GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS #216

Friday 30th July 2004

"BATMAN BEGINS" TRAILER RELEASED

Warner bros this week released the first Teaser Trailer for BATMAN BEGINS. Mainly focusing on Bruce Wayne with only a few quick shots of The Batman itself, it never the less shows great promise. It can be found by clicking the "Trailer" link on the movie's official website. WB have also released the first detailed photograph of Christian Bale in the Bat suit. We also have new photos of the movie Batmobile and Cillian Murphy as Jonathan Crane in the Movie News section below

talking of movies, as the CATWOMAN movie is now in theaters, we have discontinued our special Catwoman movie page - thanks to the many thousands who visited the pages during the run up to the movie. We will continue to report news of the movie's performance here on the regular GWN page.

As always have a good week. - Alan J. Porter

And don't forget to order our new GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS logo t-shirt. Now available on-line here. Just in time for the summer convention season

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IN THIS ISSUE

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COMICS NEWS

Sales Charts for June 2004

Diamond distributors has released the sales charts for books that shiped in June 2004. batman related books charted as follows:

Comics

Graphic Novels / Trade Paperbacks

BATMAN TITLES WIN EISNER AWARDS

At the recent San Diego Comic-Con International, the comics industry "Oscars" were awarded with DC and Batman related titles and creators winning several. Congratulations to all.

BATMAN PANELS FROM SDCC

There werre several panels at San Diego that related to the Batman comics. Below are links to reports on the main announcements and events

Comics Shipping (August 4th)

BATMAN: THE 12-CENT ADVENTURE - Written by Devin Grayson; Art by Ramon Bachs and Raul Fernandez; Cover by Jason Pearson - The biggest Batman event of 2004 begins here! The explosive three-month Batman event WAR GAMES kicks off here, in a special low-priced comic! Stephanie Brown has patrolled the streets of Gotham as Spoiler, and more recently as Robin. But tonight she's flying solo, and a seemingly easy mission is about to turn deadly! Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne attends a hospital dedication where an old foe lurks with an apocalyptic new mission. Before this night is over, the face of Gotham will be changed forever, as the stage is set for a bloody gang war! Be sure to follow the story through the Batman titles this month, starting in DETECTIVE COMICS #797! - BATMAN  |   32pg.  |  Color  |  12 Cents

BATMAN/CATWOMAN: TRAIL OF THE GUN #1 - Written by Ann Nocenti; Art and cover by Ethan Van Sciver - The race for the ultimate weapon is on in this 2-issue Prestige Format miniseries by Ann Nocenti (Daredevil) and Ethan Van Sciver (New X-Men)! The entire underworld is pursuing a gun that never misses. Catwoman considers the firearm to be the score of a lifetime, affirming forever her reputation as Queen of Thieves... if only she can keep it out of the hands of rival criminal factions. But she has one more competitor: the Dark Knight, who wants the weapon out of circulation for good! - BATMAN  |  1 of 2  |  48pg.  |  Color  |   $5.95

BIRDS OF PREY #71 - Written by Gail Simone; art Ron Adrian, Alex Lei and Rob Lea; Cover by Mark Texeira - "Between Dark and Dawn" continues in the third of six biweekly issues! Huntress's mission to the backwoods compound of a sinister Oregon cult goes seriously wrong. And in Gotham, Barbara's being stalked by something cyber-deadly, but how can she fight what she can't see? - BATMAN  |  32pg.  |  Color  |  $2.50

DETECTIVE COMICS #797 - Written by Andersen Gabrych, Shane McCarthy; Art by Pete Woods and Nathan Massengill, Tommy Castillo and Rodney Ramos; Cover by Jock - WAR GAMES: ACT 1, PART 1! Gotham erupts in a massive gang war the likes of which have never been seen! Can Batman stem the tides of war? And in the backup story, Part 1 of the 3-part "Low," as the Riddler faces off against Poison Ivy! - BATMAN  |   40pg.  |  Color  |  $2.95

JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #34 - Written by Stuart Moore; Art by Tim Levins and Mick Gray; Cover by Butch Lukic - A bullet from the alley where Batman's parents died! A broken piece of baby Superman's rocketship! What secret villain is gathering up deadly relics from the past, and how does Wonder Woman fit into his plot to destroy the Justice League? - DC UNIVERSE  |  32pg.  |  Color  |   $2.25

THE MONOLITH #7 - Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; Art by Tomm Coker; Cover by James Jean - "Friendly Fire" Part 2 of 3, featuring guest artist Tomm Coker (BLOOD & WATER) and guest-starring BATMAN! The Incinerator has sworn to keep New York City terror-free by waging a one-man campaign of hate and providing some incendiary terror of his own! Can the Monolith help Batman track him down? - DC UNIVERSE  |  32pg.  |  Color  |  $2.95

TV NEWS

The Batman Scheduled

"The Batman" animated series will launch on Saturday, Sept. 11 as part of Kids' WB!'s new season a network representative has told The Continuum website. The show's time period and debut episode have not been announced yet, according to the network.

TV Schedules

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED (Cartoon Network)

TEEN TITANS (Cartoon Network)

TEEN TITANS (Kids WB!)

SUPER FRIENDS (Boomerang)

SUPERMAN / BATMAN ADVENTURES (Boomerang)

Movie News (BATMAN BEGINS | CATWOMAN)

LATEST "BATMAN BEGINS" RUMORS & NEWS

CATWOMAN UPDATES

Meet The Bat Team

SUPER MEGAFEST - Baltimore - July 31st to August 1st

This media show at the Sheraton Baltimore North will feature the stars of the 1960s live action Batman TV Show: ADAM WEST, FRANK GORSHIN, JULIE NEWMAR and LEE MERIWEATHER as well as the BATMOBILE, BATCYCLE and BATBOAT from the show

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