Bonus Episodes Details On “DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts” Release
Details on the four bonus episodes included on the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts – Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam home video release, part of the special features section of the title, are now available. The four included bonus episodes feature characters highlighted in the four animated shorts on this release – Captain Marvel/Shazam, The Spectre, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow.
Bonus Episodes:
Jonah Hex – Batman: The Animated Series “Showdown”
The Spectre – Batman: The Brave and The Bold “Chill of the Night!”
Green Arrow – Justice League Unlimited “Initiation”
Shazam – Justice League Unlimited “Clash”
Outside of the all-new Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short exclusive to this title, the home video release also includes three additional extended editions of previously-available animated shorts. To view the accompanying press release for DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts – Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam made available by Warner Home Video, including full content and bonus features details, please click here. Click here to view the hi-res Blu-ray and DVD cover artwork for the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video collection.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video release debuts November 9th, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray disc from Warner Home Video. November 9th, 2010 also sees the release of the documentary home video title Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics, with further details available here. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
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“Batman: The Brave And The Bold – Season One, Part Two” DVD Announced
Warner Home Video has released the cover art and initial details for Batman: The Brave and The Bold Volume One, Part Two, a new two-disc collection featuring 13 more episodes of Batman: The Brave and The Bold. The new collection is set to hit shelves March 15th, 2011, with information made available by Warner Home Video. A full press release is expected to be released within the coming weeks. Details on any additional bonus features are currently unconfirmed. Official details are available below.
Batman: The Brave and The Bold Season One, Part Two
Batman and friends join together for the 1st time on DVD in a smashing 2-disc, 13 episode collection!
Batman wings into an exciting new era, teaming with a mighty honor roll of DC Comics Super Heroes in this action-packed series. Through the show’s final 13 Animated Adventures in this 2-Disc Collection, the Dark Knight allies with Aquaman, Plastic Man, Blue Beetle, Red Tornado, Green Arrow, Wildcat, Deadman, Bronze Tiger and Atom to take on an array of evildoers ranging from mad scientists to intergalactic crooks, from power-mad dictators to out-of-control teenagers. He even travels to a parallel world, becoming the villainous Owlman! In this cool, cutting-edge and often funny series bringing back old-school comic-book styling and dry wit to crimefighting, Batman faces any peril – including other heroes stealing the show – in his relentless pursuit of justice.
Product Info:
Announce Date: 11/3/10
Order Date: 2/8/11
Street Date: 3/15/11
MSRP: $19.97
Media Quantity: 2
Original Soundtrack Language: English
Episodes Included:
1) Mystery in Space!
2) Trials Of The Demons
3) Night Of The Huntress
4) Menace Of The Conqueror Caveman!
5) The Color Of Revenge!
6) Legends of the Dark Mite!
7) Hail To The Tornado Tyrant!
8) Duel Of The Double Crossers!
9) The Last Bat On Earth!
10) When Omac Attacks!
11) The Fate Of The Equinox!
12) Mayhem Of The Music Meister!
13) Inside the Outsiders!
Stay tuned for further details on this title, including the official press release and further images, here soon at The Worlds Finest. The Batman: The Brave and The Bold Volume One, Part Two two-disc DVD release is set to hit shelves March 15th, 2011.
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Episode Descriptions For November 2010 “Batman: The Brave And The Bold”
Made available by the network, Cartoon Network has released loglines for episodes of Batman: The Brave and The Bold slated to air this month, November 2010. New episodes of the acclaimed animated series will air throughout the month. The November 2010 schedule rundown for Batman: The Brave and The Bold episodes, provided by the network, is available below.
Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7:00pm (ET) – “Plague of the Prototypes!”
When Batman is on call, Gotham is kept safe by his squad of trusty Bat-Robots, but when Black Mask reprograms the unstoppable soldiers to do his bidding, Batman must blow the dust off “Proto,” his bumbling (but good-hearted) beta-test robot to help him stop the villain.
Friday, November 12th, 2010 at 7:00pm (ET) – “Cry Freedom Fighters!”
When an alien race tries to invade Earth, Batman, Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters (led by the Uncle Sam) race to their planet to stop them. The alien’s numbers prove overwhelming and it falls on Plastic Man to find the patriotism within to stop them.
Friday, November 19th, 2010 at 7:00pm (ET) – “Knights of Tomorrow!”
A glimpse into the future reveals Dick Grayson has assumed the Batman mantle after the Caped Crusader retired and fathered a son, Damian, with Catwoman. Despite his parents’ wishes, Damian does not want to follow their legacy, but when Joker returns, he may have no choice!
Further details on the new Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode “Plague of the Prototypes!”, debuting this Friday, November 5th, 2010 on Cartoon Network, can be found here. Additionally, the new Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode “Darkseid Descending!” is scheduled to air on on Friday, December 3rd, 2010. Please note schedule details are subject to change without notice.
Continue to the Batman: The Brave and The Bold subsite here at The World’s Finest for further details on the animated series. Batman: The Brave and The Bold airs every Friday at 7:00pm (ET) on Cartoon Network.
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Videos, Images And More For New “Batman: The Brave And The Bold” Episode
Cartoon Network has passed along the episode synopsis, three video clips, and a collection of images from the upcoming all-new Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode “Plague of the Prototypes!” The episode is scheduled to air Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7:00pm (ET) on Cartoon Network. Click on the thumbnails below to view the complete library of hi-res images and Quicktime-format video clips from the all-new Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode.
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The all-new Batman: The Brave and The Bold “Plague of the Prototypes!” episode, scheduled to air tonight, Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7:00pm (ET) on Cartoon Network, is described as seen below.
Batman: The Brave and The Bold “Plague of the Prototypes!”
When Batman is on call, Gotham is kept safe by his squad of trusty Bat-Robots, but when Black Mask reprograms the unstoppable soldiers to do his bidding, Batman must blow the dust off “Proto,” his bumbling (but good-hearted) beta-test robot to help him stop the villain.
As mentioned above, video clips and other content from the Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode “Plague of the Prototypes!” are available to view here at our Batman: The Brave and The Bold subsite.
In additional Batman: The Brave and The Bold news, The World’s Finest can confirm that new episodes of the acclaimed animated series are set to continue airing on Cartoon Network. Upcoming episodes currently scheduled to air in the coming weeks include “Cry Freedom Fighters!” on Friday, November 12th, 2010; “The Knights of Tomorrow!” on Friday, November 19th, 2010; and “Darkseid Descending!” on Friday, December 3rd, 2010. Batman: The Brave and The Bold will be pre-empted on Friday, November 26th, 2010 due to special programming.
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November 2010 Teletoon Episode Schedule For Animated “Justice League”
Below are official descriptions and airdates for episodes of the classic Justice League animated series slated to air for November 2010 on the Canadian network Teletoon. The information listed below is provided by Teletoon.

J’onn Jonzz, the Martian Manhunter, comes to Earth to warn of an impending alien invasion. With the help of Superman and Batman, he gathers the world’s greatest heroes to fend off the seemingly unstoppable invading armada. First of a three-part episode.
Friday, November 19th, 2010 – “Secret Origins, Part Two”
J’onn Jonzz, the Martian Manhunter, comes to Earth to warn of an impending alien invasion. With the help of Superman and Batman, he gathers the world’s greatest heroes to fend off the seemingly unstoppable invading armada. Second of a three-part episode.
Friday, November 26th, 2010 – “Secret Origins, Part Three”
J’onn Jonzz, the Martian Manhunter, comes to Earth to warn of an impending alien invasion. With the help of Superman and Batman, he gathers the world’s greatest heroes to fend off the seemingly unstoppable invading armada. Third of a three-part episode.
Justice League regularly airs every Friday at 7:30pm (ET) on the Teletoon “Superfan Fridays” programming block. Please note that Justice League will be pre-empted on Friday, November 12th, 2010 for a special Teletoon presentation of the direct-to-video animated feature Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. More details on that programming event can be found here.
Teletoon is expected to air new-to-the-network episodes of Justice League in 2011. Click here for further details on the Justice League animated series.
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Main Cast, Crew Details For “Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam”
The main cast and crew rundown for the Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam direct-to-video animated short, as listed in the official credits for the feature, are as follows below. The direct-to-video Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam animated short is the anchor for the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Shorts Collection home video release set to hit next month on Blu-ray and DVD.

James Garner as Shazam
Josh Keaton as Punk
Danica McKellar as Sally
George Newbern as Superman/Clark Kent
Jerry O’Connell as Captain Marvel
Kevin Michael Richardson as Mister Tawky Tawny
Arnold Voslo as Black Adam
Executive Producer – Sam Register
Executive Producer – Bruce Timm
Based on the DC Comics Characters
Producer – Bobbie Page
Co-Producer – Alan Burnett
Editor – Margaret Hou
Music by – The Track Team Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn
Casting and Voice Direction – Jamie Thomason
Written by – Michael Jelenic
Produced and Directed by – Joaquim Dos Santos
The animated short runs for over 24 minutes.
The Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short is the main feature on the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video collection. The release will include the all-new Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short along with three additional extended editions of previously-available animated shorts featuring characters The Spectre, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow. Click here to view the hi-res Blu-ray and DVD cover artwork for the upcoming DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video collection. To view the accompanying press release made available by Warner Home Video, please click here.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts home video release debuts November 9th, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray disc from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
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Upcoming “Batman Beyond” Episodes Slated To Debut On The Hub Network
Details for upcoming episodes of the classic Batman Beyond animated series scheduled to debut on The Hub have been released. The Hub network is the rebranding of the Discovery Kids network, and is being marketed as a new product. Below is the schedule of classic Batman Beyond episodes slated to air on the network next week.

Batman Beyond
7:30am (ET) – “Splicers”
5:30pm (ET) – “Splicers”
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Batman Beyond
7:30am (ET) – “Lost Soul”
5:30pm (ET) – “Lost Soul”
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Batman Beyond
7:30am (ET) – “Rats”
5:30pm (ET) – “Rats”
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Batman Beyond
7:30am (ET) – “Mind Games”
5:30pm (ET) – “Mind Games”
Friday, November 5th, 2010
Batman Beyond
7:30am (ET) – “Revenant”
5:30pm (ET) – “Revenant”
Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Batman Beyond
12:00pm (ET) “Hidden Agenda”
2:00pm (ET) “The Winning Edge”
2:30pm (ET) “Dead Man’s Hand”
Additionally, the fan-favorite Batman Beyond episode “Zeta” is scheduled to air November 11th, 2010 at 7:30am (ET) on The Hub.
The Hub, a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., features original programming as well as content from Discovery’s library of children’s educational programming; from Hasbro’s portfolio of entertainment and educational properties built during the past 90 years; and from leading third-party producers worldwide. The Hub lineup includes animated and live-action series, specials and game shows, with the network extending its content through a robust and engaging online presence. The Hub launched on Sunday, October 10th, 2010, reaching approximately 60 million U.S. households.
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Latest Issue Of “Batman: The Brave And The Bold” DC Comic Title Available
Batman: The Brave and The Bold #22, the latest installment of the current DC Comics title based on the animated series airing on Cartoon Network, arrives in comic book and hobby stores today. This is the final issue of the current volume of the series before it is relaunched next month as The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold. Official details for this issue of the Batman: The Brave and The Bold comic series are available below.

Written by: J. Torres
Art by: Andy Suriano
Cover by: Andy Suriano
Aquaman’s kingdom is under attack…from his own brother, the Ocean Master! Can The Dark Knight lend a hand in this underwater family matter? Batman will have to do something fast, or he’ll be trapped in Davy Jones’s Locker forever.
Further details on both the Batman: The Brave and The Bold animated series and comic title are available at the Batman: The Brave and The Bold subsite here at The World’s Finest. The cover price for Batman: The Brave and The Bold #22 is $2.99US.
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Boomerang Schedules Halloween-Themed Episode Of “The Batman” Series
The specialty network Boomerang, a spin-off channel of Cartoon Network, is scheduled to air a similarly-themed episode of The Batman during the network’s block of Halloween-based programming on Sunday, October 31st, 2010. The network is slated to air the The Batman episode “Grundy’s Night,” a fan-favorite episode from the second season of the series. The official details for the episode are available below

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 at 11:30pm (ET)
The Batman “Grundy’s Night”
Solomon Grundy, a legendary zombie, emerges from a swamp on Halloween to wreak havoc on Gotham. But Batman and Alfred discover that there is more to Grundy than there appears.
Please note that some TV schedule listings show the The Batman episode “Strange Minds” as scheduled to air at 11:30pm (ET) on Sunday, October 31st, 2010 with “Grundy’s Night” airing the night before on Saturday, October 30th, 2010 at 11:30pm (ET). For further details on The Batman and this episode, please continue to the The World’s Finest The Batman subsite.
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Teletoon Lists “Batman: The Brave And The Bold” Second Two Debut Episode
Episode-specific details for the second season debut of Batman: The Brave and The Bold have been released by Teletoon. The Canadian network is scheduled to debut the second season of Batman: The Brave and The Bold on Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7pm (ET) with the episode “The Long Arm of the Law.” The logline for the episode is as follows below, courtesy of Warner Bros. Animation.

The network currently scheduled to air new episodes throughout the remainder of 2010, with the occasional preemption due to special event programming.
The Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode “The Long Arm of the Law” originally premiered December 2009 on Cartoon Network. Full details on the episode, including images and videos, can be found at the The World’s Finest Batman: The Brave and The Bold subsite.
In related news, Cartoon Network is scheduled to debut the new Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode “The Criss-Cross Conspiracy!” on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 7pm (ET), followed by the new episode “Plague of the Prototypes!” on Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7pm (ET) and “Cry Freedom Fighters!” on Friday, November 12th, 2010 at 7pm (ET). Further details on these new episodes will be made available later this week.
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World’s Finest Online: A Comprehensive Guide to the DCAU

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Dcanimated.com began as a fan-driven project dedicated to documenting the DCAU. The site has grown significantly, offering comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the DC Animated Universe. It features detailed episode guides, character biographies, and behind-the-scenes insights, making it an invaluable resource for fans.
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World’s Finest Online features exclusive interviews with key figures behind the DCAU. Creators like Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett share their insights and experiences, offering fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of these iconic shows and movies. These interviews provide valuable context and deepen the appreciation for the creative efforts that brought the DCAU to life.
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One of the standout features of dcanimated.com is its extensive episode guides. Each episode of the DCAU series is meticulously cataloged, with summaries, key moments, and notable quotes. Additionally, the site offers detailed biographies of major and minor characters, providing background information and character development insights.
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World’s Finest Online is an essential resource for any fan of the DC Animated Universe. With its comprehensive coverage, exclusive content, and active community, the site continues to celebrate and preserve the legacy of the DCAU. Fans can rely on World’s Finest Online for accurate information, engaging content, and the latest updates in DC animated storytelling.
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World’s Finest Online was created by dedicated fans of the DCAU. Their passion and commitment have made the site a trusted source of news and information. By providing detailed and engaging content, they have ensured that the DCAU’s legacy continues to thrive.
