{"id":3891,"date":"2019-01-03T01:33:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T01:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2019-01-04T23:03:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T23:03:10","slug":"7-best-animated-superhero-films-to-watch-after-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/best-animated-superhero-films\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Best Animated Superhero Films To Watch After &#8216;Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse\/263659\">Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>is a revolutionary masterpiece filled with stunning art, sound, and story. There\u2019s no denying how incredible it is, and it\u2019s earned every bit of praise it\u2019s gotten, as well as all the love for <a href=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-characters\/\">its various Spider-people<\/a>. But, while deserving of all the accolades it\u2019s received, <em>Into the Spider-Verse<\/em> is certainly not the first superhero film to achieve greatness. These animated films helped pave the way for Miles, Gwen, Peter, and the rest of the\u00a0Spideys\u00a0in the multiverse.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1. Planet Hulk<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0(2010)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i>Planet Hulk\u00a0<\/i>took us to the planet of\u00a0Sakaar<i>\u00a0<\/i>almost a decade before\u00a0<i>Thor:\u00a0<\/i><i>Ragnarok<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>took a stab at the barbaric planet, but how the Hulk ends up there is a touch different than the live-action movie that borrowed from the storyline. In the animated story (and the comic book that inspired it), The Avengers decide that The Hulk is too dangerous to remain on Earth. Bruce\u2019s friends try to send him to a peaceful planet, but Hulk wakes up in a rage and knocks the shuttle off course. From there, it&#8217;s 80 minutes of the big green guy smashing his way through gladiators, leading revolutions, and claiming an entire planet as his own.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2. Superman And Batman: Public Enemies<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0(2009)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If it features the World\u2019s Finest teaming up, we\u2019re probably going to be on board. With that said,\u00a0<i>Superman and Batman: Public Enemies<\/i>\u00a0takes things to a whole new level. Featuring an action-packed lineup of heroes and villains that includes the likes of Power Girl, Black Lightning, Metallo\u00a0and many more,\u00a0<i>Public Enemies\u00a0<\/i>follows\u00a0our heroes\u00a0as they\u00a0tackle\u00a0a corrupt government led by President\u00a0Luthor. If you learn anything from the movie, let it be that you should never, ever, endanger one of Superman\u2019s friends.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Teen Titans Go: To The Movies<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0(2018)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vLM8ZgxuxsM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Teen Titans Go\u00a0<\/i>is a complicated anomaly. Though undeniably weaker than its predecessor\u00a0<i>Teen Titans,\u00a0<\/i>their animated film\u00a0<i>Teen Titans GO: To the Movies\u00a0<\/i>featured so much heart and low-key comic book humor that the performance of the television series didn\u2019t matter.\u00a0Imagine if your favorite teen heroes decided to make a movie, and the hijinks that would ensue &#8211; along with the metahumor. That\u2019s exactly what you get out of this one. Besides, things close out with a cut-scene of the original Titans saying that they\u2019ve found a way back!\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. The\u00a0Incredibles<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0(2004)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When <em>The\u00a0<\/em><i>Incredibles<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>first released back in 2004, none of us were really sure what to expect. We\u2019ve seen major franchises try to spin threads on their own unique superheroes in the past, but none accomplished the same level of success as Disney did over a decade ago. We immediately bought into the Parr family\u2019s adventures and woes. Right down to their pasts as heroes in broad daylight, to their struggles as a powered family in hiding. Disney and Pixar nailed the perfect formula with this one.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">5.\u00a0<\/span>Big Hero 6<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0(2014)<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3893\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3893\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3893\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Big-Hero-6-Movie-2014-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"Big Hero 6 (Credit: Walt Disney Studios)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Big-Hero-6-Movie-2014-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Big-Hero-6-Movie-2014-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Big-Hero-6-Movie-2014-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Big-Hero-6-Movie-2014-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Big-Hero-6-Movie-2014-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Big-Hero-6-Movie-2014.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Hero 6 (Credit: Walt Disney Studios)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019re all used to Disney making us cry by now, but damn\u00a0<i>Big Hero 6\u00a0<\/i>and its first twenty minutes. By making you care about Tadashi and\u00a0Hiro\u2019s\u00a0family immediately, the film makes you care about the conflict that much more. Though the show\u2019s main characters are mostly archetypal, they\u2019re all still endearing in their own right.\u00a0Baymax\u2019s\u00a0charm could probably hold the movie on its own, but writers John Roberts, Robert Baird, and the rest of their team decided not to rest on their laurels with their ensemble.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>6. Batman:\u00a0Mask Of The Phantasm<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0(1993)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For decades,\u00a0<i>Batman: Mask of the Phantasm\u00a0<\/i>was the gold standard that every other animated superhero film strove to achieve. Stemming from the critically acclaimed animated series,\u00a0<i>Mask of the Phantasm<\/i>\u00a0follows Batman\u2019s quest to clear his name after another vigilante makes their way into town and starts offing mob members. In case\u00a0ol\u2019 Bats\u2019 life wasn\u2019t difficult enough, his long-lost flame returns to Gotham. In fact, Andrea Beaumont was part of the reason Bruce donned the cowl to begin with. Needless to say, things get a little emotional for the Caped Crusader while he juggles clearing his name, the villains he has to fight on the day-to-day, and the one that got away.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">7. Batman: <\/span>Under The Red Hood (2010)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3894\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3894\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3894\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/under-the-red-hood-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Batman: Under the Red Hood (Credit: Warner Bros)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/under-the-red-hood-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/under-the-red-hood-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/under-the-red-hood-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/under-the-red-hood-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/under-the-red-hood-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/under-the-red-hood.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Batman: Under the Red Hood (Credit: Warner Bros)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Bat Family has always been a complicated one. Though they\u2019re certainly not the only hodge-podge family of heroes, things are always a little darker in Gotham than they are in, say, Metropolis or Central City. Dark enough that, sometimes, members of the family get beaten to death in abandoned warehouses. Though it\u2019s true that comic book characters rarely stay dead, sometimes coming back isn\u2019t always the best thing. Jason Todd always had more of a violent streak than Batman\u2019s other wards, but his resurrection via the Lazarus Pit didn\u2019t do his mean streak any favors. Upon his return to the living, Jason moves on from being Robin to become the Red Hood. His mission? Kill the Joker.<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since some media seem to have forgotten lately, here\u2019s a casual reminder that Batman (and by proxy the Bat Family) doesn\u2019t kill. When Bruce Wayne and Jason finally meet face-to-face again, an enraged Jason asks why that is. Not for all of the villains in Gotham, Jason gets that some of them can be saved. But why the Joker, specifically? Why the man who killed him, paralyzed Barbara Gordon, and slaughtered or tortured so many others?<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That might be more of a long-winded explanation than the other entries have gotten, but all of it is to illustrate just how\u00a0<i>Under the Red Hood\u00a0<\/i>dissects the Batman, and what it is that makes him who he is. Because, yes, The Joker has done all of those unspeakable things. But the moment a member of the Bat Family kills him is the moment that he\u2019s finally won.\u00a0<i>Under the Red Hood\u00a0<\/i>is complicated, messy, gorgeous, and absolutely deserves a watch if you haven\u2019t checked it out yet.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There you have it! You may notice that the majority of those films are from the DC side of the comic book world. It\u2019s true that they\u2019ve done a lot better on the animated front than they have on the live-action, but\u00a0<i>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/i>\u00a0came crashing into our lives to remind us that the folks over at Marvel (and Sony) have just as much complexity up their sleeves. We already know the world <a href=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/sony-developing-spider-women-spinoff-movie\/\">will split off into several sequels<\/a>, and we can\u2019t wait to see which of their future offerings make us reevaluate this list in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>You Might Also Like<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"color: #000; width: 95%; margin-left: 0;\" \/>\n<!-- The Grid Plugin Version 2.7.4 --><div class=\"tg-error-msg\" data-grid-name=\"Home Featured\">No post was found with your current grid settings.&#xa;You should verify if you have posts inside the current selected post type(s) and if the meta key filter is not too much restrictive.<\/div>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse\u00a0is a revolutionary masterpiece filled with stunning art, sound, and story. There\u2019s no denying how incredible it is, and it\u2019s earned every bit of praise it\u2019s gotten, as well as all the love for its various Spider-people. But, while deserving of all the accolades it\u2019s received, Into the Spider-Verse is certainly not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[33,40],"class_list":["post-3891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-featured","tag-featuredpage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3891"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3898,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891\/revisions\/3898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}