Friday 6th August 2004
BATMOBILE TAKES TO CHICAGO STREETS
While filming of exterior establishing location shots in Chicago has been going on for a few weeksnow, this last week saw the BATMAN BEGINS production team swing into action. The new style "Tumbler" Batmobile took to the streets for a chase scene that also involved a few of GCPD police cars. Reports also suggest that while most of the action was being filmed by a second unit, that director Christopher Nolan was on hand.
As always have a good week. - Alan J. Porter
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IN THIS ISSUE
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COMICS NEWS
Gabrych Has Plans For Batgirl
Writer Anderson Gabrych is interviewed this week on the Comicon.com PULSE site about his plans for BATGIRL. You can read the full interview here.
Rumors Making The Rounds This Week
Comics Shipping (August 11th)
BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #182 - Written by A.J. Lieberman; Art by Brad Walker and Troy Nixey; Cover by Brian Haberlin - WAR GAMES: ACT I, PART 2! With the gang war raging and only Batgirl at his side, Batman is badly outnumbered. And when Batman tries to control of the path of violence, the heroes suffer their first casualty. - BATMAN | 32pg. | Color | $2.50
GOTHAM CENTRAL #22 - Written by Ed Brubaker; Art and cover by Michael Lark and Stefano Gaudiano - At last, the truth about the infamous High School Baseball Massacre is revealed! Just what part did the Mad Hatter play in the murders years ago? And how will this come to a peaceful resolution when ex-Detective Bullock is involved? - BATMAN | 32pg. | Color | $2.50
JLA #103 - Written by Chuck Austen; art and cover by Ron Garney - "The Pain of the Gods" continues as Green Lantern John Stewart crosses the line in dealing with a sleazeball criminal. How far is "too far" when meting out justice? - DC UNIVERSE | 32pg. | Color | $2.25
NIGHTWING #96 - Written by Devin Grayson; art by Mike Lilly and Andy Owens; cover by Scott McDaniel and Owens - WAR GAMES: ACT 1, PART 3! With Batman in trouble, Dick Grayson must put aside his own feelings and return to Gotham City. But when Tarantula comes along for the ride, will the Batman family survive the shakeup? - BATMAN | 32pg. | Color | $2.25
ROBIN: UNMASKED! - Written by Bill Willingham; Art by Rick Mays, Francisco Rodriguez de la Fuente, and Aaron Sowd; Cover by Jason Pearson - Critically acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning writer Bill Willingham (FABLES) has taken over the life of Tim Drake, Robin — and the Boy Wonder's life has been a rollercoaster ride ever since! ROBIN: UNMASKED! collects issues #121-125, featuring pencils by Rick Mays and Francisco Rodriguez de la Fuente, with inks by Aaron Sowd and a new cover by Jason Pearson. Batman turns up the heat on his young ward's training just as Tim is about to encounter the most bloodthirsty killer of his career! And if that weren't bad enough, it's Tim's first day at a new school, with a student body tangled in social spider webs! As Robin deals with the deadly Johnny Warlock, an even bigger threat is about to turn our hero's life upside down: Tim's own dad! - BATMAN | Softcover | 128pg. | Color | $12.95
TEEN TITANS #14 - Written by Geoff Johns; Art by Tom Grummett and Marlo Alquiza; Cover by Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines - "Beast Boys and Girls," Part 2 of 3! An entire school has been infected by the rare virus Sakutia — the disease that transformed Gar Logan into Beast Boy. Now the Titans are out to cure the kids, and the parents are out to hang Beast Boy...for being contagious! - DC UNIVERSE | 32pg. | Color | $2.50
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WORLD'S FINEST ON-LINE
If you haven't yet seen the "World's Finest" introduction fan film that was causing a buzz around the show floor at San Diego (even though it was "banned" and never had an official showing), you can download a copy from here.
LATEST "BATMAN BEGINS" RUMORS & NEWS
CATWOMAN UPDATES
New Microman Bat Figures - First Look
From Toy News International - Dengeki Hobby, a Japan publication has unveiled new images of the upcoming Microman Batgirl/Batman 2-pack along with the upcoming Microman Catwoman figure from Takara. This is the first look at the Batman figure that will be included in the Batgirl/Batman 2-pack. As you can see this version of Batman will be in black to match Batgirl's outfit. These figures will also be released here in the United States through DC Direct.
WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO - Aug 13 to 15
This year's Wizard World Chicago features an "Insiders Look at BATMAN BEGINS" with a special appearence by writer DAVID GOYER as well as guests: JIM LEE, JEPH LOEB, ALEX ROSS, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, MICHAEL TURNER
CANADIAN NATIONAL COMIC EXPO - Toronto - Aug 27 to 29
This year's Canadian National Comics Expo at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto includes MICHAEL TURNER, GEORGE PEREZ, TIM LEVINS and TY TEMPLETON
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