Dedicated to the Barbara Gordon incarnation of Batgirl.
SBFF by Lauren Faust
Unused pose from SBFF
You can now watch most of the shorts on the DC Nation website, and vote for your favorite SBFF character.
Super Best Friends Forever concept art
There’s a new SBFF short coming this Saturday!
Batgirl face studies by Lauren Faust
Batgirl sketches by Lauren Faust
Well first off with Batgirl, I took the idea that—I’m using Barbara Gordon—her dad has worked with Batman since she was a little girl, so she’s heard about him all the time, of course as much as anyone else in Gotham would’ve. And she’s a fan, she is a fan of Batman and Robin [laughs], and she grew up dreaming of being part of that group and being a superhero. And now that she’s older and she’s a 15-year-old, and she’s got the skills and she’s got the costume, she’s out there, pursuing her dream as a fangirl. I think out of the three girls, being a superhero is the most fun for her.
About the cast:
We’ve got Tara Strong reprising her take on Batgirl, but a lot cuter, a lot funnier than I think you may have seen Batgirl before. Grey DeLisle is doing Wonder Girl for us, and Nicole Sullivan is Supergirl.
USA Today has some more info on DC Nation and Super Best Friends Forever.
According to the article, Poison Ivy, Solomon Grundy, and Cheetah are going to appear in the shorts. You can see the character designs for Ivy, Grundy, and possibly Commissioner Gordon on the wall.
Lauren Faust Interview about Super Best Friends Forever
Some quotes from the interview:
According to Faust, there are five episodes of SBFF, and they’re each only a minute and 15 seconds long — just long enough for to set up and resolve one really good joke.
As for where the concept came from originally, she says she was inspired by the fan art of superstar artist Brianne Drouhard, who’s also working on some DC Nation stuff, including Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (see video) and Teen Titans. Faust loved the way Drouhard depicted an energetic Batgirl, who’s “excited and looking like she’s having a lot of fun.” She had a lot of conversations with Drouhard as she developed this concept.
I love Brianne Drouhard’s art, and one of the first things I thought of when I saw the Batgirl design was this drawing by her, so I’m pleased to see the resemblance was intentional!
Meanwhile, Batgirl is sort of the ultimate fangirl — Barbara Gordon grew up watching her dad work with Batman, since she was a little girl, and she’s looked up to him as a hero. “She’s a geek,” says Faust. “She’s dreamed about being a superhero throughout her whole childhood, and now that she’s a teenager and she’s got this mantle, she’s finally getting her chance.”
Faust doesn’t necessarily expect these ultra-short episodes to lead to anything longer — the purpose of the DC Nation bloc is just to show a bunch of fun shorts, and experiment with one-shot projects — but she wouldn’t mind expanding it. “If people should like it, and if people should respond well to the shorts, never say never. I could certainly see it in my head as something to carry longer stories and definitely a cool series. But that depends on a lot of other factors.”
There’s lots more info at the source, so give it a read!
TV Guide article about DC Nation, with our first look at the Super Best Friends Forever designs for Batgirl and Wonder Girl!
