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Batman: The Adventures Continue #9
Batman: The Adventures Continue (2020-) #9
The secret history of Batman's second Robin revealed at long last!
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 30, 2020
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Paul Dini
726 books718 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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July 31, 2020
Dobře, už se to zase začíná zlepšovat. Bohužel příběhu strašně škodí jeho půlení protože tohle bylo tak zajímavý, že bych rád hned věděl co bude dál. Má to pár hezkých detailů které mi udělali radost včetně Riverova coveru.
Takže jo, začínám tomu zase věřit, nezklamte mě!
Takže jo, začínám tomu zase věřit, nezklamte mě!
August 3, 2020
Great issue as we finally get to see some Red Hood action!
August 3, 2020
Under The Red Hood...
And so the story of the Red Hood begins. The character has been lurking in the shadows. Tracking and observing events over the past eight issues. Now it's time for him to take the spotlight. All the story arcs so far have been leading up to this. This is the main feature and it does not disappoint. Not oldies this create a new exciting origin story and background for Jason Todd but it leaves us excited for what happens next...
And so the story of the Red Hood begins. The character has been lurking in the shadows. Tracking and observing events over the past eight issues. Now it's time for him to take the spotlight. All the story arcs so far have been leading up to this. This is the main feature and it does not disappoint. Not oldies this create a new exciting origin story and background for Jason Todd but it leaves us excited for what happens next...
September 29, 2020
It's ya boi. He's back.
March 8, 2022
Well, this is the storyline where Jason Todd comes back to haunt Bruce Wayne, and it's different than most continuities: how he gets recruited by Batman, a new family member, and even, arguably, the way he goes about getting Batman's attention when he surfaces again. I remember differences in the next couple of issues, as well.
Nothing is fundamentally changed about his character however: his impulsive recklessness, his anger issues, they're all there. I can't remember how this arc ended, but we haven't gotten to the part where he turns antihero in the main continuity, not close to it, and sadly it seems like this series was discontinued after season two so we may never get to see what Jason would have been in this series.
That being said, I'm going to enjoy what I have. The quality of this series didn't change, I bumped it up a star for incorporating Red Hood so well: I rate based on a mixture of quality and personal enjoyment and will mention flaws, or an excellent quality in reviews, and why it doesn't match up with the way other reviews work, i.e. as objective and unbiased as possible: these reviews are primarily for me, and I don't go for 100% unbiased reviews. I read with emotion in mind.
So I suspect this series will remain five stars for the next three issues then go back to four stars.
Nothing is fundamentally changed about his character however: his impulsive recklessness, his anger issues, they're all there. I can't remember how this arc ended, but we haven't gotten to the part where he turns antihero in the main continuity, not close to it, and sadly it seems like this series was discontinued after season two so we may never get to see what Jason would have been in this series.
That being said, I'm going to enjoy what I have. The quality of this series didn't change, I bumped it up a star for incorporating Red Hood so well: I rate based on a mixture of quality and personal enjoyment and will mention flaws, or an excellent quality in reviews, and why it doesn't match up with the way other reviews work, i.e. as objective and unbiased as possible: these reviews are primarily for me, and I don't go for 100% unbiased reviews. I read with emotion in mind.
So I suspect this series will remain five stars for the next three issues then go back to four stars.
July 31, 2020
Oh, such a tease of an issue, but I will definitely be continuing on!
September 27, 2020
Great comic
July 17, 2021
I love going back to the classic art style from the animated series.
Bringing in the story of Jason Todd is great. It has feeling and is a good consequences story.
Bringing in the story of Jason Todd is great. It has feeling and is a good consequences story.
January 3, 2022
Another exciting instalment. This one adds backstory but keeps the momentum moving forward.
July 11, 2023
Love that they're finally exploring the Jason Todd of it all.
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