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GOTHAM
WEEKLY NEWS #107
Friday 4th
December 1999
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WELCOME
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1999 ALFRED AWARDS - ONLY 4 WEEKS LEFT
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This is the last month for oting in the 1999 ALFRED
AWARDS. If you didn't get the e-mail with the list of categories, please let me
know and I'll send you a copy. Thanks to those people who've already cast their
vote. And please feel free to forward it to any other "on-line"
Batfans that you know.
One title and character is already well ahead in the
voting, and it isn't who you'd think. So if you want to see your favorites win
- don't forget to vote, vote, vote !
Have a great week.
Alan J. Porter
PO Box 527
Millersville
MD 21108
USA
New e-mail: [email protected]
IN THIS ISSUE OF GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS:
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Comics Shipping Next Week
Comics News
Batman Comics For February
TV Show Schedules
TV News
Movie News
On The Newsstands
In The Stores
On-Line Happenings
Batman Fanzines
Meet The Bat-Team
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COMICS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK (December 8th)
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BATMAN #574
Written by Greg Rucka and Devin Grayson; art by Dale
Eaglesham and John Floyd; cover by Alex Maleev and Jesse Delperdang.
Part 2 of the 3-part "Endgame" for "No
Man's Land." Christmas Eve in No Man's Land finds the Joker and Harley
running wild with no Batman in sight. As their master plan to destroy Gotham
City's future is revealed, only the Huntress stands a chance of stopping the
Clown Couple of Crime. Unfortunately, she'll have to fight her way through all of
the Joker's forces to get to them. (32 pages, $1.99)
DETECTIVE COMICS #27
- MILLENNIUM EDITION
Written by Bob Kane, Fred Guardineer, Jerry Siegel, and
various; art by Kane, Guardineer, Joe Shuster, H. Fleming, Jim Chambers, Tom
Hickey, Sven Elven, and various; cover by Kane
The first appearance of the Batman and an early story of
Siegel's and Shuster's Slam Bradley are among the highlights of this reprint of
this legendary 1939 comic. (64 pages, $3.95)
JLA: EARTH 2 HC
Written by Grant Morrison; art and cover by Frank
Quitely.
They are Earth's most powerful super-team -- infallible,
undefeatable, Unstoppable. They are...the Crime Syndicate of Amerika. The
mightiest super-villains ever assembled -- Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Power
Ring, and Johnny Quick -- the CSA wages a never-ending battle for deceit,
injustice, and the preservation of the near-total evil of their world. But when
their archenemy, the infamously good-hearted Alexander Luthor, discovers a
parallel world he dubs "Earth 2," it begins an adventure of
staggering, unpredictable proportions in the first-ever original JLA hardcover
graphic novel. In JLA: EARTH 2, the League must confront its evil mirror image
from an antimatter universe; a cruel world where James Gordon is the criminal
boss of Gotham City, where Benedict Arnold's face adorns the dollar bill and
where the brilliant Luthor is the only hero left. The battle-scarred Luthor
crosses the dimensional barrier to seek the Justice League's help in fighting
the Crime Syndicate, sparking a battle that will long be remembered as the
JLA's finest hour. (96 pages, $24.95)
JSA: THE LIBERTY FILES #1
Written by Dan Jolley, Tony Harris and Ray Snyder; art by
Harris and Snyder; painted cover by Harris.
In 1942, as war rages around the globe, a vicious albino
smuggler intercepts a parcel intended for the Axis powers, a parcel whose
contents could change the outcome of the war. The always grinning ne'er-do-well
plans to sell the item to the highest bidder, but the Allies have other plans
and send their top covert agents to claim the mysterious package. Now
"Owl," "Clock," "Bat" and a host of other very
familiar costumed characters battle for the safety of an Elseworld (64 pages,
$6.95).
NIGHTWING #40
Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Scott McDaniel, Karl Story
and Hector Collazo; cover by McDaniel and Story
It's the return of the All-Star Squadron's Tarantula
(sort of). When two aged villains who, in the '40's, battled the costumed
mystery man Tarantula come looking to settle a score with Jonathan Law, it's up
to Nightwing to defend the former hero, who just happens to be his friend and
neighbor. (32 pages, $1.99)
COMICS NEWS
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FRANK MILLER BACK AT THE BAT ?
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We hear that Frank Miller is working on a new Batman book
for DC. Another
rumour adds that he way be working on it with his old
Elektra Assassin
partner Bill Sienciewicz. Editor Bob Schreck has good
history with both, at
Dark Horse and at Oni.
DETECTIVE WINS FIRST ONLINE 'MILLENNIUM EDITION' VOTE
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The first round of online reader voting for DC's
Millennium Editions reprints program has concluded, and DC has announced that a
clear-cut winner had emerged. Detective Comics #39 received nearly 3 times as
many of the over 6,000 votes cast as the next runner-up, Wonder Woman #178.
The 1970 issue marked the beginning of the collaboration
between Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams with the story Secret of the Waiting
Graves. DC Comics Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #39 will ship to comics'
stores in April of 2000.
IT'S THE BATTLE OF THE AGES IN YOUNG JUSTICE: SINS OF
YOUTH
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The media and government attacks on DC's youngest
super-team come to a head with unexpected results in YOUNG JUSTICE: SINS OF
YOUTH event arriving in March comprised of two extra-sized "bookend"
issues and eight one-shots starring surprising pairings of young and adult heroes.
Making these pairings even more offbeat, the young heroes have suddenly become
adults, while, simultaneously, the older heroes have become kids!
Building on storylines going back to YOUNG JUSTICE #1
that culminated in recent events in the series the government has begun a full
investigation of YJ's activities. Behind the scenes, the organization called
the Agenda has orchestrated the government involvement as part of a larger
plan...one that will affect all the DCU's greatest heroes. It all reaches a
boiling point in SINS OF YOUTH #1, written by YOUNG JUSTICE's Peter David with
art by YJ's Todd Nauck and Lary Stucker. Stage one -- which involves the evil
Klarion the Witch Boy's mystically transforming the world's adult super-heroes
into teens -- goes off without a hitch. But then the team of Golden Age
sidekicks known as Old
Justice enters the fray. They try to force Klarion to
restore Superman, BATMAN and the rest to their original ages, but the wicked
Klarion instead turns the teen heroes into adults!
The related one-shots includes SINS OF YOUTH: BATBOY
& ROBIN #1 by Chuck Dixon, Cary Nord and Mark Lipka
EDITORIAL SWITCHES CONTINUE IN THE BAT OFFICE
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Bob Schreck, the latest addition to the Bat editorial
offices will be taking over Batman: Gotham Adventures, Nightwing and Batman. He
he is no longer editing Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.
BATMAN STOLEN !!
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APBnews.com is reporting the theft of two of the most
valuable comic books in the world from a well-heeled Westport Connecticut
waterfront vacation home. Missing are Action Comics # - the first appearance of
Superman, valued at $200,000 - and BATMAN #1 - valued at approximately $63,000
- which according to some is a conservativee estimate. Only a handful of each
comic remains. Of the 250 known copies of the Batman #1, 16 are in nearly
perfect condition. The condition of the stolen copies is not known.
Both comics were reportedly stolen from a safe, but the
home was not continuously occupied, and they may have been stolen any time over
the last several months. Westport police - who as per standard procedure for
this type of case would not identify the comics' owner - have no leads and no
suspects in the heist. "It's pretty sketchy," said Officer George
Marks. "It will be under investigation for as long as it takes." Also
missing was $500 in cash and a pair of gold earrings, leading police to believe
the thief may have not known what they were stealing.
LATE SHIPPING
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The BATMAN STERLING SILVER RING will ship next week on
12/8/99 instead of the originally scheduled date of 12/1/99
THE TITANS #12 will now ship on 12/22/99 instead of
12/15/99
And JSA: THE LIBERTY FILE #2 will now be in stores on
1/12/00 instead of 1/5/99
TV SHOW SCHEDULES
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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!
12/03/99 (4:30 pm) -- "Bloodsport"
12/04/99 (9:00 am) -- "Mind Games" - NEW
EPISODE
12/06/99 (4:30 pm) -- "Spellbound"
12/08/99 (4:30 pm) -- "Black Out"
12/11/99 (9:00 am) -- "Revenant" - NEW EPISODE
In Canada Batman Beyond can be found on YTV airing at
2.30pm Saturdays and Sundays.
In Belgium Batman Beyond shown on Sunday mornings on the
cable channel VT4
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
12/04/99 (3:30 pm) -- "Robin's Reckoning-Part
1"
12/04/99 (8:00 am) -- "Robin's Reckoning-Part
2"
12/06/99 (3:30 pm) -- "World's Finest-Part 1"
(Superman & Batman)
12/07/99 (3:30 pm) -- "World's Finest-Part 2"
(Superman & Batman)
12/08/99 (3:30 pm) -- "World's Finest-Part 3"
(Superman & Batman)
12/09/99 (3:30 pm) -- "Beware the Creeper"
12/10/99 (3:30 pm) -- "Old Wounds"
12/11/99 (8:00 am) -- "Holiday Knights"
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
In Belgium The New Batman Adventures is shown on Saturday
mornings on the cable channel VT4
In Italy The New Batman Adventures are now on Canale 5
every Saturday and Sunday at 11.00am
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.
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.
Fri 12/3 - (season 2/show 39) "The Madhatter Runs
Foul" - Madhatter
Mon 12/6 - (2/40) "Penguins A Girls Friend" -
Penguin & Marsha
Tue 12/7 - (2/41) "Penguin Sets a Trend" -
Penguin & Marsha
Wed 12/8 - (2/42) "Penguin's Disastrous End" -
Penguin & Marsha
Thu 12/9 - (2/43) "That Darned Catwoman" -
Catwoman
Fri 12/10 - (2/44) "Scat, Darn Cat Woman" -
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 &
television) at 10.15 A.M.
TV NEWS
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BRUCE WAYNE ON TV ?
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There have been several reports over the last few days on
The Comics Continuum, Ain't-It-Cool
News, Newsrama and other sites that the WB network is considering a live-action
television pilot, tentatively called "BRUCE WAYNE." The show would
apparently focus on an 18-year-old Bruce traveling the world in his training to
become The Batman.
One source said that the Bruce Wayne project might be
tied to the possible
Batman: Year One-style feature film that could be the
next installment of the
Batman movie franchise from Warner Bros.
According to a report on the Ain't it Cool News website,
Tim McCanlies (who wrote the excellent Iron Giant) will write the series, and
the Tollin-Robbins team will produce. The report goes on to say that Warner
Brothers is thrilled with the pilot script, and are trying to nail down a
network for the series, either the WB or Fox.
Contrary to other reports, AICN reports that the series
will pick up with an 18 year-old Bruce Wayne's return to Gotham after traveling
around the world. While the series would co-star certain familiar characters in
Wayne's life, such as Jim Gordon and other women, presumably, Selina Kyle, the
crux of the series would be what Wayne would go through that would eventually
lead him to become Gotham's costumed defender.
The report concludes stating that the series will debut
in the fall of 2000.
MOVIE NEWS
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BATMAN BEYOND MOVIE "SNEAK PEEK"
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According to various sources WB are planning on including
a "sneak peek" of next year's BATMAN BEYOND movie as part off the
Iron Giant video release.
"TWO-FACE" PREQUEL MOVIE ?
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Rumors have it that the WB want to use a gritty
crime-drama as a backdrop for their next Bat-movie. In keeping with this
"prequel" phenomenon in recent months, they've decided to use the
much-underused "Two-Face" character in a Batman "prequel",
set sometime between "Batman Returns" and "Batman Forever".
Should this plan go ahead, word has it that the WB is attempting to woo Tommy
Lee Jones back into the role, promising him what they originally promised when
they signed him on for "Forever", before either Carrey or Schumacher
joined the crew: that the film would play out like a darker, more sinister
version of his origin on the animated series.
ON THE NEWSTANDS
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WIZARD #100 - January 2000
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This special issue of Wizard contains several Batman
related items:
- News item son the new Batgirl series, the Gotham City
redesign and the upcoming "Robin: Year One" mini-series
- "Fight Club" compares Watchmen & Dark
Knight Returns for the honors of Best Comic Story Ever. Gotham faces Metropolis
to discover which is the cooler city. And Michael Keaton is compared to Chris
Reeve for the title of "Most Convincing Movie Hero." The two Robins
do battle as Dick Grayson goes head to head with Tim Drake, while Alfred faces
up to Jarveis for the Best Butler in Comics honors.
- "Best Of The Best 99" names Nightwing as the
Best hero
- "Back Issues" compiles a brief history of the
past 70 years in comics, with many Batman related highpoints
IN THE STORES
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BATMAN BEYOND COMING TO BURGER KING
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Burger King and Kids WB are giving Batman Beyond fans a
reason to be happy in the new year when the restaurant unveils its 4-week
Batman Beyond promotion in January. The program will offer one of eight
different Batman Beyond toys with the purchase of a Kids Meal or Big Kids Meal.
Look for the ads to kick off in early January, once Burger King's Poke-Mania
has settled.
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 New
Edition with a look at the BATMAN BEYOND action figures.
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 (i.e. - 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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PALO ALTO CA - December 4th
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ALEX ROSS and PAUL DINI will be signing copies of their
new Batman: War On Crime book at Lee's Comics 3783 El Camino Real in Palo
Alto on Saturday December 4th between
2.00 and 5.00pm
NEWHALL CA - December 9th
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PAUL DINI will all be appearing at Brave New World
Comics on Thursday, December 9th at 6pm! Brave New World
is
located at 23566 Lyons Ave, Newhall, CA 91321.
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plus a figures section which lists all of the various Batman action figures.
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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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