Continuing with my coverage of the DC Universe I took a good look at Reign of the Supermen and I am one of the more critical individuals when it comes to superhero animation but I am very bias in favor of Warner Bros animation outside of the very kiddie stuff on Cartoon Network. 

This is a direct sequel to the straight to DVD release of the Death of Superman and as someone who was around when the original comic books hit the comic shops back in the 90s. This storyline in the animated feature is pretty damn close to the original but definitely with updates to make it fit in the New 52 narrative that the majority of these characters are based on. 

As always, I am happy with the animation style of Warner Bros when it comes to the straight to video depiction of Justice league properties. I cannot spoil stuff it is not in my nature but to see the four faux Supermen interact takes me back to the debut of each of these now iconic characters (Superboy, The Eradicator, Cyborg Superman, and Steel). 

It resembles the 1990s storyline and uses a some of the dialog from the original but it is its own story and is in no way a direct translation. 

There are elements that didn’t translate well in my opinion I won’t say which ones because it would spoil it for those who haven’t seen it yet. There are elements that would have been awesome to see but I am sure time and story evolution which connects it to the larger WB DC Heroes animated universe.

What do I give Reign of the Supermen? I give it a strong 4.5 out of 5 but there are moments that felt forced in and rushed to move the story along. The language is definitely adult with mild cursing so use your discretion if letting young kids watch it is rated PG-13 people. 

Watch through the end credits for a lead in to the next WB Animated feature.