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GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS #155
Friday June 29th 2001
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Hi folks –
Sorry we are a little late this week, but I’ve been on the road with the “day job” visiting Seattle and Vancouver.
Things are starting to heat up in anticipation of the International ComicCon here in San Diego in a few weeks. This week we have a good mix of news form the worlds of comics and TV as well as further hints and rumors on the movie front – so enjoy all the latest Bat news.
To all our US based readers – Have a great 4th July holiday next week. And to all our Canadian readers enjoy your Canada Day holiday on Monday.
Alan J. Porter
PO Box 3523
Ramona
CA 92065
USA
E-mail: gothamajp@home.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
IN THIS ISSUE OF GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS:
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Comics Shipping This Week – In stores July5th
Comics News – .Batman Manga
TV Show Schedules
TV News – BB returns to twice daily
Movie News – Year One composer ?
Meet The Bat-Team - Gotham Knights team at SDCC
On-Line Happenings
Fanzines & Fan-Clubs
Order The BATMAN Collectors Guide (Back in Stock)
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COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK ( July 5th )
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Note due to the 4th July Holiday comics will be shipping one day late next week.
BATGIRL #18
Written by Kelley Puckett; art and cover by Damion Scott and Robert Campanella
Batgirl and Robin combine forces to stop a trigger-happy drug cartel. But what started as a simple stakeout turns into a high-octane shootout with a new super-villain called Deadeye! (32Pgs, $2.50)
BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES #40
Written by Scott Peterson; art by Tim Levins and Terry Beatty; cover by Bob Smith and Beatty
Mr. Freeze is back in Gotham City,
and he's looking for a way to bring about a new Ice Age. But he's not working
alone this time — there's a mysterious person who has gotten Freeze to
implement this latest plan. Batman must figure out what Freeze is looking for,
what he's trying to do and who's got the influence over Freeze to push him toward
this mad plan. But time is running out. (32 Pgs, $1.99)
BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #145
Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Jim Aparo and John Cebollero; cover by Cebollero
The conclusion to the 4-part "The Demon Laughs." The Joker is dead — and we're not joking! But there's one chance to revive him: a bath in the Lazarus Pit! Will Batman dump his greatest nemesis into the pit and give new life to the Clown Prince of Crime? (32 Pgs, $2.25)
FANBOY TP
Written by Mark Evanier; art by Sergio Aragonés with Neal Adams, Frank Miller, Dick Sprang, Bruce Timm, and various; cover by Aragonés
The hilarious adventures of Finster, the ultimate comics fanboy, are collected in this trade paperback containing the complete FANBOY miniseries. Finster finds comfort in the imaginary world and help from his favorite super-heroes, including BATMAN, illustrated by a host of the medium's most famed and acclaimed artists! (114 Pg , $12.95)
JLA: OUR WORLDS AT WAR #1
Written by Jeph Loeb; art by Ron Garney and Mark Morales; cover by Jae Lee
Imperiex has initiated his first strike on Earth. Now Earth's first line of defense, the JLA, is going full throttle against him and his probes. But what happens when the World's Greatest Heroes are not enough? Witness the full impact on Earth as the War against Imperiex begins and one battle is quickly lost in a big way! (48 Pgs, $2.95)
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOE KUBERT CREATING BATMAN
Written by Stan Lee (lead story) and Michael Uslan (backup); art by Joe Kubert (lead) and Michael Wm. Kaluta (backup); covers by Kubert and Adam Hughes
One of the most eagerly awaited projects of the year arrives as living legends Stan Lee and Joe Kubert present a Batman unlike any seen in comics before! The first in a series of stand-alone one-shots introduces Wayne Washington, a black man framed for armed robbery. Consumed with thoughts of revenge against those who framed him, Wayne is freed from prison with a powerful physique and a bold new purpose...a purpose he acts out as a masked wrestler called "Batman." Plus, a backup story (cowritten by Lee & Michael Uslan with art by Michael Wm. Kaluta) focuses on the lives of the everyday people in the JUST IMAGINE... universe. (48 Pgs. $5.95 – NOTE this book was announced as being pushed back to July 18th, but is now back on schedule for next week.)
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COMICS NEWS
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BATMAN MANGA ON THE WAY ?
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Newsrama reports that DC is still deciding on format, price and scheduling for a U.S. edition of Manga artist Kia Asamiya's b&w, 400-page manga story Child of Dreams. The story in currently being collected into two 200-page collected editions in Japan by publisher Tankobon.
A few years back, Cebulski told Newsarama about the storyline…"A Japanese news crew travels to Gotham to report on the mysterious legend of the Batman. And of course they end up running right into him. So far, in the series, Batman has encountered Two Face, the Penguin, the Riddler and the Joker, but none are the real deal. There is a new drug circulating through Gotham that makes average citizen think they are these villains from Batman's rogues' gallery. Bruce Wayne has also taken an interest in the Japanese female reporter Yuko Yagi.""
Half the story takes place in Gotham City, while the second half takes Batman to Tokyo.
SCOTT McDANIEL REMAINS EXCLUSIVE AT DC
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DC Comics announced that Batman artist Scott McDaniel has renewed his exclusive agreement. "Batman has been my favorite comics character ever since I was a boy, when I wanted to be Batman, so this is my chance to live vicariously through my pencil," McDaniel said. "Working for DC has been extremely pleasant. (Editor) Bob Schreck gives me the freedom to explore my creativity, and everyone at DC has been very generous and encouraging to me."
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TV SHOW SCHEDULES
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BATMAN 1960s SHOW
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The Sci-Fi Channel is once again running special days with continuous blocks of the classic 1960s Batman TV show staring Adam West.
Next block will be shown on Monday July 23rd.
(Thanks to Terry Stead for the information).
BATMAN BEYOND
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Kids'
WB! Has changed it’s schedules for the summer and the good news is the return
of BATMAN BEYOND to 2 episodes per day Monday through Thursday at 3:00pm and
4:30pm
Episodes
for next week are
Monday
July 2nd - "The Winning Edge" at 3:00pm and
"Joyride" at 4:30pm
Tuesday
July 3rd - "Babel" at 3:00pm and "A Touch of
Curare" at 4:30 pm
Wednesday
July 4th - "Ascension" at 3:00pm and "Zeta" at
4:30pm
Thursday
July 5th - "The Last Resort" at 3:00pm and
"Plague" at 4:30pm
NEW BATMAN / SUPERMAN ADVENTURES
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While Cartoon Network continues to run the Superman episodes at 6:30pm Tuesday through Friday, the BATMAN episodes are currently on hold. Current rumors are that it may return as part of the fall schedule.
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
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In Canada, YTV airs Batman: The Animated Series at 3:30 AM EDT, Monday
through Friday. Check out schedules on http://www.ytv.ca (Patrick Furlong)
UPDATES NEEDED
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Are any of the BATMAN TV SHOWS running in your area / country.
BATMAN BEYOND, NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, SUPER-FRIENDS or the classic BATMAN - 1960s TV SHOW.
If so send me an e-mail (gothamajp@home.com) with the show times and I’ll list them here for all your fellow batfans.
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TV NEWS
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WB SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT
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Kids' WB! is adjusting its Monday-Thursday afternoon lineup beginning next Monday July 2, eliminating its Action Block and returning Batman Beyond to two episodes per day
The network will air Batman Beyond episodes at 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. (ET) on Mondays-Thursday.
Upcoming episodes include "The Winning Edge" and "Joyride" on July 2; "Babel" and "A Touch of Curare" on July 3; "Ascension" and "Zeta" on July 4; "The Last Resort" and "Plague" on July 5; "Final Cut" and "The Winning Edge" on July 9; "Ace in the Hole" and "Armory" on July 10; "Out of the Past" and "Sneak Peek" on July 11; and "Rats" and "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot" on July 12.
ANIMATOR LEE MISHKIN
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Worlds Finest reports that animator Lee Mishkin passed away late last week when he suffered heart failure and passed on in his sleep. Miskin produced many animated titles in his lifetime, but will be remembered by Bat-fans for animated intro to the popular 1966 Batman live action series. The first piece of Batman animation to appear on TV.
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YEAR ONE COMPOSER ?
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Comics2Film: Composer Clint Mansell, a frequent collaborator of director Darren Aronofsky has publicly stated that he would like to compose the score for Batman: Year One. However, he told the French Premiere magazine that, at this point, he has no real attachment to the project.
The director’s website Aronofsky.net
ran excerpts from the recent interview. Mansell told the magazine, "It is
great that they dare to entrust this project to a director like Darren. But
unless they give him free reign, I think that the studio will want a composer
more accustomed than me to this genre of film. But I would really like to do
it."
Aronofsky.net also ran comments on the
rumors which Mansell made on his own website. Mansell said, "There's a lot
of excitement in the air regarding Batman Five - rumours everywhere. It's very
exciting to be a part of those rumours, I must admit, but I really know nothing
at this point so I can't pass comment."
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MEET THE BAT-TEAM
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SAN DIEGO – CA. July 19-22
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This year’s Comic Con International (www.comic-con.org) takes place at the San Diego Convention Center between July 19th and 22nd. The largest US convention features lots of guests and attending professionals. Among this year’s attendees are: NEAL ADAMS, JIM BALENT, DAN BRERETON, RICK BURCHETT, YVONNE CRAIG, EVAN DORKIN, MARK EVANIER, DAVE GIBBONS, DEVIN GRAYSON, PAUL GULACY, GENE HA, JOE LANSDALE,JEP LOEB, ROGER ROBINSON, GREG RUCKA, JULIUS SCHWARTZ, PAUL STORRIE, BRUCE TIMM, MARK WAID and BERNIE WRIGHTSON.
Plus your humble GWN editor will be walking the floor, so stop me and say “Hi.”
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ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
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GOTHAM GIRLS SECOND SEASON
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The hit official internet site Gotham Girls is gearing up for a new season of webisodes featuring Gotham's baddest (and best) girls around. The premiere episode of the second season is already up, written by Paul Dini himself. To check out the site and the new webisode, go to www.gothamgirls.com
BATMAN COMIC BOOK APPEARENCES
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The listing of all Batman Comic Book Appearances from 1939 to present is now available at http://www.magpage.com/~demes/batapps.htm. Any corrections / additions can be sent to Jim Demes at demes@magpage.com
CATCH UP ON THE GOTHAM GAZETTE FAN-FICS
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Since the GOTHAM GAZETTE web-site went into hiatus I’ve had several e-mails from GWN readers asking where they can find the excellent fanfic stories we used to run. Well writer Lee Barnett now has them posted on his own website at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/budgie so click on by and check them out.
BATMAN DISCUSSION LIST
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BATSIGNAL a new Batman on-line discussion group has been launched at
http://www.eGroups.com/group/BatSignal
Or subscribe direct by sending an e-mail to BatSignal-subscribe@egroups.com
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BATMAN FANZINES & FAN-CLUBS
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(Know of any Batman related Fan-clubs that aren't listed ? Send me an e-mail with details. When contacting any of these clubs please mention GWN.)
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED NEWSLETTER
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Started in 1998, this newsletter dedicated to the animated aspect of Batman, has been making and breaking news. The newsletter has a weekly/bi-weekly schedule, and contains news, schedules, links, editorials, and a lot more for the animated Batman-fan. To check out back issues of this newsletter, go to http://www.toonzone.net/news/btan and to subscribe, simple email juno@dccnet.com and put 'Subscribe' in the subject line.
KNIGHTHOOD OF THE BAT
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The Knighthood Of The Bat is an online ICQ based fan club which, through the use of ICQ members can contact each other and share in their common interest of Batman. Check it out at the excellent Batman: Defender Of Gotham website at www.fandom.com/batman
GREEN HORNET & BATMAN FAN & COLLECTORS CLUB
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$10 a year for a bi-monthly newsletter. Contact J. Washington III, 321 Gracie Road . Chesapeake VA 23325
HARLEY QUINN FAN CLUB
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Based in San Diego. For more info contact Mike at 4574 Mercurio St. San Diego CA 92130
UNOFFICIAL BATMAN ANIMATED FAN-CLUB
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This club began in September and consists of a quarterly 30 page newsletter which is mailed out - 'a fan made magazine' with news, reviews, guides, artwork and basically all that we can stuff in related to Batman, Batman Beyond and Bruce Timm's amazing artwork. The club is non-profit making (i.e. - you only pay for paper and printing costs) and it's made by fans for fans. Based in the UK but USA and other members are always welcome. If you would like more information on how to join please e-mail - brian@batmanuk.freeserve.co.uk or for moore info see website at http://www.batmanuk.freeserve.co.uk/club
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HOW TO ORDER OUR OWN BATMAN BOOK
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"THE UNAUTHORIZED BATMAN COLLECTORS GUIDE" by Alan J. Porter
The most comprehensive guide to Batman comics and collectibles ever collected between
two covers.
160 Pages
294 Photographs
6000 Items Listed
8 1/2" x 11" - Soft Cover.
ISBN 0-7643-0683-9
$30.00
With over 6000 items listed, this is the most comprehensive guide to Batman comics and collectibles ever assembled between two covers. Nearly 300 photographs accompany the informative articles and price guide listings. Highlights include a comics section which lists every comic book in which Batman has appeared from his debut in 1939 to the end of 1997, plus a figures section which lists all of the various Batman action figures. Covering everything from Artwork to Videos, and price ranges from 15c to $150,000, this book is a must for any Batfan.
As a special offer to GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS subscribers, you can order a signed copy from the author.
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Sources used in compiling GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS
Ain’t It Cool News (http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/ )
Bat Signal newsletter
Comics2Film (http://www.comics2film.com/ )
Comic Buyers Guide
Comics Continuum (http://comicscontinuum.com/index.htm )
Comics International
Comic Shop News
Dark Horizons (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news.htm )
Joker Inc Newsletter (http://jokerinc.action-figure.net )
Previews
Wizard: The Comics Magazine
World’s Finest News (http://wf.toonzone.net/wfnews/ )
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