Media, Details For New “Green Lantern: The Animated Series,” “Young Justice,” “DC Nation”
New episode details, two video clips, and a collection of images have been provided by Cartoon Network from the upcoming all-new Green Lantern: The Animated Series episode “Fear Itself.” The new Green Lantern: The Animated Series episode is scheduled to air at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 as part of the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. Click on the thumbnails below to view the complete library of hi-res images and Quicktime-format video clips. The official episode description is also provided below.
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series – “Fear Itself”
Airs Saturday, April 21
10:00 a.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network
Synopsis: With supplies running low, Hal and Kilowog search an uncharted planet for food and find themselves each stranded on different sides of the two warring species that live here. Meanwhile, Razer must recharge his power ring.
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET/PT) as part of the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. Green Lantern: The Animated Series also re-airs Sundays at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network.
Click here for a recent interview with Green Lantern: The Animated Series writer Ernie Altbacker. The above content is also available at the The World’s Finest Green Lantern: The Animated Series subsite.
Continuing, Cartoon Network has passed along the episode synopsis, video clips, and a collection of images from the upcoming all-new Young Justice episode “Auld Acquaintances.” The new Young Justice episode is scheduled to air at 10:30am (ET/PT) on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 as part of the new DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. Click on the thumbnails below to view the complete library of hi-res images and Quicktime-format video clips. The official episode description is also provided below.
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Young Justice – “Auld Acquaintances”
Airs Saturday, April 21
10:30 a.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network
Synopsis: The team finally learns the identity of the traitor in their midst, forcing a battle against an enemy more dangerous than any theyve ever faced before!
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Young Justice airs Saturdays at 10:30am (ET/PT) as part of the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. Green Lantern: The Animated Series proceeds the show at 10am (ET/PT). Young Justice also re-airs Sundays at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network.
Cartoon Network has also released new media for the animated shorts set to air during the April 14th, 2012 DC Nation programming block. Continue below for two video clips, in the High-Definition Quicktime format, and a small collection of images from both new animated shorts airing this weekend. The first two images lead to the clips. The hour-long DC Nation block airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET/PT), with encores airing the following Sunday at 10:00am (ET/PT).
New DC Nation Animated Shorts:
“New Teen Titans” and “Plastic Man”
The DC Nation airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network, with an encore Sunday at 10:00am (ET/PT). The block kicks off with an all-new episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series at 10:00am (ET/PT), followed with an all-new episode of Young Justice at 10:30am (ET/PT). DC Nation shorts air during commercial breaks of the two above-mentioned show, and rotate and change every week.
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Warner Bros. Animation Releases First Preview Clip From Upcoming “Beware The Batman”
A new preview clip, a teaser for the upcoming Beware the Batman animated series, has been released by Warner Bros. Animation. The new series, coming 2013 to Cartoon Network and DC Nation, throws a different light on the Batman mythos, creating a new take on the established super-hero. Click on the images below to view the clip in either the High-Definition or Standard definition Quicktime format. Please note the filesize and activity may affect load times.
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Coming Soon to Cartoon Network
A cool, new take on the classic Dark Knight franchise, Beware the Batman incorporates Batmans core characters with a rogues gallery of new villains not previously seen in animated form. Along with backup from ex-secret agent Alfred and lethal swordstress Katana, the Dark Knight faces the twisted machinations of Gotham Citys criminal underworld led by the likes of Anarky, Professor Pyg, Mister Toad and Magpie. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, this action-packed detective thriller deftly redefines what we have come to know as a Batman show. Featuring cutting-edge CGI visuals to match the intricate twists and turns of the narrative, Batman steps out of the shadows and into the spotlight for an entirely new generation of fans. With WBAs Sam Register executive producing, and Batman Beyonds Glen Murakami and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporateds Mitch Watson producing, Beware the Batman, based on characters from DC Comics, is coming soon to Cartoon Network!
Click here for the first official image from Beware the Batman, released last month at the Cartoon Network annual Upfronts presentations.
Beware the Batman was originally announced in October 2011 by Sam Register, executive vice president for creative affairs at Warner Bros. Animation, at the MIP Junior conference in Cannes, France. Further details on the animated series can be found here. Beware the Batman is slated to join the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network during the 2012-2013 season.
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DC Comics Releases Latest Issue Of “Young Justice” Series, Available In Print And Digitally
Young Justice #15, the latest issue of the new DC Comics title based on the current Cartoon Network animated series of the same name, arrives in comic book and hobby stores today. This issue features scripting duties by Kevin Hopps and Greg Weisman with Christopher Jones providing the art. Young Justice #15 continues to focus on Aqualad and his Atlantean background. Official details and a five-page preview for this issue are available below.
YOUNG JUSTICE #15
Written by: Kevin Hopps and Greg Weisman
Art by: Christopher Jones
Cover by: Christopher Jones
Ocean-Masters plan to purify Atlantis brings Aqualad to deaths door and forces his former schoolmates to choose sides. Can even Superboy and Ms. Martian help him?
The cover price is $2.99US. Young Justice #15 is also available same day digitally through DC Comics and Comixology.
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New Package Art From “Batman: The Brave And The Bold – Complete Season Three” DVD
Officially announced last month, with details available here at The World’s Finest, Warner Home Video has provided new package artwork for the upcoming Batman: The Brave and The Bold – Complete Season Three DVD release. Continue below for high-quality cover artwork and back cover package art for the forthcoming DVD title. Please note the the package artwork has also been slightly revised since the initial announcement with new trade dressing featuring the new DC Comics branding. The Batman: The Brave and The Bold Complete Season Three two-disc DVD release is set to hit shelves June 19th, 2012. Please click on the thumbnails below for a closer look at each image.
The bonus features include a digital comic and the Batman: The Brave and The Bold bonus episode “The Mask of Matches Malone.” “The Mask of Matches Malone” was originally slated as bonus content for Batman: The Brave and The Bold – Season Two, Volume Two, but was eventually shuffled on to the Batman: The Brave and The Bold – Complete Season Three DVD release.
Further details on the Batman: The Brave and The Bold – Complete Season Three DVD collection can be found at the The World’s Finest Batman: The Brave and The Bold subsite. The Batman: The Brave and The Bold Complete Season Three two-disc DVD release is set to hit shelves June 19th, 2012 for the suggested retail price of $19.97.
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“Young Justice” Comic Sales Steady, “The All-New Batman: The Brave And The Bold” Rises
Details on estimated comics sold to North American comic shops during February 2012 have been made available, including sale numbers for the comic titles inspired by the acclaimed Young Justice and Batman: The Brave and The Bold animated series. DC Comics released Young Justice #13 and Batman: The Brave and The Bold #16 in February 2012. Sales numbers for both titles are below.
The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #16 moved an estimated 7,100 copies to North American comic book stores during the month of February 2012. The comic title has been experiencing a sizable upswing in sales during the last few months of its run, with the title selling nearly 6% more issues than the month before – 7,100 compared to 6,825. Sales have been on an upswing since both the “all-Robin” Batman: The Brave and the Bold issue #13 sold out in addition to writer Sholly Fisch starting to contribute to the DC Comics Action Comics flagship title. The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #16 was the final issue of the highly-acclaimed comic series.
The February 2012 issue of Young Justice, issue #13, sold an estimated 7,235 copies to comic shops in North America. The title has been holding very level for the past three months, with a fluctuation of roughly 1% – positive and negative – from issue to issue. The title’s direct tie-ins to the storylines of the Young Justice animated series have brought a consistent audience to the comic. Please note these numbers do not take into account copies appearing on newsstands or sold digitally.
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Media, Details For New “Green Lantern: The Animated Series,” “Young Justice,” “DC Nation”
New episode details, two video clips, and a collection of images have been provided by Cartoon Network from the upcoming all-new Green Lantern: The Animated Series episode “Reckoning.” The new Green Lantern: The Animated Series episode is scheduled to air at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 as part of the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. “Reckoning” is a crucial episode in the overall Green Lantern: The Animated Series storylines. Click on the thumbnails below to view the complete library of hi-res images and Quicktime-format video clips. The official episode description is also provided below.
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Green Lantern: The Animated Series – “Reckoning”
Airs Saturday, April 14
10:00 a.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network
Synopsis: Razer seemingly betrays the Green Lanterns and returns to Atrocitus on the Red Lantern homeworld, Shard. He attempts to kill the Red Lantern leader but is found out. Hal, Kilowog, and Aya go behind enemy lines to rescue Razer and discover the secret of the Red Lantern armada.
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The above content is also available at The World’s Finest Green Lantern: The Animated Series sub-site. Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET/PT) as part of the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. Green Lantern: The Animated Series also re-airs Sundays at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network.
Click here for an interview with Green Lantern: The Animated Series writer Ernie Altbacker.
Continuing, Cartoon Network has passed along the episode synopsis, video clips, and a collection of images from the upcoming all-new Young Justice episode “Usual Suspects.” The new Young Justice episode is scheduled to air at 10:30am (ET/PT) on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 as part of the new DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. Click on the thumbnails below to view the complete library of hi-res images and Quicktime-format video clips. The official episode description is also provided below.
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Young Justice – “Usual Suspects”
Airs Saturday, April 14
10:30 a.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network
Synopsis: The team gets a new member and a new mission a mission that may finally expose all of the teams secrets and all of their lies!
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The above content is also available at The World’s Finest Young Justice sub-site.
Young Justice airs Saturdays at 10:30am (ET/PT) as part of the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network. Green Lantern: The Animated Series proceeds the show at 10am (ET/PT). Young Justice also re-airs Sundays at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network.
Cartoon Network has also released new media for the animated shorts set to air during the April 14th, 2012 DC Nation programming block. Continue below for a video clip, in the High-Definition Quicktime format, from a new animated short. The hour-long DC Nation block airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET/PT), with encores airing the following Sunday at 10:00am (ET/PT).
New DC Nation Animated Shorts:
“DC Worlds Funnest” from Aardman Studios
The DC Nation airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network, with an encore Sunday at 10:00am (ET/PT). The block kicks off with an all-new episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series at 10:00am (ET/PT), followed with an all-new episode of Young Justice at 10:30am (ET/PT). DC Nation shorts air during commercial breaks of the two above-mentioned show, and rotate and change every week.
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The World’s Finest Interviews “Green Lantern: The Animated Series” Writer Ernie Altbacker
The first season of Green Lantern: The Animated Series hits the halfway point this weekend – at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 – with the crucial episode “Reckoning,” featuring the return of the Red Lanterns. The World’s Finest caught up with Green Lantern: The Animated Series staff writer – and writer of “Reckoning” – Ernie Altbacker to discuss not only this pivotal episode, but his work and thoughts on this series as a whole and his assorted other projects past and present. Click the image below for much more, including a taste of what’s to come in Green Lantern: The Animated Series! Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs Saturday mornings at 10:00am (ET/PT) as part of the DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network.
Continue to the The World’s Finest Green Lantern: The Animated Series subsite for more content and details from the Warner Bros. Animation production. Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs Saturdays at 10am (ET/PT) as part of DC Nation on Cartoon Network! Encore presentations also air Sundays at 10:00am (ET/PT).
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Premiere Issue Of Monthly “Green Lantern: The Animated Series” Comic Title Now Available
Green Lantern: The Animated Series #1, the first 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 scripting duties by Art Baltazar and Franco with Dario Brizuela providing the art. Baltazar and Franco recently worked on the monthly Young Justice comic title published by DC Comics. 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 #1
Written by: Art Baltazar and Franco
Art by: Dario Brizuela
Its the first issue of the monthly series inspired by the new Cartoon Network series! Hal Jordan faces his greatest challenge onboard the Interceptor when he faces off against a captured Red Lantern and his own mentor, Kilowog! Has their trip to the outer reaches of Guardian space driven Kilowog mad? Has their rage-filled prisoner influenced him to rebel against the Guardians will? Hal cant believe his eyes, and neither will you!
The cover price is $2.99US. Green Lantern: The Animated Series #1 is available through both comic book stores and digital outlets.
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MPAA Officially Passes PG-13 Rating For “Superman Versus The Elite” Animated Feature
Falling in line with previous titles in the DC Comics Premiere Movie direct-to-video feature line – a co-production between Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation – the MPAA has officially handed down a PG-13 rating to the upcoming Superman Versus The Elite animated feature. Superman Versus The Elite finds Superman’s effectiveness as a super hero come into question when a new group of super powerful crusaders, known as “The Elite,” appear on the scene. The animated feature is adapted from the original 2001 DC Comics release, Whats So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?, by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke with Lee Bermejo. Official details on the rating is featured below.
TITLE: Superman vs The Elite
YEAR: 2012
RATING: PG-13
REASON: Rated PG-13 for action violence and some language.
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Home Video
Click here to view the trailer for Superman Versus The Elite.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Superman Versus The Elite animated feature debuts Summer 2012 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video.
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“Young Justice,” “Green Lantern: The Animated Series” July 2012 Comic Solicitations, More
DC Comics has released comic solicitation information for the publisher’s July 2012 library of releases, including details for the latest issues of the ongoing Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice comics titles along with other relevant releases. Official details for Green Lantern: The Animated Series #4 can be found below. Click on the thumbnails below for a closer look at the cover art.
A rundown for Green Lantern: The Animated Series #4, The July 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 #4
Written by IVAN COHEN
Art and cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
On sale JULY 11 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED E
A member of the INTERCEPTOR crew is injured! Can AYA heal the damage?
What is the shocking secret of the TATTOOED MAN?
More details on the new ongoing series, including interviews and production art, can be found here at The World’s Finest Green Lantern: The Animated Series subsite.
Details for the July 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 #18
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
On sale JULY 18 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED E
The team travels to GORILLA CITY!
Someone is enhancing apes to create an army of warrior slaves!
Dont miss the origin of GORILLA CITY!
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 is also slated to release two other comic titles of interest come July 2012, both of which are below. One is a reprint collection of classic Adventures in the DC Universe installments, the other is a new trade collection. Continue below for details.
DC COMICS PRESENTS: WONDER WOMAN ADVENTURES #1
Written by STEVE VANCE and PAUL DINI
Art by JOHN DELANEY, RON BOYD and BRUCE TIMM
Cover by JOHN DELANEY and RON BOYD
On sale JULY 25 96 pg, FC, $7.99 US
A new, all-ages collection featuring WONDER WOMAN in action with
the JUSTICE LEAGUE, GREEN LANTERN, CATWOMAN and CHEETAH!
Collects ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE #1, 3, 11 and 19.
Further details on Adventures in the DC Universe can be found at the special The World’s Finest Adventures in the DC Universe subsite.
THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD HELP WANTED TP
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art by RICK BURCHETT, ETHEN BEAVERS, DARIO BRIZUELA and DAN DAVIS
Cover by RICK BURCHETT and DAN DAVIS
On sale AUGUST 22 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US
In these all-ages adventures, The Dark Knight teams up with Aquaman, Hawkman, Jonah Hex, Zatanna and more!
Collecting THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #7-12!
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World’s Finest Online: A Comprehensive Guide to the DCAU
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