Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Review

Warning: This review contains mild spoilers for Throne of Atlantis.

Welcome, comic book fans, to Bam Smack Pow’s review of the animated movie Justice League: Throne of Atlantis! The latest DC animated film, it takes place in the same universe as Son of Batman and Justice League: War, and follows the events of Justice League: War with the introduction of Aquaman to the Justice League.

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I am not very familiar with Aquaman, but what I do know about him is a bit different than the story of his origin as presented in Throne of Atlantis. What I know of Aquaman is that his first name is Arthur, he was the second son, and his mother chose him over his older brother to be king of Atlantis. He grew up in Atlantis and always knew he was Atlantean royalty. In Throne of Atlantis, Arthur Curry is half-Atlantean, half surface-dweller, and he grew up on the surface, never knowing his mother.

Black Manta is using Arthur’s brother Orm to instigate an Atlantean attack on the surface dwellers, even though Queen Atlanna (Orm and Arthur’s mother) wants peace for her people and the surfacers. The Justice League gets involved when Orm and Black Manta attack a US sub.

The Justice League is still struggling to get their act together, and although Cyborg is always present at the Justice League headquarters at S.T.A.R. Labs, the rest of the “team” is never there. This is fairly typical in the early days of the Justice League; it takes these individuals who are not used to working with others awhile to figure out how to be a productive team.

Overall, I would say that Throne of Atlantis is fine. It isn’t anywhere close to the best DC animated film, but it also isn’t anywhere near the worst either. I found it kind of odd to hear George Newbern, who voices Steve Trevor, as he sounds remarkably similar to Tim Daly, the voice of Superman in the Superman and Justice League animated series. It makes me smile every time I hear Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, and Jason O’Mara is a solid Batman.

I was pleased with the plot of the film, as it made a lot more sense than I had been expecting it to after seeing the previews. It’s possible that the previews just made the story seem a little more convoluted than it really was, but in any case, I thought it was a cool way to introduce Aquaman in this universe. In my mind, Throne of Atlantis finally shows that Aquaman is not the loser of the Justice League that fans sometimes make him out to be.

To sum up, Throne of Atlantis is a solid animated film, and if you have ever doubted that Aquaman was cool, you should watch it. You can also check out my husband’s review of Justice League: Throne of Atlantis here on Caped Crusades!

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