They live again! After a long slumber, Gargoyles – the critically-acclaimed 1990s animated series from Walt Disney Animation – has roared back to life, thanks in part to the current ongoing monthly series from Dynamite Comics. Launched in December 2022, written by Gargoyles co-creator Greg Weisman and featuring electric artwork by George Kambadais, the series continues the canon adventures of the Manhattan Clan, taking them to places fans have only dreamt of.
Now, Gargoyles is set to both kick-off the second half of its opening 12-issue “Here in Manhattan” arc – offering a great entry point for new readers – and launch a six-issue spin-off series, Gargoyles: Dark Ages! The World’s Finest recently caught up with Weisman to ask a few questions about the future of the Manhattan Clan, what it means to return to the world of Gargoyles, and drop a tease or two of what’s to come. Click the image below for more!
Gargoyles is on sale monthly in print and digital from Dynamite Comics. Check out the special The World’s Finest Gargoyles mini-site, or the interview above, for pre-order and release dates for upcoming issues of both Gargoyles and Gargoyles: Dark Ages,
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Details on the final issue of Batman: The Adventures Continue – Season Three were released as part of DC Comics’ solicitations catalogue for August 2023. Batman: The Adventures Continue – Season Three #8 not only concludes the latest volume of the popular Batman:The Animated Series comic continuation, but it’s also the finale to the “three season” comic series. Continue below for artwork and details, all provided by DC Comics.
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE – SEASON THREE #8
Written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI
Art and cover by TY TEMPLETON
Variant cover by KERON GRANT
Variant cover by GUSTAVO DUARTE
1:25 variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 8 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
Over the last three seasons, the minds behind the version of Gotham that defined a generation have brought you a continuation of their masterwork—and now that continuation comes to an end. Ra’s al Ghul’s mysterious plot has now been fully revealed, but will Batman be able to stop it in time? Or has the Dark Knight’s luck finally run out? Find out in this series finale over 30 years in the making! ON SALE 8/8/23
The first volume of Batman: The Adventures Continue launched in April 2020 from DC Comics, accompanied by a tie-in toyline and heavy promotional campaign. High sales and acclaim resulted in the comic series being picked up for two additional volumes, or “seasons,” and introducing characters such as Azreal, Talon and Red Hood in to DC Animated Universe continuity.
Batman: Caped Crusader is heading to Amazon Prime Video, and it won’t be alone. The streaming service announced that, in addition to the long in-the-works upcoming Batman animated series by Bruce Timm, two other Batman-themed animated projects are coming to Prime. The other two projects picked up include the Merry Little Batman animated movie and it spin-off series, Bat-Family. All projects were originally slated for HBO Max. Continue below for press details and more.
Prime Video Acquires New DC Animated Batman Projects From Warner Bros. Animation
Original animated movie Merry Little Batman and spinoff series Bat-Family
Two-season series order for Batman: Caped Crusader,
produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions, and 6th & Idaho
Prime Video today announced the acquisition of two new DC animated Batman series, alongside an original animated film from Warner Bros. Animation and DC. The film Merry Little Batman is ordered with a spinoff series, Bat-Family, along with a two-season order for Batman: Caped Crusader, from executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves. The Batman animated titles will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.
“Batman: The Animated Series helped pioneer in the evolution of superhero storytelling and defined the Dark Knight for a generation,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon and MGM Studios. “Batman: Caped Crusader will no doubt continue that tradition and, alongside Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family, we’re thrilled to collaborate with Warner Bros. Animation to offer a variety of takes of the Batman mythos to our global Prime Video customers.”
“We are excited to partner with Amazon to begin an all-new animated chapter of Batman. From the cinematic noir storytelling of Batman: Caped Crusader to the comedic adventures of Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family, these new projects ensure that there will be an animated Batman story ready to excite fans of all ages,” said Sam Register, president, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.
Batman: Caped Crusader is an all-new animated series and reimagining of the Batman mythology through the visionary lens of executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves. Utilizing state-of-the-art animation techniques, this powerful creative partnership will once again reinvent the character and his iconic rogue’s gallery with sophisticated storytelling, nuanced characters, and intense action sequences, all set in a visually striking world. In addition to Timm, Abrams, and Reeves, Ed Brubaker and Sam Register are set to executive produce the series. Based on characters from DC, Batman: Caped Crusader is produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions, and 6th & Idaho.
Merry Little Batman is an animated family action comedy destined to join the rogue’s gallery of classic holiday movies. When young Damian Wayne finds himself alone in Wayne Manor on Christmas Eve, he must transform into “Little Batman” in order to defend his home and Gotham City from the crooks and supervillains intent on destroying the holidays. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based on characters from DC, Merry Little Batman is directed by Mike Roth (Regular Show) from a screenplay by Morgan Evans (Teen Titans Go!). Roth also serves as executive producer, alongside Sam Register.
Following the events of Merry Little Batman, Bat-Family follows Batman, Alfred, and young Damian Wayne-who has now taken on the mantle of Little Batman-alongside a few newcomers to Wayne Manor, as they navigate the fun and frustrations of life as a super family. Jase Ricci, Mike Roth, and Sam Register are set to executive produce the series, which is produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Creature Commandos, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Looney Tunes Cartoons, My Adventures with Superman, Noonan’s, Teen Titans Go!, Tiny Toons Looniversity, and Velma. The studio is currently in production with New Line Cinema on the upcoming original anime feature film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films-including the DC Universe Movies-for DVD, Blu-ray, and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards, 40 Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 21 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
About DC
DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com.
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Batman: Caped Crusader, Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family were all originally set for HBO Max before they were scrapped from the service by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, due to cost-saving measures, and shopped around for potential buyers in 2022. Stay tuned for updates on all three animated Batman projects, along with developments on other DC Comics-based animated projects, coming to Amazon Prime Video.
Additionally, continue below to watch the behind-the-scenes video for Batman: Caped Crusader released as part of the DC FanDome 2021 virtual convention event.
Additional press details for Batman: Caped Crusader can be found here. For details on other animated projects starring and featuring the Dark Knight, please feel free to explore this very website.
The World’s Finest has published its review of the DC Animated Movie title Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One, which is available own on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray and Digital. In short, Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One is a surprising entry in the DC Animated Movie line that’s plenty of fun, even though it might not play the same for everyone. To read the complete review, click on the image below.
In addition to a detailed review, the above image link also leads to additional content, including the film’s trailer, imagery and more. Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment describes Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One as follows:
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One finds the Justice League facing off against a new horror: adolescence! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Cyborg, Green Lantern and Vixen are surprised to find that not only have they materialized on a strange world called Remnant, but they’ve also been transformed into teenagers. Meanwhile, the heroes of Remnant – Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang – find their world has been mysteriously altered. Can the combined forces of the Justice League and Team RWBY return Remnant to normal before a superpowered Grimm destroys everything they know?
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, and released by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One is available to own on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray and Digital HD. Stay tuned for further updates and coverage right here at The World’s Finest!
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DC Comics has released its solicitations catalogue for July 2023, which includes details on the penultimate issue of Batman: The Adventures Continue – Season Three and a massive The Batman Adventures hardcover omnibus collection. Also set for release is a second hardcover collection for the Harley Quinn: The Animated Series spin-off comic titles. Continue below for artwork and further details, all provided by DC Comics.
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE – SEASON THREE #7
Written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI
Art by TY TEMPLETON
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG
Villain variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
1:25 variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 7 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
The Court of Owls are back, and they’ve conscripted Man-Bat to join their fight against Batman! And while Batman faces off against the attacks of the Court, Bruce Wayne continues to be roped into Ra’s al Ghul’s mysterious scheme. Batman is besieged on all sides in this penultimate chapter! ON SALE 7/11/23
THE BATMAN ADVENTURES OMNIBUS
Written by KELLEY PUCKETT, MARTIN PASKO, PAUL DINI, and others
Art by MIKE PAROBECK, TY TEMPLETON, BRUCE TIMM, and others
Cover by TY TEMPLETON
$150.00 US | 1176 pages | Hardcover
Debuting in 1992, Batman: The Animated Series achieved a near-impossible feat by integrating the dark and mature themes of the Tim Burton Batman films into a kid-friendly cartoon show. This massive omnibus collects the entire comics run of the animated Dark Knight from The Batman Adventures #1-36, The Batman Adventures Annual #1-2, The Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1, a story from Batman Black & White #1, The Batman Adventures: Mad Love #1, and for the first time ever, the never-before-reprinted comic book adaptation of the animated feature film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm! ON SALE 9/5/23
HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES: LEGION OF BATS!
Written by TEE FRANKLIN
Art by JON MIKEL and SHAE BEAGLE
Cover by YOSHI YOSHITANI
$24.99 US | 240 pages | Hardcoverr
When last we checked in with Harley Quinn, she ate, she banged, and she killed…but now it’s time for something a little different. Fresh out of the events of Harley Quinn: The Animated Series season three, Harley has found herself a part of a highly unlikely team – the Bat-Family! Meanwhile, Poison Ivy has found herself prepping for her new job – leader of the Legion of Doom! But while Harley and Ivy adjust to their respective new roles, a ghost from Ivy’s past enters the fray and threatens the relationship between everyone’s favorite clown and plant couple!! ON SALE 9/12/23
Additionally, a trade paperback release for the first Harley Quinn: The Animated Series comic collection, titled Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour, will hit shelves August 29, 2023.
Lastly, in related news, Young Justice producer Greg Weisman’s ongoing Gargoyles series at Dynamite Comics, based on his acclaimed 1990s Gargoyles animated series, is releasing its first collected edition. Featuring the first six issues of Gargoyles, the title will be available in both hardcover and softcover collections. Details are below.
GARGOYLES VOL 01: HERE IN MANHATTAN HC/TPB
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Price: TPB: $19.99 US/ HC: $24.99US/ SIGNED HC: $34.99US | 160 pages The first collection of Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman’s all-new tales set in the world of his beloved animated show is finally here! Collecting issues #1-6 of the acclaimed series written by Weisman and illustrated by George Kambadias, Gargoyles: Here in Manhattan reintroduces the Manhattan Clan, a Gargoyles family newly dedicated to their mission of defending humanity in modern-day New York. But even though their commitment is strong, their bonds are about to be tested to the limit when nefarious factions from all across the world attempt to steal that rarest, most precious of possessions… an unhatched Gargoyle egg!
To celebrate this historic publication, Dynamite Entertainment is proud to present three special editions with covers by the legendary original Gargoyles comics series artist Amanda Conner and new series cover superstar David Nakayama, plus a special signed edition by Jae Lee. ON SALE 07/12/23
Click here for further information on the Gargoyles series from Dynamite Comics.
