Before the Dark Knight movie hits theaters this summer, Warner Bros. will release a direct to DVD anthology of animated stories that bridge gap between the two live action Batman movies.
My good friend Bryan is probably jumping up and down over the announcement that the 90’s television series Duckman is heading to DVD. I remember Bryan staying up late night to catch the show on his antiquated VHS machine, instead of going out and getting drunk with his fellow men.
No definitive release date has been announced (sometime in 2008), but it has been suggested the first collection will include the first two seasons of the show (22 episodes in total).
The series consists of 70 episodes that aired right before USA’s Up All Night on Saturday nights from 1994 to 1997 on the USA Network. The initial showrunners were Reno and Osborn, and the show was produced by Paramount Television. The animation was produced by Klasky Csupo. In later years, the show running duties went to David Misch and Michael Markowitz. Producer Gene Laufenberg was with the show for most of its run. The music for first season episodes was composed and performed by Frank Zappa; however, because the show premiered after Zappa died, all the music was spliced and rearranged by his son Dweezil Zappa. The original timeslot for Duckman episodes while still being produced was changed to later at night due to complaints from parents about children seeing the adult humor-oriented show.
Gotta love the early Klasky Csupo work that launched Chuckie and the rest of The Rugrats on the world. It’s a shame there series is only getting a DVD treatment instead of being released on HD or Blu-ray. In either case, Bryan is still out of luck as I believe he is still nursing that VHS machine.
FUNimation has announced Witchblade Anime Volume 1 DVD debuted at the number one position as the best-selling anime to date in 2007. This is according to Nielsen VideoScan following the September 25 release.
From the renowned anime studio GONZO, Witchblade is the saga of a woman who must bear the burden of a terrible force of destruction known as the Witchblade. Based on the comic book series from Top Cow Productions, the anime series goes into the future to tell the tale of a new bearer of the Witchblade and the conspiracy that surrounds her burden. Witchblade is the first U.S. comic book property to be made into an anime.
Witchblade Volume 2 is set to arrive November 6 with exclusive covers from Top Cow Productions artists.
via Top Cow
To help kick off the DVD release of the Transformers, Paramount is rolling out the life sized model of Bumblebee and erecting him in the courtyard of the West Hollywood Gateway shopping center at the corner of La Brea and Santa Monica Blvd. Stop by and get your picture taken, or just marvel at what someone can do with a bunch of car parts, a forklift, a 10-ton crane and lots of money.
Bumblebee will be on location from today (October 16) until Sunday October 21st.
Valerie Perez plays Paula Peril in the Atlantis studios live action adaptation of the Paula Peril series. You could buy the DVD right now, but you can get a better deal y ordering issue #3 of Paula Peril and the DVD “Trapped in the Flames” together.
Get the comic and the 7-minute film starring Valerie Perez in HD, plus lots of extras including never-before-seen production photos and a teaser trailer for the Paula Peril feature film “Midnight is the Darkest Hour”!
Take the jump for the full cover.
From DC’s perspective every running series (Amazon’s Attack, Sinestro Corps., Countdown, and so on) is going to end with big suprises. Take the jump for other highlights from the panel including the announcement of new kids titles.
We all know Hulk likes to smash, but you may not have caught the little tid-bit in the Marvel second-quarter earnings report that listed Hulk Smash as the next direct-to-DVD animated project from the company.
Doctor Strange is scheduled for an August 14, 2007 release, while Teen Avengers (I’m lost on that one too) is targeted for July 2008. Hulk Smash should arrive in October 2008. This seems a bit odd because one would think Marvel would want to capitalize on the Hulk success as soon as possible following the Incredible Hulk movie.
via Marvel
Behold! The most awesome comic is soon to be a direct-to-DVD animated feature! The gods of YouTube have posted the trailer, and here it be.
Rock
On
!!!!!
I can not wait until 2008. Now I only hope they release a high definition version of this thing.
If you have been salivating anxiously waiting for all three Spider-Man films to be released in high definition, your wait is about to come to an end.
October 30th will see the release of Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray DVD. In addition to the stand alone release, fans will have the opportunity to buy the Spider-Man High Definition Trilogy that will feature all three Spider-films on Blu-ray as well.
With Sony and Disney fully entrenched in the Blu-ray camp, I smell the end of the HD DVD format. Of course if you are still sitting on the fence, or have already amassed a large HD DVD collection, you can always purchase a combo player and have the best of both worlds.
Superman - Doomsday is set for a September release, with New Frontier and Teen Titans: The Judas contract soon to follow. According to a supposed leaked internal memo, Warner Bros. Animation will bet taking on Wonder Woman and Batman next.
The Batman movie is said to be a compilation of six Batman stories told in an anime style. The PG-13 DVD will be targeted toward hard core fans (aka me), and the tween market and will tell tales of Batman between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. According to the images, David Goyer, Brian Azzarello, and Josh Olsen are contributing stories. Batman Anime should be released 2 to 4 weeks before The Dark Knight.
Wonder Woman will be an origin story. Primary target audience is Men and Women 18+ and girls 9-17. Wonder Woman will also be a PG-13 animated movie, with a late 2008, early 2009 release expected.
Fanboys and fangirls get ready to set your fun-meter to laughgasmic. Futurama is coming back.
I’ll give you a moment to let that sink in.
Futurama, the hit show from creator Matt Groening, will be making its Direct to DVD debut in November with Futurama: Bender’s Big Score. Three more films will be released through 2008. Even better news - all the original creative team and voice cast are back as well.
The plot centers on the “Futurama” crew fighting to save Earth in an epic battle against nudist alien Internet scammers. Bender the robot soon comes under the alien’s spell and is sent back in time to loot the Earth of its greatest treasures; at one point he runs into Al Gore, who guest stars as himself, during the 2000 presidential recount. Other guest stars include Coolio and Sarah Silverman.
Futurama is also set to return to cable with 13 episodes being produced for Comedy Central.
I…Can…Not…Wait!
The New Frontier animated movie is set for direct-to-DVD release in February, and the New York Times posted an image from the movie in an article about the film.
Mr. Cooke recalled another phone call, this time with Bruce Timm, a producer, writer and director on many of the animated cartoons featuring DC’s heroes. “Bruce said: ‘I told them not to make this! This is at least two DVDs!’ ” Mr. Cooke said.
The Superman Doomsday direct to DVD animated movie is scheduled to arrive in stores on September 28, 2007, but until then you can head over to the official website to check out all sorts of goodness, including this sizzle reel.
Movie is The First Ever Animated Superman Project to Be Rated PG-13
Oh Man! I Can Not Wait For This DVD! Most of us certainly remember the hype surrounding the Death of Superman, and even if the story was a little shaky in places, you have to admit it was a fun ride. There are a couple of things I’m looking forward to seeing in this DVD. The first is the level of cartoon violence taking place in the flick causing the PG-13 rating. I’m also interested in seeing how Adam Baldwin will do as the voice of Superman, Anne Heche as Lois Lane, and James Masters as Lex Luthor. I’m sad that Timothy Daly and Dana Delany won’t be reprising their roles from the Animated Series, but I’m willing to give it a chance.
The complete release follows, with another image of the action figures and info on the other PG-13 animated movies from Warner Bros.
POW Entertainment has a brand new direct-to-DVD animated movie written by comic legend Marv Wolfman. Stan Lee Presents: The Condor will drop March 20, 2007.
Amazon (you can preorder now) describes the animated movie as follows:
Tony Valdez (voiced by Wilmer Valderrama) is a college dropout who turned his back on his family’s robotics corporation to become a champion skateboarder. But when his parents are murdered and Tony’s legs are destroyed in a brutal beating, he uses his father’s experimental NanoBot technology to walk again. Now as the superhuman skater known as the Condor, Tony must reconcile a crime fighting conscience with his rage for vengeance. What is the missing component to his parent’s DNA regeneration formula? Why is their sinister ValTech partner creating a race of adrenaline-crazed killers? And who is the depraved super-villain sworn to destroy Condor? Maria Conchita Alonso co-stars as the voice of Mrs. Valdez in this all-new superheoro sensation written by Marv Wolfman (co-creator of TEEN TITANS and BLADE) from an explosive story by Executive Producer and comic book legend Stan Lee!
via Amazon.com (link)
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