Justice League: The New Frontier

We stand, today, on the edge of a new frontier...

RELEASED 26 Feb 20081h 15m★ 6.8 TMDB

The human race is threatened by a powerful creature, and only the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash can stop it. But can they overcome their differences to thwart this enemy using the combined strength of their newly formed Justice League?

Why it matters in DC

The formation of a Justice League is presented as a problem of overcoming differences before facing a common danger. As a separate animated adaptation, it provides another vision of the team's beginnings without requiring the origins used by the DC Animated Universe or other film continuities.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Justice League: The New Frontier is title 2 of 40 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. The New Frontier presents its own version of the Justice League's beginnings and belongs in the separate animated adaptations collection. Neither Justice League: War nor the television League series supplies its established history. It can be approached as a self-contained team introduction, with the other versions offering comparisons rather than prerequisites.

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