Better "The Big Leagues" Images

[James Harvey]

Director David Chlystek was able to provide Toon Zone with 5 very clear images from the upcomign episode. There may be some good avatar shots for you, Bird_Boy. Here they are:

http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16915

http://news.toonzone.net/images/ssbatmanrobin.jpg

http://news.toonzone.net/images/ssjoker.jpg

http://news.toonzone.net/images/ssstatic.jpg

There's more in the interview, linked above.

[Bird Boy]

in the last pic, is it just me, or does Robin look like he did in TNBA? Maybe it's just me..hehe.

I really like these images...I can't wait for this ep man..I'm so stoked.. :)

EDIT: While making that Robin/Flipping pic into an avatar..i noticed....Batman's behind robin! Interesting.... :)

-BB

[James Harvey]

I'll see if I can get more, but I really like that Robin shot of him flipping away from the Bang Baby. And how about that AWESOME picture of the Joker? Wow!

[LazyReaper]

Forget the Joker! Static looks sweet! This episode's gonna have some AWESOME Animation!

[Alexander]

Originally posted by Bird_Boy
in the last pic, is it just me, or does Robin look like he did in TNBA? Maybe it's just me..hehe.
-BB

What makes you think he would look any different??

[James Harvey]

Robin's design was actually tweaked a bit. His head is shrunk a bit and he's "aged" a bit more. He'll be a bit talle rin this episode to show that he's growing. I think it's cool, personally, so show this.

[Alexander]

So Dick, basicly what your saying is he's gonna look like a normal 13 year-old, instead of "big-head Robin" or "Bugboy" like Bruce Timm and Paul Dini like to call him.

[Alexander]

I meen, i personally thought Tim Drake looked to young for a 13 year-old in TNBA. He looked more like a 10 year-old in TNBA.
What i personally find strange is that Robin still looks like a 13 year-old oin BB: ROTJ when he's infact closer to 16 in the flashback scene.
So, now in this Static shock EP, in the same timeframe as TNBA he looks slightly older then in he's going to in 3 years when the BB flashbacks take place...
OK, i'm nitpickin' here, Sorry. I guess this is what Paul Dini and Bruce Timm meant when they said that they weren't going to pay attention to overwriting the Batman Beyond storyline with the "present day Batman" stories.

[Cassandra]

I'm sure someone has already answered this but, when is the episode airing? So I can set my VCR...

[Alexander]

Hey Cassie, at least you can watch it if U know when :)
I live in Freakin' Holland! i had to wait 2 years before TNBA showed up and another 2 years for the second season!
Bye! :p

[Cassandra]

Whoop, nevermind my question, found it on the boards....

[Tim Drake]

This episode looks great. I am so excited about this!!

[James Harvey]

Originally posted by Sassy
So Dick, basicly what your saying is he's gonna look like a normal 13 year-old, instead of "big-head Robin" or "Bugboy" like Bruce Timm and Paul Dini like to call him.

He's gonna look more his age, and his voice will sounds bit different, too. They had to change voice actors for the character becuase his current one was getting too old to voice him. Listen to Robin's breif lines in ROTJ - you'll see what I mean. And I thought he looked a bit too young, too, in TNBA. This has fixed that. :)

[The Penguin]

This is slightly off topic, but it has been bothering me ever since I heard the announcement about Robin's voice change.

If Tim has gotten older, couldn't Matthew have continued to do his voice? :confused:

[James Harvey]

I hear dit weas becuase Mathew got too older. Tim is only supposed to be 13 - 14 in the cartoon, and Mathew Valencia is just getting too old to voice the character. He's almost 19! It's possible he's stepped down, but I've been told that he just can't make the same "high" Robin voice. That's why they brought in 15 year old Eli Marienthal - whi's been doing voices in WBA shows for quite awhile now. Mathew was 15 or 16 when he last voiced Robin, so it's understandable why he can't now.

[Alexander]

Originally posted by Dick Grayson


He's gonna look more his age, and his voice will sounds bit different, too. They had to change voice actors for the character becuase his current one was getting too old to voice him. Listen to Robin's breif lines in ROTJ - you'll see what I mean. And I thought he looked a bit too young, too, in TNBA. This has fixed that. :)

Yeah, i've noticed that in ROTJ! I was watching the directors comment, and Bruce Timm explained that the Tim's insane gigle was done by a girl cause Matthew couln't do it.

[James Harvey]

It was voice directer Andrea Romano who did did Robin's insane cackle, and did a haunting job on it. Mathew Valencia did a great job, and it sucks to see him step down. But Eli Mareinthal is a great voice actor - so I'm not worried about this one bit.

And if you're curious as to what he looks like, he plays Stifler's brother in the AMERICAN PIE movies and was MAGNOLIA FAN in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. He also voiced "Dack" in Batman Beyond.

[Alexander]

Well, all i can say is i'm glad Tara Strong is out of her teen years, so they won't have to re-cast the 23 year-old Barbara Gordon for the next ten years! He he!

[The Penguin]

Originally posted by Dick Grayson
But Eli Mareinthal is a great voice actor - so I'm not worried about this one bit.

And if you're curious as to what he looks like, he plays Stifler's brother in the AMERICAN PIE movies and was MAGNOLIA FAN in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. He also voiced "Dack" in Batman Beyond.

Cool! Now I'm gonna picture Stifler's brother when I think of Robin. :D

[DisneyBoy]

Well, this episode interests me, but I'm not expecting poetry here. At first glace, I thought the art was done by someone on the boards as a sort of trick, but if that's the final animation...well...I am a little disappointed. I don't think Bats has any place on Static Shock, especially as a ratings ploy, but whateva! I'll watch it anyways!

[Joker85]

Hey Bird Boy, could you possibly make me an avatar out of that AWESOME Joker pic? If you could, I would be eternally greatful!! :)

[James Harvey]

I'm not too fonmd of the idea, either, but the crew behind the STATIC show are big time Batman fans and are doing what they can to make it work. I am definatly gonna give this a shot - no doubt about it!

[Joker85]

Well, the Joker and batman are on it, I'll definitely be watching!! When does it air?

[James Harvey]

January 26th at 8:30am (ET) on Kids'WB!

I'll see what I can do about getting more Joker images from the ep, too. Let's see what I can scare up...

[The Flash]

8:30AM......awww..... :D
I'll post tons of pics once the eps airs if anyone wants....:)

[The Mad Hatter]

Ah, groovy. I knew we could get better-looking pictures.

True, the producers are fans, and they've said that this episode will be darker than usual to accomodate Bats, so it could be excellent after all! And, like I've said... at least they brought Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamil back.

[Bird Boy]

Originally posted by Joker85
Hey Bird Boy, could you possibly make me an avatar out of that AWESOME Joker pic? If you could, I would be eternally greatful!! :)

Sure...expect an email soon!! :D

-BB