Batman had one, Superman had one, Green Lantern had one and now even Harley Quinn has one. I am of course talking about an animated series to call their own. Since Batman the animated series debuted in 1992 followed by Superman: the animated series in 1996 DC has managed to give a few of their iconic characters their own animated series to star in, but unfortunately of few of DC biggest icons have yet to received their own self-titled animated series. Here are just a few I would like to see.
Wonder Woman
The most egregious omission to the animated series club is the third and final member of DC’s Trinity which is of course made up of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, all icons, but only one has not been blessed with her own ongoing series. She has starred in a few animated movies and her movies were one of the better parts of the now defunct DCEU (at least the first one), but after her live-action series ended in 1979 she has yet to grace the silver screen in a solo outing since, despite some attempts and main roles in Super-Friends and Justice League
An animated Wonder Woman series could really dive into her origins and lean into the Greek mythology elements of her story while introducing plenty of her lesser-known rogues gallery. Why not give Lynda Carter, the original live-action live-action Wonder Woman, a chance to return as either Diana’s mother Hippolyta or another mentor figure to Diana and perhaps an animated series would give Gal Gadot the chance to continue portraying the character
The Flash
Another DC big-hitter who deserves a shot at animated glory alongside his other justice league friends. He recently had a successful 9 year live-action television run (the least sad about the recent movie, the better) so an animated series could build on that, perhaps even bringing back Grant Gustin to voice Barry or Michael Rosenbaum who voiced Flash in the DC animated Universe would be a plus for the series. There is more room for flash stories
Starfire
Having just premiered its fifth season Harley Quinn has proven that unconventional female leads can work and it is time for Starfire to finally step out of the Teen Titans shadow and have her own adventures (with appearances by her teammates of course). A Starfire series could combine the cosmic storytelling of Green Lantern the animated series with the humorous tone of Harley Quinn and add plenty of action
Deathstroke
Speaking of Teen Titans: Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke has slowly grown from the main Teen Titans villain to an all-around DC threat and occasional anti-hero in the last decade or more and an animated series would be perfect to keep that momentum going. Perhaps Joe Manganiello could even be persuaded to take another stab at the character after his unfortunately brief appearance in the MCU. The series would probably have to take a more mature tone with plenty of violence and blood, by Harley Quinn has already proven that can work
Red Hood
Really anyone of Batman’s former/current sidekicks: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, or Damian Wayne might be a good choice for an animated series, but Jason as Red Hood has the most potential to dive into the darker side of the Batman mythos with plenty of cameos and maybe even featuring Jason’s old team the Outlaws which Starfire among others
Justice Society of America/JSA
The Justice League has always been more well-known and successful than their predecessors the Justice Society of America, but that does not mean the original super-team: featuring earlier versions of both Flash and Green Lantern, should not get their time to shine. The series could even be set in the DC animated Universe and act as a prequel to the Justice League series or be a period piece set during World War II or even modern day and deal with the aging Justice Society
Legion of Doom/Injustice Society
The Legion of Doom led mostly by Lex Luthor has appeared recently in the Harley Quinn animated series, but why not harken back to their earlier appearances with a spin-off/reimagining of Super-friends from the villains’ point of view
