The second season of Batman: The Brave and the Bold kicks off this weekend on Cartoon Network. It airs regularly on Friday nights at 7:30pm, then replays through out the week prior to the next new episode. This season, producers promise many more team ups and many more special guest appearances from heroes all over the DC Universe. Next week, on October 23rd, Neil Patrick Harris will be lending his voice to a new villain called the Music Meister, who has it in for Gotham City. Of course he does!

The “countdown to Astro Boy” is now at a mere 10 days. Even though we’re incredibly excited, it’s only waiting ten more days on something nearly 60 years in the making, from when the manga was first crafted in the early 1950s. Now, Imagi Animation Studios and Summit Entertainment have crafted a CG animated tale starring Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, Eugene Levy, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy, Madeline Carroll, and Matt Lucas. Lucky folks in Japan and Australia have already gotten a sneak peek at the film, having opened this past weekend in their areas. We’d love to hear some comments from you, to let us Yanks know how it is! In the meantime, check out the full poster after the break

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The closer we get to October 23rd, the happier us ToonBarners get. Why? Because that’s the release date for the Imagi Animation Studios CG animated film, Astro Boy. Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma. Powered by positive blue energy, Astro Boy is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Just like Superman! Except… a boy! And a robot. OK, not that much like Superman, but you get the idea. With just days to go before the movie hits your local theaters, are you getting psyched up to go see it? If not (if that’s possible!!) maybe the latest trailer after the break will change your mind.

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Astro Boy is now less than 3 months from hitting theaters in the US, and we’re starting to get some of the final details on the CG film. This time around, its information on the audio portions of the movie, which will debut October 23rd. Composer John Ottman (who worked on Superman Returns) and sound designer Richard Anderson (who worked on Superman Returns, X-Men, and Fantastic Four) are creating the score and sound design for the Imagi Studios flick. They’ve obviously got the super hero experience!

We’re just a few months away from the Astro Boy feature film, which will hit theaters on October 23rd. As a double bonus, that means we’re only a few months away from the Astro Boy videogame, which will hit consoles (Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Playstation 2, PSP) at around the same time. High Voltage Software and D3Publisher is now featuring a few video clips and trailers, so check it out after the break, and let us know what you think!

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