So, with the
Flash and Arrow successes for the CW, they decided to take on another DC
property, Vixen. Now Vixen isn’t really all that active in comics as of the New
52. She had a brief stint in the Justice League International where she was
rendered comatose and her most recent mention was as potential recruit for the
main Justice League. I’ve been reading the league since the DCYou and I can
tell you she’s not currently a member as they’re more interested in other
elements such as the dynamic with Lex Luthor as a member, the ongoing war
between Darkseid and the Anti-Monitor and the various players assembled for
that, not to mention the new Power Ring.
But I’m
going off track. What I’m saying is, Vixen is not a high profile character
among the likes of Green Arrow and the Flash. So this may be an odd choice but
her power-set is largely magic based, a portion that has not really been
explored before, so there’s opportunity for it. This is done is animation as
opposed to live action and it’s honestly not something I have a problem with.
Given Vixens power-set of calling upon powers of the animal kingdom it would
take a lot of special effects to put this into motion in live action, and
whilst they have managed to do a lot with the special effects in the Flash,
Vixen is a different game entirely.
But of
course animation isn’t cheap and the CW knows that Vixen doesn’t have the
fan-base of Green Arrow or the Flash. So these animated shorts provide a sort
of test run for the character, giving the basics of the character, adding some
cameos from Arrow and the Flash whilst also providing a decent flowing
narrative.
Because of
the shorts only being 5-7 minutes long, I didn’t see the point in reviewing
them individually. So let’s dig into Vixen and see whether the CW really has
something here.
