Final Issue Of “The All-New Batman: The Brave And The Bold” Comic Title Now On Sale
The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #16, the final issue of the all-ages DC Comics title based on the acclaimed Batman: The Brave and The Bold animated series, arrives in comic book and hobby stores today. The issue, written by Sholly Fisch with artwork by Rick Burchett and Dan Davis, features Batgirl and the return of Bat-Mite. The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #16 wraps up a three-year run for the comic title, including the original Batman: The Brave and The Bold volume, which debuted in January 2008. Official details for this issue of the The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold comic series are available below.
THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #16
Written by: Sholly Fisch
Art by: Rick Burchett and Dan Davis
It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. But so is a whole lot of sheer magical insanity, because Batgirl has a not-so-secret admirer: Bat-Mite!
The cover price for The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #16 is $2.99US. Further details on both the Batman: The Brave and The Bold animated series and comic title are available at the The World’s Finest Batman: The Brave and The Bold subsite.
A trade collection for The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold issues # 7 – 12, titled The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold – Help Wanted, is set to hit shelves later this year. Click here for the initial details.
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have announced Gotham City Impostors is now available for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStationNetwork and Windows PC. The price for Gotham City Imposters 1,200 Microsoft points on XBL and $15 on PSN. Continue below for a new launch trailer, images, and a press release promoting the release of this new Batman-inspired video game. Please note the first thumbnail leads to a new trailer, while the remaining one leads to new images.
GOTHAM CITY IMPOSTORS
Gear Up for Unconventional Urban Warfare in an Original Download Only First-Person Multiplayer Shooter Available Now for Xbox 360, PlayStation3 system and Windows PC
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced the launch of Gotham City Impostors, an original, download only, multiplayer first-person shooter from Monolith Productions for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.
Gotham City Impostors allows up to 12 players to battle for control of an unhinged Gotham City overrun by Impostors inspired by the DC Comics characters Batman and The Joker. The game can be purchased for 1200 Microsoft Points in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, and for $14.99 in the PlayStationNetwork, as well as for PC via the Games for Windows LIVE Marketplace, Steam, Origin, GameStops ‘Impulse Driven’ download store and other leading digital resellers.
Gotham City Impostors is a unique first-person multiplayer shooter that delivers a completely different Batman experience that is irreverent, fun and humorous, said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is unlike any other on the market today and gives fans the opportunity to play the game in whichever way they want to play. We cant wait to see reactions from players wreaking havoc in Gotham City.
Players can engage in deliriously fast paced, uniquely vertical, and completely unconventional urban warfare where progress supports leveling up and access to a mind-boggling array of customization options. Unlock new Bats or Jokerz costumes and build your own specific loadout from a huge assortment of traditional and homebrew weaponry, equipment, and perks. Gadgets such as the Glider Rig, Grappling Hook, and Spring Boots give gamers unprecedented mobility options, while support items like the Bear Traps, Boomerang, and Body Armor open up new tactical options.
The game features five maps and four modes inspired by DC Comics Batman license. The maps include Crime Alley, Amusement Mile, Ace Chemical, The Docks and Gotham Power. Gamers can choose from several gameplay modes Team Deathmatch, Fumigation or Psych Warfare modes and engage in all-out combat, or they can choose the Challenges mode, a single-player mode that allows players to safely explore the different maps and practice using different weapons, support items and gadgets.
A free downloadable content pack will be available in March. It will include a new 25th Floor map, as well as over 100 new customization options including weapons, support items, costumes and calling card elements.
Gotham City Impostors is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. Fans can visit www.GothamCityImpostors.com for more information.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.
About Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is located in Kirkland, WA. Over the past 15 years, Monolith has risen to critical acclaim through an emphasis on delivering quality products such as F.E.A.R., The Condemned series, Aliens vs. Predator 2, TRON 2.0 and the No One Lives Forever franchise.
About DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.
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“Green Lantern: First Flight” Animated Feature Returns To Teletoon Come March 2012
The 2009 direct-to-video Green Lantern: First Flight animated feature will return to Teletoon on Saturday, March 17th, 2012 at 9:30pm (ET/PT) as part of the ‘Teletoon at Night’ programming block on the Canadian network. The animated feature will air in conjunction with the premiere of Green Lantern: The Animated Series on the regular Teletoon schedule line-up, the CGI-animated series joining the network on Friday, March 23rd, 2012 at 7:30pm (ET/PT). Please note schedule details are subject to change without notice. Official details on the Green Lantern: First Flight animated feature are available below.
Green Lantern: First Flight
Teletoon, Saturday, March 17 at 9:30pm (ET/PT)
When pilot Hal Jordan accepts a mysterious, powerful ring from a dying alien creature, it transforms him into a Green Lantern, one of an elite force of heroes who patrol the universe to ensure peace and justice under the leadership of the Guardians of the Universe. Unsure of their newest recruit, the Guardians assign Hal to their most-honored Green Lantern Sinestro for training, unaware that Sinestro wants to overthrow the Guardians and create a new order he’ll control. It’s a battle of might and willpower as Hal must prove his worth by defeating Sinestro and saving the Green Lantern Corp. Starring Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber and Tricia Helfer.
Teletoon recently aired the Green Lantern: First Flight animated feature back in November 2011, tying in to a special one-hour preview of Green Lantern: The Animated Series. The acclaimed new CGI-animated series is set to join the Superfan Friday line-up beginning March 23rd, 2012. Further Green Lantern: The Animated Series details can be found here.
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Susen Eisenberg Returns As Wonder Woman For Animated “Justice League: Doom”
The World’s Finest presents the latest in a series of studio-conducted interviews, provided by Warner Home Video, for the Justice League: Doom direct-to-video animated feature. Continue reading below for an interview with Susan Eisenberg, who returns to the role of Wonder Woman in the upcoming DC Universe Animated Original Movie title. Two interview clips are also included below. Justice League: Doom arrives February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD, On Demand and for Download. Click on the other thumbnails below for larger images. Please note the first two images below lead to high-quality interview clips.
Popular voice of Amazon Princess to appear at February 16 West Coast Premiere of all-new DC Universe Animated Original Movie
Susan Eisenberg, the beloved voice of Wonder Woman in the popular Justice League and Justice League Unlimited television series, reprises her role for the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Justice League: Doom.
Eisenberg will join several of her voicecast colleagues for the West Coast Premiere of Justice League: Doom at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills on February 16.
The event is completely sold out. However, a very limited number of VIP seats are still available to fans through the Los Angeles Times/Hero Complex, as well as the Justice League: Doom Facebook page. Fans should keep their browser focused on those two pages for details of the giveaways.
The all-new, PG-13 rated Justice League: Doom will be available February 28 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and for Download. Both the Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD will include an UltraViiolet Digital Copy.
Eisenberg has focused her career in voiceovers for animation, video games and commercial use. In addition to her work for the past 12-plus as Wonder Woman for Justice League and Justice League Unlimited television series and the DCU films Superman/Batman: Apocalypse and Justice League: Doom, Eisenberg can also be heard in a variety of animates series, including Jackie Chan Adventures, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and The Super Hero Squad Show, as well as video games like Star Wars: The Ford Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition and Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight. She is one of nine actors returning to the booth to record their original Justice League roles for the film, Justice League: Doom.
In anticipation of the West Coast Premiere, Eisenberg gladly offered some recollections and thoughts regarding her years of voicing Wonder Woman, including flirtations with Batman, her personal memorabilia collection, and the real reason Wonder Woman flies an invisible plane. Take a read
QUESTION: What do you recall of earning the role of Wonder Woman some 13 years ago?
SUSAN EISENBERG: I can remember it vividly because it was a big deal. It felt like a real life-changer, so its a huge memory for me. It was 1999, and I remember going to the call back and being with Andrea (Romano) and Bruce (Timm). Even the dialogue is still clear in my memory. And when I got the call that I got the role, it really had an impact on me.
Most jobs in voiceover don’t make you feel like they’re going to change your life, but this one did. And in many ways, it really did. I got to work for six years on a series, and I’d never done something that long term. And I was chosen to voice this wonderful, iconic character and through these movies, I get to continue that role. Its been fun and kind of surprising people obviously know Wonder Woman, but its wonderful when they care that much that they actually recognize and acknowledge your work as the character. I walk into other jobs and people still say, You’re Wonder Woman, right? Thats really a kick.
QUESTION: What’s special to you about playing Wonder Woman?
SUSAN EISENBERG: Wonder Woman is truly iconic. Everyone knows her. There’s something wonderful about playing a character who is recognized throughout the world. And I love her strength. I love that she stands for something and that she believes in what she believes. She’s very, very loyal and faithful and, in the beginning, I got to play her more vulnerable, and now I get to play her more adult and stronger. She’s a wonderful character.
QUESTION: You dont have the benefit of weekly recording sessions to keep the voice fresh in your mind. How do you jump back into this role without a hitch?
SUSAN EISENBERG: Working with Andrea and Bruce is a great because they were there at the start Andrea has always directed me in this role, so she knows what shes looking for. Listening to her direction is the first trick. Reading the script a few times also helps, especially to find the attitude and the voice. And as a refresher, I like to go online, check out YouTube, and play some old clips, or watch some of my DVDs. That helps to get me back in that space and then Wonder Woman is right there in my head. But honestly, its not a huge leap for me shes pretty much in there all the time, anyway.
QUESTION: How much of what you do with Wonder Woman is through a change in your voice, and how much is really acting and attitude?
SUSAN EISENBERG: A lot of its attitude. Thats why, if I’m speaking just normally, it’s not as if somebody next to me would ask, Do you play Wonder Woman? But then when I do the attitude and lower the register slightly, you will see this smile of recognition on the face of a little kid or a true fan. And thats always fun.
QUESTION: Who recognizes you more kids who watch cartoon, or the adult devotees of the genre?
SUSAN EISENBERG: Kind of both, and the reactions are different, but similar. Its really nice to have people who are so passionate about these characters. So you get the 6-year-old child who has watched the cartoon and their eyes get big when they recognize that you’re this person behind the voice. But then you get the 40-something-year-old who has been watching, and loves this world, and loves this universe, and reads the comic books, and cares deeply about the genre. That’s fabulous, too. Just to have fans is a very cool thing. No one can complain about that. It’s good.
QUESTION: Wonder Woman has some very long battles in Justice League: Doom with a lot of physicality required in the vocal performance. Howd you handle that?
SUSAN EISENBERG: The initial recording session is pretty straight-forward we save most of the impacts and grunts and physical action for the ADR session. But as I was reading the script, I just kept thinking of Dwayne (McDuffie) and thinking, You really layered it on me, didnt you! I’m going to have to be electrocuted and hit over the head and punched over and over and punch back over and over. You often have to be physical to sound physical. So thats a truly exhausting day.
QUESTION: Whats it like to have the gang back together again?
SUSAN EISENBERG: You know, it’s thrilling because it’s a grand reunion. I get to be reunited with Michael Rosenbaum and Kevin Conroy and Carl Lumbly and that’s like having the League back together, if you will. I didn’t that expect that to happen, and I could not be more thrilled. Driving to the recording session, I was just so excited that we’d be in a room together. It is just so comfortable coming back into this. It’s the best gig in town. And anyone who does voiceovers would say that.
QUESTION: What are the scenes that appeal most to you in this film?
SUSAN EISENBERG: I always like the quieter moments. So I like my scenes with Jonn, because those two characters really can relate to each other in so many ways, and I also liked my scenes with Batman. In both cases, those were some of the quieter moments with some emotional content. I enjoy the scenes where I have to kick some butt, too. But I truly enjoy the interplay with the other characters and the actors that play them.
Ive never been shy about my feelings with Batman and Wonder Woman because, first of all, I love Kevin and I love working with Kevin. I think he’s amazing as Batman. And I love Batman and Wonder Woman together, and I think the fans do, too. You can go on YouTube and find all these wonderful videos of the two of them showing their romance, put to music so you know the fans love them together.
Playing Diana gives you a lot of different angles and emotions to play. Diana is very serious shes not like Flash where she’s funny and throwing out the one-liners. When she’s funny, it’s not necessarily intentional that she’s funny. And so I love the other aspects of her, when she gets to be flirty with Batman or when she gets to be funny with Flash or more earnest with J’onn. I especially like to play the flirty and hint at that romance between the characters. Thats a lot of fun.
QUESTION: How much equity to you take in this character?
SUSAN EISENBERG: I’m enormously proud that I get to play her it truly is a privilege and an honor. People have definite, strong opinions of Wonder Woman, and shes known everywhere. She is this embodiment of female empowerment, and that’s a thrill, too, because there are little girls and little boys and they’re watching this and seeing that she’s so strong and so tough and righteous. Its great to be able to provide that example of heroics through this character. I’m a guardian of that, and I don’t take it lightly. And every time I get asked to voice the role, I feel grateful each and every time. I hope I keep getting to do it.
QUESTION: Has playing Wonder Woman changed you?
SUSAN EISENBERG: In several ways. I think I’ve grown up with this part. I got this role 10 years ago, and just working alongside my fellow Justice League actors and with Andrea and Bruce has changed the way I work. And learning about this universe has changed me. You can’t have a part like this and not feel changed by it, because it’s enviable to have this job and play this character. There’s humility attached to that. You know you’re lucky. And that changes you, also.
QUESTION: Whats your attraction to voiceover work?
SUSAN EISENBERG: I grew up doing radio commercials for my father’s business in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and I loved it. My father and my sister worked together they would write the copy for me, and I would do the commercials for them. There’s something just so freeing about being behind a microphone as opposed to in front of a camera. Theres no worry about your hair or lipstick on camera you get so self-conscious. Sure, theres a self-consciousness in a room recording with other actors, because you want to be good. Thats just performance anxiety. I’ll take that any day over that camera and all those people staring at me. Some people are so natural with the camera the can just pretend it’s not there. I am so aware it’s there.
QUESTION: What Wonder Woman memorabilia do you have at home?
SUSAN EISENBERG: I have a lot of pictures and some beautiful cels all gifts from the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. And some small things that people have sent me mugs and little toys and notebooks with her on the cover. When we first started, we all ran out and bought our own action figures, so thats right at the forefront of my bookshelf.
Best of all, I have all the scripts from the series. I keep them in a big bookshelf in my closet. I’m nostalgic about that stuff. It’s very sentimental to me to. It was a big deal this job it really does mean the world to me. So I kept all the scripts.
QUESTION: Wonder Woman can fly. Why does she need an invisible plane?
SUSAN EISENBERG: Because she likes to go in style. And why should she always be flying when there is a plane that can do it for her? I mean, why not have the private jet if you can have the private jet? Right? You’re going to begrudge her a private jet? I don’t think so.
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A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Justice League: Doom animated feature debuts February 28th, 2012 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video. Further details are available at the The World’s Finest Justice League: Doom subsite.
Similar to the Batman: Year One animated release, Warner Home Video will also allow a one week-early window to legally download Justice League: Doom starting February 21st, 2012.
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November 2012 Brings “Young Justice – Volume Two: Training Days” Comic Collection
Preliminary details for the next Young Justice trade paperback release, collecting seven more issues of the ongoing Young Justice comic series, have been released by DC Comics. The Young Justice comic title expands on the continuity of the hit animated series, telling stories taking place between episodes of the top-rated cartoon. The early details for the next Young Justice trade paperback are available below.
Young Justice – Volume Two: Training Days TP
Writers: Kevin Hopps and Greg Weisman
Artists: Christopher Jones and Dan Davis
Collects: Young Justice #7-13
$12.99 US, 160 pg
The seven issues featured in the trade paperback include a two-part story focused on Artemis, a two-part story featuring Captain Atom, and loosely connected three-part tale featuring Ra’s Al Ghul and Clayface.
The first Young Justice trade paperback, collecting issues #0 – 6 of the comic title, was released in January 2012. Additional comic details can be found here.
In additional Young Justice details, new episodes of the acclaimed animated series are slated to kick off beginning March 3rd, 2012 on Cartoon Network. Schedule details can be found here. The all-new episode “Misplaced” is slated to air at 10:30am (ET) on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, which subsequent new episodes to follow for the remainder of the month as part of the DC Nation programming block. The show will be paired with new episodes of Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
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Teletoon, Turner Broadcasting System Bringing Cartoon Network To Canada In 2012
Continue below for the complete press release, as released by Teletoon Canada, Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Canadian Broadcaster launches new ad-supported channel with a platform-integrated and portable approach
Canada Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. today announced a partnership that will bring Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to Canadian television later this year. This new digital specialty network is a complementary, ad-supported channel with a built-in fan-base. Canadian audiences can expect to see shows such as The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time and Regular Show during the Cartoon Network block between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by an Adult Swim late-night lineup commencing at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
“We are honored that Cartoon Network has entrusted TELETOON to manage these two great brands in Canada,” said Len Cochrane, President, TELETOON Canada Inc. “This marriage between TELETOON and Cartoon Network will grant us the opportunity to offer more cartoons, more stories and more excitement to everyone, everywhere.”
This partnership, arriving on the eve of TELETOON’s 15th anniversary and Cartoon Network’s 20th anniversary, includes a programming, trademark and branding deal that will bring the best of Cartoon Network’s exclusive first-run content that has never been seen before in Canada, in addition to almost 2,000 half-hours of vintage Cartoon Network and Adult Swim library selects.
“Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are beloved brands with programs that have a large and loyal global audience,” said Stuart Snyder, President and COO, Turner’s Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media Division. “We are looking forward to extending the reach of both of these brands in the Canadian marketplace with our new partnership with TELETOON.”
The deal will allow TELETOON to launch the Cartoon Network brand in Canada in both standard and high definition across linear television, Video on Demand, broadband and mobile platforms. TLTOON will serve its French audience by launching a Cartoon Network programming block, along with making programming available online, through mobile and Video on Demand.
Cartoon Network (www.cartoonnetwork.com), celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2012, is currently seen in more than 99 million U.S. homes and 168 countries around the world, and is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s U.S. ad-supported cable service now available in HD offering the best in original, acquired and classic entertainment for youth and families. Recognized as a top destination for boys 6-11 for all broadcast and cable television in the U.S., the network recently finished 2011 with ratings up in all key kids and boys demos in both daytime and early evening prime time over the previous year.
Adult Swim (Adultswim.com), launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s network offering original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults. Airing nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. ET/PT. Adult Swim shares channel space with Cartoon Network and for the sixth consecutive year has ranked as the #1 basic cable network for adults 18-34, 18-49 and men 18-34.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
TELETOON Canada Inc. brings kids, youth, young adults and families the best in animated and animation-related entertainment with four nationwide specialty television channels – TELETOON, TLTOON, TELETOON Retro and TLTOON Rtro – and select programming available through On Demand, Mobile TV, iTunes and TELETOON.com. Through its English and French networks, TELETOON reaches more than 7.7 million Canadian homes and TELETOON Retro is in more than eight million homes. Founded in 1997, TELETOON is a proud supporter of the Canadian animation industry, investing over $245 million in homegrown content to date. TELETOON Canada Inc. is owned by Astral (50%) and Corus Entertainment (50%). For more information, please visit www.teletoon.com. TELETOON: It’s Unreal!
While official programming details are not yet available, a representative for Teletoon confirms that there will be very little planned overlap between both the Teletoon network and Cartoon Network Canada. Additionally, Cartoon Network Canada is set make use of the extensive Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. Animation program library. While not confirmed, there is the possibility for classic cartoons like Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited, Teen Titans, and more, will find regular spots on the Cartoon Network Canada schedule. The fate of programs such as Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series, which either currently air or are set to air on Teletoon, remain to be seen.
Further schedule details for both networks will be announced as the as-of-yet undisclosed launch date for Cartoon Network Canada grows closer. Stay tuned for updates here soon at The World’s Finest.
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“Justice League: Doom” Animated Feature, Cartoon Network Announcement Updates
An official announcement from Cartoon Network concerning the return of Young Justice, along with the regular timeslot debut of both Green Lantern: The Animated Series and the DC Nation programming block, could be coming as early as later this week. A representative for Cartoon Network informs The Worlds Finest that official announcements, in addition to supporting media, will soon be available to promote the highly-anticipated event. Cartoon Network has recently released programming details up to the first weekend of March 2012 – including details on a new episode of Young Justice, the return of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, and new timeslots for both series. Further details can be found here. Both cartoons are currently on hiatus from the network. DC Nation is slated to debut in March 2012, but no specific date is currently confirmed.
In continuing news, a representative for Warner Home Video has confirmed there will be no official website for the upcoming Justice League: Doom animated feature. This will be the first title in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line to not have a website. The direct-to-video animated feature currently has both a Facebook page and Twitter account, continuing the trend of entertainment programs relying more on social media sites over self-produced promotional sites to attract an audience. All previous titles in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line still have websites readily available to view. The Justice League: Doom animated feature debuts February 28th, 2012 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video. Further details on this upcoming release are available at the The World’s Finest Justice League: Doom subsite.
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According to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment, Gotham City Impostors will be available beginning February 7th, 2012 on the PlayStation Network (Americas) and Windows PC, and on February 8 in the PlayStation Network (territories outside of the Americas) and Xbox LIVE. Gotham City Impostors public console beta is now available in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStationNetwork. Details and a trailer for the game are available below.
Gotham City Impostors is an original download-only first-person shooter where up to 12 players battle for control of an unhinged Gotham City overrun by Impostors inspired by the DC Comics characters Batman and The Joker. Gotham City Impostors is an online multiplayer game unlike any other, giving players the opportunity to rebel against conformity as they customize their own characters. Fighting for justice or creating chaos, gamers will create their very own version of the Bats or the Jokerz characters using unprecedented customization options including insane costumes, homemade gadgets and a wide range of traditional and inventive weapons. The game will feature maps and modes inspired by DC Comics Batman license.
Gotham City Impostors will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork, as well as for PC, starting February 7th, 2012. Fans can go to www.GothamCityImpostors.com for more information and to receive updates regarding the game.
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New Video Clip Released From Upcoming “Justice League: Doom” Animated Feature
A new video clip from Justice League: Doom, the upcoming animated feature loosely based on the acclaimed graphic novel JLA: Tower of Babel, has been released by Warner Home Video. The clip features the arrival of the Justice League … just in time to confront a band of villains. Justice League: Doom arrives February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD, On Demand and for Download. Both the Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD will include an UltraViolet Digital Copy. Click on the thumbnail image below to view the clip, available in the High Definition Quicktime format .
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Justice League: Doom finds Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Batman on their heels when a team of super villains discover and implement the Dark Knights contingency plans for stopping any rogue Justice League member. The story is inspired by Mark Waids much-heralded JLA: Tower of Babel.
The film features the voices of Nathan Fillion (Castle) as Green Lantern, Tim Daly (Private Practice) as Superman, and a grand reunion of actors who provided the voices of the Justice League for the cartoon of the same name and its follow-up, Justice League Unlimited, including Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series) as Batman, Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville, Breaking In) as Flash, Susan Eisenberg (Superman/Batman: Apocalypse) as Wonder Woman and Carl Lumbly (Alias) as Jonn Jonzz/Martian Manhunter. Bumper Robinson (A Different World, Transformers: Animated) joins the cast as Cyborg. The cast features three villainous alumni of the Justice League animated series: Phil Morris (Smallville, Seinfeld) as Vandal Savage, Olivia dAbo (The Wonder Years) as Star Sapphire, and Alexis Denisof (Angel) as Mirror Master. Also opposing our heroes are Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911) as Bane, Paul Blackthorne (The Dresden Files) as Metallo, and Claudia Black (Farscape, Stargate SG-1) as Cheetah. David Kaufman (Danny Phantom) also reprises his Justice League role of Jimmy Olsen.
Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the all-new Justice League: Doom arrives February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD, On Demand and for Download. Both the Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD will include an UltraViolet Digital Copy.
The above video is also available at the The World’s Finest Justice League: Doom subsite.
Click here to view the trailer for Justice League: Doom, along with additional media and content.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Justice League: Doom animated feature debuts February 28th, 2012 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video. Further details are available at the The World’s Finest Justice League: Doom subsite.
Similar to the Batman: Year One animated release, Warner Home Video will also allow a one week-early window to legally download Justice League: Doom starting February 21st, 2012.
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“Green Lantern: The Animated Series” Joins Teletoon Superfan Friday In March 2012
Teletoon Canada Inc. has released upcoming schedule details for the network, revealing Green Lantern: The Animated Series will be joining the Superfan Friday programming block at the end of March 2012. According to the network, Green Lantern: The Animated Series is slated to debut on Teletoon Friday, March 23rd, 2012 at 7:30pm (ET/PT). Teletoon will be the exclusive Canadian home for Green Lantern: The Animated Series. Further details for the Canadian debut of Green Lantern: The Animated Series can be found below, including a series description and premiere date, provided by Teletoon.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Premieres Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT
Airs Fridays at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT
Based on the DC Comics super hero, Green Lantern: The Animated Series follows Earth’s Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, who is used to being in dangerous situations but never anything like this! In the farthest reaches of deep space, Hal patrols the Guardian Frontier, where he must face down invasions from the evil Red Lantern Corps. Powered by pure rage, the evil Red Lanterns have sworn to destroy the Green Lantern Corps and everything they stand for. Dispatched on the experimental spacecraft The Interceptor, Hal is soon joined by an all-new group of heroes on a mission to protect Guardian Space and the Green Lantern Corps itself.
Teletoon aired a one-hour Green Lantern: The Animated Series special back in November 2011 in conjunction with Cartoon Network, the one-hour special previewing the first two episodes of the new cartoon. Cartoon Network also announced the addition of Green Lantern: The Animated Series to its schedule as of March 2012, details of which are available here.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series will join Young Justice as part of the Teletoon’s popular Superfan Friday line-up, though representatives are currently unable to confirm the return of Young Justice to the network line-up. Additionally, representatives state that Batman: The Brave and The Bold is still slated to return to the network with new-to-the-network episodes, though has also been unable to confirm a return date.
Stay tuned for further schedule updates here soon at The World’s Finest, including episode specific details for the Teletoon debut of Green Lantern: The Animated Series. Green Lantern: The Animated Series joins the Teletoon Superfan Friday programming block on March 23rd, 2012 at 7:30pm (ET/PT).
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Phil Morris Discusses His Role As Vandal Savage In “Justice League: Doom” Feature
The World’s Finest presents the first in a series of studio-conducted interviews, provided by Warner Home Video, for the Justice League: Doom direct-to-video animated feature. Continue reading below for an interview with actor Phil Morris as he discusses his critical role in the upcoming DC Universe Animated Original Movie title. Justice League: Doom arrives February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD, On Demand and for Download. Click on the other thumbnails below for larger images.
Actor to attend bi-coastal premieres of all-new DC Universe Animated Original Movie
Its a busy time for Phil Morris.
Easily recognizable to sitcom viewers as the hilariously slimy lawyer Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld, and renowned throughout the fanboy realm as Jonn Jonzz/Martian Manhunter on Smallville, Morris is splitting his time this February celebrating his latest triumphs.
Morris is a NAACP Image Award nominee in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Love That Girl! While he prepares for the awards ceremony and all of its requisite celebrity gatherings, Morris is also making time to attend both the New York (2/13) and Los Angeles (2/16) premieres of Justice League: Doom.
The consummate nice guy, Morris shifts to a darker, villainous approach for Justice League: Doom as he reprises his Justice League animated television series role as the immortal Vandal Savage. Morris is one of nine actors returning to the booth to record their original roles.
Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the all-new, PG-13 rated Justice League: Doom arrives February 28, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD, On Demand and for Download. Both the Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD will include an UltraViiolet Digital Copy.
Justice League: Doom finds Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Batman on their heels when a team of super villains orchestrated by Vandal Savage discover and implement the Dark Knights contingency plans for stopping any rogue Justice League member. The story is inspired by Mark Waids much-heralded JLA: Tower of Babel, and scripted by the late Dwayne McDuffie.
Morris is more than just an actor with a tendency to perform in fanboy-centric productions he is a devout fan of the genre and its comic book origins. His comics collection exceeds 20,000 and includes gems like a 1948 Captain America, issues 1-18 of Silver Surfer, the first 20 Barry Windsor-Smith issues of Conan, and many of the original run of the Fantastic Four. It goes back pretty far, Morris says. I collect to this day.
Prepping for the onslaught of reporters queries on the red carpets on both coasts prior to the premieres of Justice League: Doom, Morris welcomed the opportunity to answer a few questions about Vandal Savage, comics collecting, and the possibility of someday voicing his Smallville character Martian Manhunter in an animated form. Read on
QUESTION: Whats the mindset of Vandal Savage, and whats been the joy of playing this role?
PHIL MORRIS: Vandal Savage is an immortal who has been around the human species for all time. Hes extremely intelligent hes incredibly evolved because of contact with a meteor that landed in his village. And hes always trying to overthrow the world. His vision is that the world should be his, as many of these despots feel. But he feels that because hes lived so long, hes entitled.
I love Vandal. I played Vandal for the Justice League series a few times, but this is a little bit of a different take on Vandal. Back on the series, he was more of a smooth criminal he was more nuanced, he had more style. Now, I guess, hes just had it. Hes kind of approaching things as if to say I dont have time to play with you. He has no more guile left in him. Hes straight, no chaser, which makes him much more dangerous, much more evil, and much harder edged, especially in my vocal performance.
And I love this script. Dwayne (McDuffie) really made it a walloping good romp for the Justice League players. And then Vandal is a bit like the Lex Luthor of the show its his mastermind, his ideas, his design that almost or does bring the world to its doom. Youll have to watch to see. Vandal is very much the thrust of the evil of this show. Thats fun to play.
QUESTION: Whats it like for you to be recording with all these original voices from the series again?
PHIL MORRIS: Its great to have these actors back in these roles, but thats the magic of these animated projects. I think one of the things the DC/Warner Bros. people do very well is get the right people for the job, from the top down. From Bruce (Timm) and Andrea (Romano) all the way down to the cast and they take pains to make sure that everything is as accurate as possible because they know that, as fans, were watching and were listening and we need to be served. And they serve us very, very well. They give us some of the greatest vocal talent in the business.
QUESTION: You say we and that collection of 20,000+ comics at home attests to your love for this genre. This is more than just work for you, right?
PHIL MORRIS: It feels as though Ive been doing homework on these characters since I was 7 years old, and I loved being able to tell my mother that Im finally making my comic book collection pay off. Actors use whatever reference material is at hand to flush out their characters, and in that I have been a comic collector for so long, I dont have to go too far to relate to the process of the villain or hero in this universe of comics. I fee-+
l like I am one of the rank and file who has gotten lucky enough to embody these characters. Its a pleasure and an honor.
QUESTION: Which way do your comic book tastes venture these days?
PHIL MORRIS: Its interesting because they always ask the question: Is it DC or Marvel? If youre a real comic book fan, you had to pick a side. You couldnt go down the middle. As a younger comics reader, I liked Marvel a lot, because Marvel reflected African Americans sooner than DC did. I think that gave me a little bit of an affinity for them. But now in my more mature years, its all about good story telling, and I find DC tells great stories and has great, solid characters. They have probably my favorite character in Batman. So Im much more interested in the continuity of the universe I was an artists guy before, relating to the pictures and the artistry. That really thrilled me. Now its about the concepts and the writing. Im always looking for a good yarn.
I like reading Garth Ennis, J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Waid, Jeff Loeb guys like that. The writers have become fantastic they have taken what society is and spun it on its ear. Its not really kid stuff anymore. Kids can still invest and enjoy the books, but so can adults. Mark Millar. Ed Brubaker. There are a lot of great comic writers out there right now, and the world of comic books is much better for it.
QUESTION: You played Jonn Jonzz /Martian Manhunter on Smallville. Would you like to transition that role to voiceover for animation?
PHIL MORRIS: Carl (Lumbly) did one helluva job as Martian Manhunter for the Justice League series, and he hasnt lost a step for this film. I dont think hes going to give up the role without a fight, and I have a total respect for Carl and his performance. It would be wonderful to do Jonn Jonzz as an animated character, as I did on Smallville. Well see. They keep me busy over here.
QUESTION: Youve recorded a full library of characters for animation, including many in the super hero realm. What character does your inner geek still crave to voice?
PHIL MORRIS: Ive been doing a voice for the Black Panther, but Im not playing the Panther. They got Djimon Hounsou, and hes terrific. But I would love to play the Black Panther. I wanted to play Green Lantern in this film. Im an African American actor, but I dont want that to matter at all. I think you should be able to close your eyes and voice any character, whether hes African American or Anglo or Latino or Asian. Thats what I love about these great characters. Id love to do the Silver Surfer, too. But for DC, Id love to do a version of the Batman. I know Kevin Conroy IS Batman, and I love Kevin to death. But I think every actor who knows comics and loves comics would jump at the chance to do Batman. I think each of us would want to bring his own take to that darkness, to that inner turmoil that is Bruce Wayne. So it would be Batman. Kevin, I love you, but give me a one-off!
QUESTION: You frequently work in both the live-action and animated worlds. Whats your favorite part of doing voiceovers?
PHIL MORRIS: The best part of working in voiceover is the people you work with. I was very surprised when I first came into this world that the actors were so talented. They werent just people who did funny or clever voices. They are very intelligent, well-read, well-spoken, funny actors, and you get into that room and they cut it up and THEN they go to record and theyre suddenly the most evil or heroic person on the planet. Then in between takes theyre jokey, jokey, jokey. Their wit and their imagination is unparalleled. I really have a great time working with whomever I work with from the voiceover community.
Click here to view the trailer for Justice League: Doom. Additionally, view the above interview at the The World’s Finest Justice League: Doom subsite.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video Justice League: Doom animated feature debuts February 28th, 2012 on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download from Warner Home Video. Further details are available at the The World’s Finest Justice League: Doom subsite.
Similar to the Batman: Year One animated release, Warner Home Video will also allow a one week-early window to legally download Justice League: Doom starting February 21st, 2012.
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New “Young Justice,” “Green Lantern: The Animated Series” Episodes For March 2012
New episodes of Young Justice will return to Cartoon Network as of the first weekend of March 2012, with new Green Lantern: The Animated Series episodes to follow later in the same month. According to schedule details released by Cartoon Network, both Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series will move to new Saturday morning timeslots starting March 3rd, 2012. Green Lantern: The Animated Series will air at 10:00am (ET, PT) on Saturday mornings, with Young Justice airing immediately afterwards at 10:30am (ET, PT).
The all-new Young Justice episode “Misplaced” debuts Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at 10:30am (ET, PT), proceeded by a special re-airing of Green Lantern: The Animated Series “Beware My Power: Green Lantern’s Light, Part One” at 10:00am (ET, PT). Both episodes are rated TV-PG-V. Below are specific details for the new Young Justice episode “Misplaced.”
Young Justice
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at 10:30am (ET, PT) – “#19 Misplaced”
When every adult on the planet disappears, only the team, Zatanna, and Billy Batson are left to defeat the five most powerful sorcerers on Earth.
Continuing, new episodes of Green Lantern: The Animated Series are tentatively slated to debut beginning Saturday, March 17th, 2012 following a two-week encore presentation of the two-part “Beware My Power: Green Lantern’s Light” series opener. Further March 2012 schedule details will also be released toward the end of next month.
Schedule details released by Cartoon Network are unable to confirm whether the DC Nation programming block also debuts on March 3rd, 2012, though an official announcement is expected within the next two – three weeks.
To reiterate, Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network, followed immediately afterwards by Young Justice at 10:30am (ET, PT), starting March 3rd, 2012. Additionally, Cartoon Network will also air encore presentations of Saturday-debuting episodes of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice every Sunday beginning at 10:00am (ET, PT) as of March 4th, 2012.
Further details for Young Justice are available at the The World’s Finest Young Justice subsite. Additionally, details on Green Lantern: The Animated Series can be found at the The World’s Finest Green Lantern: The Animated Series subsite.
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