The leading light of animated DVD releases this week is Green Lantern: First Flight, a DC Universe original animated feature starring the emerald avenger of comic book fame.
The movie, directed by Lauren Montgomery and produced by Bruce Timm and Bobbie Page, First Flight (Warner Bros., $19.98 DVD, $24.98 Special Edition DVD, $29.99 Blu-ray) was a hit last week in a world premiere screening at Comic-Con in San Diego. With a live-action movie in the works and the Blackest Night storyline building up steam in the comic books, Green Lantern appears poised to break out of the pack in the next few years.
On the VFX front, fans can finally complete their collections with the release of Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 (Universal, $49.95 DVD, $69.68 Blu-ray) and ‘ for those who want to watch from the start ‘ Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (Universal, $279.98 DVD, $349.98 Blu-ray).
Also out this week is Torchwood: Children of Earth (Warner Bros., $29.98 DVD, $34.99 Blu-ray), a five-part miniseries that just aired on BBC America; and the live-action anime adaptation Dragonball: Evolution (Fox, $27.98 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray).
Other animated releases out this week include Spectacular Spider-Man: The Complete First Season (Sony, $25.95), The Animation of Alexeieff (Facets Multimedia, $39.95), Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu (Kino, $29.95), Bill Plympton’s Dog Days (Microcinema, $24.95) and Super Why: Jack and the Beanstalk (PBS, $14.99).
