Warner Bros. Japan said production is currently underway on Suicide Squad ISEKAI, an all-new original anime series based on the popular DC Comics characters. Announced during a special panel at the Anime Expo 2023 convention, the studio stated WIT Studio will be handling the animation production for the series. Watch the announcement trailer below.
Additional details announced include that Suicide Squad ISEKAI will be directed by Eri Osada, with screenplays by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara. Continuing, Naoto Hosoda is the main character designer and Kenichirou Suehiro is the music composer. A teaser poster was also released illustrated by Akira Amano, who’s credited with draft character designs for Suicide Squad ISEKAI. Click the thumbnails below to view the teaser poster and a look at the show’s logo.
Warner Bros. Japan describes Suicide Squad ISEKAI initially as follows:
DC’s Harley Quinn, the Joker, and The Suicide Squad rampage onto the stage of ISEKAI* in the new original anime series from Warner Bros. Japan and WIT Studio, Suicide Squad ISEKAI. The most maddening worlds collide in an epic and violent fantasy with the strongest line-up of anime creators!
*ISEKAI means “another world”, which is now one of the most popular genres for Japanese anime.
Suicide Squad ISEKAI is expected to be released in 2024, with more details to be released in the coming months. Stay tuned for select Suicide Squad ISEKAI coverage right here at The World’s Finest.
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Warner Bros. Animation has announced the fourth season of the acclaimed Harley Quinn animated series will debut July 27, 2023 exclusively on Max, the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming platform. The critically-acclaimed Max Original adult-animated series was renewed for a fourth season in 2022. The official description and trailer for Harley Quinn‘s fourth season is expected to be released soon.
Warner Bros. Animation and Max describe the series as follows:
Harley Quinn sets out to become Gotham City’s greatest villain with help from Poison Ivy and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs. With appearances by DC’s most notorious characters and featuring a notable voice cast, Harley Quinn showcases the titular antiheroine’s killer journey from girlfriend to leading lady.
The fourth season of Harley Quinn debuts July 27, 2023 on Max. All three seasons of Harley Quinn, plus the 2023 Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special two-part animated event, are currently available to stream on Max. For more on the Harley Quinn animated series, including reviews and media, check out The World’s Finest Harley Quinn subsite.
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Warner Bros. Discovery has released a full trailer and key art for the upcoming My Adventures with Superman animated series, slated to debut July 6, 2023 on Adult Swim and next day on Max. The series stars Jack Quaid as the voice of Superman/Clark Kent, Alice Lee as the voice of Lois Lane, and Ishmael Sahid as the voice of Jimmy Olsen. Continue below for the trailer, artwork and press details.
My Adventures with Superman
Premieres July 6 on Adult Swim
Jack Quaid Stars as the Man of Steel
in Official Trailer and Key Art Released Today
My Adventures with Superman, the newest animated series from Warner Bros. Animation and DC, is set to take flight Thursday, July 6 at midnight on Adult Swim and next day on Max. The official trailer and key art showcasing Jack Quaid as the voice of Clark Kent, Alice Lee as the voice of Lois Lane, and Ishmel Sahid as the voice of Jimmy Olsen also debuted today [June 5, 2023].
My Adventures with Superman is a serialized coming-of-age story catching up with twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen as they begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet. The story follows Clark as he builds his secret identity as Superman and explores his own mysterious origins. Lois, on her way to becoming a star reporter, teams up with photographer Jimmy Olsen to break the stories that matter. All the while, Clark and Lois are falling in love… as Lois gets closer and closer to uncovering his secret identity! Our trio share adventures, take down bad guys, stumble over secrets, and discover what it means to be heroes in their own right.
Season one will debut with two back-to-back episodes, followed by one new episode every Thursday. Encores of new episodes will air Fridays at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT on Adult Swim and Saturdays at midnight on Toonami. New episodes will also stream Fridays on Max.
Sam Register (Teen Titans Go!) serves as executive producer. Jake Wyatt (Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus) and Brendan Clogher (Voltron: Legendary Defender) are on board as co-executive producers and Josie Campbell (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) as co-producer.
About Adult Swim
Adult Swim is the leader in adult animation and #1 destination for young adults for over 17 years offering critically acclaimed, award-winning original and acquired series such as Rick and Morty, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, The Eric Andre Show, and SMILING FRIENDS, and the upcoming Unicorn: Warriors Eternal and My Adventures with Superman. Fan favorite anime block, Toonami, airs on Saturday nights and has expanded beyond acquisitions, producing original series including Housing Complex C, Uzumaki, and new seasons of FLCL. The annual Adult Swim Festival reaches a global audience, and features performances by top musicians and comedians. Adult Swim airs nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT) on its linear channel and reaches fans via HBO Max. Connect with Adult Swim on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok. Subscribe to Adult Swim on YouTube.
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 Batman: Caped Crusader, Bat- Family, Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Creature Commandos, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Merry Little Batman, 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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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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GARGOYLES – THE WORLD’S FINEST INTERVIEWS GREG WEISMAN
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 comic 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 could only dream 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! James Harvey of 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. Continue on for more!
The World’s Finest: Gargoyles is back! Launching to strong reviews and massive numbers with issue #1, and remaining a solid seller since, it’s been a joy as a fan to get back deep into this world. As a part of the creative force behind the series, and now the Dynamite Comic series, what’s the experience been like for you to step back into the Eyrie after so long?
Greg Weisman: I love these characters. I love this world. I’ve been unable to stop myself from imagining more and more stories over the last twenty-something years. To be able to finally tell those stories, get them out to new fans and old, with such great artists bringing them to life, is really a dream come true.
WF: And, as a follow-up, seeing the positive sales numbers, reviews and fan reaction, does it feel almost vindicating to know that the hunger for the Manhattan Clan remains nearly 30 years later?
GW: In a word: *&%% YES! (Okay, that’s two words, but only one of them is printable.)
WF: “Here in Manhattan,” the first story-arc of Dynamite Comics’ Gargoyles, not only serves as a continuation for long-time fans of the classic cartoon and SLG titles, but it also needs to introduce new readers to the Manhattan Clan and their world. Is it difficult to balance that, to make sure that both audiences will end up on somewhat the same page?
GW: I think we did most of the heavy lifting in issue #1. Hopefully, from that point on, our readers – ranging from hardcore fans, who just needed a refresher, to newbies, who’ve never seen a single episode before – were then able to just sit back and enjoy the tapestry – with characters, backstory, reminders, Easter eggs and other info – revealed gradually, as needed, along the way. It’s a bit of a challenge, but its the kind of thing I’ve done many times before, so I feel pretty good about what we managed to achieve in the page and panel space we’ve had.
WF: To help clarify for long-timers, and for the benefit of new readers, could you explain where the Dynamite Comics Gargoyles title fits into the overall Gargoyles canon?
GW: Sure. Gargoyles Universe canon to my mind includes the original sixty-five episodes of the series’ first two seasons. Then the twelve issues of the old SLG Gargoyles comic and the six issues of the spin-off comic, Gargoyles: Bad Guys. And now the Dynamite issues, which includes the twelve-issue “Here In Manhattan” arc and the six-issue Gargoyles: Dark Ages mini-series. The more of the above that a reader has consumed, the more they’ll get out of each new issue. But the goal is to make sure that you won’t need to have seen any of what came before in order to enjoy what you’re reading now.
WF: After the first six installments of “Here in Manhattan” stirred up some big problems for Goliath & Co., things seem to escalate to an even higher degree with the return of Demona in issue #7. With issue #7 also providing as an entry point for new readers, can you perhaps drop a little tease about what her returns means for our heroes?
GW: Rainbows and lollypops. Oh, wait. No. Kinda the opposite.
As you know, James, I’m not too big on spoilers, but I think it’s safe to say that the return of Demona will only serve to further complicate our heroes’ lives – in the most dangerous and fun way possible. Demona is many things – but never boring. And wait until you see George Kambadais’ take on her!
WF: Speaking of Demona, she’s going to be a major player in the new mini-series Gargoyles: Dark Ages, which takes us all the way back to the 900s, before the events of the series opener, “Awakening.” What can readers expect from this series, and what’s the inspiration behind it?
GW: We originally pitched Dark Ages as a spin-off prequel mini-series to CBS’ Saturday morning line-up way back in 1995/96. They didn’t buy it, but we had all these story ideas that [artist] Drew Moss and I now get to tell. The series is set in the year 971, which is over two decades before the medieval sections of our pilot.
What we’ll be seeing is the formation of the Human-Gargoyles Alliance, warts and all. We’ll see familiar characters such as Hudson, Goliath, Demona, Coldstone and others at a younger age. Plus we’ll meet many new characters (of both species) that were important to the Wyvern Clan in that era. As for the inspiration, I think we’ve always wanted to see the origins of these characters. Now, we get the chance to do just that.
WF: The press details for Dark Ages mention events in that series will see consequences impacting our heroes in the present day. Will we perhaps see such reverberations start to crop up in the arc beginning in Gargoyles #7?
GW: Or sooner.
WF: Gargoyles: Dark Ages will also be a little thicker than average monthly, clocking in at 40 pages and including a special prose-style back-up. What was the inspiration behind taking this route for the format and with the back-ups, and what will these tales explore?
GW: We always want to maximize value to our readers as much as possible. So the back-up prose stories, which are set even before 971, provide more adventure, more context and more characters. But these stories are substantially human-focused, and the book isn’t called Humans: Dark Ages. It didn’t make a lot of sense to dedicate art pages to stories about these humans. But we wanted to find a way to bring these tales to our readers. So editor Nate Cosby and I figured this would be a good way to do just that.
WF: Is it safe to assume that Gargoyles Dark Ages will be just the beginning for mini-series and other specials spinning out of the Gargoyles series?
GW: Pretty safe. Assuming sales stay strong!
WF: To ensure Dynamite Comics’ Gargoyles series enjoys a lengthy run – and to keep seeing more mini-series, specials and collections – the key is to support the title month-to-month, pre-ordering if possible. Could you explain why adding Gargoyles to pull lists and pre-ordering, instead of perhaps waiting for the collection (not that there’s anything wrong with that), is important to keeping this title around?
GW: It’s fairly straight-forward, I think. Collections only exist if enough individual issues are published to get collected. And the individual issues only get published if the sales of previous issues justify it. And the main indication of sales is pre-orders. So keeping those pre-orders high, keeps the train of issues chugging along, eventually leading to them being collected. But if pre-orders fall off, it puts the whole system at risk.
WF: So, as we reach the end, if you could be so kind for perhaps one last little teaser for Gargoyles #7 and Gargoyles: Dark Ages #1?
GW: You’re killing me, James. But, okay…
In Gargoyles #7 – Demona will be shown keeping a careful eye on the Clan, while launching her next big plan against the human race…
And in Gargoyles: Dark Ages #1 – Prince Malcolm will approach the leader of the Wyvern Clan (i.e. a younger Hudson) with the hope of an Alliance. Some of the Clan will be all for it. Others will not…
WF: And, let’s wrap things up on a fun note. What’s been one unexpected treat about returning to the world of Gargoyles, any why is now the right time for long-time fans and readers to dive in?
GW: One treat has really been the art of both George and Drew. They’re both very different, but both are bringing incredible energy and draftsmanship to the property and the characters, including new characters that each has been able to design themselves.
As for why this is a good time, well… cuz this is the moment. The first in a long time when new stories, new content is coming out every month. It’s exciting. There’s a lot going on, and frankly, no one should miss out!
Gargoyles is on sale monthly in print and digital from Dynamite Comics. Continue below for pre-order and release dates for upcoming issues of both Gargoyles and Gargoyles: Dark Ages:
Gargoyles #7
Release Date: June 28, 2023
Pre-Order By Date: June 05, 2023
Gargoyles #8
Release Date: July 26, 2023
Pre-Order By Date: July 03, 2023
Gargoyles #9
Release Date: August 30, 2023
Pre-Order By Date: August 07, 2023
Gargoyles: Dark Ages #1
Release Date: July 5, 2023
Pre-Order By Date: June 12, 2023
Gargoyles: Dark Ages #2
Release Date: August 2, 2023
Pre-Order By Date: July 10, 2023
Gargoyles: Here in Manhattan TPB/HC
Release Date: July 12, 2023
Pre-Order By Date: June 19, 2023
Thanks to Greg Weisman and Dynamite Comics for arranging this Q & A! To learn more about Gargoyles, please continue exploring this very The World’s Finest subsite dedicated to the exploits of the Manhattan Clan! Plus, be sure to catch Voices from the Eyrie, a dedicated Gargoyles podcast featuring news, reviews and regular commentary by Weisman.