DC Nation Shorts

DC Nation Shorts are a series of animated shorts featuring characters from DC Comics that air on Cartoon Network on Saturdays at 10/9c.

Production
The shorts are a part of the DC Nation block that premiered on March 3, 2012 and are produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The shorts are aired alongside Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice (with Beware the Batman & 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 and air it on the DC Nation block in 2013. Despite having one Cartoon Network short Swaroop co-produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Nation Shorts was the first (and so far, only) Cartoon Network original series co-produced by DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Animation.

In addition to these shorts, Sam Register has promised new content every week on the block, "whether that's a new show, or an interstitial or a short".

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld
Seven shorts based on Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (voiced by Sophie Oda) as she is brought into Gemworld to fight the forces of Dark Opal (voiced by Eric Bauza). The shorts were created by Brianne Drouhard with David Production.

Animal Man
Shorts about the DC superhero Animal Man (voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic) who saves animals instead of the people who are actually in danger.

Batman Beyond
A short series about Batman Beyond was shown in 2014 during the 75th anniversary of Batman.

Batman of Shanghai
Shorts about Batman (voiced by Kirk Thornton), Bane (voiced by Kirk Thornton) and Catwoman (voiced by Stephanie Sheh) reimagined in 1930s Shanghai. Animated by Wolf Smoke.

Batman: Strange Days
A short series about Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy) as he fights Hugo Strange (voiced by Brian George).

Blue Beetle
During the premiere of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, the preview for DC Nation included clips from the Blue Beetle trailer starring Garrett Plotkin.

DC Super Pets
Shorts based on the Super Pets characters like Krypto (voiced by David Kaye), Streaky the Supercat (voiced by Debra Wilson), Ace the Bat-Hound (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Robin Robin (voiced by Maria Bamford), and B'Dg (voiced by Elisha Yaffe). These shorts was created by Franco Aureliani and Art Baltazar.

DC's World's Funnest
Shorts revolving around Batman, Robin, Joker, Catwoman, and Superman. Animated by Rich Webber of Aardman Animations.

Deadman
Shorts about the ghost superhero Deadman (voiced by Matt L. Jones). These shorts are produced by C.H. Greenblatt.

Demonstrations
Real world demonstrations of tools and techniques employed by superheroes and supervillains featuring professionals like Anthony De Longis and Jack Dagger.

Doctor Fate
Shorts about the DC superhero Doctor Fate.

Doom Patrol
Shorts about the DC superhero team the Doom Patrol consisting of Chief (voiced by Jeffrey Combs), Elasti-Girl (voiced by Kari Wahlgren), Negative Man (voiced by Clancy Brown) and Robotman (voiced by David Kaye). The Doom Patrol fights different villains including General Immortus (voiced by Clancy Brown).

Farm League
Featuring a version of the Just'a Lotta Animals, Farm League stars DC characters as animals including Superman as Supermanatee (voiced by David Kaye), Batman as Batmongoose (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Wonder Woman as Wonder Wombat (voiced by Lauren Tom), Flash as The Flish (voiced by Jason Marsden), Green Lantern as Green Lamprey (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Aquaman as Aquamandrill (voiced by Armin Shimerman), Shazam! as Shazham!, Robin as a Robin's Egg (voiced by Lauren Tom), Cyborg as Cybug (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Darkseid as Duckseid (voiced by David Kaye), Joker as The Croaker (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), Catwoman as Cat Cat, Mister Mxyzptlk as Mr. Mxyzchkn (voiced by Jason Marsden), Solomon Grundy as Solomon Bunny, Two-Face as Moo-Face (voiced by Armin Shimerman), Bizarro as Bizarrfo (voiced by Diedrich Bader), Captain Cold as Captain Cod (voiced by Eric Bauza), Sinestro as Sinestropotamus (voiced by Jason Marsden), Lex Luthor as Lex Liger (voiced by Eric Bauza), Brainiac as Craniac (voiced by Armin Shimerman), and Ambush Bug as Ambush Slug.

Gotham City Impostors
The preview for DC Nation included animation of Gotham City Impostors.

Green Arrow
Shorts about the superhero Green Arrow (voiced by Will Friedle) and his high-tech bow (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) as he teams up with Black Canary (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) to defeat Onomatopoeia and his Ono-Bots.

Lego Batman
The preview for DC Nation included animation of Lego Batman. This animation was really a pair a cutscenes from Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.

MAD Presents...
Shorts produced by Mad, based on various DC characters, such as the "Shazamwich!" segment by Nate Theis.

Metal Men
Shorts by Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer with Augenblick Studios about Will Magnus (voiced by Corey Burton) and the Metal Men consisting of Gold (voiced by Tom Kenny), Lead (voiced by Tom Kenny), Platinum (voiced by Hynden Walch), Mercury (voiced by Corey Burton), Iron (voiced by Corey Burton), and Tin (voiced by Hynden Walch).

New Teen Titans
Shorts about the Teen Titans. Follow-up to the Teen Titans television series from 2003–2006, with Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Greg Cipes, Tara Strong, and Khary Payton reprising their roles of Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg. They are drawn more in a super-deformed style, but the basic animation style remains intact. Due to the popularity of the shorts, Cartoon Network announced that Teen Titans will be revived as Teen Titans Go!, a half-hour show that is more comedic and lighthearted than its predecessor, but still feature the original cast and premiered on April 23, 2013.

Plastic Man
Shorts about the DC superhero Plastic Man (voiced by Tom Kenny) in his daily misadventures fighting super villains such as The Tuxedo (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) and Lady Granite (voiced by Jill Talley) and teams up with Batman (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson). It is based on the Puddle Trouble pilot developed by Andy Suriano, Tom Kenny, and Stephen DeStefano.

Riddler
Shorts about Batman villain Riddler (voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic) as he tries to best Batman (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) with his riddles.

Shade, the Changing Man
Shorts about the DC superhero Shade, the Changing Man (voiced by Benjamin Diskin).

Super Best Friends Forever
Created by Lauren Faust, Super Best Friends Forever is a series of shorts about Wonder Girl (voiced by Grey DeLisle), Batgirl (voiced by Tara Strong) and Supergirl (voiced by Nicole Sullivan) joining together to fight crime. The series only lasted for 5 episodes.

スーパーマン @ Tokyo/Baby Superman
Shorts by David Production about a baby named Kenta (vocal effects provided by Jeff Bennett) who is granted the powers of the Superman of Tokyo (voiced by Blair Underwood) upon wearing his cape as a diaper.

Sword of the Atom
Shorts about the DC superhero Atom (voiced by Jason Marsden). These shorts are based on the series Sword of the Atom.

Tales of Metropolis
Shorts about the city of Metropolis. Episodes have featured Lois Lane (voiced by Maria Bamford), Jimmy Olsen (voiced by Elisha Yaffe), Bizarro (voiced by David Kaye), Brainiac (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray), and Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy).

Thunder and Lightning
Shorts about the DC superhero Black Lightning (voiced by Blair Underwood) and his super-powered daughters Thunder (voiced by Cree Summer) and Lightning (voiced by Masasa Moyo). Thunder and Lightning receive their costumes from Peter Gambi (voiced by Jeff Bennett) in order to help their father fight crime.

Vibe
Shorts about the DC superhero Vibe (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) as he competes in a breakdancing competition with his sidekick Daniel (voiced by Nika Futterman) as Vibe defeats the robot Extreme-O, created by Professor Ivo (voiced by Jason Marsden), who is disguised as the judge of the breakdancing competition.

Wonder Woman
Shorts about Wonder Woman (voiced by Susan Eisenberg) and Steve Trevor (voiced by Sean Donnellan) re-imagined in the vein of Starsky and Hutch. Written and directed by Robert Valley. Produced by No Dice INK inc.

DC Nation Super Spectacular
Starting in May 2012, DC Comics released a 64-page monthly magazine called DC Nation Super Spectacular which features strips 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
Currently, the DC Nation Shorts are transmitted by Cartoon Network (Latin America) since July 2013.

The DC Nation Shorts are transmitted randomly in commercial breaks, the channel has broadcast shorts this way for years, they are not transmitted within the DC Nation block because CN LA has not been incorporated the DC Nation block.

The currently broadcast shorts are: Tokyo/Baby Superman, DC Super Pets, Animal Man, Vibe and most recently The New Teen Titans.