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GOTHAM
WEEKLY NEWS #100
Friday 8th
October1999
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WELCOME
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#100 !!
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Welcome to the 100th edition of GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS,
coming to you this week from sunny San Diego. Thanks to all my subscribers and
especially to those of you you've been with us over the last two years. I'd
also like to pass on a special note of thanks to those people in the comics
industry who've been active supporters of the newsletter - it's really
appreciated.
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IN THIS ISSUE OF GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS:
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Comics Shipping Next Week
Comics News
TV Show Schedules
Movie News
On-Line Happenings
Batman Fanzines
Meet The Bat-Team
On The Newsstands
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COMICS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK (October 13th)
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AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #59
Written by Dennis O'Neil; art and cover by Roger Robinson
and James Pascoe.
Catwoman guest-stars in this "No Man's Land"
adventure. Batman has charged Catwoman with a near-impossible task: smuggling a
valuable object into the former Gotham City. Azrael's assignment: Make sure she
makes it into No Man's Land alive! And with Sergeant Stone of Hard Cases, Inc.,
on her trail, both Catwoman's and Azrael's odds of surviving are even worse
than they think. (32 pages, $2.25)
BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #92
Written by Devin Grayson; art by Dale Eaglesham and John
Floyd; cover by Scott McDaniel and Klaus Janson.
Superman returns to "No Man's Land!" Disguised
as Clark Kent, the Man of Steel reenters the remains of Gotham and faces the
threat of Pettit and his Strong Men, who are trying to take back Gotham City
with extreme force. Will Batman's intervention mark a new era for the world's
finest team -- and the beginning of the salvation of No Man's Land? (32 pages,
$1.99)
BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND #0
Written by Jordan Gorfinkel and Greg Rucka; art by Greg
Land and Drew Geraci; painted cover by Glen Orbik.
Learn how the Huntress became the new Batgirl and what
happened to Batman after the Cataclysm in a surprising extra-length one-shot.
After Gotham City's bridges were blown up, three months passed with no sign of
the Dark Knight. Revealed here for the first time are the Huntress's
transformation into Batgirl; a globe-spanning journey that seemed to be
Batman's escape from a tragic reality; an unexpected player's role in prompting
Bruce Wayne's return to Gotham; and more. (64 pages, $4.95).
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN TRADE PAPERBACK
Written by Jeph Loeb; art and cover by Tim Sale.
The Eisner Award-winning maxiseries is collected in a
trade paperback. Featuring a brand-new cover by Sale, this volume contains all
the additional material (sketches and script for pages that never appeared in
the original) featured in the hardcover, as well as the harrowing tale of
Batman's early-in-his-career battle with the elusive, mysterious serial killer
named Holiday. (368 pages, $19.95)
BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND Secret Files #1
Written by Chuck Dixon, Scott Peterson, Alisa Kwitney,
and various; art by Sal Velluto, Craig Rousseau, Terry Beatty, Bob Almond,
Michael Zulli, and various; cover by Alex Maleev.
Gothamite answers the desperate city's call to protect
Gotham from becoming a "No Man's Land." Huntress and many of the
major players in No Man's Land cross paths with our protagonist making the
mission harder every step of the way. Included: schematics of the new Batcaves;
and a "day in the life" segment focusing on the search for the
missing Bruce Wayne (written by Chuck Dixon, with art by Sal Velluto and Bob
Almond). Plus: "lost pages" revealing "No Man's Land: The
Animated Series" (written by Scott Peterson, with art by Craig Rousseau
and Terry Beatty); transcripts of the U.S. Senate debate that resulted in
Gotham's "No Man's Land" status (written by Chuck Dixon); profile
pages, and more. (64 pages, $4.95)
JLA/THE TITANS: THE TECHNIS IMPERATIVE TP
Written by Devin Grayson and Phil Jimenez; art by
Jimenez, Paul Pelletier, Andy Lanning, and Dexter Vines; cover by Jimenez.
The story that pitted the JLA against an army of Titans
is collected. Featuring a new cover by Phil Jimenez, The Technis Imperative
reprints the JLA/The Titans mini-series as well as the lead story from The
Titans Secret Files #1. When a mysterious alien being menaces the Earth, the
JLA's defensive efforts are hindered as heroes around the world -- all of them
former members of the Teen Titans -- vanish without a trace. Once the missing
heroes' wherabouts are discovered, the two teams race to battle the enigmatic
entity, but the groups' very different approaches to the situation result in
the ultimate battle: the JLA versus the Titans. (144 pages, $12.95).
NIGHTWING #38
Written by Chuck Dixon; art and cover by Scott McDaniel
and Karl Story.
Nightwing needs Oracle's help to survive in "No
Man's Land." Following the harrowing task of retaking Blackgate, Nightwing
is battered and near complete exhaustion. Before collapsing, he retreats to Oracle's
lair where, in the arms of Barbara Gordon, he tries to recover. But in such
close quarters, with death all around them, can they remain "just
friends?" (32 pages, $1.99)
COMICS NEWS
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JINX CREATOR ON BATMAN
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Michael Bendis the creator of the award winning crime
comics series "Jinx" recently posted on his website that he's been
approached to write a Batman story for an upcoming Elseworlds edition of Batman
Chronicles.
LATE SHIPPING
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BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND Secret Files #1 will now arrive in
stores on 10/13/99 instead of the originally scheduled 10/6/99
JLA/TITANS: THE TECHNIS IMPERATIVE tradepaperback also
now arrives on 10/13/99 instead of
9/10/99
JLA: PRIMEVAL will now arrive in stores on 10/27/99
TV SHOW SCHEDULES
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MOVIES ON TV
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BATMAN RETURNS will be shown on UPN on Friday evening 8th
October.
BATMAN BEYOND
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The second season of the new futuristic look at the world
of the new Dark Knight premiers soon at 9.00am (ET) Saturdays on the KidsWB!
10/8/99 (4:00 pm) -- "Ascension"
10/9/99 (9:00 am) #17 - "Lost Soul" - NEW EPISODE
Episode Synopsis: The "virtual" soul of a
deceased communications mogul takes control of Terry's Batsuit. When the
villain plans to download his virtual brain into the brain of his own
grandchild, a powerless Terry has to fight his own suit to save the boy.
10/11/99 (4:30 pm) -- "Meltdown"
10/15/99 (4:30 pm) -- "The Winning Edge"
10/16/99 (9:00 am) -- "Hidden Agenda" - NEW EPISODE
An episode guide to Batman Beyond is now available on The
GOTHAM GAZETTE web site.(http://members.aol.com/gothamajp )
In Canada Batman Beyond can be found on YTV airing at
2.30pm Saturdays and Sundays.
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, and 8:30am Eastern
and Pacific Time on the Kids' WB! ... But DON'T FORGET TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL
LISTINGS FOR EXACT TIMES IN YOUR AREA
10/12/99 (4:00 pm) -- "Chemistry" (Batman)
10/13/99 (4:30 pm) -- "Second Chance" (Batman)
10/14/99 (4:00 pm) -- "Mean Seasons" (Batman)
10/16/99 (8:00 am) -- "Mad Love" (Batman)
NOTE: Shows #1 - 85 are the classic "Batman: The
Animated Series" style. Shows #86 onwards are the "New
Adventures" style.
In Canada The New Batman / Superman Adventures can be
found on YTV at 7.30 am ( all time zones). For a weekly schedule check out
http://www.ytv.com
The Irish TV station RTE2 broadcasts The New Batman
Adventures on Tuesdays around 5pm and on Fridays at 5.30pm
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
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The Cartoon Network is running selected episodes airing
Monday through Friday at 6.00 pm Eastern & Pacific time.
From Brian Davis comes news that Batman is back on the
Cartoon Network, Europe every day at 7pm UK Time.
In Italy Batman: The Animated Series shows on Italia Uno
at 2.00pm (Alternating with The Simpsons !)
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 1.30pm (EDT) Monday thru Friday.
Mon 10/11 - (season 1/show 34) "Batman Makes the
Scene" - Penguin
Tue 10/12 - (2/01) "The Penguin's Nest" -
Penguin
Wed 10/13 - (2/02) "The Bird's Last" - Jest
Penguin
Thu 10/14 - (2/03) "Hot Off the Griddle" -
Catwoman
Fri 10/15 - (2/04) "The Cat and the Fiddle" -
Catwoman
The European satellite channel "Trouble" also
airs the 1960's show at 7am and 11am every morning.
In Italy the classic series can be found on daily on
"Canal Jimmy" (a satellite network dedicated to cult films &
tlevision) at 10.15 A.M.
MOVIE NEWS
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MARTIX STAR TO DON COWL?
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According to the Empire Online website Matrix star Keanu
Reeves has expressed a desire to don the Cape and Cowl for Batman 5. In an
interview with Britain's TV
Times magazine he talked about the possibility of
starring in Batman 5.
"It'll have to be dark, very somber." Reeves
said in the interview. "Something that'll make people think twice about
whether they're actually watching a Batman film or not...I want to see more
about what makes [Batman] tick- Bruce is far more than just your average
wacko."
He also insisted that the Jack Nicholson Joker would have
to part of the deal, "'I would have to insist, and I mean most
strenuously, that any Batman film I'm
involved in would have to have The Joker in it- absolutely, He's the
archetypal bad guy, the Bat-nemesis. He's the dude with whom the Bat must
battle- he's in the film, or I'm not! And Jack Nicholson has to do it again-
definitely."
None of this is confirmed. It may only be the comics
loving star expressing a wish as he did with the upcoming X-Men movie which is
now in production - without Reeve's involvement.
NO MORE REVENGE FOR THE JOKER
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According to the Dark Justice web site the potential
Batman 5 script BATMAN: JOKER'S REVENGE has been passed over by Warner Bros.
2001: A GOTHAM ODYSSEY ?
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According to the Flix mini-mag that recently shipped with
Wizard #99, Warner Bros. publicist Jeff Walker declared that "I can safely
say that there will be a Batman 5, but you won't see it before 2001."
ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
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BATMAN RELATED E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS
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Batman Animated Newsletter - Tim Leighton
([email protected])
Claw Marks: The Catwoman Fan Club Newsletter - Lynx
Delirium
Batman UK - Monthly Newsletter - Brian Davis
(http://members.aol.com/BDavis2613/mailer.html)
BATMAN FANZINES
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BATMAN TOY & COLLECTORS PRICE GUIDE
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A must for any serious Batman collector. To find out more
either check out the web-site (http://www.btcpg.com ) or e-mail editor John
Mack [email protected]. -AVAILABLE NOW the "All Batmobile" issue.
UNOFFICIAL BATMAN ANIMATED FAN-CLUB
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The club will consist of a fanzine - 'a fan made
magazine'
with news, reviews, artwork and basically all that we can
stuff in related
to Batman, Batman Beyond and Bruce Timm's amazing
artwork. The club is non-profit making (ie - you only pay for paper and ink
costs) based in the UK but USA members are welcome too. If you would like more
information please send your name, address, phone number and e-mail to
[email protected]
MEET THE BAT-TEAM
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NOVI MI - October 23-24
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Guests for the Motor City Comic Con
(http://motorcityconventions.com )on Oct. 23-24 at the Novi Expo Center will
include DEVIN GRAYSON, JOHN OSTRANDER and MARK WAID.
COLUMBUS OH - November 27-28
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The Mid-Ohio-Con (http://www.midohioncon.com )celebrates
its 20th Anniversary this year at the Adam's Mark Hotel. Guests include TERRY
BEATTY, DAN BRERETON, MARK WAID and TONY ISABELLA
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
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ANIME-FANTASTIQUE - Vol 1 No 4 Winter 1999
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Behind a great BATMAN BEYOND cover the magazine provides
in-depth coverage of the shows genesis and first season with 3 articles and a
detailed episode guide.
TOON - Fall 1999
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The quarterly animation magazine from the Wizard staff
includes previews of the upcoming season of Batman Beyond plus casts a live
action version of a Batman Beyond movie.
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This month:
* Art Gallery - Batgirl in the spotlight
* Alfred Awards for 1998
* Comics -NML The Missing Chapter.
* Comics Shipping In July & August.
* Classic Comic Revisited - BATMAN Movie Adaptations .
* Fan Fiction - Highlander / Batman cross-over continues.
* Movies - "Year One", "World's
Finest" or "The Joker" ?
* Quiz Page - BATMAN: The Movie
* Trivia Page -More Elseworlds Batmen discovered
* TV - Full Episode Guide to Batman Beyond Season 1 .
Plus an Archive section containing the best Fan-Fiction
from past issues.
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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/ )
- Comics Continuum
(http://comicscontinuum.com/index.htm)
- Newsrama
(http://www.anotheruniverse.com/newsarama/index.html)
- 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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