It’s been no surprise to my readers (hey everyone!) that I’ve been on something of an animation jones, something fierce. Well, with Young Justice successfully binged on, Netflix suggested I check out a little known show… Justice League. Bruce Timm’s multi-parter masterpiece was the first time the significant seven (pre New52, Flashpoint, Final Crisis, but…
As we near the debut of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Sepia Tones my mind races towards those pure gems of the Dark Knight that already exist in the ether of Animatia. Animatia is, of course, the fictitious country where all cartoons come from. Paul Dini is the dictator there – as he should be…
Every LOONEY TUNE Fan has a favorites character – and director. We open up the floor on that topic with animation superstar PAUL DINI, plus we slip backstage for the start of our look at USA Network‘s COVERT AFFAIRS and just where the band REM fits in. The Point Radio is on the air…
[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]] is just a fun television series that pays homage not only to the joyful comic books of the 1960s but crams in both story and characterization with a verve that is all too often missing from animated fare. Out this week is Batman: The Brave and the Bold Season…
Cartoon Network is growing up… or trying to. And in the process, they’re getting away from the things that make them, well, a cartoon network. That’s the theme that seems to be running through their upfront presentation for the 2009-2010 season. Highlights include entering into the reality TV genre, creating a new sports-centric programming block,…
Top Cow sent along the cover to Jingle Belle: Santa Claus Vs. Frankenstein illustrated by Wizard Fan Award-winning artist Greg Horn (Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk). This one-shot issue kicks off the move of superstar creator Paul Dini’s line of characters in the Dinicartoons universe to Top Cow. The book is written by Dini with art and…
ComicMix recently commented on the lack of a Batman tie-in game for The Dark Knight movie. Well, we’ve got some follow-up news for you. According to the Associated Press, it turns out that EA did indeed have developer Pandemic Studios working on a Dark Knight — a fact that ComicMix deduced from online (Dark Knight)…
Attendees at this year’s ComicCon got A free Fringe comic which actually leads into the new series on the way to stores in a few weeks. Missed it? Don’t feel bad because now you can read it for free plus get even more into the world of Fringe before the show comes to Fox, plus:…
The staple of Comic-Con, the Eisner Awards, occurred yesterday evening, and Heidi MacDonald over at The Beat did everyone a favor by liveblogging the ceremony. Check out her coverage right here. The Eisners, in case you aren’t familiar, are essentially the Academy Awards of the comics world. Here’s a taste: Next up…Best Painted Work, and…
This summer is a big one for Batman’s deadliest foe, the Joker, with the deceased Heath Ledger giving an apparently mesmerizing take on the clown prince of crime in [[[The Dark Knight]]]. And just in time comes the latest printing from DC of The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told ($19.99), which offers some of…
Paul Dini back to animation already? Too much rough Countdown coverage from the blogs? Imagi Animation Studios has inked a deal with writer/producer Dini to collaborate on the screen for its upcoming CG animated movie, Gatchaman. Directed by Kevin Munroe and slated for release in early 2009, the movie is based on the original classic…
The New York Times has an article about the new trend in comics of TV writers coming in and acting as producers, with the series development being more like what comes out of a writer’s room. Focus is given to Paul Dini, TV and animation vet and currently big kahuna behind Countdown: Mr. Dini was…
