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Animation Lives Headline News

Warner Bros. Discovery Animation Isn’t Dead: ‘Batwheels’ Renewed for Season 2

Despite the recent company shakeup that has animators fearing for their jobs, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen assures naysayers that the animation division is not dead.

The New DC Headline News

‘Wonder Woman 3’ Cancelled Amidst DC Management Shakeups

Newly reigning duo James Gunn and Peter Safran have officially axed Patty Jenkins’ third foray into the adventures of Lady Diana, with more shockers sure to come as the honchos unveil their blueprint for the DCU’s future.

The DCU Heads to Prime Video Headline News

Warner Bros. Television Set to Close DCU Animation Deal with Amazon

Warner TV exec Channing Dungey hints at the DC-branded Prime Video streaming content deal as well as exploring animated IP on different platforms, including HBO Max.

Could be Smooth as… Headline News

MGM+ and Prime Video Teaming with Marvel-Sony for Suite of Live-Action Series

First up is ‘Silk: Spider Society,’ which follows Cindy Moon, a Korean-American woman bitten by the same spider that bit Peter Parker, with Angela Kang (‘The Walking Dead’) as showrunner for Amazon Studios.

In Passing Headline News

Kevin Conroy, Long-time Voice of Batman, Dies at 66

By Dan Sarto | Friday, November 11, 2022 at 9:14am

The noted stage, film, and TV performer, whose work voicing the caped crusader spanned 15 films and nearly 400 episodes including the landmark ‘Batman: The Animated Series,’ passed away after a short battle with cancer.

The Cat’s Meow Headline News

Bowen Yang, Brett Goldstein Board Animated ‘Garfield’ Feature

The Alcon Entertainment CG film starring Chris Pratt as the eponymous orange feline welcomes the ‘SNL’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ stars to a growing cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham, Cecily Strong, and Ving Rhames.

call for entries Headline News

Celsys Opens International Comic/Manga School Contest 2023

Students worldwide are invited to submit a comic, manga, bande dessinée, webtoon, storyboard, or illustration for a chance to get published and win prizes.

DC Kings Anointed! Headline News

James Gunn and Peter Safran to Lead DC Studios

The comics-savvy producers will serve as co-chairmen and co-CEOs for the newly minted production outfit, which will oversee all DCU film, TV, and animation properties for Warner Bros. Discovery.

It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Production I.G to Adapt ‘Heavenly Delusion’ Manga

Studio behind ‘Ghost in the Shell’ will produce new anime series based on Masakazu Ishiguro’s action-adventure manga that follows Maru and Kiruko’s post-apocalyptic adventure as they search for ‘heaven.’

Crushing it On Social ANIMATIONWorld

Javadoodles: ‘Talks Over Drinks’ with Friends in Funny Animated Shorts

The artist and animator’s Tumblr posts of simple drawings on coffee cups expanded into fun, humorous animated shorts of the cups, and cocktail glasses, sometimes using audio submitted by fans, generating millions of video views.  

Treasure and Vampires Oh My! ANIMATIONWorld

Graphic Novel ‘SILVER Of Treasures and Thieves’ Available Next Week

The Annie Award-nominated director Stephan Franck crafts a story set in the noir-pulp era of the 1930s; his book invites readers on an adventure where Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ is a tale of fact, not fiction, while he weaves a tale inspired by gothic horror and heist tropes.

Close the Literary Gap Headline News

Nine PBS and Lion Forge Animation Team Up on ‘Drawn In’

The multi-media initiative aims to close the literary gap with educational games, digital comic books, resources for grownups, and an animated series that follows the epic comic adventures of 4 Midwest kids who LOVE comic books.

Holy Moly Batman! ANIMATIONWorld

DC Stays Old School While Going Preschool in 'Batwheels’

For creator Michael G. Stern and supervising producer Simon J. Smith, their all-new CG series, hitting Cartoonito October 17, is a fun show that fans of all ages will enjoy, with legit new superheroes, a legit Gotham City, and a mysterious, cool Batman who isn’t dumbed down or ‘kiddified.’

Business Headline News

Trioscope Adapting Enki Bilal’s ‘Monstre’ for TV

French graphic novelist’s sci-fi tetralogy adaptation, ‘Monster,’ promises to immerse viewers with a fusion of live-action and stylized CG inspired by the author’s artistic style.

The Gaiman Decade Continues Headline News

Ben Kingsley to Star in Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s ‘Violent Cases’

New film to be adapted from graphic novel that delves into the mind of ‘The Sandman’ writer himself as he explores fragmented childhood memories, including his visits to an osteopath who once worked for Al Capone.

Tite Kubo Arrives Headline News

Disney+ and Hulu Now Streaming ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’

Manga and anime production house VIZ Media has partnered with both platforms to debut the series, officially serving as the end of the ‘Bleach’ arc.

I Want a Pet T-Rex! Headline News

‘Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ Renewed for Season 2

At last week’s NY Comic Con panel, the studio announced a Season 2 greenlight ahead of the Season 1 Disney Channel premiere this February; series star Diamond White performed ‘Moon Girl Magic,’ part of the show’s soundtrack, also coming in February.

The Ol’ Switcharoo Headline News

A Trio of All-Star Writers Join ‘Spawn’ Film Adaptation

‘Joker’s Scott Silver, ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Malcolm Spellman, and Matt Mixon have taken the reins from original writer Todd McFarlane for Blumhouse’s adaptation of everyone’s favorite spawn of hell.

Secrets Revealed Headline News

Michael Waldron Set to Pen ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’

The ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ and ‘Loki’ writer is the first team member revealed on the Phase 6 MCU project, which will conclude the current Multiverse Saga.

Kissy Kissy Headline News

‘Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special’ Coming to HBO Max

How does Gotham’s power couple of DC villainy celebrate their first Valentine’s Day together? Perhaps with mayhem and madness… find out this February.

What is Animation? Headline News

Richard Linklater Takes on the Academy After ‘Apollo 10 ½ Rejected for Oscar Qualification

The noted filmmaker shared his outrage with the press after his and Netflix’s animated film, ‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood’ was disqualified in the Best Animated Feature Film category and their appeal has gone unanswered.

Dare to Dream VFXWorld

Untold Studios Gets its Dream VFX Project with Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman’

Led by VFX supervisor James HattSmith, the studio delivers 360 shots filled with a wide range of expansive visuals on the Netflix dark fantasy that follows the journey of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, captured and held prisoner for over a century, who struggles to fix the chaos his absence has caused.

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