FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE INTERGALACTIC JOURNEY CONTINUES
WHEN WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES
LEGION OFSUPER HEROES: VOLUME 2
ON DVD FEBRUARY 5, 2008!
Legion of Super Heroes is currently seen on Kids' WB!
Burbank, CA, (October 17, 2007) – Warner Home Video and the Kids' WB! bring a new team of young and adventurous Super Heroes to DVD when they release
Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 2 on February 5, 2008. The DVD will include 4 episodes from the first season of the hit Kids WB! show,
Legion of Super Heroes, which currently airs Saturdays at 10:00 am and ranks among the top five Kids WB! programs in the 2007 season. The action-packed show follows Superman, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Timber Wolf, Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy and Phantom Girl on their incredible time traveling adventures and will be available for $14.97 SRP.
The Legion of Super Heroes was inspired by the DC Comics' legend Superman, and was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards®. In the
Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 2, the adventure continues for the young team of Super Heroes as they fight for justice and interplanetary unity while facing seemingly insurmountable hurdles along the way. In these four action-packed episodes, The Legion are forced to take refuge in a derelict space station, Braniac 5's IQ begins to falter, and Lightning Lad resigns from The Legion to join a new team. Produced by James Tucker (Co-Producer of
Justice League Unlimited), Linda Steiner (Producer of
Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo) and Sander Schwartz (Executive Producer of
Teen Titans), the DVD features a new crew of young DC Super Heroes who may just be the Universe's only hope.
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Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 2 features a group of underage Super Heroes who are undisciplined, unpredictable and undeniably fun to watch" said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. "We are delighted to release the next four action-packed episodes in the wildly popular Kids WB! series that will surely be a hit with fans."
Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 2 will be available on DVD with approx. 88 minutes of four 22-minute episodes:
- "Champions" – Lightning Lad enters the Intergalactic Games and must compete against his greatest rival.
- "Fear Factory" – Superman, Bouncing Boy, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5 and Lightning Lad are forced to take refuge in a deserted space station but are separated and begin disappearing one by one.
- "Brain Drain" – Brainiac 5 is forced to get ahead to lead two of his teammates to a planet where the only cure for his faltering IQ may be found.
- "Lightning Storm" – Lightning Lad resigns from the Legion to join a new team, but soon finds himself caught in a conflict of interest when the two teams end up opposing each other.
Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 2 will be supported by an online media campaign as well as a catalog promotion in
Superman/Justice League/Super Friends titles from, December 24, 2007 – February 29, 2008.
Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 2
Street Date: February 5, 2008
Price: $14.97 SRP / No MAP
Run Time: 88 minutes
Language: English; Canadian; French
Subtitles: SDH
About Warner Home Video:
With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
About DC Comics:
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics' Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
About Warner Bros. Animation:
Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, "Sinkin in the Bathtub." Since then, Warner Bros. Animation's characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Animation is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as maintaining the studio's rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents' Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).
