BATMAN: THE ANIMATED TRIVIA
(by Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton)
This is one of my favourite sections, where I get to boggle
the minds of all our readers! (Mwuhahaha!) This trivia is all animated-related in
some form, and can deal with ANY aspect of the show or comics based on the show. Remember,
answer the questions WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ANIMATED CONTINUITY. Now have fun - let's
see how well you do! Answers are provided below.
526. What is Charlie Collins' son's name?
Answer: _________________
527. Poison Ivy's stepchildren are named...?
Answer: _________________
528. What animated Bat-character has a relative that
"glows in the dark"?
Answer: _________________
529. What father of a Bat-villain appears in the GOTHAM
ADVENTURES issue titled "Lucky Day"?
Answer: _________________
530. In the animated continuity, is Commissioner Gordon
REALLY Barbara's father OR just her uncle, as noted in the regular comics continuity?
Answer: _________________
531. In which BATMAN BEYOND episode do any of Inque's
blood-relatives appear?
Answer: _________________
532. What are the names of the twins that work for Two-Face
in his two-part origin episode?
Answer: _________________
533. What criminal is "the crime doctor" related
to?
Answer: _________________
534. The first name of the Phantasm's father is...?
Answer: _________________
535. Talia has a brother - or, at least, a half-brother. What
is his name?
Answer: _________________
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AND THESE ARE OUR FINAL ANSWERS (to the trivia)
Answer to #526: Kenny Collins/Wallace
Answer to #527: Chris & Kelly Carlyle
Answer to #528: Paxton Powers
Answer to #529: Lester Dent
Answer to #530: Yep, he's definately her father, through and through.
Answer to #531: INQUELING
Answer to #532: Min and Max
Answer to #533: Rupert Thorne
Answer to #534: Carl
Answer to #535: Arkady Duvall
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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, STAS and BEYOND countless times. If
you have anything to contribute, feel free to do so! Enjoy!
CONTRIBUTED BY STAFF:
1) In JOKER'S FAVOR, just before Bullock takes a rather large handful of hors d'ouerves,
take a look at the waiter about to serve him - it's the same one that was waiting on Bruce
Wayne, Harvey Dent, and Pamela Isley at the Rose Cafe in PRETTY POISON.
2) The climax of APPOINTMENT IN CRIME ALLEY takes place a the
S.R.O. Hotel - a name Dr. Leslie Thompkins mentions. Doesn't S.R.O. stand for
"Standing Room Only"? Is this supposed to be some type of joke?
CONTRIBUTED BY OTHERS:
We actually had something this time. Why didn't you?? ;-Y
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FIGURE THIS OUT!
(by Marc Rosenzweig)
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COMIC REVIEWS
(BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES by Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton)
(BATMAN BEYOND by Tim "TWO-FACE" Leighton)
(SUPERMAN ADVENTURES by Dick Grayson)
BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES
ISSUE: "Images" (#37)
WRITTEN BY: Scott Peterson
PENCILS: Tim Levins
INKS: Terry Beatty
ISSUED: April 4, 2001 (Cover date June 2001)
RATING: ***** (out of 5 stars)
Long live the campy era! OK, in all honesty, thank God
it's long gone, but it's always great to see it get worked into a contemporary story in a
tasteful, nostalgic style. This was done superbly in the LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT
episode, and Peterson does it terrificly again, here.
The in-jokes to Dick Sprang's hayday with DC Comics was great
- right down to how absolutely cheesy the story was. Perfect example - Batman is
chasing the Joker and ultimately catches him, but then realizes that the Joker hadn't done
anything wrong (believe it or not), so they were just in a chase sequence just for the
sake of doing so. The whole "damsel in distress" cliche was great,
too. Of course, Levins' art depicting the style at the time fit perfectly.
(Great to see the golden-age Penguin involved this time, might I add!)
The master stroke of this issue was how Peterson tied the
campiness in to the present. I don't really see why the Mad Hatter would really care
if Batman were happy or not (even though, when all is said and done, Tetch isn't THAT bad
of a person, really - just whacked out of his gourd), but looking at how Batman never
really is truly happy was a great theme to the issue. Using the campiness of the
past to portray this "happiness" was a very clever method to achieve this.
I originally thought this was just going to be an issue
filled with goofy silliness and fun, but it turned out to be a lot more.
BATMAN BEYOND
ISSUE: "Royal Mayhem" (#19)
WRITTEN BY: Hilary Bader
PENCILS: Craig Rousseau
INKS: Rob Leigh
ISSUES: March 28, 2001 (Cover date May 2001)
RATING: *** (out of 5 stars)
, "Royal Mayhem", was a pretty good
issue. I haven't seen Ma Mayhem's appearance on TV quite yet, but I enjoyed the
characterization of her and her gang here. A cheesy villain to be sure, but still an
interesting one. (She sort of seems like an updated version of Ma Parker from the
60's series to me.)
What really shone out in this issue was the characterization
of Princess Vinishra and her interplay with Terry. Yes, it does seem a little
coincidental and possibly stereotypical that she's in Gotham on a trade mission - almost
as if she's just put here to put her in trouble - but Hilary Bader pulls it off very well.
Vinishra is almost like Princess Jasmine (of ALADDIN fame)
gone bad. She, too, just wants to be a normal person that can walk the streets without
bodyguards surrounding her, but the difference is that everyone wants to kill her.
Her innocence to the travesties her fictitious country has committed is well done, and her
royal attitude is exemplified even further in pestering Terry for an uneeded apology for
bothering her about littering. I don't know why, but everything just seemed to mesh
well in this story and I quite enjoyed it.
The best part of this issue was the art. Craig Rousseau
was terrific as usual, ditto for Rob Leigh, but the difference were the colours. I
can't recall if Shannon Blanchard has ever coloured for the series before, but I will say
that this issue was brighter and more three-dimensional (thanks to some great shading)
than usual.
;-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 and BATMAN BEYOND. Below each comic listing is
a link to the cover of that comic. TALK ABOUT SERVICE! The price for any of these issues,
unless otherwise posted, is $1.99 in the US and...grrrrr...a whopping $3.25 (or higher) in
Canada. (Both our editors and many subscribers are Canadian, hence the well-deserved
"grrr".)
If we are unsure of the exact date of when an issue is being released, just check out
"DIRECT CURRENTS" for details:
http://www.dccomics.com/directcurrents/
FOLLOWING MONTH:
June 6th
Written by Scott Peterson; art by Tim Levins and Terry Beatty; cover by Bob Smith and
Beatty.
The Bat-team investigates odd, possibly dangerous occurrences at a production of Macbeth
and are surprised to discover that the leading man is actually a very large and malleable
Arkham inmate in disguise. Looks like Clayface is back.
Cover: http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0103/13/BGothAd39.htm
BATMAN BEYOND #20
April 25th
Synopsis: Terry comes across a childhood friend who has started to run with the wrong
crowd, specifically the gang known as the Jokerz. Can Terry keep his old friend from going
down the wrong path and beginning a life of crime - or is this a job for Batman?
Cover: http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanImages256686.jpg
FOLLOWING MONTH:
May 30th
Written by Hilary Bader; art by Rick Burchett and Dan Davis; cover by Brian Stelfreeze
The Justice League Unlimited make their comic-book debut! One of the most popular episodes
of the Batman Beyond cartoon show featured a futuristic version of the JLA - the Justice
League Unlimited - and now they appear for the first time in the BATMAN BEYOND comic-book!
Batman teams up with the JLU in a high-voltage adventure as they battle a new villain
called Blacklight!
Cover: http://www.fandom.com/multimedia/Batman/Images/BatmanImages260082.jpg
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