Superman/Batman Public Enemies was hideous, it was truly horrible, with rushed art on segments being the main offender. However, I cannot believe New Frontier was left off the best-of list, if not the top spot. It's on another level of awesome.

Agree on the Marvel ones being in the Bad category- the Avengers ones made me wonder why I was watching them. Hulk VS were surprisingly fun, though.

OMFG!!! THE Batman vs. Dracula movie sucked ass! It was boring and mediocre! I can't believe THAT was put in, instead of Justice League: The New Frontier - which was WAY better!!!

...otherwise, nice list!

I would disagree with Wonder Woman in the "best" category and certainly with it scoring #1. I found Wonder Woman to be dreadfully boring almost (but not quite) as boring as Iron Man. I actually stopped buying the Marvel and DC dvd for a while because of Iron Man. I actually slept through most of it.

I liked New Frontier quite a bit and was surprised it didn't make the list. I also enjoyed Public Enemies. It was a fun movie that showcased alot of characters.

I loved WW and GL, and agree with most of your "worst" choices...except one. I ADORED Batman: Gotham Knight. Some of my favorite Batman stories/interpretations of all time are in that movie. I think its fantastic.

Maybe I'm a little more accepting of any sort of media that gets put out, just because I love the entertainment factor. I mean, I realize that Frank Miller's All Star Batman and Robin was... well, you know. But I loved it nonetheless, if not for the quotability. :)

But I have to disagree with Gotham Knight being on the worst list! I'll admit, the second story is a little boring and confusing, and for some reason Bruce has brown eyes in his straight up appearance as a mangaslut, BUT STILL. I loved it so much, and there is a terrible amount of insight to some of the stories, even if it has been done or been stated before. There aren't any original ideas anymore, but there are always new ways to recreate them.

I DON'T KNOW. I'm horrible at making a point. I'm an animation major, so hell, maybe I'm just defending the movie based on the fact that I could just watch the thing on mute all day and not get bored. You have to give it that, at least. The animation was fantastic. :D

Oh screw this. You had me until the #1 worst. The Dr. Strange movie is awesome. I actually OWN the damn thing.

Some segments of Gotham Knight were great, some were misses.

Mystery of the Batwoman deserves worse than #5. Horrible movie, though the weird Bruce/Barbara innuendo was entertaining.

Every Avenger movie ever made should be in the Worst list... old and new, all suck hard. Their tv series was crap too. NINETIES EXTREME!

Also, Green Lantern haters. Kilowogg made that movie great, ya bunch of poozers!

I love how multiple people here seem to think Gotham Knights "ripped off" the first story from an episode of BTAS. They're both adaptations of one of the most popular done-in-one Batman stories.
I thought Gotham Knights was pretty cool. Most of the animation was cool,and none of it was the same tired old shit. Plus,come on,the Deadshot part was awesome beyond belief.
Normally I hate comments on top 10 lists saying"FAIL YOU FORGOT X!!!11!ONE!" but in all seriousness,Wonder Woman is a better movie than New Frontier? Have you been smoking the crack?

I dunno. I was bored to tears by Batman vs. Dracula, and the extreme liberties taken with the GL mythos turned me off of it (though, truth, I did love Kilowog).

On the other hand, I quite enjoyed Gotham Knight and the Invincible Iron Man, so... *shrugs*

Green Lantern was Garbage. Public Enemies was Garbage. Doomsday was passable. Anyone with differing opinions does not count.

I pretty much agree with this list, although I fell asleep during Batman vs Dracula, and I remember Dr. Strange being pretty good (but I'll have to watch it again to make sure). Gotham Knight was mostly just disappointing, but had a few moments, and Iron Man has got to be my number 1 worst effing animated movie I've seen.

Thanks for the reviews and thanks for the comments. After reading the 'best' list i went straight to comments to see if there was consensus on some others that should have made the list and am looking forward to New Frontiers, Public Enemies, and a couple of other highly regarded shows mentioned.

Gee, I liked Dr. Strange when I caught it on TV a while back. But then, I had almost no exposure to the character prior, save for cameos in Spider-man and House of M and such.

"OMFG, if you liked that, your a fucking queer loser!"

Reverend Ender, please continue banging your head against the wall in anticipation for Orson Scott Card's books being made into a movie. Gimme a reason why Public Enemies sucked that makes sense or piss off. Simple as that.

For Optimus' sakes! If you're all gonna bitch, bitch about how you CANNOT write about the best and worst of anything and leave off entries that are CLEARLY good. TJ, dude, if you haven't seen all the Straight-to-DVD comic films, THEN YOU CANNOT WRITE A LIST ABOUT THE BEST AND WORST. The commenters are right; New Frontier was great and should be on the best list, Mask of the Phantasm (brief theatrical premiere or not) should have been number one, and at least two of the Avengers films should be on the worst list. Come on man. It's like picking the Oscar for best picture after only seeing ten movies that year.

Oh and just for arguments sake:
Gotham Nights was great, but should have maintained a better consistancy through each story; Green Lantern was fantastic but could have tied more in with the color spectrum ring ideas Geoff Johns came up with; Wonder Woman was awesome, no doubt; New Frontier was great; Ultimate Avengers 1 was pretty entertaining with bad voiceovers while 2 was drek with no storyline and bad voiceovers; Next Avengers = forgettable; Iron Man = Boring. Hellboy = really boring (and it pains me to say that); Hulk Vs. was freakin' fantastic. Lots of comic characters and spot on characterizations; Public Enemies was also fantastic seeing as it was basically 80 minutes of Batman and Superman beating the crap out of everyone; Superman/Doomsday had almost no redeeming qualities seeing as it ignored everything that made the comic storyline great; and finally out of the three Batman: TAS movies, Phantasm = Big Win, Sub-Zero = Entertaining and Batwoman = good way to kill some time with old friends who aged kind of badly.

Dr. Strange remains unwatched by this nerd.

Now I must watch World War Hulk and Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.

Make a point and BACK IT THE FUCK UP! Sheesh.

Hmm, Not the list I would have made but its alright. I'm guessing were not looking at the whole of Comic Book inspired stuff but only straight from the page adaptations? if so I would have to say the Amazing Screw-On Head could have been added to the worst list and New Frontiers should of been on the Best List. I didn't have high expectations for Gotham Knight. I thought it was just an artsy Anime take on the Bats..so it wasn't that bad to me. The worst thing comic book related put to DVD was that Watchmen Complete Motion Comic. all the voices where done by the same dude even the female ones!!and they put that Crap on BLU RAY!heh!

I seem to be the only person in the boat who enjoyed the Next Avengers. The premise was clever enough and unlike most other CBAMs, it wasn't trying to be a distilled adaptation of an existing storyline. It was something completely original in itself and I give it massive credit for that.
I was amused by a lot of the stuff it didn't say, like who Black Panther's kid's mother obviously was that the boy had lightning powers.
Sure, it was all kiddy and suffered the same production quality as other Marvels, but I would have watched a series of this.

On DC side, New Frontier. An excellent job of distilling the basic story down. If I was to make a Justice League big-screen movie, I'd pay attention to how this was worked.

WW should not be number 1. It's one of the worst adaptations. Sure it's pretty and decently cast and action packed, but I think the only thing they had right story-wise was that she was Wonder Woman and the guy from the plane was Steve Trevor. That's about it.

I'll add a vote for Young Avengers for Worst and New Frontier for Best.

What does it say about me that the only 3 comic book movies I've seen are all in the worst list?

I'm watching Superman: Brainiac Attacks and I think that it's worse than Superman: Doomsday. The horrible portrayal of a cartoonish Lex Luthor is enough to warrant that. The score is horrendous too.

Wonder Woman as number one? Please.

The first Ultimate Avenger movie should have placed first. It's still the standard as to how to properly do this kind of stuff in my opinion as it has the look of a summer blockbuster.

Conversely? Young Avengers is the absolute pits. Horrible concept, horrible execution.

The best part of Superman Doomsday was the documentary in the special features about the actual Death of Superman story and the comic book industry of the 90s. If you see the dvd in the discount bin the doc is worth the price but dont waste your time watching the film, its horrible.

Ultimate Avengers has got to be one of the worst. They took a comic series that was already designed like a moview and made it a Saturday morning cartoon.

Gotham Knight was a failure from conception. It's supposed to be a bridge between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight but it's decidedly not in continuity. THe result is fanfiction tripe.

I liked Gotham Knight

Which Gotham Knight episode did you like most?

I say Batman: Return of the Joker is the best, with Iron Man being the worst; I mean they hardly showed the red/gold armour!

Wonder Woman and Green Lantern were excellent... however I thought there was too much emphasis on Sinestro instead of Hal in GL.

I don't think it's fair to have Batman: Gotham Knight in the worst category, yes some segments were unusual and underwhelming it was a bold move on the animation front.

Marvel's Ultimate Avengers was decent however after that they all tanked. DC has proven time and time again they kick all sorts of a** in the dvd animation dept.

you know whats sad? my girlfriend owns 4 of the 5 worst on this list. and i kinda gotta agree with them being bad. her brother owns the other one from that list.

you know whats sad? my girlfriend owns 4 of the 5 worst on this list. and i kinda gotta agree with them being bad. her brother owns the other one from that list.

Some of Gotham Knight was really pretty, and I'm an art student, So I can watch something like that. I wasn't even aware there was an overall storyline other than "Look at the Batman, Doing his Batman thing" I really don't remember the film, I suppose that says alot about it's plot...

Overall, from what I've actually seen, Good list :)