Vixen (web series)
Vixen | |
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Based on | |
Voices of | Megalyn Echikunwoke |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | |
Producer | James Tucker |
Editor | Christopher D. Lozinski |
Running time | 4–7 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | CW Seed |
Release | August 25, 2015 November 18, 2016 | –
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Arrowverse |
Vixen, also known as DC Comics' Vixen, is an American
Premise
After her parents were killed in Africa by local corruption, Mari McCabe inherits her family's Tantu Totem, gaining the powers of the animal kingdom, using them to fight as Vixen to stop threats like those that claimed her family.[2]
Cast and characters
Main
- Born in an African village near the river of Zambezi but raised in the United States, Mari is orphaned at a young age and inherits her family's mystical Tantu Totem, allowing her to access the powers of the animal kingdom.[2] Kimberly Brooks voices a young Mari.[5]
- Neil Flynn as Chuck McCabe: Mari's foster father.[5][6]
- Sean Patrick Thomas as Professor Macalester: A university professor under Kuasa's employ.[5]
- Anika Noni Rose as Kuasa: Mari's older sister who seeks to obtain the Totem for herself.[5]
Recurring
- S.T.A.R. Labs who assists Barry Allen. Valdes reprises his role from The Flash.
- Central Citysuperhero with super speed. Gustin reprises his role from The Flash.
- Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen / Arrow / Green Arrow:[7] A Starling City vigilante archer. Amell reprises his role from Arrow.
- Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak:[2] A friend and partner of Oliver Queen. Rickards reprises her role from Arrow.
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Benatu Eshu: A former general responsible for destroying Mari's village, seeking Zambezi's lost totems.[8]
- Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance / Black Canary:[9] A Star City attorney-turned-vigilante and a member of Oliver Queen's team. Cassidy reprises her role from Arrow.
- Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer / Atom:[10] A scientist, inventor, businessman and CEO of Palmer Technologies who developed a power-suit that is now capable of shrinking. Routh reprises his role from Arrow.
Guest
- Kari Wuhrer as Patty McCabe: Mari's deceased foster mother.[5]
- Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm:[10]A former high school athlete whose pro career was derailed by an injury who now works as an auto mechanic and serves as half of the character Firestorm with Martin Stein. Drameh reprises his role from The Flash.
- Martin Stein / Firestorm:[11]A nuclear physicist focused on transmutation, who is also half of the character Firestorm with Jefferson Jackson. Garber reprises his role from The Flash.
- Toks Olagundoye as Esi: Mari's deceased biological mother.[12]
Episodes
Season 1 (2015)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1–6 | 1–6 | "Family Reunion" | James Tucker | Wendy Mericle, Keto Shimizu, Brian Ford Sullivan, and Lauren Certo | August 25 to September 29, 2015 | |
When Cisco becomes aware of Mari and her powers, and Barry Allen (The Flash) and Oliver Queen (The Arrow) go to Detroit to investigate. In Detroit, Mari shows Chuck the totem's powers, when Barry and Oliver show up at their house. Convinced they want to imprison her, she flees, with the two heroes giving chase. Finally getting Mari to stop, the Flash and Arrow try to convince Mari to let them help her. Not trusting them, Mari leaves and returns to Professor Macalester in hopes of getting more answers. Unbeknownst to Mari, Macalester is working for Kuasa, who shows up looking to retrieve the totem. Unable to remove the totem from her neck, Mari tries to escape and is shot by Kuasa's men. She wakes up in an abandoned African village near the river of Zambezi , where Kuasa reveals she is her older sister and this is her birthplace, telling her the history of the totem and the village's destruction. Kuasa reveals she was chosen to protect the totem and attempts to sever the bond it has with Mari. The attempt fails and Mari flees, though she passes out shortly after, allowing Kuasa to claim the totem. After coming to, the animal spirits of the totem confront Mari, telling her she is its true wielder. With their support, Mari returns to the village and defeats Kuasa and her followers, regaining the totem. Back in Detroit, Mari begins fighting crime as the vigilante "Vixen", finally knowing her purpose in life, with Arrow and Flash promising to offer assistance should she ever ask. |
Season 2 (2016)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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7–12 | 1–6 | "Trial by Fire" | Curt Geda | Lauren Certo, Nolan Dunbar and Sarah Tarkoff | October 13 to November 18, 2016 | |
Months after returning to Detroit, Mari attends a lecture by Macalester on the five totems of The Atom). Felicity Smoak informs the heroes that Eshu is rampaging through Detroit, which makes Mari reluctantly ask Kuasa to help them defeat Eshu. The heroes travel to Detroit to confront Eshu, where Macalester calls Mari and tells her that each totem has a core, which, if destroyed, will cause the totem to lose their powers. The heroes are quickly overpowered, and despite her use of the water totem, Eshu kills Kuasa, leaving Mari the only one remaining. Mari is able to subdue Eshu underwater to weaken him, and takes the fire totem. Macalester arrives to tell her that in order sever Eshu's ties to the totem, it needs to be smashed by someone with great strength. Mari summons many spirits from the animal kingdom and is able to destroy the totem. Later, she joins Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) , Flash, Black Canary and Atom in Coast City to take on a threat. |
Development
In January 2015,
At the 2015
Home media
In February 2017, Warner Bros. announced Vixen: The Movie for release on digital download on May 8, 2017, and on Blu-ray and DVD on May 23, 2017. The release sees the first two seasons combined into a single story, with 15 minutes of never-before-seen content. Bonus features on the release include the Justice League Unlimited episodes "Hunter's Moon" and "Grudge Match" and a new featurette.[20]
Reception
IGN's Jesse Schedeen gave the series a 7.3/10, praising the action sequences, the animation and the tone, saying the series "finds its niche in the Flash/Arrow-verse". Schedeen criticized the short run time and the voice acting of some actors, particularly those crossing over from the live-action shows, saying "There's a certain stiffness and even slowness to Stephen Amell's Ollie, Grant Gustin's Barry and Carlos Valdes' Cisco that isn't present in live-action. This is especially apparent whenever the characters launch into witty banter with each other."[21] Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the series a "B+" rating.[22]
In 2017, Vixen was nominated for the Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Episodic (Webisode).[23]
Arrowverse
Guggenheim stated that if the series was successful, a live-action series centered on the character could be possible.
References
- ^ CW Seed (July 11, 2015). Vixen | Comic-Con 2015 Sizzle | CW Seed. YouTube. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Lam, Steve (June 28, 2015). "SDCC 2015: Comic-Con Schedule For Saturday, July 11, 2015". Bam! Smack! Pow!. Fansided. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Sands, Rich (July 2015). "Enter Vixen". TV Guide Comic-Con Special 2015: 17.
"This is essentially a coming-of-age story," Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim says of the six-episode series, which will tell one complete 30-minute tale. A young woman named Mari McCabe (voiced by Megalyn Echikunwoke)...
- ^ a b Ching, Albert (July 11, 2015). "SDCC: FIRST TRAILER FOR ANIMATED "VIXEN" ARRIVES, SET IN "FLASH"/"ARROW" WORLD". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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- ^ a b Schedeen, Jesse (August 24, 2015). "VIXEN: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE ANIMATED WEBSERIES SET IN THE ARROW / FLASH UNIVERSE". IGN. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b Brooks, Tamara (March 6, 2015). "GUGGENHEIM, BUTTERS ON "AGENT CARTER'S" FUTURE, "ARROW'S" ROGUES & MORE". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Vixen S2: Episode 1. CW Seed. October 13, 2016. Event occurs at 6:02. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (April 4, 2016). "Arrow's Katie Cassidy to appear on The Flash, Vixen". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Damore, Meagan (July 20, 2016). "CASSIDY'S BLACK CANARY, ATOM & MORE WILL APPEAR IN "VIXEN" SEASON 2". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ Jayson, Jay (July 24, 2016). "Vixen Season 2 Sneak Peek Released". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Vixen S2: Episode 3. CW Seed. October 28, 2016. Event occurs at 5:37. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c Ching, Albert (January 12, 2015). "Guggenheim Talks "Pushing the Envelope" in "Arrow"/"Flash" Animated Spinoff "Vixen"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Burlingame, Russ (July 23, 2015). "Marc Guggenheim Talks Arrow, Vixen, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Overwatch Sequel". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ Neely, Blake (August 22, 2015). "@tracksounds oh yes we did! @nblumeathan and I scored it. It's coming soon! More fun in #DCcomics world". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Guggenheim, Marc (January 10, 2016). "Bam. @ketomizu". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c Goldman, Eric (January 10, 2016). "VIXEN ANIMATED SERIES RENEWED FOR SEASON 2; CW PONDERS MORE IN LIVE-ACTION". IGN. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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- ^ Adams, Tim (August 28, 2017). "Vixen Animated Series Will Finally Get TV Premiere". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ Trumbone, Dave (February 23, 2017). "CW Seed's Animated 'Vixen' Series Coming to Blu-ray as 'Vixen: The Movie'". Collider. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (September 11, 2015). "Vixen: Season 1 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ Sava, Oliver (October 13, 2015). "Animated Vixen breaks new ground for CW's Arrowverse". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 19, 2017). "Golden Reel Awards: 'Hacksaw Ridge' Tops Feature Competition at Sound Editors' Ceremony". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ Holbrook, Damian (December 18, 2015). "Exclusive: An Animated Vixen Comes to Life On Arrow". TV Insider. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Holbrook, Damian (June 7, 2016). "DC's Legends of Tomorrow Recruits Vixen... With a Twist!". TV Insider. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ Siegel, Lucas (June 23, 2016). "Maisie Richardson-Sellers is DC's Legends of Tomorrow's New Vixen". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (July 22, 2017). "Legends of Tomorrow: Captain Cold, Damien Darhk book returns". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (July 26, 2017). "Legends of Tomorrow: Here's who's playing new villain Kuasa". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Meaghan (April 2, 2018). "'Legends of Tomorrow' recap: 'I, Ava'". Celebrity Café. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "I, Ava: Cast and Crew". TV.com. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Drum, Nicole (April 9, 2018). "'Legends of Tomorrow' Makes a Major Change to the Arrowverse's Vixen". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Vixen at IMDb