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Batman Adventures
Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest
After stealing a "jade" dragon, the Joker and Harley Quinn move in on Metropolis, and strike a deal with Lex Luthor. Batman, hot on the Joker's trail, follows him to Metropolis which leads the eventual meeting of Superman. The two heroes then act together to confront their archenemies.
63 pages, Comic
First published January 1, 1997
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Paul Dini
733 books723 followersPaul Dini is an American television producer of animated cartoons. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond and Duck Dodgers. He also developed and scripted Krypto the Superdog and contributed scripts to Animaniacs (he created Minerva Mink), Freakazoid, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. After leaving Warner Bros. In early 2004, Dini went on to write and story edit the popular ABC adventure series Lost.
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
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February 4, 2021
Adaptación al cómic del crossover animado de Batman y Superman Animated.
April 18, 2017
Novelization of an animated movie by the same title (which originally aired as three episodes of Superman Adventures Animated Series). If you've seen the episodes or the movie, you don't really need to read this, as this is a shortened version of the movie, with only very slight deviations in dialogue, and only one tiny extra scene between Bruce and Alfred. Some characters' clothing colors differ from the ones seen on screen, especially the terrorists from the plane that have a very different look in here. Also, the awesome voice talents from the movie add a lot of additional meanings and humor to the dialogues, which you don't get if you just read them written, as in this comic.
What I liked about this graphic novel is that even if the scenes are the same as in the movie, they are shown from an opposite angle, so you kind of get to see the other half of all the scenes.
In short, the movie is really awesome, a must-see, so if you have a chance between seeing it or reading the story in this graphic novel, definitely watch it first, then you'll be able to understand and appreciate this graphic novel better too.
What I liked about this graphic novel is that even if the scenes are the same as in the movie, they are shown from an opposite angle, so you kind of get to see the other half of all the scenes.
In short, the movie is really awesome, a must-see, so if you have a chance between seeing it or reading the story in this graphic novel, definitely watch it first, then you'll be able to understand and appreciate this graphic novel better too.
October 16, 2015
Wer sich nach dem großartigen MAD LOVE von Dini und Timm nach Nachschub umsieht, landet schnell bei der Animated Series. Im Vergleich zum zurecht mit Preisen überschütteten MAD LOVE ist diese Story leider schlichtweg öde und selbst als Lückenfüller kaum lesenswert.
January 11, 2015
La adaptación del homónimo largometraje animado busca capturar la simpleza dinámica y excelente ritmo, logrando una lectura distractiva y amena.
May 10, 2019
The story and the characterization of this comic are good for the exact same reasons as in the TV movie it adapts... but the comic otherwise falls short of its source material. You'll be better off watching the movie.
October 10, 2024
A solid novelization of an excellent special. The only issue I have with this is Joker’s New Batman Adventures design. Why does he look like that? Why aren’t his lips red? Why are his eyes black??
November 24, 2010
Hace muchos años, cuando vi los capítulos que sirvieron de base para este comics, quedé encantado. Ahora, leyéndolo con mucha benevolencia y paciencia, sentí exactamente lo opuesto. Lo que en el dibujo animado está llevado con un ritmo impresionante, un manejo de la acción, de las secuencias y de los diálogos casi impecable, acá falla una y otra vez. El dibujo de Joe Staton no es necesariamente malo, pero está a años luz de los diseños originales. El guión cumple, pero como la historia en sí está muy mal llevada en historieta, no alcanza ni a pellizcar las tres estrellitas.
Y, repito, que conste que la versión original me encantó y supongo que me encantará cuando la vuelva a ver.
Y, repito, que conste que la versión original me encantó y supongo que me encantará cuando la vuelva a ver.
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November 2, 2010i seen this book when i was little and i watched the movie when i was young and i think this book is the greatest i have ever read
May 7, 2013
Based on the animated series. This is :-) a lot of fun with superman and batman teaming up against lex and joker. There's lots of amusing moments especially with Harley. A very good read.
May 8, 2014
Not bad for my first comic read since Archie years ago.... Action was alright, I liked the ending :)
January 28, 2024
A funny and quick read of a comic adapted from the film.
It was fun while it lasted.
It was fun while it lasted.
April 13, 2017
Nice adaptation of the series that is now twenty (!) years old. As I read the speech balloons I imagined the voices of Conroy, Daly, and Delany.
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