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During the Batman: Brave And The Bold panel, creators Brandon Vietti and Greg Weissman got a chance to show off some character designs and footage from their upcoming animated series Young Justice, as well as dish on a few of the details.

We saw the footage, whose animation style resembles previous animated DC efforts like Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, and takes a more grounded and realistic approach to the DC Universe. The Young Justice team will operate as something of an undercover unit designed to combat the increasingly efficient super-villains, as the Justice League's high profile prevents them from stopping more and more criminal. The cast includes the following;

• Robin/Dick Grayson - Jesse McCartney
• Kid Flash/Wally West - Jason Spizak
• Aqualad - Khary Payton
• Superboy/Connor Kent - Nolan North
• Miss Martian - Danica McKellar

The Justice League, 16 members large, will play an important role in the series.  Rob Lowe will voice Captain Marvel, an important recurring role. Also appearing are Batman (Bruce Greenwood), Aquaman (Phil LaMarr), Green Arrow (Alan Tudyk),  Wonder Woman, Superman, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, Hal Jordan, Flash, Zatara, Captain Atom, Black Canary, John Stewart, and Red Tornado.

Based on Superman/Batman #8-13 by Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner, the film deals with the sudden appearance of Supergirl and the attempts by Darkseid to hold sway over the newest Kryptonian to come to Earth. Purists will be happy to note that Tim Daly voices Superman, Kevin Conroy returns as Batman, and Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman.

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse [Blu-ray] on September 28, 2010.

The “Under the Hood” storyline was slightly controversial when it was first published – but that controversy hasn’t stopped DCU from making one of their best animated features to date, one full of great voicework and some spectacular Batman-style action.
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The sizzle reel above features the “JLA” vs. The Legion of Doom, you have Black Adam vs. Green Lantern, Wonder Woman vs Death Stroke, Batman in Armour? …. wait a sec, Owlman?

With a $15USD monthly subscription fee, the Infinite Crisis will hit wallets this November 2nd.

Judd Winick is comic book and comic strip writer/artist known for his work on such comic books as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Power Girl. Winick’s other comic book work includes Batman, The Outsiders, and Marvel’s Exiles. Winick was also responsible for bringing Jason Todd, the second character known as Batman’s sidekick Robin, back from the dead, and making him the new Red Hood, the second such Batman villain by that name.

Winick is thrilled with the way his words have transitioned from comic/graphic novel to screenplay to animated film in the form of Batman: Under the Red Hood, and is only too happy to talk about the end result. Here are some of his thoughts …
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Casting/dialogue director Andrea Romano finds the perfect blend of voice and character for “Batman: Under The Red Hood”, the next DC Universe animated original film coming to DVD/Blueray July 27, 2010. Romano took a few minutes to offer her perspective on the voices of Batman: Under the Red Hood. Here’s what she had to say:
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Warner Premiere’s next DC Universe animated direct-to-dvd will be “Superman/Batman: Apocalypse”, and will hit Blu-ray and DVD on September 28. The movie is based on the second story arc, “The Supergirl from Krypton”, from Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner’s, “Superman/Batman.”

Interesting sidenote, DVD cover art by Marvel Artist, Clayton Crain (X-Force, Ghost Rider, Sensational Spiderman). More importantly, the third short film in the “DC Showcase” will feature Green Arrow, with Neal McDonough (Minority Report, Traitor, Captain America: First Avenger) as the voice of Green Arrow/Oliver Queen.

RIP Michael Turner!

Warner Home Video has released the first official clip from from their upcoming new animated movie Batman: Under the Red Hood [Coming Out July 27th], this is the eighth entry in the series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies.

The short clip features an encounter between Batman and Red Hood. In the film, Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code. And when The Joker falls in the balance between the two forces of justice, hard truths are revealed and old wounds are reopened.

In a recent interview promoting “Batman: Under The Red Hood”, Bruce Timm sets the record straight on DC Universe Animated Original Movies.

QUESTION: There’s been a lot of internet banter regarding the discontinuation of the DCU series based on quotes attributed to an interview in Calgary with you. True or false?

BRUCE TIMM: Kinda false. First of all, it wasn’t an actual one-on-one interview — quotes were taken out of context from longer answers I gave on a panel at the Expo. Bottom line: the DCU films are definitely continuing. We’ve got projects lined up for the next two years at the very least – lots of films in different stages of development and production. I know there are a lot of rumors circulating about future films. Some are true, some are not. I’ll tell you this much – anyone at our DCU/Batman: Under the Red Hood panel at Comic-Con will walk away with a very clear picture of the direction we’re taking the DCU animated movies in the coming year.

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This trailer also shows the tremendous influence Jim Lee has brought to the table working as the Executive Creative Director on this title – his edgy take on the DC Universe has been transformed from the traditional 2D comic book medium into an immersive 3D interactive environment where you become the next legend! Between now and our release in November, stay tuned for tons of exciting releases from the team – we can’t wait to show you what is up our sleeves!

My only complaint with the footage is the characters look really stiff, I’m guessing the Joker never closes his mouth.