Movie-Inspired “Batman ’89,” “Superman ’78” Titles Coming Summer 2021 From DC Comics
DC Comics has announced it will release two new comic series inspired by the classic Tim Burton-helmed Batman and Richard Donner Superman movies. The titles, Batman ’89 and Superman ’78, will feature new adventures taking place in the same continuity of the acclaimed feature films. Both comic series will be available in digital and in print this coming Summer 2021. Batman ’89 and Superman ’78 follows DC Comics’ recent trend of revisiting previous multi-media interpretations of their biggest characters in comic form, including Batman ’66, Wonder Woman ’77 and Batman: The Adventures Continue. Continue below for press details and early artwork.
Are Heading to Comics in Two All-New DC Digital First Series!
The gothic mentality of Tim Burton’s Batman lurks around every corner in Batman ’89
by Screenwriter Sam Hamm and Artist Joe Quinones!
You’ll believe a man can fly in Superman ’78
by Writer Rob Venditti and Artist Wilfredo Torres!
Beginning in July 2021, decades after both Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie and Tim Burton’s Batman introduced generations of fans to silver screen versions of DC’s Man of Steel and the World’s Greatest Detective, DC is returning to these beloved properties to tell new stories set within these worlds with the publication of a series of Superman ’78 and Batman ’89 comic books. Writer Rob Venditti and artist Wilfredo Torres will capture imaginations in Superman ’78 while screenwriter Sam Hamm and artist Joe Quinones will immerse readers into Batman ’89.
Continuing the twisted adventures of DC’s Dark Knight from Tim Burton’s seminal classic Batman movies, Batman ’89 brings in screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. The gothic mentality behind the world, while still rooted in a sense of realism, helped inform many of DC’s global fans’ first impressions on the Dark Knight’s Gotham. In the new Batman ’89 comic, Hamm and Quinones will help usher in the return of Selina Kyle/Catwoman and will debut a new Robin! Plus, Quinones has a vision for Harvey Dent/Two-Face that is as close to movie magic as a comic can get!
And in the vein of DC’s plans for Batman ’89, Rob Venditti (Hawkman) and Wilfredo Torres (Batman ’66) will collaborate on Superman ’78 to tell stories set within the world Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve created in Superman: The Movie. In Superman ’78, bystanders are surprised and delighted by Superman’s abilities, and Lois Lane doesn’t (yet!) know that Clark Kent is secretly Superman. The sheer thrill of seeing a man fly, leap, or stop a bullet will be reflected in this environment where Superman has just been introduced! Inspired by Donner’s classic, timeless style of superhero storytelling, in Superman ’78 Venditti and Torres will show fans that a man can truly fly.
Superman ’78 and Batman ’89 will debut with six digital chapters of each new series on July 27, followed by new chapters of each comic book for the six weeks that immediately follow. The twelve chapters of each new series will also publish as six printed comics between August and October and as hardcover collections in October (Batman ’89) and November (Superman ’78).
In addition to the above press release, DC Comics has also provided details for the first issue of each issue, respectively. Please note the details below were issued after the original press release above and feature updated release date and content details. Continue below for more.
BATMAN ’89 #1
Story by SAM HAMM
Pencils by JOE QUINONES
Inks by JOE QUINONES
Cover by JOE QUINONES
Step back into the Gotham of Tim Burton’s seminal classic Batman movies! Batman ’89 brings in screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. Gotham becomes torn in two as citizens dressed as Batman and The Joker duke it out in the streets. As D.A. Harvey Dent tries to keep the city together, he targets the one problem tearing it apart: BATMAN! And he’ll get Bruce Wayne’s help in taking down the Dark Knight!
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SUPERMAN ’78 #1
Story by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by WILFREDO TORRES
Cover by WILFREDO TORRES
Fly into director Richard Donner’s Superman once more in Superman ’78! Written by Robert Venditti (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) and drawn by Wilfredo Torres (Batman ’66), Superman ’78 tells a brand-new adventure in the world of the beloved film. A bright, shining day in Metropolis is interrupted by a mysterious drone that crash-lands in the city and starts wreaking havoc. This looks like a job for Superman! But where did the metallic menace come from, what is its purpose, and who is Brainiac?
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“Justice Society: World War II” Coming April 27, 2021 To Digital, May 11, 2021 To 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced the upcoming physical and digital release of Justice Society: World War II, the next installment of the 2021 DC Universe Movie line-up. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the animated feature will be available on Digital starting April 27, 2021 and comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray on May 11, 2021. Continue below for press details, package artwork and the trailer.
SUPER HERO TEAM BATTLE NAZIS IN
JUSTICE SOCIETY: WORLD WAR II
COMING TO DIGITAL APRIL 27, 2021 &
4K ULTRA HD™ BLU-RAY COMBO PACK & BLU-RAY™
ON MAY 11, 2021
STANA KATIC, MATT BOMER RETURN IN NEW ROLES
FOR FIRST JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA STORY IN
POPULAR DC UNIVERSE MOVIES SERIES
The Flash speeds into the middle of an epic battle between Golden Age DC Super Heroes and Nazis in Justice Society: World War II, the next entry in the popular series of the DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the feature-length animated film will be released on Digital starting April 27, 2021, and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on May 11, 2021. The film is rated PG-13 for violence and some bloody images.
Justice Society: World War II will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $39.99 SRP; Canada $44.98 SRP) and Blu-ray (USA $29.98 SRP; Canada $39.99 SRP) as well as on Digital. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition, and a digital version of the movie. The Blu-ray features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition and a digital version of the movie.
Justice Society: World War II finds modern-day Barry Allen – prior to the formation of the Justice League – discovering he can run even faster than he imagined, and that milestone results in his first encounter with the Speed Force. The Flash is promptly launched into the midst of a raging battle – primarily between Nazis and a team of Golden Age DC Super Heroes known as The Justice Society of America. Led by Wonder Woman, the group includes Hourman, Black Canary, Hawkman, Steve Trevor and the Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick. The Flash quickly volunteers to assist his fellow heroes in tipping the scales of war in their favor, while the team tries to figure out how to send him home. But it won’t be easy as complications and emotions run deep in this time-skipping World War II thriller.
Stana Katic (Castle, Absentia, A Call To Spy) and Matt Bomer (Doom Patrol, White Collar, The Boys in the Band), who made their DC Universe Movies debuts as Lois Lane and Superman in the 2013 film Superman: Unbound, return to the popular animated film series in the lead roles of Wonder Woman and The Flash for Justice Society: World War II. The star-studded cast includes Geoffrey Arend (Madam Secretary, Batman: Hush) as Charles Halstead/Advisor, Armen Taylor (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) as Jay Garrick, Elysia Rotaru (Arrow) as Black Canary, Liam McIntyre (The Flash, Spartacus, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War) as Aquaman, Omid Abtahi (American Gods, The Mandalorian) as Hawkman, Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Overwatch) as Hourman, Keith Ferguson (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Overwatch) as Dr. Fate, Darin De Paul (Overwatch, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge) as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ashleigh LaThrop (The Handmaid’s Tale, Utopia, The Kominsky Method) as Iris West, and Chris Diamantopoulos (Episodes, Silicon Valley, voice of Mickey Mouse) as Steve Trevor.
Jeff Wamester (Guardians of the Galaxy TV series) directs Justice Society: World War II from a screenplay by Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural, DC Super Hero Girls) and Jeremy Adams (Supernatural, Batman: Soul Of The Dragon). Producers are Jim Krieg (Batman: Gotham by Gaslight) and Kimberly S. Moreau (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Butch Lukic (Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Constantine: City of Demons) is Supervising Producer. Sam Register is Executive Producer.
Justice Society: World War II Special Features
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray and Digital
–DC Showcase – Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (New Animated Short) – Jack Kirby’s beloved DC comic creation features the last civilized teenage boy on a post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by talking animals. In this short, Kamandi and his friends Prince Tuftan of the Tiger Kingdom and humanoid mutant Ben Boxer are kidnapped by a gorilla cult dedicated to finding the reincarnation of their god, The Mighty One. Golgan, the cult’s leader, puts Kamandi’s team through a series of deadly tests to find if any of them know the secret of … The Mighty One.
-Adventures in Storytelling: Justice Society: World War II (New Featurette) – The film’s creative minds chat about the methods used to produce the touchstone sequences in Justice Society: World War II.
-A Sneak Peek at the next DC Universe Movie – An advance look at the next animated film in the popular DC Universe Movies collection, Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One.
-Look Back – Justice League vs. Teen Titans (Featurette) – A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Justice League vs. Teen Titans, a 2016 thriller that follows Damian Wayne’s induction into the Teen Titans. Complicating his training is the growing presence of Raven’s satanic, world-conquering father Trigon, whose escape plan from his inter-dimensional prison includes spreading his demonic forces across the globe, infiltrating the minds and bodies of the Justice League to do his bidding. To save the universe and prevent a literal hell on Earth, the Teen Titans must rescue – or defeat – the Justice League, and intern Trigon for all eternity.
-Look Back – Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (Featurette) – An intriguing glance into the production behind 2019’s Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, which finds Amazon Princess Diana helping a troubled young girl enlisted by a deadly organization known as Villainy, Inc., whose criminal members have their sights set on invading Themyscira. The expansive adventure is packed with brutal battles, mysterious mythology, and endless wonder!
From the DC Vault: Justice League: “Legends, Part One”
From the DC Vault: Justice League: “Legends, Part Two”
Justice Society: World War II will also be available on Movies Anywhere. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts.
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTS
On April 27, 2021, Justice Society: World War II will be available to own in high definition and standard definition from select digital retailers including Amazon, the Apple TV app, FandangoNOW, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. On May 11, 2021, Justice Society: World War II will be made available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.
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BASICS
PRODUCT SRP
4K UHD Blu-ray Combo Pack $39.99 USA, $44.98 Canada
Blu-ray $29.98 USA, $39.99 Canada
Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French, German
Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
4K Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish
4K Blu-ray Subtitles: English, French
Running Time: 84 minutes
Rated PG-13
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s physical and digital distribution businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.
ABOUT DC
DC, a WarnerMedia Company, creates iconic characters, enduring stories, and immersive experiences that inspire and entertain audiences of every generation around the world and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. As a creative division, DC is charged with strategically integrating its stories and characters across film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, interactive games, DC UNIVERSE INFINITE digital subscription service and community engagement portal. For more information visit dccomics.com and dcuniverseinfinite.com.
JUSTICE SOCIETY: WORLD WAR II © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. JUSTICE SOCIETY and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Animaniacs for Hulu, Green Eggs and Ham for Netflix, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Batwheels, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Little Ellen, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Tiny Toons Looniversity and Young Justice for HBO Max, DC Super Hero Girls, Teen Titans Go!, ThunderCats Roar for Cartoon Network, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?, The Tom and Jerry Show and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! for Boomerang. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Movies — for DVD, Blu-ray® and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
Justice Society: World War II, the second 2021 title from the DC Universe Movie line will be available on Digital starting April 27, 2021 and comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray on May 11, 2021. Stay tuned for further updates and Justice Society: World War II coverage right here at The World’s Finest!
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Four New “DC Showcase” Animated Shorts Coming 2021 – 2022, Starring Kamandi, Blue Beetle, Constantine, The Losers
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation has announced that four new DC Showcase animated shorts will roll out starting later this year. The animated shorts, which will appear on upcoming DC Universe Movie releases over 2021 – 2022, will feature classic DC Comics characters, including Kamandi, The Losers, Blue Beetle and Constantine. The press details below include a breakdown of some of the upcoming DC Showcase animated shorts.
PRODUCING FOUR NEW
DC SHOWCASE ANIMATED SHORTS
IN 2021-2022
FOUR NEW TITLES SPOTLIGHT KAMANDI, THE LOSERS,
BLUE BEETLE and CONSTANTINE
Beloved DC characters Kamandi, The Losers, Blue Beetle and Constantine are the focus of four new DC Showcase animated shorts for release by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in 2021-2022.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and inspired by characters and stories from throughout the iconic DC canon, the all-new quartet of shorts will be included on upcoming releases of DC Universe Movies, with exception of the lengthier Constantine short. The Constantine short will serve as the anchor for a compilation set to be distributed in 2022. More information will be released closer to individual street dates.
All four new DC Showcase shorts are produced by Rick Morales (Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge).
Directed by Matt Peters (Justice League Dark: Apokolips War) from a script written by Paul Giacoppo (Young Justice, Star Wars: Resistance), Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! will be the first of the new shorts to be released. The post-apocalyptic thriller will be attached as a bonus feature to Justice Society: World War II in Spring 2021.
Launched in 2010, DC Showcase was originally comprised of four animated shorts: The Spectre (2/23/2010), Jonah Hex (7/27/2010), Green Arrow (9/28/2010) and Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam (11/9/2010). An additional short, Catwoman (10/18/2011), was attached the following year to the release of Batman: Year One. For 2019-2020, DC Showcase returned with five shorts: Sgt. Rock (8/6/2019) Death (10/22/2019), The Phantom Stranger (3/17/2020), Adam Strange (5/19/2020), and the interactive Batman: Death in the Family (10/13/2020).
Actors featured on DC Showcase shorts have included Malcolm McDowell, James Garner (in his final performance), Jerry O’Connell, Linda Hamilton, Karl Urban, Gary Cole, Alyssa Milano, Bruce Greenwood, Thomas Jane, Michael Rooker, Eliza Dushku, Neal McDonough, Ariel Winter, Danica McKeller, George Newbern, Michelle Trachtenberg, Charlie Weber, Arnold Vosloo, Leonard Nam, Jamie Chung, Peter Serafinowicz and Michael Rosenbaum.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.
ABOUT DC
DC is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics and graphic novels in the world and home to some of the most iconic and recognizable characters ever created. As a creative unit of WarnerMedia, DC is charged with strategically integrating its stories and characters across film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, interactive games, and the DC Universe digital subscription service. For more information visit dccomics.com and dcuniverse.com.
KAMANDI, BLUE BEETLE, CONSTANTINE, THE LOSERS and all related characters and elements are TM and © DC. © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current series include Animaniacs for Hulu, Green Eggs and Ham for Netflix, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Batwheels, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Harley Quinn, Jellystone!, Little Ellen, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Tiny Toons Looniversity and Young Justice: Phantoms for HBO Max, DC Super Hero Girls, Teen Titans Go!, ThunderCats Roar for Cartoon Network, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?, The Tom and Jerry Show and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! for Boomerang. WBA’s full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films — including the DC Universe Movies — for DVD, Blu-ray® and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, a BAFTA Children’s Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
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“Justice League” And “Justice League Unlimited,” “The Batman,” “Static Shock,” More, Coming February 2021 To HBO Max
HBO Max has announced that Justice League, Justice League Unlimited and Batman: The Brave and The Bold will be joining the streaming service starting February 1, 2021, with Static Shock and The Batman to be available starting February 15, 2021. HBO Max is an American-based subscription video on demand streaming service from AT&T’s Warner Media, which also owns publisher DC Comics and its characters.
Warner Media confirms all 52 episodes of Justice League will be available, as will all 39 episodes of its sequel series, Justice League Unlimited. Every episode of Static Shock, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, as well as The Batman and its spin-off movie, The Batman vs. Dracula, will also be streamable on HBO Max. The majority of the DC Comics-based animated and live-action content was previously available on the DC Universe streaming service, which became a comics-exclusive streaming platform in January 2021.
The World’s Finest can also confirm exclusively, courtesy of HBO Max, that both Static Shock and The Batman will be available on the streaming service in high-definition widescreen, a first for both of these series in terms of home media releases.
HBO Max and Warner Media have provided program descriptions for Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Batman: The Brave and The Bold, Static Shock and The Batman, all of which are available below:
Static Shock
Based on characters from the DC Comics series, superhero Virgil Hawkins and his classmates confront real problems and issues faced by today’s teens: peer pressure, gangs and growing up in an ethnically diverse, urban neighborhood. But helping people and making a positive impact in his community gives a real charge to this newfound superhero in the animated adventures of Static Shock.
The Batman
In Gotham, a metropolis where shadows run long and deep, lives The Batman. He’s in his mid-twenties and just finding his way as protector, defender and Caped Crusader, while maintaining his public persona as billionaire bachelor Bruce Wayne. This younger Batman confronts updated versions of familiar foes, meeting each member of his classic Rogues’ Gallery for the first time. With the likes of Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Riddler and Man-Bat, among others, the Dark Knight takes his war on crime to the next level, employing a new arsenal of experimental Bat-gadgets and amped-up Batmobile, all operated and linked by an advanced remote-controlled invention he dubs the “BatWave.” Join the most complex and intriguing character in comic book history for action-packed super heroic adventures that test the limits of this legendary character’s extraordinary physical prowess and super-sleuthing skills.
Batman: The Brave and The Bold
Batman isn’t going at it alone this time! The Caped Crusader teams up with heroes from across the DC Universe, delivering nonstop action and adventure with a touch of comic relief. Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and others fight crime alongside Batman, although their differing powers and personalities are often at odds with the Dark Knight’s style. While still based in Gotham, Batman often travels beyond the Gotham City limits, facing situations both unfamiliar and exhilarating. With formidable foes around every corner, Batman still relies on his stealth, resourcefulness, and limitless supply of cool gadgets to uphold justice.
Justice League
In this action-packed adventure series, the world’s greatest superheroes, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkgirl and Martian Manhunter, join forces as the Justice League to battle powerful villains, supernatural creatures and evil entities determined to take over the world and destroy the League. Based on the DC Comics characters.
Justice League Unlimited
In a world of extraterrestrial invasions, powerful sorcerers, vast shadowy conspiracies and ancient gods, the galaxy’s most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe. Two years ago, the world’s greatest heroes banded together as the Justice League and dedicated themselves to battling threats too great for any single hero to handle. Since then, they’ve saved the world countless times from unimaginable dangers. But the price has been high. With their ranks diminished after fighting off an alien invasion and with new dangers arising at an ever-increasing pace, the remaining Justice League crime fighters realize that protecting the entire world is going to take more technology and manpower than they have at hand. A lot more. These heroes come home to roost in their high-tech Watchtower, sporting space-based energy weapons and a powered-up fleet of Javelin spaceships. The team members tap innovative matter-transporters that zip them from one location to another in a flash. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern continue to lead the universe’s most powerful superheroes, including such well-known defenders as Supergirl, Green Arrow and the Atom as well as Booster Gold, Hawk & Dove, Elongated Man, Mister Miracle, Big Barda and Zatanna. These fearless fighters and many others are the Justice League Unlimited.
Stay tuned for continued select HBO Max updates right here at The World’s Finest, including details here on Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond recently joining the streaming service. For further coverage, check out The World’s Finest subsites dedicated to Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, Static Shock, The Batman and Batman: The Brave and The Bold, each section packaged with extensive coverage and exclusive content. Also, click the link below to discuss this news!
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“Harley Quinn: The Complete First And Second Seasons” Coming February 16, 2021 To Blu-Ray
Warner Archive, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s specialty manufacture-on-demand label, announced the first two seasons of the Harley Quinn animated series will be available February 16, 2021 on Blu-ray. The first season of the animated series is already available on DVD, with the second season hitting that format also on February 16, 2021 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Continue below for press details and cover art from the forthcoming release.
Available on Blu-Ray February 16, 2021
Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker (Alan Tudyk) and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City in this half-hour adult animated action-comedy series. With the help of Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs, Harley tries to earn a seat at the biggest table in villainy: the Legion of Doom. Don’t worry – she’s got this. Or does she? In Season 2, Harley has defeated the Joker, and Gotham City is hers for the taking…what’s left of it, that is. Her celebration in the newly created chaos is cut short when Penguin, Bane, Mr. Freeze, The Riddler and Two-Face join forces to restore order in the criminal underworld. Calling themselves the Injustice League, they’re intent on keeping Harley and her crew from taking control as the top villains in Gotham.
About Warner Archive Collection
Warner Archive Collection (WAC) continues to serve as host to some of the most beloved films, television series and animated entertainment in history – and many are now available on Blu-ray. WAC’s canon runs the gamut from restored and remastered Blu-ray classics such as The Thing From Another World, The Big Sleep, The Thin Man, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Days of Wine and Roses and Yankee Doodle Dandy to adored TV offerings such as The Jetsons and Jonny Quest (on Blu-ray), Step by Step and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (on DVD) to theatrical animation on Blu-ray, including the remastered and restored Popeye The Sailor: The 1940s Volumes 1-3 and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, to animated TV series headed by Blu-ray releases such as Teen Titans: The Complete Series, Justice League Unlimited, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Young Justice, as well as a wealth of classic animated series on DVD including dozens of Hanna-Barbera classics. WAC offerings can be found via warnerarchive.com and your favorite online retailer.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.
Harley Quinn: The Complete First And Second Seasons, which collects the first 26 episodes of the acclaimed series, arrives February 16, 2021 on Blu-ray from Warner Archive. The first two seasons of Harley Quinn are also currently available to view on the HBO Max streaming service, with a third season slated for 2021. For more, click here to check out The World’s Finest review of Harley Quinn‘s first season. Stay tuned for select Harley Quinn coverage right here at The World’s Finest. Discuss this news at the link below.
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The World’s Finest Reviews “Batman: Soul of the Dragon”
The World’s Finest has published its review of the DC Universe Movie title Batman: Soul of the Dragon, which is available now on Digital HD and coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Combo Pack on Jan 26, 2021. In short, Batman: Soul of the Dragon is an oh-so-excellent Bat-homage to the martial arts movies of yesteryear and one of the best DC Universe Movie titles to date. Strap in for a slick animated feature that mixes spy games, kung-fu action, and capes and cowls into an unexpectedly groovy treat that fans will truly get a kick out of.
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In addition to a detailed review, the above image link also leads to additional content, including video clips, imagery and more. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment describes Batman: Soul of the Dragon as follows:
Set in the midst of the swinging 1970s, this Elseworlds adventure finds Bruce Wayne training under a master sensei. It is here that Bruce, along with other elite students, is forged in the fire of the martial arts discipline. The lifelong bonds they form will be put to the test when a deadly menace arises from their past. It will take the combined efforts of Batman, world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva, and their mentor O-Sensei to battle the monsters of this world and beyond!
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Dynamic Music Partners Talk “Justice League vs. The Fatal Five,” Soundtracks And More
With the release of the Justice League vs. The Fatal Five soundtrack through their own specialty label, Dynamic Soundtrack Records, the music collective known as Dynamic Music Partners – consisting of Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter – is set to embark on the next leg of their musical journey, one ripe with endless possibilities both for them and fans of their works. The World’s Finest recently caught up with Dynamic Music Partners to talk about their work scoring the fan-favorite DC Universe Movie title, their goals for their label, what fans can expect in the near future, and more. Click on the image below to check out the interview.
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five (Music from the DC Universe Movie) is available to purchase digitally here.
For more information on Dynamic Music Partners, along with the assorted works and projects – past, present and future – check out their official website. They can also be found on Twitter at @DynMusPartners and on Facebook.
The DC Universe Movie title Justice League vs. The Fatal Five is currently available to own on physical and digital media. Check out the Justice League vs. The Fatal Five subsite right here at The World’s Finest for additional and exclusive content, including reviews and much more. Click on the link below to discuss this interview.
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“Justice League vs. The Fatal Five” Soundtrack Released By Dynamic Music Partners, Available Now
Dynamic Music Partners announced the soundtrack to the acclaimed 2019 DC Universe Movie Justice League vs. The Fatal Five animated feature, which they provided the score for, is available to purchase digitally through their freshly-formed label, Dynamic Soundtrack Records. Justice League vs. The Fatal Five (Music from the DC Universe Movie), the first release from the acclaimed, fan-favorite music collective’s label – the collective consisting Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter – was made available for purchase through multiple digital outlets starting January 15, 2021. The soundtrack title is currently a digital-only release. Continue below for a tracklist breakdown of both titles, provided exclusively to The World’s Finest by Dynamic Soundtrack Records.
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five (Music from the DC Universe Movie)
Tracklist:
1. “Justice League vs. the Fatal Five” – Michael McCuistion (0:34)
2. Stealing the Time Machine / Falling to Earth – Michael McCuistion (2:47)
3. Superman Saves Boy – Michael McCuistion (0:58)
4. I Need My Meds – Lolita Ritmanis (2:12)
5. Jessica Forest Nightmare – Kristopher Carter (1:42)
6. Inner Struggle Every Day – Lolita Ritmanis (1:12)
7. Diana Finds Jessica – Kristopher Carter (0:43)
8. A New Green Lantern – Michael McCuistion (0:57)
9. Bats and Megan Take Down Bloodsport – Kristopher Carter (1:44)
10. Threatening Three Street Fight – Kristopher Carter (2:10)
11. Blood of Superman / Losing It Again – Lolita Ritmanis (3:07)
12. Love Across Time and Space / They’re Going After Jessica – Michael McCuistion (1:25)
13. Threatening Three Attack Portland – Kristopher Carter (2:28)
14. Parking Garage Battle – Michael McCuistion (2:18)
15. Peril in the Sky – Lolita Ritmanis (2:05)
16. Shipping Star Jess – Kristopher Carter (1:11)
17. Smoke Them Out – Michael McCuistion (1:09)
18. We Need Her – Michael McCuistion (1:03)
19. Inside His Head – Lolita Ritmanis (1:37)
20. Legion Museum Visit – Kristopher Carter (1:52)
21. Only a Memory – Lolita Ritmanis (1:32)
22. Empress Makes an Entrance – Michael McCuistion (1:40)
23. No Med Mind Crumble (Kristopher Carter (1:10)
24. A Bad Day for Mass Transit – Lolita Ritmanis & Kristopher Carter (2:44)
25. Tharok Contacts Jessica – Michael McCuistion (1:19)
26. Jessica Surrenders – Kristopher Carter (1:12)
27. Journey to Oa – Michael McCuistion (2:02)
28. Jessica Opens Locks – Kristopher Carter (1:54)
29. Kilowog Is Stabbed – Lolita Ritmanis (3:14)
30. Fatal Five Visit Convenience Store – Kristopher Carter (1:27)
31. Fatal Five Raid Bunker – Kristopher Carter (3:02)
32. Oa in Ruins – Michael McCuistion (2:19)
33. Wonder Woman Defeats Persuader – Kristopher Carter (2:08)
34. Jessica Becomes Green Lantern – Michael McCuistion (2:05)
35. Jessica Defeats the Fatal Five – Michael McCuistion (3:03)
36. Selfless – Lolita Ritmanis (2:52)
37. Legion Pays Respects – Kristopher Carter (2:22)
38. “Justice League vs. the Fatal Five” End Credits – Michael McCuistion, Kristopher Carter and Lolita Ritmanis (3:04)
Previous works Dynamic Music Partners are readily available through assorted WaterTower Music and La-La Land Records offerings, with more planned to come via those labels and their own Dynamic Soundtrack Records. Stay tuned for an upcoming interview with Dynamic Music Partners featuring more details.
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“Batman: The Adventures Continue,” “Young Justice” Collections Coming Spring 2021 From DC Comics
Collections for Batman: The Adventures Continue and Young Justice are slated to hit shelves come late Spring 2021, as revealed in DC Comics’ April 2021 comic solicitations. The publisher is also releasing a graphic novel-sized collection for Krypto the Superdog, the 2006 mini-series based on the short-lived 2005 pre-school animated series of the sane name. Continue below for details on all three collections, all slated to hit shelves and digital outlets starting May 2020. Continue below for artwork and release details.
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE TPB
Written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI
Art by TY TEMPLETON and others
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
From Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, the visionary producers of Batman: The Animated Series, comes a collection of all-new stories and adventures that turn Batman’s world upside down! Starting off with an attack on S.T.A.R. Labs in Gotham City by a giant robot that steals an entire room of the laboratory! Batman is going to have to stop it before it can cause more harm…and with Lex Luthor freshly back in Gotham, he knows where to start his search. Will Batman be able to topple the billionaire before he leaves Gotham? Collects Batman: The Adventures Continue #1-8.
ON SALE 6/1/21
$19.99 US | $25.99 CAN | 208 PAGES | FC | DC
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ISBN: 978-1-77950-789-1
YOUNG JUSTICE: THE ANIMATED SERIES – BOOK TWO: GROWING UP TP
Written by GREG WEISMAN and KEVIN HOPPS
Art by CHRISTOPHER JONES and LUCIANO VECCHIO
Cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
In this new trade collecting issues #0-13 of the 2011 series plus the 2011 Free Comic Book Day story, the Justice League needs a covert team that can operate on the sly, so who better than experienced crimefighters Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad? Together with Superboy and the crush-worthy shape-shifting alien Miss Martian, these teens are ready to stop being sidekicks and start taking down their own villains—like the League of Shadows and The Joker—all on their own.
ON SALE 5/18/21
$24.99 US | $33.99 CAN | 272 PAGES | FC | DC
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ISBN: 978-1-77950-924-6
KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG TP
Written by JESSE LEON McCANN
Art by MIN S. KU and JEFF ALBRECHT
Cover by SCOTT JERALDS
Ruff, ruff, and away! Come along on the exciting, all-ages adventures of Krypto the Superdog! He might have just been a pup when he left Krypton, but Krypto the Superdog is all grown up and ready to protect his new family and his new home, Earth! Whether traveling through space, working with other superdogs, or making jokes about Streaky napping the day away, Krypto is ready for any adventure! Collects Krypto the Superdog #1-6.
ON SALE 6/1/21
$9.99 US | $13.50 CAN | 144 PAGES | FC | DC
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ISBN: 978-1-77950-927-7
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“Batman: Soul of the Dragon” Video Clips, Images, Released By Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released two short video clips from Batman: Soul of the Dragon, the first DC Universe Movie title of 2021. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the 1970s-inspired animated feature hits Digital on January 12, 2021 and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray on January 26, 2021. Continue below for the videos, as well as a wealthy selection of recently released imagery.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment describes Batman: Soul of the Dragon as follows:
Set in the midst of the swinging 1970s, this Elseworlds adventure finds Bruce Wayne training under a master sensei. It is here that Bruce, along with other elite students, is forged in the fire of the martial arts discipline. The lifelong bonds they form will be put to the test when a deadly menace arises from their past. It will take the combined efforts of Batman, world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva, and their mentor O-Sensei to battle the monsters of this world and beyond!
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Batman: Soul of the Dragon arrives on Digital on January 12, 2021 and comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray on January 26, 2021. For further details, check out the special Batman: Soul of the Dragon subsite at The World’s Finest! Stay tuned for for further coverage, including a full review and more, here soon at The World’s Finest.
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