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 13, 2010: The Proto Bat-Bot will appear in several episodes in the fall. New York Toy Fair 2010 Video
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
September 8, 2010: Some of the Mad Men cast have been approached. Elizabeth Moss was recently hired for a role. Comic News Insider Andrea Romano Interview Part One 1:07:00 Mark
September 9, 2010: Ben Jones confirms that the Weeper will debut in season three. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 10, 2010: Ben Jones confirms the Birds of Prey episode is titled "The Mask of Matches Malone!". Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 10, 2010: Ben Jones confirms Michael Chang directed "The Mask of Matches Malone!". Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 10, 2010: The Video Game Wii version back insert reveals the Proto Bat-Bot will appear on an upcoming episode this fall. WF Article
September 11, 2010: Synopsis for "The Last Patrol!" revealed. TV Tonight Advanced Guide PDF Download
September 11, 2010: Synopsis for "The Mask of Matches Malone!" revealed. TV Tonight Advanced Guide PDF Download
September 11, 2010: Ben Jones confirms Batgirl will appear in more than one episode. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 11, 2010: Ben Jones confirms the Rainbow Batman teaser is a flashback sequence, one of Batman's Greatest Cases from the secret files of the Bat-Computer. There will be a few more of those. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 13, 2010: Ben Jones confirms the eventual future appearances of some historical figures on the show. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 14, 2010: Alfred and Commissioner Gordon may appear. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 14, 2010: In the middle of "The Mask of Matches Malone!", the Birds of Prey will sing. In "Reign of Emperor Joker!", the Joker will sing about laughing and the fun in it. Comic News Insider Andrea Romano Interview Part Two 41:27 Mark
September 15, 2010: A few more characters that Batman looks up to will be introduced as the series goes along. We'll see other characters that Batman has mentored and some will be shown sort of stepping out from his shadow and growing as heroes. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 11, 2010: Synopsis for "The Mask of Matches Malone!" revealed. TV Tonight Advanced Guide PDF Download
September 16, 2010: The final episode of the show will be the absolute strangest of all time, Superman will show up on his own in The Brave and the Bold's own version of the first Superman/Batman team-up from the comics, and the "Trinity" episode features Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman teaming up to face some greater threat. io9 Article
September 16, 2010: In "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases" the show's usual version of Batman won't appear in this episode at all but 3 different versions, The episode's opening teaser (which'll be longer than usual) will be a recreation of the famous Mad Magazine parody strip, "Bat Boy and Rubin", the second segment will be a re-creation of the 1960s Japanese "Bat-Manga" comics, Kidd was one of a legion of collaborators who helped the Brave and the Bold team pull this episode together, and the third segment will be a note-perfect recreation of the Hanna Barbera Batman cartoon and its crossovers with Scooby Doo except the music. io9 Article
September 17, 2010: James Tucker and Michael Jelenic interviewed. CBR Interview
September 17, 2010: Synopsis for "Menace of the Madniks!" revealed. TV Tonight Advanced Guide PDF Download
September 17, 2010: Ben Jones confirms Michael Goguen directed "Menace of the Madniks!". Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 17, 2010: The first JLI episode will air toward the end of the second season and is the next huge story after the Starro arc. The JLI will be composed of Fire, Ice, Blue Beetle/Jaime Reyes, Booster Gold, Guy Gardner, Martian Manhunter, and Aquaman. Later on, Captain Marvel will join them. USA Weekend Interview
September 17, 2010: Ted McGinley will play a part in Season 3. USA Weekend Interview
September 17, 2010: The Scooby Doo crossover will have character designs lifted directly from the 70's cartoon and will not be the current Mystery Inc.version. USA Weekend Interview
September 21, 2010: Ben Jones is working on a time travel story. Ben Jones Tweet
September 23, 2010: Ben Jones confirms new superheroes will appear in season 3. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 23, 2010: Ben Jones confirms "Emperor Joker!" is the 19th episode of season 2 in production order. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 23, 2010: Ben Jones reveals that out of the list of Supergirl, Girl Power, Lois Lane, and Vicki Vale; at least one or more will appear on the show. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 23, 2010: Ben Jones reveals the circus in "The Last Patrol!" was initially based on Issue 37 of Grant Morrison's run. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 23, 2010: Synopsis for "Emperor Joker!" revealed. TV Tonight Advanced Guide PDF Download
September 23, 2010: Rachel Quaintance did work on the show. Gotham Knights Online Paley Center Q&A Video
September 24, 2010: Ben Jones reveals there will be musical numbers in Season 3. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 24, 2010: James Tucker and Michael Jelenic interviewed about Starro Arc. Toon Zone Interview
September 28, 2010: Gail Simone reveals the teaser villain for "The Mask of Matches Malone!" was originally Queen Bee. Jinxworld Forums Post
September 29, 2010: Ben Jones reveals Michael Goguen directed the first JLI episode. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 29, 2010: Ben Jones confirms Captain Marvel will return with the Marvel Family in season 2. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 29, 2010: Michael Chang might have directed the episode about Batman's future. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 29, 2010: Batman's future might or might not be a little more positive than the one presented in the Batman Beyond series. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 30, 2010: Ben Jones didn't direct the second JLI episode but there will be more than one time travel story. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 30, 2010: The JLI will appear in several episodes. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
September 30, 2010: The Hal Jordan-centric episode written by J.M. DeMatteis will also feature Star Sapphire and is set for season 3. J.M. DeMatteis Creation Point Blog Reply
September 30, 2010: The first JLI episode will also involve Etrigan. J.M. DeMatteis Creation Point Blog Reply
September 30, 2010: The second JLI episode will feature Rip Hunter and lots of time traveling. J.M. DeMatteis Creation Point Blog Reply
October 1, 2010: Cartoon Network's October schedule revealed. Writer and Director credits listed. WF Article
October 8, 2010: The Freedom Fighters will be in an episode. Newsarama Article
October 8, 2010: Vicki Lewis will voice Wonder Woman. CC Article
October 11, 2010: Ben Jones confirms he directed the Freedom Fighters episode. Formspring Reply
October 11, 2010: Ben Jones confirms "Cry Freedom Fighters!" is the patriotic episode he mentioned before. Formspring Reply
October 11, 2010: Ben Jones confirms the episode titles "The Criss Cross Consipracy!", "Plague of the Prototypes!", and "Cry Freedom Fighters!" and their respective production order numbers; 20, 21, 22. Formspring Reply
October 11, 2010: Ben Jones reveals some of Wonder Woman's Rogues Gallery will appear in season 3. Formspring Reply
October 12, 2010: Among the staple Superman locales; Smallville, Metropolis and the Fortress of Solitude, at least one of them will appear on the show. Formspring Reply
October 14, 2010: Synopsis for "The Criss Cross Conspiracy!" revealed. TV Tonight Advanced Guide PDF Download
October 15, 2010: The airing of "The Mask of Matches Malone!" has been postponed to an undisclosed premiere date. "Menace of the Madniks!" will air today, "Emperor Joker!" will air on October 22nd, and "The Criss Cross Conspiracy!" will air on October 29th. WF Article
October 15, 2010: Gail Simone verifies "The Mask of Matches Malone!" is postponed because a couple seconds of animation have to be altered. Jinxworld Forums Post
October 18, 2010: Jimmy Olsen will appear in season 3, Ted McGinley's voicework is in the final episode, and Superman will be a take on Superdickery, a humor website. NYCC Roundtable with Michael Jelenic
October 20, 2010: At least 3 of the characters that appear on the cover of Who's Who #23 read by Bat-Mite in "Emperor Joker!" will appear in upcoming episodes. Ben Jones Blog Entry
October 25, 2010: "Plague of the Prototypes!" will air on November 5, 2010. WF Article
October 26, 2010: Synopsis for "Plague of the Prototypes!" revealed. TV Tonight Advanced Guide Download
October 30, 2010: "The Knights of Tomorrow!" airs on November 19 and "Darkseid Descending!" airs on December 3 on Cartoon Network. CC Article
October 31, 2010: The first JLI episode involves a "vampiric threat." J.M. DeMatteis Creation Point Blog Response
November 1, 2010: In the second JLI episode, the JLI travel to "the far past and the far future." J.M. DeMatteis Creation Point Blog Response
November 3, 2010: Synopsis for the episodes "Cry Freedom Fighters!" and "The Knights of Tomorrow!" revealed. Uncle Sam and Damian Wayne are confirmed to appear. WF Article
November 3, 2010: Batman: The Brave and The Bold Season One, Part Two announced for a March 15, 2011 release at an MSRP of $19.97. WF Article
November 5, 2010: The season 2 finale is called "The Malicious Mr. Mind!" featuring the Captain Marvel Family and the Monster Society of Evil. WF Article
November 7, 2010: Stargirl will appear in the teaser of "Cry Freedom Fighters!". Crew credits include story by Thomas Pugsley and teleplay by Steven Melching. CC Article
November 11, 2010: Images, Video Clips, and Crew Credits for "Cry Freedom Fighters!" and "Knights of Tomorrow!" revealed. WF Article
November 12, 2010: Official press release for Batman: The Brave and The Bold Season One, Part Two DVD set. WF Article
November 16, 2010: At least 3 of the places visited before such as Coast City, Star City, Smallville, Blue Valley, Central City, Midway City, Hub City, Fawcett City, and Bludhaven will appear again as well as new places in the rest of season 2 and 3. Formspring Reply
November 16, 2010: There is more Plastic Man on the way. Formspring Reply
November 17, 2010: World's Finest interviews James Tucker. WF Interview
November 28, 2010: At least Shaggy and Scooby-Doo possibly will appear in the third chapter of "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!". Formspring Reply
November 28, 2010: Mr. Freeze will appear again. Formspring Reply
November 28, 2010: There will be more nods to Grant Morrison's works. Formspring Reply
November 29, 2010: "Darkseid Descending!" synopsis and crew credits revealed. WF Article
November 29, 2010: Firestorm and Killer Frost will be in the teaser of "Darkseid Descending!". CC Article
December 10, 2010: Bat Manga cel from "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" seen briefly when Conan O'Brien vists Warner Brothers Animation. TZ Article
December 22, 2010: Robert Englund did work on the show. In season 3, there will be 4-5 musical numbers. One musical will feature Aquaman. MegaPodzilla Podcast (Starts at 51 minute, 30 second mark)
December 27, 2010: At least one new superhero team will appear in season 3 along with lots of Justice League. Formspring Reply
December 28, 2010: The seedy bar from "A Bat Divided!" will be revisited in season 3. Formspring Reply
January 6, 2011: A still from "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" is revealed. The Source Blog Entry
January 6, 2011: Back Cover for Season One Part Two dvd revealed. WF Article
January 20, 2011: New toy may preview first look at animated versions of Metallo and Superman. Fwoosh Forum Post
January 21, 2011: Ben Jones confirms Mister Atom, Jeepers, and the Crocodile-Man, Herkimer are part of the Monster Society of Evil in "The Malicious Mr. Mind!". Formspring Reply
January 27, 2011: Ben Jones confirms Metallo will appear in Season Three. Formspring Reply
January 27, 2011: Ben Jones confirms Lord Death Man is voiced by Diedrich Bader. Formspring Reply
January 27, 2011: Ben Jones confirms there is pretty much an equal balance of new heroes and villains in Season Three. Formspring Reply
January 30, 2011: There will be lot's of Aquaman in Season Three. Formspring Reply
January 30, 2011: Black Canary and Green Arrow's relationship will be touched upon briefly in Season Three. Formspring Reply
January 31, 2011: William Dunn, Background Paint Supervisor, recently started a blog about the background paintings he's in charge of on The Brave and The Bold. He plans on posting at least one background for each episode he's done for the show. Batman: The Brave and The Bold Background Paint Blog
February 1, 2011: Superman will be voiced by Roger Rose. CC Article
February 2, 2011: Weird Al Yankovic will appear on "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!." CC Article
February 3, 2011: New episodes will resume before mid-year. WF Article
February 7, 2011: Ben Jones hints the JLI will add new members throughout season 3. Formspring Reply
February 8, 2011: Ben Jones confirms production order and episode titles for season 3. Episode 54 is "Shadow of the Bat!" and Episode 55 is "The Night of the Batmen!." Formspring Reply
February 9, 2011: Ben Jones comments on Bat-Mite's posters from "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!". Idiot Style Blog Entry
February 10, 2011: Ben Jones confirms "The Night of the Batmen!" is loosely based on Batman: The Brave and The Bold Issue #13. Formspring Reply
February 11, 2011: Ben Jones provides the voice credits not listed in "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!". Formspring Reply
February 11, 2011: Ben Jones comments on Bat-Manga section from "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!". Idiot Style Blog Entry
February 14, 2011: Ben Jones confirms Dee Bradley Baker voices Mr. Atom in "The Malicious Mr. Mind!". Formspring Reply
February 15, 2011: Ben Jones confirms who voiced which Batman in "The Malicious Mr. Mind!". Formspring Reply
February 26, 2011: "The Battle of the Superheroes!" will air on March 25th at 6:30 pm. It guest stars Superman, is written by Steven Melching, and directed by Ben Jones. "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" will air on April 1st. CC Article
February 26, 2011: Ben Jones confirms "The Battle of the Superheroes!" is the fifth episode of season three according to production order. Formspring Reply
February 28, 2011: Ben Jones reveals his favorite episode of season 3 was the 11th one. Formspring Reply
February 28, 2011: Ben Jones confirms he directed episodes 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 of season 3. Formspring Reply
March 2, 2011: Ben Jones talks about and posts deleted scene from "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!". Idiot Style Blog Entry
March 3, 2011: Ben Jones specifies that Blue Beetle/Jaime Reyes is now in slightly less than half of season 3, but he does appear quite a bit. Formspring Reply
March 11, 2011: There will be 2-3 more of the "Batman's Greatest Cases" teasers. Formspring Reply
March 14, 2011: Arthur Jr. will appear in season 3. He was originally set to appear in "The Battle of the Superheroes!" but has since been moved to another episode. Formspring Reply
March 14, 2011: TV Guide previews "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!." TV Guide Article
March 15, 2011: Warner Home Video is tentatively scheduled to release a new Batman: The Brave and The Bold home video title by the third quarter of 2011 WF Article
March 21, 2011: In "Battle of the Superheroes!", Batman goes to Metropolis to help Superman take down Lex Luthor. But Superman is mysteriously infected with Red Kryptonite and becomes a power-hungry egomaniac. It's up to Batman and Krypto the Superdog to subdue Superman until the effect wears off. One still of the episode revealed. TV Guide Article
March 21, 2011: "The Malicious Mr. Mind!" airs on April 8th. A season 3 episode that involves Batman turning into a vampire airs on April 22nd. TV Guide Article
March 22, 2011: The JLI will appear in more than two episodes in season 3. Formspring Reply
March 25, 2011: Synopsis, clips, and images for "Battle of the Superheroes!". WF Article
March 28, 2011: Cartoon Network's April schedule includes three new episodes: "Joker: The Vile and Villainous!" on April 15th, "The Shadow of the Bat!" on April 22nd, and "Night of the Batmen!" on April 29th. WF Article
March 28, 2011: Episode loglines for "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!", "The Malicious Mr. Mind!, "Joker: The Vile and Villainous!", "The Shadow of the Bat!", and "Night of the Batmen!" revealed. CC Article
March 28, 2011: Ben Jones confirms "Joker: The Vile and Villainous!" is the first episode of season three by production order. Formspring Reply
March 29, 2011: Ben Jones confirms he did not direct an episode written by Greg Weisman. Formspring Reply
March 29, 2011: Ben Jones confirms he did not direct the episode starring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Formspring Reply
March 29, 2011: J.M. DeMatteis confirms he wrote "Shadow of the Bat!", it is one of his absolute scripts of the series, and its original title was "Batman Bites!". J.M. DeMatteis Creation Point Blog Response
April 1, 2011: Ben Jones reveals Ace the Bathound will appear in season three. Ben Jones Tweet
April 1, 2011: James Tucker talks season three. "Joker: The Vile and Villainous!" will be from the villain's view point and the context is totally upside down. "Shadow of the Bat!" will hit every vampire schtick and will feature the animation debut of one of Batman's oldest, original foes from his golden age. WF Interview
April 2, 2011: Paul Dini confirms he wrote a total of four scripts, meaning the fourth is a season 3 episode. Paul Dini Tweet
April 6, 2011: Interview with William Dunn, Background Paint Supervisor. WF Interview
April 13, 2011: Michael Jelenic talks about "Shadow of the Bat!". It involves Batman, as a vampire, hunting the JLI in the Watchtower. The episode has both horror and comedy beats. CC Video Clip
April 20, 2011: Season Two, Part One will release on DVD on August 16, 2011. Front cover and episode listing revealed. WF Article
April 25, 2011: Ben Jones confirms Grey DeLisle voiced Fire, Dala, and K'hym J'onzz. Jennifer Hale doubled as M'yri'ah J'onzz. Formspring Reply
April 27, 2011: J.M. DeMatteis notes previous titles of scripts he wrote for the series. Creation Point Blog Entry Reply
April 27, 2011: Ben Jones blogs about development of "Joker: The Vile and The Villainous!". Idiot Style Blog Entry
April 27, 2011: Episode 56 "The Scorn of Star Sapphire!" and 58 "Time Out for Vengeance!" will air on May 27th and June 3rd, respectively. Loglines also revealed. WF Article
April 27, 2011: Ben Jones confirms production order of "The Scorn of Star Sapphire!" and "Time Out for Vengeance!" as the 4th and 6th, respectively, of season three. Formspring Reply
April 30, 2011: "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!" and "Time Out for Vengeance!" are written by J.M. DeMatteis and directed by Michael Goguen. CC Article
May 3, 2011: 35 images and 2 clips for "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!" released. WF Article
May 12, 2011: Star Sapphire will be voiced by Vicki Lewis. The Wonder Woman teaser in "Scorn of the Star Sapphire" will have a "pretty great homage to the TV series." CC Article
May 19, 2011: Comedian and Roastmaster General Jeffrey Ross will be featured in the teaser of an upcoming episode. In it, the Joker will roast Batman. One image of teaser revealed. CC Article
May 23, 2011: One minute clip of teaser from "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!" released. Wonder Woman comes to the rescue of Batman and Steve Trevor. The TV series homage will be the use of its iconic theme song. TV Guide Article
May 25, 2011: "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!" will not air on May 27th and "Time Out for Vengeance!" will not air on June 3rd and is to be determined by Cartoon Network. WF Article
May 27, 2011: CN releases June 2011 schedule. Batman pulled off the air for at least a month. WF Article
June 1, 2011: Back Package Art for Season Two, Part One revealed. CC Article
June 11, 2011: Ben Jones confirms teasers of "Battle of the Superheroes!" and "Sword of the Atom!" were switched due to time length requirements. Formspring Reply
June 11, 2011: Ben Jones blogs about season three's seventh episode, "Sword of the Atom!". Idiot Style Blog Entry
June 14, 2011: Cast and Crew Details for "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!", "Time Out for Vengeance!", and "Sword of the Atom!". WF Article
June 23, 2011: The final Greg Weisman script is either the 10th or 12th episode in production order. Formspring Reply
June 27, 2011: Cast and Crew Details for "Triumvirate of Terror!" and "Bold Beginnings!". WF Article
June 29, 2011: Only one episode is left to be completed. Formspring Reply
June 30, 2011: Batman: The Brave and the Bold is officially done, Ben Jones tweets "last episode is in the can." Ben Jones Tweet
July 1, 2011: Reruns of "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" and "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" will air on Sunday, July 24th from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. WF Article
July 22, 2011: Reruns return starting Friday, August 5th in the 6 to 6:30 pm slot with "Battle of the Superheroes!". WF Article
July 27, 2011: Rerun schedule for August 5th to September 2nd revealed. WF Article
July 30, 2011: Episode titles for final four confirmed: "Powerless!," "Crisis 22,300 Miles Above Earth!," "Four Star Spectacular!" and "Mitefall!". "Powerless!" has Batman teaming up with Captain Atom to face a dire threat and "Crisis 22,300 Miles Above Earth!" features a story inspired by the classic Justice League of America/Justice Society of America team-up stories published by DC Comics. "Four Star Spectacular!" and "Mitefall!" are not the final episodes produced but are being used to end the series. WF Article
August 7, 2011: Ben Jones confirms production order for final four episodes: 10 is "Powerless!", 11 is "Mitefall!", 12 is "Crisis 22,300 Miles Above the Earth!", and 13 is "Four Star Spectacular!". Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 8, 2011: Ben Jones confirms that storyboard artists for each section of "Four Star Spectacular!" came up with plot and dialogue on their own. Adam Van Wyk's section is loosely based on Weird War Tales #100. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 8, 2011: The brief nod to Green Arrow and Black Canary's relationship will be at the end of "Mitefall!". Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 8, 2011: The CGI-animated Batgirl scene in "Mitefall!" was from a short produced before Batman: The Brave and the Bold even started. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 8, 2011: Ben Jones confirms "Four Star Spectacular" went straight to storyboards without a script. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 8, 2011: The CGI-animated Batgirl scene in "Mitefall!" was produced a few years ago and repurposed for this show. Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 12, 2011: Ben Jones confirms Ambush Bug will be voiced by Henry Winkler in "Mitefall!". Ben Jones Formspring Reply
August 16, 2011: Warner Home Video has tentatively scheduled a new Batman: The Brave and The Bold home video title for release in the first quarter of 2012. WF Article
August 16, 2011: "Scorn of the Star Sapphire" is scheduled to air on Cartoon Network on September 16th at 6 P.M. Eastern Time. WF Article
August 22, 2011: Crew and episode details revealed for final four episodes. WF Article
August 26, 2011: "Time Out for Vengeance!" is scheduled for September 23rd and "Sword of the Atom!" for September 30th. Loglines included. WF Article
September 12, 2011: James Tucker reveals he storyboarded Wonder Woman teaser in "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!", why certain characters were used or not for the main story, and why an Earth-based Green Lantern story was done. WF Article
September 15, 2011: Interview with James Tucker. He talks about the themes of the series and season three, a story he wanted to tell, and more. MTV Geek! Article
September 22, 2011: Three clips and 36 images of "Time Out for Vengeance!" released. WF Article
September 26, 2011: James Tucker talks about creation of "Time Out for Vengeance!", some easter eggs, and more Steve Ditko characters he wanted to use if the show had more episodes. WF Article
September 27, 2011: Episode titles, airdates, and loglines for Episodes 60-62: "Triumvirate of Terror!," "Bold Beginnings!," and "Powerless!". Title and airdate for Episode 63 "Crisis 22,300 Miles Above Earth!" WF Article
September 29, 2011: James Tucker talks about "Sword of the Atom!", what went into the teaser, and the Atoms. WF Article
October 3, 2011: First look write-up on "Triumvirate of Terror!". TV Guide Article
October 5, 2011: Interview with Michael Jelenic. Jelenic reveals the last episode is "so inside there are jokes that only James [Tucker], Ben [Jones], and I will probably get." Sam Register, their boss and Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, at Warner Bros. Animation, will voice the network exec who cancels the show. Aquaman Shrine Interview
October 6, 2011: Three clips and 26 images released for "Triumvirate of Terror!". WF Article
October 7, 2011: James Tucker talks about "Triumvirate of Terror!". WF Article
October 14, 2011: James Tucker talks about "Bold Beginnings!". The script was partially adapted from a shelved Batman: The Animated Series direct to movie featuring Batman teaming up with Elongated Man, Green Arrow, and Zatanna. WF Article
October 21, 2011: James Tucker talks about "Powerless!", talks about Captain Atom, the JLI, and comments on the original League. WF Article
October 21, 2011: "Crisis 22,300 Miles Above Earth!" will now air on October 28th and "Four Star Spectacular!" on November 4th. WF Article
October 26, 2011: James Tucker talks about "Crisis 22,300 Miles Above Earth!". WF Article
October 28, 2011: "Four Star Spectacular" will air on November 4th and "Mitefall!" on November 18th. Loglines included. WF Article
November 4, 2011: James Tucker talks about "Four Star Spectacular!". WF Article
November 15, 2011: Interview with Ben Jones. WF Interview
November 16, 2011: Two clips and 30 images of "Mitefall!" have been released. WF Article
November 17, 2011: Interview with James Tucker; talks about the last day of production, viewer reception, his favorite episodes, favorite music, voice actors, Music Meister, Julie Newmar's second role that never was, Mitefall!, Shadow of the Bat!, villains or stories that never made it, legacy of the show, and speaks briefly about the upcoming Beware the Batman. WF Interview
November 18, 2011: Interview with Michael Jelenic; talks about the working with James Tucker, his favorite episodes, Mitefall!, stories that never made it, and transitioning to Thundercats. WF Interview
November 18, 2011: James Tucker discuss "Mitefall!" and offers his final thoughts on the series. WF Article
November 18, 2011: Ben Jones reveals Ambush Bug was not allowed for use for two seasons until Geoff Johns cleared him in time for season three. Ben Jones Tweet
November 23, 2011: James Tucker reacts to fan responses for "Mitefall!" and hopes for a DTV movie as a final sendoff. WF Article
November 29, 2011: December schedule released (all reruns). WF Article
November 30, 2011: The Season 2, Part 2 DVD will release on March 20th, 2012. It includes the rest of season two, including "The Mask of Matches Malone!" an episode still unaired in the United States of America. It will retail for $19.97 and include a free digital comic. WF Article
December 8, 2011: James Tucker discuss "The Mask of Matches Malone!". WF Article
December 9, 2011: New front and back art for Season 2, Part 2 DVD revealed. "Battle of the Superheroes!" is printed in place of "The Mask of the Matches Malone!" by mistake. The latter episode will be on the set. WF Article
January 16, 2012: Ben Jones interview: how he got into animation, researching for the show, characters he wanted to use but didn't (Shade the Changing Man and Animal Man), Aquaman, favorite characters, and the last episode. War Rocket Ajax Podcast (36:46-1:18:00)
March 14, 2012: The Season 3 DVD will release on June 19, 2012 for a MSRP of $19.97. It includes the last 12 episodes of the series, a digital comic, episodes in Ultraviolet digital copies, and a bonus episode, the unaired "The Mask of Matches Malone!". Front cover art included. WF Article
March 19, 2012: James Tucker talks about the remaining DVD sets and his hopes for future releases. WF Article
March 23, 2012: Ben Jones reflects on the MAD section of "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" Ben Jones Blog Entry
April 17, 2012: Updated cover art for the Season 3 DVD revealed. WF Article
June 18, 2012: James Tucker talks about the Season 3 DVD and its contents. WF Article
March 29, 2013: Art Lee posts various prop designs. Art Lee
April 21, 2013: James Tucker reveals Ramona in "Long Arm of the Law!" was based on Ramona Fradon who drew Plastic Man in comics and Brenda Starr a character Fradon also drew. James Tucker Tweet
May 13, 2013: James Tucker reveals "The Malicious Mr. Mind!" had "Meet The Marvels!" as its original title. James Tucker Tweet
June 23, 2013: Warner Archive will release Batman: The Brave and The Bold on Blu-Ray very soon. Gary Miereanu Tweet
July 5, 2013: Ad for Batman: The Brave and The Bold Complete Season One on Blu-Ray. TVShowsonDVD Article
July 16, 2013: James Tucker reveals FunHaus started out as an idea for Batman Beyond, a virtual reality Joker but Bruce Timm was set on Jokerz. For "Invasion of the Secret Santas!", Toyman was planned to be used but Superman characters were off limits so FunHaus was developed and used. James Tucker Tweet
August 8, 2013: James Tucker, Michael Jelenic and Ben Jones look back on Batman: The Brave and The Bold. CA Article
September 26, 2013: Batman: The Brave and The Bold The Complete Season One on Blu-Ray will release early November 2013. Front cover revealed. On October 11, at The Paley Center for Media in New York City (25 West 52nd Street) starting 7 pm, Warner Archive Collection and The Paley Center for Media, in conjunction with New York Comic Con, will hold a special screening and panel for Batman: The Brave and The Bold The Complete Season One on Blu-Ray. The panel includes Diedrich Bader, producer James Tucker, dialogue director Andrea Romano, Warner Archive podcasters Matt Patterson and DW Ferranti, and Moderator Gary Miereanu. Miereanu will have some unique prizes for audience members. WF Article
October 7, 2013: The Batman: The Brave and The Bold event at New York Comic Con will be on October 11th from 7 to 8:30 pm in The Paley Center for Media. John DiMaggio will be part of the panel with Diedrich Bader, James Tucker, Andrea Romano, Warner Archive podcasters Matt Patterson & DW Ferranti, and moderator Gary Miereanu. TZ Article
October 11, 2013: The Batman: The Brave and The Bold Complete Season One on a 2 disc Blu-ray will release on November 5, 2013 on wbshop.com for $24.95. Front cover also revealed. TVShowsonDVD Article
October 17, 2013: Transcript of red carpet Q&A at The Batman: The Brave and The Bold event at The Paley Center. CBR Article
February 5, 2014: A Batman: The Brave and The Bold Complete Season One DVD set will release on May 20, 2014 for $26.99 MSRP. WF Article
March 6, 2014: James Tucker posts early development pitch piece. James Tucker deviantArt
March 6, 2014: James Tucker posts Batmanga design he did with colors by Craig Cuqro and inks by Robert Lacko. James Tucker deviantArt
March 6, 2014: James Tucker posts key animation poses for the Joker from Lotto studios. James Tucker deviantArt
March 6, 2014: James Tucker posts Lex Luthor design alongside reference material that inspired him. Inks by Robert Lacko, color by Craig Cuquro with Christina Long. James Tucker deviantArt
March 6, 2014: James Tucker posts Batman line art from WB Animation mural. Inks by Tommy Tejeda. James Tucker deviantArt
March 11, 2014: James Tucker posts Batman concept art from October 21, 2005. James Tucker deviantArt
March 11, 2014: James Tucker posts rough pencil to color of "Day of the Dark Knight!" Batman costume. James Tucker deviantArt
March 11, 2014: James Tucker posts Batgirl design, noting he Yvonne Craig influence. James Tucker deviantArt
March 11, 2014: James Tucker posts Batwoman design. James Tucker deviantArt
March 12, 2014: Package art for Batman: The Brave and The Bold Complete Season One DVD set released. WF Article
March 13, 2014: James Tucker posts Wonder Woman design, noting its Lynda Carter/70's inspiration. James Tucker deviantArt
March 19, 2014: James Tucker posts Batman concept art from October 21, 2003. James Tucker deviantArt
May 9, 2014: Free Comic Book Day ad reveals Warner Archive is going to release Batman: The Brave and The Bold The Complete Season Two on Blu-Ray. TVShowsOnDVD Article
August 19, 2014: Batman: The Brave and The Bold season two will release on Blu-Ray on September 9, 2014. WAC Tweet
August 20, 2014: Warner Archive confirms the USA broadcast version of "The Mask of Matches Malone!" will be on the Batman: The Brave and The Bold season two Blu-Ray set. WAC Tweet
September 8, 2014: Press release for Batman: The Brave and The Bold Season Two will release on Blu-Ray. WF Article
February 6, 2016: James Tucker posts photo of a board with a season worth of possible storylines, some unused. James Tucker Tweet
April 20, 2016: James Tucker posts pitch art from 2007. James Tucker deviantArt
February 15, 2017: Warner Archive announces Batman: The Brave and The Bold Season 3 will release on Blu-ray in March. Warner Archive Collection Tweet
February 15, 2017: Warner Archive posts info, cover, and synopsis for Batman: The Brave and The Bold Season 3 Blu-ray. Warner Archive Collection Facebook
February 17, 2017: The Batman: The Brave and The Bold Season 3 Blu-ray releases on March 21 for $21.99. TVShowsonDVD Article
August 23, 2017: James Tucker wanted to adapt the death of Klik Klak but only got as far as doing an outline. James Tucker Tweet
November 19, 2017: Jim Krieg reveals original ending to "Mystery in Space!". Jim Krieg Tweet
April 7, 2018: J.M. DeMatteis confirms there was talk years ago of a Justice League International spin off series. J.M. DeMatteis Tweet
April 18, 2018: James Tucker posts Superman sheet. James Tucker Tweet
July 24, 2018: Had there been an episode starring the Titans, Golden Eagle and Betty Kane/Flamebird would have appeared. James Tucker Tweet
November 15, 2018: James Tucker looks back on the series. Bruce Timm passed on a new take on a tie in cartoon to The Dark Knight and recommended Tucker to Sam Register. Tucker tried adapting Jim Aparo's art style, had some other artists try then Register and Timm advised him just use the Dick Sprang inspired style. Tucker would have loved to done an update on '60s story with Copperhead where Wonder Woman and Batgirl fight over Batman, a Batman/Swamp Thing team up based on the '70s Wein/Wrightson story, and team-up that featured Atom, Green Arrow, Joker and Two-Face in the '70s. When Aquaman was being designed, Jelenic heard the voice of a former co-worker in his head when it came to Aquaman's dialogue and Tucker based Aquaman's design on Steve Reeves, a movie Hercules of the 1950s and 1960s. 13th Dimension Article
November 15, 2018: James Tucker looks back on his top 13 favorite episodes. 13th Dimension Article
March 28, 2019: The Ballad of Batman song was inspired by the Batman/Shame showdown in part two of "The Great Train Robbery" episode of Batman '66 and a sequence from Underdog. James Tucker Tweet
December 8, 2019: Retrospective with James Tucker, Michael Jelenic, Diedrich Bader, and John DiMaggio. Word Balloon Interview
June 24, 2020: Brianne Drouhard boarded the Zatanna cold open and up to Phantom Stranger and the Sceptre making a deal in "Chill of the Night!" Drouhard sat in on the voice record and Mark Hamill changed Sceptre's "I think" line under premise that Sceptre knew everything. Brianne Drouhard Tweet
January 27, 2021: Streams on HBO Max starting on February 1. ComicBook Article
June 2, 2021: James Tucker confirms it was intended for Sleez to be the villain of "Enter the Outsiders!" but couldn't and made an original character named Slug inspired by him. James Tucker Tweet
November 14, 2021: James Tucker looks back on his top 13 episodes. Red Tornado's son was based on his original design. The Batplane's wing span spinning and firing missiles in "Last Bat on Earth!" was a request from the toy company. Rubberneck's appearance in "Long Arm of the Law!" was born of a toy company request for a villain to use in a Batman-Plastic Man 2 pack. Tucker knew Plastic Man didn't have a big archenemy so he searched the Internet and found Rubberneck from one of Plastic Man's sporadic 80s appearances. The cold open of "The Long Arm of the Law!" was originally for "Mayhem of the Music Meister" but that ran long so the open was repurposed. When "The Mask of Matches Malone!" ran short, Tucker suggested a song and had an idea about Flash being too fast then Michael Jelenic wrote the song. Batwoman's name "Kathy Kane" could not be used because the powers that be were concerned children would confuse her for the more recent gay version of Batwoman which they thought wasn't kid-friendly so Tucker named her "Katrina Moldoff" in honor of Shelly Moldoff, the Silver Age Batman artist. "The Malicious Mr. Mind!" was originally titled "Meet the Marvels!" but it didn't fly with the powers that be 13th Dimension Article
Scooby-Doo! and Batman: The Brave and The Bold
October 30, 2017: A "Scooby Doo! and Batman: The Brave and The Bold" movie will release on January 9, 2018 on DVD and Digital. Trailer released. It is directed by Jake Castorena, Paul Giacoppo wrote the teleplay, which is based on a story by supervising producer James Tucker, Michael Jelenic is a producer, and Sam Register, Benjamin Melniker, and Michael Uslan are executive producers. The main cast includes Diedrich Bader as Batman, Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo and Fred, Grey Griffin as Daphne and Black Canary, Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, and Kate Micucci as Velma. The guest cast includes Jeff Bennett as Joker, Jeffrey Combs as The Question, John DiMaggio as Aquaman, Nika Futterman as Catwoman, Nicholas Guest as Martian Manhunter, John Michael Higgins as The Riddler, Tom Kenny as Penguin and Plastic Man, Kevin Michael Richardson as Detective Chimp, Tara Strong as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, and Fred Tatasciore as Harvey Bullock. Scarecrow, Ghost Clown, Spooky Space Kook, Gentleman Ghost, and Miner 49er also appear. IGN Article
October 30, 2017: Dynamic Music Partners reveal they are working on the movie. DMP Tweet
November 1, 2017: Press release posted, with synopsis included. WF Article
November 10, 2017: Back cover found. Runtime is listed at 75 minutes. Special feature will be vintage team up episodes "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper". Toon Zone post
December 27, 2017: There will be a screening on January 6, 2018 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Theater 1. Red carpet interviews start at 11 am. Screening starts at 12 pm. There will be a panel, autograph session, and more after. Diedrich Bader confirmed to attend. TZ Post
January 2, 2018: Now attending the screening are John DiMaggio (voice of Aquaman), Kate Micucci (voice of Velma Dinkley) and filmmakers Jake Castorena (director), James Tucker (supervising producer), Michael Jelenic (producer) and Paul Giacoppo (screenwriter). Two stills also released. TZ Post
January 8, 2017: Q&A with John DiMaggio from TCL Chinese Theater event. Fanbase Press YouTube
January 8, 2017: New clip and photos from TCL Chinese Theater event released. WF Article
January 9, 2017: Arkham Asylum clip released. Gary Miereanu Tweet
January 9, 2017: Black Canary disses Plastic Man clip released. CBR Article
January 9, 2017: Team up clip released. DC Comics Tweet
January 11, 2018: James Tucker's original pitch included cameos of Scooby-Doo villains but that was too close to another Scooby movie that was being made so the crew had to change it and those classic Scooby villains in the logline were omitted. James Tucker Tweet
August 30, 2018: Original opening thumbnails posted. Jake Castorena instagram
September 20, 2018: Board to final comparison posted of Aquaman, Batman, and Mystery Inc. Jake Castorena instagram
September 29, 2021: Scooby Doo! and Batman: The Brave and The Bold will air on Cartoon Network on October 17 at 9 am Eastern. Animation Magazine Article
November 22, 2022: There was a scene in "Knights of Tomorrow!" where Batman/Dick Grayson chased Penguin but it was cut for time and redundancy. James Tucker Tweet
