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GOTHAM
WEEKLY NEWS #78
Friday 23rd
April 1999
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WELCOME
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A SAD LOSS
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This week's GWN is respectfully dedicated to the memory
of JOHN BROOME, the great Silver Age writer who passed away this week. For
those who wish to know more about John and his work I'd suggest looking up Mark
Evanier's column in recent issues of Comic Buyers Guide. (#1326 & 1327).
The man could have no better epitaph than those two columns.
Farewell John and thanks for the memories.
BOOK NEWS
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The first batch of signed editions of "The
Unauthorized BATMAN Collectors Guide" shipped this week to those GWN readers
who pre-ordered a copy. If you haven't yet ordered a copy and would like to,
see the note towards the end of this newsletter.
NEW GOTHAM GAZETTE POSTED
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Issue #32 (May 1999) of GOTHAM GAZETTE - The BATMAN
Magazine On The Web was posted today. This latest issue features the return of
our regular fanfic writer, Lee "Budgie" Barnett; with a cross-over
tale that places a certain sword-wielding Scottish immortal on the streets of
Gotham.
Check it, and the rest of the features, out at
http://memebers.aol.com/gothamajp
As always, have a great week.
Alan J. Porter
PO Box 527
Millersville
MD 21108
USA
[email protected] / [email protected]
IN THIS ISSUE OF GOTHAM WEEKLY NEWS:
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Comics Shipping Next Week
Comics News
Book Of The Week - Review
TV Show Schedules
TV News
Stage News
Movie News
On-Line Happenings
Meet The Bat-Team
Theme Park News
On The Newsstands
In The Stores
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COMICS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK (April 28th )
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BATMAN: THE BOOK OF SHADOWS
By Mills, Gallagher & Mighten
A moody stylized vision of the Dark Knight as he protects
the lonely and broken hearted of Gotham from a mysterious predator. ($5.95)
BATMAN CHRONICLES: THE GAUNTLET
By Canwell & Weeks
DC once again offers the prestige on-shot tale of Dick
Grayson's final test on the way to becoming Robin. ($4.95)
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES Vol 1 - New Printing
By Kane
DC offers a new printing of the hardback archive
collection of BATMAN #1-4; featuring the first appearances of The Joker and
Catwoman. ($49.95)
CATWOMAN #69
By Grayson & Balent
All the guns-for-hire have failed to stop Selina Kyle, so
the mob figures it takes a thief to catch one. Enter James Jesse a.k.a. The
Trickster. ($1.99)
DETECTIVE #733
By Gale & Winslade
NO MAN'S LAND. A despondent Dark Knight turns to his
oldest friend and confidant for wisdom. Can Alfred's tale of the Batman's
father, Thomas Wayne, make a difference in his son's tortured life. ($1.99)
JLA #30
By Morrison & Porter
The "Crisis Times Five" storyline continues as
the JSA joins the current JLA in a war against the 5th Dimension. ($1.99)
ROBIN #65
By Dixon & Rosado
The Spoiler gives birth, but what will happen to her
child ? The event coincides with Robin's return to Gotham. ($1.99)
COMICS NEWS
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TAYLOR TAKES WORLD'S FINEST BREAK
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Artist Dave Taylor, who I had the pleasure of chatting
with at last year's San Diego Comic-Con, has said he is taking time off the
Batman & Superman: World's Finest maxi-series. He will pencilling covers
only for World's Finest #6-9 and resume interior art with World's Finest #10.
"To cut a very long story short,I have taken time
off World's Finest, due to the fact that the deadlines set were stopping the
creative team from producing their World's Finest work - notably me,"
Taylor said. "My page count, per week, went up 50 percent for three
months, at the end of which time I was almost at burn out!
"I could see that my work was getting further and
further from our intended direction. I made a very difficult decision to stand
aside and let someone else take over for a while. Naturally, DC agreed, knowing
that we can still keep the book on the existing schedule.
"What this means is #6, 7, 8 and 9 will not be
penciled by me, although I am doing all covers. #10 is another 48-page book,
and so I am taking all the time I need to do my 'World's Finest' on it! I owe
it to The Dark Knight and the big Blue Guy!"
There's no immediate word on who will be drawing the four
issues of World's Finest that Taylor isn't drawing. (Thanks to The Comic Book Continuum for
additional information on this story.)
MOENCH RETURNS TO GOTHAM
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Doug Moench has not been a writer for the "No Man's
Land" event in the Batman titles, but will be working with long time
collaborator Paul Gulacy on a post-NML project, Outlaws, a Prestige Format
story featuring many Gotham City characters.
Moench also has an Elseworlds project, Catwoman: Guardian
of Gotham, that he is working on with Jim Balent. In the story Catwoman is the
guardian of Gotham City and Batman is a villain more dangerous than the Joker.
NEW BATMAN BEYOND PROMOTIONAL COMIC
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Following the success of last year's Cartoon Network
giveaway comic and TV ad campaign, DC Comics is pleased to announce that it is
offering a brand-new promotional giveaway comic, scheduled to arrive in stores
on May 12.
The new comic will be a special issue of BATMAN BEYOND,
reprinting the two-part origin story that ran in BATMAN BEYOND #1 and #2,
re-edited to comfortably fit in one 32-page issue. As DC Executive
Vice-President & Publisher Paul Levitz explains,"BATMAN BEYOND is a
great comic for bringing in young new readers just getting excited about
super-heroes and science fiction -- two classic comic-book themes. Retailers
asked us to follow up the Cartoon Network giveaway issue with a more direct
bridge to our main comics, and BATMAN BEYOND was a perfect candidate."
In addition to distribution through all participating
specialty retailers, starting in May, DC will also be distributing free copies
of the BATMAN BEYOND PROMOTIONAL COMIC at three Six Flags theme parks (Six
Flags Over Texas in Arlington, TX, Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles, CA,
and Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ).
BATMAN COMICS FOR JULY
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NO MAN'S LAND
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BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #121
Written by Larry Hama; art by Rick Burchett and James
Hodgkins; painted cover by Glen Orbik.
Batman battles Mr. Freeze for a vital source of power in
"No Man's Land." Freeze is attempting to expand his range of
operations from the Gotham power plant he controls through Chinatown and beyond
to push the city further into anarchy. But the Dark Knight has other plans,
resulting in an explosive confrontation. (32 pages, $1.99, ships on July 7.)
BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #89
Written by Ian Edginton; art by Jason Minor and Sal
Buscema; cover by Matt Broome and Sean Parsons.
Batman searches "No Man's Land" for the
mythical "King of Gotham". The mysterious man known as the King of
Gotham has disappeared and the lives of dozens of needy children hang in the
balance. How can the Dark Knight find someone who may not even exist? (32
pages, $1.99, ships on July 7.)
BATMAN #569
Written by Janet Harvey; art by Sergio Cariello and Matt
Ryan; cover by Phil Jimenez.
The new Batgirl takes center stage as Batman gives her a
surprising assignment of desperate importance to "No Man's Land." Her
task: to protect a gas station and its owner from thugs and gang members who want
to take the fuel the station contains for their own use...fuel that provides
needed power to the sick and injured Gothamites struggling for survival. (32
pages, $1.99, ships on July 21.)
DETECTIVE COMICS #736
Written by Larry Hama; art by Mike Deodato Jr. and Sean
Parsons; cover by John Cassaday.
The villain that broke Batman's back comes to "No
Man's Land" in an issue featuring a cover by John Cassaday. Bane has
returned to what was once Gotham City, but what has he come there for? Batman
doesn't know, but he's not about to wait to find out. (32 pages, $1.99, ships
on July 28.)
AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #56
Written by Dennis O'Neil; art and cover by Roger Robinson
and James Pascoe.
The mysterious new Batgirl battles alongside Azrael as
they fight their way through the "No Man's Land" that was once Gotham
City. Their objective: take down Nicholas Scratch. Batman, Robin, Nightwing,
Two-Face, the Penguin and the Joker make appearances as the war to restore
Gotham heats up. (32 pages, $2.25, ships on July 14.)
JLA #33
Written by Mark Waid; art by Mark Pajarillo and Walden
Wong; cover by Howard Porter and John Dell.
The second of two issues by guest writer Mark Waid and
the team of Mark Pajarillo and Walden Wong finds the JLA hunting the man Batman
suspects might be responsible for "No Man's Land" ... Bruce Wayne?
The Dark Knight orders Green Lantern, Barda, Plastic Man, and Steel to track
Wayne down, but the Gotham millionaire is nothing if not a wily and
quick-thinking opponent. Meanwhile, Superman and Wonder Woman are confronted by
a man claiming to be the new Flash. (32 pages, $1.99, ships on July 28.)
NIGHTWING #35
Written by Chuck Dixon; art and cover by Scott McDaniel
and Karl Story.
Nightwing comes to "No Man's Land." Batman has
given his former sidekick a seemingly impossible mission: taking control of
Blackgate Prison out of the hands of Lock-Up. The Dark Knight has decided to
dissolve his truce with the master jailer and it's up to Dick to keep Blackgate
secure. (32 pages, $1.99, ships on July 14.)
ROBIN #68
Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Staz Johnson and Wayne
Faucher; cover by Jason Pearson.
On orders from Batman, Tim has to recover "No Man's
Land"'s stored surplus of food and other supplies and prevent it from
being seized by Gotham's criminals. Unfortunately, the trail leads to the
Ratcatcher. Meanwhile, outside of Gotham, Stephanie Brown is confronted by her
mother, who has just discovered Stephanie's Spoiler costume. (32 pages, $1.99,
ships on July 28.)
BATMAN ANIMATED COMICS
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BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES #16
Written by Scott Peterson; art by Craig Rousseau and
Terry Beatty; cover by Bob Smith and Beatty.
Alfred's been kidnapped. But why doesn't Batman seem
concerned? That's the question on the minds of Nightwing, Batgirl and Robin,
who can't come to Alfred's aid until they battle their way through hordes of
heavily armed thugs. (32 pages, $1.99, ships on July 7.)
BATMAN FAMILY TITLES
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ANARKY #5
Written by Alan Grant; art and cover by Norm Breyfogle
and Joe Rubinstein.
Part two of a three-part story starring Ra's al Ghul. It
begins with a battle against Dolmen and Buzzword, two metahuman enforcers sent
by Ra's to dispose of the thorn in his side called Anarky. It ends with
Anarky's slashed and bleeding body tossed into the Potomac. (32 pages, $2.50,
ships on July 7.)
BATMAN ANNUAL #23
Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Graham Nolan and Mark
Pennington; cover by Art Adams.
Nightwing guest-stars in the second chapter of the
"JLApe: Gorilla Warfare" Annuals event. When a mysterious new crime
boss (secretly one of the Simian Scarlet working for Gorilla Grodd) begins
monkeying with the status quo in Bludhaven, Nightwing and Batman make a
desperate effort to uncover his identity. But as they dig deeper into
Bludhaven's underworld, the heroes learn that only they stand between the gang
leader and world domination. (48 pages, $2.95, ships on July 14.)
BATMAN: FORTUNATE SON HC
Written by Gerard Jones; art and cover by Gene Ha.
A startling hardcover explores the generation gap between
Batman and Robin. Fortunate Son finds the Dark Knight suspecting a modern-day
rock-and-roll icon of masterminding a nationwide crime spree. But he's caught
off-guard when Robin -- a fan of that selfsame rocker -- is certain that the
musician is the victim of a bizarre and elaborate frame-up.
BATMAN & SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #6
Written by Karl Kesel; art and cover by Dave Taylor and
Robert Campanella.
The maxi-series tracing the history of Batman's and
Superman's relationship through the years continues as the heroes trade
identities. The result of some mischief by Mr. Mxyzptlk, the contrast between
Batman's efforts to be superhuman with Superman's efforts to be human reveals
interesting aspects of the two heroes' costumed identities, as well as their
relationships with Robin and Lois Lane. And what does Bat-Mite have to do with
all this? (32 pages, $1.99, ships on July 21.)
BIRDS OF PREY #9
Written by Chuck Dixon; art by Greg Land and Drew Geraci;
cover by Land and Brian Stelfreeze.
Who are the Iron Brigade? And why do they have their
mega-amped artillary aimed at Black Canary? The exciting showdown reveals all,
as the Brigade thinks they hold the high-tech upper hand (of course, they don't
know about Oracle's control over an orbiting satellite laser trained on their
location...) (32 pages, $1.99, ships on July 7.)
CATWOMAN #72
Written by John Ostrander; art by Jim Balent and Marlo
Alquiza; cover by Balent.
The Dark Knight guest-stars as Catwoman breaks into
"No Man's Land" in the first of six issues written by John Ostrander.
Oracle calls Catwoman with an unexpected mission: break into Gotham. Can the
ultimate thief worm her way into the ultimate fortress? Catwoman takes on the
U.S. armed forces "protecting" Gotham, but once she gets past them,
she'll have to go face to face with Batman for the first time in months. (32
pages, $1.99, ships on July 28.)
JLA ANNUAL #3
Written by Len Kaminski; art by Jason Orfalas and Jordi
Ensign; cover by Art Adams.
"JLApe: Gorilla Warfare" begins here. Kindly
Solovar, King of Gorilla City, has been murdered...apparently by humans. Now
the formerly friendly ape society goes on the warpath, planning to turn all
humankind into mind-controlled apes under the control of one notorious being:
Gorilla Grodd. Can the JLAers, now transformed into hairy beasts, overcome
their bestial urges and lead their fellow humans in the "gorilla"
warfare that's just around the corner? And will the people of the world trust
their former champions now that they've been become part of the very race that
threatens the world? (48 pages, $2.95, ships on July 7.)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA ARCHIVES VOLUME 5
Written by Gardner Fox; art and cover by Mike Sekowsky
and Bernard Sachs.
The hardcover reprints of the Silver Age adventures of
the Justice League of America continue with this handsome volume, reprinting
Justice League of America #31-38 and #40 (240 pages, hardcover book, $49.95,
ships on July 21.)
NIGHTWING: ROUGH JUSTICE TP
Written by Chuck Dixon; art and new cover by Scott
McDaniel and Karl Story.
The Dark Knight comes to Bludhaven in the newest trade
paperback reprinting the Nightwing ongoing series. Collecting Nightwing #9-18,
this volume includes the heroes' tension-filled reunion; Nightwing's
confrontations with Man-Bat, Deathstroke and the Scarecrow; and the
introduction of Nightwing's high-tech auto, the "Nightwingmobile."
(224 pages, $17.95, ships on July 7.)
SECRET ORIGINS FEATURING JLA TP
Written by Grant Morrison, Dan Jurgens and various; art
by Howard Porter, Jurgens, John Dell, and various; cover by John Cassaday.
A trade paperback collecting the origins of the World's
Greatest Heroes, including the origin of the new JLA from JLA Secret Files #1
(written by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar with art by Howard Porter and John
Dell). Also: the origins of Batman (from Batman Secret Files #1), written by
Devin Grayson with art by Staz Johnson and James A. Hodgkins (160 pages,
$14.95, ships on July 14.)
THE TITANS #7
Written by Devin Grayson; art by Mark Buckingham and Wade
Von Grawbadger; cover by Buckingham and Kevin Conrad.
The deadly drug called Velocity 10 can only be stopped by
the Titans in part one of a two-part adventure. Speed kills...especially the
kind given by Velocity 10. Searching for the "ultimate rush" has made
Lian's babysitter's roommate a casualty, and more victims are being created by
the minute. Can even Jesse Quick keep up with V-10's users? (32 pages, $2.50,
ships on July 21.)
YOUNG JUSTICE #12
Written by Peter David; art by Todd Nauck, Jaime Mendoza
and Lary Stucker; cover by Nauck and Stucker.
Part one of a four-part story teaming Young Justice with
Supergirl. The Young Justice team finds its way to a cozy little spot called
Dante's Disco Inferno where staying alive (staying alive) is made a lot more
difficult thanks to Dante's nasty winged monkeys. And if the kids don't (do
the) hustle, they'll end up being the monkeys' mind-controlled slaves. (32 pages,
$2.50, ships on July 7.)
GUEST SHOTS
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ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #570
Written by Ron Marz and Tom Peyer; art by Tom Grindberg
and Tom Palmer; cover by Walter Simonson.
The JLA guest-stars in part two of an unreal four-part
story. The League continues to search for Superman. (32 pages, $1.99, ships on
July 7.)
HOURMAN #6
Written by Tom Peyer; art by Rags Morales and David
Meikis; cover by Scott McDaniel and John Dell.
The JLA guest-stars in part one of the two-part "The
JLAndroids." (32 pages, $2.50, ships on July 14.)
SUPERGIRL #36
Written by Peter David; art and cover by Leonard Kirk and
Robin Riggs.
Continued from Young Justice #12, part two of a four-part
crossover pitting Young Justice and Supergirl against the disco menace of
Dante's Inferno. (32 pages, $1.99, ships on July 28.)
SUPERMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW?
Written by Alan Moore; art by Curt Swan, George Perez and
Kurt Schaffenberger; cover by Swan and Murphy Anderson.
A new printing of writer Alan Moore's classic "last
Superman story" from Superman #423 and Action Comics #583, featuring art
by Curt Swan, George Perez and Kurt Schaffenberger. Includes guest appearances
by BATMAN and ROBIN.(64 pages, $5.95, ships on July 7.)
BOOK OF THE WEEK - REVIEW
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BATMAN: BEYOND#4
"Magic Is Everywhere"
Writer: Hilary J. Bader. Pencils: Joe Staton. Inks: Terry
Beatty. Colors: Lee Loughridge. Letters: Tim Harkins. Editors: Joe Illidge
& Darren Vincenzo
The first original Batman Beyond comic story that steps
away from the plots and characters defined in the TV episodes to date. The
plot, centering around the accidental resurrection of a demon who can only be
beaten by calling on The Demon, Etrigan, is an old stand by of DC editorial. It
can be found in any number of DC books over the years.
Batman Beyond's strength is it mix of the reassuring
familiar ( the iconic Batman figure). The unknown ( the future) and it's
innocence (Terry McGinnis's youth and inexperience). It also draws on the other
classic fantasy literature tradition of the young knight and his mentor - from
Arthur and Merlin through to Luke and Obi-Wan a staple of all great heroic
fiction. But this story seems to ignore all this potential.
Don't get me wrong, it's competently written, well drawn
in the requisite style - but it just comes across as a filler. Which is a shame
as judging from an ad on the back cover that DC and Kraft will use it as a
promotional tool in a Jell-O Yogurt offer.
TV SHOW SCHEDULES
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BATMAN MOVIES ON TV
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BATMAN RETURNS - HBO on Monday, April 19 at 1 p.m. and
Wednesday, April 28 at 2 p.m.
BATMAN & ROBIN - Currently running on HBO - check
local listings for show times.
BATMAN & MR. FREEZE: SUB-ZERO - will be airing on
CARTOON NETWORK on May 22nd at 8pm (ET) as apart of their CARTOON THEATRE
BATMAN BEYOND
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The new futuristic look at the world of the new Dark
Knight starts its first season at 9.30am (ET) Saturdays on the KidsWB!
Sat 4/24/99 (9:30 am) #08 "Heroes"
Sat 5-01-99 (9:30 am) #09 "Spellbound" - NEW
EPISODE
An episode guide to Batman Beyond is now available on The
GOTHAM GAZETTE web site.(http://members.aol.com/gothamajp )
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
Sat 4/24/99 (8:30 am) #102 "Old Wounds"
Mon 4-26-99 (4.30 pm) #098 "Mean Seasons"
Tue 4-27-99 (4.00 pm) #033 "The Laughing Fish"
Wed 4-28-99 (4.30 pm) #075 "Bane"
Thu 4-29-99 (4.00 pm) #076 "Baby Doll" &
(4.30 pm) #069 "Avatar"
Fri 4-30-99 (4.30 pm) #080 "Second Chance"
Sat 5-01-99 (8.00 am) #096 "The Ultimate
Thrill"
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. WGN also shows episodes every weekday morning @ 10:00
for one hour.
- 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 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.
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 1.30pm (EDT) Monday thru Friday.
Mon 4/26 - (Season 2/show 06) "Walk Straight &
Narrow" -The Archer
Tue 4/27 - (2/07) "Greatest Mother of All" - Ma
Parker
Wed 4/28 - (2/08) "Ma Parker" - Ma Parker
Thu 4/29 - (2/09) "The Spell of Tut"
Fri 4/30 - (2/10) "Tut's Case is Shut"
The European satellite channel "Trouble" also
airs the 1960's show at 7am and 11am every morning.
TV NEWS
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FUTURE BATMAN BEYOND EPISODES AND HINTS
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Episode #12 a new Inque story "Diasppearing
Inque" airs 5/9/99
From AICN Co-Axial comes gossip on BATMAN BEYOND direct
form Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. AT the recent WonderCon the spoke to several
fans and hinted at Ras Al Ghul's appearance in the show, and even a possibility
that a new Green Lantern could appear (since the ring finds a new bearer when
needed). Other things brought up was the idea they're working on, of having a
BB World's Finest, with Superman showing up to help Terry.
BATMAN BEYOND VIDEO DETAILS
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Batman Beyond: The Movie, collecting the first two
episodes of the Kids' WB! Episode, will be released on home video by Warner
Home Video on May 18. The tape runs 48 minutes and has been rated PG.
MOVIE NEWS
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BATMAN 5 UPDATE
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Batman movie producer Michael Uslan was recently speaking
at New Jersey City University. Someone in the audience asked him about the next
Batman movie and if the rumors were true about the year-one storyline. He
responded that the next movie will be smaller and more similar in tone to the
first film, and we can look for it somewhere 2000-2001 area.
STAGE NEWS
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BATMAN ON BROADWAY
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The much-rumored Batman musical seemed to move a step
closer this week with news that Warner Brothers may ink a deal with playwright
David Ives to script the show. Jim Steinman ( Of Meatloaf's "Bat Out Of
Hell" fame) has already been approached to score the show.
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 Newsletter - William
Tyler ([email protected])
Batman UK - Monthly Newsletter - Brian Davis
(http://members.aol.com/BDavis2613/mailer.html)
MEET THE BAT-TEAM
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PITTSBURGH PA - April 23-25
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The PITTSBURGH COMICON (http://www.pittsburghcomicon.com
)takes place this year at the Pittsburgh Expomart, Monroeville PA. Guests
include SCOTT MCDANIEL, SHELDON MOLDOFF and MARK WAID.
NEW YORK - May 7 - 9
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The NEW YORK COMIC AND FANTASY CREATORS CONVENTION
(http://www.innervisioncomics.com)will be held at Madison Square Garden. Among
the attendees will be recently departed Bat-editor JORDAN GORFINKEL.
NOVI MI - May 14-16
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This year's MOTOR CITY COMIC CON
(http://motorcityconventions.com) is at the Novie Expo Center, 43700 Expo
Center Drive in Novi Michigan. Guests include SHELDON MOLDOFF, MARK WAID, TV's
Riddler FRANK GORSHIN and the movie's first Harvey Dent BILLY DEE WILLIAMS
NEW ORLEANS May 28-30
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The BIG EASY COMIC CON ( http://www.bigeasycon.com ) at
the Hilton Riverside Hotel in downtown New Orleans features special guest ADAM
WEST plus SHELDON MOLDOFF.
NASHVILLE TN - June 5-6
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CELEBRITY CON'99 in Smyrna, Tennessee (near Nashville)
includes many guests with BATMAN connections including: JULIUS SCHWARTZ, TERRY
AUSTIN, WALT AND LOUISE SIMONSON, SHELDON MOLDOFF, AND JIM STARLIN, &
YVONNE (BATGIRL) CRAIG
ATLANTA GA - July 1-4
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Already confirmed as a guest for this year's DRAGON*CON
at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta is New Batman Adventures producer and writer
PAUL DINI. Also just announced, ADAM WEST and FRANK GORSHIN.
SAN DIEGO CA - August 12th-15th
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The COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL (www.comic-con.org) has its
30th event at the San Diego convention center. Among the guest already
announced is Golden Age great JERRY ROBINSON (Bob Kane's first assistant and
"creator" of The Joker).
Plus, your humble GWN editor will be in attendance.
THEME PARK NEWS
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NEW SIX FLAGS OPENS
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May 1st sees the opening of the newest Six Flags theme
park. Six Flags America is located at the site of the former Adventure World
theme park in Largo Maryland. Only 15 minutes from Washington DC it's ideally
suited to serve the Baltimore-Washington metro area.
Among the attractions are two new Batman themed coasters,
"Two-Face: The Flip Side" and "The Joker's Jinx" plus of
course the popular "Batman Thrill Spectacular" stunt show.
ON THE NEWSSTANDS
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BT&CPG Vol 3 #5 - April 1999
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The latest issue of the "Batman Toy &
Collectible Price Guide" was recently delivered to subscribers. This issue
is packed with information on a host of 1966 Bat toys, plus a look at a great
diorama that accurately depicts the classic TV show Batcave. For more
information on how to subscribe to BT&CPG,
visit the web site at http://www.btcpg.com
COMIC BUYERS GUIDE #1328 - April 30, 1999
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This week's CBG celebrates The Dark Knight's 60th
Birthday in style.
- A montage cover showing various incarnations of Batman.
- A "Batty Artist" competition asking you to
identify 10 artist by their rendition of the Dark Knight.
- "Batman's 60 years in Show Business" looks at
The Dark Knight on the screen - big and small.
- "Inside The Outsider", CBG's Mr Silver Age
takes a look at one of the strangest Batman cases from the 1960s.
- "Batman & Beyond" an extensive interview
with Jerry Robinson.
IN THE STORES
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HARLEY QUINN STATUE UNVEILED AT WB EVENT
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Batman Beyond producers Alan Burnett and Paul Dini joined
voice actors Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne), Arlene Sorkin (Harley Quinn) and
Mathew Valencia (Tim Drake) at a reception honoring Batman and Batman Beyond
April 22.
The Harley Quinn Maquette, an 11-inch limited edition,
cold-cast, hand-painted resin sculpture debuted at the event held at the Warner
Brothers Studio Store Gallery in Costa Mesa, CA.
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This month:
* Art Gallery - Readers Art
* Alfred Awards for 1998
* Comics - News of over 10 new Batman projects plus a NML
update.
* Comics Shipping In May & June.
* Classic Comic Revisited - Brave & Bold #184.
* Fan Fiction - The start of a Highlander / Batman
cross-over.
* Movies - Next Animated Batman Movie Announced
* Quiz Page - How much do you know about The Huntress ?
* Trivia Page - Who did Robin impersonate in Batman #302
?
* TV - 1st Batman Beyond video release .
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- WB Animation Web
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- Space ! Weekly
Schedules Web Page (http://205.250.106.39/schedule/ )
- Comic Book
Continuum (http://www.detnews.com/comicbooks )
- Newsrama
(http://www.AnotherUniverse.com/newsarama )
- Hollywood Heroes
(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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