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Hi
folks –
Welcome
to another issue of GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS, I trust that everyone had an enjoyable
break over the holidays.
As this is
another holiday week, and news has been light, I am sticking with the shortened
layout for this issue, but in the New Year we should be back to our usual full
coverage.
And last,
but not least, a final reminder to vote in this year's ALFRED AWARDS.
Check out
the categories at http://www.oocities.org/gothamajp/alfreds.htm
Voting
closes in just a few days on December 31st. Voting has been noticeably less
than in recent years, so let’s see a rush of votes over these last few days.
We wish
all our readers a Happy New Year and all the best for 2002.
Alan
J. Porter
E-mail: gothamajp@home.com
http://www.gothamweeklynews.com
COMICS
NEWS
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BEGINS PR PUSH FOR 10c ADVENTURE
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This week
DC Comics released the following press release to the “Entertainment Wire”
service used by most leading Newspapers and News Agencies.
DC Comics Celebrates the New Year With a 10 Cent Comic Book - Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure
For the first time in 40 years, DC Comics will be offering consumers a full
color 32-page comic book for ten cents, announced Paul Levitz, Executive Vice
President and Publisher.
On January 2nd, comic book fans will be able to purchase Batman: The Ten Cent
Adventure, a special Caped Crusader tale that is sure to please both Batman
fans and new readers alike with a classic crime noir storyline from a hot
comics creative team - writer Greg Rucka, penciller Rick Burchett, Klaus Janson,
and cover artist Dave Johnson.
"We're inviting Batman fans new and old to join us as we begin a major new
moment in Batman's life," said Levitz, "And to make the invitation
especially appealing, we're rolling back our cover price on this unique issue
to 10 cents...a price comics haven't been for four decades!"
The 10-Cent Adventure follows a night in the life of Batman -- a night that
ends with a terrible finality. When Batman responds to a series of crimes, little
does he know that a tragedy is occurring in the one place in the world he
considers safe. The 10-Cent Adventure ends with an intense cliffhanger, springboarding into a new storyline running through DC
Comics' Batman-related comics in January and February 2002.
This one-shot also acts as a definitive primer on Batman: his origin, his
motivation, and his methods, even his hours of operation. With the talent, the
content and the price, this issue is a great one for new readers to sink their
teeth into the Batman mythos.
BATMAN: THE 10-CENT ADVENTURE is a 32-page one-shot arriving in comic-book
stores January 2 with a cover price of only 10 cent
ALEX ROSS
GOES MAD
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In March
2002 a compilation of various MAD Magazine superhero parodies is published
under the title of “Mad About Super-Heroes.” It
features a full painted cover by Alex Ross. The cover has MAD mascot Alfred E. Newman standing proudly by Superman
and Batman in the traditional Ross style.
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TV SHOW
SCHEDULES & NEWS
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2002 DVD
RELEASE DATES
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The
release dates for the upcoming Batman animated DVDs have been announced as
follows:
The various DVD menu screens can be
previewed at ToonZone by clicking the following link.
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=87c66070f3ba82fd0a585403a2c28279&threadid=15322
JUSTICE
LEAGUE
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More
January Schedule Changes
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Cartoon Network has once again
announced a minor schedule change for Justice League. The announced changes
mainly affect the 12:30pm (ET) showing. Instead of the Saturday showing
starting from scratch as originally proposed, the Saturday showing will now
follow pattern the Monday and Sunday showings of Justice League. Below is the
updated schedule, with the changed episodes in bold:
January 5th - Secret Origins Part 1
January 6th - Secret Origins Part 3 (widescreen)
January 7th - In Blackest Night Part 1
January 12th - In Blackest Night Part 1
January 13th - In
Blackest Night Part 1 (widescreen)
January 14th - In Blackest Night Part 2
January 19th - In Blackest Night Part 2
January 20th - In Blackest Night Part 2 (widescreen)
January 21st - Paradise Lost Part 1 --NEW!!
January 26th -
January 27th -
Paradise Lost Part 1 (widescreen)
January 28th - Paradise Lost Part 2 --NEW!!
Febuary 2nd -
Febuary 3rd - Paradise Lost Part 2
(widescreen)
Justice League airs at
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MOVIE NEWS
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.”UNKNOWN” TO DON CAPE
& COWL
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Speculation
is rising that Warner Bros are looking to cast an “unknown” actor in the role
of Batman for the upcoming Batman: Year One movie. The idea is being driven by
the popularity of the Batman On*Star commercials were the identity of the actor
in costume has never been actively promoted. This tactic worked well with the
Superman franchise and made Christopher Reeve a star forever associated with
the role.
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IN
THE STORES
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JUSTICE LEAGUE TOYS TO BE ANNOUNCED.
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It is expected
that Hasbro will announce a line of figures and toys associated with the
Justice League animated show at the 2002 Toy Fair.
It appears
that the first phase of toy releases will be figures, shortly followed by toys
based on the shows vehicles.
Toy Fair
2002 is scheduled for February 10-14 in
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2002
Convention Dates
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February
22-24 – MEGA-CON, Orlando FL. (www.megaconvention.com
)
Location:
Attendees
include:
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Scott Beatty (writer Batman: The Ultimate Guide)
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Dick Giordano ( legendary Batman inker and ex- DC
editor)
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Carmine Infantino (
legendary Batman artist)
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Greg Rucka (writer
Detective Comics)
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Kevin Smith (writer upcoming Brave & Bold)
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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HAPPENINGS
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