The third issue of the Young Justice: Targets mini-series and a Harley Quinn 30th anniversary special comic are both set for a September 2022 release from DC Comics. The Harley Quinn special is being released nearly thirty years to the day of her first ever appearance in the Batman: The Animated Series episode “Joker’s Favor.” Continue below for artwork and further details, all provided by DC Comics as part of their September 2022 solicitations.
YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #3
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
Hispanic Heritage Month variant cover by ADRIAN GUTIERREZ Queen Perdita has been rescued! Or has she? Beast Boy has his doubts, and soon his suspicions turn terrifyingly real. Nightwing and Robin, working across the globe from one another, come upon information that leads them to uncover the identity of the villain who’s been pulling the strings behind this kidnapping all along! Plus, take a trip into the past with another action-packed backup, starring Green Arrow! $3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 9/27/22
HARLEY QUINN 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
Written by AMANDA CONNER, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, PAUL DINI, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ, SAM HUMPHRIES, KAMI GARCIA, ROB WILLIAMS, MINDY LEE, TERRY DODSON, CECIL CASTELLUCCI, and RAFAEL SCAVONE
Art by CHAD HARDIN, GUILLEM MARCH, RILEY ROSSMO, STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ, ERICA HENDERSON, JASON BADOWER, MICO SUAYAN, JOHN TIMMS, TERRY DODSON, RACHEL DODSON, DAN HIPP, and RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant covers by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, ADAM HUGHES, STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU, LEE BERMEJO, JEROME OPEÑA, BRUCE TIMM, TERRY DODSON, STJEPAN ŠEJIĆ, AMANDA CONNER, STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU You are cordially invited to an oversize extravaganza celebrating the Clown Princess of Crime’s 30th birthday in this fantabulous special! That’s right—Harley Quinn turns 30 in absolute style and has invited a squad of her old creative pals to join her with a killer lineup of amazing stories! And the reviews are in—it’s guaranteed awesome:
“Last chance, Quinn.
Don’t make me do this.”
—Amanda Waller
“Wait…you’re not
going back to…”
—Red Tool
“Sigh.”
—Poison Ivy $9.99 US | 96 pages | Prestige
ON SALE 9/13/22
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With the season finale of Young Justice: Phantoms approaching, The World’s Finest caught up with the music collective known as Dynamic Music Partners – consisting of Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter – to discuss their journey with The Team and the how the acclaimed animated series has impacted their work, among other topics. Click on the image below to check out the interview.
Dynamic Music Partners is a team of three award-winning composer/arranger/conductors who’ve scored a host of acclaimed superhero shows, from Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series to The Spectacular Spider-Man, Teen Titans and countless others. For more on Dynamic Music Partners – including details on past, present and future works, along with news on forthcoming releases and appearances – check out their official website! On social media, be sure to follow them on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube!
New episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms are currently streaming each week on HBO Max. The first half of Young Justice‘s fourth season, along with the show’s previous three seasons, is also available on the streaming service. Stay tuned right here for further Young Justice coverage and updates, and check out the The World’s Finest Young Justice subsite for more images, videos, exclusive content and much more! Discuss this news by clicking the link below.
DC Comics has released details on an upcoming issue of the Young Justice: Targets mini-series and a Harley Quinn: The Animated Series special one-shot, both slated for an August 2022 release. Both comics continue storylines established in their respective animated source material. Continue below for artwork and further details, all provided by DC Comics as part of their August 2022 solicitations.
YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #2
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK With Queen Perdita nowhere to be found, an APB has been sent across the planet! Now, in Markovia, the Infinitors have been assembled to track her down, but are the Infinitors to be trusted? How deep does this evil conspiracy run, and who will be able to unravel the web of deception in time? $3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/23/22
HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES – THE REAL SIDEKICKS OF NEW GOTHAM SPECIAL #1
Written by TEE FRANKLIN, ALEXIS QUASARANO, CONNER SHIN,
JIMMY MOSQUEDA, and JAMIESEN BORAK
Art by MAX SARIN, ONEILLJONES, ERICA HENDERSON,
LOGAN FAERBER, PJ HOLDEN, and more!
Cover by MAX SARIN
Variant cover by DAN HIPP
1:25 variant cover by SERGIO ACUNA What happens when writers from Harley Quinn the TV show and Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour the comic book get together and swap stories from New Gotham? Absolute mayhem, that’s what! Follow what happened to some of your favorite Gotham sidekicks on Tawny Young’s new trash-tastic daytime talk show and watch the chairs fly as they spill the tea! Guest-starring Clayface, Batgirl, Frank the
Plant, and Harley Quinn’s worst sidekick…The Joker! $9.99 US | 80 pages | Prestige
ON SALE 8/30/22
In support of the summer 2022 theatrical release DC League of Super-Pets from Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series DVD collection, hitting retail shelves on August 2, 2022. The release collects the 2005-2006 cartoon which follows Superman’s pup doing good on Earth. Continue below for Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series package art and press details:
KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG:
THE COMPLETE SERIES
ARRIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME
TO DVD ON 8/2/22
In 2005, a new breed of Super Hero claimed its place of prominence among Saturday morning cartoons with the premiere of Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series. On August 2, 2022, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings the acclaimed complete animated series to DVD (USA $44.98 SRP; Canada $49.99 SRP).
Created by Chris Mitchell, Krypto The Superdog: The Complete Series follows the adventures of the title character – Superman’s beloved pooch – who also acquires the powers afforded his original Earthbound master. Alongside allies like Ace The Bat-Hound and Streaky the Supercat, Krypto fights the forces of evil, which include the animal companions of Lex Luthor and Catwoman.
Sam Vincent (Ninjago, Sausage Party) voiced the title character to lead the robust cast that included Brian Drummond (Monster Beach) as Streaky, Scott McNeil (X-Men: Evolution) as Ace the Bat-Hound, Alberto Ghisi (Trick ‘r Treat) as Kevin Whitney, Tabita St. Germain (My Little Pony franchise) as Andrea, Terry Klassen (Dragon Ball Z) as Tusky Husky, Ellen Kennedy (Polly Pocket) as Brainy Barker, Michael Dobson (The Deep) as Bulldog. Additional cast members included Peter Kelamis (Beyond, Riverdale) as Tail Terrier, Mark Oliver (Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu) as Mechanikat, Trevor Devall (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) as Hot Dog, and Nicole Bouma (Powerpuff Girls Z) as Snooky Wookums.
Scott Jeralds (Static Shock) and Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series) served as supervising producers, and Linda Steiner (Pound Puppies) and Paul Dini (Superman: The Animated Series) were producers on the series. Sander Schwartz was the executive producer. Burnett and Dini also served as story editors, while Jeralds directed all 39 episodes of Krypto the Superdog.
DISC 1
Ep- 01 Krypto’s Scripto: Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
Ep- 02 Super-Flea / A Bug’s Strife
Ep- 03 Meet the Dog Stars / The Streaky Story
Ep- 04 Diaper Madness / Feline Fatale
Ep- 05 Dog-Gone Kevin / The Dark Hound Strikes!
Ep- 06 My Pet Boy / Dem Bones
Ep- 07 Bathound for a Day / Dog Bot
Ep- 08 Old Dog, New Tricks / Talk to the Animals
DISC 2
Ep- 09 My Uncle, the Superhero / Top Dog
Ep- 10 Puss in Space Boots / Teen Tiny Trouble
Ep- 11 Dogbot To The Rescue / Bad Bailey
Ep- 12 Bathound’s Bad Luck / Circus of the Dog Stars
Ep- 13 The Living End / The Dog Days of Winter
Ep- 14 Bad Hair Day / The Cat and the Bat
Ep- 15 Melanie’s Monkey / Funny Business
Ep- 16 Now You See Him. . . / Bones of Contention
DISC 3
Ep- 17 Superdog? Who’s Superdog? / The Good Life
Ep- 18 Streaky’s Super Cat Tale / The New Recruit
Ep- 19 Up, Up and Away / Dinosaur Time
Ep- 20 Puppy Problems / Switching Sides
Ep- 21 Leaf of Absence / Big Sister
Ep- 22 Bathound Meets The Dog Stars / A Dog’s Life
Ep- 23 Stray for a Day / Ruffled Feathers
DISC 4
Ep- 24 Bathound and the Robin / Furry Fish
Ep- 25 Tusky’s Tooth / When Penguins Fly
Ep- 26 Storybook Holiday: Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
Ep- 27 Kids in Capes / Attack of the Virtual Vegetables
Ep- 28 Mechani-Bot / Stretch-O-Mutt to the Rescue
Ep- 29 Growing Pains / K-9 Krusader
Ep- 30 Andrea Finds Out! / Magic Mutts
Ep- 31 Reptile Round-Up / Streaky’s Field Trip
Ep- 32 Pied Pussycat Piper / Solar Specs
DISC 5
Ep- 33 Too Many Cooks / Join the Club
Ep- 34 Bailey’s Back / Streaky’s Inner Struggle
Ep- 35 Face Time / Catopia
Ep- 36 The Parrot and the Pirates / Robbie’s Return
Ep- 37 Revolt of the Beavers / Invasion from the Planet Peanut
Ep- 38 Mechanikalamity / Barrumpbarrump
Ep- 39 Iguanukkah
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the three-part Aquaman: King of Atlantis animated mini-series, which debuted in 2021 on HBO Max, will be released on DVD and Digital on April 26, 2022. For the release, the series will be edited from its original three-episode, 44-minute format into a feature-length film. James Wan, the director behind the 2018 Aquaman live-action theatrical release, is the executive producer. Continue below for home video press details.
AQUAMAN:
KING OF ATLANTIS
EPIC MINI-SERIES COMES TO DIGITAL & DVD
AS A FULL-LENGTH ANIMATED MOVIE ON APRIL 26, 2022
Monstrous creatures, devious foes and incredible underwater adventures populate Aquaman: King of Atlantis, an action-packed mini-series now coming to Digital and DVD (USA $14.99 SRP; Canada $19.99 SRP) as a feature-length animated film on April 26, 2022 courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the mini-series premiered on HBO Max on October 14 to rave reviews from both critics and fans alike. James Wan (Aquaman) served as executive producer through his Atomic Monster production company on this playful reimagining of the iconic DC Super Hero and tells an original tale about Aquaman’s first adventures as King of Atlantis.
Aquaman: King of Atlantis begins with Aquaman starting his first day on the job as king of Atlantis – and he’s got a lot of catching up to do. Luckily, he has his two royal advisors to back him up: the scholar Vulko, and Mera, the water controlling warrior princess. Between dealing with unscrupulous surface dwellers, elder evils from beyond time and his own half-brother who wants to overthrow him, Aquaman must rise to the challenge and prove to his subjects – and to himself – that he’s the true heir to the throne, and holder of the trident!
Cooper Andrews (The Walking Dead, Shazam!) leads the cast of Aquaman: King of Atlantis as the title character, and he’s joined by Gillian Jacobs (Community, Invincible, Injustice) as Mera, Thomas Lennon (Supergirl, Reno 911!) as Vulko, Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Justice League Action) as Ocean Master, Andrew Morgado (Supergirl, Archer) as Mortikov, Kevin Michael Richardson (The Simpsons, American Dad!) as the Royal Announcer, Flula Borg (The Suicide Squad, Pitch Perfect 2) as Mantis, and Kimberly Brooks (DC Super Hero Girls, Batwheels) as Hammer. Also providing voices is Chris Jai Alex, Trevor Devall, Armen Taylor, Kaitlyn Robrock, Regi Davis, Ludi Lin, Robbie Daymond, Erica Lindbeck, Laila Berzins and Erica Ash.
Victor Courtright (ThunderCats Roar!) and Marly Halpern-Graser (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) served as showrunners and co-executive producers. Courtright and Marly Halpern-Graser conceived the story for the mini-series/film, and Halpern-Graser, Bryan Condon (Right Now Kapow) and Laura Sreebny (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) co-wrote the teleplay. The mini-series was executive produced by James Wan (Aquaman), Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear (Annabelle Comes Home), Rob Hackett (Swamp Thing) and Sam Register (Teen Titans Go!). Keith Pakiz (ThunderCats Roar) served as director on all three episodes of the mini-series.
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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 Animaniacs for Hulu, and Wings of Fire for Netflix, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Batman: Caped Crusader, Batwheels, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Little Ellen, Looney Tunes Cartoons, My Adventures with Superman, Tiny Toons Looniversity, Tom and Jerry in New York, Velma and Young Justice for HBO Max, DC Super Hero Girls, Teen Titans Go!, ThunderCats Roar for Cartoon Network, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?, The Tom and Jerry Show and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! for Boomerang. WBA is also in production on a series of animated longform movie specials for ACME Night, WarnerMedia Kids & Family’s family programming block on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Programs include Did I Do that to the Holidays? A Steve Urkel Story, Merry Little Batman and an Untitled Looney Tunes Cartoons movie. 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).
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