Judging from response to Chris’ post last week on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, there’s a lot of interest in the new animated series, which debuts Nov. 14 on Cartoon Network. So, here’s a little more from the show: 11 character images of Aquaman, Batman, Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Plastic Man and Red Tornado, and character descriptions of the same.
The latter will put to rest any questions as to whether Blue Beetle is Jaime Reyes, or simply one of the former versions in the new costume:
El Paso, Texas native Jaime Reyes thought the closest he would ever get to Batman was the posters adorning his walls, but when a mysterious alien technology turned him into the hero Blue Beetle, the fanboy’s wildest dreams became a reality. Jaime can’t help but tackle every mission with wide-eyed wonder and brings a youthful buoyancy to even the toughest fights.
And Aquaman? “The barrel-chested King of Atlantis.” I’m not sure that anyone’s been described as “barrel-chested” since the heyday of Gentleman Jim Corbett.
October 27th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Like shooting fish in a barrel chest?
October 27th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I cannot wait for this show.
There.
I said.
I’d say it again if I had to.
October 27th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I can’t wait either
I think I just might love this
October 27th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Barrel Chested is not conducive to aquatic travel.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Interestingly, if you scroll down on that page, you’ll spot a purple-clad Katana.
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0810/22/index.htm
October 27th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Show looks fun, also, Cully did an amazing job on that Blue Beetle costume (with great respect to Ditko), with a little simplifying it translates really well to animation…I’d assume that having the Blue Beetle in the first episode is meant to increase his visibility for an eventual launching of his own show in the future.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
When was the last time Marvel or DC made animation that wasnt over-stylized and aimed at small children? Give me 90′s Spider-man and X-Men over this
October 27th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
As much as I like team-ups, I think I’ve seen enough Batman cartoons in my life.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
While I understand what they’re trying to do with making Jaime a big Batman fan (creating cohesion within the series, simplifying his origin), I have to say I’m a little disappointed that they’re cutting out Jaime’s respect and admiration for Ted Kord.
Still, I can’t wait for the show to air.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Psst… 90′s Spider-man and X-men WERE aimed at small children.
October 28th, 2008 at 12:17 am
These are really nice designs.
And I’m thirty years old.
There, I just gave Mike Manley a stroke.
October 28th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I have to say I’m a little disappointed that they’re cutting out Jaime’s respect and admiration for Ted Kord.
Yes, because a 22-minute children’s cartoon is the appropriate place to delve into the history of a forty-year old character that the target audience has never even heard of.