From the press release:

On his journey to become the Ultimate Hero, Peter Parker has handled tough challenges. From learning to team up with fellow Super Heroes (including The Avengers!), to fighting baddies from across the Marvel Universe, to remembering to pick up groceries for Aunt May, Spidey thought he had things all webbed up. Now in Season 2, his world’s been turned upside down as his teammates become roommates, and they’re left to face foes without the help of S.H.I.E.L.D. But when iconic Marvel villains like The Lizard, Kraven, Electro, the Rhino and Doc Ock team up to take on the young heroes, it’s time for Spidey to discover the “great responsibility” of being a leader. Catch the one-hour SPECIAL PRIME TIME PREMIERE of Ultimate Spider-Man Season 2, January 21 at 7p/6c on Disney XD. And keep up with the team every Sunday at 11a/10c inside Marvel Universe.

I still can’t wait for this movie…

I want to see Superman take a beating so bad I can taste it…

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, PART 2, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies,
arrives January 29 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as a Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD, On Demand and for Download. The PG-13 film is produced
by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.

One more episode of D-Squad and we’ll move on to even bigger and better things! As much as I was lukewarm on the last episode, the set up for this one absolutely thrills me.

All is not right aboard a seemingly abandoned Jedi cruiser. Colonel Gascon and his droid team learn the ship is a death trap pointed towards an important Republic conference, and must work against time to stop this catastrophe-in-the-making in “Point of No Return,” airing this Saturday, January 12th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

Something tells me this episode is going to be the part of the droid arc that gets people back on board. It’s exactly what they want to see: A Clone Commando taking the fight to the clankers.

This, the 100th episode of The Clone Wars, airs on Saturday, January 5th on Cartoon Network.

As a bonus, here’s the 100 episode trailer for the show.

Because of my trip this last weekend, I still haven’t had a chance to watch the first episode of this arc, but from what I’ve seen of it in clips at Celebration VI, then I’m sad to hear we’re only getting half until next year.

This Saturday marks the last episode before the holidays for Star Wars: The Clone Wars. After a comet damages their shuttle, R2-D2, Colonel Gascon and the other droids crash on a desolate planet where they must make their way across a bewildering expanse of emptiness to carry out their mission in “A Sunny Day in the Void,” airing this Saturday, December 8th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

The series will return with new episodes starting on January 5, 2013.

I’ve been dying to see this arc, though I’m equally dying to see Darth Maul come back… Perhaps we’ll be pleasantly surprised. But the arcs are building to something, and I think we’re going to end in a fiery explosion of a finish.

Here’s the episode breakdown from LFL:

This Saturday marks the beginning of a new story arc on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. R2-D2 is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Gascon (voiced by Stephen Stanton) to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment in “Secret Weapons,” airing this Saturday, December 1st at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

Episode Trivia:

• The opening logo on the episodes of this arc is blue rather than the traditional yellow, as a tribute to R2-D2.
• The Jedi Knights seen accompanying their droids during the war room briefing are Anakin Skywalker (with R2-D2), Aayla Secura (with QT-KT), Thongla Jur (with U9-C4) and Tera Sinube (with M5-BZ).
• WAC-47’s master is Clone Commander Neyo, a trooper first seen on Saleucami in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
• QT-KT is inspired by R2-KT, a pink astromech droid created by Star Wars fans in tribute to Katie Johnson, daughter of Albin Johnson, founder of the 501st Legion. The droid, who is now dedicated to the memory of the late Katie, makes appearances at children’s hospitals. Though R2-KT previously appeared in The Clone Wars movie, Qutee is a separate droid to avoid having two droids named “Artoo” on the same mission.
• The hazard labels on R2-D2’s enhanced booster rockets read: “WARNING: Supercharger boost must not exceed 150 percent” and “KEEP BACK.”
• Dr. Gubacher is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who fans will recognize as the voice of all of the clones as well as numerous other series characters.

I really can’t wait to see how this episode plays out, and knowing that it does, in fact, occur before the season premiere makes it all the more intriguing. And seeing Grievous back in action is always exciting. It also makes Hondo’s actions during the youngling arc that much more understandable.

Here’s the official synopsis:

In the conclusion to this four-part story arc, General Grievous launches a full-scale attack on the pirate base on Florrum in “A Necessary Bond,” airing this Saturday, November 24th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

Episode Trivia:

• This episode answers what exactly happened to Hondo Ohnaka’s base, which was seen destroyed in “Revival,” the season opener. Originally, “Revival” was planned to air later in the season, in proper chronological order, but it was moved to the start in order to better showcase the Darth Maul storyline. In “Revival,” Hondo describes his base being overrun by General Grievous.

This is shaping up to be one of my favorite arcs of the show ever and I’m so sad I missed it in its entirety at Celebration VI. Here are two clips and the official notes of the episode:

The third episode in this four-part story arc finds Ahsoka captured by Hondo’s pirates and the younglings working together to infiltrate the pirates’ den, using their wits and courage to launch a daring rescue. This episode also marks Obi-Wan Kenobi’s reunion with an old adversary, General Grievous, in “Bound for Rescue,” airing this Saturday, November 17th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

Trivia:

• The wide eyed Ithorian youngling named Byph is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clones.
• This arc is the first (and only) appearance of General Grievous this season.

Seriously, this episode looks EPIC.

Two new clips from The Clone Wars! I love Doctor Who and I love Star Wars, so this is a match made in heaven. This week, we’re given further glimpses into the life of Jedi padawans and I couldn’t be more excited about it.

From the official release:

David Tennant, best known as the tenth doctor to play The Doctor on the hit series Doctor Who, will make his Star Wars: The Clone Wars debut this week in “A Test of Strength,” airing Saturday, November 10th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

Tennant will voice the character Huyang, a droid who greatly impacts the journey of a group of young Jedi, who were just setting out to build their first lightsabers in last week’s episode. The famed actor will continue to appear in the series for the following two episodes, “Bound for Rescue” and “A Necessary Strength.”

“When I heard the Doctor himself, David Tennant, was a fan of Star Wars I knew I had to find a way to get in contact with him to see if he would perform on Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” said Dave Filoni, Supervising Director, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. “The result was ‘Huyang,’ an ancient droid in the service of the Jedi Order, whose sole task in life has been overseeing the construction of lightsabers. I thought David was perfect for the part and he did not disappoint. He delivered a performance which impressed even the Master himself, George Lucas.”

Trivia:

• This episode marks the first appearance of “Huyang,” an ancient droid in the service of the Jedi Order, whose sole task in life has been overseeing the construction of lightsabers. The character is voiced by David Tennant (Doctor Who, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).
• Petro’s lightsaber training maneuver – the Whirlwind of Destiny – was actually created a young fan as part of the Join the Jedi contest sponsored by Hasbro. The winning entry was animated into the show.
• The training remotes seen aboard the Crucible are the same design as the one seen aboard the Millennium Falcon in Episode IV, and in Jedi Temple youngling training verandah in Episode II.

Oh, and here’s Hondo, coming back to start trouble. Looks like the younglings might be on the menu…

It’s time again to get ready for an all new arc from The Clone Wars, this time we’re seeing Yoda and his shepherding of the younglings. For many, their favorite part of Attack of the Clones was Yoda and his interaction with the younglings and now we’re getting a few episodes full of that.

It seems as though, at this point, everything is business as usual on The Clone Wars front in the wake of the Disney buyout. Let’s hope it stays that way.

Here’s the breakdown for this episode:

Ahsoka escorts a group of younglings to Ilum, where they will learn from Yoda and undergo a crucial rite-of-passage: the construction of their lightsabers. They grapple with both physical and inner challenges as they face the dangerous task ahead of them in “The Gathering,” airing this Saturday, November 3rd at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

Episode Trivia:

• The opening prologue trailer to the episode features a rare flashback to before the Clone Wars, when Plo Koon discovered the baby Ahsoka Tano on an undisclosed planet, and brought her into the Jedi Order.
• The notion of lightsabers being powered by mystical crystals find their roots in the “Kyber crystal” concept in the early draft scripts of Star Wars, a mystical gem said to amplify the power of the Force.
• The symbols denoting the balance of the light side and dark side first seen in the realm of Mortis are visible in the temple entrance on Ilum. The markings that lined the halls of the Father’s Monastery on Mortis are also found within the Ilum temple.
• This episode introduces a Jedi youngling symbol worn as a patch on the students’ cold weather gear.
• The crystals are colorless until the young Jedi holds it, upon which it becomes attuned to the Force-user. This appears to be what governs the colors of Jedi lightsabers.

And in this next clip, does anyone else get a Raiders of the Lost Ark/Well of the Souls vibe? I did…