DC Animated Movie Universe - Timeline

[Pro Bot]

I don't understand this website. Most of these Earths aren't comparable with each other.

Earth-Prime
188? - DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
1941 - Superman 1x01-1x09
1942 - Superman 1x10-1x17
1944 - DC Showcase: The Losers
1945 - DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
196? - Justice League: The New Frontier
196? - Doom Patrol 1x01-1x03
1971 - DC Showcase: The Spectre
1973 - Batman: Soul of the Dragon
1986 - Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Deluxe Edition

Earth-1
200? - Batman: Year One
200? - DC Showcase: Catwoman
2008 - Wonder Woman
2009 - Green Lantern: First Flight
2009 - DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010 - Superman: Doomsday
2011 - Justice League: Doom
2012 - Sword of the Atom 1x01-1x04
2012 - Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2012 - Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2013 - Superman: Unbound
2014 - Superman vs The Elite
2014 - Batman: Assault on Arkham [Arkhamverse film]
2016 - Vixen: The Movie [Arrowverse film]
2017 - Freedom Fighters: The Ray [Arrowverse film]
2017 - Vibe 1x01-1x02
2018 - Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2019 - DC Showcase: Death
2020 - Batman: Death in the Family
2020 - Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons: The Movie
2021 - Injustice
2022 - Catwoman: Hunted
202? - DC Showcase: Green Arrow
2024 - Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons
2025 - Batman: Under the Red Hood
2025 - DC Showcase: Death in the Family
202? - Batman: Ninja
202? - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
202? - Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

From my understanding.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

Earth-Prime
188? - DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
1941 - Superman 1x01-1x09
1942 - Superman 1x10-1x17
1944 - DC Showcase: The Losers
1945 - DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
196? - Justice League: The New Frontier
196? - Doom Patrol 1x01-1x03
1971 - DC Showcase: The Spectre
1973 - Batman: Soul of the Dragon
1986 - Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Deluxe Edition

Earth-1
200? - Batman: Year One
200? - DC Showcase: Catwoman
2008 - Wonder Woman
2009 - Green Lantern: First Flight
2009 - DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010 - Superman: Doomsday
2011 - Justice League: Doom
2012 - Sword of the Atom 1x01-1x04
2012 - Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2012 - Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2013 - Superman: Unbound
2014 - Superman vs The Elite
2014 - Batman: Assault on Arkham [Arkhamverse film]
2016 - Vixen: The Movie [Arrowverse film]
2017 - Freedom Fighters: The Ray [Arrowverse film]
2017 - Vibe 1x01-1x02
2018 - Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2019 - DC Showcase: Death
2020 - Batman: Death in the Family
2020 - Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons: The Movie
2021 - Injustice
2022 - Catwoman: Hunted
202? - DC Showcase: Green Arrow
2024 - Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons
2025 - Batman: Under the Red Hood
2025 - DC Showcase: Death in the Family
202? - Batman: Ninja
202? - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
202? - Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

From my understanding.

You got it, then after Flashpoint it's the Tuckerverse, followed by the Tomorrowverse. Both of which I consider Earth-1 still, just reset timelines. I also count Assault On Arkham, Vixen and The Ray as Earth-1. This is all very head-canon of me, but if one wanted to watch all of these in this order, I think it feels pretty cohesive.

 

[selfishmisery]

Earth-Prime
188? - DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
1941 - Superman 1x01-1x09
1942 - Superman 1x10-1x17
1944 - DC Showcase: The Losers
1945 - DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
196? - Justice League: The New Frontier
196? - Doom Patrol 1x01-1x03
1971 - DC Showcase: The Spectre
1973 - Batman: Soul of the Dragon
1986 - Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Deluxe Edition

Earth-1
200? - Batman: Year One
200? - DC Showcase: Catwoman
2008 - Wonder Woman
2009 - Green Lantern: First Flight
2009 - DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010 - Superman: Doomsday
2011 - Justice League: Doom
2012 - Sword of the Atom 1x01-1x04
2012 - Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2012 - Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2013 - Superman: Unbound
2014 - Superman vs The Elite
2014 - Batman: Assault on Arkham [Arkhamverse film]
2016 - Vixen: The Movie [Arrowverse film]
2017 - Freedom Fighters: The Ray [Arrowverse film]
2017 - Vibe 1x01-1x02
2018 - Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2019 - DC Showcase: Death
2020 - Batman: Death in the Family
2020 - Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons: The Movie
2021 - Injustice
2022 - Catwoman: Hunted
202? - DC Showcase: Green Arrow
2024 - Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons
2025 - Batman: Under the Red Hood
2025 - DC Showcase: Death in the Family
202? - Batman: Ninja
202? - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
202? - Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

From my understanding.

A lot of those are specifically adaptations page-by-page or part of another multiverse entirely.
I disagree with having to fit too much in one continuity but to each is own.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

A lot of those are specifically adaptations page-by-page or part of another multiverse entirely.
I disagree with having to fit too much in one continuity but to each is own.

It's all fiction. I say have fun with it. That's the joy of head-canon. If it can make sense, why not? I enjoy the challenge of putting them all together to see if it could work.

 

[ScottishRyzo]

My head-canon is that sometime after 1986, nuclear disaster occurred.

If you look at my timeline site, you'll see that The Dark Knight Returns is my final chapter. I consider JL: The New Frontier to be a prequel to TDKR and there is a nuclear threat plotline that begins in that film and goes through to TDKR.

Edit: And yes, in my head-canon, Owlman found the original Earth that I consider Earth Prime, which is also seen in My Adventures With Superman.

isnt earth prime in crisis on two earth's just a timeline Earth is knocked out of it's orbit and enters a new ice age because of savage's plan from doom succeeding?

 

[Dallas Kinard]

isnt earth prime in crisis on two earth's just a timeline Earth is knocked out of it's orbit and enters a new ice age because of savage's plan from doom succeeding?

I didn't think there was any real continuity between those two films, but I'm open to it if that's the theory.

 

[Pro Bot]

Usually DC does these as standalone films like Under the Red Hood or Superman: Unbound as a means to not adhere to a single art style or voice cast, from my understanding.

Not including short films/non-DCUAOM content:

Doomsday
Superman: Doomsday

The New Frontier
Justice League: The New Frontier

Nolanverse
Batman: Gotham Knight

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman

First Flight
Green Lantern: First Flight

Superman/Batman
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

Justice League
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Justice League: Doom
Superman vs. The Elite

Red Hood
Batman: Under the Red Hood

All-Star Superman
All-Star Superman

Millerverse
Batman: Year One
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2

Unbound
Superman: Unbound

DC Animated Movie Universe
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League: War
Son of Batman
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Batman vs. Robin
Batman: Bad Blood
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Justice League Dark
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
The Death of Superman
Reign of the Supermen
Batman: Hush
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Justice Society: World War II
Batman: The Long Halloween: Part One
Batman: The Long Halloween: Part Two
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
Legion of Super-Heroes
Justice League: Warworld
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One

Arkhamverse
Batman: Assault on Arkham

Gods and Monsters
Justice League: Gods and Monsters

The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke

DC Animated Universe
Batman and Harley Quinn
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five

Gotham by Gaslight
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Red Son
Superman: Red Son

Soul of the Dragon
Batman: Soul of the Dragon

Injustice
Injustice

Hunted
Catwoman: Hunted

Super Sons
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons

The Doom that Came to Gotham
Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham

 

[selfishmisery]

Not including short films/non-DCUAOM content:

The New Frontier
Justice League: The New Frontier

All-Star Superman
All-Star Superman

Millerverse
Batman: Year One
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2

Gods and Monsters
Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Gotham by Gaslight
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Red Son
Superman: Red Son

Soul of the Dragon
Batman: Soul of the Dragon

Injustice
Injustice

The Doom that Came to Gotham
Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham

Elseworlds and Other Earths. Some loose adaptations, two completely original concepts or a new "animated" variant like Injustice.

(And the RWBY stuff, not listed here, is canonical ONLY to the RWBY continuity from what I read. Not even part of the DC multiverse(s).)

Doomsday
Superman: Doomsday

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman

First Flight
Green Lantern: First Flight

Superman/Batman
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

Justice League
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Justice League: Doom

Red Hood
Batman: Under the Red Hood

Emerald Knights
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

The Elite
Superman vs. The Elite

Unbound
Superman: Unbound

The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke

Standalone titles. Set in some form of the DC Universe.

Nolanverse
Batman: Gotham Knight

DC Animated Movie Universe
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League: War
Son of Batman
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Batman vs. Robin
Batman: Bad Blood
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Justice League Dark
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
The Death of Superman
Reign of the Supermen
Batman: Hush
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Justice Society: World War II
Batman: The Long Halloween: Part One
Batman: The Long Halloween: Part Two
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
Legion of Super-Heroes
Justice League: Warworld
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One

Arkhamverse
Batman: Assault on Arkham

DC Animated Universe
Batman and Harley Quinn
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five

Earth-16 Adjacent
Catwoman: Hunted

DCAMU or other universes/continuities entirely.

 

[ScottishRyzo]

i generally put all the loosely connected ones in the order the arcs happened in the comics leading up to flashpoint, unless there's an overt contradiction, as my head canoned Earth 0 and then ahead of current releases i have my own imagined continuity combining as many releases as possible. i know it's not entirely accurate to established animated continuity but is fun to watch through

 

[selfishmisery]

i generally put all the loosely connected ones in the order the arcs happened in the comics leading up to flashpoint, unless there's an overt contradiction, as my head canoned Earth 0 and then ahead of current releases i have my own imagined continuity combining as many releases as possible. i know it's not entirely accurate to established animated continuity but is fun to watch through

The standalone ones that aren't Elseworlds or set in already-established continuities?

 

[selfishmisery]

If we're going that route, Superman/Batman's two films would have to be the latest in that pre-Flashpoint timeline due to Metallo's death and his previous animated film appearance (JL: Doom) being set in 2011.

Weirdly, you can't fit Super Sons in that time frame because Lex is President in it but Martha and Jonathan are dead prior to that film but alive in S/B: Apocalypse. So unless his impeachment failed, who knows...

EDIT: And different Jimmy Olsens. So I would lump Super Sons on another Earth.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

i generally put all the loosely connected ones in the order the arcs happened in the comics leading up to flashpoint, unless there's an overt contradiction, as my head canoned Earth 0 and then ahead of current releases i have my own imagined continuity combining as many releases as possible. i know it's not entirely accurate to established animated continuity but is fun to watch through

We are in the same boat.

 

[iceman109]

@Dallas Kinard how did you come to the conclusion to put Soul of the Dragon in 1973?

 

[Dallas Kinard]

@Dallas Kinard how did you come to the conclusion to put Soul of the Dragon in 1973?

Bruce Timm indirectly stated that this film takes place in 1973 pre-disco era in the sneak peak for the movie.

 

[selfishmisery]

 

[Pro Bot]

Terry. Hmm... wonder if he's the DCAU Terry or an alternate version.

 

[iceman109]

What worlds are the DC Showcase shorts set on?

 

[Pro Bot]

Their own usually, expect Catwoman which is set in the Year One/Returns continuity.

 

[selfishmisery]

Chronological Order for "Standalone" titles:

2007-2011
????
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern: First Flight
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Superman: Doomsday
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2011
????
Justice League: Doom

2011 - 2017
????
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman: Unbound *(0:00:00 - 1:08:30)
Superman vs. The Elite
Superman: Unbound *(1:08:31 - 1:13:02)
* The city of Kandor is restored on a barren planet towards the end of Superman: Unbound. Since it's bottled up still in Superman vs. The Elite, that would have to take place prior to Unbound's ending.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

Chronological Order for "Standalone" titles:

2007-2011
????
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Green Lantern: First Flight
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Superman: Doomsday
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2011
????
Justice League: Doom

2011 - 2017
????
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman: Unbound *(0:00:00 - 1:08:30)
Superman vs. The Elite
Superman: Unbound *(1:08:31 - 1:13:02)
* The city of Kandor is restored on a barren planet towards the end of Superman: Unbound. Since it's bottled up still in Superman vs. The Elite, that would have to take place prior to Unbound's ending.

Emerald Knights can't be in the same continuity as First Flight. Too many contradictions. I personally have them in two separate timelines.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

Here's a fun fact that helps with my head canon continuity. There are indeed more subtle connections between these supposed "stand-alone" flicks than one may think upon first glance.

Superman Vs The Elite contains two references to Justice League: Doom.

The monitor room in The Elite's headquarters show pre-recorded scenes from "Justice League: Doom", namely the bound and gagged police officers being rescued by The Flash.



Ace of The Royal Flush Gang can be seen on one of the monitors in the Fortress Of Solitude. It appears to be the same design used in "Justice League: Doom".

 

[Dallas Kinard]

Batman: The Killing Joke features a newspaper date.

 

[Pro Bot]

Here's a fun fact that helps with my head canon continuity. There are indeed more subtle connections between these supposed "stand-alone" flicks than one may think upon first glance.

Superman Vs The Elite contains two references to Justice League: Doom.

The monitor room in The Elite's headquarters show pre-recorded scenes from "Justice League: Doom", namely the bound and gagged police officers being rescued by The Flash.

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Ace of The Royal Flush Gang can be seen on one of the monitors in the Fortress Of Solitude. It appears to be the same design used in "Justice League: Doom".

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Ah, I feel comfortable placing "vs. The Elite" as part of the Justice League Duology canon then honestly.

 

[selfishmisery]

Emerald Knights can't be in the same continuity as First Flight. Too many contradictions. I personally have them in two separate timelines.

Examples?

EDIT: Nevermind, it has to do with Sinestro apparently.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

Examples?

EDIT: Nevermind, it has to do with Sinestro apparently.

That and Arisia Rrab is already a Lantern in First Flight when Hal begins.

 

[selfishmisery]

That and Arisia Rrab is already a Lantern in First Flight when Hal begins.

I guess lump that as another Earth like Batman/Superman: Super Sons.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

I guess lump that as another Earth like Batman/Superman: Super Sons.

Well, in my head canon continuity, I have it as part of the DCAMU Tuckerverse. It's a prequel to JL: War. Remember, I have multiple timelines in my viewing order. They go like this:

- Earth Prime (The OG Earth. Includes New Frontier, Soul Of The Dragon and TDKR - gets wiped out by Nuclear disaster most likely)
- Earth-1 (Includes GL: First Flight, Batman: Year One, Wonder Woman, etc. - gets reset in Flashpoint Paradox)
- Earth-1 (Newly created, post-Flashpoint timeline - "Tuckerverse" Includes Gotham Knight, Emerald Knights and all New-52 inspired features)
- Earth-1 (Newly created, post Apokilips War timeline - "Tomorrowverse" - The current DCAU line of films)

 

[Pro Bot]

Here's a fun fact that helps with my head canon continuity. There are indeed more subtle connections between these supposed "stand-alone" flicks than one may think upon first glance.

How many connections can you make actually? I know that there's shared theme music between The Elite and Doomsday, at least I recall it.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

How many connections can you make actually? I know that there's shared theme music between The Elite and Doomsday, at least I recall it.

Actually yes. The reason I believe Batman: Gotham Knight isn't Nolanverse (too many differences IMO), but is in fact DCAMU is the following:

Jim Gordon's design in "Son Of Batman" is the same as in "Batman: Gotham Knight - Deadshot" with one difference: he now has grey temples, signifying a passage of time.




Killer Croc also states his tail is new. He didn't have the tail in Gotham Knight.

Now, in Apokolips War, the Green Lantern Corp are the same character models as in Emerald Knights and First Flight. I personally have Emerald Knights in my timeline as part of this universe, but you can use First Flight if you so choose.




Arisia Rrab can be seen in this shot after she was killed. If Emerald Knights is seen first, that adds a lot of weight to her death here.


Green Lanterns Galius Zed, Palaqua, and Salakk all perished in "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" and yet seemingly appear in this film as corpses recently killed by Darkseid. While this could be seen as a continuity error, an argument could be made that these Lantern's just happen to be the same species as those seen in the previous film. For instance, Cundiff Cood is also a Noc'sagian Green Lantern in the comics and could be the Noc'sagian that appears in this film. This theory is further backed by the Noc'sagian that appears in "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" after it's shown that Galius Zed was killed already. The Slyggian who resembles Salakk could very well be Smithwick, who in the comics was a Yellow Lantern. Palaqua's race has yet to be identified, but the same rule applies.

 

[Dallas Kinard]

How many connections can you make actually? I know that there's shared theme music between The Elite and Doomsday, at least I recall it.

Injustice also plays that theme when Earth-1 Superman arrives. I say it's the same Superman for that very reason.