{"id":6474,"date":"2012-11-06T14:31:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T22:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/?p=6474"},"modified":"2012-11-06T14:31:36","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T22:31:36","slug":"upcoming-show-beware-the-batman-gets-a-few-promo-art-updates-plus-some-villain-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=6474","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming show &#8220;Beware The Batman&#8221; gets a few promo art updates, plus some villain news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6475\" title=\"21\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com\/post\/35013880802\/btbat\">Tumblr blog titled DC Women Kicking Ass<\/a>, fans are now able to see some promo art for the new and upcoming\u00a0 <strong>Cartoon Network<\/strong> CG animated series <strong><em>Beware The Batman<\/em><\/strong>, which is scheduled to finally begin airing in early 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The following images (which appear to be scans from an upcoming issue of the <strong>DC Nation magazine<\/strong>) give fans a first real look at some of the characters that&#8217;ll be included in the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Batman, Alfred, Katana,<\/strong> and the villains<strong> Professor Pyg<\/strong> and <strong>Mr. Toad<\/strong> are shown in the new art.<\/p>\n<p>Rumor seems to suggest that <strong><em>Beware The Batman<\/em><\/strong> will actually be a different animated take on<strong> Batman<\/strong> altogether, and with it comes the character taking on some lesser known villains alongside <strong>Alfred<\/strong> and his new sidekick <strong>Katana<\/strong>. It has also been announced that the characters <strong>Humpty<\/strong> and <strong>Metamorpho<\/strong> will also be seen in the series.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6476 alignleft\" title=\"49872L\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/49872L.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"646\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6477 alignright\" title=\"49873L\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/49873L.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The biggest catch from these images are included in <strong>Katana&#8217;s<\/strong> bio. The Bio revealed that along wtih being former CIA,\u00a0 she was a former member of the <strong>League of Assassins.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Which thanks to a nice reveal made a couple months ago, In an interview with Attack of the Show\u00a0 <strong>Lance Reddick<\/strong> (<strong><em>LOST, FRINGE<\/em><\/strong>) confirmed he will voice <strong>Ra&#8217;s Al Ghul<\/strong> in <strong><em>Beware The Batman<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So despite the absence of <strong>Joker,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Penguin<\/strong>, and <strong>Two-Face<\/strong>, fans will at the very least get ninjas and <strong>Ras Al Ghul.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BEWARE THE BATMAN<\/em><\/strong> is coming to <strong>Cartoon Network<\/strong> in 2013 and stars <strong>Anthony Ruivivar<\/strong> as<strong> Batman, Sumalee Montano<\/strong> as <strong>Katana, J.B. Blanc<\/strong> as <strong>Alfred,<\/strong> and <strong>Kurtwood Smith<\/strong> as <strong>Lt. James Gordon.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the Tumblr blog titled DC Women Kicking Ass, fans are now able to see some promo art for the new and upcoming\u00a0 Cartoon Network CG animated series Beware The Batman, which is scheduled to finally begin airing in early 2013. 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