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SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2006

WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO: DC UNIVERSE PANEL

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- One common force in the slate of direct-to-DVD animated movies recently announced by DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation is Bruce Timm, who is working with Duane Capizzi on Superman: Doomsday and also serving as supervising producer on Justice League: New Frontier and New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract.

However, fans of the DC Animated Universe that Timm was so instrumental in creating shouldn't expect any DCAU adventures in the near future.

At DC Comics' panel at Wizard World Chicago on Sunday, publisher Paul Levitz said he wouldn't count anything out, but that even Timm has had "a been-there done-that" attitude about the DCAU and was looking forward to stretching his abilities.

"He has a tremendous versatility as an artist," Levitz said, recalling the Avengers #1/2 comic Timm drew. "He wants to play with some of the other apporaches in his career."

The concept for the series is to adapt classic comics stories, using the original creators -- i.e. Darwyn Cook on New Frontier and Marv Wolfman on New Teen Titans -- when possible.

Levitz said the program is "created for the tastes and brains for those over age 8" and he liked to call it "two-generational."

Asked about adapting Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, Levitz said it was possible, but that Miller will be pretty busy with the Sin City movie and directing The Spirit after that.

The rest of the panel centered on DCU comics. Here are highlights:

* Dan DiDio asked the panelists to reveal a secret about their books.

The answers:

Jim Starlin: Captain Comet has a talking dog.

Tony Daniel: Supergirl was nearly a member of the One Year Later Teen Titans.

Geoff Johns: Adam's (Kubert) and mine fourth issue of Action Comics will be in 3D. At this point, DiDio looked Levitz's way and said that wasn't approved yet, drawing laughter. Johns then asked, "Paul, can we do an issue of Action in 3D?," which drew applause.

Adam Kubert: Just finished a cover with Bizarro on it.

Andy Kubert: Batman's son is nuts.

* Asked about the Nightwing-Oracle marriage proposal, DiDio said it would be a "special story" within Nightwing.

* DiDio said there will likely be a Johnny DC title based on Kids' WB!'s Legion of Super Heroes.

* DiDio said The Demon is going to be in Shadowpact and The Phantom Stranger in Blue Beetle.

* Levitz said there's still room for exploration for the digital format of comics. "I'm interested in the creation of comics that are intended to be viewed on a computer screen, like the current web and those using Flash animation. I think you'll see us experiment in these areas in the next few years."

* There are no plans for any of the !mpact Comics characters.

* Johns said Action Comics co-writer Richard Donner remains enthusiastic about ideas for the title and there's no end yet.

* Johns said Aresenal will be in Green Lantern, and DiDio said he will have abig role in the DCU.

* Johns said Grant Morrison will explain the Veridum/Will Magnus situation in 52.

* DiDio hinted that Red Hood will be appearing in Green Arrow.



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