Some sad news today from The Guardian that the writer of Scooby Apocalypse, Keith Giffen, has passed away as of Monday, October 9. Keith was 70 years old, and had a fatal stroke at his home in Virginia. Keith had started writing for Marvel Comics in the 1970s, but later got a job at DC Comics in the 1980s and 1990s. Beginning in 2016, Keith wrote the Scooby Apocalypse comic series. RIP to Keith!
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To celebrate Halloween, Krispy Kreme has added Scooby-Doo themed donuts to their menu! A "Scooby-Doo Halloween Dozen" box of donuts has been added to Krispy Kreme's menu as of today, featuring four different kinds of Scooby-themed donuts:
Scooby-Doo donuts will be available for a limited time only through Halloween. A Scooby-Doo Shake will also be available at select locations. The shake is decorated with Scooby Doo™ purple and orange icings, blended with extra pumps of chocolate syrup and chocolate cookie pieces topped with whipped cream and Halloween sprinkles. More info can be found about the donuts and shake on Krispy Kreme's website. After almost eight months of no news following the season 1 finale of Velma, we have a small tidbit of what's to come for the series. Storyboard artist Kelsey Norden listed on her LinkedIn page that she recently returned to the crew to help storyboard a "special episode" of Velma. It is unclear whether this is an episode that is a part of season 2, or if there will be a stand-alone special episode that isn't a part of the next season. She also listed that production for this episode began in August 2023 and is ongoing. There is not a way to directly link to the section on LinkedIn, but this information can be found by scrolling down to the "Experience" section of Kelsey's LinkedIn page.
Every year for Halloween, WB puts on a month-long Scoobtober event celebrating the Scooby-Doo franchise. There hasn't ever really been a clear format for the month, as WB seems to switch up what they do each year. The festivities for Scoobtober 2023 have just been announced by Romper.
On Sunday, October 1, Cartoon Network will air a marathon of Scooby-Doo films from 8:00am-2:00pm CST. The marathon will feature Loch Ness Monster at 8:00am, Monster of Mexico at 9:30am, Where's My Mummy at 11:00am and Goblin King at 12:30pm. Cartoon Network will also be airing Scooby-Doo content every day beginning October 1. What's New Scooby-Doo? will be re-added to Cartoon Network's lineup, with one episode airing every weekday at 3:30pm CST. On the weekends, a different Scooby-Doo film will be aired every Saturday at 2:30pm CST and every Sunday morning at 8:00am CST. Similarly to the old Scooby marathons Cartoon Network used to do around Halloween back in the 90s, WB Kids YouTube channel will be streaming a marathon of Scooby, which they are calling the "Scoobtober Watch Party." For 48 hours straight, WB Kids YouTube will only be broadcasting Scooby-Doo content from Friday, October 27 at 3:00pm CST to Sunday, October 29 at 3:00pm CST. No schedule for the marathon has been announced yet. Teen Titans Go WB 100th Anniversary Special Suddenly Pulled from Schedule & Moved to September 309/23/2023 Fans of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated will remember how the show was plagued with schedule changes, many of which were often so last-second that iTunes and Amazon would still post the episode because even they weren't aware of the sudden change. It seems this has happened again with the Teen Titans Go! WB 100th Anniversary special. The special was set to air at 8:30am this morning. However, at the last moment, the episode was pulled from the schedule, and all official promos for the special were deleted from Cartoon Network's social media last night. No announcement or reason was given for the sudden cancellation. The special will now air next Saturday, September 30 at 9:00am CST instead according to TV Passport.
The Teen Titans Go WB 100th Anniversary Special is airing on Cartoon Network in just a few days! The special airs on CN on Saturday, September 23 at 8:30am CST! The preview clip shows that the gang will have a bigger role than merely just making a cameo. The plot of the special features Robin driving many Hanna-Barbera characters around Warner Brothers-Discovery Studios, including the gang. A one-minute preview of the special is now available on Gizmodo.com.
We've seen quite a bit of Scooby-Doo and Krypto, Too! merch from other retailers, including Target and Amazon, but now, WB Shop has released some additional merch! The new line of merch includes a yellow coffee mug featuring Krypto and Scooby eating snacks ($17), another coffee mug featuring the whole gang ($15), a sweatshirt with the film logo ($45), a "trouble alert" t-shirt featuring Shaggy, Scooby and Krypto ($27), and a hoodie featuring Shaggy and Scooby in superhero outfits ($55). The new merch will be shipped out to customers beginning Thursday, September 21 with the expected delivery date listed as the film's digital/Walmart release date on September 26. Images of all the new merch can be seen in the gallery below:
Two days after the final issue of the rebooted series was released, ComicsBeat has announced that Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries is being rebooted for its third iteration. The series will return from its very short hiatus on January 2, 2024 with its first issue. Instead of the 12 issue run both previous iterations of the comic series have had, this time, the series will be ongoing with no planned end date.
A number of plotlines for the series were announced, including teaming up with Nightwing to investigate a circus haunted by Deadman (issue 1), meeting Solomon Grundy in Slaughter Swamp (issue 2), running into Catwoman (issue 3), as well as a bowling museum haunted by a giant, Gotham City citizens turning into gargoyles. Here's the official solicitation for the first issue: Written by SHOLLY FISCH Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA $2.99 US | 32 pages ON SALE 1/2/24 A new ongoing series teams up Gotham’s greatest detectives with Crystal Cove’s teen sleuths! The big top’s the place for thrills and chills—even more so when a traveling circus is haunted! But even Scooby and the gang don’t realize just how chilling it is for Nightwing…because this is Haly’s Circus, Dick Grayson’s childhood home! Artists Dario Brizuela and Scott Jeralds, as well as and writers Sholly Fisch, Amanda Deibert, Ivan Cohen and Matthew Cody, will all return to the series. A new writer, J. Torres, and a new artist, Megan Huang, will also be joining the creative team of this series. In an interview with ComicsBeat, Ivan Cohen revealed that the rebooted series will feature more deep cuts from Batman lore, including one issue combining the John Byrne era of Superman and the Tom King era of Batman. It has been confirmed that the new reboot will restart the comic numbering sequence, and will start again on issue 1. Update 9/14: An additional $32.99 poster of the Legion of Doom has been announced and is available on Target's website.
We've already had more merch for Scooby-Doo and Krypto, Too! than any other film recently, and another piece of merch has just been announced. A premium official movie poster has been released at Target exclusively in two different sizes, medium (14.725 x 22.375") and large (22.375 x 34"). The poster is made by Trends International and features the gang, Krypto and Superman. The poster is quite expensive, with a current list price of $64.99. It is unclear if the price will go down once the item is released. The poster can be pre-ordered now and will be released next Tuesday, September 19. Some brand new tiny collectible Scooby-Doo figures have been released in retailers nationwide. "Scooby-Doo Tiny Mights" are palm-sized rubber toys that have 12 different collectible characters. Each Tiny Might pack comes with three collectible figures in a Mystery Machine case. There are also some rare collectible glow-in-the-dark and sparkle versions of the figures, and come in six different colors. The 12 collectible figures include Scooby, Shaggy, the Black Knight, Captain Cutler, Miner 49er, Charlie the Robot, the Ghost Clown (called "Harry the Clown" for some reason), Space Kook, Redbeard, Green Ghost, The Creeper and the Witch Doctor. You can now purchase the figures exclusively at Walmart.
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