Review: ‘Batman: The Brave and the Bold’
Since his debut in [[[Batman: The Animated Series]]], Warner Animation has seen to it Batman gets freshened every now and then. Animators swoop in, streamline the look and adjust the stories as time and tastes change. The most recent Batman series was perhaps the worst as it veered further and further away from its comic book source material so we suddenly had a Rastafarian Joker who knew martial arts. That incarnation has been mercifully retired and in its place we have [[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]].
As the title suggests, this is a Batman team-up show and owes much to the title where Batman co-starred with other characters for over 125 issues. The designs puff up the Caped Crusader so he looks as if Carmine Infantino or Mike Sekowsky was doing the model sheets.
Fortunately, the resemblance to the 1960s more or less ends there as the storytelling is quick and adventurous. This is a well-adjusted Batman who recognizes his place in the super-hero firmament. For example, in the debut episode, which airs on the Cartoon Network this coming Friday night, he specifically asks Blue Beetle along on a mission to check him out.
It was about time George Lucas got some good news. After the critical and commercial drubbing his feature-length Star Wars: The Clone Wars received news that the television series debuted to spectacular numbers must have been most welcome.
The Cartoon Network has scheduled the first cable airing of the direct-to-DVD Gotham Knight feature for October 4 at 9 p.m. The six intertwined stories are set between the events of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, introducing themes and story threads plus appearances by Killer Croc and Deadshot. The video received mixed reviews and did so-so business.
Need a Star Wars fix but tired of reading tie-in novels, playing mediocre video games and re-watching the films? Why not whet your appetite with footage from some new adventures in a galaxy far, far away?
It appears as if Boondocks, the popular animated series created by Aaron McGruder, has finally discovered how much (and more importantly, what type of) controversy it takes to get an episode banned. Actually, make that two episodes.
Tony Millionaire has made it to television.
In a few weeks… in a galaxy not so far away!
Listen carefully and you will be able to pick out other celebrity voices that I won’t tell you. Here’s a clue: Late Night with Scrubs at the ER with a Hero-ic Ape dancing with the stars. Bye Bye Bye
