[NEWS} THE NEWSWIRE 1-23-97

[Michael Doran]

BATMAN GETS MORE ANIMATED

All-new episodes of the animated Batman series will join the Kid's WB
schedule along with new episodes of Superman in the fall of '97. The two
programs will alternate broadcasts on a daily basis each weekday
afternoon.

Some changes are in the works for the series as well. Dick Grayson,
formally Robin in the series, will now appear as his contemporary comic
book counter-part, Nightwing.

The new episodes will debut soon after the release of the next Batman
film, BATMAN & ROBIN, on June 20th.

MORE MOORE MORE!

In wake of the announcement regarding Alan Moore's retooling of the
Extreme Universe in JUDGMENT DAY, the studio has suggested that WARCHILD,
a previously solicited 3-issue miniseries by Moore is "in the can" and
will probably be offered sometime in late '97.

DAVID VS. GOLIATH, FOR "THE KINGDOM"

CLAYPOOL comics announced some plans for it's PETER DAVID/DAVE COCKRUM
title SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY, and they are taking a shot at the
biggest comic event of 1996 when KINGDOM DUMB ships in April.

The title, co-created by David & Richard Howell and illustrated by
Cockrum is an ongoing, bi-monthly title featuring a team of supernatural
investigators with supernatural powers. Each issue takes a satirical look
at subjects ranging from children's' fairy tales to TV staples such as
STAR TREK VOYAGER and the X-FILES. And in issue # 23, the Soulsearchers
take on the phenomenon known as KINGDOM COME.

AMALGAM - BREAK IT DOWN

Here's the company breakdown for the previously announced Amalgam lineup
due to ship in the first week in April

Published by Marvel:

Challengers of the Fantastic
Exciting X-Patrol
Iron Lantern
Magneto & the Magnetic Men
Spider-Boy Team-Up
Thorion Of New Asgard

Published by DC:

Bat-Thing
Dark Claw Adventures
Gen Hex
JLX Unleashed
Lobo the Duck
Super Soldier, Man O War)

[Bradly E. Peterson]

XZY...@prodigy.com (Michael Doran) done said this here deal:

>AMALGAM - BREAK IT DOWN

>Here's the company breakdown for the previously announced Amalgam lineup
>due to ship in the first week in April

>Published by Marvel:
(SNIPPETY SNIP)

>Published by DC:

>Bat-Thing
uh... No comment. heh...

>Dark Claw Adventures
Will this one feature Lil' Dark Claw? heh...

>Gen Hex
hmm... Will Joe Lansdale be writing this? If so, it could be
pretty cool.

>JLX Unleashed
Give it to Grant! Give it to Grant! heh...

>Lobo the Duck
HEY! Since DC is doing this one, why not let STEVE GERBER write
it? I'm sure he wouldn't mind taking one last pot shot at the
"Howard Clone" currently being published by Marvel. heh...

>Super Soldier, Man O War)

Hey! Fabian! Unleash the Lawyers!
heh...

Later yah'll...

Spread Love...
Play Nice...
Read Comics!!!

Bradly E. Peterson
(marv...@barefactsbbs.com)
Psychodrama Press
"I stared long and hard into the abyss...
...and saw myself staring back"

"Great spirits have always encountered
violent opposition from mediocre minds"
(Albert Einstein)

[tue_sorensen]

In article <5c6npi$14...@usenetz1.news.prodigy.com>, XZY...@prodigy.com says...

>
>AMALGAM - BREAK IT DOWN
>
>Here's the company breakdown for the previously announced Amalgam lineup
>due to ship in the first week in April
>
>Published by Marvel:
>

>Challengers of the Fantastic
>Exciting X-Patrol

"Exciting X-Patrol"? Who hired a 12-year-old writer?!

>Iron Lantern

"Iron Lantern"??? Like any hero would ever actually be called this - until now.

>Magneto & the Magnetic Men

The single worst one of the previous lot gets another issue??! 'Scuse me while I PUKE!

>Spider-Boy Team-Up
>Thorion Of New Asgard
>
>Published by DC:
>
>Bat-Thing
>Dark Claw Adventures
>Gen Hex
>JLX Unleashed
>Lobo the Duck

>Super Soldier, Man O War)

Lobo the Duck will probably be funny, but what the flamin' heck is BAT-THING and
GEN HEX supposed to be?????????????

Why don't they just do a full-length Hulk vs. Superman?

- Tue Sorensen

[Kingbob]

On 23 Jan 1997 16:43:04 -0800, Tue Sorensen wrote:

>>Spider-Boy Team-Up
>>Thorion Of New Asgard

>>Published by DC:

>>Bat-Thing

>>Gen Hex

>>Lobo the Duck

>Lobo the Duck will probably be funny, but what the flamin' heck is BAT-THING and
>GEN HEX supposed to be?????????????

I would say :

Bat-Thing: Bruce Grimm, when test piloting a rocket is
bombarded with Gamma Radiation and gifted with Fantastic powers, where
he assumes the mantle of the Bat-Thing

Gen Hex: A group of young mutants learn to cope with
their new found powers under the teachings of Johnna Hex

Kingbob

[C.]

On Sat, 25 Jan 1997 14:52:43 GMT, kst...@aloha.net (Kingbob) wrote:

>>>Bat-Thing
>
>>>Gen Hex
>>Lobo the Duck will probably be funny, but what the flamin' heck is BAT-THING and
>>GEN HEX supposed to be?????????????

Bat-Thing? batman, Man-thing? Hehehe.

Generation Hex. Generation X, with Cassidy Hex as their mentor and
leader.

Wonder if the Winter's Bros. will sue.

C.

[Bradly E. Peterson]

>kst...@aloha.net (Kingbob) done said this here deal:

>>On 23 Jan 1997 16:43:04 -0800, Tue Sorensen wrote:

>>>Published by DC:

>>>Bat-Thing
>>>Gen Hex
>>>Lobo the Duck

>>Lobo the Duck will probably be funny, but what the flamin' heck is BAT-THING and
>>GEN HEX supposed to be?????????????

> I would say :

> Bat-Thing: Bruce Grimm, when test piloting a rocket is
>bombarded with Gamma Radiation and gifted with Fantastic powers, where
>he assumes the mantle of the Bat-Thing

Nope. Fan #21 reports it as a cross between Batman & Man-Thing.
They list the team as follows:
Writer - Gary Hamma
Art - Rudolpho Dimagio
Inks - Bill Sienkiewicz

> Gen Hex: A group of young mutants learn to cope with
>their new found powers under the teachings of Johnna Hex

Johanna Hex? heh... sorry. couldn't resist.

In Fan #21, artist Adam Pollina described it like this:
"Imagine a hard-core gritty posse of mutants being hunted by a
renegade faction of the law in the Wild West."
The title is listed as Generation Hex.
Hex is supposed to be crossed with Chamber. hmm...
The creative team is listed as:
Writer - Peter Milligan
Art - Adam Pollina

Lobo The Duck

They list it as being done by Alan Grant & Val Semekis. Oh well,
I was hoping for Steve Gerber but... oh well. heh...

PS: Pick up a copy of Fan #21. it's good.

[Nick Eden]

On Sat, 25 Jan 1997 14:52:43 GMT, kst...@aloha.net (Kingbob) wrote:

>On 23 Jan 1997 16:43:04 -0800, Tue Sorensen wrote:
>
>
>

>>>Spider-Boy Team-Up
>>>Thorion Of New Asgard
>

>>>Published by DC:
>
>>>Bat-Thing
>
>>>Gen Hex
>
>>>Lobo the Duck
>
>
>>Lobo the Duck will probably be funny, but what the flamin' heck is BAT-THING and
>>GEN HEX supposed to be?????????????
>
> I would say :
>
> Bat-Thing: Bruce Grimm, when test piloting a rocket is
>bombarded with Gamma Radiation and gifted with Fantastic powers, where
>he assumes the mantle of the Bat-Thing

Now there was me thinking that it was a Man-Bat Man-Thing hybrid.