Comic-Con Roundup: Neil Patrick Harris sings to Batman, plus pics of David Tennant, John Barrowman and Russell Tovey!

Comic-Con 2009 is over and, hopefully my craving for a Cafe 222 waffle will fade away soon. But as usual, the weekend of sensory overload left behind plenty to discuss and anticipate.

If a TV show, film or video game is looking to establish its geek cred, Comic-Con is the destination to accomplish that. And, while it doesn't dominate the event, comic books are still a major part of the weekend. So lets try to work our way through that busy, busy weekend. (Somehow actually being there is not as exhausting as reading about other people being there.)

NPH sings a song of mayhem

Its hard for superhero fans to avoid keeping an eye on what's going on in animation since there's so many solid animated adaptations of superhero titles and at Comic-Con, we learned that two new projects will include out actors in the voice cast.

I've been hearing good things about the Cartoon Network's Batman: The Brave and the Bold but that hasn't gotten me to cross it off my meaning-to-watch list. But news that Neil Patrick Harris will be a guest-voice in a musical episode titled "Mayhem of The Music Meister" should put an end to my procrastination.

Io9's Graeme McMillan calls it "better than Dr. Horrible" citing:

it does have a giant telepathic gorilla waltzing with Aquaman, a nefarious plot to become the richest man on Earth by uniting us all in a mind-controlled musical utopia, and more visual in-jokes about both comics and music than you'd think could be fitted into half an hour

There's no word yet on when the episode airs or second season will begin but I'll try to watch for the date and include it in the Queerview.

Meanwhile, the Cartoon Network has another superhero series debuting, one that involves Marvel characters. Not only will Marvel Super Hero Squad feature an star-studded voice cast but it will also offer the kind of mix of A and D-list heroes that has been a successful part of Marvel's team books.

The voice cast has plenty of gay-faves, including Michelle Trachtenberg as Valkyrie, James Marsters as Mr. Fantastic and Taye Diggs as the Black Panther. The most inspired bit of casting, however, sees George Takei as the voice of Galactus.

With the show also including the likes of Ms. Marvel, Hawkeye, Dormammu and The Enchantress, this is sounding like Marvel's version of Justice League Unlimited

And, suddenly, jaw-reattachment surgeries were big business

Easily this year's biggest announcement was the news that Marvel had picked up the rights to Marvelman, a comic that's been on most-wanted reprint list for years.

Marvelman (or Miracleman as it was also known) started in the 60s, but is best remembered for the revamp Alan Moore gave the series in the 80s and Neil Gaiman's follow-up run. However, the rights to the series has been a matter of debate for at least a decade.

So far Marvel hasn't announced their plans for Marvelman, beyond a special-edition t-shirt and poster, but a reprint of the classic Moore and Gaiman stories seems inevitable.

Next page! John Barrowman, David Tennant and Russell T Davies!