Comic-book heroes lead a heavy week of new animated DVDs hitting store shelves.
Up first is Wonder Woman, the latest original animated DVD in the DC Universe line. The fan-friendly feature, which is rated PG-13, features the voices of Keri Russel as Wonder Woman, Nathan Fillion as Steve Trevor and Alfred Molina as the villainous Ares. The movie is available on DVD ($19.98), two-disc special edition ($29.98) and Blu-ray ($34.99).
Warner is also serving up Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic as an hors d’oeuvre for this week’s major motion picture release. The motion comic animates the artwork from the graphic novel, along with a reading of the text a la an audio book to retell Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic story. The five-hour feature is available as a two-disc DVD ($29.98) or on Blu-ray ($35.99).
The other top releases this week are the Disney comedy Beverly Hills Chihuahua ($28.96 DVD, $34.99 Blu-ray), Baz Luhrman’s epic film Australia (Fox, $29.98 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray), and the drama I Loved You So Long (Sony Pictures Classics, $28.96 DVD, $39.95 Blu-ray).
Other animated releases this week include: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik Family Values (NCircle Entertainmnet, $6.99), Adventures of Super Mario III: What a Wonderful Warp (NCircle Entertainmnet, $6.99), Chowder, Vol. 2 (Warner Bros., $14.97), Franny’s Feet: Princess Franny (Peace Arch Entertainment, $14.99), Max & Ruby: Bunny Hop Into Spring (Paramount, $36.99), Pucca: Sooga Super Squad (Vivendi Entertainment, $14.99), The Smurfs: True Blue Friends (Hanna-Barbera, $14.97), Sonic The Hedgehog: Sonic Goes Green (NCircle Entertainmnet, $6.99), SpongeBob vs. The Big One (Paramount, $19.99) and Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Mario’s Adventures (NCircle Entertainmnet, $6.99).
