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After months ofrumor and speculation Warner Bros. has made an official announcement regardingthe Teen Titans animated show and has also released a few bits ofartwork from the show. Here's the press release:
Cartoon Networkand Kids' WB! will follow a new young breed of superheroes as famed Boy WonderRobin leads fellow young teens Cyborg, Beast Boy, Starfire and Raven in theall-new high-adventure series Teen Titans. Slated to debut onCartoon Network in 2003, followed by broadcast on Kids' WB!, this half-houranimated action series is being produced by Warner Bros. Animation under theguidance of Emmy Award-winner Glen Murakami. Teen Titans is basedon the popular DC Comics comic book characters.
TeenTitans, set in a future of intergalactic strife and interplanetarybattles, features five teen superheroes each with special powers, led by the BoyWonder Robin. This group unites to form a defensive force to protect the Earthfrom a new generation of villains. An eclectic group, their powers complementeach other so that when they band together, they become a superb fighting force.Their personalities, on the other hand, often clash. Discovering how to controltheir powers, these Teen Titans must learn to work and grow as a team whiledealing with the trials and tribulations of being teenagers.
"CartoonNetwork has experienced great success with Justice League, so weknow we have a loyal audience ready to embrace this exciting new show,"said Jim Samples, General Manager and Executive Vice President, Cartoon Network."These DC Comics characters have incredible powers, but struggle with howto use them. Teen Titans will mesh perfectly with our otheraction-adventure programming and thrill our viewers."
"Teaming upwith Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network once again gives us an excellentopportunity to bring our core audience the newest high-adventure series, TeenTitans," said Donna Friedman, Executive Vice President, Kids' WB!"This series will be a perfect addition to our #1 line-up, as it featuressuperhero action-packed adventures, comedy and kid-relatable characters andstories in this exciting new saga."
"Thetalented individuals producing this series are truly superheroes in the world ofanimation," said Sander Schwartz, President, Warner Bros. Animation."Glen and his team will bring Teen Titans to life with all ofthe excitement and breathtaking quality that our audience has come to expectfrom Warner Bros. Animation."
"TheNew Teen Titans was a groundbreaking comic book as Marv Wolfman andGeorge Perez delved into the extraordinary challenges of living as a superheroteenager," said Paul Levitz, DC Comics President and Publisher. "Withthe animated series being brought to life by Glen Murakami's great team, welook forward to new worlds of creative magic."
Teen Titans madetheir comic book debut in 1964 and soon grew into its own Teen Titansmonthly comic book series that ran for seven years. The basis for the animatedtelevision series, however, is the wildly successful revamped version of theoriginal junior superhero formula. The New Teen Titans debuted in1980 and was DC's most popular comic book of the decade that followed. Theadolescent angst and emotional depth of The New Teen Titans madethe series an instant classic with a whole new generation of comic book readers.
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