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A new CGI animated series ‘Beware the Batman’ is set to hit Cartoon Network in 2013, as part of the network’s upcoming ‘DC Nation’ hour of animated superhero programs.
Cartoon Network is launching a new one-hour block of programming in spring of 2012 called DC Nation, which will feature the currently running Young Justice and the upcoming Green Lantern: The Animated Series. Come 2013, however, the CGI animated series Beware the Batman will join the party.
The announcement was made at the MIP Junior showcase over the weekend in Cannes, France.
Right now the Dark Knight can be seen in the lighter, guest spot-centric Batman: The Brave and the Bold series – which is set to wrap up its three-year run soon. Much like Batman: Brave and the Bold, Beware the Batman will feature appearances from some of DC’s lesser-known characters.
For starters, one of the main villains Batman is set to face off against will be Professor Pyg and the Circus of the Strange – who were recently inducted into the caped crusader’s rogues gallery during Grant Morrison’s epic Batman arc.
According to Sam Register, executive vice president for creative affairs at Warner Bros. Animation, “We didn’t want to do another Joker story – there’s too many of them. We just needed to do something new, so we’re starting off with new villains.”
More interestingly, though, further changes will come in the form of Batman’s supporting cast. Apparently, in lieu of the Robin character, viewers will see Katana – a sword-wielding samurai from the DCU, currently starring in the DCnU version of Birds of Prey. Also, in a move that is sure to have many a Bat-fan puzzled, Alfred Pennyworth appears to be joining Bruce Wayne’s crusade against crime with some two-fisted handgun action.
Register touched on the lack of Bruce Wayne’s ward by cryptically stating, “Katana is going to be his new Robin – but not necessarily.” Register did not offer insight to the gun-toting Alfred, however.
