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Monday, September 6, 2004
THE PUNISHER INTERVIEWS
As The Punisher is released on DVD on Tuesday, The Continuum presents features with writer/director Jonathan Hensleigh and Kevin Nash, who plays The Russian in the film.
For the feature story on Hensleigh, who talks about his creative choices for the film and his hopes for the sequel, CLICK HERE.
For The Continuum's interview with Nash, CLICK HERE.
THE BATMAN UPDATE
The debut episode of The Batman on Kids' WB! on Saturday introduces Kevin Michael Richardson as the voice of The Joker.
Alan Burnett, an executive producer of the series who also was a producer on Batman: The Animated Series, said that Richardson gives a suitably weird performance.
"It's almost like a baritone Blue Meanie. It's the eeriest voice," Burnett said. "I can't wait for you to hear his voice. It's unbelievable."
Richardson has appeared in numerous television series, stage productions and feature films. His television credits include a lead role in The WB's Like Family and appearances on That's Life, Dream On, Mad About You, WKRP in Cincinnati and ER.
Richardson's voice work includes Static Shock, Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project and Justice League.
His feature films include on-screen appearances in Summoning, BASEketball and Bound and voice work in The Country Bears and Mortal Kombat.
Here's how Kids' WB! describes The Joker in the new series:
"The arch nemesis of The Batman, Joker is a maniacal harlequin whose bizarre appearance and unerring instinct for the absurd have earned him a reputation as 'the most dangerous criminal in the annals of crime.' For Joker, each transgression he commits is an elaborate joke in which he tries to leave his victims dying with laughter - literally. More than any other enemy, Joker becomes inextricably linked to The Batman, as the crazed clown's plots begin to take increasingly more personal tolls on our crime fighter."
In other The Batman news:
* The series' supervising producer and story editor is Duane Capizzi, whose credits include such comics-to-animation shows as Savage Dragon, Men in Black: The Animated Series and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot.
* Kids' WB! is giving the show increasing promotion, including a preview of a scene from the first episode last Saturday and a spot that focuses on the series' villains.
Click on the thumbnails below for a larger look.
*Look for more on The Batman throughout the week here in The Continuum.
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FIRST LOOKS
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For a rundown, with cover images, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Pscythe #1 from Image Comics, Madrox #1 and Black Widow #1 from Marvel Comics and Shi: Jun-Nen #2 from Dark Horse Comics.
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COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
In case you missed The Continuum's recent coverage, here are some links:
* For Monday, Aug. 31, including Justice League Unlimited news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 30, including Batman Begins news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Aug. 28, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Aug. 26, including Image Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Aug. 25, including Marvel news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 24, including The Batman animated news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 23, including Amy Acker's voice role on Justice League Unlimited, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Aug. 21, including Marvel Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Aug. 20, including The Batman animated news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Aug. 19, including Justice League Unlimited news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Aug. 18, including LeBron James comics news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 17, including Wolverine news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 16, including DC Comics' solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Sunday, Aug. 15, including Batman Begins news and other news from Wizard World Chicago, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Aug. 14, including Green Lantern news and other news from Wizard World Chicago, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Aug. 13, including J. Scott Campbell news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Aug. 12, including Dark Horse's solicitations for November, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Aug. 11, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 10, including Lady Death movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 9, including Sin City movie news, CLICK HERE.
* For Saturday, Aug. 7, including X-Men DVD news, CLICK HERE.
* For Friday, Aug. 6, including Global Frequency TV news, CLICK HERE.
* For Thursday, Aug. 5, including Marvel Comics news, CLICK HERE.
* For Wednesday, Aug. 4, including DC Comics news, CLICK HERE.
* For Tuesday, Aug. 3, including Smallville news, CLICK HERE.
* For Monday, Aug. 2, including Teen Titans animated news, CLICK HERE.
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* For Friday, July 30, including The Batman animated news, CLICK HERE.
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