New DC Cartoon The Brave and the Bold

[GK Punk]

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=115

Should be (SHOULD BE) A great show.


Batman isn't going at it alone this time! From Warner Bros. Animation comes the latest interpretation of the Batman franchise. Our caped crusader is teamed up with heroes from across the DC Universe, delivering nonstop action and adventures with a touch of comic relief. Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and countless others will get a chance to uphold justice alongside Batman. Though still based in Gotham, Batman will frequently find himself outside city limits, facing situations that are both unfamiliar and exhilarating. With formidable foes around every corner, Batman will still rely on his stealth, resourcefulness and limitless supply of cool gadgets to bring justice home.

[The Terror of Death]

I wish they would go for a more modern approach with the designs. But as long as the story is good I wont complain. And 26 episodes is alwayys plus for me.

[ZariusTwo]

Nobody messes with Adam We!

[Raph's Girl]

I just hope they cast some good folk to voice the characters.

And after looking at the first images.... looks like Blue Beatle will be in this...and Green Arrow looks weird without the Goatee.

[Hero]

I hope The Batman will continue as well.

===HERO

[Raph's Girl]

I hope The Batman will continue as well.

===HERO
It won't... the series ended for good last month. Batman: Brave and the Bold is the replacement series.

[Hero]

That really is a shame.

===HERO

[Drtooth]

I'll say I'm shocked they redesigned them. After all those Batman/JLA crossovers in the last season of The Batman, it would have seemed natural to continue those designs... Of course, I never really cared for that style they used, that Jackie Chan Adventures blocky angular style stuff.

Being only on CN confirms my suspicions 4Kids ain't gonna even try to keep Kid's WB's shows at all.

[GK Punk]

I kinda wish it wasn't Jamie as Blue Beetle. The really old school Green Arrow is pretty awesome though.

[Raph's Girl]

I kinda wish it wasn't Jamie as Blue Beetle. The really old school Green Arrow is pretty awesome though.

Yeah...that doesn't make any sense. Pre-Crisis Green Arrow with the current Blue Beatle??? WTF? They need the Ted Kord one so there could be an ep where Batman teams up with Blue Beetle and Booster Gold.

[GK Punk]

I absolutely agree. Blue and Gold for the ultimate in win.

[Jon]

Being only on CN confirms my suspicions 4Kids ain't gonna even try to keep Kid's WB's shows at all.


And how exactly does it "confirm" that? Afterall, Warner has been alternating shows between the 2 stations.

[ZariusTwo]

Yeah...that doesn't make any sense. Pre-Crisis Green Arrow with the current Blue Beatle??? WTF? They need the Ted Kord one so there could be an ep where Batman teams up with Blue Beetle and Booster Gold.

The current Beetle is awesome. Kord fans are typically protective of "their" Beetle, but he's back in the comics now. I'm sure theyll eventually have an episode about him and Booster meeting Jamie

[DrSpengler]

Isn't Ted "off-limits" to television animation or something? I recall Timm and co not having access to him during JLU. Perhaps the same problem is still in effect, hence their use of Jamie.

[Raph's Girl]

Isn't Ted "off-limits" to television animation or something? I recall Timm and co not having access to him during JLU. Perhaps the same problem is still in effect, hence their use of Jamie.

So there's a restriction on Ted Kord??? Well um... maybe they could use Dan Garrett then... I don't like Jamie...

[Drtooth]

And how exactly does it "confirm" that? Afterall, Warner has been alternating shows between the 2 stations.

That and the fact the Kid's WB produced Warner Bros. animation shows have all been cancelled this year. They may keep Spiderman, and a couple of the outside produced series, but I feel we'l just get shows they can make money off of, meaning ones they produce. But if they do plan to keep some of Kid's WB shows, I really hope Skunk Fu isn't one of them.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I haven't watched an animated series since TMNT 2003 jumped the shark, but if this doesn't suck as much as The Batman did, I'll give it a glance.

[Jon]

I haven't watched an animated series since TMNT 2003 jumped the shark, but if this doesn't suck as much as The Batman did, I'll give it a glance.


Oh well, that's actually too bad (you deprived yourself of cartoons just based on that).
As there have been (snd still are) some pretty good ones (even The Batman has been).

[ToTheNines]

I haven't watched an animated series since TMNT 2003 jumped the shark, but if this doesn't suck as much as The Batman did, I'll give it a glance.

Out of curiosity, when would you say that was?

[poiuytre]

The Green Arrow looks so kooky without the goatee. I don't care much for the style, but it doesn't sound that bad.

[Peanut]

Out of curiosity, when would you say that was?

The second season? lol

[ToTheNines]

The second season? lol

Season 2 wasn't as good as the first, but I still liked it. I quit watching it religiously during the 3rd season, but I'd check it out from time to time. The cliffhanger ending of season 4, the new movie, and me finally getting into the comic books rekindled my TMNT interest and now I never miss an episode.

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/09/index.htm

Diedrich Bader is providing the voice of Batman in Cartoon Network's Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series, The Continuum has learned.

Cartoon Network has yet to confirm Bader's casting. Recording for the series -- announced last week -- started more than a month ago.

Bader, 41, is probably best known as Oswald from a nine-year run on The Drew Carey Show. He recently starred in the No. 1 film Meet the Spartans.

Bader's many animation credits include Zee in the Batman Beyond spin-off, The Zeta Project, and more recently as Shadow Thief in The Batman.

WTF?! Are they out of their bloody minds?! No...just....no... He doesn't have the right voice for Batman let alone Bruce Wayne!! He's got too much of a whiney voice! ARGH!!! :ohwell:

[Drtooth]

Diedrich Bader is providing the voice of Batman in Cartoon Network's Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series, The Continuum has learned.


WOWSERS! Talk about going in a different direction. I would have bet on whoever voiced him this time around, continuity of the Batman or not. Seems he'd be perfect for a number of people other than Batman (and I don't mean think about his character in The Drew Carey Show).

If they get Ryan Styles to play Robin, however.....

[ZariusTwo]

http://drawman.blogspot.com/

It seems that the last few posts I have posted on the blog in regards to the situation of the comic biz and the Babymen has hit a cord with many, many of my fellow comic fan and professional as well. I guess these are thoughts and feelings I have been dealing with and stirring around in my head, steering around as well as a professional. As a kid the batman show was such a big event, everybody was so excited to watch it every week, both my brother Dave and I were just fixed on it and the other Irwin Allen shows. It seemd to be a cool thing, popular and we didn't take it as being silly or feel they were getting the essence of the character wrong, and ok, I was like 7-8 years old. But those shows fuled my playtime as well and Dave and I had plenty of action figure including the Captain Action withe the Batman disguise, Corgi batmobiles, etc.That's what this new Batman Brave and the Bold is supposed to be, the same thing I'm sure the network and toy producers want.


If you are 30 years old and angry that some cartoon on TV isn't getting the character right because it's aimed at kids, designed for kids---then you have a serious ****ing problem, and the cartoon is the least of it! The good stuff, the good cartoons, stuff Timm and Crew did can be enjoyed by a kid, or even adults, and that's great. But we have Adult Swim and shows like Venture Brothers where the whole thing is to aim at us adults using the familaiar icons of the past. That's part of the joke. And you caan have the draker edge in the batman films, but I still think if you go too far you eventually weaken the concept , corrupt it and then you loose the heart. you also make it seems like eveything else...

The recent passing of Charlton Heston also fits and flows into this all as well. Heston was really to my mind the prototype-action hero we have today like Arnold, or had I should say, the current crop of soft, pretty featured Hollywood leading men being more like girls standing in wet panties compared to Heston. It might be a byproduct of getting older to look back and think things were 'so much better back then." But in many cases or at least in comic and film I think they were, sure there was a lot of crap, but there is a lot more of everything now and a higher percentage of it is crap, and very expensive crap. Sure Soilent Green is a fun, kinda' cheesy movie, like Planet of the Apes. Like Kamandi was. Fun. A fun comic for a 10 year old kid like me who also happened to like Soilent Green and West World. But if you took those concepts today, that idea and try and sell it to the Babymen crowd, forget it. It can't be fun, nope, all one note, retread, grim gritty. You have to take Soilent green and show the people being turned into food in as gross and ghastly as possible, you leave so little to the audiences imagination...no participation.

I have read things like One Piece and Narrutto and Death Note and they, the Japanese are doing with the medium of comics what we used to do as an industry and don't now. they make stories that appeal to different levels of maturity and for people who like different genres as well. Hell, just for different people period! At one time it was pretty standard here. You had Kirby who appealed to a kid, then maybe Neal Adams who appealed to the older reader, and then you could even step up, Dr. Strange, Warren mags or even undergrounds like Zap, Slow Death, etc. You has Mary Worth, Blondie, Eek and Meek, Steve Canyon, Dick Tracy, B.C., Peanuts all on one page and nobody seemd to get outraged or upset at one being silly and one being "real". people just read them and accepted them all in the 'world of cartoons". That day with strips is sadly gone too as we all have been reading about the steady decline of the American newspaper. And more people read strips than ever read comic books and adults bought the papers and the material was aimed at them, kids also loved the stuff too, but the direct market is so anti that idea.

The equivalent of those books from the pre-direct market today struggle to sell 1500-10,000 copies, I know, I've worked on many and have friends like Rick Remender who does too, and works hard at it.

There is also a pretentiousness today in comics that there wasn't back in the 60's, 70's and 80's that is very apparent today in comics. It's ironic I think, that while I feel the comic biz is in some respects in it's worst state in many regards as a profession, ( no effective raise in page rate since the mid 90's) and as a biz, comics have never been more "in the news", more accepted, more popular. So, why is there this disconnect between the popularity of comics as a medium, being adapted into films, TV, graphic novels coming into their own, being actively purchased by librarians and librarys all over, appreciated by popular and learned minds, read the world over by millions in strips, manga, etc., yet the average comic shop, the Walled City of Babymania is like some ghastly blighted backwater full of the mentally, socially "tarded" and most importantly, business wise the village of the damed!

Dammed if you can find anything much beyond the offerings of the top tier of the Big Two-Three publishers in the average strip mall comic shop. Dammed if you can find any manga, any humor books, dammed if you can find the owner who's interested in selling more comics, growing his business.

If these guys owned a supermarket they wouldn't stock Milk, or Eggs or anything but the three types of food they liked, forget having a selection, forget advertising, forget inventory, tracking sales, etc.
In this set-up, how can the business have a hope of surviving long term? The fact is there are a few good retailers out there, and we know them all. it's about 300-400 shops tops. They order well, order a variety, have a good staff, have a store that people would feel good going into if they were a teen, a kid, dare I say...a girl or a woman. Those shops order the Indy book, the alternative books, stock manga, put it in the front, have books for a wide audience, like a regular book store. But there are not enough of these shops to offset the negative or bad shops and that's why all the indy cartoons make little or no money, why you don't have more Bones, or Stranger in paradise, etc. that's because there is not enough good shops to support an artist or writer making this type of book. The retailers just won't ****ing support you, even if they could sell your book in some cases. They don't care, they don't want your business. Nobody seems to be really talking about this stuff, about the real 8 million pound gorilla flinging **** in the room. Without growth, and continued attrition at what point does the tip point, shark jump, Kirk beam up for the last time? I know some people will read this and say i am the angry guy holding the sign saying the end is near...and first I am not really angry, more resigned, and also I think just saying how things really look in maybe a more realistic way than many people in comics do. I thinks it's partly because of the mindset of being insulated from reality, comics is very insular, and the fantasy that we will be saved.That soething or that Superman will somehow save us. And why aren't more people with a lot more at stake in this game than I have feeling the same way, and more importantly talking about it?

I don't see hundreds of new shops opening or hundreds of new faces in the cons or in the shops. It's the same dam people.

last year something happened. I didn't go to the comic shop for 8 months, the longest time I have gone without buying or looking at a single new comic book since I stared buying them as a kid and certainly the longest run as a pro of not venturing into a shop. And guess what---I missed nothing. Same grim heroes "posing". Sure, there are some swell comics out there and I picked up a reprint of Scalped my fave current comic, and the Gorlon Parlov Punisher comics and a few hex comics by Brenet I missed, some few Hellboy's and Hellboy related stuff like the Abe Sapien comic, Umbrella Academy, an Ashely Wood comic, but dame the mainstream Marvel, DC stuff just seems so unappealing. I just look at stuff and put it back and wonder how anyone but the hard core 50k fans will even want to buy this stuff? I did see other stuff I liked but frankly now I wait for trades, I just have too much crap I need to get rid of as it and then i have these piles of comics sliding around now and it's a mess and a hassle.

Nobody that know of has posted any numbers on how many comic fans we have left. And by this I mean direct market fans? I say it's 150K tops since the average books sells what-- well under 50K now and the top books sell 100k or so. I figure if the top book sells 150k, that means the fact is there must be 15-20k of those issues bagged as extra copies, as store stock, etc., because these guys still think this **** will be worth something. From the numbers I see posted on the Beat and elsewhere and from my own info from fellow pros and people in the trenches the numbers today suck sliced donkey meat! I think the average cartoonist today, especially the new guys and gals coming up might seriously do better to put ether work up on-line in color for free to build a readership and not waste the thousands of dollars to try and sail that boat in the stagnate, hostile direct market. More about that in my next post.

Pay attention: This man speaks the truth, and is likely kicking your Grandparents in the sides because he doesnt want YOU acting like them at the age of twenty-nine.

[Drtooth]

If you are 30 years old and angry that some cartoon on TV isn't getting the character right because it's aimed at kids, designed for kids---then you have a serious ****ing problem, and the cartoon is the least of it! The good stuff, the good cartoons, stuff Timm and Crew did can be enjoyed by a kid, or even adults, and that's great. But we have Adult Swim and shows like Venture Brothers where the whole thing is to aim at us adults using the familaiar icons of the past. That's part of the joke. And you caan have the draker edge in the batman films, but I still think if you go too far you eventually weaken the concept , corrupt it and then you loose the heart. you also make it seems like eveything else...

Heh. I can attest to that. Problem is, Warners seems to be focussing almost exclusively on DC comics at this point. And Scooby Doo. Honestly, it's hard to tell if they're trying to please kids or please adults with some of these shows. The only things they really wanted to created that would appeal to the oldest demographic they have are those DTV's.

[gobo]

Diedrich Bader? XD This'll be interesting... ^_^

[Raph's Girl]

Welp... It's confirmed. World's Finest got a confirmation that Deidrich Bader is indeed voicing Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Also confirmed is the release date for the series.... March 2009. ARGH!! :o So much for it premiering this fall. :ohwell:

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=123

[Raph's Girl]

New pics are up!

The new ones feature Red Tornado and Plastic Man. Im not so sure about Red Tornado's look in this. :/

http://legionsofgotham.proboards70.com/index.cgi?board=dcanimated&action=display&thread=5265&page=1

[Drtooth]

New pics are up!

The new ones feature Red Tornado and Plastic Man. Im not so sure about Red Tornado's look in this. :/

http://legionsofgotham.proboards70.com/index.cgi?board=dcanimated&action=display&thread=5265&page=1

Should be interesting. After all, they were trying to get Plastic Man into another series for quite some time. Really disappointed that the one based on the Kyle Baker (I got that right, right?) comics was just an unsold pilot.

And then Warners had the audacity to come up with Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Copyright Infringement.

[ZariusTwo]

We're Animaniacs...

[KROW]

I think Bader's got a good voice for Batman, especially since Bats is donning those retro threads.

[Spike Spiegel]

KROW, you're BACK!!! Your avatar is interesting...

I wish this show was coming out sooner, too.

[KROW]

KROW, you're BACK!!! Your avatar is interesting...

Rejoice! :P It's Ace Rimmer, baddest bloke to cruise the infinite dimensions.


I just saw that link with Plastic Man (missed it earlier :goofygri: ). I gotta say, I like that. I would never expect a duo of such imbalance, even after reading "The Dark Knight Strikes Again."

[Drtooth]

I just saw that link with Plastic Man (missed it earlier :goofygri: ). I gotta say, I like that. I would never expect a duo of such imbalance, even after reading "The Dark Knight Strikes Again."


Something tells me he won't be as wacky as you'd expect. But then again, we know nothing of the tone of this show. It could be a lot more playful than previous DC cartoons (except Teen Titans, which was very playful, especially at the beginning).

[Raph's Girl]

Casting news:

Tom Kenny - Plastic Man
John DiMaggio - Aquaman

Perfect casting!! :D

[DrSpengler]

Casting news:

Tom Kenny - Plastic Man
John DiMaggio - Aquaman

Perfect casting!! :D

Kenny voiced Plastic Man in the pilot for a Plastic Man series that never got picked up. I thought he did a great job.

DiMaggio, though...I just can't see him as Aquaman.

[ToTheNines]

John DiMaggio - Aquaman

Perfect casting!! :D

That can't be right...

[Drtooth]

Kenny voiced Plastic Man in the pilot for a Plastic Man series that never got picked up. I thought he did a great job.

DiMaggio, though...I just can't see him as Aquaman.

I was just about to say the same thing, actually. It's really funny that they have one reused voice actor. But then does it count if the pilot wasn't picked up? I wish this series would be a springboard for that series to pop up. I was pretty disappointed by the Plastic Man episodes that popped up on youtube.

[Raph's Girl]

A new image! Aquaman and Batman vs Black Manta!

(image is HUGE)

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/bravebold/media/gallery/aquaman.jpg

Casting news!

Billy West and Tom Everett Scott will be reprising their roles as Skeets (Billy) and Booster Gold (Tom) from JLU!.

[Raph's Girl]

First footage of the series is now up...straight from San Diego Comic Con!

Ok Im impressed.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0807/25/batsizzle.htm

[Drtooth]

It looks... well... interresting. Oswald's batman voice sounds more like a parody of itself than it should.

[ZariusTwo]

Looks great

[Spitfire]

God could that take any longer to load? I got sick of waiting and watched about half of it.

Looks like a kids show to me. Not sure why they went with the goofy style Batman. The music playing in the background reminded me more of "The Tick" then Batman.

So is this a Justice League show or what?

[Raph's Girl]

So is this a Justice League show or what?

It's not a Justice League show. It's just Batman doing a team up with 1 or 2 heroes each week. Jaime isn't even a member of any of the teams even tho he's currently hanging out with the Titans.

[ZariusTwo]

Looks like a kids show to me.

Which about every Batman cartoon is...

Not sure why they went with the goofy style Batman.

Because they obviously have gotten sick of pandering to the pedantic "dark and brooding" approach and want to honour great talent like Sprang and Kirby and the Silver Age a little more consistently.

The music playing in the background reminded me more of "The Tick" then Batman.

Maybe that'll be the draw it needs for audiences less versed in the Silver Age concept, we have The Tick on DVD already, and the Blue Beetle there using is the latest one..it makes one wonder whose show this will be, I think Plastic Man and Beetle would fit the show much more as the protaganists than having Batman as your straight man to the comedians.

So is this a Justice League show or what?

It's based on the classic "Brave and The Bold" comic which usually featured two or three heroes teaming up for certain issues.

[ToTheNines]

This looks like it'll be a fun show, plus the animation is really nice.

[Drtooth]

Because they obviously have gotten sick of pandering to the pedantic "dark and brooding" approach and want to honour great talent like Sprang and Kirby and the Silver Age a little more consistently.

And you know what? I'm loving that idea. I mean, the cartoon is NOT going to tie in with Batman Begins/Dark Knight... much like the last one did. Even Batman TAS was a loose tie in with the Tim Burton movies. It seems like a refreshing angle to go back to its comic book routes. I LOVE the designs, especially with th backgrounds.

I just hope it's much better than that Filmation series... Saw the Pieman one on Youtube and almost busted a gut laughing at it.

[ToTheNines]

And you know what? I'm loving that idea. I mean, the cartoon is NOT going to tie in with Batman Begins/Dark Knight... much like the last one did.

I wouldn't say "much", the only villain from Nolan's movies to be in The Batman was their weak version of the Joker. I honestly don't see how that show got past the second season without using Two-Face, Ra's or Scarecrow... they're all top 5 Bat-villains.

[GK Punk]

Billy West and Tom Everett Scott will be reprising their roles as Skeets (Billy) and Booster Gold (Tom) from JLU!.

If I wasn't already totally sold on this show, that would have done it right there.

[KROW]

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0807/25/batsizzle.htm

Niiiice. Very silver age-ish. Bader's voice was too quick to fully judge, but from the looks of that teaser, I might enjoy this DC product.

[Drtooth]

I wouldn't say "much", the only villain from Nolan's movies to be in The Batman was their weak version of the Joker. I honestly don't see how that show got past the second season without using Two-Face, Ra's or Scarecrow... they're all top 5 Bat-villains.

I call it a lose tie in. it borrows similar themes and imagery, as well as Lucious Fox. Much how Batman TAS was a loose tie in to the movies back then. Borrowed similar themes and eliments, but it did it's own thing.

I just like how this one seems to be disconnected from the current movies or the recent Batman cartoons. Something about this show seems to be getting back to Saturday morning routes... but in a good way.

[Raph's Girl]

Some more characters have been confirmed for the series in an interview with Bader, James Tucker (producer), and Michael Jelenic (story editor)

The Huntress (who may or may not be Helena Wayne. But they seem to have some sort of dynamic going apperantly)
Wildcat
Green Lantern. And which Green Lantern is it folks?? Guy Gardner! Ugh! :ohwell:

Will Wheaton is voicing Blue Beetle (Jaime)

And apperantly there are story arcs. Batman buddies up with Green Lantern and becomes a bit of a mentor to Blue Beetle

http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/8890/tcid/1

[KROW]

Guy Gardner, eh? I won't mind as long as there's an homage to that one Justice League book where Batman cold-cocked him.

[ToTheNines]

Green Lantern. And which Green Lantern is it folks?? Guy Gardner! Ugh! :ohwell:


Be real! I know Rayner's basically been screwed when it comes to TV, but Guy has NEVER been featured out-side of the comics. I'm estatic.

[gobo]

Have we forgotten his Duck Dogers appearance?

[ToTheNines]

Have we forgotten his Duck Dogers appearance?

Don't embarass me in front of every one :cry:

[Darth Shredder]

The style looks similar to the Justice Friends stuff. I'll check this out.

[gobo]

Don't embarass me in front of every one :cry:
I'll have everyone turn around next time. :lol:

[Raph's Girl]

James Arnold Taylor (Leonardo in TMNT) has been cast as Green Arrow! Way kewl!

Legions of Gotham have an interview with him regarding his Oliver Queen/Green Arrow role:

http://www.legionsofgotham.org/TOONSbraveBTStaylorinterview.html

LOG: -Mr. Taylor, you have an impressive animation voice-over resume. I first noticed you as Raimundo in Xaoilin Showdown, but you've also had such as Obi-Wan in the Clone Wars tv series and movie and Captain Cold in the Justice League: New Frontier film. How did you get your start in voice acting?

JAMES: At age 16, I started as a Stand-Up Comic. Within a year, I got into Radio where I had success as a Disc Jockey and a Commercial Production Director, which taught me the skills of copy writing, studio engineering, and voice and mic techniques. From there, I moved into Syndicated Radio producing over 8000 comedy bits for over 3000 radio stations across the country and produced shows worldwide. Radio was my learning ground and gave me a good resume to start diverting my career to my real aspiration of Voice-Over. I created demos, sent them out to LA agencies, and the ball kept rolling from there.

LOG: You've done a number of Dc Comics related voice roles now, the newest being Green Arrow in the upcoming Batman: Brave and the Bold series on Cartoon Network. Is there a reason you gravitate towards these types of roles? Are you a fan of the characters?

JAMES: Since I was a young boy, I have always been an avid reader of comic books/graphic novels. In fact, when teaching voice-over for animation, I encourage students to get comic books and read them out loud to learn to create different character voices. The writing in comic books lends itself perfectly to this and it's, of course, a lot of fun.

LOG: As fans, we've come to expect a high level of acting from your work. What type of research went into playing Green Arrow? Did you pick up any of the comics? What can you tell us about your take on the Oliver Queen character?

JAMES: Again, as a comic book reader/collector, I still have all my old comic books; a large portion of them being Green Lantern/Green Arrow. They were a great team and I have always been drawn to Green Arrow, as he, like Batman, accomplishes extraordinary tasks as an ordinary human.

LOG: Can you tell us how many episodes you've recorded as Green Arrow for the Brave and the Bold series so far?

JAMES: A little over half a dozen so far. Without revealing too much, I think it's safe to say that Batman and Green Arrow have a good time giving each other a bad time.

LOG: Have you been able to see any of the Brave and the Bold episodes? If so, what is your take on the show? How do you feel Diedrich Bader does as the voice of Batman and how is the cast chemistry?

JAMES: I have seen only a portion of one of the first episodes while in an ADR session and I really think audiences will dig the look. I think Diedrich is perfectly cast in this series. Originally I, like many other voice actors, came in to audition for Batman and when I was in the waiting room, Diedrich walked in and I said to myself, "Wow, he fits the description perfectly. I should leave right now." Of course I'm glad I read, as it may have helped in getting the role of Green Arrow, but again, the role is tailored to his voice, delivery, and perfect timing. The rest of the cast and guest stars have been excellent as well. I'm truly blessed to work in voice-over with so many fun, talented people.

LOG: Do you have any other interesting projects on the horizon?

JAMES: There is always something fun and interesting for me to do in voice-over on a daily basis, such as my work on Fox or The Tonight Show. There is of course the recent release of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature film, as well as the new TV series on Cartoon Network, which I've been fortunate enough to provide the voices of two fantastic characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Plo Koon. There is also an animated film called Foodfight! that should be coming to theaters soon, as well as some DVD releases within the next year or so, like Drawn Together the Movie and Bionicle. Commercial work as Fred Flintstone always keep me busy, but to stay the most current, people can always check out my website at JamesArnoldTaylor.com where I try to provide info on all the latest projects.

I went to his website where I found out that he's the current voice of Fred Flintstone! Huh...

[Drtooth]

I went to his website where I found out that he's the current voice of Fred Flintstone! Huh...


The commercial voice for him. Mainly the Fruity/Cocoa Pebbles ads. there is another voice, who sounds MUCH MUCH closer to Fred (the original Alan Reed Fred), and he has played him a couple times on Family Guy. I wanna say Jeff Bergman, but I'm not 100 percent sure.

[Raph's Girl]

The commercial voice for him. Mainly the Fruity/Cocoa Pebbles ads. there is another voice, who sounds MUCH MUCH closer to Fred (the original Alan Reed Fred), and he has played him a couple times on Family Guy. I wanna say Jeff Bergman, but I'm not 100 percent sure.

Jeff Bergman voices him in Family Guy, James Arnold Taylor has voiced him in not only the commercials but in "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" as well. Maurice LaMarche voiced him in an ep of Harvey Birdman while Dave Coulie and Stephen Stanton have voiced him in Robot Chicken. Alan Reed voiced him till his death in 1977 and was replaced by Henry Corden (he died in 2005).

[Raph's Girl]

More casting news. James Arnold Taylor is also voicing Guy Gardner! :lol:

Also a new pic of the cast. Batman, Aquaman, Plastic Man, Blue Beetle, and I have no idea who the girl is. She's got Huntress' colouring but with the ninja stars in her hair and sword she could be Katana....

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0810/17/braveandbold1.jpg

[Raph's Girl]

Thanks to the Comics Continuum we now know the 3 eps that will be airing in November. The series starts Friday Nov 14th at 7:30pm with repeats Saturdays at 11:30am on Cartoon Network.

Friday, Nov. 14: "Rise of the Blue Beetle!" -- Batman and Blue Beetle team up to save an alien race from Kanjar Ro.

Friday, Nov. 21: "Terror on Dinosaur Island!" -- Batman and Plastic Man thwart Gorilla Grodd's plot to devolve humans into primates.

Friday, Nov. 28: "Evil Under the Sea!" -- Batman aids Aquaman as Ocean Master and Black Manta team up to assassinate him.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0810/18/index.htm

[DrSpengler]

Well, at least they can start calling him "Black Manta" again. No more of that "Devil Ray" nonsense.

[Raph's Girl]

Well, at least they can start calling him "Black Manta" again. No more of that "Devil Ray" nonsense.

The only reason he was called Devil Ray in JLU was cuz at the time they didn't have access to Aquaman's villians cuz of the proposed live action Aquaman series.

[Raph's Girl]

Footage from the upcoming pilot ep of Batman Brave and the Bold is up. It's um. er um.... poor Batman... :ohwell:

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/dlink/index.html?episodeID=8a25c3921cffc260011d02f4b67d0 0fd

[Raph's Girl]

Slight change in schedule. Seems CTN has decided to air it at 8pm Nov 14th instead of 7:30.... fine by me...now I can actually watch it the day it airs instead of the next morning.

http://www.mania.com/brave-bold-goes-prime-time_article_110868.html

[Raph's Girl]

The cast for Batman: Brave and the Bold gets bigger everyday! Looks like Robin is gonna be in it (no idea which Robin) as well as the JSA!

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=278

Batman/Bruce Wayne
Aquaman
The Atom
Black Manta
Black Canary
Blue Beetle
Booster Gold
Bronze Tiger
Calendar Man
Cavalier
Clock King
Deadman
The Demon
Despero
Dr. Fate
Fire
Firestorm
The Flash
Gentleman Ghost
Gorilla Grodd
Green Arrow
Green Lantern Corp.
Guy Gardener
Jonah Hex
Huntress
Justice Society of America
Kamandi
Kanjar-Ro
Kite Man
Metamorpho
Ocean Master
Plastic Man
Red Tornado
Robin
Skeets
Sportsmaster
Adam Strange
Wildcat:
Zebra Man

[Wildcat]

Im a little surprised no one has posted any thoughts about the first episode yet.

Im not a huge Batman fan or anything but I like him none the less. I never watched "Batman the Animated Series" (ya surprising) but Im kinda glad I didnt since I could go into this without any bias since most consider "The Animated Series" the Be-all-end-all Batman toon.

I thought it was good, pretty much what I expected...a nicely put together Superhero cartoon with lots of action. A few things I didnt like were the arrow that saved Batman and his partner at the start. The fact that all they had to do was activate it by pressing the belt and that the arrow was so high-tech it could fly out of the bag and go right to the rope they were tied too. It was too easy ya know, like a Deus ex machina type thing.

Also, and this is really just my personal opinion, I didnt really like Blue Beetle. Hes ok but I don't know he just didnt hit me as a memorable character, plus he kinda had the Deus ex machina type thing going on too with all the diffrent weapons that were able to pop out of his suit.

[Raph's Girl]

A few things I didnt like were the arrow that saved Batman and his partner at the start. The fact that all they had to do was activate it by pressing the belt and that the arrow was so high-tech it could fly out of the bag and go right to the rope they were tied too. It was too easy ya know, like a Deus ex machina type thing.


But...that's just it... that was extremely typical Green Arrow!! Like Batman having a type of repeliant or whatnot in his utility belt, Green Arrow (who was voiced by James Arnold Taylor aka TMNT movie 07 Leonardo) has that for his arrows! He's got a punching arrow, kryptonite arrow, ect. Course it helps that ole Oliver Queen is a rich mofo. :lol:

Now I generally don't like Blue Beetle but it was awesome that he was voiced by Will "Batman Beyond" Friedle! And Batman going "Whoa! Geek detector's off the charts!" was definatly the quote of the episode. :lol:

I thought the ep was interesting to say the least. At first I thought it was a bit odd hearing Batman's thoughts of the situations at hand but in the end that totally worked out.

[Wildcat]

But...that's just it... that was extremely typical Green Arrow!! Like Batman having a type of repeliant or whatnot in his utility belt, Green Arrow (who was voiced by James Arnold Taylor aka TMNT movie 07 Leonardo) has that for his arrows! He's got a punching arrow, kryptonite arrow, ect. Course it helps that ole Oliver Queen is a rich mofo. :lol:

Oh, well I don't know much about all the other Superheroes...just the mainstream ones like Batman and Superman...even so I think they could have given it a little more suspense for good measure.

[Raph's Girl]

Oh, well I don't know much about all the other Superheroes...just the mainstream ones like Batman and Superman...even so I think they could have given it a little more suspense for good measure.

Watch Smallville. Green Arrow is one of the main characters. He also has his own comic (well he shares it with his wife, Black Canary...but still) called Green Arrow Black Canary.

Green Arrow is actually more mainstream than you might think. He's been around since the 40's but didn't become real popular till the 60's. GA is one of my fave characters.

I love the ep of The Batman he was in:
Batman: "Robin, this is Green Arrow!"
Robin: "I kinda figured that what with the arrows and the green-ness..." :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Arrow

[Wildcat]

Watch Smallville. Green Arrow is one of the main characters. He also has his own comic (well he shares it with his wife, Black Canary...but still) called Green Arrow Black Canary.

Green Arrow is actually more mainstream than you might think. He's been around since the 40's but didn't become real popular till the 60's. GA is one of my fave characters.

I love the ep of The Batman he was in:
Batman: "Robin, this is Green Arrow!"
Robin: "I kinda figured that what with the arrows and the green-ness..." :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Arrow

Just read the wiki page, all those diffrent types of arrows sound pretty cool...except for the boxing glove arrow. I saw a pic and it looks a bit on the silly side.

[Raph's Girl]

Well so far Im liking The Brave and the Bold. 4 eps have aired so far and they on occasion give the characters new origins:

Blue Beetle: Ted Kord is killed by Kan Jar Ro instead of Ted Kord. Jaime is a HUGE Batman fan and Batman makes fun of him cuz of this "Whoa! Geek meter going off!" :lol:

Plastic Man: He was a goon of Charlie Brown/Kite Man (seriously...that's an actual Batman villian!) who while fighting Batman fell in a vat of goo at a Wayne building. Batman felt sorry for him and took him under his wing (no doubt thinking he'd end up as demented as the Joker). Plastic Man is very annoying.

Aquaman: Raised by the lighthouse keeper till he was in his early teens. His mother crowned him king, much to the annoyance of his older brother. Arthur brags constantly about his adventures and is extremely trusting (even of his brother who tries and fails to kill him). Aquaman knows how his stories bore people to death to the point that at the end of the ep he's reading his biography to his brother as punishment! :lol:

Batman: A bit of a twist in the story on how his parents died. One christmas he wanted this action figure but instead he got a nutcracker that had been passed down from father to son for generations. Young Bruce, being the spoiled good for nothing brat that he was, threw the nutcracker against the wall and stormed off. To keep him happy his parents took him to see a certain movie...and the rest is history. So the deaths of his parents are partialy his fault! It's depressing they died on christmas... oi!

The next ep airs Jan 2nd. The first story deals with Batman and the Green Lantern Corps solving a mystery on Oa. While the next one deals with "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!

Here's the first look at the GL Corps: Pictured are Batman, Guy Gardner, Kilowag, Ch'p, A'a, Bz'zd, and several I don't recognize:
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0812/22/brave2.jpg

[Hero]

I must say I did'nt like the look of this series to start with, but after watching the first couple of episodes I am hooked!

===HERO

[Raph's Girl]

This Friday Batman teams up with G'Nort, Guy Gardner, and Sinestro (yeah...looks like this GL Corps is pre-evil Sinestro) to fight Despero!.

Also featured in the ep is.... Hal Jordan:

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0902/02/haljordan.jpg

Loren Lester, who previously voiced Dick Grayson in Batman TAS and New Batman Adventures, returns to animation to voice Hal Jordan.

Kevin Michael Richardson is the voice of Despero

Xander Berkeley, who is currently voicing Mysterio in Spectacular Spider-Man, provides the voice of Sinestro

[Spitfire]

Kevin Michael Richardson is the voice of Despero

Keith David is the ultimate Despero.

[Ninjinister]

Keith David is the ultimate Despero.

Kevin Michael Richardson does a pretty damn good Keith David impersonation

[Spitfire]

Kevin Michael Richardson does a pretty damn good Keith David impersonation

Maybe...but he didn't do a very good Mark Hamil impersonation. I hated his Joker.

[Leo656]

So Guy Gardner finally gets to be in a DC cartoon. I still wish it woulda been Justice League, but I'll take what I can get. Guy Gardner was always the one, true Green Lantern anyway...

[ToTheNines]

Season finale ends with a Robin team up.

[ToTheNines]

Also looks like the

Joker is gonna be in the show soon enough. Here's a pic of his toy

http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/article/954/954496/mattel-20090216100300783.jpg

[Drtooth]

Also looks like the

Joker is gonna be in the show soon enough. Here's a pic of his toy

http://comicsmedia.ign.com/comics/image/article/954/954496/mattel-20090216100300783.jpg

And if not, we finally got a Filmation Batman Joker figure.

REALLY loving that character design though

[Spitfire]

And if not, we finally got a Filmation Batman Joker figure.

REALLY loving that character design though

We got one in "Legends of The Dark Knight" and that was all we needed. That Joker looks horrid, could just be the toy however.

Then again I think the entire series looks like crap. I tried watching an episode and I gave up when Batman started talking to Dolphins.

[Raph's Girl]

[SPOILER] Then again I think the entire series looks like crap. I tried watching an episode and I gave up when Batman started talking to Dolphins.

Well...there are a couple weird eps.....Teen Black Lightning, Teen Katana, and Teen Metamorpho was a bit much....and the kinda homage to TMNT with Batman fighting evil giant mutant turtles in the sewers was somewhat amusing (only to have him fighting Splinter look-a-likes in the next one...set in the future...).... But the Green Lantern ep was the best one.... "One punch! One punch!" :lol:

Aquaman tho has to be the most annoying thing on the show.... gah!!!

But yeah... I loved the Green Lantern ep, like that Hal Jordan is regulated to a minor role, kinda like the mentor role Batman is with Blue Beatle, liked how WIldcat was done

There's just annoying things like Aquaman being so full of himself and naming all his Adventures "I call this the time...." and that Brain is suddenly French...but at least he can take care of himself without having Mallah about...

[Drtooth]

Then again I think the entire series looks like crap. I tried watching an episode and I gave up when Batman started talking to Dolphins.

Sorry, but it cannot be any worse than This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWTfSgxq9ko)

[ZariusTwo]

...


....That ALMOST topped Mask of the Phantasm.

[Drtooth]

At least he wasn't blown up by an EGG-Splosive!

[Raph's Girl]

Joker will be appearing in the March 6th and March 13th eps of Brave and the Bold. It's a 2 part storyline that deals with Batman and Owlman (from the Qward universe) switching places.

"When parallel worlds collide, Batman swaps places with Owlman -- his criminal counterpart in an alternate universe -- to stop the Crime Syndicate from taking over their world. Crime fighters in one world must battle their evil counterparts in a crime spree melee. Meanwhile back on Earth, Owlman has been perpetrating crimes disguised as Batman and assembled all the villains to join him. When Batman returns, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law and hunted by Green Lantern, Aquaman, Blue Beetle, Red Tornado and Plastic Man. It¹s a strange twist of fate that leaves Batman with only one option - to team up with Joker and take Owlman and the Crime Syndicate down!"

Joker is voiced by veteran voice actor Jeff Bennett. Here's a couple screen shots.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0902/20/batman33.jpg

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0902/20/batman32.jpg

It looks like several Batmen from the 52 Universes will be in this ep:
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0902/20/index.htm

[Leo656]

Very interesting. I'm mixed on the Dick Sprang-design Joker, but it does fit this show pretty well. This show's a tiny bit kiddie for my taste but the fan-service stuff is golden. It's got just as much for hardcores as Justice League, but from a different angle.

[Drtooth]

Joker is voiced by veteran voice actor Jeff Bennett. Here's a couple screen shots.

I have to say, I like how they don't have to get Mark Hammil to do the Joker in this one. Nor do they have to get the last guy. Jeff is an interesting choice though. I just wonder what he's gonna sound like, though.... on that matter, I wonder who would play the Riddler when and if he makes an appearance. Somehow I'm rooting for Rob Paulsen.

But above all, I'm glad they aren't doing the same boycott of a character who appeared in the movie crap they pulled with Scarecrow in The Batman.


http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0902/20/batman33.jpg

He looks better as an action figure... but I kinda like it.

[ToTheNines]

But above all, I'm glad they aren't doing the same boycott of a character who appeared in the movie crap they pulled with Scarecrow in The Batman.

And Ra's al Ghul.

And for some really odd reason, Two-Face.

[Spitfire]

And Ra's al Ghul.

And for some really odd reason, Two-Face.

While those characters may not have been in it at least they introduced new ones who never got to be in any Batman cartoons. Like Ragdoll, Black Mask, Killer Moth, the second Clayface, Phosphorus, Gearhead, and Wrath.

There's more guys to but they were in Justice League.

[Raph's Girl]

After over a month of no new eps this Friday there'll be a new ep introducing Black Canary and Huntress (possably Helena Wayne). Black Canary is in the teaser helping Batman with Solomon Grundy while Huntress along with Batman and Blue Beatle fight Babyface and his uum...wife... Mrs. Manface.

Upcoming eps:
Menace of the Conqueror Caveman!
Teaser: Wildcat returns to help Batman with Bane
Main: Booster Gold and Batman vs Vandal Savage:

The Color of Revenge:
No teaser info but Robin appears for the first time...right before Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing it seems.

Legend of the Dark Mite:
No teaser info....but yeah...Bat Mite....fanboy action...:lol:

[ThirdMarioBro]

Watched a couple of eps. It sucked. Made me appreciate Arkham Asylum more.

[Raph's Girl]

Lots of info coming out for the 2nd season of Batman Brave and the Bold. Including that Julie Newmar (Catwoman in the 1960's series) will be Martha Wayne. That's right... Catwoman is now Batman's mommy... :lol:

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/24/braveboldpanel.htm

Upcoming characters include Enemy Ace, Detective chimp, Haunted Tank, Vixen, Captain Marvel and the whole Marvel family, Viking Prince, Firestorm, Metal Men, Doom Patrol, B'wanna Beast, Starro Ugh... I hate Starro...

[Spike Spiegel]

I really do genuinely appreciate this show, but some of the Silver Age style cheesiness gets to me a bit.

Also, the opening sequence reminds me of the one for "Teen Titans" with its retro 60s mood and feel...

[Raph's Girl]

In addition to Julie Newmar as Martha Wayne the same ep features Adam West as Thomas Wayne, Mark Hamill as The Spectre and Kevin Conroy as The Phantom Stranger :o

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like there's gonna be a couple more music related eps. One being a Birds of Prey written by Gail Simone and another one deals with Joker singing. *lol* Also apperantly Adam West is gonna be in more than one

ep! http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1001/28/jelenic.htm

[ZariusTwo]

Watched a couple of eps. It sucked. Made me appreciate Arkham Asylum more.

You preferred a game that sucks over a throwback series to an era that had more of a visual and imaginitive flair.

Typical.

[Raph's Girl]

NOOO!!! Batman Brave and the Bold is cancelled!!! There's 13 eps left of the series to air and then...gone :cry:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/110/1108206p1.html

[oldmanwinters]

NOOO!!! Batman Brave and the Bold is cancelled!!! There's 13 eps left of the series to air and then...gone :cry:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/110/1108206p1.html

Too bad! The show hasn't really hooked me in from what I've seen, but there have been some real moments of brilliance in this show. Tonight's episode on CN was amazingly strong (I guess it was a rerun from a few months back)! Batman finally finds Joe Chill with Kevin Conroy, Adam West, and Mark Hamill all joining in on the cast! I didn't think this show's Batman was capable of going that close to the edge of the breaking point!

[Raph's Girl]

Too bad! The show hasn't really hooked me in from what I've seen, but there have been some real moments of brilliance in this show. Tonight's episode on CN was amazingly strong (I guess it was a rerun from a few months back)! Batman finally finds Joe Chill with Kevin Conroy, Adam West, and Mark Hamill all joining in on the cast! I didn't think this show's Batman was capable of going that close to the edge of the breaking point!

Kevin Conroy also voiced the Batman of Zur En Arrh along with Clancy Brown as Rohtul (alien Lex Luthor) and Dana Delany as alien Lois. One of my fave eps.

Diedrich Batman: "Who are you?!" Kevin: "Im Batman!" :lol: