10 Reasons The DC Animated Universe MUST Return

10. It Was Genuinely Incredible

It's almost impossible to read any kind of list of the best animated series of all time without one (usually several) series from the DCAU on it. For 14 years, the shows were powerhouses, unskippable for any serious animation fan.

When taken together, the series that comprise the DCAU average 8 out of 10 on IMDB. The list of awards the shows were nominated for or won are staggering, including 20 Emmy nominations and 9 wins. Other animation, sci-fi, and comic book awards the shows and movies were considered for number into the dozens.

Academic papers have been written on how the DCAU changed the mediums of animation and storytelling. The shows and movies have been packaged and repackaged on video, DVD, Blu-ray, and digital constantly since they ended, including gorgeous full boxsets. The merchandising that has resulted from DCAU properties is worth billions.

If you were to sit and watch every single episode of every series, as well as every included movie, you would be in for roughly 8 days in a row of animation. For perspective, the same binge of the MCU would take about 40 hours.

The DCAU was simply incredible.