Press Release:
THEY MAYBE UNDERAGE, BUT THEY CAN OVERCOME ANY SUPER VILLAIN WHEN
WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES LEGION OF SUPER HEROES – VOLUME THREE ON DVD SEPTEMBER 9, 2008!
Includes 5 New Episodes from the Legion of Super Heroes for the First Time on DVD!
Superman and the rest of the teenage gang of heroes are back in action when Warner Home Video (WHV) and the Kids WB! release
Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three on DVD September 9, 2008. The DVD will include 5 exciting episodes from the first season of the smash hit,
Legion of Super Heroes, which currently airs on Saturday mornings at 10:00 am and ranks among the top five shows on the Kids WB! this season. The third volume will be available for $14.97 SRP.
The Legion of Super Heroes, a three-time Emmy Awards nominee features the teen Heroes Superman, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Timber Wolf, Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy and Phantom Girl as they fight crime and protect mankind from a swarm of devious villains. In Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three, Supermans time in the 31st century draws to a close, prompting the Legion to hold its annual tryouts for a fresh crop of heroes to replace him. The audition stars off with “The Substitutes,” a wacky band of rejects, and a mischievous wizard from planet Xerok who wreaks havoc in New Metropolis leaving only Phantom Girl to save the day. The adventure continues as a new member, Ferro Lad, is inducted into the Legion to help Lightning Lad defend his home from an onslaught of cosmic storms. The action-packed episodes conclude with the Legions biggest threat yet: The Sun-Eater, a galaxy destroying weapon of mass destruction. Watch to see which Legionnaire makes the ultimate sacrifice in a grueling battle to defend the Universe and save mankind.
“Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three features a group of crime-fighting heroes that are both inspiring and exciting to watch,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. “We are thrilled to release the next five enthralling episodes in the Legion of Super Heroes series that will surely be a hit with kids everywhere.”
Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three will be available on DVD with approx. 110 minutes of five 22-minute episodes:
-“The Substitutes”
-“Childs Play”
-“Chain of Command”
-“Sundown, Part 1”
-“Sundown, Part 2”
Basics:
Street Date: September 9, 2008
Run Time: 110 minutes
Language: English; Canadian; French
Subtitles: SDH
Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three
Price: $14.97 SRP
About Warner Home Video:
With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
About DC Comics:
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
Legion of Super Heroes and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and DC Comics.
About Warner Bros. Animation:
Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, “Sinkin in the Bathtub.” Since then, Warner Bros. Animations characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Animation is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as maintaining the studios rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards, 35 Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
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“Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman” To Air On YTV In July 2008
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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman will air as part of a special “Batman Weekend” marathon in July 2008. The “Batman Weekend” marathon will start Friday, July 11th, 2008 and end on Sunday, June 13th, 2008.
Batman: Mystery of Batwoman will air Saturday, July 12th at 4pm (ET).
The marathon also includes special airings of the live-action films Batman (1989), Batman Returns, and Batman Forever.
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Olson Discusses Writing For “Batman: Gotham Knight,” New Images
Batman: Gotham Knight, Blu-ray/DVD/Digital, DC Universe Animated Original Movie
HIS CHAPTER OF THE DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED FILM BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT
Buoyed by his Oscar nod for scripting A History of Violence, Josh Olson has become one of the most sought-after writers in Hollywood. But amidst the offers following his nomination came the opportunity to pen a chapter of Batman: Gotham Knight and that was an offer simply too tempting to resist. The result is an impressive opening segment to the film that not only arrests the imagination with visually stunning perspectives of Batman, but sets the thematic tone for the entire six-chapter film.
In the segment, entitled “Have I Got a Story for You,” Olson tells the story of how chance encounters with Batman by a group of street-wise youngsters leave each kid with a very different impression of the Dark Knight.
Since A History of Violence, for which he was also nominated for the British Academy Award, the Writer’s Guild Award, the Edgar and the USC Scriptor award, Olson has been busy drafting screenplays for both film and television. Olson has adapted the Dennis Lehane short story Until Gwen and will be directing the project himself. He worked on a draft of Halo for Peter Jackson, and is currently adapting L. Frank Baum’s
Oz books for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures.
Olson will join fellow Batman: Gotham Knight writers Brian Azzarello, Greg Rucka and Alan Burnett, along with executive producer Bruce Timm, on the panel following the film’s premiere at Wizard World Chicago on June 28. Batman: Gotham Knight will arrive July 8, 2008 on DVD and Blu-Ray disc, and will also be available that day On Demand via digital cable and for download through broadband sites.
Olson strode off the yellow brick road for a short discussion of his role in the creation of Batman: Gotham Knight, his amusement over 1960s Batman action verbiage, and his passion for a good, old-fashioned decapitation.
Without further ado, click here to read the Josh Olson Q & A. Also, click here to view our Batman: Gotham Knight image gallery.
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DC Comics Clarifies The Final “Justice League Unlimited” Issue
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Online “Batman: Gotham Knight” Advertisement
Batman: Gotham Knight, Blu-ray/DVD/Digital, DC Universe Animated Original Movie
To view the full-size image, click the thumbnail below.
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Final “Justice League Unlimited” Comic On Sale This Week
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Justice League Unlimited #46, written by Matt Wayne with art by Carlo Barberi, will focus on the Green Lantern Corp facing off against an imposing and deadly enemy.
For further coverage of Justice League Unlimited, check out the Justice League Unlimited here at The World’s Finest.
Noveck Talks “Batman: Gotham Knight,” New Images
Batman: Gotham Knight, Blu-ray/DVD/Digital, DC Universe Animated Original Movie
Noveck was instrumental in launching Batman: Gotham Knight into production, guiding the team toward its original concept and recruiting an amazing array of writing talent for the project. It proved to be a most interesting production at every turn including diverging from many of the traditional processes to bridge the creativity between the writers, the production team at Warner Bros. Animation and the directors and animators at three individual studios in Japan.
As Noveck says, the end result is even more intriguing, inspiring and visually stimulating and he looks forward to witnessing the reaction of Batman fans across the planet. His first opportunity will come at Wizard World Chicago on June 28 when he moderates the panel following the world premiere of Batman: Gotham Knight.
Batman: Gotham Knight will arrive July 8, 2008 on DVD and Blu-Ray disc, and will also be available that day On Demand via digital cable and for download through broadband sites.
Noveck explained the origins of Batman: Gotham Knight, his sentiments on the movie, and his thoughts on how it will be received by fans in a short interview this week.
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“Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three” DVD Press Release
Blu-ray/DVD/Digital, DC Animated Series, Legion of Super-Heroes
Press Release:
WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES LEGION OF SUPER HEROES – VOLUME THREE ON DVD SEPTEMBER 9, 2008!
Includes 5 New Episodes from the Legion of Super Heroes for the First Time on DVD!
The Legion of Super Heroes, a three-time Emmy Awards nominee features the teen Heroes Superman, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Timber Wolf, Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy and Phantom Girl as they fight crime and protect mankind from a swarm of devious villains. In Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three, Supermans time in the 31st century draws to a close, prompting the Legion to hold its annual tryouts for a fresh crop of heroes to replace him. The audition stars off with “The Substitutes,” a wacky band of rejects, and a mischievous wizard from planet Xerok who wreaks havoc in New Metropolis leaving only Phantom Girl to save the day. The adventure continues as a new member, Ferro Lad, is inducted into the Legion to help Lightning Lad defend his home from an onslaught of cosmic storms. The action-packed episodes conclude with the Legions biggest threat yet: The Sun-Eater, a galaxy destroying weapon of mass destruction. Watch to see which Legionnaire makes the ultimate sacrifice in a grueling battle to defend the Universe and save mankind.
“Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three features a group of crime-fighting heroes that are both inspiring and exciting to watch,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. “We are thrilled to release the next five enthralling episodes in the Legion of Super Heroes series that will surely be a hit with kids everywhere.”
Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three will be available on DVD with approx. 110 minutes of five 22-minute episodes:
-“The Substitutes”
-“Childs Play”
-“Chain of Command”
-“Sundown, Part 1”
-“Sundown, Part 2”
Basics:
Street Date: September 9, 2008
Run Time: 110 minutes
Language: English; Canadian; French
Subtitles: SDH
Legion of Super Heroes – Volume Three
Price: $14.97 SRP
About Warner Home Video:
With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
About DC Comics:
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
Legion of Super Heroes and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and DC Comics.
About Warner Bros. Animation:
Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, “Sinkin in the Bathtub.” Since then, Warner Bros. Animations characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Animation is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as maintaining the studios rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards, 35 Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
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“Batman: The Brave and The Bold” Spin-off Comic Confirmed
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The World’s Finest first broke the news about a spin-off comic based on the upcoming Batman: The Brave and The Bold animated series, and now it has been confirmed.
Expect the title to be launched close to the premiere date of the animated series, with a creative team to be announced before the end of the year. Further updates on the title are expected to surface shortly.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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Final “Teen Titans Go!” Comic On Sale This Week
Comics, DC Comics, Teen Titans
The final issue, issue #55, will be hitting the majority of comic book stores on Thursday this week instead of Wednesday due to the holiday weekend.
Teen Titans Go! #55, written by J. Torres with art by Todd Nuack and Lary Strucker, will have the Titans face off against a familiar threat.
For further coverage of Teen Titans Go!, check out the Teen Titans subsite here at The World’s Finest.
Press Release For “Batman: Gotham Knight” Novelization
Batman: Gotham Knight, Blu-ray/DVD/Digital, DC Universe Animated Original Movie
Based on the Animated Movie
Novelization by Louise Simonson
New allies, enemies, and challenges await Batman, but he must also deal with old dangers and loose threads. Not everyone is thrilled that there is a Batman to protect Gotham City, and there are many who want to take down the mysterious masked crime fighter. As Batman fights his never-ending battle to protect those he loves and clean up his great city, he will grow closer to becoming a legend and fulfilling a destiny he never imagined.
About the Author:
Louise Simonson has had a long career in the comics field. In the early 80’s she was an editor for Marvel Comics. She then became a full-time writer and worked on such titles as The New Mutants and The X-Factor. In the 90s she moved to DC Comics, where she wrote Superman: Man of Steel. Now a freelancer, she does writing for Marvel, Dark Horse, and DC Comics. Additionally, she has written thirteen comic-related novels and children’s books featuring DC Comics characters and did the text for the Rizzoli coffee-table book, DC Comics CoverGirls. She is married to comic book artist-writer Walter Simonson and lives in the suburbs northwest of New York City.
by Louise Simonson
Ace Mass Market Original
May 27, 2008
ISBN: 978-0441016136/ $7.99
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World’s Finest Online: A Comprehensive Guide to the DCAU
Origins and Evolution of World’s Finest Online
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.
Extensive Coverage of DCAU Series and Movies
World’s Finest Online provides in-depth information on all major DCAU series, including classics like Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, and Justice League. Each series is explored thoroughly, with episode summaries, reviews, and notable quotes. The site also covers DCAU movies, such as Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Justice League: The New Frontier, offering detailed analyses and production notes.
Staying current with the latest developments in the DCAU is easy with World’s Finest Online. The site regularly updates its news section with announcements about new releases, upcoming projects, and special events. Fans can stay informed about voice cast reunions, special edition releases, and convention appearances related to the DCAU.
Exclusive Interviews and Insights
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.
World’s Finest Online Community Engagement and Fan Contributions
The site fosters a vibrant community of DCAU fans. Visitors can participate in forums, share fan art, and contribute to discussions about their favorite shows and characters. World’s Finest Online also highlights fan projects and provides a platform for fans to showcase their creativity and passion for the DCAU.
Comprehensive Episode Guides and Character Biographies
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.
World’s Finest Online boasts a rich collection of archival content, including video clips, image galleries, and soundtracks from various DCAU series and movies. The site also features special sections dedicated to unique aspects of the DCAU, such as iconic moments, crossover episodes, and thematic explorations.
Where to Watch the DCAU
World’s Finest Online provides information on where fans can watch their favorite DCAU series and movies. The site includes links to streaming platforms like HBO Max and details about physical media releases. This makes it easy for fans to enjoy the DCAU’s extensive content library.
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.
About the World’s Finest Online Creators
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.