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GOTHAM
WEEKLY NEWS #59
Friday 13th November 1998
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BOB KANE TRIBUTES
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Thanks to all those readers who've sent their thoughts
and condolences for the Bob Kane tribute book I'm putting together. I now have
the name of the person at DC who will
pass it on to the Kane family. I would like to complete the book farily soon so
will only be accepting contributions for one more week. If you'd like to send a
message to Bob Kane's family or share your thoughts on his passing - just send
me an e-mail.
ALREDS
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Thanks also to all of those who've voted in the 1998
Alfred Awards. The number of people who've voted so far has surpassed last
years total. We have some clear cut leaders in a few catergories, but the
majority of them are still closely fought. So if you haven't voted yet just
visit http://members.aol.com/gothamajp/alfreds.htm for a list of categories.
GOTHAM GAZETTE #29
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The latest issue of the GOTHAM GAZETTE web magazine was
posted this week at its new URL of http://members.aol.com/gothamajp Stop by and let me know what you think. A
list of this month's features can be found at the bottom of this newsletter.
Have a good week...
Alan J. Porter
[email protected] / [email protected]
IN THIS ISSUE OF GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS:
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- Comics Shipping
Next Week
- Comics News
- TV Show
Schedules
- TV Show News
- On-Line
Happenings
- Meet The Bat
Team
- In The Stores
- Silly Rumor Of
The Week
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COMICS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK (11/18)
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BATMAN CHRONICLES #15
By various
ROAD TO NO MAN'S LAND: Green Lantern, Man-Bat, Oracle,
The Question and The Huntress star in this issues tales from the streets of
quake ravaged Gotham. ($2.95)
BATMAN: CRIMSON MIST HC
By Moench & Beatty.
ELSEWORLDS: The long awaited conclusion to the
"Batman as a vampire" trilogy. With the undead purged from Gotham the
vampire Batman lies comatose in his coffin. But when the city is once again plagued
by monsters, James Gordon and Alfred must revive The Batman - along with the
desperate bloodlust that threatens to consume him.($24.95)
DETECTIVE #728
By Dixon & Rosado
ROAD TO NO MAN'S LAND. A pair of new villains is out to
destroy what little is left of Gotham, and as Batman is out of town, it's up to
Nightwing and Robin to stop them. ($1.99)
JLA: STRENGTH IN NUMBERS TP
By various.
A new tradepaperback collecting JLA #16-23 and New Year's
Evil, plus the lead story from JLA Secret Files #2. ($12.95)
JLA/TITANS #2
By Grayson & Jiminez.
Two teams out to save the world, but two opposing
methods. Choosing the wrong way could doom the Earth. As the two teams face off
it's Batman vs. Nightwing. ($2.95)
COMICS NEWS
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- Look for a
Nightwing statue from DC in March.
- DC's Anarky
series, by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, is scheduled to begin in March.
- Following the
sucess of the 80 Page Giants this year DC has several more planned for 1999
including: Young Justice (March), DC One Million (April); and the following as
yet unscheduled titles: Batman, Elseworlds, JLA, JLA Showcase, Legends Of The
DC Universe, Secret Origins Of Super-Viilians.
- The Bat office
have apparently been taking to Jim Lee about the head guy of the newly acquired
Wildstorm studio doing some Batman work in the future.
TV SHOW SCHEDULES
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NEW BATMAN / SUPERMAN ADVENTURES
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The new season of Batman/ Superman Adventures is now on
the WB Network Scheduled times are posted as Monday through Friday at 4:00 and
4:30pm; NOTE ADDITIONAL EPISODE now on Saturdays at 8:00, 8:30am and
9.00am Eastern and Pacific Time on the
Kids' WB! ... But DON'T FORGET TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS FOR EXACT TIMES IN
YOUR AREA
Sat 11-14-98 @ 8.00am
#032 "Robin's Reckoning" Part One
and @ 8.30am #037 "Robin's
Reckoning" Part Two
NOTE: Shows #1 - 85 are the classic "Batman: The
Animated Series" style. Shows #86 onwards are the "New
Adventures" style.
For those of you without a WB affiliate you may find the
new shows on:
- WGN on Sunday mornings at 8.00 central/ 9:00
eastern standard time.
- Some UPN
stations are also running the shows on Sunday at 10.30 ET
A listing of US TV stations carrying the KidsWB! shows
can be found at http://www.toonzone.net/brian/stations/index.html
The Irish TV
station RTE2 broadcasts The New Batman Adventures on Tuesdays around 5pm. These
are the new episodes and sometimes they air ahead of the USA.
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
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The Cartoon Network is running selected episodes airing
Monday through Friday at 6.00 pm &
11.30pm Eastern & Pacific time, Saturday at 9.00pm and Sunday at
7.00pm.
Mon 11-16-98: #39 "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't
You Rich?" & #40 "Joker's
Wild"
Tue 11-17-98: #41 "Tyger Tyger" & #42 "Moon of the Wolf"
Wed 11-18-98: #43 "Day of the Samurai" &
#45 "Terror in the Sky"
(Thanks to Brian Cruz for the schedule)
From Brian Davis comes news that Batman is back on the
Cartoon Network, Europe every day at 7pm UK Time.
Sean Wilson reports that
Global TV is showing Batman: The Animated Series at 7:00 am (PST).
SUPER-FRIENDS
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On the Cartoon Network (USA)
SUNDAY 1:00-2:00 am
& 1:00-2:00 pm
Several GWN readers have also reported that showing at
4.30pm (EST) weekdays are a variety of Super-Hero related cartoons including
episodes of SUPERFRIENDS and the old 1970's vintage BATMAN shows.
BATMAN - 1960s TV SHOW
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The Canadian cable channel Space! is showing selected episodes from the
classic Adam West TV show. At a NEW TIME of
1.30pm (EDT) Monday thru Friday.
Mon 11/16 - (season 2/show 12) "Clock King Gets
Crowned" - Clock King
Tue 11/17 - (2/13) "The Minstrel's Shakedown" -
The Minstrel
Wed 11/17 - (2/14) "Barbecued Batman" - The
Minstrel
Thu 11/18 - (2/15) "The Sandman Cometh" - Catwoman
& Sandman
Fri 11/19 - (2/16) "The Catwoman Goeth" - Catwoman & Sandman
The European satellite channel "Trouble" also
airs the 1960's show at 7am and 11am every morning.
TV SHOW NEWS
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BATMAN BEYOND DATE
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It has been confirmed that Batman Beyond, the new
animated series from Warner Bros. Animation, will premiere on the Kids' WB!
network on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 9:30 a.m
ADAM WEST TV APPEARENCE
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The classic TV
Batman, Adam West, guest-stars as himself on the Nov. 24 episode of NBC's
NewsRadio.
ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
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AOL WEEKLY CHAT ROOM SCHEDULE
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Monday (11/16)
GOTHAM CITY HAPPY HOUR, 7 PM ET
With representatives from the Batman editorial office..
Wednesday (11/18)
WOMEN OF THE DCU, 7 PM ET
Fans gather informally to discuss DC's female characters,
past, present, and future from Catwoman to Duela Dent.
BATMAN'S PARTNERS, 9 PM ET
Fans gather informally to discuss Robin, Oracle,
Nightwing, the Huntress, Azrael, Catwoman, and Black Canary.
MEET THE BAT TEAM
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LOS ANGELES - November 14th
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To celebrate the release of the new BATMAN: ANIMATED
coffe-table book STORYOPOLIS in Los Angeles will hold a signing with the book's
co-authors, PAUL DINI and
CHIP KIDD. Also present will be director ERIC RADOMSKI and
designer/producer BRUCE TIMM.
COLUMBUS OHIO - November 28th & 29th
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The 19th annual Mid-Ohio-Con at the Adam's Mark Hotel in
Columbus OH presents featured guests ADAM WEST
and FRANK GORSHIN. (TV's classic Batman and
Riddler). Also attending will be TERRY BEATTY the inker of Batman Adventures.
IN THE STORES
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NEW WB FIGURES
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The Warner Bros. has issued its latest set of "exclusive"
action figures. This year the figures are repaints of the cancelled "Total
Justice" line and are packaged as "DC SUPER HEROES", they retail
at $8.00 apiece. Batman figures in the series are BATMAN in "Fractal Armor"
with a "Shoulder Pulse Launcher" and ROBIN "Action Blade Quarter
Staff and Disc Charger".
SILLY RUMOR OF THE WEEK !
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Ther is a rumor doing the rounds of the Internet that a
high-level Time Warner meeting took place with all the Vice Presidents and
above present. At that meeting was Ted Turner, who stated that Time Warner owns
three of the most prominent US icons -- Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman --
and that none of them are being exploited properly. His suggestion after looking at the situation?
For a start, Batman should be taken away from DC Comics and handed to the
Cartoon Network to manage, publish and exploit !!
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A NEW ISSUE OF
GOTHAM GAZETTE is now available.
Issue #29 can be found at
http://members.aol.com/gothamajp (Note the new URL)
This month:
- A personal
appreciation of the late BOB KANE
- News about the
delay to the BATMAN BEYOND show
- A round up of
the last month's MOVIE NEWS and rumors.
- A look ahead to
what's happening in the BATMAN COMICS, with details on "No Mans Land"
and upcoming Elseworlds projects.
- A listing of
BATMAN COMICS shipping over the next two months.
- A look a back at
a CLASSIC COMIC - This month, Batman #393.
- A new
FAN-FICTION story featuring ALFRED.
- A look back at
the recent NASCAR "BATMAN vs JOKER" promotion race at Charlotte.
Meanwhile the
"SUMMER SPECIAL" edition can still be found at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ajporter/gotham.htm
- THE COLLECTORS GUIDE updates can be found at
http://members.aol.com/gothamajp/guide.htm
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Sources used in compiling GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS
- DC Comics
On-Line Newsletter (http://www.dccomics.com/newsletter.html)
- Diamond Previews
(http://www.diamondcomics.com)
- WB Animation Web
Page (http://www.wbanimation.com)
- Space ! Weekly
Schedules Web Page (http://205.250.106.39/schedule/)
- Comic Book
Continuum (http://www.detnews.com/metro/hobbies/comix/)
- Newsrama (http://www.AnotherUniverse.com/newsarama)
- Hollywood Heros
(http://www.Mania.com/Mania)
- WB Cartoon
Episode Schedules (http://www.toonzone.net/brian/index.html)
- Comics2Film
(http://www.comics2film.com)
- Dark Horizons
(http://www.darkhorizons.com/news.htm)
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GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS is not affliated to, or endorsed by,
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BATMAN created by Bob Kane.
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