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Batman Crashes the Party in New ‘Year One’ Clip

September 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Warner Home Video has released a new clip from Batman: Year One, the next DC Universe original animated feature, due out Oct. 11 on digital download and Oct. 18 on Blu-ray and DVD. Based on the classic 1986 comic book story by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli, Batman: Year One [...]

The Dark Knight Rewinds

September 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 4 Comments divider image

Warner Bros. delivers a striking new animated feature focusing on Bruce Wayne’s first year as Batman. Many comic-book readers agree that one of the medium’s very best years was 1986, the year that saw the publication of such masterpieces as Watchmen and Elektra: Assassin. For many fans, the year’s real [...]

‘Batman: Year One’ Gets Trailer, Release Date, ‘Catwoman’ Short

July 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Warner Premiere has released a trailer and additional details for Batman: Year One, the next animated feature film in the direct-to-homevideo DC Universe line. Here’s the trailer, courtesy of MTV: Adapted from the four-issue 1986 tale by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli, Batman: Year One is set to arrive on [...]

A Video Sneak Peek at ‘Batman: Year One’

June 8, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Bat-fans are rejoicing that one of the all-time most-loved comic book stories will be adapted to animation with the release this fall of Batman: Year One from the DC Universe line of original animated features. The original comic was published in 1986 with a story by Frank Miller and art [...]

Animated ‘Thor’ to Hammer DVD Competition

May 16, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Thor, Marvel’s powerful God of Thunder is sitting on top of the new animated DVD releases list of the week. The new direct-to-DVD Thor: Tales of Asgard is the eighth in series of animated films produced by Marvel Animation and distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment. Timed to coincide with the release [...]

Casting Info, First Look at DCU’s ‘Batman: Year One’

April 20, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Warner Bros. has set the classic comic book story Batman: Year One as its next animated direct-to-video DC Universe feature. The studio also announced the voice cast, with Bryan Cranston set to play Jim Gordon, Ben McKenzie as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Eliza Dushku as Catwoman, Katee Sackhoff as Detective Sarah Essen [...]

Back to Metropolis

March 14, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

The Man of Steel deals with his own mortality in the acclaimed new Warner/DC animated movie, All-Star Superman. Indubitably, there are legions of DC comic fans who are yearning for something to wash away the tepid aftertaste of the 2006 live-action Superman Returns movie. This month, the magic antidote arrives, [...]

‘All-Star Superman’ Feature Arrives Feb. 22

November 29, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Warner Bros. has announced Feb. 22 as the release date for its animated feature adaptation of the popular and award-winning All-Star Superman comic book series. Adapted from the original comics by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, the feature will be released in a single-disc DVD edition for $19.98, a two-disc [...]