Starring Various Original language(s) English First episode date 3 March 2012 Number of episodes 155 Genres Animation, Short Film | Country of origin United States No. of episodes 155 | |
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Production company(s) DC EntertainmentWarner Bros. Animation Distributor Warner Bros. Television Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class – Short Format Daytime Program Similar | ||
DC Nation Shorts are series of animated shorts featuring characters from DC Comics that aired on Cartoon Network on Saturdays at 10/9c.
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Production
On March 3, 2012, the shorts premiered as part of the DC Nation block, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. They are aired alongside Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice, as well as with Beware the Batman and Teen Titans Go! in 2013. On June 8, 2012, Cartoon Network announced that it would revive the Teen Titans animated series as Teen Titans Go!, based on the New Teen Titans shorts. Despite having one Cartoon Network / Warner Bros. Animation short, Swaroop (aired during The Big Pick contest), DC Nation Shorts was the first and only Cartoon Network original series co-produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.
In 2011, Sam Register has promised new content every week on the block in addition to the shorts: "...whether that's a new show or an interstitial or a short."
DC Nation Super Spectacular
Starting in May 2012, DC Comics released a 64-page monthly magazine called DC Nation Super Spectacular. The featured strips are based on the Young Justice & Green Lantern: The Animated Series television series as well as additional content such as behind the scenes features.
Latin America
The DC Nation Shorts have been transmitted by Cartoon Network (Latin America) since July 2013. The series are transmitted randomly in commercial breaks and it has broadcast shorts this way for years. This is because Cartoon Network Latin has not incorporated the DC Nation block. The shorts broadcast were Tokyo/Baby Superman, DC Super Pets, Animal Man, Vibe, and The New Teen Titans.
