DC Comics Sells Out Of Multiple DC Animated Trade Paperbacks
DC Comics have sold out of the following trade paperback, as seen below.
–Batman: The Dark Knight Adventures
–The Batman Strikes!, Volume Two: In Darkest Knight
–Justice League Unlimited, Volume Two: World’s Greatest Heroes
–Justice League Unlimited, Volume Three: Champions of Justice
–Superman Adventures, Volume Four: Man of Steel
DC Comics has yet to reveal if they plan to issue a new printing of the above trade paperbacks.
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Torres Wraps Up Run, “Flight Ring” In “Legion Of Super Heroes In The 31st Century”
This month’s new issue of Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century wraps up the three-part “Flight Ring” story arc, which focused what makes the Legion a team. In a previous interview with The World’s Finest, Torres said the arc will look at “trust, leadership, team work.” The final part of the storyline will see an appearance by Booster Gold. Torres says that while his run on the title was too short, he had a blast during his stay.
Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #19 will hit comic book shelves this Wednesday, October 8th, 2008. To read our previous interview with writer J. Torres, please click here. The final issue of the comic will hit next month with Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #20.
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Season Five Episodes Of “The Batman” Scheduled For Teletoon This Month
Teletoon has provided The World’s Finest with the airing schedule for The Batman for the remainder of the month.
The Canadian network is scheduled to air the episode “The Joker Express” on Sunday, October 12th, 2008, at 10am (ET), followed by another Joker-centric episode “The Metal Face of Comedy” the following Sunday, October 19th, 2008 at 10am (ET). Teletoon has also confirmed that The Batman will be pre-empted the weekend of October 26th due to Halloween programming, but will return November 2nd, 2008.
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Teletoon Schedules “The Batman Versus Dracula” Feature In October 2008
The animated feature is scheduled to air October 25th, 2008 at 3pm (ET) on Teletoon. Below is the official synopsis for the feature.
The Batman Versus Dracula
Teletoon, Saturday, October 25th, 2008, at 3pm (ET)
Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including the aforementioned super villains into his mindless minions? With supernatural strength, speed and mind control Dracula might prove to powerful for the Dark Knight. The movie also stars tenacious reporter Vicky Vale and favourite bad guys The Joker and The Penguin.
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“Justice League: The New Frontier” Airing In October 2008 On Cartoon Network
The animated feature is scheduled to air October 18th, 2008 at 9pm (ET) on Cartoon Network. Below is the official synopsis for the feature.
Justice League: The New Frontier
Cartoon Network, Saturday, October 18th, 2008, at 9pm (ET)
Inspired by the best-selling graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke and produced by the multiple Emmy award winning animation legend, Bruce Timm, Justice League: The New Frontier is the epic tale of the founding of the Justice League. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are all here of course, and so are Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Flash – whose incredible origins will be told for the very first time. Strangers at first, these very different heroes must overcome fear and suspicion to forge an alliance against a monster so formidable, even the mighty Superman can not stop it. If they fail, our entire planet will be “cleansed” of humanity.
Final Issue Of “The Batman Strikes” Now Available To Own From DC Comics
Below is the official solicitation information for the new issue.
THE BATMAN STRIKES! #50
Written by: James Peaty
Art by: Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty
Cover by: Christopher Jones
The Demon comes to Gotham in this final issue! On Halloween night, Batman and Robin will be forced to team up with an unpredictable force, the Demon Etrigan!
Click here to view our interview with writer James Peaty. Click here to view our interview with artist Christopher Jones. Stay tuned for further updates.
Fans Given Opportunity To Help On Upcoming “The Zeta Project” DVD
The World’s Finest was recently contacted by Amy Silliman of Retrofit Films, who will be working on the bonus features for the upcoming The Zeta Project DVD release. Silliman is reaching out to fans to make sure the bonus features are top quality and does the series justice. Silliman sent the following to The World’s Finest, as seen below.
My name is Amy and I am a producer working on something very special for “The Zeta Project.” I cant say too much because of particular confidentiality agreements, but I thought by going to the Toon Zone forum I would get the best response. I will be having a round table discussion with some of the key creative heads who worked on “The Zeta Project.” The goal of this discussion is to talk more in-depth about the characters and their stories and to answer any questions that fans of “The Zeta Project” would have. I can not release the names of these artists, but I would like to hear anything at all you would like to ask them. Now this will be for a private interview I will be having with them later this month (it has yet to be decided when this interview will be released) I can’t say much more, other than I would love to have some feedback from the fans themselves on what they would ask if they had the chance. Let me know what you are curious about! Anything at all! Please send all your questions to Amy@retrofitfilms.com.
Thank you!
The World’s Finest will keep you completely updated an any further news regarding the upcoming The Zeta Project DVD release. Stay tuned for further updates.
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Note: More information on “The Zeta Project” can be found here.
Peaty Discusses Writing The Final Issue Of “The Batman Strikes,” And More
The World’s Finest: First off, tell us a little bit about yourself and your work – past and present!
James Peaty: Well, right off the bat (see, the puns have started already!) Im British and I live and work in London. Ive been writing comics professionally since 2003 when I started working for the UK based Warhammer Monthly comic. Over the next couple of years I did a number of strips for that title until it ceased publication. Since 2005 Ive been writing in the US on books such as Green Arrow, JSA: Classified, Justice League Unlimited, Supergirl, X-Men Unlimited, The Escapist and of course! The Batman Strikes!. Ive also done a fair bit of comics work for the DC licensing department for projects such as the recent The Dark Knight movie. Sofairly varied!
WF: Now, care to fill us in on The Batman Strikes! #50, the final issue of the The Batman Strikes! comic series?
JP: The issue is called “Night of the Demon,” is set at Halloween and features Etrigan, the Demon (with a nice cameo by The Riddler) coming to Gotham to enlist the help of Batman and Robin in his search for a dangerous magical item stolen from Jason Bloods occult collection. But as the uneasy allies move closer to finding the missing artefact the truth is revealedand all of Gotham may have to pay the price!
And if you want to find out the restbuy the issue!
WF: This isn’t your first time working on The Batman Strikes!. How did you come to write for the comic series, and what did you enjoy about the characters from the series?
JP: I came to write for the series through knowing the (then) editor Nachie Castro through the other editors Ive worked with at DC over the past couple of years. Having done some Justice League Unlimited scripts I asked if itd be possible to pitch for The Batman Strikes! and Nachie was kind enough to say “yes.” I think I pitched two ideas, one of which Nachie liked and became “Grounded,” the story in issue 43 of The Batman Strikes!.
As for what I enjoyed most about writing the characters in the series well, Id have to say the lack of continuity and the sense of fun. I mean, I really love Batman as a character full stop – I have since I was 3 years old – but writing the book gave me a chance to write Robin — and Dick Grayson to boot — for the first time and that was a huge thrill.
Its really unusual in modern comics to be able to write a pure, unadulterated and unfiltered Batman and Robin story and thats really what these two issues are an attempt to do. Its my love letter to those early 1940s Batman & Robin comics that I read as re-prints as a tiny kid and which made such a big impression on me. Those stories are why I wanted to write comics when I grew up. Its all Ive ever wanted to do. So its been a nice way of saying “thanks guys!”
WF: If the series continued on, which characters would you have liked a chance to tackle? Harley was featured in your previous The Batman Strikes! work and Etrigan is featured in issue #50. Any others?
JP: Hmmmthats tricky. I think a Green Arrow team up was something I seriously thought about and lets be honest — who wouldnt want to write a Superman/Batman team up at some point?
Mulling it over now, I think a “Mr Freeze at Christmas” story would have been a nice one to do next. The idea of the visuals that a story like that could conjure upas well as the notion of Freeze being a cold, logical character. Yeah, I think that would have been fun!
Actually, Id love to have written Animal Man. Hes my favourite superhero other than Batman and Superman and I wrote a really good (if I say do say so myself) issue of Justice League Unlimited featuring him that never came out cos the book got cancelled! But hes the hero Id have loved to have used simply cos he has absolutely nothing in common with Batman and the challenge would be to make that work.
WF: Any final thoughts on your tenure on the title as you wrap things up?
JP: Does two issues constitute a tenure? If so, it was a great run. Never a bad issue! But seriously, it was great fun, a blast to write and Im really sorry to see the book disappear.
WF: So, one last time, what should fans expect in The Batman Strikes! #50 and, well, why should they pick the issue up?
JP: Fans should expect a fun, exciting, slightly spooky, fast paced and ballsy read with more rhyming dialogue from Etrigan than you can shake your fist at! If you dont usually like “kids” books then Id say youre missing a (trick or) treat (I told you the puns would get worse)!
WF: Care to fill us in one what we can expect from you in the future? Anything you care to share?
JP: Well, plans always change but at the moment Im writing some short strips for a new UK based Marvel anthology called Marvel Heroes. So far Ive written both X-Men and Iron Man strips for that and am about to start on a Hulk story this week. Beyond that, today Ive just finished scripting something for Vertigo and am talking about maybe doing some other stuff with a couple of the DCU editors. Exciting times
WF: Thanks for your time, James!
The Batman Strikes! #50, the final issue of the series, hits shelves October 1st, 2008.
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YTV Schedules “Legion of Super Heroes” Marathon In October 2008
YTV will be airing six episodes of Legion of Super Heroes on October 5th, 2008, as part of the network’s “Superhero Sunday” theme event. The episodes, comprising of six installments from the acclaimed second season of the series, will air as follows.
12:00pm (ET) – “Message in a Bottle”
12:30pm (ET) – “In the Beginning”
1:00pm (ET) – “Trials”
1:30pm (ET) – “In Your Dreams
2:00pm (ET) – “Dark Victory, Part 1”
2:30pm (ET) – “Dark Victory, Part 2”
The network will also air the live-action Superman: The Movie and Superman Returns feature films that day, as well.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Jetix Slates Two “Superman: The Animated Series” Mini-Marathons For October 2008
The first mini-marathon is scheduled to air on Jetix at 11am (ET) on Friday, October 3rd, 2008, and will feature the episodes, “Absolute Power,” “In Brightest Day,” and “Little Big Head Man.” A second Superman: The Animated Series mini-marathon is scheduled for 8am (ET) on Monday, October 6th, 2008, featuring the episodes, “Superman’s Pal,” “Legacy, Part One, “”Legacy, Part 2.”
According to the programming schedule, Superman: The Animated Series regularly airs every Saturday and Sunday at 6pm (ET) on the Jetix block on Toon Disney.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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