October 31st, 2003
ANTHONY HOPKINS TO PLAY ALFRED ?
Well it's another fairly quite week on the Batman front. WB seemed to be saying that there would be no new press announcments on the upcoming BATMAN movie until the new year, then a rumor surfaces that Sir Anthony Hopkins may have been approached to play Alfred Pennyworth.
Now that's something I'd like to see.
Well Happy Halloween to our our readers today, and for readers in the UK, enjoy Bonfire Night next week.
As always have a good week and all the best.. - Alan J. Porter
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IN THIS ISSUE
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BATMAN #620 SOLD OUT @ DC
(DC Comics Press
Release) BATMAN #620 sold out at DC Comics only three days after its in-store
date of October 22. This issue features the first chapter of the 6-part story "Broken
City" by the 100 BULLETS creative team of writer Brian Azzarello, artist Eduardo
Risso and cover artist Dave Johnson.
"It's so satisfying seeing this character and this team being so well-received by
readers," says co-editor Bob Schreck. "My hat's off to my co-editor Will Dennis,
Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso and the entire team for pouring their all into every page.
It shows, and hey, and it's only just begun! It only gets better from here, believe
me!"
"On behalf of the creative team, we couldn't be happier that the book is meeting with
this kind of response," says co-editor Will Dennis. "I was confident that the
team would deliver a story that could stand with anything in comics today - look no
further than 100 BULLETS for evidence of that - but it's always cool to have that
confidence rewarded in sales."
"We've had a phenomenal year with 'Hush,' and that momentum shows no signs of letting
up with the arrival of the new BATMAN team," says Bob Wayne, DC's VP - Sales &
Marketing
Comics Shipping (November 5th)
BATMAN: CITY OF LIGHT #2 - Written
by the Pander Brothers and Mark Paniccia; art by the Pander Brothers and Alvaro Lopez;
cover by the Pander Brothers -
The new miniseries illuminating Gotham City continues! As a new Gotham rises, one madman
threatens to tear it apart. His name is Purge, and his relentless attacks have thrown this
new "City of Light" into chaos. And the one man who can save the day – the
dark avenger who has always fought to save Gotham – is losing himself in an intense
internal battle. Can Batman pull himself together? - 32pg. | 2 of 8
| Color | $2.95
BATMAN: THE ARROW, THE RING, AND
THE BAT - Written by Dennis O’Neil; art by Greg Land and Dick
Giordano and Sergio Cariello; painted cover by Jon Foster -
Green Arrow provides the focal point for two stories set early in the careers of Batman,
Green Lantern and the Emerald Archer in this volume that collects LEGENDS OF THE DC
UNIVERSE #7-9 and LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #127-131. Writer Dennis O’Neil
contributes an introduction. - 192pg. | Softcover | Color
| $19.95
DETECTIVE COMICS #788 - Written by Paul Bolles and Rick Spears; art by Mike Lilly, Sean Parsons, and Rob G.; cover by Tim Sale - "The Randori Stone" Part 1 of 2. Two years ago, Eddie Hurst was sentenced to death for a trio of murders he didn’t commit. He was supposed to await his execution quietly in a cold cell at Blackgate…but something’s happened to Eddie Hurst. He’s gotten stronger. A lot stronger. And now he wants revenge on everyone who had a role in sending him down the river! Only Batman can stop the coming bloodbath – but can he uncover the mystery of Eddie’s newfound strength? And in the backup, the flea-bitten conclusion of Rick Spears’ and Rob G.’s "The Dogcatcher!" - 40pg. | Color | $2.75
HARLEY QUINN #38 - Written by A.J. Lieberman; art by Charles Adlard; cover by Scott Morse - It's the final issue for the Cupid of Crime, and she's going down in flames! The apparent arrest of the Joker in Gotham sends Harley spiraling down a path of paranoia, and it appears the Joker has turned the tables on Harley again. - 32pg. | Color | $2.50
JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE - Written by Paul Dini; art and cover by Alex Ross - The original members of the classic Justice League are back in an original graphic novel told in sequential comic-book storytelling by Emmy Award-winning writer Paul Dini and Eisner Award-winning painter Alex Ross! The JLA must confront a threat from space in the form of a deadly space-borne virus that sets off a chain reaction of worldwide fear and panic. Soon the JLA itself is under suspicion. Are they ultimately responsible for this alien danger? Can the JLA keep the world from tearing itself apart?! - 96pg. | Softcover | Color | $9.95
JLA-Z #2 - Written
by Mike McAvennie; art by Jim Lee, Scott McDaniel, Scott Kolins, Rob Haynes, Patrick
Gleason, Dan Jurgens, Jeff Parker, Pascual Ferry, Tom Nguyen, Peter Pachoumis, Scott
Williams, Christian Alamy, and various; cover by Phil Jimenez - A handbook to DC's
greatest super-team featuring artwork by some of the biggest names in comics, timed to
coincide with the inter-company crossover of the decade! Featuring the second of a
triptych of covers by Phil Jimenez, this stunning issue covers heroes and villains ranging
from Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) to the Lord of Time, illustrated by notables including
Kevin Maguire, Howard Porter, and more! -
32pg. | 2 of 3 | Color | $2.25
JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #25 - Written by Ken Rothstein; art and cover by Chris Jones and Dan Davis - With the second season of Justice League getting underway on Cartoon Network, the excitement doesn't stop as we present our first 2-part story! Join the action as the world's greatest super-heroes are mysteriously transported to the planet Rann to meet the strange adventurer Adam Strange! - 32pg. | Color | $2.25
JUSTICE LEAGUE (Cartoon Network)
TEEN TITANS (Cartoon Network)
TEEN TITANS (KidsWB)
UK TV SCHEDULE
Toonami, Turner's new UK cartoon Network has just started broadcasting. The following Batman shows will be running.
BATMAN OF THE FUTURE (Batman Beyond) :
JUSTICE LEAGUE
LATEST BATMAN 5 RUMORS & NEWS
From Batman On Film comes news that Dennis Quaid is no longer in the running to play Jim Gordon in the upcoming BATMAN movie. Also it appears that WB will hold off making any other casting announcments until after the new year.
Having said that Ain't It Cool News is reporting there are rumors that Morgan Freeman has been approached for a "Dr./Scientist" role (could be The Scarecrow ?), and that Sir Anthony Hopkins is under consideration for the role of "Alfred".
CATWOMAN UPDATES
Halle Berry has been doing the rounds of the talk shows and interviews to promote her new movie Gothika. But talk inevitably seems to soon turn to the subject of Catwoman. Comingsoon.net's Chuck the Movie Guy sat down to interview Halle Berry about her thoughts on the new feline flick, and posted the audio for your review. Sci-Fi Wire also has a Halle Berry interview where she says her Catwoman costume is "much more comfortable than my X-suit."
In an interview with the Canadian Jam Showbiz site Berry had the following to say:
"My Catwoman is fierce. She's not very nice. She's no pussycat. Hopefully people will love her and fear her." Again she made a point that her character was the latest in a line of Catwomen (the sixth she daid) who " puts her own wardrobe together. She has leather pants. She has a mostly bare top made of belts. She has a bandanna wrapped around her head with cat ears on it."
In other CATWOMAN related news:
Las Vegas Comic Con - October 31st to Nov 2nd.
The first major Comic Con to be held in Las Vegas is generating a lot of buzz. Among the featured guests are BRIAN AZZARELLO, DARWYN COOKE, RICK HOBERG, JAMES PASCOE and BILL WILLINGHAM.
COMICS FESTIVAL - London, England - Nov 1st
The major UK Comics Festival expands this year with a Fall show in London. Confirmed guests include: JOHN BOLTON, MIKE COLLINS, DAN DiDIO, JAMES HODGKINS and BARRY KITSON.
Collect-O-Con, Orlando FL. Nov 1st & 2nd.
This major show for pop-culture collectors has a "Hulk vs Batman" theme with appearences by ADAM WEST, YVONNE CRAIG and the 1960s TV show BATMOBILE
Toronto Comic-Con, Toronto, Canada - Nov 7th to 9th
Canada's premire comics event has an excellent line up of guests this yera including: DAN BRERETON, PAUL GULACY, MARSHALL ROGERS, TY TEMPLETON,
Kansas City Comic Con, Shawnee KS, Nov 15th to 16th
Guests at this growing show include: NORM BREYFOGLE and BILL WILLINGHAM,
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