Series News
News on DC Universe Direct to Video Movies, DC Showcase Shorts, and DC Animated Series will be posted as well as information on new releases of past series. In most cases a link will accompany each headline back to the original article. News on the DCAU originates from animation and comic book related news sites, personal staff forums, blogs, or comic book conventions. Fans beware, in some cases, false news does get spread among the Internet.
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DC Universe News
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July 19, 2009: Adam Green is writing Aquaman: Hero of Atlantis this summer. It features Aquaman and Ocean Master versus the Kordax. It should be come out in 2011/2012. Fear Net Splash Chat
July 28, 2009: April Winchell started voice work on an animated Batman movie. Voiceactors Blog
January 19, 2010: Michael Jelenic has a few projects on the pipeline. Word Balloon - Michael Jelenic and James Tucker Interview
January 24, 2010: Dwayne McDuffie wrote two more DC Universe movies. One is being animated for a 2011 release and the other is still being written. Dwayne McDuffie Forum Post
February 18, 2010: One of Dwayne McDuffie's next scripts may be Superman-related. Toon Zone Forum Post
February 23, 2010: A Green Arrow origin story script by Tab Murphy was put on the back burner a couple years ago. Newsarama Article
March 22, 2010: In 2008, Lauren Montgomery pitched a movie adaptation for Batgirl: Year One but it was turned down. Blogspot Entry
April 25, 2010: A Green Lantern: First Flight sequel, Wonder Woman sequel, Hush, The Long Halloween, Aquaman: Hero of Atlantis, Teen Titans: Judas Contract, and Vampire Batman are pitches or stories that have been rejected or shelved the past few years. TMT Interview
June 28, 2010: The following titles were added to Warner Home Video's upcoming releases-Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, Batman: Year One and Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. WF Article
July 9, 2010: There will be a glimpse of the 2011 DC Universe Animated Original Movies slate after the Friday, July 23 8-10 pm screening of Batman: Under the Red Hood. SDCC Programming
July 24, 2010: A comic book story the staff wants to adapt may be divided into two movies. Titans Tower Article
July 26, 2010: Dwayne McDuffie is interested in writing an Aquaman script. SDCC DC Showcase mp3 Download
July 29, 2010: Warner refutes release dates of 2011 titles, none have been set as of yet. IGN Article
July 30, 2010: An R-rated movie is a hot and cold trend. There might be an announcement in the coming months. They have 2 scripts that must be rated R. Would love to adapt The Authority. When asked about a Vertigo movie, Bruce Timm replied "Maybe." Comic Hero News Q&A Video
Batman: Year One News
June 7, 2010: An unconfirmed adaptation of Batman: Year One will be directed by Sam Liu. CC Article
June 10, 2010: The unconfirmed release date of Batman: Year One will be on September 27, 2011. Batman on Film 6/10/10 Post
June 13, 2010: The unconfirmed adaptation of Batman: Year One will be co-directed by Sam Liu and Lauren Montgomery. CC Article
July 23, 2010: Batman: Year One is confirmed as a 2011 title during the SDCC 2010 DC Universe panel. Gotham Knights Article
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights News
March 13, 2010: An animated film adaptation of Geoff Johns "Sinestro Corps" storyline is possible but Johns remained coy about it. CBR ECCC Article
March 18, 2010: An unconfirmed Green Lantern animated project that tells the story of the origins of the Corps, including the first ring wielders, is being timed for a summer 2011 in coordination with the live action movie. CC Article
May 28, 2010: A Green Lantern movie is confirmed for a June 2011 release to coincide with the live-action movie. WF Article
June 28, 2010: The name of the movie appears to be Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. WF Article
July 23, 2010: Green Lantern: Emerald Knights is confirmed as a 2011 title and anthology during the SDCC 2010 DC Universe panel. Gotham Knights Article
July 24, 2010: Green Lantern: Emerald Knights will feature a different Green Lantern in each story. Titans Tower Article
July 28, 2010: The unconfirmed release date will be on June 7, 2011. Batman on Film 7/28/10 Post
All-Star Superman News
July 23, 2010: All-Star Superman will adapt the 10 issue Grant Morrison mini-series. Gotham Knights Article
July 26, 2010: All-Star Superman was written by Dwayne McDuffie and will release in Spring 2011. WF Article
July 28, 2010: The unconfirmed release date will be on February 22, 2011. Batman on Film 7/28/10 Post
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse News
July 27, 2009: One Direct to Video movie sequel is in development. TZ Article
January 31, 2010: Warner Bros.' German website lists a DVD movie, Superman/Batman: Journey to the Dark Side as a September release. WB Germany Release Table
May 27, 2010: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is the next movie after Batman: Under the Red Hood. It is set for release in Fall 2010. WF Article
June 14, 2010: Allegedly, Lauren Montgomery is director. BBFC Post
June 25, 2010: Cover art and release date of September 28, 2010 leaked. Superman Homepage Article
June 28, 2010: Summer Glau will voice Supergirl. First image revealed and it is of Supergirl. Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly will reprise their roles as Batman and Superman, respectively. TV Guide Article
June 29, 2010: Official press release reveals synopsis, 2 Disc Special Edition and Blu-Ray features, Ed Asner will reprise role of Granny Goodness, Andre Braugher will voice Darkseid, Tab Murphy wrote the script, and confirms Lauren Montgomery is the director. WF Article
July 1, 2010: The bonus episodes on the Blu-Ray are Little Girl Lost Part One and Two and Apokolips Now! Part One and Two. Blu-Ray.com Article
July 1, 2010: Trade ad released by Warner Home Video includes first images of Batman, Big Barda, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Darkseid. WF Article
July 6, 2010: The 2 Disc Bonus Episodes will be "Little Girl Lost" Parts 1-2 from Superman: The Animated Series. The Blu-Ray will also feature these and "Apokolips Now!" Part One and Two. WF Article
July 9, 2010: A first look will be shown after the Friday, July 23 8-10 pm screening of Batman: Under the Red Hood. SDCC Programming
August 3, 2010: Susan Eisenberg will reprise the role of Wonder Woman. WF Article
August 26, 2010: Official Ed Asner Interview. WF Article
September 1, 2010: The movie will be screened on September 21st at the Paley Center in Los Angeles. Media interviews start at 5:30 pm and the movie starts at 7 pm. Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Tab Murphy, Andrea Romano, and more will be at a post screening panel. On September 23rd, it will be screened at the Paley Center in New York. Media Interviews at 5 pm and the movie starts at 6 pm. Panel discussion will include Kevin Conroy, Andrea Romano, and more. Limited free tickets can be obtained at SupermanBatmanLA@gmail.com and SupermanBatmanNY@gmail.com. WF Article
DC Showcase News
July 8, 2009: Animated Shorts to accompany DCU Movies starting First Half 2010. WF Article
May 11, 2010: Joaquim Dos Santos will direct all Showcase shorts with Executive Producer Bruce Timm also playing a heavy role in future animated shorts. WF Article
July 10, 2010: On Saturday, July 24, there will be a panel with Executive producer Bruce Timm, Jonah Hex voice Thomas Jane, producer Alan Burnett, writer Joe Lansdale, and writer/producer Greg Weisman at 3-4 pm in Room 7AB. SDCC Programming
July 10, 2010: On Saturday, July 24, a peek at three never-before-seen shorts will be presented at 3-4 pm in Room 7AB. SDCC Programming
July 26, 2010: A villain may get a Showcase short. DC Showcase Panel mp3 Download
July 30, 2010: 3 new scripts are in the works and a 4th is being planned, that feature new characters, for a possible second round of DC Showcase shorts. Comic Hero News Q&A Video
DC Showcase Delivery/Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam News
September 9, 2009: Warner Home Video has recently issued the title DC Universe: Showcase, for both DVD and Blu-ray release.WF Article
July 10, 2010: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam will be the 22 minute anchor of an upcoming DC Showcase compilation DVD. CC Article
July 24, 2010: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam is an exclusive to the DVD, was written by Michael Jelenic, Shazam will be voiced by James Garner, and Jerry O' Connell will reprise the role of Captain Marvel. Newsarama Article
July 26, 2010: The compilation DVD, DC Showcase Delivery, will come out on November 9, 2010, Superman is voiced by George Newbern, and Black Adam is voiced by Arnold Vosloo. DC Showcase Panel mp3 Download
July 30, 2010: The compilation DVD will include extended cuts of previous shorts. Comic Hero News Q&A Video
August 5, 2010: The Special Edition Blu-Ray is $29.99 and single disc DVD is $19.98 MSRP, synopsis, two images, and bonus content revealed in press release. WF Article
August 9, 2010: DVD and Blu-Ray artwork revealed. WF Article
August 10, 2010: First image of Superman revealed in online trade ad. 3 extended shorts will be 10-12 minutes long. WF Article
August 10, 2010: Although there was a misunderstanding in an early draft, there will be no fight between Superman and Captain Marvel. The story will focus on if Billy Batson will be like Superman, his ideal, or like Black Adam, after all that Batson suffers. Earth's Mightiest: Joaquim Dos Santos Q&A
September 2, 2010: DVD and Blu-Ray back cover art revealed. WF Article
Green Arrow News
December 2, 2009: Greg Weisman has been approached. Station 8 Gargoyles "Ask Greg"
February 9, 2010: Green Arrow will be the third Showcase short. The first three will be the same length but the fourth will be 22 minutes. CC Video Article
March 21, 2010: Green Arrow will be written by Greg Weisman. It will be full of action and guest star another DC hero. CC Article
June 8, 2010: Green Arrow will be voiced by Neil McDonough. CC Article
June 29, 2010: Official press release reveals synopsis, Merlyn the Magnificent and League of Assassins will be the villains, Malcolm McDowell will voice a character, Black Canary will guest star, and Merlyn's target will be the Princess of Vlatava. WF Article
July 10, 2010: On Saturday, July 24, there will be an advance look at 3-4 pm in Room 7AB. SDCC Programming
July 26, 2010: Merlyn the Magnificent will be voiced by Malcolm McDowell and count on arrows of the regular variety. DC Showcase Panel mp3 Download
July 30, 2010: Black Canary is voiced by Grey DeLisle and Steve Blum and Ariel Winter are also part of the voice cast. Green Arrow fights two of his toughest rogues. Comic Hero News Q&A Video
August 9, 2010: Count Vertigo will appear. WF Article
DC Animated Series News
August 18, 2010: Batman Beyond: The Complete Series will release on November 23rd for an MSRP of $99.98. It will feature three new features and the Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics documentary. WF Article
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July 24, 2010: The series will be helmed by James Tucker, in CGI, and radically different in tone compared to Batman: The Brave and The Bold. The Batman Universe Video Interview
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
January 24, 2010: A new series called Green Lantern Corps is in development. It is in CG, features Hal Jordan, helmed by Bruce Timm, and is slated for Fourth Quarter 2011. AFI Thread Page 2 and 4
March 13, 2010: Geoff Johns says there maybe a Green Lantern animated series, it has a good chance. CBR ECCC Article
March 19, 2010: The Green Lantern Corps series might have a 26 episode order from Cartoon Network but is unconfirmed. WF Article
May 27, 2010: Green Lantern: The Animated Series is confirmed to be in production for Cartoon Network for the 2011-2012 season. WF Article
May 28, 2010: Green Lantern: The Animated Series will debut in November 2011 and will be CG animated. WF Article
July 22, 2010: The series will have "the whole Corps and a lot of other familiar faces," according to Geoff Johns. CBR Article
July 25, 2010: During the Green Lantern: Emerald Empire panel, it is revealed the series will have "a lot of characters we've seen in the comics as of late" and "Bruce Timm designed a lot of them." SDCC Panel mp3 15.16 minute mark
August 9, 2010: Jim Krieg is the Story Editor. The series will focus on Hal Jordan, Kilowog, and a Red Lantern. The series will not be canon with the upcoming live-action movie. CC Article
Young Justice
November 20, 2009: Tequan Richmond read for the part of Aqualad on Young Justice. Tequan Richmond's Twitter Account
January 24, 2010: A new series called Young Justice is in development. It stars Nightwing, Superboy (Connor Kent), Arrowette, Impulse, Aqualad, and Martian Girl (Miss Martian). AFI Thread Page 2
January 27, 2010: Stephanie Lemelin blogs she was cast as the voice of Arrowette in Young Justice League and unspecified supporting characters. She also reveals an image of Arrowette. Stephanie Lemelin's Blog
February 18, 2010: Young Justice is in the pipeline and another series is, too, but not greelit. TAG Blog
April 21, 2010: Young Justice announced at CN Upfront. It's first season will have 26 episodes, Sam Register is Executive Producer, and the Producers are Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman. Characters named are Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian, and Artemis. WF Article
April 26, 2010: Phil LaMarr has done voicework on the series. Realm Cast Post
May 20, 2010: Marina Sirtis will voice Queen Bee, a recurring super villain. Motor City Comic Con Q&A Video
June 15, 2010: The new Aqualad, Jackson Hyde, will debut in the Brightest Day comic book. Geoff Johns reveals some details about him. The Source Blog
June 29, 2010: At the San Diego Comic Con, on Friday, July 13, at 10:30 to 11:30 am, a world-premiere trailer of Young Justice will be shown. TV Overmind Article
July 21, 2010: Rob Lowe will voice Captain Marvel, an important recurring role. TV Guide Article
July 22, 2010: Will be set in the present, a young DC Universe. Superman been around for 10 years, Robin for 4 years. Justice League will be 16 members and base is Hall of Justice. Zatara, Captain Atom, Black Canary, John Stewart, Captain Marvel, Red Tornado, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Hal Jordan, Flash, Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, and Speedy/Red Arrow will appear. Redbird cycle will appear. Heroes will have civilian appearances. Not everyone is going to survive. Possible others like Mary Marvel, Wonder Girl, and Aqualad/Tempest will appear. WB SDCC Preview Video
July 23, 2010: Batman is voiced by Bruce Greenwood, Aquaman by Phil LaMarr, Green Arrow by Alan Tudyk, Robin/Dick Grayson by Jesse McCartney, Kid Flash/Wally West by Jason Spizak, Aqualad by Khary Payton, Superboy/Connor Kent by Nolan North, and Miss Martian by Danica McKellar. Black Manta is Aqualad's father. Captain Cold, Ice, and Icicle will appear. Young Justice will act as an undercover unit in the Justice League to combat increasingly efficient supervillains as the Justice League's high profile prevents them from stopping more and more criminals. Takes place in Earth-16. UGO Article
July 24, 2010: Robin is 13 years old but has the most experience and been a hero since age 9. Aqualad is 16 years old and the leader. Kid Flash is 15 years old and not as fast as the Flash. Superboy is 16 weeks old, will take on the name Connor Kent, and is a new interpretation. Miss Martian is 16 in Earth years, 48 in Martian, and is the niece of Martian Manhunter. DC Podcast
July 25, 2010: Peter David will write several episodes including the first and it involves Secret. Peter David Blog Entry
July 27, 2010: There will be Batman villains like Mr. Freeze and other characters from that corner of DC, obscure characters, Batman will be in some action, no firm air date yet, and Robin will the team's strategist, brain, hacker. The Batman Universe Video Q&A
July 29, 2010: The supervillains are getting organized and influence the creation of Young Justice. Comic Hero News Article
July 30, 2010: Weisman and Vietti wrote out a list of 50-60 teen heroes then sifted through them to compile the core 6. The tone of the season is secrets and lies. We'll start off with four teen heroes but one won't join Young Justice. We won't see the core 6 together until Episode 6. A 7th regular will be added halfway into the season. An 8th regular will join at the end of the season. The Justice League is only 3-4 years old. Comic Hero News Q&A Video
July 30, 2010: The series premiere is slated for November. Ask Greg Weisman 7/30/10 Reply
August 2, 2010: Kelly Hu did a voice on the show. Buzz Focus Kelly Hu Video Q&A
August 4, 2010: Greg Weisman has a "small, fun voice role." 123 Films! 8/4/10 Radio Interview
August 6, 2010: The producers have complete access to DC characters. Expect the storytelling format to be similar to "Gargoyles" and "Spectacular Spider-Man," stand-alone episodes yet arcs that culminate at certain points. The pilot will be two parts and the season will end with a bang. CBR Article
August 6, 2010: Some characters that don't appear in season one will be in season two, if there is a renewal, because of creative decisions not external restrictions. Ask Greg Reply
August 6, 2010: Greg Weisman is also Story Editor. He wrote four episodes already and maybe two more. Ask Greg Reply
August 7, 2010: Stephanie Lemelin comments that Artemis has a "lot of sass." Stephanie Lemelin's Blog
August 16, 2010: Red Tornado will have a mentor role like in the Young Justice comics. Ask Greg Reply
August 16, 2010: Expect more Young Justice and Teen Titans characters to appear. Ask Greg Reply
August 17, 2010: Among the list of Raven, Zatanna, Starfire, Wonder Girl, Harley Quinn, or Joker; some of these characters will appear in season one. Ask Greg Reply
August 18, 2010: Some voice actors that worked on Spectacular Spider-Man will be working on Young Justice. Ask Greg Reply
August 19, 2010: In development since March 2009. Greenlit in October 2009. Sam Register wanted a show, something with Justice League or the young characters or something like that. Register threw out Young Justice title. Superman been around for 10 years and Batman for 9 years. When they're training together or hanging out, there will be moments of levity, because they're teenagers. Also trying to show a complete picture of their lives..their home lives, their school lives. Superboy's biological donors will be explored on the show. There will be an interesting way into how Aqualad becomes leader of the Young Justice. Batman and Red Tornado have really big roles on an ongoing basis. Superman, Martian Manhunter, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Aquaman, and Flash have large roles. Others have lesser roles. Captain Marvel has a big role Nolan North voices Superman, too. Mission Impossible set up to the show. Comic Book Movie Interview
August 23, 2010: By episode 16, 135 existing characters from the DCU will have appeared. Ask Greg Rambling
September 1, 2010: Ice was not in any clips shown at Comic-Con or elsewhere. Ask Greg Reply
September 3, 2010: 17 scripts are complete, Post-Production begins later on in September, there are 147 name characters from the DC Universe by Episode 17, each script is an average of 33 pages and 235 lines, voice recording is complete on the first 13 episodes, partially recorded on episodes 14-16, episode 17 recording will be on September 7th, 47 actors have been used as of Episode 13, Episode 18's script is being written, Episodes 19-22 are in outline, Episodes 23-24 are in beat outline, Episodes 25-26 are approved premises, and the staff has 7 writers: Staff Writers Greg Weisman and Kevin Hopps, Freelancers Andrew Robinson, Nicole Dubuc, Jon Weisman, Tom Pugsley, and Peter David, and Brandon Vietti also is involved. Ask Greg Rambling
The Brave and the Bold Season 2 News
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: 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
September 17, 2009: Henry Rollins will voice Robotman. CC Article
October 12, 2009: Vanessa Marshall will voice Poison Ivy. Talk Geek Radio Interview
October 28, 2009: Two more songs will appear in season two. Newsarama 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 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
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 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
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 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 14, 2010: J.M. DeMatteis is writing two Justice League International episodes for season three. iFanboy Interview
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 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
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, Batman will team-up with Superman and Wonder Woman all together and individually, and staff hoping to do a Superfriends homage. 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
