Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Fleischer Superman cartoons are now on Blu-ray! For the first time ever, on 1 Blu-ray disc, before you could only get these cartoons on the Superman Anthology. All 17 theatrical shorts are here, with 3 bonus features. There was a previous unofficial Blu-ray release, those had the permanent watermark on the bottom right corner of each episode! This new release from DC Comics is the best available version to get right now! I highly recommend it, for any Superman fan!

The product came in good condition and not damaged.

There is a lot of negativity going on with this particular release, and there is some validity to some of the points that are being raised but there's also a lot of misinformation that's circulating with this release, so I wanted to perhaps give a more balanced view for this release. First, Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) is present in many, many releases and it's present on this one. The issue is finding a balance between the benefits of DNR and over applying it to the point the software algorithms impacts the picture quality negatively. If a comparison is done between prior releases and this blu-ray release, it does show cell dirt, film tears and other blemishes from prior releases are gone. It also shows that fine animation lines have NOT been removed. There have been online arguments that cel dirt (mistaken to be "stars") was detail being removed. It isn't. Color timing - the colors are richer now, but the overall brightness and contrast seem to be less than in the earlier standard definition releases. This does create a duller, murkier image where the colors aren't popping like they should. That's probably the second biggest faux pau that this release is responsible for. It isn't in every moment of every short film, and some scenes look fantastic, but the lovely painted 1940s look of the animation is there...it's just a bit dull Film Grain removal...yes, this release has been restored and changed to look more modern for its blu ray release and film grain is all but nonexistant. It's there if you look in some scenes, but that is one of the biggest "rage points" that are circulating online. Film grain is a visual aesthetic that makes something look more like projected film, which is appreciated for classic older releases. Not everyone appreciates it though so this isn't a MISTAKE per se, it's a restoration choice. Some may agree...some may not... Audio errors...yea, audio errors have existed for years on multiple versions of these short films (vhs, dvd) and they have not been corrected here. Why not? Who knows? Maybe the original elements aren't available...maybe they are and the restoration team didn't know/care about it. Does it matter? Well...unless you know what you're listening for...nope. Not a bit. I know. Sacrilegious, but these films are over 80 years old so it's a fair bet that the vast majority of those who are going to view them did NOT view them in a theater...so the argument that they don't look like they did upon release is a flimsy one at best. They don't look or sound necessarily like they have on prior releases, and just because primacy is in effect (I saw that way first, therefore that way is correct) doesn't mean the blu ray is not more accurate a presentation than the prior home video releases. At the end of the day, these films are a part of comic book history, critical to the development of the character (Superman didn't fly originally in the comic books, he lept 1/8 of a mile...and you can see that is what he does here a lot of the time but the filmmakers cheated a bit due to the transition from a static to dynamic presentation medium and made him fly when needed and jump other times...flying caught on...) and they remain entertaining, if dated in some of their presentations, storytelling tactics and stereotypes. There is no doubt this IS the best these films have ever looked on any home video medium, but the differences in presentation just mean there are choices. The disc itself plays well, has all 17 short films and 3 documentaries (2 brought over from the prior DVD release and 1 new one) which are enjoyable if light. Overall, this is a solid presentation. Is it the gold standard of classic animation that perhaps it deserved...? No, but it is a fine presentation and something anyone who loves superheroes, Superman or classic animation should consider purchasing.

I love these Superman cartoons. I think this is the best restored version of these cartoons. There was a review that said they used too much digital noise reduction that made an image a little soft. This is true. There is less film grain and sharpness that would have been nice but the colors are really nice and they are all cleaned up of any dirt or spots. The original openings are all back the way they should. Case in point: The Mechanical Monsters opening tells us that Superman has x-ray vision which has been left out of many versions of these cartoons. This is a good blu ray to add to your collection.

I’ve always loved these cartoons but they weren’t the easiest to find (mostly on YouTube in low quality). Now having them all in one case and in great quality, I couldn’t be happier!

Max Fleischer's Superman [Blu-ray] IS a good fun actin adv. TV throw back cartoon by WB DC COMIC

Absolute classics. Really pleased to have them in Blu-ray format!

Love just love Superman cartoons and films my fav all time