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GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS #156
Friday July 7th 2001
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Hi folks –
Well I hope everyone had a good Holiday week and enjoyed the festivities. Given the holiday break here in the US, news has been quiet this week.
But don’t worry we still have plenty to report on including possible news on schedules for the various Bat movies currently in pre-production .
As always have a great week.
Alan J. Porter
PO Box 3523
Ramona
CA 92065
USA
E-mail: gothamajp@home.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
Don’t forget to check out our ongoing eBay auctions under UserID – forestcomics.
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IN THIS ISSUE OF GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS:
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Comics Shipping This Week – In stores July11th
Comics News – .All Bat books slip down Sales Charts
TV Show Schedules
TV News – BB back in Canada
Movie News – Movie schedule updates
Meet The Bat-Team - SDCC gets closer
On-Line Happenings - New Look Animated Newsletter
Fanzines & Fan-Clubs
Order The BATMAN Collectors Guide (Back in Stock)
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COMICS SHIPPING THIS WEEK ( July 11th )
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AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #80
Written by Dennis O'Neil; art by Sergio Cariello and James Pascoe; cover by Scott McDaniel and Cariello
A criminal posing as Azrael has left a strangely easy trail for Jean Paul to follow. Will our hero have an unexpectedly easy time this issue, or is he walking into an ingenious trap? (32pg , $2.50)
DETECTIVE COMICS #760
Written by Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker; art by Shawn Martinbrough, Darwyn Cooke, Jesse Delperdang, and Cameron Stewart; cover by Dave Johnson
Batman faces off against the sinister Mad Hatter as Montoya and Allen are trapped in a jail cell and a precinct full of cops fall into Hatter-induced chaos. Plus, "Trail of Catwoman" continues in the backup written by Ed Brubaker (BATMAN) and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke (BATMAN: EGO) & Cameron Stewart (DEADENDERS). (40 pg, $2.50)
HARLEY QUINN #10
Written by Karl Kesel; art and cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson
Reintroducing the original, accept no substitutes, Batgirl! But how can that be possible when Barbara Gordon, the original Batgirl is wheelchair-bound? She'd certainly like to know, and so would Nightwing, Robin, and a certain new hero out there named — you guessed it — Batgirl! Meanwhile, Harley's still in the clutches of Killer Croc; Bo and Surly of The Stooges have a tender, defining moment; and the Quinntets get a new member: Matches Malone! (32pg, $2.25)
NIGHTWING #59
Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Rick Leonardi and Jesse Delperdang; cover by J.G. Jones
"Where's Freddy Minh?" Bludhaven's crimefighters — both costumed and non-costumed — have never laid eyes on the city's most notorious mobster. But Nightwing aims to find him…even if it means sneaking into the lair of the enemy. (32 pgs, $2.25)
NIGHTWING: OUR WORLD'S AT WAR #1
Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Rick Leonardi and John Lowe; cover by Jae Lee
The love that blossoms during war is explored as Nightwing and Oracle, searching for answers to an alien mystery, are thrust into a deadly gauntlet…through time! Dick and Barbara can't find a moment of rest as everyone from '30s gangsters to cavemen are serving as hitmen for a sinister hidden foe! Just how are they going to get out of this one? (48 pgs, $2.95)
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COMICS NEWS
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JLA NOVELS ON THE WAY
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Defender of Gotham and World’s Finest News both report that this week Charles Kochman, Editor of Licensed Publishing for DC Comics announced on the Denny O'Neil web-site that DC Comics will release a series of JLA novels through Pocket Books. The will be six in the series and they are, "Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman, and a JLA Team-Up." These books will be mass-market sized Paperbacks and feature covers by ALex Ross. Mr. Kochman went on to say, "Not all of the authors are signed, but as soon as they are we'll do a press release on the DC site.” The release date for the first book is scheduled for March 2002 with each book after every six months
SALES
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Here are the positions of Batman family titles in the Direct Market sales charts for comics shipped in JUNE 2001. (Note these positions reflect orders placed by the comic shops and not actual sales to readers).
31 - Batman #592 (down 7)
32 – Batman: Our Worlds At War #1 (New)
34 - Detective #759 (down 8)
40 - Batgirl #17 (down 9)
41 - Nightwing #58 (down 8)
48 – Gotham Knights #18 (down 7)
49 – Legends Of The Dark Knight #144 (down 7)
60 - Harley Quinn #9 (down 16)
63 - Robin #91 (down 11)
74 – Birds Of Prey #32 (down 9)
115 – Azreal #79 (down 12)
131 - Batman Beyond #22 (down 11)
134 -Batman: Gotham Adventures #39 (down 12)
(Source: Diamond Comics Distributors)
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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 9 - "Final Cut" and "The Winning Edge"
Tuesday July 10 - "Ace in the Hole" and "Armory"
Wednesday July 11 - "Out of the Past" and "Sneak Peek"
Thursday July 12 - "Rats" and "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot"
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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VOTE FOR BATMAN ON CARTOON NETWORK
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A
few weeks ago we reported that BATMAN may be returning to Cartoon Network soon.
Well the decision has been left upto us – the fans. As of last Monday you
should have been logging on to Toonami.com and voting for BATMAN to fill
the open slot in Cartonn Network’s Toonami afternoon action-adventure
block. Batman is one of the four shows
up for consideration in the slot. If you haven’t voted yet then hurry as voting
wraps up on Monday the 9th. Whichever series is chosen begin airing on Monday,
July 16 at 5:30pm (ET, PT).
BB RETURNS TO CANADA
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The World’s Finest News reports that the Canadian channel YTV has confirmed that Batman Beyond is returning to the channel and will air the remainder of the unaired episodes. The show is expected to start in September and air episodes #31 - 52 uninterrupted before repeating them.
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MOVIE NEWS**************** SCHEDULING UPDATES--------------------------------------
This week has seen an e-mail going to most of the Batman news sources with supposed information about the release schedules for the upcoming Bat movies.
The mail-note is from someone who identifies themselves as being “close” to Warner Bros and speculates that WB want a Bat-movie out in 2003 to follow on from Marvel’s 2002 releases (Spider-Man and X-Men2).
It appears that BATMAN BEYOND may be the first out of the block and that it will be “a sequel of sorts” to the last four movie franchise.
BATMAN: YEAR ONE is being looked at as a vehicle for re-launching the franchise, possibly in 2005 or 2006.
In the intervening period look for another WB comics-based movie, that might be the CATWOMAN movie or another property such as Wonder Woman.
KEATON’S COWL FOR SALE---------------------------------------
Defender
Of Gotham reports that auction house “Fleetwood Owen is currently auctioning
off and accepting bids on a cowl and chest armor from the original 1989 BATMAN
Movie. It will then culminate in a 'live' auction on the 31st July at Planet
Hollywood, London.
The
chest armor (minus badge) and cowl are made of black rubber and used in
production of the first film starring Michael Keaton.” The Cowl is stated to have been used only
for exterior open shots as the ears are to long to fit in enclosed spaces, such
as the Batmobile. These items are listed as Sale 2013 Lot 10. Also up for bid
is a color still of Michael Keaton as Batman and signed by the actor. This item
is Sale 2013 Lot 11. Items can be viewed at http://www.fleetwoodowen.com/asp/auctions.asp
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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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ANIMATED NEWSLETTER REVAMP
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The popular Batman: The Animated Newsletter will be undergoing some changes to celebrate its third year. The newsletter will be rearranging it's content and trimming the fat. Gone will be alot of the repetitive news, as well as all the old news. In will be a sleeker new News section. A lot of the same great features will be there, but they will be reorganized to make the newsletter a more enjoyable and informative read. The changes will happen with the next issue, #96. The next issue is scheduled to hit In-Boxes sometime within the next two weeks. (See listing below for subscription details)
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 more 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.
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Ramona
CA 92065
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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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