BATMAN..SHAZAM..and BLACK ADAM??? WOW!!

[The Mirrorball Man]

Captain Marvel Jr. was promoted to the Captain Marvel spot following the death of the old wizard, and took the superhero name of Shazam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Marvel,_Jr.

It won't last. Classic characters always revert back to the status quo.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

Chill? As in Joe Chill? Wow! Sounds like they're revisiting the origin story, something that's rarely been depicted in animation.

Yeah. James Tucker said that editing the episode gave him flashbacks to working on Bruce Timm's shows because the tone is so much darker than is usual for The Brave and the Bold.

Edit to add: World's Finest reports that a Warners representative has informed them that new episodes will return in late March, so the hiatus will be a few weeks longer than expected.

 

[Vendikarr]

"The Super-Batman of Planet X!" (with a voice cast that includes Kevin Conroy, Dana Delaney and Clancy Brown!).

I wonder if this episode is an homage to this Silver Age Jimmy Olson story.

 

[Christopher]

With that title, how could it not be?

 

[RobertScorpio]

"Chill of the Night!" (with Kevin Conroy as the Phantom Stranger, Mark Hamill as the Spectre, Adam West as Thomas Wayne, and Julie Newmar as Martha Wayne) on March 19.

Chill? As in Joe Chill? Wow! Sounds like they're revisiting the origin story, something that's rarely been depicted in animation. I wonder if we'll finally get Batman referred to as Bruce Wayne. Or even see his face, though I doubt that'll happen.

And the casting is marvelous.

Chris, which Spectre is it? Do you know?I Hope it isn't that captain sisko wannabee..I want Jim Corrigan!

Rob

 

[RobertScorpio]

It's aiming for an entirely different tone to JLU, and it achieves that tone brilliantly in my opinion.

Agreed..

It think this show is being far more cool about how they deal with the 'iconic' aspects of the comic books. JLU danced around this kind of stuff all the time; but this show, with all its nods to the silverage (and golden age) is, I think, creating a show that I will want to see again and again...I havent watched JLU in three years...

Rob

 

[Nerys Myk]

With that title, how could it not be?

It's based on one of those crazy 50's Batman stories.

 

[Christopher]

^Yes, that's exactly the story that Vendikarr and I were referring to.

 

[RobertScorpio]

^Yes, that's exactly the story that Vendikarr and I were referring to.

Yep..it sure is. And yet that is the kind of Batman story that some people have said led to the declining sales in BATMAN books of the time, and why Marvel's more realistic elements eventually took over the comic book world. And yet, here it is, on B/B, and we're loving it (hopefully)...

Rob

 

[Nerys Myk]

^Yes, that's exactly the story that Vendikarr and I were referring to.

Not quite. Two stories using similar titles and elements.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

Since they can't use Superman in The Brave and the Bold, they decided to have some fun by having Batman travel to an alien planet where he encounters a Batman doppelganger who is actually Superman in all but name, with a girlfriend and arch-nemesis who are, likewise, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor in all but name. Kevin Conroy voices the Super-Batman, while Dana Delaney and Clancy Brown voice the Lois and Lex stand-ins. Fun!

 

[Christopher]

^I thought they could use Superman but were just choosing not to.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

^^^
James Tucker has said that for now they're not allowed to use Superman.

 

[Christopher]

Why not? There doesn't seem to be a problem with using Superman in the DVD movies.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

I haven't heard an explanation of why not, just that they're not allowed to use him, nor are they allowed to use Wonder Woman (who, likewise, does appear in the DTVs). There have been longstanding constraints on using WW in guest appearances, but a limitation on Superman is a new wrinkle.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Dont they appear as Part of the JLA or solo in the DVDs?

 

[RobertScorpio]

I haven't heard an explanation of why not, just that they're not allowed to use him, nor are they allowed to use Wonder Woman (who, likewise, does appear in the DTVs). There have been longstanding constraints on using WW in guest appearances, but a limitation on Superman is a new wrinkle.

DC/Warners should just but the bullet and pay these estates off and get ownership once and for all.

Rob

 

[Nerys Myk]

I haven't heard an explanation of why not, just that they're not allowed to use him, nor are they allowed to use Wonder Woman (who, likewise, does appear in the DTVs). There have been longstanding constraints on using WW in guest appearances, but a limitation on Superman is a new wrinkle.

DC/Warners should just but the bullet and pay these estates off and get ownership once and for all.

Rob

Dont they own these characters outright?

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

Dont they own these characters outright?

There's a lawsuit going on about the Superman rights. The Siegel family are trying to reclaim some of the rights.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Dont they own these characters outright?

There's a lawsuit going on about the Superman rights. The Siegel family are trying to reclaim some of the rights.

But how would that effect where Superman can be used?