DC Universe Animated Original Movies - DC Showcase

DC Showcase is a series of short films focusing on DC characters who normally are unable to have a feature unto themselves. They are released as a co-feature with the main DC Universe Animated Original Movies. DC animation producer Alan Burnett has said that most shorts will be ten minutes. All upcoming shorts are to be directed by Joaquim Dos Santos. Expanded versions of the first three shorts were collected in a compilation titled DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection which was released on November 9, 2010 along with a new 22-minute short titled Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam.

• DC Showcase: The Spectre, featuring the Spectre, is included with Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. The short features the voice talents of Gary Cole in the leading role of the Spectre/Jim Corrigan and supporting cast members Alyssa Milano, Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, and Jon Polito.

• DC Showcase: Jonah Hex, featuring Jonah Hex, is included with Batman: Under the Red Hood. The short features the voice talents of Thomas Jane in the leading role of Jonah Hex and supporting cast members Linda Hamilton, Jason Marsden, Michael Rooker, and Michelle Trachtenberg.

• DC Showcase: Green Arrow, featuring Green Arrow, is included with Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. The short features the voice talents of Neal McDonough in the leading role of Green Arrow and supporting cast members Malcolm McDowell as Merlyn, Steven Blum as Count Vertigo, Grey DeLisle reprising her role as Black Canary from Batman: The Brave and the Bold, John DiMaggio, and Ariel Winter.

• Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, featuring Superman and Captain Marvel, is included with the DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection. A significant feature has George Newbern and Jerry O'Connell reprising their roles of Superman and Captain Marvel from Justice League Unlimited. The short also features the voice talents of Zach Callison as Billy Batson, James Garner as Shazam, Kevin Michael Richardson as Mister Tawky Tawny, Arnold Vosloo as Black Adam, Josh Keaton, and Danica McKellar. The short is twenty-two minutes, giving it the longest run-time of any short in the series.

• DC Showcase: Catwoman, featuring Catwoman, is included with Batman: Year One. The short features the voice talents of Eliza Dushku reprising her role as Catwoman, Liliana Mumy as Holly Robinson, and John DiMaggio as Rough Cut. The film also stars Kevin Michael Richardson, Cree Summer, and Tara Strong. The short was directed by Lauren Montgomery and written by Paul Dini. A special feature presentation was shown at the New York Comic Con.