Gotham Knight

Brett found this page, which offers a sneak peek at the upcoming animated anthology "Batman: Gotham Knight." Much like "The Animatrix," it's a series of short animated films that Warner Brothers is commissioning to fill in the storytelling gap between 2005's Batman Begins and the upcoming The Dark Knight.

It's being made by Bruce Timm, the genius behind a whole slew of DC Comic animated television shows and direct-to-video movies. I was always a big fan of "Batman: The Animated Series," which in many ways is still the best film version of Batman yet. And, lucky me, Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne on that series, will be voicing the titular hero for "Gotham Knight."

Brilliant idea, and I can't wait to see it. The great news is, although it's direct-to-DVD, it will also be coming out on Blu-ray, which is a real treat.

The name "Gotham Knight," however, always ends up being "Gotham Knights" in my head, which leads me to thinking about "Baywatch Nights," which is something best never done. Ah well.