DC Comics proved Internet rumors of a "Jonah Hex" animated short film to be well founded during their "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" panel on Friday at Comic-Con. The publisher's resident ugly cowboy already has a heightened profile this year due to Jimmy Hayward's upcoming feature film starring Josh Brolin and Megan Fox, and it appears that Hex's expanded spotlight was enough to earn him slot among Warner Home Video's newly announced -- but still secret -- lineup of animated projects.
Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video and DC Comics are in fact preparing new animated shorts, DC Comics Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs Gregory Noveck said at the panel. He explained that while DC and Warner Bros. were not ready to reveal further details, he could confirm "Jonah Hex" as being among a series of animated shorts being produced and that Joe R. Lansdale would be writing it.
The "DC Showcase" animated shorts will be a new offering from the same groups responsible for "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies," as well as "Green Lantern: First Flight," which premiered at Comic-Con over the weekend. The revelation begs the question of just how a the new series of shorts will be distributed with the quicker runtime than their predecessors, as well as how long that runtime will be and which other DC properties will be thrown into the mix.
Hex has appeared previously in "Batman: The Animated Series," "Justice League Unlimited" and "Batman: The Brave and the Bold," but this will be his first cartoon solo outing.
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