Editing Approved Cartoons (section)

== Capeshit ==
*'''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''': A [[Marvel Comics]] animated series about the titular Avengers. Unlike the later Avengers Assemble show, it relies primarily on the comics for it's inspiration rather than the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also unlike the later Avengers show, it's actually good. Does a good job at balancing "monster of the week" episodes with a couple of running plot arcs across two seasons.

*'''[[Batman]]: The Animated Series:''' In a time when most cartoons were still [[My Little Pony|glorified half hour toy commercials]] BtAS dared to defy convention with a dark art style (literally, they drew the animation frames on black paper), darker themes, and characters you actually gave a shit about. This show was so iconic that a lot of the stuff you ''think'' was from the comic book (Harley Quinn, Mr. Freeze's wife Nora, Bruce being Best Friends with Harvey Dent before turning into TwoFace, and more recently, the Phantasm) actually started here. The show also gave us an incredibly well-rounded view of Bruce Wayne beyond his brooding demeanor, with episodes highlighting his philanthropic nature and genuine care for Gotham's people, even the no-name thugs that he's able to rehabilitate. This should be mandatory viewing for people making Batman films... unfortunately, [[DC Comics]] isn't that smart.
**'''Batman: Beyond:''' Sequel to the above series about a future Gotham where Bruce Wayne is a cranky old man who had to give up being Batman due to heart problems, in which a teenager is reluctantly accepted as a replacement Batman, using cyber-armor that is basically the batsuit sans cape but with rocket boots. Aside being a worthy contender for best animated Batman, it's also a great mine for cyberpunk ideas and storylines.

*'''My Life as a Teenage Robot:''' Another cult classic Nickelodeon cartoon starring Jenny "XJ9" Wakeman, a teenage girl who tries to have a normal teenage life despite being a robotic superhero who saves the world from kaiju and meteors. Borrows heavily from Astro Boy and 50s B-movies for its aesthetic. The show was cancelled shortly after the made for TV movie due to not being SpongeBob, but the legend lives on and Jenny reigns eternal as the Queen of [[/co/]]. A fan continuation developed with the approval of the series creator is in production.

*'''Spider-Man: The Animated Series:''' One of the series that were Marvel's attempt to challenge the DC Animated Universe, most of which (Batman TAS, Batman Beyond, Superman TAS, Justice League) are already mentioned here. Whilst hindered by an absolutely '''insane''' chief executive who labeled ludicrous restrictions on the show (for example, Spidey was never allowed to be shown punching people), it had an amazingly creative writing team who managed to miraculously pull off a decent cartoon despite her. Drawing heavily from the 90s and late 80s comic, it had season-long story arcs, actual character development, and plenty of fantastical action sequences. It's not as good as BtAS due to a lesser budget and the aforementioned restrictions, but it is generally considered the absolute best of the Spidey cartoons, saving perhaps maybe the Spectacular Spider-Man from the early 2000s.

*'''Spider-Man 1966:''' One of several series of "motion comics" that Marvel put out in the 1960s, including ones for the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man and [[Thor]]. Limited animation, but the visuals and the plots are so batshit insane that it's worth watching just for laughs. A legendary fountain of memes just about everywhere on the Internet.

*'''Superman: The Animated Series:''' About the same quality of writing as the latest episodes of B:tAS.  This features 'the' seminal, if less popular, superhero: Superman from the planet Krypton.  Made largely by the same crew as the above Batman, this series is another of the so christened 'Timmverse' that ended with ''Justice League''.

*''' Teen Titans''' (2003): A product of those few years when Cartoon Network was trying really hard to be weeaboo, strictly inferior to the DCAU but still makes it onto the list. Mixes adapting stories from the legendary (as in "nobody remembers anything else about the team") Wolfman/Perez run with a truly bizarre original rogues' gallery, including Mad Mod (Mad Hatter knockoff who uses mind control tech to make America properly Bri'ish again), Mother Mae-Eye (the witch from Hansel and Gretel as cosmic horror), and Control Freak (Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons as a supervillain). Suffers from tonal whiplash (as if the last sentence wasn't enough of a clue), some skub comic adaptations and a few plot holes, but still remembered fondly thanks to [[Rule 34|<s>a /b/tard named Zone</s>]] a quality ensemble cast, good-enough writing and just being a fun ride in general.

*'''[[Transformers]]''': Near-legendary multi-series franchise dating back to the mid-80s, all of which revolve, in some way, around giant alien robots fighting a war that has been raging for millions of years without end. Different series have different aspects, so pick carefully.

*'''[[X-Men]]: The Animated Series:''' One of the sister shows to the aforementioned SMtAS, and generally regarded of the best of them. Takes all of Spidey's creativity and faithfulness to the comics, lifts some of the restrictions, but also piles on an extra serving of ham and cheese. The story goes the voice actors were Shakespearean theatre trainees and couldn't quite get the hang of toning it down. Still, if you like voluptuous Southern belles suplexing giant robots whilst their hot African weather witch partner rants like an angry goddess, you've come to the right show.

*'''Young Justice''': A DC animated show wherein Batman recruits the sidekicks and super-powered relatives of various heroes to serve as a black ops team for the Justice League. In spite of starring a bunch of teenagers, everyone still gets decent character development when the show isn't trying to be Dawson's Creek with superpowers. Unfortunately canceled because the execs felt it wasn't toyetic enough, then renewed for a third season to drive subscriptions for DC's exclusive streaming service.