Green Lantern: First Flight Press Release

The official press release for the fifth DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Green Lantern: First Flight, has been released. You can read the full press release here, but let me give you a few of the important details:

Green Lantern: First Flight finds Hal Jordan recruited to join the Green Lantern Corps and placed under the supervision of respected senior Lantern Sinestro. The earthling soon discovers his mentor is actually the central figure in a secret conspiracy that threatens the philosophies, traditions and hierarchy of the entire Green Lantern Corps. Hal must quickly hone his newfound powers and combat the treasonous Lanterns within the ranks to maintain order in the universe.

Green Lantern: First Flight is written my Alan Burnett (The Batman) and directed by Lauren Montgomery (Wonder Woman) and will feature the voices of Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) as Hal Jordan, Victor Garber (Milk, Titanic) as Sinestro, Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) as Boodikka, and Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) as Kilowog.

Warner Home Video will release the feature on July 28, 2009 on DVD as a single disc, Special Edition 2-Disc set and Blu-ray.

The 2-Disc Special Edition will include such extras as two featurettes, two episodes of Justice League and a digital copy download. The Blu-ray contains the same features plus two more episodes of Justice League.

And don't forget that there will be a special First Look at Green Lantern on the Wonder Woman DVD that will be released on Tuesday!

Labels: 2009 Green Lantern First Flight, News 2009 02

  ¶ 8:06 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Weekend Round-Up

Here is a list of new superhero cartoons debuting this weekend in the US and Canada:


Friday, February 27, 2009
Cartoon Network, 8:00pm
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Deep Cover for Batman!

Batman swaps places with Owlman -- his criminal counterpart in an alternate Universe -- to stop the Crime Syndicate from taking over the world.

Saturday, February 28, 2009
YTV (Canada), 11:30am
Wolverine and the X-Men - Guardian Angel

Now a member of the X-Men, Angel's wings are severely damaged at the hands of the MRD and have to be cut off. Mr. Sinister then makes him a proposal that will change his life.

Sunday, March 1, 2009
Teletoon (Canada), 10:30am
Spectacular Spider-Man - Identity Crisis

Peter Parker's secret identity as Spider-Man has been outted by Venom, leaving Pete and his loved ones vulnerable to all of Spidey's enemies.

Please Note:

BBC2 will be airing episodes 20-22 of Wolverine and the X-Men on March 4-6.

Labels: 2008 Batman Brave and the Bold, 2008 Spectacular Spider-Man, 2009 Wolverine and the X-Men, News 2009 02

  ¶ 6:39 AM 4 Comments Links to this post

  Wonder Woman Movie Clip and WonderCon Info

The Wonder Woman movie is just a weekend away and Warner Bros Online has released a new clip just to tease us one last time before its March 3rd release. Take a look:



And if any of you are in San Fransico this weekend, you may want to check out WonderCon which runs tonight until Sunday night and will feature a special screening of Wonder Woman and an extra special exclusive sneak peek at the new Green Lantern movie tonight at 6:00pm!

Also at WonderCon are Black Panther and Spectacular Spider-Man panels featuring the creators of the shows. Full details are below.

Black Panther Animated Series
Friday, February 27
2:00-3:00
Room 103

He is the King of Wakanda, and soon he will be the King of TV! BET and Marvel Entertainment proudly present an exclusive look at the upcoming Black Panther cartoon, featuring the voice talents of Djimon Hounsou and more! Denys Cowan, senior VP of animation for BET and others discuss the genesis of the Black Panther comic series, as well as the creation of the animated series based on the origin story of "Who Is the Black Panther?" set to debut in mid-2009. Find out more behind the Black Panther and get a sneak peek at the cartoon at this star-studded panel!

Wonder Woman
Friday, February 27
6:00-8:15pm
Esplanade Ballroom

Embark on a journey of untold beauty, grace and strength as Princess Diana uses her remarkable gifts and evolves into Wonder Woman, the world's most renowned female superhero. Warner Premiere, Warner Home Video, DC Comics, and Warner Bros. Animation present the West Coast Premiere of the next entry in the DC Universe animated original movie series featuring the action-packed origin story of the Amazonian princess—from her mythological beginnings through her introduction to Steve Trevor, her travels to America, and a no-holds-barred battle with Ares, the God of War.Wonder Woman's stellar cast includes the voices of Keri Russell (Waitress), Nathan Fillion (Castle), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), and Rosario Dawson (Sin City).

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion of the film by Emmy Award–winning animation legend Bruce Timm, breakthrough director Lauren Montgomery (Superman Doomsday), screenwriter Michael Jelenic (Batman: Brave and the Bold), and, making her first appearance at WonderCon, Academy Award–nominee Virginia Madsen (Sideways), the voice of Queen Hippolyta. DC Comics senior VP of creative affairs Gregory Noveck will moderate. Wonder Woman will be available to the public on DVD on Tuesday, March 3.

And don't leave early, because the panel will close with a WonderCon exclusive—the first look at this summer's highly anticipated DCU animated original movie starring Green Lantern!

Spectacular Spider-Man
Saturday, February 28
3:00-4:00
Room 103

Q&A session with The Spectacular Spider-Man supervising producers Greg Weisman (Gargoyles) and Victor Cook (Hellboy: Blood and Iron), character designer Sean Galloway (Hellboy animated films), and Josh Keaton (The Even Stevens Movie), the voice of the teenage Peter Parker. It's the animated series that hearkens back to the webslinger's junior year in high school, when a not-so-typical 16-year-old must conceal his secret identity, endure the pressures of teenage life, and combat never-before-seen supervillains. Based on Marvel Entertainment's popular superhero, The Spectacular Spider-Man is produced by Culver Entertainment, a Sony Pictures Television Company, will premiere on Disney XD in March.

Labels: 2008 Spectacular Spider-Man, 2009 Wonder Woman, 2010 Black Panther, News 2009 02

  ¶ 6:29 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Iron Man: Armored Adventures Trailer #2

Pushing ever closer to its April 24 debut on Nicktoons, Marvel.com has posted a new trailer for Iron Man: Armored Adventures, and here I am sharing it with you!

This new trailer features clips from the first two episodes as well as new clips from later episodes. And we also get to see a little bit of Whiplash and Blizzard!

Labels: 2009 Iron Man Armored Adventures, News 2009 02

  ¶ 8:17 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Weekend Round-Up

Here is a list of new superhero cartoons debuting this weekend:

Friday, February 20, 2009
Cartoon Network, 8:00pm
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Return of the Fearsome Fangs!

Batman and a reluctant Bronze Tiger fight to prevent Fox, Vulture and Shark from invading an ancient Chinese temple and stealing the sacred animal totem from within.

Saturday, February 21, 2009
YTV (Canada), 11:30am
Wolverine and the X-Men - Backlash

The MRD starts hunting mutants using sentinels, forcing the X-Men to strike back. Angel joins the X-Men and tries to destroy Master Mold accompanied by the Brotherhood.

Sunday, February 22, 2009
Teletoon (Canada), 10:30am
Spectacular Spider-Man - Growing Pains

Venom is back and framing Spider-Man. Meanwhile, alien spores infect John Jameson, increasing his size, strength and mass. J. Jonah Jameson convinces his son to become a super-hero to capture Spidey...

Labels: 2008 Batman Brave and the Bold, 2008 Spectacular Spider-Man, 2009 Wolverine and the X-Men, News 2009 02

  ¶ 6:20 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Marvel Super Hero Squad Official Announcement!

Marvel.com has officially announced their new animated series, Marvel Super Hero Squad, which will debut on Cartoon Network with 26 episodes in late 2009!

Based on the popular toy line, Marvel Super Hero Squad features the biggest names in the Marvel Universe as they team up to protect Hero City from all the nasty bad guys who live in VillainVille. The show will be a mix of action and humour and will showcase "super deformed" versions of Marvel characters from all corners of the Earth.

The main team will consist of Iron Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Thor and Falcon but those who were at the New York Comic Con were told that you will also see Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Storm, Hawkeye, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Dr. Strange, Wasp, Misty Knight, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Heroes for Hire, Defenders and Reptile, a new character created for the show. The only major player missing from this list is Spider-Man who is under contract with Sony and probably won't show up in this show.

Together, the heroes will prevent the Lethal Legion, which consists of Doctor Doom, MODOK, Loki, Abomination, Mole Man and Fin Fang Foom, from gathering all the pieces of the Infinity Sword and taking over the universe! But wait, there's more! Dormammu, Toad, Klaw, Screaming Mimi, and the Wrecking Crew will be there to help out their villain buddies!

With accomplished voice actors like Steve Blum, Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler and Grey DeLisle on board, and with notable guest voices from Wayne Knight, LeVar Burton, Michelle Trachtenberg, Greg Grunberg, Lena Headey, Adrian Pasdar, Tricia Helfer, Jennifer Morrison, Tamera Mowry, and Robert Englund, and featuring Stan Lee as the Mayor of Super Hero City, it sounds like Marvel is taking this show very seriously.

Series writers include Matt Wayne (Justice League Unlimited) and Mitch Schauer (Angry Beavers).

I personally can't wait to see what this show is like. Yes, I know it will be geared to much younger market, but is so different that it has me super excited.

Labels: 2009 Super Hero Squad, News 2009 02

  ¶ 8:14 AM 2 Comments Links to this post

  First News Leak for Avengers!

If you were at the New York Comic Con last weekend, you were probably disappointed that there wasn't really any new news regarding the new Avengers cartoon that is coming in 2011. It's probably because 2011 is far away and the series is still in early production.

Well guess what? There is a little news that I can share with you today! Superheroes-R-Us shares with us about a post coming from the 1966 Batman Message Board by voice actor and longtime Adam West fan Wally Wingert.

Wingert shares talk a little bit about his involvement with the upcoming Avengers series:

On a side note, at today's recording of "Avengers," not only did I get to play Ant Man and Giant Man, but they had me do Modok as well! It was an awesome day. Particularly since this was the first time Ant Man got to utter the immortal words "Avengers Assemble!" I got goosebumps!

Labels: 2011 Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes, News 2009 02

  ¶ 11:32 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Brave and the Bold Joker?

It has been rumored that the Joker will be making an appearance in Batman: the Brave and the Bold. But Action Figure Insider has some photos of the upcoming line of Batman: B&B action figures that include the Clown Prince of Crime! Click on the image below to see images of Despero, Gentleman Ghost, the Atom and B'Wana Beast!



Not bad! Not as good as Batman: TAS but a hundred times better than The Batman. My guess is that the Joker shows up in the two part season finale: Deep Cover for Batman!/Game Over for Owlman!

On an aside, can anyone tell me why there are big holes in the sides of these figures? Have they given up trying to hide the joints?

Labels: 2008 Batman Brave and the Bold, News 2009 02

  ¶ 1:40 PM 1 Comments Links to this post

  Positive Response About Wonder Woman

The Wonder Woman direct-to-DVD feature film was screened last week at the New York Comic Con and was met with an overwhelmingly positive response. Here are just a few of the things people are saying:

Comic Book Resources: "IT. WAS. AMAZING. Seriously, I can't say I've ever seen a better DC animated film."

Comic Book Resources: "From start to finish, Wonder Woman packs the punch of an Amazonian warrior in the heat of battle."

UGO Movie Blog: "Wonder Woman is frickin’ fantastic."

Toon Zone: "The new Wonder Woman direct-to-video animated movie Kicks Ass. Hard."

IGN: "Here's hoping if the long in-develop live-action Wonder Woman movie ever gets made that it's half as entertaining as this version."

io9: "I can't imagine anyone making a better Wonder Woman movie."

Screen Rant: "Wonder Woman is both funny and action-packed and is probably one of the best DC Comics animated features I’ve seen this side of Justice League."

Below is a clip from the movie that showcases the excellent animation as well as the intensity of the battle scenes. It is included as part of an interview with screenwriter Michael Jelenic and Comic Book Resources.

Labels: 2009 Wonder Woman, News 2009 02

  ¶ 8:55 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Weekend Round-Up

Here is a list of new superhero cartoons debuting this weekend:

Sunday, February 15, 2009
Teletoon (Canada), 10:30am
Spectacular Spider-Man - First Steps

School's back in session, and things have changed. Peter Parker's actually invited to Flash Thompson's birthday bash. Meanwhile, Spider-Man has to party with Sandman, who's once again looking to make his Big Score. And is that Venom disappearing into the night?

Please note:

There will be no new episode of Batman: Brave and the Bold this week, so don't tune in unless you want to watch the new Pokémon movie.

Wolverine and the X-Men is also preempted this week due to YTV showing Valentine's Day specials all day.

Please also note:

On Monday, February 16, there will be a special two and a half-hour Wolverine and the X-Men marathon on NickToons. The marathon will run three times throughout the day, at 10am, 3pm and 10pm.

The marathon will consist of the first five episode of season one: Hindsight Part One, Hindsight Part Two, Hindsight Part Three, Overflow and Thieves Gambit.

If you tune into the marathon at 11pm, there will be a special preview of Iron Man: Armored Adventures which is coming to NickToons on April 24th.

Labels: 2008 Batman Brave and the Bold, 2008 Spectacular Spider-Man, 2009 Wolverine and the X-Men, News 2009 02

  ¶ 8:20 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Canada to Get Special Wolverine DVD


If you're a Canuck like I am, you'll be happy to hear that Canada is getting Wolverine and the X-Men - Season One, Chapter One: Special Edition from Liberation Entertainment who holds the international DVD rights of the show. Unlike the US release, this disc will feature the first four episodes rather than only the first three. It also sports different cover art.

The details are sparse right now and there is no word on any special features. But we do know that it will be released in Canada on April 14th, a week before the US release!

Canada airs the series first and now gets a DVD release before the US! Makes me proud to stand beside Wolverine as a Canadian.

Labels: 2009 Wolverine and the X-Men, News 2009 02

  ¶ 1:27 PM 3 Comments Links to this post

  X-Men: Evolution on iTunes

iTunes has released all four seasons of X-Men: Evolution for digital download. This is particularly exciting news as the fourth season never made it to DVD for some reason.

Season One

Season Two

Season Three

Season Four

Labels: 2000 X-Men Evolution, News 2009 02

  ¶ 12:11 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Weekend Round-Up

Here is a list of new superhero cartoons debuting this weekend:

Friday, February 6, 2009
Cartoon Network, 8:00pm
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Eyes of Despero!

In the middle of thwarting a robbery by the Cavalier, Batman is whisked away into outer space. When he arrives on their home world, he discovers The Green Lantern Corps is MIA after a battle with Despero - leaving the entire universe defenseless! To save us all, Batman joins the surviving Green Lanterns, G'Nort, Guy Gardner and Sinestro, to defeat the rampaging tyrant Despero before he turns OA, the living Green Lantern planet into his personal weapon of mass destruction!

Saturday, February 7, 2009
YTV (Canada), 11:30am
Wolverine and the X-Men - Code of Conduct

Silver Samurai captures the X-Men in order to force Wolverine to fight him to death and regain his honor.

Sunday, February 8, 2009
Teletoon (Canada), 10:30am
Spectacular Spider-Man - Shear Strength

It's New Year's Eve, and all is not right with world. The Master Planner and his henchmen are literally planning to take over the world! A highly motivated Spider-Man takes the fight to the Planner's secret lair. But once he gets there, can he survive?

Labels: 2008 Batman Brave and the Bold, 2008 Spectacular Spider-Man, 2009 Wolverine and the X-Men, News 2009 02

  ¶ 6:19 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  X-Men and Spider-Man on iTunes!

I don't know how this passed under the radar, but the first seasons of the X-Men and Spider-Man animated series from the 90s have recently been added to the Disney XD channel on iTunes.

The quality is not great but where else are you going to get the first seasons of this show? (Hopefully, the upcoming X-Men DVDs!)

I hope this is the beginning of Disney releasing their vast collection of Marvel animation to the general public.

X-Men Season One

Spider-Man Season One

Labels: 1992 X-Men, 1994 Spider-Man the Animated Series, News 2009 02

  ¶ 10:33 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Spectacular Spider-Man DVD Cover Art

DVD cover art for Spectacular Spider-Man - Volume Two and Spectacular Spider-Man - Volume Three, which will be released on March 17th, has made its way to the internet, and I have them here to share with you.



I wasn't a huge fan of the cover art from volume one. I thought it was a bad use of clip art. And while volume two is much better, volume three looks absolutely terrible! I know that whoever did the cover art could probably only use the specific character poses that were licensed to Sony for the DVD release, but surely something better than this could have been done! There is no focus to the picture and there is so much negative space around the Goblin and Spider-Man without any sort of background!

I'm hoping that the season one DVD will look nothing like this.

Labels: 2008 Spectacular Spider-Man, News 2009 02

  ¶ 8:03 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Superman’s Secret Cartoon History

Cartoon historian Jerry Beck takes a look at some of the rare early animated appearances of Superman from various different studios in the 40s on his wonderful animation blog Cartoon Brew. Follow the link below to see the video featuring Jerry Beck's commentary. From Cartoon Brew:

Did you know George Pal and Bill Tytla animated Superman during the the Golden Age of animation or that Bob Clampett was the first animation cartoonist to spoof the Man of Steel? Jerry Beck is back this week to take us deep into the "Brew Vaults" with a look at the rarely discussed animated history of the Man of Steel. Head on over to Cartoon Brew TV to hear Jerry’s thoughts about Superman’s many animated incarnations!

Labels: 1941 Superman, News 2009 02

  ¶ 9:04 AM 0 Comments Links to this post