Comments on: Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1942

By: Grant Morrison Interviewed About All-Star Superman » DVDs Worth Watching

Grant Morrison Interviewed About All-Star Superman » DVDs Worth Watching — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:44:34 +0000

[...] I’m a giant animation fan, but I love the obvious stuff from around the world. I always liked the Fleischer animation, the Superman cartoons and the old features they did. I’m not a major animation fan but I do [...]

By: Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics » DVDs Worth Watching

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics » DVDs Worth Watching — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:34:22 +0000

[...] to the movie. Superman begins moving into other media, with over 2000 radio episodes and the Fleischer cartoons, and the role of comics during the war — both how they handled the war with the characters, [...]

By: Superman: The Complete Animated Series » DVDs Worth Watching

Superman: The Complete Animated Series » DVDs Worth Watching — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:22:07 +0000

[...] made for TV. I would even go so far to say it was the best animated Superman ever. The original 1940s Fleischer cartoons are obviously amazing to watch — mostly because there was a lot of time, money, and effort [...]

By: fish

fish — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:56:13 +0000

i found this review by looking for pics of this series. and i gotta say i’m overall UNHAPPY with this set.i’m glad it was officially released,but for those who may get this there are things you should know:
the good news is:
the color has been cleaned up(though some parts of the opening titles are partially recolored on some) and the sound i great.classic stuff.

the bad news is: some end titles have been edited (not due to the famous studios logo as that’s in the begining)and a intro or 2 is edited.i don’t know why but its anoying.and these are not as cleaned up-or “remastered” as much as i had hoped.some have alot of film or dust particles visible and one episode is so bad i don’t think its was cleaned up.

i have a public domain set and to be honest it was only $2. and the sound is as good,each episode is much better looking w/o all the particles(other than the somewhat faded color) and they are uncut.i actually prefer the public domain set.very disapointed in this new set.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:03:56 +0000

I think the “Fleischer Batman” was done by Dini and Timm. :) Hawkman would have been amazing, though. What a neat idea!

Does Lucien have an audio-visual branch to keep up with the times?

By: jinkies

jinkies — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:42:25 +0000

Appreciate the review very much. This caught my eye – I passed because I figured there will eventually be a Blu-Ray publication. But -curse you!- now I think this is worth picking up.

Wouldn’t it have been nice to have seen a companion of Fleischer Batman shorts? Or of the early, Kubert-meets-Howard Carter
Hawkman?

Maybe in Lucien’s library.

Again, thanks for the review, and thanks to the missus for the site.

By: Jamie Coville

Jamie Coville — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:35:36 +0000

Any idea on how these compare to the Diamond produced DVD? Those too were considered cleaned up and remastered. When they first came out people were very impressed with the results:

http://www.amazon.ca/Complete-Superman-Cartoons-Diamond-Anniversary/dp/6305943389

Another influence these cartoons had was on the Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow movie.

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:12:38 +0000

Even unrestored these were amazing cartoons. Mechanical Monsters has long been a favorite of mine. I can’t wait to see the restored versions.

By: F.T. Rea

F.T. Rea — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:14:52 +0000

As a longtime fan of Max Fleischer, it’s great to see that there’s still some interest in his cartoons.