Green Lantern: The Animated Series #4, the latest issue of the new ongoing DC Comics title based on the acclaimed animated series of the same name, arrives in comic book and hobby stores today. A digital copy will also be available through ComiXology and DC Comics. This issue features a fill-in story by the creative team of writer Ivan Cohen with art by Luciano Vecchio. The Green Lantern: The Animated Series monthly title features stories which take place in continuity with the animated series source material. Official details and preview pages for this issue are available below.
GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES #4
Written by: Ivan Cohen
Art by: Luciano Vecchio
• A member of the Interceptor crew is injured! Can Aya heal the damage?
• What is the shocking secret of the Tattooed Man?
The cover price is $2.99US. Green Lantern: The Animated Series #4 is available through both comic book stores and digital outlets.
Additional details on the Green Lantern: The Animated Series comic series can be found here. Stay tuned for further updates, including exclusive Green Lantern: The Animated Series content and more, here soon at The World’s Finest
A representative for Warner Home Video has confirmed for The World’s Finest that, despite earlier reports, there is no scheduled preview screening for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One, is the Fall 2012 installment of the DC Comics Premiere Movie line. Advance screenings and trailer reveals at the annual San Diego Comic-Con have been a staple for titles in the Warner Home Video movie line, but a representative for Warner Home Video clarifies that the animated feature could not meet the ‘earlier-than-usual dates’ established by the San Diego Comic-Con.
As reported earlier, there will be a panel dedicated to the current DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network, along with additional incentives happening throughout the Comic-Con weekend. Details for the panel can be found below.
Sunday, July 15th, 2012 1:00-2:00 DC Nation Screening and Q&A
The Nation is coming to San Diego! DC Nation — a one-hour action and comedy programming block on Cartoon Network starring some of the most beloved and legendary heroes of the DC Universe — will be making its very first appearance at Comic-Con. In addition to exclusive video content for fan-favorite series Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice, the panel will also be presenting sneak peeks of two highly anticipated series that will be coming soon to DC Nation: Beware The Batman and Teen Titans Go! Bringing you all this superhero goodness is a panel featuring top animation producers Glen Murakami (Teen Titans), Mitch Watson (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated), Michael Jelenic (ThunderCats), Aaron Horvath (MAD), and Jeff Prezenkowski, director of series and shorts at Warner Bros. Animation. From superheroes to sidekicks, the DC Nation panel will have something for everyone. DC Nation airs Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 ET/PT on Cartoon Network. Room 6BCF
Additionally, a special edition of TV Guide will debut at the San Diego Comic-Con 2012 promoting current and upcoming titles coming to the DC Nation programming block. The Warner Bros. TV Guide Magazine special issue will be distributed at the Warner Bros. booth – #4545 on the convention floor, beginning Wednesday, July 11th through to Sunday, July 15th, 2012. The issue will then go on sales on newsstands beginning July 17th, 2012.
Comic-Con International returns to the San Diego Convention Center on July 12th – 15th, 2012, with Preview Night on July 11th. The convention is held every year, focusing on host of different genres and pop culture events. Further convention schedule details can be found at the official San Diego Comic-Con website.
Stay tuned for further updates on the DC Comics Premiere Movie line, including new details on the upcoming Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One animated feature coming later this month. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One, the next direct-to-video DC Comics Premiere Movie release, is slated to hit DVD and Blu-ray Fall 2012. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
DC Comics has released comic solicitation information for the publisher’s October 2012 library of releases, including details for the latest issues of the ongoing Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice comics titles.
A rundown for Green Lantern: The Animated Series #7, the October 2012 issue for the new ongoing comic title based on the animated series of the same name, can be found below. Green Lantern: The Animated Series presents new tales taking place within the continuity of the acclaimed CGI-animated series.
GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES #7
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA
On sale OCTOBER 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• Zilius Zox wants to impress Atrocitus.
• His fiendish plan sends a new villain to the Interceptor!
• Will Hal save the day? Or will Razer?!
Details for the October 2012 issue of Young Justice, the DC Comics title based on the acclaimed Cartoon Network animated series of the same name, can be found below. The Young Justice comic series expands on the continuity of the hit animated series, telling stories taking place between episodes of the top-rated cartoon. Stories from both the animated series and comic title will directly tie into each other. Cover art is also available by clicking the thumbnail.
YOUNG JUSTICE #21
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Cover by MIN SUNG KU
On sale OCTOBER 17 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
• Aliens have arrived on Earth-16!
• Superboy and five Justice Leaguers have been abducted!
• Metropolis is in danger!
• Enter: BRAINIAC!
Further Young Justice comic details can be found at the The World’s Finest Young Justice subsite, including previews for current and upcoming issues along with creator interviews.
DC Comics has also scheduled a special Halloween-themed collection featuring issues of Batman Adventures, in addition to a new trade paperback collection for Young Justice. Details can be found below.
YOUNG JUSTICE: VOLUME TWO – TRAINING DAYS
Written by KEVIN HOPPS and GREG WEISMAN
Art by CHRISTOPHER JONES, LUCIANO VECCHIO and DAN DAVIS
Cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
On sale NOVEMBER 14 • 160 pg, FC, $12.99 US
• Superboy, Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Miss Martian and Artemis defend Gotham City from Ra’s al Ghul and Clayface!
• Features issues #7-13 of the all ages series.
BATMAN/SCOOBY-DOO HALLOWEEN FEST #1
BATMAN stories written by DAN SLOTT
BATMAN art by TY TEMPLETON and TERRY BEATTY
SCOOBY-DOO story by CHRIS DUFFY
SCOOBY-DOO art by TIM HARKINS
BATMAN cover by BRUCE TIMM
SCOOBY-DOO cover by SCOTT GROSS
On sale OCTOBER 3 • 24 pg, FC, FREE! • RATED E
• Just in time for Halloween, it’s a FREE all-ages flip-book comic reprinting classic BATMAN and SCOOBY-DOO tales!
• In his side of the comic, The Dark Knight meets Gotham City’s new vigilante, the Cavalier, and battles the evil of Ra’s Al Ghul in stories from BATMAN ADVENTURES #1 and #4.
• And in the other side, the Mystery Inc. Gang tries to get to the bottom of “The Costume Caper,” in a story from SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #2.
Stay tuned for further news right here at The World’s Finest – including new updates on Young Justice, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, and DC Nation.
Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series start at the beginning for the respective debuts of both series on the Canadian edition of Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network debuted in Canada on July 4th, 2012, available throughout a portion of the country with plans to reach coast-to-coast within the coming year. The network has provided schedule details for both series, airing back-to-back on Saturday mornings beginnings at 10:00am (ET/PT), with encores later the same day. Continue below for further details.
Young Justice
Saturday, July 7th, 2012 at 10:00am (ET/ PT) – “#1 Independence Day”
Robin, Speedy, Aqualad and Kid Flash are finally granted access to the headquarters of the Justice League. But when that access turns out to be little more than a glorified backstage pass, Speedy walks, and the other three sidekicks go on a mission of their own… to discovery…
Young Justice
Saturday, July 14th, 2012 at 10:00am (ET/ PT) – “#2 Fireworks”
Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash are prisoners of Project Cadmus. Their only hope is for Superboy to help them break free…
Young Justice
Saturday, July 21st 2012 at 10:00am (ET/ PT) – “#3 Welcome to Happy Harbor”
After Speedy declines to join the new team, Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash fear Young Justice is just a big joke…while new member Miss Martian fears there’s no room for her to be part of it. So when the four heroes and Superboy come up against Mister Twister, it looks like all their fears have just been realized…
Young Justice
Saturday, July 28th, 2012 at 10:00am (ET/ PT) – “#4 Drop Zone”
On their first official assignment – a covert recon mission to the Venom-producing island of Santa Prisca – the team finds itself caught in a struggle between the deadly Bane and cult leader Kobra for possession of something far worse than they suspected.
Please note schedule details are subject to change without notice. Young Justice airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET/PT) on the Canadian edition of Cartoon Network, with encores airing at 7:30pm (ET/PT) the same day. The above content can also be found at the The World’s Finest Young Justice subsite.
Continuing, first season episodes of Green Lantern: The Animated Series will air for the month of July 2012, airing Saturdays (ET/PT) on the Canadian edition of Cartoon Network. Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs Saturdays at 10:30am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network with encores the same day at 8:00pm (ET/PT). The episode breakdowns are provided below.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Saturday, July 7th, 2012 at 10:30am (ET/PT) – “#1 Beware My Power: Green Lantern’s Light, Part One”
Meet Hal Jordan, Kilowog, and the rest of his Green Lantern team as they face the evil Red Lanterns.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Saturday, July 14th, 2012 at 10:30am (ET/PT) – “#2 Beware My Power: Green Lantern’s Light, Part Two”
These new Red Lanterns prove to be tough and merciless…except for the one known as Razer.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Saturday, July 21st, 2012 at 10:30am (ET/PT) – “#3 Razer’s Edge”
Razer, the former Red Lantern, join’s Hal’s team, but Kilowog is suspicious.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Saturday, July 28th, 2012 at 10:30am (ET/PT) – “#4 Into The Abyss”
Aya reveals that she can download her sentience into a robotic body.
Stay tuned for further schedule updates and coverage on Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series – including exclusive content and much more – right here soon at The World’s Finest.
Teletoon Retro will air a special 24-hour Batman: The Animated Series marathon event, airing 34 episodes from the acclaimed animated series, later this month as a tie-in to the theatrical release of the live-action The Dark Knight Rises feature film on July 20th, 2012. The Batman: The Animated Series marathon will air Thursday, July 19th, 2012, starting at 6am (ET/PT), continuing all day long to 6am (ET/PT) the following morning. Teletoon Retro will air the first 34 episodes of the acclaimed animated series in order up to 11pm (ET/PT), and then re-air the first fourteen episodes until at 6am (ET/PT) . The marathon will air with limited commercial interruptions. Continue below for tentative episode details.
Batman: The Animated Series
Airs Thursday, July 19 from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. on July 20 ET
Vowing to avenge the senseless murder of his wealthy parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out lawlessness in Gotham City.
Episode #001 – On Leather Wings
Episode #002 – Christmas With The Joker
Episode #003 – Nothing To Fear
Episode #004 – The Last Laugh
Episode #005 – Pretty Poison
Episode #006 – The Underdwellers
Episode #007 – P.O.V.
Episode #008 – The Forgotten
Episode #009 – Be A Clown
Episode #010 – Two-Face: Part 1
Episode #011 – It’s Never Too Late
Episode #012 – I’ve Got Batman In My Basement
Episode #013 – The Cat and the Claw: Part 1
Episode #014 – Heart of Ice
Episode #015 – See No Evil
Episode #016 – The Cat and the Claw: Part 2
Episode #017 – Two-Face: Part 2
Episode #018 – Beware the Gray Ghost
Episode #019 – Prophecy of Doom
Episode #020 – Feat of Clay: Part 1
Episode #021 – Feat of Clay: Part 2
Episode #022 – Joker’s Favor
Episode #023 – Vendetta
Episode #024 – Fear of Victory
Episode #025 – The Clock King
Episode #026 – Appointment in Crime Alley
Episode #027 – Mad As A Hatter
Episode #028 – Dreams In Darkness
Episode #029 – Eternal Youth
Episode #030 – Perchance to Dream
Episode #031 – The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy
Episode #032 – Robin’s Reckoning: Part 1
Episode #033 – The Laughing Fish
Episode #034 – Night of the Ninja
Please note that Teletoon Retro has been unable to confirm if two-part episodes will air together in the appropriate order, or if every episodes included in the marathon will adhere to production order.
Further details on Batman: The Animated Series can be found at The World’s Finest. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The World’s Finest, including exclusive content and much more.