Series News
News on the series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold. In most cases a link will accompany each headline back to the original article.
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold News
February 05, 2008: "I've [Ty Templeton] got a couple of adverts I'm drawing over at DC to promote the new cartoon series that's being developed ,but nope, I'm not allowed to tell you what it is..." World's Finest Interview
February 18, 2008: According to World's Finest, a new animated series will premiere in the fall that will showcase Batman with another DCU hero every week. This would be a new animated incarnation with no ties to previous ones (i.e. not "Batman: The Animated Series," not "New Frontier," not "The Batman," not "Gotham Knight" and so on). World's Finest
April 03, 2008: According to World's Finest, Cartoon Network has greenlit the series for 26 episodes in fall 2008. Staff is also named. World's Finest
April 07, 2008: According to World's Finest, The Brave and the Bold has been moved to March 2009 for its launch. World's Finest
April 09, 2008: Diedrich Bader will voice Batman. CC Article
April 15, 2008: Plastic Man will appear. Team Up Blog
April 16, 2008: Wil Wheaton worked on an episode. Wil Wheaton Blog
June 10, 2008: Red Tornado will appear. Licensing International Expo '08 Photo
June 11, 2008: The Atom will appear. Images of Aquaman and Batmobile taken. Action Figure Article
July 08, 2008: Black Manta, The Flash, Black Canary, Huntress, The Green Lantern Corps and Ocean Master will appear. Aquaman Shrine Blog
July 11, 2008: Gorilla Grodd will appear. Legions of Gotham Forum Post
July 17, 2008: Tom Kenny will voice Plastic Man and John DiMaggio will voice Aquaman. CC Article
July 23, 2008: Booster Gold will appear and is voiced by Tom Everett Scott; Skeets voiced by Billy West. CC Article
July 25, 2008: Jonah Hex, Deadman, Adam Strange, Kamandi, Fire, Robin, Metamorpho, Wildcat (Voiced by R. Lee Ermey), Green Arrow will be voiced by James Arnold Taylor, Blue Beetle will be voiced by Will Friedle, Bathound, Gentleman Ghost, Kanjar-Ro, Kite Man, the Batwing, Bat-Mite, Firestorm and Zebra Man will appear.
August 18, 2008: Guy Gardener will appear as a Green Lantern. Collider Article
October 01, 2008: Despero and Sportsmaster will appear. Superhero Times Q&A
October 17, 2008: James Arnold Taylor will voice Guy Gardener. CC Article
October 18, 2008: Three Episode Listings for November are revealed. CC Article
November 12, 2008: Felix Faust will appear in the third episode. Fire will be voiced by Grey DeLisle and appears in the second episode. CC Article
November 12, 2008: Hal Jordan and The Riddler will appear. Ted Kord, Joker, and Catwoman might appear. WF Interview
November 20, 2008: The Demon will be voiced by Dee Bradley Baker in "Day of the Dark Knight," directed by Ben Jones. CC Article
November 28, 2008: Blue Beetle and Sportsmaster will also appear in "Invasion of the Secret Santas!" along with Red Tornado and Fun Haus. WF Article
December 5, 2008: Green Arrow, Merlin, and Morgaine Le Fey will appear in "Day of the Dark Knight!" WF Article
December 10, 2008: On January 9th, Batman teams up with Wildcat, his old mentor. On January 23rd, Batman teams up with Blue Beetle, Ted Kord. On January 30th's "Journey to the Center of the Bat!," Batman teams up with the Atom and Aquaman. Sci Fi Preview
December 12, 2008: An episode titled "Dawn of the Deadman!" features Deadman, voiced by Michael Rosenbaum. Speedy, voiced by Jason Marsden, will appear this season. Bronze Tiger will be voiced by Gary Sturgis. DiMaggio Interview
December 22, 2008: The episode airs on January 2nd and was written by J.M. DeMatteis and directed by Ben Jones. Merlin is voiced by David McCallum. Synopsis: "The evil Morgan Le Fey has taken over Camelot and turned everyone to stone! To thwart her plans, Merlin transports Batman and Green Arrow back in time to retrieve Excalibur, defeat Etrigan, battle dragons, and return King Arthur to the Throne! In the teaser, Guy Gardner teams up with Batman to stop a criminal riot at Green Lanterns Corps." CC Article
December 23, 2008: Catwoman will appear in an episode late into the first season. She will be voiced by Kari Wahlgren. CC Article
December 27, 2008: On the January 9th episode, "Enter the Outsiders!" Batman and Wildcat face off against a group of teenage criminals known as the Outsiders. CC Article
January 4, 2009: On the January 9th episode, "Enter the Outsiders!" B'Wana Beast and Black Manta will appear. CC Article
January 5, 2009: On the January 16th episode, "Dawn of the Deadman!" Kamandi and Gentleman Ghost will appear. Steven Melching writes and Ben Jones directs. CC Article
January 9, 2009: Tom Kenny will voice a villain named Babyface. Tom Kenny Interview
January 23, 2009: The Brain will be voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, episode 10 will feature Sinestro, Guy Gardner and another Green Lantern, episode 11 will feature Batman and Bronze Tiger versus The Terrible Trio, and The Outsiders will return. James Tucker Interview
February 8, 2009: Jonah Hex is voiced by Phil Morris, Aquaman will be "depressed" in his next appearance, Huntress and Black Canary will appear next season, and Jaime Reyes will experience some "romance." TZ Article
February 10, 2009: Red Hood, Barracuda, Cyclone, Deadeye, Elasti-Man, and Scarab will appear. NY Comic Con Article
March 4, 2009: Red Tornado will create a son for itself. CC Article
March 5, 2009: The series has been renewed for 26 more episodes and Greg Weisman will write an episode of season two WF Article
March 19, 2009: Expect the first Batman: The Brave and The Bold DVD release later this year. WF Article
March 25, 2009: CN confirms the show will be back for a 2009-2010 season and there will be at least 52 episodes. WF Article
March 26, 2009: The next episode will be on May 1 featuring Huntress, Blue Beetle, Babyface, Mrs. Manface, and the Calculator. The musical episode will feature Gorilla Grodd, Clock King, Black Manta, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Aquaman. The main villain's voice actor is known for doing musicals and is on a top sitcom. WF Interview
April 17, 2009: Armin Shimmerman will voice one of the Guardians of the Universe. Comic Con Thread
April 23, 2009: Armin Shimmerman will also voice another character. Newsarama Interview
May 1, 2009: Cartoon Network's May schedule for Brave and the Bold released. WF Article
May 29, 2009: Episode titles for final six episodes of season two revealed. WF Article
June 2, 2009: Synopsis' for June episodes of season two revealed. WF Article
June 15, 2009: Details on villain for "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" revealed and episode set for fall and debuts at San Diego Comic Con, July 24 at 10 am. TV Guide Article
June 22, 2009: Final Four Episodes of Season Two delayed to the Fall season. WF Article
June 26, 2009: The San Diego Comic Con 2009 will feature the advance screening of "Mayhem of the Music Meister" on July 24th at 10am and a Q&A panel with actors Diedrich Bader and John DiMaggio, producers James Tucker, Sam Register, and Michael Jelenic, and voice director Andrea Romano. WF Article
July 14, 2009: Billy Batson will be voiced by Tara Strong and Captain Marvel by Jeff Bennett. Kevin Michael Richardson, Tom Everett Scott, John DiMaggio, Diedrich Bader, Tyler James Williams, Billy West, and Cree Summer were also present. Voiceactors Blog
July 22, 2009: Batman: The Brave and The Bold Volume Two will release on November 10, 2009 for $14.98. WF Article
July 24, 2009: Batman will don a scarf in a World War II episode, there will be an episode with closure for Batman, Aquaman will return, Enemy Ace, Detective Chimp, Haunted Tank, Vixen, Captain Marvel and the whole Marvel family, Viking Prince, Firestorm, Metal Men, Doom Patrol, B'wanna Beast, and Starro will appear, discussions are taking place to use Superman and Wonder Woman, and Julie Newmar will voice Martha Wayne in "Chill of the Night!". CC Article
July 24, 2009: GI Robot will appear. Newsarama Article
July 27, 2009: Phantom Stranger (Voiced by Kevin Conroy), Spectre (Voiced by Mark Hamill), Thomas Wayne (Voiced by Adam West), and Martha Wayne will appear. WF Article
July 27, 2009: Monsieur Mallah and Black Orchid will appear. Comicvine Video
August 3, 2009: Dr. Double-X will appear. "The Untold Legend of Batman" story will be adapted. There will be more Red Hood. There will be a Flash legacy episode with Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Zoom. Julie Newmar will also voice an iconic Batman villain that is not Catwoman. Collider Interview
August 25, 2009: Tyler James Williams will voice Firestorm. CC Article
September 17, 2009: Henry Rollins will voice Robotman. CC Article
October 6, 2009: "When OMAC Attacks!" airs on October 16 and "Mayhem of the Music Mesiter!" on October 23 at 7:30 P.M. on Cartoon Network and rebroadcast at 10:00 A.M. the following day. WF Article
October 6, 2009: Batman: The Brave and The Bold - Mayhem of the Music Meister! soundtrack will release on October 24 in Amazon for $7.98 and $6.99 on iTunes. WF Article
October 12, 2009: Vanessa Marshall will voice Poison Ivy. Talk Geek Radio Interview
October 15, 2009: The third Batman: The Brave and The Bold DVD release later in February 2, 2010. TVShowsonDVD Article
October 28, 2009: Two more songs will appear in season two. Newsarama Article
November 6, 2009: Episode 27 is called "Death Race to Oblivion!" and the synopsis reads, "Mongul forces Earth's heroes and villains to race for the planet's survival." Zap2it TV Listing
November 11, 2009: "Death Race to Oblivion!" details revealed. Woozt Winks, Captain Marvel, and Blockbuster are set to debut. CC Article
November 19, 2009: After the winter hiatus, the show will return on January 1 with guest stars like Firestorm, Metal Men, and Justice Society. Bill Fagerbakke will voice the Ronnie Raymond persona of Firestorm. TV Guide Article
November 30, 2009: Aquaman will star in an upcoming "off the wall" episode with Mera and one other family member. Aquaman Shrine Interview
November 30, 2009: The Metal Men will appear in a teaser and star in an episode. Aquaman Shrine Interview
December 1, 2009: "Long Arm of the Law!" airs on December 11. WF Article
December 1, 2009: Jennifer Hale will voice Ramona in "Long Arm of the Law!". Voicechasers
December 4, 2009: "Revenge of the Reach!" airs on January 2. It features Blue Beetle and the Green Lantern Corps; written by J.M. DeMatteis and directed by Michael Chang. CC Article
December 18, 2009: Season two will include a two parter, more Batman family and villains, more Kamandi, and a "fixed" Outsiders. WF Interview
December 23, 2009: Seven episode title and synopsis' are revealed. All air in January. WF Interview
December 24, 2009: An episode airing after January is called "The Reign of Emperor Joker!". It will feature a teaser adapted from Detective Comics #241, The Rainbow Batman. The episode is written by Steven Melching. CC Article
December 25, 2009: The Challengers of the Unknown and Evil Star will debut on "Revenge of the Reach!". CC Article
December 28, 2009: The Justice Society will include The Flash, Wildcat, Hourman, Hawkman, and Dr. Midnite in "The Golden Age of Justice!". TV Guide Article
January 7, 2010: Starro will be featured on a season-long arc. Newsarama - Michael Jelenic Interview
January 19, 2010: Kevin Conroy will voice Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, Ten-Eyed Man will appear, there be a bar scene full of D-List Batman villains, there will be 2 teasers of Starro, then it will mount an invasion in a mid-season two parter, The Losers or Sergeant Rock will appear, and "Chill of the Night!" will reveal more about the murder of Batman's parents than he knew. Word Balloon - Michael Jelenic and James Tucker Interview
January 23, 2010: Four episode titles and synopsis' are revealed. All air in February. WF Article
January 29, 2010: There will be a Birds of Prey episode written by Gail Simone and has some singing. The Joker will sing on "The Reign of the Emperor Joker!". John Wesley Shipp will voice Professor Zoom and Adam West will voice a second character. CC Video Interview
February 4, 2010: Batgirl/Barbara Gordon will appear, Harley Quinn will appear in "The Reign of Emperor Joker!", More of the Multi-verse will be explored, B'Wana Beast will star in an episode that features a super-heroine for the first time, Paul Dini wrote a teaser with Zatanna in it, there will be many cameos in "A Bat Divided!" and "Chill of the Night!", the Birds of Prey episode will star Black Canary, Huntress, and Catwoman, and Sergeant Rock will appear. Talk Geek Radio Interview
February 5, 2010: The Brand or Firefly and at least two other super-villains who cameoed in "A Bat Divided!" will return later this season. Ben Jones blog entry
February 8, 2010: "The Super-Batman of Planet X!" will be written by Adam Beechen and feature two characters voiced by Clancy Brown and Dana Delany. CC Video Interview
February 11, 2010: "The Super-Batman of Planet X!" and more new episodes will return in late March 2010. WF Article
February 16, 2010: The title of season 2's 12th episode is actually the original title for what became "Terror on Dinosaur Island!". Ben Jones blog entry
February 18, 2010: According to one of the show's staff, the series has been renewed for a 13 episode third season. TAG Blog
February 25, 2010: New Episodes return on March 26th with "The Super-Batman of Planet X!". CC Article
March 18, 2010: The 'Siege of Starro' two parter will have just about every hero guest star, there will be an unexpected twist, and its scale is big, huge in fact. The Flash episode will feature four Flashes. Captain Marvel will return with his Marvel Family. The Doom Patrol will debut. And the Emperor Joker episode is being animated overseas. A season one DVD set may be coming soon. WF Interview
March 26, 2010: The Power of Shazam! airs on April 2nd, Chill of the Night! on April 9th, and Gorillas in Our Midst! on April 16th. WF Article
March 27, 2010: J.M. DeMatteis wrote a JLI episode with the new Blue Beetle and Etrigan. DeMatteis Blog Entry
April 6, 2010: Paul Dini wrote another episode for later this season. CC Video Interview
April 8, 2010: Season One, Volume One will feature 13 episodes and additional special features. It is tentatively set for an August 2010 release. WF Article
April 11, 2010: "Gorillas in Our Midst!" was written by Todd Casey, is one of the weirder episodes, Vixen has an interesting relationship with B'Wana Beast, Detective Chimp is like Double 007, and Monsieur Mallah and Gorilla Boss will debut. CC Video Interview
April 14, 2010: J.M. DeMatteis is writing two Justice League International episodes for season three. iFanboy Interview
April 20, 2010: No new episodes until Summer 2010, June or July. WF Article
April 21, 2010: CN Upfront confirms a 13 episode season three. WF Article
April 24, 2010: J.M. DeMatteis wrote "The Last Patrol!", the Doom Patrol episode, out later this summer and injected some old Blue Beetle/Booster Gold chemistry into his JLI episode. After this one will be a team up with Green Lantern, Etrigan, and a second JLI, maybe in the fall. DeMatteis Blog Entry
May 12, 2010: The Season One Part One DVD set will release on August 17, 2010 for an MSRP of $19.97. WF Article
May 25, 2010: Greg Weisman confirms he wrote more than one episode. Ask Greg Forum Post
June 7, 2010: The Doom Patrol will be featured in an episode, there will be deaths, and a comedy hero from Michael Jelenic's childhood will play himself. WF Interview
June 13, 2010: Blue Beetle will "appear in most" of the episodes "this year." Geoff Johns Twitter
June 21, 2010: Possibly no new episodes until the fall season. CC Article
June 29, 2010: At the San Diego Comic Con, on Friday, July 13, at 10:30 to 11:30 am, there will be a panel with Sam Register, Diedrich Bader, James Tucker, Michael Jelenic, and Andrea Romano as well as an advance screening of an upcoming episode. TV Overmind Article
July 9, 2010: The episode to be advanced screened at Comic Con will be an unaired one, even overseas. Ben Jones Blog Entry
July 22, 2010: Gabriel Carteris will voice Vicky Vale and Princess Laethwyn. Someone may be retiring. WB SDCC Preview
July 23, 2010: Firefly will appear again, Superman and Wonder Woman will appear, Andrea Romano is in talks with some former cast of the Drew Carey Show, and in "Emperor Joker!", Bat-Mite will be reprised by Paul Reubens and Harley Quinn will appear but not in costume, someone else will don the jester outfit. UGO Article
July 24, 2010: Ben Jones directed "Emperor Joker!", the teaser starts with Robin and Rainbow Batman. Firefly appears. The episode begins with Batman fighting Ten-Eyed Man and Bat-Mite appears. Batman allegedly dies. Comic Vine Article
July 24, 2010: Batgirl will be in an upcoming episode and World War II will be a theme in another upcoming episode. The Batman Universe Article
July 24, 2010: Bat-Mite will be in a Harley Quinn costume and a mini-Joker will appear. The final season will be even more absurd. A teaser has heroes and villains playing a game of baseball against each other. WB SDCC Video Interview
July 24, 2010: When Superman and Wonder Woman appear, you will get a sense they have had a long friendship with Batman, not an adversarial one. CC Video Interview
July 26, 2010: The Doom Patrol episode is a "downer" and "that for Doom Patrol fans is pretty much their darkest time in their run." There will be also more serious Batman episodes including "a companion piece to "Chill of the Night!" that explores Batman's future" but "nothing quite as dark." Batman on Film Comic Con 7/26/10 Article
July 27, 2010: In "Emperor Joker!", "Bat-Mite accidentally gives the Joker his powers, and Joker responds by repeatedly killing Batman in various gruesome ways." CC Comic Con Highlights
July 27, 2010: There will be nods to Grant Morrison's runs on Doom Patrol and Batman R.I.P. in upcoming episodes. Ben Jones Blog Entry
July 28, 2010: Appearing this or next season are The Monster Society of Evil, more Batman Rogues such as Two-Face, Joker, and Riddler, more Nightwing, a World War 2 era theme unexpectedly crops up, Ted Kord returns somehow in an upcoming Booster Gold and Blue Beetle team-up, Adam West will voice a cool character fans will recognize, and Batman will team-up with Superman and Wonder Woman all together and individually. Movie Web SDCC Q&A Video
July 28, 2010: Some of the Scooby Doo! Mystery Inc. cast will voice characters. Movie Web SDCC Q&A Video
July 30, 2010: Greg Weisman is in the middle of writing a third script featuring a character he is fairly associated with. Comic Hero News Q&A Video
July 31, 2010: There will be a Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc. crossover, The Weeper will debut and is voiced by Tim Conway, and Hippolyta will appear and is voiced by Tippi Hedren. Comics Conline Q&A Video
August 2, 2010: New episodes will start airing in September 2010. WF Article
August 5, 2010: There is no full World War II episode, just several guest appearances by various WWII-era characters throughout the rest of season 2. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 5, 2010: Ben Jones directed an episode where the WWII era JSA has a cameo. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 6, 2010: Ben Jones directed an upcoming Bat-Mite episode. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 17, 2010: A tentative new Batman: The Brave and The Bold home video release is scheduled for the first quarter of 2011. WF Article
August 30, 2010: "The Siege of Starro! Part One" is tentatively scheduled to air on September 17, 2010. WF Article
August 31, 2010: "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" is the upcoming episode featuring Scooby-Doo. It is written by Paul Dini and directed by Ben Jones. "The Siege of Starro! Part Two" will air on September 24th.TZ Post
August 31, 2010: "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" will be similar in scope to the episode "Legends of the Dark Knight" from Batman: The Animated Series in which three different incarnations of Batman will be featured. Scooby-Doo will be featured in one of the three segments, along with a guest-star who will be playing himself. CC Article
September 1, 2010: An exclusive trailer for the Nintendo Wii version of the Batman: The Brave and The Bold video game was directed by Ben Jones, storyboarded by Michael Goguen, and animated by Moi. Ben Jones Blog Entry
September 1, 2010: The exclusive trailer for the video game features Bat-Mite as he summons Batman and Green Arrow to help him beat the Science Island level on the Wii console. Guardian News Article
September 2, 2010: CN will air "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" on October 1st followed by more new episodes. WF Article
September 2, 2010: Todd Casey talks about planning for the Starro arc. CC Video Interview
