I just discovered that you can buy videos thru Amazon to play on your TV thru TIVO or on your PC. So you know me I immediately went thru to find some comic book related ones to share. First is Spider-Man!!! Not only do they have all three movies Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, they have the highly underrated Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Many people may remember that as MTV Spider-man. Only 13 episodes were made and you can get them all at Amazon.
Over at Superherotimes.com they have a preview image of coming in spring 2008 an action figure set from the Alan Moore and Brian Bolland classic Batman story “The Killing Joke“. Argulably the greatest Joker story ever written The Killing Joke is my personal favorite Batman story.
One of my favorite toy website Superhero Times has an excellent review of the new Marvel Icons PUNISHER mini bust.
According to Variety by way of cinematical.com, Jessica Biel is being considered to play Wonder Woman in the Justice League. I like this choice, Jessica is actually a good actress, but we are talking a comic book movie so it isnt Shakespeare.
Frank Miller is writing and directing The Spirit. It looks like IESB.net has an exclusive on the audition sides.
CBR.cc has a recap of the Jim Lee panel at the Baltimore Comic-Con from 9/9. Here are come choice quotes:
One fan wanted to know Lee’s favorite project that he’s worked on. “I like all of them for different reasons,” Lee explained. “I think ‘Batman: Hush’ was a good one because I hadn’t done a lot of work up until then. I have the luxury of working with some of the best writers in the business.”
Jim then teases us with a X-Men return possibility:
A fan asked if there was any possibility of Lee working for Marvel Comics. He said it was possible but that he’s still under contract to DC. “I probably wouldn’t go back to X-Men,” Lee said. “If I went back to it you’d either say it was better than when I first got it or it sucks in comparison and it’s probably the latter.” Lee joked, “It’s like my ‘Die Hard 4,’ if no other projects are available I’ve got that.”
Looks like before it even airs the new Spider-Man cartoon gets 13 more episodes to bring it to 26.
Sony originally ordered 13 episodes from the producing studio Culver Entertainment, but Icv2 reports that they’re doubling their initial run to 26 episodes—guaranteeing the series one full season. This should be great news for Spidey fans who haven’t seen the wall crawler given the TV treatment since MTV’s failed series several years ago. At present “The Spectacular Spider-man” is slated to debut on Kids’ WB in early 2008.
Spider-Man Cartoon Gets 13 More Episodes – Superhero Times
Obsessedwithfilm.com reports:
Even though the Justice League movie is moving ahead at a furious pace, Warner Bros seem adamant to not even acknowledge its existence – this despite the fact that everybody and their dog knows George Miller is prepping the project and casting has commenced in the US and Canada.
As long as the movie has Batman Superman Wonder Woman Green Lantern Martian Manhunter Aquaman and Flash, I will be happy.
Wow, one of my favorite all time cartoons Batman The Animated Series debuted 15 years ago. Makes me feel old. I remember when it first came out. James Harvey over at Toonzone says it best:
Fifteen years ago to the day. Who knew that, as we watched Batman chase down Red Claw and tangle with Catwoman, we’d be watching some of the most iconic and important animation we’d ever bear witness to? Quite an amazing legacy.
THE BATMAN
Writer Stan Berkowitz was the subject of an interview with World’s Finest where he described some of his problems working on the new series. “I wrote my first script for ‘The Batman‘ in early 2006 (the Riddler origin story), and writing it was exactly like writing any ‘Batman’ episode. No difference whatsoever. After that season, though, the network focus-grouped ‘The Batman’ (and ‘Legion of Super Heroes’) and found out that what our very young male audience wanted was more fights, jokes and costumes and fewer female characters. No surprises there, but for some reason, I had an incredibly difficult time adjusting to these new imperatives when I was working on the Green Arrow story for the show’s 07-08 season. The script generated endless notes from just about everyone, and it wasn’t finished until 15 minutes before it was due to be recorded. Not the way I like to work. Before starting on the next script, I asked Alan Burnett if I could see Len Uhley’s Hal Jordan/Green Lantern script for the show, and once I read it, I had a much better sense of the tone the network wanted. I guess the point is, it comes more naturally for me to write for a slightly older audience. But you can’t deny the value of focus groups; the kids will always tell you what they want and don’t want, and if you pay attention, they’ll watch your show.”
