Doomsday has sold 600,000 units since it was released, which is 30% ahead of Warners’ own internal predictions. New Frontier is also tracking ahead of expected preorders.
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John Semper Talks Spider-Man: The Animated Series
John Semper served as the series producer/story editor for Spider-Man: The Animated Series. He was given the daunting task of adapting Spider-Man’s long comic book history onto the small screen and now speaks to The Marvel Animation Age about his work on the series.
Read more at The Marvel Animation Age
Afro Samurai
Spike TV is offering the first episode of Afro Samurai, starring Samuel Jackson, for online viewing.
Don’t miss the broadcast premier on Spike TV January 4 at 11 PM.
If you have TiVo, click the button below to schedule a recording:
Pre-Order: Dragon Ball Z Set
The Saiyans are coming!
The last survivors of a cruel, warrior race, these ruthless villains have carved a path of destruction across the galaxy, an now they have set their sights on Earth! They will stop at nothing until they have the wish-granting powers of the seven magic Dragon Balls for their very own.
With the fate of his family, friends, and the entire human race hanging in the balance, Goku, the Earths greatest hero, must rise to meet the approaching threat. As he prepares for the fight of his life, Goku embarks on n epic journey that will take him to other worlds, pit him against new and old enemies alike, and force him to confront the dark secrets of his own past. At the end of this path, the most powerful opponent he has ever faced awaits: the evil Saiyan Prince Vegeta!
This set has been digitally re-mastered in High Definition and transferred from the original Japanese film. Features revised English dialogue and the original Japanese music, and comes with a 24-page booklet filled with episode summaries, character descriptions and a Dragon Ball Z timeline.
Contains all of season one (episodes 1-39) on 6 discs.
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Voltron Is Back!
Just in case you missed it, Voltron is back on TV!
Tuesday – Friday at 3:30 am Eastern on Cartoon Network
If you have a TiVo, create a Season Pass now:
Or Buy it on DVD:
First Voltron DVD set
Sci-Fi has a review of the first set of Voltron DVDs. Here’s a small part of it:
… there’s an awful lot to like in these opening Voltron episodes, from the slow-burn plot arc to the careful establishment of five iconic characters: Keith (the dashing, blandly perfect leader), Hunk (the big, slowish but good-hearted one), Lance (the “edgy” smartass), Pidge (the brains-over-brawn kid) and Princess Allura (the obligatory girl, and often the team’s weakest link, in emotions and skills alike). These five characters became prototypes, often imitated and often shorthanded, in part because they were established so well here, with episodes focusing on each of them in turn.
New Hellboy Comes To TV
Hellboy: Sword of Storms, a new animated feature based on Mike Mignola’s graphic novel series, continues the comic-book and film series when it debuts Oct. 28 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network’s Toonami programming block.
Read more on Sci-Fi
Hear the interview with Mignola from Wordballoon
Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther
New “Clone Wars” possible next year
Lucas said Wednesday he’s making an animated TV series of “Clone Wars” that could air next year. The series is set during the time when the Republic is fighting a civil war against separatists led by Count Dooku.
The show is planned as a continuation of the “Clone Wars” that aired in 25 episodes on the Cartoon Network from 2003 to 2005. That series used limited animation. The new version will use 3-D computer graphics.
Read more from the AP
Static Is Back
Monday through Friday at 7 AM, Eastern Standard Time on Cartoon Network.
from McDuffie’s web site.