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LITTLE FACTS AND BLOOPERS
(by Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton)
Here is a section that just points out various
little facts and bloopers that we have noticed
while watching BTAS and STAS countless times. If you have anything to
contribute, feel free to
do so! Enjoy!
CONTRIBUTED BY STAFF:
We's got nuffin.
CONTRIBUTED BY OTHERS:
(By "Danny Leary")
1) In the end of the teaser in "Rebirth (Pt. 1)" Bruce hangs up his
"new suit" in a glass case
before claiming "never agian". Now we see five cases there, one of
each holding the classic
Batman costume, Batgirl costume, Robin costume, Nightwing costume and new
batman costume. Yet
in all episodes I can remember after 'Rebirth' we only see four cases holding
the classic
costumes. Shouldn't there be one empty case on the left where Terry first
found the suit. Or
did Bruce have it removed thinking he wouldn't need it anymore.
2) In "Hidden Adgenda" Max is sending
her "I know who you are" e-mail to Terry. But what Max is
dictating to herself out loud is not what is typed on the screen, that we see
for one quick
shot before she sends it. Both the dictation and typing are about knowing who
Terry is and to
meet her at the fountain. But I'm not talking a little difference here and
there, the reading
and typing are VERY different. I don't think the animator and writer and/or
voice actor
collaberated on just what the line was.
3) Also in "Hidden Agenda", I wouldn't
believe for a second that an On/Off switch to that
fountain would just be sitting there in plan sight. If that were the true case
kids would run
up and trun it off just to see that ball fall off it. Now if Batman had been
smashed into some
panel, opening it and revealing a switch I would be willing to accept that.
(by "Constantinos Colovos")
4) Did anyone notice that in the Batman Beyond episode "Terry's Friend
Dates A Robot", in the
last scene when Howard's parents get back from vacation. If you look
closely, you will notice
that the parents are the same characters as the two hotel guests in the
openning scene of The
New Adventures episode "Love Is A Croc". Can we say
Cryogenics????
(by "LadyWayne")
5) She saw the exact same thing that Constantinos did. See above!
(by "Peter Destructo")
6) In "Mask of the Phantasm," when Alfred is reading the paper after
Bruce Wayne's first masked
escapade, an article further down from the one about Bruce is headlined by
"Radomski to Press:
'I'm Innocent!'"
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MERCHANDISING: WHERE THE REAL BAT-CASH IS MADE
(by anyone that wants to contribute)
I'm afraid that we have no toy review for this
issue of the newsletter. Be sure to check back
here in the future!
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COMIC REVIEWS
(GOTHAM ADVENTURES by Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton)
(BATMAN BEYOND by Tim Wan)
(Due to the lack of new issues to review for this
week, editor Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton has
decided to give a review of BATMAN BEYOND #4. To read Tim Wan's review, check
out of
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED NEWSLETTER.)
BATMAN BEYOND (ongoing)
ISSUE: "Two Of A Kind" (#4)
WRITTEN BY: Hilary J. Bader
PENCILLED BY: Craig Rousseau
INKED BY: Rob Leigh
ISSUED: December 22, 1999 (cover date, Feb 2000)
RATING (out of 5): ***
The ongoing BATMAN BEYOND
series continues to surpass the quality of the original, but the
series comes ever more closer to regressing back to BEYOND's not so wonderful
comic-book past.
Issue #4 of BEYOND started off well - just another outing
with the Royal Flush Gang. It
was also nice to see some background on this group - there's still a lot to
learn, though. The
Ace is a synthetic construct? What does that mean, exactly? He's
cloned? A robot? What?
What really disappointed me was how implausible it was to
give EVERY member of the Royal
Flush Gang a double. The WHOLE gang? I would've prefered to see a
twin of Melanie than the
whole set of five. (Collet them all at your local fast food outlet.)
The art, as always, is terrific. I was worried that I had
been spoiled by Rick Burchett
after his years of work on GOTHAM ADVENTURES - no other man could compare to
him in the
animated realm. While he's still my favourite, many others are
excellent, too - Rousseau and
Leigh are a terrific team, and are well-suited to the BEYOND series.
Overall, a good effort, but a mediocre result. I look
forward to future issues - I'd really
like to see how Bader handles Shriek, Stalker, and other not-so-developed
villains in these
pages.
;-Y
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COMIC SCHEDULES & COVERING THE BASICS
This section gives a little bit more
in-depth look into each monthly issue of BATMAN: GOTHAM
ADVENTURES, BATMAN BEYOND, and SUPERMAN ADVENTURES. Below each comic listing
is a link to the
cover of that comic. TALK ABOUT SERVICE!
The price is $1.99 in the US and...grrrrr...a whopping $3.25 in
Canada. (Both our editors
and many subscribers are Canadian, hence the "grrr".)
If we are unsure of the exact date of when an issue is being
released, just check out
"DIRECT CURRENTS" at
http://www.dccomics.com
for details.
NEXT MONTH:
Synopsis: Batman and Batgirl must track down the missing Nightwing and Robin,
who are being
held by a villain who has outwitted them both. Batman can track the heroes
down, but will he
follow their footsteps right into a trap? This issue also features Killer
Croc.
Cover: Unavailable
BATMAN BEYOND #5 (ongoing)
January 26th
Synopsis: Leaping from the TV screen: that dastardly sound-manipulating
villain, Shriek!
Deafened and imprisoned after his defeat by Batman, Dr. Shreeve has escaped!
Now he's developed
a device that uses sound waves to disrupt and disintegrate Batman's
equipment... and he's a
decibel away from destroying the Bat-suit and the man underneath.
Cover:
http://www.dccomics.com/directcurrents/comics/covers/bmb5.jpg
FOLLOWING MONTH: Issue #6.
Synopsis: The Stalker returns.
Cover: Unavailable
SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #43
February 9th
Synopsis: Unavailable
Cover: Unavailable
NEXT MONTH:
Synopsis: Unavailable
Cover: Unavailable
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NEWS AND RUMORS
ALL-ENCOMPASSING/OTHER
-KIDS'WB! is expected to make their mid-season announcement soon, as well as
their fall 2000-
2001 season announcement within the next six weeks. It's still unsure if (or
how many times)
BATMAN/SUPERMAN will return, due to the fact that KIDS'WB! has about 4 to 5
new series on the
way.
-Terry Beatty has been and will be selling Gotham Adventures and Batman Beyond
original art on ebay. His Seller ID is:
beatty@machlink.com
Do yourself a favor and check out some great art!
-In our breaking news column information on The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's
new film music
website. See an interview with "Baman: TAS" composer Shirley Walker
in our ARCHIVES Section.
http://www.soundtrackmag.com/
-On January 22, there was a poll at the Internet Movie Database (
http://www.imdb.com)
asking
who played the best Batman: West, Keaton, Kilmer, or Clooney. Guess who won?
Last I checked, he
was getting 67% of the votes. Let's just say that his name SORT OF
rhymes with..."Bicycle Eatin'." Guess who lost? With just under 5% of the votes, a guy
whose name SORT OF rhymes with
"Engorged Bootie".
ANIMATED SERIES (BTAS, STAS, BEYOND)
-It looks like KIDS'WB! won't be airing LEGACY in January as originally
predicted, but could
air during February sweeps. We'll keep ya posted!
-CORRECTION: The writer for TERRY'S FRIEND DATES A ROBOT was John P. McCann of
ANIMANIACS!/FREAKAZOID! fame, not Paul Dini.
-News on the third and final season of BATMAN BEYOND has been released. One of
the tidbits is that SUPERMAN WILL appear in season three, but his appearance
will have a sufficient effect on the series. To read the article, then click
ont he URL Link below:
http://www.anotheruniverse.com/columns/animated/animated012100.html
ANIMATED COMICS
-The Terrific Trio story slated for BATMAN BEYOND #3 might still be published,
and could be
published before the first 12 issues are complete.
-Terry Beatty will be penciling an upcoming issue of GOTHAM ADVENTURES.
-The Flash will be appearing in the double sized BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES #25
-The Martian Manhunter will be appearing in SUPERMAN ADVENTURES in the coming
months. No
specific issue was given. Lobo is expected to return soon as well, possibly
for .
OTHER COMICS
-Talia will be appearing in DETECTIVE COMICS somewhere around 0.
This issue is also
proposed to be a double-sized issue.
-The new villain Whisper D'Aire (created by Greg Rucka) also shares a
connection to Ra's Al
Ghul.
-Greg Rucka will be writing a Batman/Wonder Woman crossover later this year.
-BATMAN #577, Larry Hama's third outing as the writer of the series, features
Bruce and Alfred
combatting rats in Wayne Manor. Huh?
TOYS, BOOKS, AND OTHER MERCHANDISE
-A 9" BATMAN BEYOND figure with a cloth costume will be released later
this year.
-Starting January 3, Burger King & Batman Beyond teamed up for four weeks
of action figures
and kids meals. Once BK is done with Pokemon toys, they will start a four week
promotional
Batman Beyond Kids' Meal pack. These will include all-new action figures made
specifically for
the fast food franchise. Go to
http://www.burgerking.com
for details.
-We have just learned that all WB Stores in Europe will be closing down,
except for locations
in England.
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FEATURED BAT-SITE FOR THIS ISSUE
BATMAN ANIMATED : The Unofficial Fan Club and
Magazine
http://www.batmanuk.freeserve.co.uk/club/
This home page for this fan club has been updated and now you can see the
covers of Issue 1 and
2 of Batman Animated. There is also a brief sneak peek at Issue 3 which is
published in March
2000.
Batman Animated is a non-profit making fan club
run by known UK Bat-fan Brian Davis
(
www.batmanuk.freeserve.co.uk).
It consists of a quarterly 30 page (mostly black and white)
fanzine or 'fan-made magazine'. Each issue has articles on BTAS, TNBA and
Batman Beyond.
Each issue of the magazine has various sections including :
News - the latest in the animated bat world
The Classics ( Michael Mandeville looks back at the very first Batman
episodes),
Episode Review (by James 'Dick Grayson' Harvey)
Episode Guide (a episode guide to the shows in part form with pics)
Upcoming Comics - listing of future animated comics with cover pics
WB Store : A section devoted to what's available in the WB Store this season
Trading Card Corner : Monthly guide looking back at various BTAS related sets
Fan Art : Great fan art is printed through-out
Media Reviews : Reviews of new videos, books etc that have been released
as they saying goes 'all this and lots more ....'
Brian would like to point out 'this fanzine is 100% unofficial and is not
associated with DC
Comics and WB in any way, It is a non-profit making organisation and is made
by fans for fans'.
The club is based in the UK but fans from all around the world are encouraged
to join. You wont
regret it !! As you only pay for postage and printing costs, prices are
minimal. Brian is quite
obviously doing this as a 'fan-base' and not to benefit his own pocket.
If you would like to find out more info on the club and how to join visit the
site or e-mail
Brian Davis at
brian@batmanuk.freeserve.co.uk
