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Mystery Of The Batwoman
''Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman'' is a 2003 American animated superhero film based on the animated series ''The New Batman Adventures''. Released in the U.S. in October 2003, the film was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and is the fourth film in the DC Animated Universe, taking place between the end of ''The New Batman Adventures'' and the flashback sequence depicted in '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker''. Plot After the events of ''The New Batman Adventures'', the Joker and Harley Quinn have been married and are on their honeymoon out of Gotham City, leaving Batman and Robin to face a brand new mystery, a new heroine, Batwoman has arrived in the city whose identity is a mystery. While she claims to fight for justice, Batwoman forsakes Batman's code to never take a life. Batman must figure out who she is, while stopping the Penguin and Rupert Thorne from selling illegal weapons to the fictional nation of Kasnia. The two villains employ gangster Carlton Duquesne to provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Reaves
James Michael Reaves (born September 14, 1950) is an American writer, known for his contributions as scriptwriter and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including '' Disney's Gargoyles'' and '' Batman: The Animated Series''. He has also written media tie-in novels, children's books, and original fiction. He often collaborates with Steve Perry and won a 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program in his work on ''Batman: The Animated Series''. Reaves has Parkinson's disease, and for a time maintained a blog concerning his experiences dealing with the disease and its effects.http://michaelreaveswriter.blogspot.com/ Typing is now difficult for him, and by his own account, he has lost the ability to speak coherently. Reaves worked extensively with co-authors between 2004 and 2015, including his daughter Mallory Reaves. Books Novels Anthologies and collections *'' Darkworld Detective'' (1981) *''The Night People'' (2005) C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hastings
Robert Francis Hastings (April 18, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Lt. Elroy Carpenter on ''McHale's Navy'' and voicing Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Animated Universe. Early life Hastings was born in Brooklyn, New York, a son of Charles and Hazel Hastings. His father was a salesman. He started out as a boy singer on ''National Barn Dance'', ''Doug Gray's Singing Gang'' and ''Coast to Coast on a Bus''. He also portrayed Jerry on the radio program ''The Sea Hound''. Hastings served during World War II as a navigator on B-29s in the United States Army Air Corps. Career After Hastings returned from military service, he played the role of Archie Andrews in a series based on the Archie comic book series on NBC Radio from 1945 to 1953. Hastings moved to television in 1949, performing in early science-fiction series, including '' Atom Squad''. In 1954, he was the featured pitch-man (acting as an amateur magician) for Baker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Drake
Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick, he first appeared in Batman: Year Three, ''Batman'' #436 (August 1989) as the third character to assume the role of Batman's crime-fighting partner and sidekick Robin (character), Robin. Following the events of ''Batman: Battle for the Cowl'' in 2009, Drake adopted the identity of Red Robin (identity), Red Robin. In 2019, Tim returned to his original Robin persona and had a brief stint in which he used the mononym "Drake". As a young boy, Tim was in the audience the night Dick Grayson's parents were murdered and later managed to discover the identities of Batman and the original Robin through their exploits. After the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd, and witnessing Batman spiral into darkness, Tim attempted to convince Dick to resume the role of Robin, stating that "Batman needs a R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham City
Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, the city was first identified as Batman's place of residence in ''Batman'' #4 (December 1940) and has since been the primary setting for stories featuring the character. Gotham City is traditionally depicted as being located in the U.S. state of New Jersey.''Amazing World of DC Comics'' #14, March 1977. DC Comics.''World's Finest Comics'' #259, October–November 1979. DC Comics.''Detective Comics'' #503 June 1983. DC Comics.''Atlas of the DC Universe'', 1990. DC Comics.''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' Annual #1, June 1993. DC Comics.Montgomery, Paul (May 18, 2011)"The Secret Geography of the DC Universe: A Really Big Map" iFanboy Gotham's look and atmosphere was primarily influenced by New York City. Architect Hugh Ferriss’ designs also influenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker (character), Joker in ''Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in its 22nd episode, "Joker's Favor", on September 11, 1992. While intended to appear in one episode, Quinn became a recurring character within the DC Animated Universe as the Joker's sidekick and love interest, and was adapted into DC Comics' Batman (comic book), Batman comic book Canon (fiction), canon seven years later, beginning with the One-shot (comics), one-shot ''Batman: Harley Quinn'' #1 (October 1999). Quinn's origin story features her as a former psychiatrist at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum named Dr. Harleen Quinzel who fell in love with the Joker, her patient, eventually becoming his accomplice and lover. The character's alias is a word play, play on the stock character Harlequin from the 16th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
