Superman: Brainiac Attacks
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Superman: Brainiac Attacks is a direct-to-video animated film from Warner Bros. Animation released on June 20, 2006. It aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block three days before release on June 17, 2006. It was released on DVD as a tie-in with the live-action Superman Returns. It also aired on Toon Disney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on Toon Disney.
The film features Superman battling the combined forces of Lex Luthor and Brainiac. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane.
The film's visual style is the same as Superman: The Animated Series but it is not set in the same continuity. Superman: TAS alumni Tim Daly and Dana Delany are reunited to voice the characters of Superman and Lois Lane. This is the first time that Daly has returned to the Superman role since the 2002 video game Superman: Shadow of Apokolips, as he was not part of the cast of the Justice League animated series where the part of Superman was played by George Newbern. Clancy Brown and Corey Burton, who voiced Lex Luthor and Brainiac in the animated series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited are noticeably absent in the cast of the movie. Powers Boothe and Lance Henriksen instead provided the voices of Luthor and Brainiac, respectively.
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Synopsis
The description from the back of the DVD jacket says:
- "Embittered by Superman's heroic successes and soaring popularity, Lex Luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computer/villain Brainiac. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of Kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, Luthor specifically redesigns Brainiac to defeat the Man of Steel. But when Brainiac betrays Luthor and reveals its sinister plans for world domination, Superman must brave the mysterious Phantom Zone to find the strength to survive this deadly showdown."
Differences from the DCAU
As the movie was intended primarily as part of the promotional package for Superman Returns, and not for the DCAU as a whole, it contains significant differences in continuity from the Justice League Unlimited series. This movie contains some elements in common with Superman: The Animated Series, but does not form a part of the DCAU. Duane Capizzi said he simply borrowed the designs of the DCAU but never intended it to be in any continuity.
Critical Response
Superman: Brainiac Attacks received mostly negative reviews from fans and critics, with much of the criticism directed at what was considered a poor characterization of Lex Luthor.