Check out this snapshot of the modern golden age of animation; the staff of Tiny Toon Adventures, drawn by Bruce Timm in 1990. Timm and Paul Dini would, of course, go on to create Batman: The Animated Series and, subsequently, the DC Animated Universe, which is still going strong (the full-length feature Justice League: Doom is set for release in 2012), and others in this crew would later work at Spumco, Pixar, and on The Simpsons. Click on the image above to view it in hi-res, and on the key below to match the faces to the names.

The forthcoming Green Lantern animated series will premiere at New York Comic Con. GL Executive Producer and DCU animation legend Bruce Timm will present the first-ever screening of the upcoming CG series, set to debut soon on Cartoon Network. From DC's press release:

After unveiling exclusive new footage at NYCC 2010, Warner Bros. Animation and executive producer Bruce Timm will present the world-premiere screening of the complete first episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series (coming soon to Cartoon Network) during the show’s panel session.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

 10:30–11:30 a.m. Green Lantern: The Animated Series World Premiere Screening and Conversation with Bruce Timm — World-renowned producer, artist, animator and Comic Con favorite Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) will be on hand to unveil Green Lantern: The Animated Series, his latest television project from Warner Bros. Animation, coming soon to Cartoon Network. New York Comic Con attendees will be treated to the world premiere screening of this all-new CG action-adventure animated series, and will take part in a moderated Q&A with an animation icon. Room 1A10

1:30–2:00 p.m. Green Lantern: The Animated Series Signing at the DC Comics booth #1254

There's Hal Jordan, in all his CG glory, from the Comic-Con preview clip for the upcoming Green Lantern animated series on Cartoon Network. My initial impression is that while the series looks action-packed - always a good thing - Bruce Timm's amazing character design and flair for architecture that worked so well on Batman, Superman, and Justice League Unlimited, neither needs nor benefits from a CG update. Hal looks a little bit like a Nintedo Mii, and it just kills me because Green Lantern has just come off of a critical and commercial failure in the theaters - and as usual, the tie-in game was a dud - and a poorly executed animated series would be a multimedia trifectat of fail. And the Green Lantern Corps, frankly, deserves better.

Check out the trailer, and let me know what you think.

What began as a gag when Conan O'Brien met with DC Animation god Bruce Timm last December... continued as a gag at Comic-Con. Coming sometime to someplace, maybe, it's The Flaming C!

Third time looks to be the charm for Green Lantern, whose multimedia franchise debut has been a bit of a stumble thus far with largely lukewarm-or-lower responses to both his motion picture debut and the DCU animated feature Green Lantern: Emerald Knights.

Bruce Timm to the rescue. The name Timm has been synonymous with masterful DC animation of the kind not seen since the Fleischer Bros. Superman shorts ever since the groundbreaking Batman: The Animated Series.

Now Timm, armed with CG animation and not just Hal Jordan but the Guardians and the entire GL Corps, prepares to shine Green Lantern's light on the Cartoon Network.

Take a look at this teaser for the upcoming Green Lantern: The Animated Series, and let me know what you think.