Sunday, July 6, 2008

News You Already Know

* Konami has decided to jump in to the "vs" game business. Coming out later this year will be a "Castlevania" themed fighting game. Characters already confirmed for the game are Simon Belmont, Alucard, Maria Renard, Shanoa and Dracula. The game is scheduled to come out later this year on the Nintendo Wii.

* It has come out that writer Alan Burnett will only be writing "The Flash" for four issues. Burnett will not reveal if his short run has anything to do with the rumored team of Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Scriver relaunching the book after "Final Crisis"

* G.I. Joe will be getting a web cartoon that will lead up the silver screen premier. It has been reported that Warren Ellis will be the writer behind the upcoming shorts.

* It has been revealed by Bruce Timm that the new animated show "Batman: The Brave and The Bold" will see the caped crusader team up with the following, Green Arrow, Blue Beetle, Green Lantern, Plastic Man, Red Tornado, and more. There is even speculation that Batman will team up with a villain in an episode.

* The upcoming Wonder Woman direct to DVD animated movie will feature Alfred Molina as the voice of Ares. Virginia Madsen will take on the role of Hippolyta and Rosario Dawson will voice Artemis. The DVD still has a release date of Spring 2009.

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