If you’re looking for a strong new addition to your ever-growing Arrowverse Blu-Ray and DVD collection, ‘Vixen: The Movie’ is a must-have!

Photo Credit: Vixen: The Movie/Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Image Acquired from Warner Bros. PR

Every fan of The CW’s Arrowverse is more than familiar with the likes of Supergirl, the Flash, the Green Arrow and the Legends fighting the good fight season after season. Thanks to Legends of Tomorrow, fans have also had the chance to get to know the latest heroine to take on the mantra of Vixen with the introduction of Maisie Richardson-Sellers’ Amaya Jiwe.

Before we ever met Amaya, though, The CW introduced us to her descendent Mari McCabe (Megalyn Echikunwoke), who picked up the Vixen mantra in order to protect the city of Detroit, via an animated series airing online. Now Mari is stepping into the spotlight via a new straight-to-DVD and Blu-Ray release, Vixen: The Movie.

In this must have addition to fans of the Arrowverse franchise, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment pieces together the acclaimed CW Seed animated shorts into a feature-length film! Here’s where things get interesting. Rather than just combine the various shorts that make up the animated series’ first and second seasons, Vixen: The Movie intertwines the episodes with 15 minutes of never-before-seen footage featuring our favorite animated heroine!

“Vixen: The Moviegives fans the action sequences and the characters that they all fell in love with in Arrow and The Flash,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “We are very excited to release VIXEN: The Movie for fans of the hit series and DC collectors, featuring never-before-seen content available exclusively to owners of the Blu-ray, DVD or Digital HD.”

In the feature, fans can watch as Mari (an orphan who moved from Africa to Detroit after the deaths of her parents at the hands of corrupt and greedy locals) accesses the powers of animals via her family’s Tantu Totem. With the powers given to her by the totem, Mari takes up the Vixen mantra to protect the world from the dangers lurking in the shadows,

Along the way, Vixen receives help from some of her Arrowverse comrades including the Green Arrow (Stephen Amell), the Flash (Grant Gustin), Black Canary (Katie Cassidy), Firestorm (Victor Garber & Franz Drahmeh), the Atom (Brandon Routh), Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards), and Cisco (Carlos Valdes).

As a fan of the web series, I was thrilled to rewatch the adventures of Vixen in one cohesive feature and the new footage helped to make the film seem fresh. (Sorry no spoilers here as to what exactly to expect from the new footage, you’re going to have to watch for yourself to find out when and how the new footage is incorporated.)

The film also makes me crave more adventures with Mari be it through a new season of shorts or through another straight-to-DVD and Blu-Ray release. Vixen: The Movie is definitely a title I would recommend and Arrowverse fan add to their collection.

If you’re still not convinced, perhaps the release’s bonus features will tip the scale in the film’s favor! In addition to the feature film at the focus of the release, Vixen: The Movie features a fun bonus featurette examining the themes explored in the series as well as two Vixen-centric episodes of Justice League Unlimited – which were handpicked by legendary artist Bruce Timm!

Be sure to pick up your copy of Vixen: The Movie in stores now where Blu-Rays and DVDs are sold! The film retails for approximately $19.98 on Blu-Ray and $18.94 on DVD, prices will vary by store.

Disclaimer: Hidden Remote was provided with a free copy of the film for the purposes of the review.