*************************************************************
*************************************************************
Hi folks –
As promised here's the pre-Christmas issue of GWN.
Although not our usual layout, here's a quick you a round up of the latest Bat news that's come my way over the last few days.
And don't forget you still have just over a week to vote in this year's ALFRED AWARDS.
Check out the catergories at http://www.oocities.org/gothamajp/alfreds.htm
Voting closes on December 31st.
Above all have a Happy Holiday Season, best wishes to all our GWN readers.
Alan J. Porter
E-mail: gothamajp@home.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
COMICS NEWS
*************
MILLION SELLER BATMAN ?
----------------------------------------------
Comic Shop Insider that preorders of "Batman: The Ten Cent Adventure" were close to a One Million Copies. Other reports I've seen place the order volume at somewher around 200,000. Guess we'll have to wait and see what the final figure is, but with several stores ordering upwards of 10,000 copies a piece, plus fans ordering anything from 10 to 1000 copies each, it's sure to be the largest print run the comics industry has seen in a long time.
Are you
doing your bit to spread the word. Remeber for the
price of an average comic $2.50 you can buy 25 copies of The
10c Adventure to hand out to friends, family and work mates.
STATIC
SHOCK CREATORS WRITE BATMAN
-----------------------------------------------------------------
A Batman Black & White story by Static Shock collaborators Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan will appear in Batman: Gotham Knights #27.
The Comics Continuum spoke to Dwayne McDuffie about the story: "Editor Mark Chiarello called me out of the blue a couple of years ago and asked me if I wanted to do something for the Black and White series and I came up with 'Never Say Die,' a short piece about a working-class criminal's last stand against the Dark Knight," McDuffie told The Continuum. "It was the first time I ever got to write Batman and I had a blast.
"The original penciler was over-committed and had to bow out. My fellow Static Shock crony, Denys Cowan stepped it and as always, turned in terrific pencils that told the story beautifully. I can't wait to see the finished version."
Batman:
BATMAN / DEATHBLOW - AT LAST
---------------------------------------------
Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire, the
three-issue mini-series announced earlier this year by DC Comics,
will begin in March. The mini-series is written by Brian Azzarello, with art by
Lee Bejermo and Tim Bradstreet.
============================
TV SHOW SCHEDULES & NEWS
**************************************
BIRDS OF PREY TV SHOW UPDATE
-------------------------------
It seems that given the ratings and critical
success of "Smallville" Warners is taking a hard look at the idea of
another 'no costume superhero' franchise - Birds Of Prey. Announced a few
months ago, things now seem to be on a fast track with 'casting
requirements' sheet being circulated on the Net.
The document gives Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and
Joe Davola as executive producres for a one-hour pilot show, written
by by Laeta Kalogridis. No director is given.
The basic premise is given as follows "The
series is set in
The casting call then goes on to list, not as
expected two - but three female leads:
- Oracle / Barbara Gordon "who was
shot by The Joker and is now a paralyzed from the waist down, who fights crime
with her computer skills."
- 'Black Canary/Dinah
Lance', "an
And most surprising of all
- Huntress/Helena Kyle - Not the current
Huntress but a character from the old pre-Crisis Earth2 described as the
"daughter of Catwoman and an unknown father (possibly Batman) who was
witness to her mother being stabbed to death and is now a party girl who loves
hard drinking and fast driving."
(Thanks to the Dark Horizions website for directing me to this interesting
document.)
JUSTICE LEAGUE
------------------------
Schedules for January
----------------------
Cartoon Network has announced a schedule change for
the month of January, and Justice League will be starting the new episodes a
couple weeks earlier than anticipated. The network has announced they will air
the episode "Paradise Lost" Part 1 on January 21st and January 27th.
"Paradise Lost" Part 2 will air on January 28th and Febuary 3rd. The
two part episode "Paradise Lost" will focus on Wonder Woman and the
The Friday showing has been dropped in favor of an all Cartoon Cartoon night
line-up. Justice League will now rerun every Saturday at
January 5th - Secret Origins Part 1
January 6th - Secret Origins Part 3 (widescreen)
January 7th - In Blackest Night Part 1
January 12th - Secret Origins Part 2
January 13th - In Blackest Night Part 1 (widescreen)
January 14th - In Blackest Night Part 2
January 19th - Secret Origins Part 3
January 20th - In Blackest Night Part 2 (widescreen)
January 21st - Paradise Lost Part 1 --NEW!!
January 26th - In Blackest Night Part 1
January 27th - Paradise Lost Part 1 (widescreen)
January 28th - Paradise Lost Part 2 --NEW!!
Febuary 2nd -
In Blackest Night Part 2
Febuary 3rd - Paradise Lost Part 2 (widescreen)
And here's the complete list of JL season 1 episodes planned:
Episodes
Episodes 4/5 In Blackest Night
Episodes 6/7 Enemy Below
Episodes 8/9 Injustice For All
Episodes 10/11
Episodes 12/13 War World
Episodes 14/15 The Brave & The Bold
Episodes 16/17 Fury
Episodes 18/19 Legends
Episodes 20/21 A Knight Of Shadows
Episodes 22/23 Metamorphis
Episodes 24/25/26 The Savage Time
BATMAN VS SUPERMAN ON CARTOON NETWORK
-----------------------------------------------------------------
(From ToonZone) "Batman vs. Superman" is a
Cartoon Network event running Jan. 21-26. Every weeknight that week,
Toonami will air back-to-back episodes of Batman: The Animated Series and
Superman from
All week long, fans will be able to go to CartoonNetwork.com to play an
exclusive online game and vote for their favorite superhero.
On Saturday, Jan. 26, Batman and Superman return for a
seven-hour superhero marathon beginning at
online vote will be revealed and the final two hours of "Toonami: Batman
vs. Superman" will be dedicated to the victorious superhero.
From
ToonZone here are the Batman episodes for the January poll, which will run from
the 21st through the 26th, 6-7 pm on Toonami, and 1-8 on Saturday(the
remaining 4 hours TBD):
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
January 21 - Deep Freeze
January 22 - Blind as a Bat
January 23 - Makem Laugh
January 24 - Girls Night Out
January 25 - Avatar
January 26 - Riddlers Reform, Legends of the Dark Knight, Bane, Night of the
Ninja.
CN SCHEDULE
CHANGES
---------------------------------------
Batman: The Animated Series, and
Superman: The Animated Series, scheduled to air at
==========================================
MOVIE NEWS
************
NO YEAR ONE IN 03?
----------------------------------
According to to a post on the excellent Batman On Film site (http://www.batman-on-film.com), the highly anticapated Batman: Year One may not reach the screen in 2003. It seems that with havibg just secured the distribution rights to Terminator3 and with the release of both matrix sequles set for 03, the WB staff are concerned that pushing another high profile franchise relaunch into the mix may be too much. So don't be surprised if we don't see the Bat signal until 2004.
==================================================
IN THE STORES
*******************
QUICK FAST FOOD FIGURES
---------------------------------------------
ToonZone reports that the Belgian "Quick" fast food chain recently had a promotion featuring DC Animated style figures, including several Batman related items.
The Batman figures were: Batman, Robin, Batgirl,
Joker, Ivy, Catwoman, Penguin,
Pictures of the figures can be seen at
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=f0ab61c02a4b823192d35f4bc0e8400d&threadid=14480
ALFRED'S IN THE CAVE
--------------------------------------
Just in time for the holidays Hasbro has released yet another version of the Batcave playset labeled as the SHADOWCAST BATCAVE.
This time around the colors have been
changed and the Bat-computer screen stickers have been redone in the
new animated style. But perhaps the most significant change is that it ships
with the ALFRED action figure that was,until now,
only available as a Toys R Us exclusive.
This is the sixth incarnation of this playset, still
using the molds from the original 1992 Batman Returns playset. It's been
retooled over the years to fit Batman Forever and Batman & Robin movie
designs,; and this is the third "animated
style" redesign. This latest version retails at $49.99
========================================================
2002 Convention Dates
-------------------------------
February 22-24 – MEGA-CON, Orlando FL. (www.megaconvention.com )
March 23-24 – PLANET COMICON,
April 26-28 – PITTSBURGH COMICON,
May 17-19 – MOTOR CITY COMIC CON, Novi MI. (www.motorcityconventions.com )
June 14-16 – HEROES CONVENTION, Charlotte NC (www.heroesonline.com )
August 1-4 – COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL,
====================================================================
ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
-------------------------------------
ED BRUBAKER INTERVIEW
----------------------------------------
BATMAN and CATWOMAN writer Ed Brubaker chats about his approach to writing these two icons at the Comic Book resources website.
Check it out at http://comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=714
======================================================================
GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS is a FOREST COMICS Publication.
FOREST COMICS and GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS are (c)
and TM - Alan
J. Porter (1994 - 2001)
"GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS", "GOTHAM
GAZETTE - The BATMAN Magazine On the Web" and
"THE UNAUTHORIZED BATMAN COLLECTORS GUIDE" are not affiliated to, or
endorsed by, either Warner Bros. or DC Comics.
BATMAN and all related characters and indicia are
acknowledged as Trademark and copyright DC Comics Inc..
BATMAN created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger
If you no longer wish to receive GWN or have
been sent a copy in error just send an e-mail to gothamajp@home.com with the words
"unsubscribe GWN" in the subject line.
Alan J. Porter
Ramona
CA 92065
------------------------------------------------
GOTHAM GAZETTE - The BATMAN Magazine On The Web
http://batmanmagazine.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
The Unauthorized BATMAN Collectors Guide
Schiffer Books - ISBN: 0764306839
-------------------------------------------------
*************************************************************
*************************************************************
Hi folks –
As promised here's the pre-Christmas issue of GWN.
Although not our usual layout, here's a quick you a round up of the latest Bat news that's come my way over the last few days.
And don't forget you still have just over a week to vote in this year's ALFRED AWARDS.
Check out the catergories at http://www.oocities.org/gothamajp/alfreds.htm
Voting closes on December 31st.
Above all have a Happy Holiday Season, best wishes to all our GWN readers.
Alan J. Porter
E-mail: gothamajp@home.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
COMICS NEWS
*************
MILLION SELLER BATMAN ?
----------------------------------------------
Comic Shop Insider that preorders of "Batman: The Ten Cent Adventure" were close to a One Million Copies. Other reports I've seen place the order volume at somewher around 200,000. Guess we'll have to wait and see what the final figure is, but with several stores ordering upwards of 10,000 copies a piece, plus fans ordering anything from 10 to 1000 copies each, it's sure to be the largest print run the comics industry has seen in a long time.
Are you
doing your bit to spread the word. Remeber for the
price of an average comic $2.50 you can buy 25 copies of The
10c Adventure to hand out to friends, family and work mates.
STATIC
SHOCK CREATORS WRITE BATMAN
-----------------------------------------------------------------
A Batman Black & White story by Static Shock collaborators Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan will appear in Batman: Gotham Knights #27.
The Comics Continuum spoke to Dwayne McDuffie about the story: "Editor Mark Chiarello called me out of the blue a couple of years ago and asked me if I wanted to do something for the Black and White series and I came up with 'Never Say Die,' a short piece about a working-class criminal's last stand against the Dark Knight," McDuffie told The Continuum. "It was the first time I ever got to write Batman and I had a blast.
"The original penciler was over-committed and had to bow out. My fellow Static Shock crony, Denys Cowan stepped it and as always, turned in terrific pencils that told the story beautifully. I can't wait to see the finished version."
Batman:
BATMAN / DEATHBLOW - AT LAST
---------------------------------------------
Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire, the
three-issue mini-series announced earlier this year by DC Comics,
will begin in March. The mini-series is written by Brian Azzarello, with art by
Lee Bejermo and Tim Bradstreet.
============================
TV SHOW SCHEDULES & NEWS
**************************************
BIRDS OF PREY TV SHOW UPDATE
-------------------------------
It seems that given the ratings and critical
success of "Smallville" Warners is taking a hard look at the idea of
another 'no costume superhero' franchise - Birds Of Prey. Announced a few
months ago, things now seem to be on a fast track with 'casting
requirements' sheet being circulated on the Net.
The document gives Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and
Joe Davola as executive producres for a one-hour pilot show, written
by by Laeta Kalogridis. No director is given.
The basic premise is given as follows "The
series is set in
The casting call then goes on to list, not as
expected two - but three female leads:
- Oracle / Barbara Gordon "who was
shot by The Joker and is now a paralyzed from the waist down, who fights crime
with her computer skills."
- 'Black Canary/Dinah
Lance', "an
And most surprising of all
- Huntress/Helena Kyle - Not the current
Huntress but a character from the old pre-Crisis Earth2 described as the
"daughter of Catwoman and an unknown father (possibly Batman) who was
witness to her mother being stabbed to death and is now a party girl who loves
hard drinking and fast driving."
(Thanks to the Dark Horizions website for directing me to this interesting
document.)
JUSTICE LEAGUE
------------------------
Schedules for January
----------------------
Cartoon Network has announced a schedule change for
the month of January, and Justice League will be starting the new episodes a
couple weeks earlier than anticipated. The network has announced they will air
the episode "Paradise Lost" Part 1 on January 21st and January 27th.
"Paradise Lost" Part 2 will air on January 28th and Febuary 3rd. The
two part episode "Paradise Lost" will focus on Wonder Woman and the
The Friday showing has been dropped in favor of an all Cartoon Cartoon night
line-up. Justice League will now rerun every Saturday at
January 5th - Secret Origins Part 1
January 6th - Secret Origins Part 3 (widescreen)
January 7th - In Blackest Night Part 1
January 12th - Secret Origins Part 2
January 13th - In Blackest Night Part 1 (widescreen)
January 14th - In Blackest Night Part 2
January 19th - Secret Origins Part 3
January 20th - In Blackest Night Part 2 (widescreen)
January 21st - Paradise Lost Part 1 --NEW!!
January 26th - In Blackest Night Part 1
January 27th - Paradise Lost Part 1 (widescreen)
January 28th - Paradise Lost Part 2 --NEW!!
Febuary 2nd -
In Blackest Night Part 2
Febuary 3rd - Paradise Lost Part 2 (widescreen)
And here's the complete list of JL season 1 episodes planned:
Episodes
Episodes 4/5 In Blackest Night
Episodes 6/7 Enemy Below
Episodes 8/9 Injustice For All
Episodes 10/11
Episodes 12/13 War World
Episodes 14/15 The Brave & The Bold
Episodes 16/17 Fury
Episodes 18/19 Legends
Episodes 20/21 A Knight Of Shadows
Episodes 22/23 Metamorphis
Episodes 24/25/26 The Savage Time
BATMAN VS SUPERMAN ON CARTOON NETWORK
-----------------------------------------------------------------
(From ToonZone) "Batman vs. Superman" is a
Cartoon Network event running Jan. 21-26. Every weeknight that week,
Toonami will air back-to-back episodes of Batman: The Animated Series and
Superman from
All week long, fans will be able to go to CartoonNetwork.com to play an
exclusive online game and vote for their favorite superhero.
On Saturday, Jan. 26, Batman and Superman return for a seven-hour
superhero marathon beginning at
online vote will be revealed and the final two hours of "Toonami: Batman
vs. Superman" will be dedicated to the victorious superhero.
From
ToonZone here are the Batman episodes for the January poll, which will run from
the 21st through the 26th, 6-7 pm on Toonami, and 1-8 on Saturday(the
remaining 4 hours TBD):
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
January 21 - Deep Freeze
January 22 - Blind as a Bat
January 23 - Makem Laugh
January 24 - Girls Night Out
January 25 - Avatar
January 26 - Riddlers Reform, Legends of the Dark Knight, Bane, Night of the
Ninja.
CN SCHEDULE
CHANGES
---------------------------------------
Batman: The Animated Series, and
Superman: The Animated Series, scheduled to air at
==========================================
MOVIE NEWS
************
NO YEAR ONE IN 03?
----------------------------------
According to to a post on the excellent Batman On Film site (http://www.batman-on-film.com), the highly anticapated Batman: Year One may not reach the screen in 2003. It seems that with havibg just secured the distribution rights to Terminator3 and with the release of both matrix sequles set for 03, the WB staff are concerned that pushing another high profile franchise relaunch into the mix may be too much. So don't be surprised if we don't see the Bat signal until 2004.
==================================================
IN THE STORES
*******************
QUICK FAST FOOD FIGURES
---------------------------------------------
ToonZone reports that the Belgian "Quick" fast food chain recently had a promotion featuring DC Animated style figures, including several Batman related items.
The Batman figures were: Batman, Robin, Batgirl,
Joker, Ivy, Catwoman, Penguin,
Pictures of the figures can be seen at
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=f0ab61c02a4b823192d35f4bc0e8400d&threadid=14480
ALFRED'S IN THE CAVE
--------------------------------------
Just in time for the holidays Hasbro has released yet another version of the Batcave playset labeled as the SHADOWCAST BATCAVE.
This time around the colors have been
changed and the Bat-computer screen stickers have been redone in the
new animated style. But perhaps the most significant change is that it ships
with the ALFRED action figure that was,until now,
only available as a Toys R Us exclusive.
This is the sixth incarnation of this playset, still
using the molds from the original 1992 Batman Returns playset. It's been
retooled over the years to fit Batman Forever and Batman & Robin movie
designs,; and this is the third "animated
style" redesign. This latest version retails at $49.99
========================================================
2002 Convention Dates
-------------------------------
February 22-24 – MEGA-CON, Orlando FL. (www.megaconvention.com )
March 23-24 – PLANET COMICON,
April 26-28 – PITTSBURGH COMICON,
May 17-19 – MOTOR CITY COMIC CON, Novi MI. (www.motorcityconventions.com )
June 14-16 – HEROES CONVENTION, Charlotte NC (www.heroesonline.com )
August 1-4 – COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL,
====================================================================
ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
-------------------------------------
ED BRUBAKER INTERVIEW
----------------------------------------
BATMAN and CATWOMAN writer Ed Brubaker chats about his approach to writing these two icons at the Comic Book resources website.
Check it out at http://comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=714
======================================================================
GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS is a FOREST COMICS Publication.
FOREST COMICS and GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS are (c)
and TM - Alan
J. Porter (1994 - 2001)
"GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS", "GOTHAM
GAZETTE - The BATMAN Magazine On the Web" and
"THE UNAUTHORIZED BATMAN COLLECTORS GUIDE" are not affiliated to, or
endorsed by, either Warner Bros. or DC Comics.
BATMAN and all related characters and indicia are
acknowledged as Trademark and copyright DC Comics Inc..
BATMAN created by Bob Kane & Bill Finger
If you no longer wish to receive GWN or have
been sent a copy in error just send an e-mail to gothamajp@home.com with the words
"unsubscribe GWN" in the subject line.
Alan J. Porter
Ramona
CA 92065
------------------------------------------------
GOTHAM GAZETTE - The BATMAN Magazine On The Web
http://batmanmagazine.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
The Unauthorized BATMAN Collectors Guide
Schiffer Books - ISBN: 0764306839
-------------------------------------------------
*************************************************************
*************************************************************
Hi folks –
As promised here's the pre-Christmas issue of GWN.
Although not our usual layout, here's a quick you a round up of the latest Bat news that's come my way over the last few days.
And don't forget you still have just over a week to vote in this year's ALFRED AWARDS.
Check out the catergories at http://www.oocities.org/gothamajp/alfreds.htm
Voting closes on December 31st.
Above all have a Happy Holiday Season, best wishes to all our GWN readers.
Alan J. Porter
E-mail: gothamajp@home.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
COMICS NEWS
*************
MILLION SELLER BATMAN ?
----------------------------------------------
Comic Shop Insider that preorders of "Batman: The Ten Cent Adventure" were close to a One Million Copies. Other reports I've seen place the order volume at somewher around 200,000. Guess we'll have to wait and see what the final figure is, but with several stores ordering upwards of 10,000 copies a piece, plus fans ordering anything from 10 to 1000 copies each, it's sure to be the largest print run the comics industry has seen in a long time.
Are you
doing your bit to spread the word. Remeber for the
price of an average comic $2.50 you can buy 25 copies of The
10c Adventure to hand out to friends, family and work mates.
STATIC
SHOCK CREATORS WRITE BATMAN
-----------------------------------------------------------------
A Batman Black & White story by Static Shock collaborators Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan will appear in Batman: Gotham Knights #27.
The Comics Continuum spoke to Dwayne McDuffie about the story: "Editor Mark Chiarello called me out of the blue a couple of years ago and asked me if I wanted to do something for the Black and White series and I came up with 'Never Say Die,' a short piece about a working-class criminal's last stand against the Dark Knight," McDuffie told The Continuum. "It was the first time I ever got to write Batman and I had a blast.
"The original penciler was over-committed and had to bow out. My fellow Static Shock crony, Denys Cowan stepped it and as always, turned in terrific pencils that told the story beautifully. I can't wait to see the finished version."
Batman:
BATMAN / DEATHBLOW - AT LAST
---------------------------------------------
Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire, the
three-issue mini-series announced earlier this year by DC Comics,
will begin in March. The mini-series is written by Brian Azzarello, with art by
Lee Bejermo and Tim Bradstreet.
============================
TV SHOW SCHEDULES & NEWS
**************************************
BIRDS OF PREY TV SHOW UPDATE
-------------------------------
It seems that given the ratings and critical
success of "Smallville" Warners is taking a hard look at the idea of
another 'no costume superhero' franchise - Birds Of Prey. Announced a few
months ago, things now seem to be on a fast track with 'casting
requirements' sheet being circulated on the Net.
The document gives Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and
Joe Davola as executive producres for a one-hour pilot show, written
by by Laeta Kalogridis. No director is given.
The basic premise is given as follows "The
series is set in
The casting call then goes on to list, not as
expected two - but three female leads:
- Oracle / Barbara Gordon "who was
shot by The Joker and is now a paralyzed from the waist down, who fights crime
with her computer skills."
- 'Black Canary/Dinah
Lance', "an
And most surprising of all
- Huntress/Helena Kyle - Not the current
Huntress but a character from the old pre-Crisis Earth2 described as the
"daughter of Catwoman and an unknown father (possibly Batman) who was
witness to her mother being stabbed to death and is now a party girl who loves
hard drinking and fast driving."
(Thanks to the Dark Horizions website for directing me to this interesting
document.)
JUSTICE LEAGUE
------------------------
Schedules for January
----------------------
Cartoon Network has announced a schedule change for
the month of January, and Justice League will be starting the new episodes a
couple weeks earlier than anticipated. The network has announced they will air
the episode "Paradise Lost" Part 1 on January 21st and January 27th.
"Paradise Lost" Part 2 will air on January 28th and Febuary 3rd. The
two part episode "Paradise Lost" will focus on Wonder Woman and the
The Friday showing has been dropped in favor of an all Cartoon Cartoon night
line-up. Justice League will now rerun every Saturday at
January 5th - Secret Origins Part 1
January 6th - Secret Origins Part 3 (widescreen)
January 7th - In Blackest Night Part 1
January 12th - Secret Origins Part 2
January 13th - In Blackest Night Part 1 (widescreen)
January 14th - In Blackest Night Part 2
January 19th - Secret Origins Part 3
January 20th - In Blackest Night Part 2 (widescreen)
January 21st - Paradise Lost Part 1 --NEW!!
January 26th - In Blackest Night Part 1
January 27th - Paradise Lost Part 1 (widescreen)
January 28th - Paradise Lost Part 2 --NEW!!
Febuary 2nd -
In Blackest Night Part 2
Febuary 3rd - Paradise Lost Part 2 (widescreen)
And here's the complete list of JL season 1 episodes planned:
Episodes
Episodes 4/5 In Blackest Night
Episodes 6/7 Enemy Below
Episodes 8/9 Injustice For All
Episodes 10/11
Episodes 12/13 War World
Episodes 14/15 The Brave & The Bold
Episodes 16/17 Fury
Episodes 18/19 Legends
Episodes 20/21 A Knight Of Shadows
Episodes 22/23 Metamorphis
Episodes 24/25/26 The Savage Time
BATMAN VS SUPERMAN ON CARTOON NETWORK
-----------------------------------------------------------------
(From ToonZone) "Batman vs. Superman" is a
Cartoon Network event running Jan. 21-26. Every weeknight that week,
Toonami will air back-to-back episodes of Batman: The Animated Series and
Superman from
All week long, fans will be able to go to CartoonNetwork.com to play an
exclusive online game and vote for their favorite superhero.
On Saturday, Jan. 26, Batman and Superman return for a
seven-hour superhero marathon beginning at
online vote will be revealed and the final two hours of "Toonami: Batman
vs. Superman" will be dedicated to the victorious superhero.
From
ToonZone here are the Batman episodes for the January poll, which will run from
the 21st through the 26th, 6-7 pm on Toonami, and 1-8 on Saturday(the
remaining 4 hours TBD):
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
January 21 - Deep Freeze
January 22 - Blind as a Bat
January 23 - Makem Laugh
January 24 - Girls Night Out
January 25 - Avatar
January 26 - Riddlers Reform, Legends of the Dark Knight, Bane, Night of the
Ninja.
CN SCHEDULE
CHANGES
---------------------------------------
Batman: The Animated Series, and
Superman: The Animated Series, scheduled to air at
==========================================
MOVIE NEWS
************
NO YEAR ONE IN 03?
----------------------------------
According to to a post on the excellent Batman On Film site (http://www.batman-on-film.com), the highly anticapated Batman: Year One may not reach the screen in 2003. It seems that with havibg just secured the distribution rights to Terminator3 and with the release of both matrix sequles set for 03, the WB staff are concerned that pushing another high profile franchise relaunch into the mix may be too much. So don't be surprised if we don't see the Bat signal until 2004.
==================================================
IN THE STORES
*******************
QUICK FAST FOOD FIGURES
---------------------------------------------
ToonZone reports that the Belgian "Quick" fast food chain recently had a promotion featuring DC Animated style figures, including several Batman related items.
The Batman figures were: Batman, Robin, Batgirl,
Joker, Ivy, Catwoman, Penguin,
Pictures of the figures can be seen at
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=f0ab61c02a4b823192d35f4bc0e8400d&threadid=14480
ALFRED'S IN THE CAVE
--------------------------------------
Just in time for the holidays Hasbro has released yet another version of the Batcave playset labeled as the SHADOWCAST BATCAVE.
This time around the colors have been
changed and the Bat-computer screen stickers have been redone in the
new animated style. But perhaps the most significant change is that it ships
with the ALFRED action figure that was,until now,
only available as a Toys R Us exclusive.
This is the sixth incarnation of this playset, still
using the molds from the original 1992 Batman Returns playset. It's been
retooled over the years to fit Batman Forever and Batman & Robin movie
designs,; and this is the third "animated
style" redesign. This latest version retails at $49.99
========================================================
2002 Convention Dates
-------------------------------
February 22-24 – MEGA-CON, Orlando FL. (www.megaconvention.com )
March 23-24 – PLANET COMICON,
April 26-28 – PITTSBURGH COMICON,
May 17-19 – MOTOR CITY COMIC CON, Novi MI. (www.motorcityconventions.com )
June 14-16 – HEROES CONVENTION, Charlotte NC (www.heroesonline.com )
August 1-4 – COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL,
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ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
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ED BRUBAKER INTERVIEW
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BATMAN and CATWOMAN writer Ed Brubaker chats about his approach to writing these two icons at the Comic Book resources website.
Check it out at http://comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=714
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