Here is the next major block buster of the summer. Batman: The Dark Knight Rises opens this weekend. Thanks to YahooMovies for the following trailer:
Episode 19 Shownotes
1. In Time, Andrew Niccol, Director, 20th Century Fox, 2012. ASIN: B004LWZW7E, $29.98.
2. The Innocent, Avi Arad, Junichi Fujisaku, and YaSung Ko, Yen Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-0316201032, $11.99.
3. Podcast Intro and Outro – Andrew Lubman’s, “Train of Thought”.
Other things mentioned were: Scarecrow; Batman; Justine Timberlake; Robin Hood; Bonnie & Clyde; Nicholas Cage; and Peach Girl.
DC Nation to Grow
The DC Nation programming block on the Cartoon Network will be adding a new show to its ranks in 2013. Beware the Batman will be the new CGI series. So all of your animation fans and Batman fans will be happy.
DC Digital Waves
Batman Beyond and Justice League Beyond will be DC Comic’s first titles that will be distributed digitally first, starting in early February. Short segments, approximately 10 pages, of the story will be released weekly for $.99, then it will be published in a print edition at the end of the month for $3.99. DC is still testing the waters and making a few waves.
Another Batman Animated Series
ICv2 is reporting that Warners Animation EVP, Sam Register announced, at Cannes, that a new Batman animated series is in the works for 2013. The series will be computer animated and entitled Beware The Batman.
Justice League Doomed?
ICv2 is reporting that Warner Bros. Animation has Justice League Doom on slate for a early 2012 release. The DC animated movies have been really well done. If your library hasn’t been picking these up you should consider them for you animated collection. However, these movies are not children shows. They do tackle more complex issues and themes, so these should be placed in you Young Adult section or if you have a separated out anime/animation collection place them there. Doom is based of the Graphic Novel JLA: Tower of Babel, were super villains have discovered Batman’s contingency plans on how to take out superheroes that go rogue.
ComicPop Library Episode 6 Shownotes
1) Liar’s Kiss, Eric Skillman & Jhomar Soriano, 2011, Top Shelf Productions. ISBN: 978-1603090704, $14.95.
2) Batman & Robin Vol. 1: Batman Reborn, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely & Philip Tan, 2011, D.C. Comics. ISBN: 978-1401229870, $14.99.
3) Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson, 2010, Dark Horse. ISBN: 978-1595825131, $19.99.
Warner Animation Announcements
ICv2 reporting from Comic Con reports that Warner Animation announced their next three DC projects. First up will be Justice League: Doom based on Mark Waid’s story “Tower of Babel”. Second will be Superman vs. The Elite which is based on Joe Kelly’s “What’s so Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way” story. Last was the big one, Batman: Dark Night Returns from the same titled Frank Miller mini series. It looks like the next year will be a great on for DC animated features.
Batman Live, Hmmm…
Thanks to ICv2 for posting this trailer of the Batman Live show coming to the U.S. in August 2012. I have to admit it looks better than the Spider-Man Broadway Play.
DC Builds Relationship With Lego
Librarians need to let their DC Comics and Lego fans know about Warner Bros. making a deal with Lego to give them rights to produce Lego products of DC Comics characters. The figures and playsets will hit the shelves in 2012 with 13 figures to begin the DC Lego World, some of the figures will be: Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; Joker; Bane; Harley Quinn; and Lex Luthor.