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This week DC announced the launch of it’s
own Internet based comics. One of the first titles to hit the web will be
GOTHAM GIRLS featuring Batgirl, Catwoman, Harley and Poison Ivy. See “On-Line
Happenings” below for more information.
DC also announced its plans for the San Diego Con this week
and a list of the members of the Bat office attending can be found in the “Meet
The Bat –Team” section below.
For Chuck Dixon fans, I’d recommend a look at the latest
“Pipeline” column at Comic Book Resources.( http://www.comicbookresources.com
) which discusses his work on BIRDS OF PREY, NIGHTWING and ROBIN in detail.
As always, have a great week.
Alan J. Porter
Millersville
MD 21108
E-mail: [email protected]
IN THIS ISSUE OF
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This Week In Bat History
Comics Shipping Next Week
Comics News
TV Show Schedules
On The Newsstand
Meet The Bat-Team
On-Line Happenings
Fanzines & Fan-Clubs
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THIS WEEK IN BAT HISTORY
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The third week of June is the traditional Batman movie
premiere week.
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BATMAN premiered on
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BATMAN RETURNS premiered on
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BATMAN FOREVER premiered on
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BATMAN & ROBIN premiered on
June 19th is the Birthday of legendary DC Editor
Julius Schwartz
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COMICS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK (June 21st)
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OOPS – I’m sorry there is no detailed listing of comics
shipping next week. I appear to have either misfiled or accidentally deleted my
copy of the June solicitations from DC. Normal service will be resumed next
month.
In the mean time here’s a listing of the titles shipping
next week.
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BATGIRL ANNUAL #1
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BATMAN: DARK VICTORY #9
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BATMAN:
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THE BATMAN OF ARKHAM
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MILLENNIUM EDITION: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #71
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NIGHTWING #46
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ROBIN #79
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COMICS NEWS
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HARLEY SLIPS A MONTH
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DC Comics' ongoing Harley Quinn series will begin this year,
but maybe just a little later than originally intended, writer Karl Kesel told
The Comics Continuum website (http://comicscontinuum.com/index.htm).
"As far as I know, Harley will start in November,"
Kesel told The Continuum. "Originally it was going to start in October,
but there's some big JLA thing they're pushing that month. By delaying Harley
for a month, we've been told we'll get a big push. "The book really deserves it-- Terry and
Rachel Dodson are doing amazing work!"
Said editor Matt Idelson of the
series: "It's really strange because it has a lot of comedy and a lot of
dark elements to it."
LATE SHIPPING
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DC has announced the following delays to shipping dates.
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ROBIN: FLYING SOLO TP is now scheduled to arrive in stores
on
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BATMAN: OUTLAWS #1 slips to
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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 is underway at
From Brian Davis comes news that Batman Beyond is airing in
the
In Canada Batman Beyond can be found on YTV airing at
In Belgium Batman Beyond shown on Sunday mornings on the
cable channel VT4
In Holland Batman Beyond is shown on RTL4 at
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
6/16/00 (3:30 pm) -- "The Demon Reborn"
6/16/00 (4:30 pm) -- "Cult of the Cat"
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 Adventures can be found on YTV at
12 noon ( 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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Batman is back on the Cartoon Network. Unannounced CN has
started running episodes of BTAS in order at weeknights at 6.00 pm ET and
Saturdays at 11.00am.
Batman the Animated Series is on Cartoon Network in
Australia from April 3rd at 7.00am and 5.00pm weekdays.
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.
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.
In Holland Adam West and crew can be found on RTL4 at 12.50
on Wednesday afternoons.
In Germany the show can be found on a local Berlin station
each Saturday of 8.00 - 8,25 o'clock. And Sundays from 7.30 - 7.55 o'clock
In the UK the classic show will be shown on Granada Plus at
8:30am every day from Monday 17th April, with double-bills on Saturdays at 6pm
from Saturday 22nd April.
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ON THE NEWSSTANDS
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ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR
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Mark Hamill, the voice of the Joker in the upcoming Batman
Beyond: Return of the Joker movie, will be featured in THE COMIC READER #2.
Hamill talks about his love of comics and his animation roles.
IN THE PRESS
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Classic Batman artist Dick Sprang's passing was reported on
in the Brockton, MA Enterprise on May 22 and in the Birmingham, AL Post-Herald
on May 24..
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Greg Rucka and Shawn Martinbrough's diversification of
Gotham City in DETECTIVE COMICS was reported on in the Colorado Springs, CO
Gazette on May 14.
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MEET THE BAT-TEAM
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CHARLOTTE NC June 16-18
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This years HEROES CONVENTION (www.heroesonline.com)
is being held at the Charlotte Convention Center between June 16th
and 18th . Guests include: DICK GIORDANO, CARMINE INFANTINO, JULIUS
SCHWARTZ, BRIAN STELFREEZE and MARK WAID.
SAN DIEGO CA – July 20-23
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COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL (www.comic-con.org) will be
held in at the San Diego convention center between July 20th and 23.
BATMAN: DARK VICTORY creators JEPH LOEB and TIM SALE are among the featured
guests. Other Bat related guests registered include: DICK AYERS, JIM BALENT, AL
BIGLEY, DAN BRERETON, YVONNE CRAIG, PAUL DINI, EVAN DORKIN, MARK EVANIER and
MARK WAID.
From DC Editorial MIKE CARLIN and BOB SCHRECK will also be in attendance.
Your humble GWN editor will also be stalking the halls of
the con.
FASHION VALLEY CA – July 21st (?)
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MARK HAMILL will be signing editions of the new JOKER
MAQUETTE at the Fashion Valley WB Store on July 21st. Call
619-233-3058 for more details.
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ON-LINE HAPPENINGS
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GOTHAM GIRLS ONLINE ANIMATION ANNOUNCED
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In mid July Warner Bros. Online is launching a new web sitewww.gothamgirls.com that will feature
original animated shorts with Batgirl, Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn.
Each original cartoon will run approximately three minutes
in length, and will use Flash animation to show off the characters in
interactive stories. New episodes are scheduled to appear on a regular basis.
The first installment of Gotham Girls, "The
Vault," finds Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn on an antic-filled,
safe-cracking caper.
The Gotham Girls site will also include:
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Spread the Word, a community area designed with Web cards,
e-mail-a-friend functionality, chat and message boards.
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Gotham Girls Exposed gives a glimpse into the world of the
Gotham Girls, providing a detailed orientation of each girl's personality and
delves into why Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are just so very good at
being very bad and why Batgirl is determined to thwart their efforts.
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Win Big -- Gotham Girl Art Contest asks users to submit
their artwork of a character they create and design (artists from Warner Bros.
Online and DC Comics will select the winner based on creative merit). The
winning entrant will have their character incorporated into a future Internet Gotham
Girls short.
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Gotham Loot gives users downloadable images, audio files,
wallpaper and screen savers.
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Harley's Funhouse Arcade houses interactive games featuring
all of the Gotham Girls.
CATCH UP ON THE GOTHAM GAZETTE FAN-FICS
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Since the GOTHAM GAZETTE web-site went into hiatus I’ve had
several e-mails from GWN readers asking where they can find the excellent
fanfic stories we used to run. Well writer Lee Barnett now has them posted on
his own website at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/budgie
so click on by and check them out.
NEW BATMAN DISCUSSION LIST
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BATSIGNAL a new Batman on-line discussion group has been launched at
http://www.eGroups.com/group/BatSignal
Or subscribe direct by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
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
http://clawmarks.homepage.com/main.html
Batman UK - Monthly Newsletter – Brian Davis (www.batmanuk.freeserve.co.uk/batmanuk/)
Batman:
Defender Of Gotham weekly update – Dave Carroll (http://www.fandom.com/batman )
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BATMAN FANZINES & FAN-CLUBS
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(Know of any Batman related Fan-clubs that aren't listed ?
Send me an e-mail at [email protected] with details. When contacting any of these
clubs please mention GWN.)
KNIGHTHOOD OF THE BAT
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The Knighthood Of The Bat is an online ICQ based fan club
which, through the use of ICQ members can contact each other and share in their
common interest of Batman. Check it out
at the excellent Batman: Defender Of Gotham website at www.fandom.com/batman
BATMAN TOY & COLLECTORS PRICE GUIDE
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Editor John Mack has announced that he has suspended
publication of the BATMAN TOY & COLLECTORS GUIDE. .
GREEN HORNET & BATMAN FAN & COLLECTORS CLUB
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$10 a year for a bi-monthly newsletter. Contact J.
Washington III, 321 Gracie Road . Chesapeake VA 23325
HARLEY QUINN FAN CLUB
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Based in San Diego. For more info contact Mike at 4574
Mercurio St. San Diego CA 92130
UNOFFICIAL BATMAN ANIMATED FAN-CLUB
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This club began in September and consists of a quarterly 30
page newsletter which is mailed out - 'a fan made magazine' with news, reviews,
guides, 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 printing costs) and it's made by fans for
fans. Based in the UK but USA and other members are always welcome. If you
would like more information on how to join please e-mail -
[email protected] or for more info see website at
http://www.batmanuk.freeserve.co.uk/club/
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Nearly 300 photographs accompany the informative articles and price guide
listings. Highlights include a comics section which lists every comic book in
which Batman has appeared from his debut in 1939 to the end of 1997, plus a
figures section which lists all of the various Batman action figures. Covering
everything from Artwork to Videos, and price ranges from 15c to $150,000, this
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Sources used in compiling GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS
- DC Comics On-Line
Newsletter (http://www.dccomics.com/newsletter.html )
- Comics Continuum (http://comicscontinuum.com/index.htm)
- Newsrama
(http://www.anotheruniverse.com/newsarama/index.html)
- Comics2Film (http://www.comics2film.com )
- Dark Horizons
(http://www.darkhorizons.com/news.htm )
GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS is a FOREST COMICS Publication.
FOREST COMICS and GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS are (c) and TM - Alan J. Porter (1994 - 2000)
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