DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation are adapting the classic Batman: Year One to a DVD animated feature, set for release on October 18. Anticipation, and expectations, are sky-high for this one, based as it is on one of the seminal origin tale by the team of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.

Year One sports a cast including geek icons Eliza Dushku as Catwoman and Katee Sackhoff as Sarah Essen, with Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston playing Lieutenant Gordon and Ben McKenzie of Southland as Bruce Wayne/Batman.

As reported yesterday, the DVD will also include a Catwoman 'DC Showcase' short, featuring a modern-day Catwoman, still voiced by Dushku, in an original story.

San Diego Comic Con attendees will have the opportunity to see Batman: Year One ahead of its release, as its scheduled to screen there. And today, Warners released the first trailer. I think it looks great, my hopes are high and DC proved that they can knock these sorts of releases out of the park with the groundbreaking All-Star Superman animated feature.

Check it out, and let me know your thoughts.