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Keith David will return to voice the role of "Spawn" in the new animated series based on Todd McFarlane's long-running Image Comics series. Pictured above are actor Carl Weathers, McFarlane and animation director David Patton. According to the press release, the cast for the new series, being produced by IDT Entertainment, includes:

• Keith David (Pitch Black, Something About Mary) as the voice of Spawn, the tortured soul on an eternal battle with evil, caught between heaven and hell.

• Carl Weathers (Rocky, Predator) lends his voice talent as Captain Edwards, a long time police captain who tries going by the book despite rampant crime.

• Mark Hamill (Star Wars, “Batman : The Animated Series”) plays the voice of Twitch, a seasoned overly analytical detective tormented by the evil lurking in NYC’s alleys.

• Michael Jai White (SPAWN the Movie, Exit Wounds) lends his voice to Barabbas, right-hand man to Russian gang boss Lukas. As the enforcer of the gang, he oversees all protection and disciplinary action within the gang.

• Bruce Boxleitner (Tron, "Babylon 5”) will be the voice of Ainge, a dirty cop with only one thing on his mind: money. Someone only truly interested in himself over and above everyone else.

• Cree Summer (Atlantis: The Lost Empire, “Star Wars: Clone Wars”) actress/singer/songwriter lends her voice talent as Marie, a pretty young Cajun girl hidden beneath the surface of a tormented drug addict with frightening other worldly visions.

• Peter Jessop (“Resident Evil,” “Medal of Honor” video games) will voice Lukas, the vicious leader of a brutally violent street gang looking to control more than just the streets and back alleys of Hell's Kitchen.

• Jon Polito (The Rocketeer, The Man Who Wasn’t There) is the voice of Sam Burke, the dangerously passionate detective eager to stop the evil in NYC.

• Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption, “The Batman”) will voice Mammon, a mysterious dark figure plotting against Spawn for reasons yet unknown, a man with a ferocious appetite for power.

• Jesse Corti (“CSI Miami,” Resident Evil: 4) will voice Pedro, rival gang leader and number one nemesis of Lukas.

• Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction, “Samurai Jack”) is the voice of Perry, a strung out, immature, trouble maker in way over his head.

"Spawn" began as a comicbook in 1992 and became an Emmy-winning animated series on HBO from 1997-1999. A feature film version was produced in 1997 by New Line. A trailer for the new series debuted at Comic-Con and can be found on the Spawn website.

THE SUPERMAN STORY: A new documentary called "In a Single Bound," which its makers say is the first such film devoted to the history of Superman, is now available on DVD and on the Internet. The pic, made by NYU film student Ross Marroso, covers the history of the man of steel from his creation in the 1930s through the 1970s, with a second film planned to cover the years from then to now. The pic features interviews with comics talents George Perez, John Byrne, Alex Ross, Jerry Ordway, Kerry Gammill and Greg and Tim Hildebrant, as well as actors Noell Niell and Jack Larson (who played Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen on the classic 1950s TV show), actor Gerard Christopher of the syndicated "Superboy" TV series, and "Batman" movie producer and comics scribe Michael Uslan. The pic can be viewed online for a credit card or Paypal charge of $1.50, or is available on DVD for $9.95.