DC Animated Universe (comics)


The following is a list of US-American comic books published by DC Comics as tie-ins or follow-ups to its animated media set in the DC Animated Universe.

''The Batman Adventures''

The Batman Adventures was created as a comic book tie-in to Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. Various titles related to the animated series ran from 1992 to 2004, along with various mini-series and one-shots.

''Superman Adventures''

Similar to The Batman Adventures, Superman Adventures was created as a comic book tie-in to Superman: The Animated Series. It ran between 1996 and 2002.

''Adventures in the DC Universe''

Adventures in the DC Universe is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1997 to 1998 for a total of 19 issues and one annual. Following on from the previous series The Batman Adventures and Superman Adventures, Adventures in the DC Universe used the same "animated style" as seen in the DC Animated Universe, but focused on a rotating cast of characters from throughout the DC Universe.
Most of the characters appearing in this series had yet to be seen in any DC Animated Universe series and, as such, their designs and histories were different from their later appearances in the television series, such as Justice League. For example, Kyle Rayner often appears in this series, but resembles his comics counterpart rather than his DCAU counterpart who had not yet appeared on Superman: The Animated Series.

''Justice League Adventures'' / ''Justice League Unlimited''

Justice League Adventures is a DC comic book series featuring the Justice League, but set in the continuity of the DC Animated Universe television shows Justice League and Justice League Unlimited; as opposed to the regular DC Universe.
It is a sister title to The Batman Adventures and Superman Adventures.
Justice League Adventures ran for 34 issues from 2002 to 2004 before being restarted under the title Justice League Unlimited. The new title ran for 46 issues from 2004 to 2008 before being canceled in May 2008, ending the last production of the DC Animated Universe.

Justice League Infinity

Justice League Infinity is a comic book continuation of the animated series Justice League Unlimited. It debuted May 2021 in digital format and physically released in July of the same year. The series is written by J. M. DeMatteis and James Tucker and illustrated by Ethen Beavers.

''Batman Beyond'' and the Beyond universe

Batman Beyond received a number of ongoing comic book series and miniseries related to the TV series. Due to the popularity of the Batman Beyond concept, numerous tie-ins and cameos were created as a bridge between the DC Animated Universe and the DC Universe. Since 2012, DC Comics publishes three weekly digital series related to Batman Beyond and prints them monthly as Batman Beyond Unlimited.

Additional characters

While the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited comics did use many characters from the DC Universe, some characters never made it to the screen. Those that did not appear in the television series are listed below: