I swear, this is only a somewhat transparent grab for page hits on a slow day. But feel free to skip this one, it’s more of a mini-rant on my part. But let’s put it this way: this is completely unnecessary reading if you’re here for the DCAU stuff, even moreso than the usual weekend asides. And, frankly, if you liked Blackest Night, you may not want to click past this, as I don’t have much in the way of kind words for it.
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Written By: Paul Dini
Directed By: Bruce Timm
Originally Aired: February 1, 1993
DVD: Batman: TAS, Volume Two
Summary: A small-time criminal finds himself the most wanted man in town after word gets out that he’s the mastermind behind the death of Batman (R.I.P.).
Site Notes: There will be a Weekend Aside tomorrow, but it might be briefer than originally intended; I’ll shunt the Superman #75 discussion forward a week. Other than that – Twitter for updates, subscribe to the feed, and don’t forget to hit the Retweet button. Read more…
Written by Stan Berkowitz
Directed by Kenji Hachizaki
Originally Aired: November 1st, 1997
DVD: Superman TAS, Volume Two
Site Notes: As usual, don’t forget to use Twitter to be informed of updates. And a belated RIP to Dick Giordano, one of the men most responsible for shaping the DC Universe as we know it and a damned fine inker in his own right. Thank you, sir, and good afternoon.
And I think I’ve been screwing up the title formatting recently, so you may want to check your bookmarks since some pages might have moved since they were originally published.
Summary: Clark Kent is killed while attempting to clear an accused murderer’s name. This is a problem for Superman. Read more…
Written by Roger Stern
Amazon.com entry is here.
Well, this is going to be a rather morbid stretch of updates, since the obvious theme of the next Justice League is how to deal with loss – whether it be on a micro (the death of a close companion) or macro (the death of everything you know). But since the centerpiece of “Hereafter” is the first animated rendition of the most famous ‘death’ in comics history, let’s look at the first time it happened. Read more…
Written by Dwayne McDuffie
Directed by Butch Lukic
Originally Aired: November 15th 2003
DVD: Justice League The Complete Series
Again, apologies for another long delay – the problem with working on a company laptop is that you tend to lose a lot of things stored on the old laptop.
Summary: The Justice League intervenes when Aquaman and Doctor Fate attempt to exploit Solomon Grundy for a dangerous ritual… but their intervention may place the world in danger in a situation that quickly becomes personal for Hawkgirl.
Arc Notes: Hawkgirl’s real name is confirmed. Solomon Grundy’s first death. Beginning of the Aquaman / Doctor Fate association.
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… expect regular updates to resume tomorrow. Apologies for the missed time.
