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ANIMATED SERIES (BTAS, STAS, BEYOND)
-THE ZETA PROJECT will debut on the WB at 10:30 am EST (9:30 PST) on January 27, 2001.
ANIMATED COMICS
-Craig Rousseau has put this inked comic page on his website: it was cut from the RETURN
OF THE JOKER comic adaption due to space restraints (or possible "censoring",
again - you be the judge). Go have a look!
http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanArticle251339.jpg
-BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES #36
Written by Scott Peterson; art by Tim Levins and Terry Beatty; cover by Bob Smith and
Beatty Guest-starring Superman! The Man of Steel is tracking down a Metropolis mobster
who`s hiding out in Gotham, but he needs the help of Gotham`s hometown hero on his search!
Besides, only Batman knows where to get the best Italian food in Gotham at 4 a.m.!
Ships March 7, 2001.
Cover: http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanImages249711.jpg
-BATMAN BEYOND #18
Written by Hilary Bader, art by Craig Rousseau and Rob Leigh, cover by Brian
Stelfreeze.With the Stalker's help, Blight returns to terrorize Future Gotham.
Ships February 28, 2001.
Cover: http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0011/14/BB18.jpg
-BATMAN BEYOND #19
Written by Hilary Bader; art by Craig Rousseau and Rob Leigh; cover by Brian Stelfreeze Ma
Mayhem`s boys, Carl and Slim, have just busted their dear old Ma out of jail so they can
spend some time with her - oh, and perhaps plan a kidnapping or two! This dysfunctional
family is up to no good, and it`s up to Batman to put an end to their family reunion!
Ships March 28, 2001.
OTHER COMICS
-Artists Terry Dodson (HARLEY QUINN) and Damion Scott (BATGIRL) have both signed exclusive
contracts with DC to stay on their respective titles for another 12 months.
-The Rucka/Loeb Detective Comics/Superman crossover is described as this:
Batman returns to terrorize President Lex Luthor, demanding he hand over the Kryptonite
Ring in SUPERMAN #168 (due out March 7). In DETECTIVE COMICS #756 (due out March
21), Lois Lane enlists in Batman's help to continue with his quest, but Superman stands in
his way.
Cover for SUPERMAN #168: http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanImages249720.jpg
Cover for 'TEC #765: http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanImages249707.jpg
-BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #15: Poison Ivy escapes Arkham and heads for a "Save the
Rainforest" benefit where she decides to take a few hostages -- including Robin`s
father, Jack Drake! When Batman and Robin arrive, they find the hostages now under Ivy`s
control -- and ordered by Ivy to attack!
Cover: http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanImages249708.jpg
-The fifth and final tradepaperback reprinting the NO MAN'S LAND saga (featuring the
entrance of Lex Luthor and rampage of the Joker in SHELLGAME and ENDGAME) will be
available in March 2001.
Cover: http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanImages249715.jpg
-DETECTIVE COMICS #755: All the GCPD says farewell to one of Gotham's Finest - including
Two-Face - but it can't be long before he causes problems again. Oh, Bruce and his
bodyguard are there, too!
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0011/14/Det755.jpg
-Double Dare, the Penguin, and Nightwing all appear in GOTHAM KNIGHTS #14. Oh, and look -
Paul Dini is writing the back-up story!
-Be on the lookout for ROBIN #87 - Batman and Robin have a tiff!
-ROBIN: YEAR ONE #4
The final chapter in the saga of young Dick Grayson. Robin's healed, but Two-Face remains
at large, and a city-wide manhunt is falling woefully short. While Harvey Dent is on the
loose, Robin must prepare himself to face the man who nearly killed him during their first
encounter. But when Robin takes things too far, a life hangs in the balance and Robin must
question the sanctity of his actions.
Cover: http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0010/17/RobinYO4.jpg
*BATMAN BEYOND: LIVE ACTION NEWS:
-Paul Dini is currently writing his first draft for the live-action Batman Beyond film.
*BATMAN: YEAR ONE (BATMAN 5) NEWS:
-Two names are being thrown about as being offered the role of the young Bruce
Wayne/Batman for Aronofsky's YEAR ONE movie: Jared Leto and Aaron Eckhart.
-Chris O'Donnell has stated he will not appear in another Bat-film as Robin.
-Jack Nicholson IS still interested in doing another Bat-film if he were ever asked by the
WB, who can't seem to get around the fact that his character died in the first movie.
-Read a new interview with Darren Aronofsky here:
http://www.fandom.com/batman/editorial.asp?action=page&obj_id=248753
-The WB is starting to warm up to the idea of a Bat-flick again. Read the article, found
here:
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6595,93617,00.html
-Bill Ramey of the Batman On Film site reiterates on the latest casting rumor to the
BATMAN: YEAR ONE movie:
"A possible clarification of that Aaron Eckhart news that surfaced a week or
so ago. I put the rumor up to one of my sources last week, and he just got around to
firing an email back to me over night. Anyway, while he wouldn`t, or couldn`t, confirm or
deny the rumor, he says that it is very possible that Aronofsky would go with someone in
that mode. He continued that even though it is "year one" of The Batman, it
doesn`t mean that we are going to get a super young Bruce Wayne. The actor chosen could
well be in his late 20`s or early 30`s. He reminded me that Aronofsky has been quoted as
saying "this will not be teen Batman," and that he had not decided just how old
Wayne would be in the film. He further mentioned that he had heard that with the
live-action BATMAN BEYOND having a young Batman, the people behind YEAR ONE may avoid any
similarites."
LIVE ACTION TELEVISION
-Remember the WB show based on Clark Kent's teen life that was going to be made? It still
is - and they've officially titled it "Smallville".
EXCLUSIVE INTERNET ENDEAVOURS:
-The eighth GOTHAM GIRLS webisode entitled "Three Babes" (it's a Goldilocks
parody) can be found at http://www.gothamgirls.com
-The ninth GOTHAM GIRLS webisode entitled "Lady X" can also be seen. It
features...get this...all the gals in the sauna. Yeah. Might as well go take a look,
huh?
TOYS, BOOKS, AND OTHER MERCHANDISE
-WARNER BROS. HOME VIDEO had this to say about episodes of BTAS being released on DVD:
"Don't be surprised to see some DVDs and VHSs containing episodes and new (!)
material when the next BATMAN film is released."
-Two prints by ALEX ROSS will be out for sale by DC Direct on March 7, 2001. One
will be the picture seen on the cover of BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN (from Aug 99), and the other
will be the one used by WIZARD magazine, featuring Batman being surrounded by 10 of
Arkham's worst inmates. Both are 10" x 13".
-A Batman poster by Alex Ross will be available on April 25, 2001, for only $7.95.
Here's a picture: http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanImages249721.jpg
-A statue of The Demon is due out on June 20, 2001. Here's a picture:
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0011/14/DemonFig.htm
-BATMAN: OVERDRIVE, the new BTAS-based game for PSX and N64, puts you in the driver's seat
of the Batmobile, Batcycle, and many other Bat-vehicles. You even get to play as any of
the villains, should you desire to do so! It features (in no particular order), the Joker,
Harley Quinn, Mr. Freeze, Two-Face, Clayface, Poison Ivy, the Scarecrow, Killer Croc, the
Penguin, the Mad Hatter, the Ventriloquist/Scarface, Calendar Girl, Roxie Rockett,
Firefly, Catwoman, and Bane. Go to the following link to see some shots of the villain
lineup, some shots of Batman persuing the Joker, and the exit to the Batcave.
http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/driving/batov_uk/preview.html
-BATMAN: TOTAL CHAOS will be available for Game Boy Colour on January 18, 2001. It is
based on the NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES style (BTAS), and allows you to play as either Batman
or Batgirl vs. Two-Face, Bane, Poison Ivy, and the Joker (among others) over 18 levels.
(Judging by the pics I've seen, you'll also encounter Mr. Freeze, the Penguin, and maybe
even Killer Croc.)
SPECIAL NOTE
For more BATMAN, SUPERMAN, AND BEYOND news throughout the week, check out the WORLD'S
FINEST NEWS PAGE at:
http://www.geocities.com/bbeyond/news.html
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FEATURED BAT-SITE FOR THIS ISSUE
(feel free to submit your own for our consideration)
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ANIMATED BATMAN/SUPERMAN SITES:
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double-faced editor created with his bare hands - in other words, a cheap advertising
technique.
If you have any questions, problems, links do not work, or
anything else, then please e-mail this address with your problems and we'll try to fix
them as soon as possible. Also if you'd like to send any fan-mail then please send it to
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As for submissions, feel free to submit an article or opinion
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edit your submissions if we deem it necessary. Such instances would include problems with
length, grammar, and language. If we do feel we must edit something, however, we
will do our utmost to ensure that the opinion and the basic message of the submission does
not change, as that is the most important part of any article, and everyone is entitled to
it. And if you do submit something, please don't just submit a basic review of an episode
or a comic or something (because we have people writing for those purposes already) -
write about an issue you'd like to discuss.
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BATMAN: THE ANIMATED ARCHIVES
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newsletters and is semi-regularly updated with the latest one. To check it out go here:
TOONZONE's BATMAN: THE ANIMATED NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
http://www.toonzone.net/news/btan
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-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! Thank you for reading! See ya
next time!
CREDITS FOR BATMAN: THE ANIMATED NEWSLETTER
EDITOR AT COLLEGE, NOT IN A DORM: Tim "TWO-FACE"
Leighton
EDITOR AT COLLEGE, BUT IN A DORM: "Dick Grayson"
AIR DATE SCHEDULES: Brian Cruz, RiddlerWB (at the official BTAS/STAS site), and YTV.com
EPISODE REVIEWS: Zanna/Justin Chen, and occasionally Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
EDITORIAL: Help Wanted
COMIC REVIEWS: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton, Dick Grayson
NO MAN'S ISLAND: SURVIVAL IN GOTHAM: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
'RETURN OF THE JOKER' GIVEAWAY: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
MERCHANDISE REVIEW: Various
"BTAN ARCHIVES" MODERATOR: Eileen Delgadillo
TRIVIA: 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:-Y Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
DELIVERY: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
E-MAIL RECEPTION HANDLING: Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton
THE CREATION OF THIS NEWSLETTER INSPIRED BY: Alan J. Porter
BATMAN CREATED BY: Bob Kane & Bill Finger (who else?)
Batman and all related indicia are trademarks of DC Comics,
Copyright c 2000.
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2000 "GOLDEN OVAL AWARDS" POLL FORM
Alright! Fill this out and e-mail it right back to juno@dccnet.com if you'd like to be included in our poll
for the best and worst of 2000! We must recieve entries by February 3, 2001, as results
will be posted in our issue delivered on January 5, 2001. And, why not, just as in the NO
MAN'S ISLAND section, we'll select one of our voters to win a copy of RETURN OF THE JOKER
here, too.
BUUUUT you can only vote once!
NOTE: No episodes of BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES are
eligible, and only BATMAN BEYOND episodes that came out in 2000 (BABEL was the first
(Episode #25), and they continued on from there) will be considered. Do NOT include RETURN
OF THE JOKER in this section; ROTJ has its own section of the form later on.
As for the comic series', all issues of BATMAN: GOTHAM
ADVENTURES from #22-33 are eligible, and all issues of BATMAN BEYOND from #4-15 are
eligible. For the BTAN section, Issues #51-82 are eligible. (Long live the archives!)
THE REALMS OF THE ANIMATED UNIVERSE
#1. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" EPISODE
#2. WORST "BATMAN BEYOND" EPISODE
#3. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" DESIGN
#4. WORST "BATMAN BEYOND" DESIGN
#5. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" VOICE
#6. WORST "BATMAN BEYOND" VOICE
#7. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" MUSIC SEQUENCE
#8. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" VISUAL EFFECTS
#9. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" 'GOOD GUY'
#10. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" VILLAIN
#11. WORST "BATMAN BEYOND" 'GOOD GUY'
#12. WORST "BATMAN BEYOND" VILLAIN
#13. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" WRITER
#14. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" DIRECTER
#15. BEST "GOTHAM ADVENTURES" COMIC
#16. WORST "GOTHAM ADVENTURES" COMIC
#17. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" COMIC
#18. WORST "BATMAN BEYOND" COMIC
#19. BEST "GOTHAM AVENTURES" COMIC COVER
#20. BEST "BATMAN BEYOND" COMIC COVER
#21. BEST "BTAS/BEYOND" ACTION FIGURE OR OTHER PIECE OF MERCHANDISE
RETURN OF THE JOKER
#22. BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
#23. BEST SCENE
#24. BEST CHARACTER DESIGN
#25. BEST PLOT TWIST/REVELATION
#26. BEST VOICE ACTOR
#27. BEST MUSICAL SEQUENCE
#28. THE CUT MADE TO THE FILM THAT YOU CAN LIVE WITH
#29. THE CUT MADE TO THE FILM THAT DROVE YOU CRAZY
#30. SHOULD THE FILM HAVE BEEN CUT TO BEGIN WITH?
#31. WAS ROTJ A GOOD MOVIE, IN YOUR OPINION?
#32. NOW THAT TERRY HAS DEFEATED THE JOKER, DO YOU SEE HIM AS A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO BRUCE
WAYNE AS BATMAN?
THE MAINSTREAM COMIC BOOKS
#33. BEST OVERALL CHARACTER
#34. BEST HERO
#35. BEST VILLAIN
#36. WORST HERO
#37. WORST VILLAIN
#38. BEST STORY-ARC
#39. WORST STORY-ARC
#40. BEST SINGLE-ISSUE STORY
#41. WORST SINGLE-ISSUE STORY
#42. BEST MINI/MAXI-SERIES
#43. BEST WRITER
#44. WORST WRITER
#45. BEST ARTIST
#46. WORST ARTIST
#47. FAVOURITE MOMENT OF 2000
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED NEWSLETTER
#48. BEST ONGOING ARTICLE/SECTION
#49. WORST ONGOING ARTICLE/SECTION
#50. WHAT YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST IN EACH ISSUE
#51. WHAT YOU LOATHE THE MOST IN EACH ISSUE
#52. WHAT DO YOU FIND MOST HELPFUL?
#53. WHAT STILL NEEDS SOME TWEAKING?
#54. ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE ISSUES?
#55. SHOULD WE HAVE MORE CONTESTS?
#56. BEST "BTAN" ISSUE
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