Friday 19th December 2003
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.This will be the last GWN for 2003 as I will be taking a short vacation over the next couple of weeks to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays with my family back in the UK. So have a great holiday season, thanks for all the e-mails and the support since GWN was re-launched back in August.
See you all in 2004
If you want to read a few more of my Batman related ramblings over the Holiday period, then check out my latest Notes From The Cave column, to find out just why I always add Bill Finger's name to the credits at the bottom of the newsletter.
As always have a great Holiday. - Alan J. Porter
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DC COMICS FOR MARCH 2004
DC Comics has published information on the titles shipping in March 2004. Click here for a full rundown. Click here for information on DC Direct products shipping in March.
CATWOMAN, GOTHAM CENTRAL, THE AUTHORITY NOMINATED FOR GLAAD AWARDS
GLAAD (The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has announced its nominees for its 15th Annual Media Awards, with three DC Comics titles on the "Outstanding Comic Book" list. The titles include CATWOMAN and GOTHAM CENTRAL.
"I'm extremely proud of the nominations CATWOMAN and GOTHAM CENTRAL have received," says Editor Matt Idelson. "When you consider the great work that GLAAD does, it's an incredible honor for the creative teams of the books and DC Comics as a whole."
The GLAAD Media Awards winners will be named in 2004.
Comics Shipping (December 24th)
BATMAN #622 -
Written by Brian Azzarello; art by Eduardo Risso; cover by Dave Johnson - Part 3 of the 6-part "Broken City" by the creative team of 100 BULLETS. The hunt for murderer Angel Martinez continues, and the closer Batman gets to him, the more his own dark past comes into focus. With brand new villains Fat Man and Little Boy hard on his trail, Batman's troubles are going to get worse before they get better. - BATMAN | 32pg. | Color | $2.25BIRDS OF PREY #62 -
Written by Gail Simone; art and cover by Ed Benes and Alex Lei - There's trouble brewing for the Birds! A still- recovering Canary goes to China on a mission of mercy and runs into Lady Shiva, who has an agenda of her own. Meanwhile, Oracle's personal life is a shambles and now her work seems to be as well as the information she feeds out to her various heroes starts going strangely and dangerously awry. - BATMAN | 32pg. | Color | $2.50CATWOMAN #26 -
Written by Ed Brubaker; art and cover by Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Palmiotti - The exciting new art team continues their streak as Catwoman takes another brutal turn! Selina's plan to take back the East End from the Mob hits a snag when an innocent girl is kidnapped. But was the kidnapping staged to lure Catwoman into the open? - BATMAN | 32pg. | Color | $2.50JLA #91 -
Written by Denny O'Neil; art by Tan Eng Huat; cover by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen - Comics legend Denny O'Neil and hot artist Tan Eng Huat (DOOM PATROL) kick off the 3-part "Extinction" arc! The JLA finds itself in a dilemma when a mysterious, shapeshifting creature from another planet gets blasted into our solar system through a tear in space. Is the creature friend or foe? Turns out to be both - in that order! - DC UNIVERSE | 32pg. | Color | $2.25SUPERMAN #200 -
Written by Steven T. Seagle; Art by Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens; Cover by Gene Ha - A 48-page extravaganza featuring the final battle between Superman and the Futuresmiths! The shocking revelation of who they really are, the final fate of Metropolis, and a look at possible future origins of BATMAN, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Superman. Plus, an appearance by Supergirl and a shocking ending you won't want to miss! Also featuring a tour of Metropolis featuring designs by Lee Bermejo (BATMAN/DEATHBLOW: AFTER THE FIRE) and Leinil Yu (SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT). - SUPERMAN | 48pg. | Color | $3.50TEEN TITANS GO! #2 -
Written by J. Torres, art by Todd Nauck and Lary Stucker; cover by Dave Bullock - The new monthly comic adapting the hit Cartoon Network animated series continues! Get ready for the Beast Boy that cried wolf! Having a sense of humor isn't always such a good thing, at least that's what Beast Boy's teammates think, since they tend to be the victims to his jokes. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...uh-oh, trouble's afoot and there are no teammates to lend a hand! - DC UNIVERSE | 32pg. | Color | $2.25Comics Shipping (December 31st)
THE FLASH #205 -
Written by Geoff Johns; art and cover by Alberto Dose - "Ignition," Part 5 of 6, guesst-starring BATMAN! The Fastest Man Alive struggles to protect Keystone City's police officers as the true identity of their killer is revealed. The Flash wants to bring the murderer to justice, but so does a Rogue who operates outside the law. Plus, a visit from the new Rogue Profiler for the K.C.P.D. is anything but pleasant for Wally West and his wife Linda. - DC UNIVERSE | 32pg. | Color | $2.25NIGHTWING/HUNTRESS -
Written by Devin Grayson; art and cover by Greg Land and Bill Sienkiewicz - When an undercover cop is killed, apparently by a mob boss, the worlds of Nightwing and the Huntress collide in this trade paperback that collects the 4-issue NIGHTWING/HUNTRESS miniseries. As the two heroes approach the policeman's brutal murder from very different angles - Nightwing looking for justice and the truth, Huntress looking for vengeance - they find that opposites really do attract. -SUPERMAN/BATMAN #5 -
Written by Jeph Loeb; art and cover by Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines - Even though the whole world is against them, Superman and Batman still have one thing... family. The two heroes are joined by Supergirl, Nightwing, Robin, Superboy, Huntress, Krypto and more as they take on Luthor and those allied with him. - DC UNIVERSE | 32pg. | Color | $2.95MORE B:TAS DVDs ON THE WAY
ToonZone reports that Warners is planning on releasing more episodes of Batman: The Animated Series onto DVD. However they won't be the long anticipated Season-by-Season box sets that most fans have been asking for. Instead WB are planning on transferring the old existing "themed" video collections onto disc. No release dates are known at the moment. It seems that those of us waiting for the boxed sets will be waiting a while longer.
TEEN TITANS RATINGS ON WB
Last Saturday's episode of Teen Titans on Kids' WB! ranked among the top 10 broadcast and cable programs in Tweens 9-14 (3.8 rating/24 share) and Male Tweens 9-14 (5.9/32), and ranked among the top seven broadcast programs in Kids 2-11 (2.5/13), Kids 6-11 (3.4/18), Boys 2-11 (3.7/18) and Boys 6-11 (5.3/26).
STATIC SHOCK / BATMAN BEYOND
The Comics Continuum web-site this week posted this preview image (left) from the fourth season opener of Static Shock.
The episode, which airs Saturday, Jan. 17 at 11:30 a.m. (ET), features Batman Beyond. According to the network, Static will venture into the future, teaming up with Batman to save his adult self.
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
CATWOMAN UPDATES
Texas Superhero Collectors Show - Austin TX - Jan 9 to 10th
Come and join TV's BATMAN & ROBIN at this show. ADAM WEST and BURT WARD will be in attendance along with the TV BATMOBILE and BATBOAT.
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