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THE ROAD THROUGH NO MAN'S LAND
(by Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton)
Yes, I know this isn't really an animated topic, but I thought, hey, it's Batman's 60th
anniversary, and this is the big event that celebrates it, so I should have a section dedicated
to this year-long crossover. Besides, so far it's been excellent in every issue. We have this
section split up into two parts - the first saying what has already happened, the second
previewing what's to come. Enjoy!
UP UNTIL NOW...
JANUARY - APRIL: For synopses of what happened in the first four months of NO MAN'S LAND, go
see Issues #26 and #27 of "Batman: The Animated Newsletter". Follow this link:
http://www.toonzone.net/wbc/newsletters/btan
MAY, JUNE: For synopses of what how things really heated up in the fifth and sixth months of
NO MAN'S LAND, see of "Batman: The Animated Newsletter". Follow this link:
http://www.toonzone.net/wbc/newsletters/btan
JULY: For synopses of the many things that happened in the month that all of the other major
players in Gotham broke back into the city, see of "Batman: The Animated Newsletter".
Follow this link:
http://www.toonzone.net/wbc/newsletters/btan
AUGUST: For synopses of the many things that happened in the final full month of summer,
see of "Batman: The Animated Newsletter". Follow this link:
http://www.toonzone.net/wbc/newsletters/btan
SEPTEMBER: For synopses of the issues dealing with the set-up of the final crunch of No Man's
Land, see of "Batman: The Animated Newsletter". Follow this link:
http://www.toonzone.net/wbc/newsletters/btan
OCTOBER: For synopses of the issues dealing with the "beginning of the end" of No Man's Land, see of "Batman: The Animated Newsletter". Follow
this link:
http://www.toonzone.net/wbc/newsletters/btan
NOVEMBER: To become friends with Gordon once again, Batman made the ultimate sacrifice and
revealed his identity to him; however, Gordon had his back turned, and does not WANT to know.
They made up and banded together, joining forces to liberate Gotham in the final two months of
NML.
Then in ASSEMBLY REDUX, the mysterious benefactor that sent Bane into Gotham is revealed to
be Lex Luthor; he enters Gotham, along with the media, promising to clean up the city. The
Penguin tries to muscle in on Luthor's territory. It is revealed that Two-Face was not sent to
Blackgate along with the other villains after his capture, but remains in Blue Boy territory;
Petit tries to break into Gordon's territory to kill him, and Huntress is with him; Montoya
turns them away. Catwoman and Batman have a truce. It is revealed that the woman that was
bargaining with the Penguin in JURISPRUDENCE was Mercy Graves. The Joker prepares his final
assault on Gotham, with Harley along for the ride; Batman, knowing that the Joker will do
anything to lure him out of hiding, informs Oracle to evacuate the city and bring everyone in
Batman's territory into Gordon's.
Azrael and Batgirl evacuate the Joker's territory, telling all the citizens to enter the
safe Blue Boys sector. The Joker recruits a number of people to impersonate him; Azrael and
Batgirl meet Joker and Harley face to face, saving a girl's life. The "farm team" prepares for
war. Lex Luthor continues his plans to rebuild Gotham in SHELLGAME; Batman meets him on his
turf (Lex took over 20 square blocks of Penguin's territory), threatening him; Lex is scared
out of his mind and sics Bane on him. Petit's deterioration becomes more and more serious;
Huntress begins to reconsider her alliance with him. Bruce contacts Lucious Fox in an attempt
to get the public interested in NML again, and to get WayneTech involved, as well. Joker and
Harley make their move, in an attempt to stop Luthor's rebuilding scheme. NML reaches the 315-day mark.
That's 69 issues of NML so far. For a complete list, e-mail us.
WHAT'S TO COME...
-November: The Joker, realizing that Batman has totally neglected him since NML began, tries to
get his attention in the worst way possible: murdering thousands of innocent citizens.
-December: NML concludes with the three-part "Endgame" story, and then a final reflection in
the final issue of SHADOW OF THE BAT (#94). The hope of a new Gotham comes into view - which is
when the event we've been waiting for finally hits. The Joker returns in a big way to "destroy
hope"...by kidnapping and killing children. And this all happens during the Christmas season.
Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Azrael, Oracle, Batgirl, and Huntress all have major roles. Lex
Luthor completes his takeover of Gotham.
-ONE OF THE MAJOR HEROES WILL DIE BEFORE "NO MAN'S LAND" ENDS. (This is in Detective Comics
#741). TWO OTHER "NAMED" CHARACTERS WILL ALSO BE KILLED.
-See below for more.
AS FOR THE OTHER HEROES:
-Robin goes up against Killer Croc in Robin #72.
-Azrael faces off against the Joker AGAIN in AZRAEL #60 and 61 - both guest-starring Batgirl.
-The Huntress hangs out with Petit for the remainder of NML.
-Tim Drake's father breaks into NML to retrieve his son from the ghastly warzone - in December.
AND AS FOR THE REMAINING VILLAINS...
-Killer Croc attacks the Penguin's territory in Robin #72, in November.
-Bane is defeated by the end of November.
-Lex Luthor, the mysterious benefactor, continues his scheme to rebuild Gotham in his image.
-Catwoman seeks refuge in the Penguin's territory in CATWOMAN #76, in November; she then faces
Deadman in December.
-The Joker and Harley re-appear in November in the two-part "Shellgame", just as Gotham is
beginning to be re-built. This leads directly into the three-part "Endgame" in December, during
Gotham's Christmas season, just as NML draws to a close, to once and for all destroy Gotham and
all of its citizens.
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FEATURED BAT-SITE FOR THIS ISSUE
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ANIMATED BATMAN/SUPERMAN SITES:
* - indicates a shameless plug for a site a certain double-faced editor created with his bare
hands - in other words, a cheap advertising technique.
OFFICIAL SITES
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THE NEW BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVENTURES
http://www.batman-superman.com
BATMAN:THE ANIMATED SERIES
http://www.batmantas.com
BATMAN BEYOND
http://www.batmanbeyond.com
YTV's BATMAN BEYOND Page
http://www.ytv.com/shows/batman_beyond/
SUB-ZERO: THE DEFINTIE GUIDE
http://www.batman-subzero.com
KID'S WB
http://www.kidswb.com
DC COMICS
http://www.dccomics.com
TOON ZONE
http://www.toonzone.net
PSYCOMICS
http://www.psycomics.com
RAVING TOY MANIAC
http://www.toymania.com
VOICE CHASERS
http://www.voicechasers.org
UNOFFICIAL SITES
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*TWO-FACE'S TOWER OF TRANQUILITY AND TERROR
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/TimTwoFace/index.html
BATMAN & SUPERMAN:THE WORLD'S FINEST DISCUSSION CENTER
http://welcome.to/worldsfinest
BRIAN CRUZ' WB CARTOON PAGE
http://www.toonzone.net/brian/index.html
BRIAN'S BATMAN PAGE
http://www.batmanuk.freeserve.co.uk
GOTHAM GAZETTE
http://members.aol.com/gothamajp
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED HOMEPAGE
http://www3.sympatico.ca/quartet/home.htm
RA'S AL GHUL'S THE LAZARUS PIT
http://zap.to/lazaruspit
THE DARK KNIGHT
http://www.darkknight.ca
BATMAN BEYOND: WELCOME TO THE FUTURE
http://www.batmanbeyond.net
TIM WAN'S BATMAN BEYOND
http://come.to/batmanbeyond
DCU ANIMATED
http://welcome.to/the_dcu
HARLEY'S HAVEN OF HEDONISM
http://www.angelfire.com/hi2/harlequinhideaway
THE ANIMATED BAT
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/7382/index.html
GOTHAM CITY LIMITS
http://www.batman.gexner.net
BATMAN: DEFENDER OF GOTHAM
http://www.fandom.com/batman
THE RIDDLER - EDWARD NYGMA'S PUZZLE WEBSITE
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/prospero.milan/nygma
THE BATMAN ACTION FIGURE PAGE
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Boulevard/7659/
THE BATCOMPUTER
http://members.spree.com/batcomputer
BATMAN: FOREVER KNIGHT
http://batman.techv.net
WORLD'S FINEST
http://members.spree.com/sip/worldsfinest
CHARACTERS ON THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN
http://www.xse.com/leres/batman.html
ARKHAM ASYLUM
http://animation.acmecity.com/saturday/352
JOKERZ TERRITORY
http://members.xoom.com/Jokerz84/index.htm
THE BATZONE
http://www.batzone.cjb.net/
JLA: THE ANIMATED SERIES
http://animation.acmecity.com/character/375
THE NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES: THE UNOFFICIAL SITE
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Makeup/5158
ANIMATED TALES
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dunes/2294/at
A TRIBUTE TO BATMAN
http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/russkafin/batman.html
BATMAN CEL SITE
http://animation.acmecity.com/carbon/111
NEWSGROUPS
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news:alt.comics.batman
news:alt.animation.batman
news:alt.comics.superman
news:rec.arts.sf.superman
news:alt.tv.cartoon-network
news:rec.arts.animation
news:alt.animation.warner-bros
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Thank you for your time, and thanks for reading! Tell your friends!
-Tim TWO-FACE Leighton and Dick Grayson, editors
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TO ALL GOOD THINGS...
...there must be an end. We would like to thank the endless amount of contributors for
contributing their editorials, columns, news, jokes, reviews and other articles. We hope you've
all enjoyed it as much as we've enjoyed making it! See ya next time!
CREDITS FOR BATMAN: THE ANIMATED NEWSLETTER
EDITOR: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
EDITOR AT COLLEGE: "Dick Grayson"
AIR DATE SCHEDULES: Brian Cruz & RiddlerWB (our friend at the official BTAS/STAS site)
EPISODE REVIEWS: Zanna, Justin Chen
EDITORIAL #1: The Ghost of Laura Hysert
EDITORIAL #2: Kelly Tindall
COMIC REVIEWS: Aaron Maurer
TOY REVIEW: Christian Fitzgerald
"BTAN ARCHIVES" MODERATOR: Eileen Delgadillo
TRIVIA: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
ROAD THROUGH NO MAN'S LAND: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
TWO-FACE'S TRADING POST: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
PROMOTIONS AND JUST GETTIN' THE WORD AROUND: Dick Grayson, Eileen Delgadillo, Brian Cruz, Brian
Davis
THOSE WHO FILL IN FOR OTHERS WHEN THEY FOUL UP:-P Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
DELIVERY: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
E-MAIL RECEPTION HANDLING: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
BATMAN CREATED BY: Bob Kane & Bill Finger (who else?)
Rest well, Mary Kay.
Batman and all related indicated are trademarks of DC Comics, Copyright c 1999.
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