“Michael Rosenbaum and I are actually working on an animated series to bring those characters back to life and use as many of the original cast members as possible,” Welling told a fan on Cameo (in a video that comes to us via Twitter). “Don’t tell anybody, though. It’s a secret. We’re still working on it.” For much of its 10 seasons, Smallville stayed away from the wider DC Universe, and didn’t even give us a glimpse of Welling in the red-and-blue Superman costume until the final moments of its series finale. But, especially in its later seasons, Smallville built up a remarkable version of the DC Universe, one filled with recognizable characters from Green Arrow (Justin Hartley), Aquaman (Alan Ritchson, who can now be seen on Titans as Hawk), the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Justice Society of America, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and more. It’s easy to see how a Smallville animated series could build on the origin stories for all these characters and just focus on a fully formed DCU, with Welling’s Superman as the central character. Of course, this isn’t the only time the Smallville mythos have been expanded upon, though. DC Comics published a Smallville Season 11 comic book series, which picked up in the early days of Clark’s career as Superman after that final shot from the show. The comics introduced even more DC mythology to the Smallville continuity, including Eclipso, the Green Lantern Corps, and much more. It’s not clear if these comics will still be considered part of the canon if this Smallville animated series becomes a reality. There’s no additional information available yet, only what Welling has said in that video. We’ll look into this in the coming days and see if we can dig anything else up. What would you like to see in a Smallville animated series? Let us know in the comments below!
