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GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS #166
Friday September 21st 2001
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Hi folks –
With most people in the entertainment industry focused on how they react to last week’s events it’s been a very quiet week for specific Batman related news. – In fact the quietest I’ve ever known.
The few announcements this week have been centered around the numerous projects underway to help both the victims and the heroes of the recent tragedy.
Please join us here at GWN in supporting these efforts, either through participation in tonight’s unprecedented TV event, or by purchasing the special comics that will be published over the coming weeks.
Or by making a direct donation to the American Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html
Next week’s GWN may be subject to a slight delay as I will be at the publishing industry Seybold West show in San Francisco all next week. If by any chance you will be at the show, swing by booth #3329 and say “Hi.”
As always have a good week.
Alan J. Porter
PO Box 3523
Ramona
CA 92065
USA
E-mail: gothamajp@home.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
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IN THIS ISSUE OF GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS:
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Comics Shipping This Week – In stores September 26th
Comics News – DK2 details.
TV Show Schedules – Beyond in Australia
TV News – Cartoon Network promotes BB
Meet The Bat-Team
On-Line Happenings
Fanzines & Fan-Clubs
Order The BATMAN Collectors Guide (Back in Stock)
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COMICS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK ( September 26th)
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BATMAN #595
Written by Ed Brubaker; art
by Scott McDaniel and Aaron Sowd; cover by McDaniel
Bruce attempts to unravel the
mystery behind the connection between Lew Moxon and his dearly departed father,
Thomas Wayne. Could Bruce's father somehow have been involved with Gotham's
underworld? (32 pgs / $2.25)
HARLEY & IVY: LOVE ON
THE LAM
Written by Judd Winick;
painted art and cover by Joe Chiodo
The Before Harley Quinn got
her own monthly series, she teamed up with Poison Ivy for an unforgettable
night on the town filled with wacky hijinx and unfortunate scenarios. These two
ladies of Gotham are lovingly brought to life by writer Judd Winick (GREEN
LANTERN, Pedro And Me) and painter Joe Chiodo (DANGER GIRL SPECIAL, The
Mechanic) ( 48 pgs / $5.95)
BATMAN also appears in JLA
#58 next week
NIGHTWING also appears in
TITANS #33 next week.
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COMICS NEWS
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MORE DK2 DETAILS---------------------------------
DC Comics has provided a fuller description of The Dark Knight Strikes Again, the upcoming sequel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Here's how DC describes the book: 
"It's been three years since the events of The Dark Knight Returns, and everything is just fine. Perfect, in fact. At least on the surface. What the world at large doesn't know is that it's a total sham. A perfectly choreographed, pretty little world where everything that's ugly, or even potentially disturbing, is all nicely wrapped up with neat little ribbons and swept under the carpet.
"Only he knows better. He's watched it fester to near-breaking point, and it's time for the only free man left who can effect any real change to bring it all down around their ears, once and for all. It's not gonna be pretty. But at least it'll be honest.
"The Dark Knight returns once again - trimmer, more streamlined, and with a vitality that hasn't been seen since the first years of his war on crime. Together with his army of Bat-soldiers, including Carrie Kelley - formerly Robin, and now the new Catgirl - the Dark Knight wages a new war on a diseased world that's become completely lost. But to fight this war successfully, he must first return to being the World's Greatest Detective and discover what has become of his former allies who were once the World's Greatest Heroes.
"The Dark Knight Strikes Again features surprising appearances by such DC icons as Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, the Atom, the Question, and more. But are they still the World's Greatest Heroes?"
Said editor Bob Schreck: "I have had the extreme pleasure and honor of knowing and working with Frank and Lynn for several years now. From Sin City to Martha Washington to The Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot, each project is approached with a wide-eyed enthusiasm that's as infectious as it is exhilarating. This return to Batman is no exception. They are pouring their hearts and souls onto each and every page and it shows! Together, once again, they are turning the world on its ear, and challenging everything we take for granted with these enduring characters that we 'think' we know so well. From concept, to art style, to coloring and packaging, this book benefits from the 15 years of experience these two comic book mavericks have under their belts since they first made headlines with The Dark Knight Returns. Buckle up, folks!"
Each issue of the three-issue mini-series will be 80 pages. The first issue arrives in stores on Dec. 5.
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TV SHOW SCHEDULES
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BATMAN BEYOND
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BATMAN BEYOND is now off-air in the USA until it’s October 1st debut on Cartoon Network at 6:30pm
YTV (Canada) will air
Batman Beyond at 10:00am on Saturday mornings.
In the UK “Batman of the Future” as Batman Beyond is called in Europe will be back on the UK Cartoon Network from 3rd September at 22.50hrs
NEW - Batman Beyond/Batman of the Future: 4.00 Tuesdays on Fox Kids in Australia
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.
Tim Echorst writes from Germany with the news that "The new Batman Adventures" (in Germany simply called "Batman & Robin") are running on the TV Channel Pro Sieben. The series can be seen on every Saturday at 10.10 a.m. (the time changes every week a little bit....).
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
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In Canada, YTV has dropped B:TAS from its schedule until further notice
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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CARTOON NETWORK STARTS BB PROMOTION
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Cartoon Network has begun
advertising Batman Beyond's arrival to Toonami beginning October 1st.
Below is an excerpt from the press release:
BATMAN BEYOND [TVY7-FV] Weekdays, 6:30 p.m. (e/p), starting October
1st
Batman Beyond joins the
Toonami action adventure block and transports viewers to a new millennium in
which Bruce Wayne is a little too old to carry out the responsibility of being
Batman. But Gotham City still needs the assistance of the Caped Crusader, so
Bruce Wayne recruits Terry McGinnis, a 17-year-old high school senior with an
edgy rebellious nature, to wear the cowl. McGinnis takes over as the
"Tomorrow Knight" and is presented with futuristic dilemmas that
require new levels of crime fighting. Wayne serves as his mentor and advisor,
developing a new high-tech Batsuit and relying upon his years of service to
help Terry protect the city from crime.
Though they often clash,
their relationship is built upon a foundation of mutual respect. The series
also highlights Terry's life as an everyday teen who faces curfews, school work
and his friendship with Max, a strong-willed teen-age girl who has become
Terry's confidant.
Also, Cartoon Network has
confirmed that the opening episode "Rebirth Part 1" will air
October 1st.
WORLD’S FINEST FACE-OFF IN
JANURAY
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(World’s Finest reports that
) Toonami is planning a weeklong battle between Batman and Superman the week of
January 21, which will culminate in an action-adventure marathon on Saturday
and Sunday, January 26 and 27th
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MEET THE BAT-TEAM
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BLOOMINGTON MN – September 29-30
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The Minnesota Comic Book Association (http://mncba.com/ ) is holding its FALLCON 2001 at the Thunderbird Hotel and Convention Center ( across from the Mall Of America) over the weekend of Sept 29th and 30th. Guests include: TERRY BEATTY and GENE HA.
DALLAS TX – October 19-21
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HollywoodExpo has announced that its October Dallas show has been re-titled as BAT.CON to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Batman TV show. The show is scheduled for the weekend of October 19th to 21st. Featured guests include: MARK WAID, CRAIG ROUSSEAU, DAN BRERETON, NORM BREYFOGLE, CRAIG ROUSSEAU and from the TV show, ADAM WEST, BURT WARD, YVONNE CRAIG, JULIE NEWMAR, FRANK GORSHIN and the Green Hornet’s VAN WILLIAMS. For more details check out http://members.aol.com/toyshow/batcon.html
BALTIMORE MD – October 28th
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The 2nd Annual Baltimore Comicon (http://www.comicon.com/baltimore/ ) takes place at the Shearton Hotel in Towson MD on October 28th.
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ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
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Take GWN on the road with you.
You can now automatically download this issue of GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS to your PDA by clicking on the following link.
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
Two new episodes were shown at the
San Diego Comic-Con to great applause. The representatives from WB web studios
said that the episodes will be shown in rotation with two available on the site
at any given time.
GG Schedule:
Currently showing
Epiode 07 – “Catsitter”
Episode 08 - "Gotham Noir"
Upcoming Episodes
Episode 09 - "Scout's Dis-honor” debuts Tuesday 09/25/
Episode 10 - "I'm Badgirl" - debuts Tuesday 10/09/01
BRUCE TIMM GALLERY MOVES
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The Bruce Timm Gallery is now located at www.popcultureshock.com/brucetimm
DC DIRECT NOW ON-LINE
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DC Comics excellent merchandise division is now on-line with a special website dedicated to “all those wonderful toys.” Check them out at http://www.dcdirectonline.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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When the original version of the GOTHAM GAZETTE web-site went into hiatus I’ve had several e-mails from GWN readers asking where they could 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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"THE UNAUTHORIZED BATMAN COLLECTORS GUIDE" by Alan J. Porter
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294 Photographs
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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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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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