Champion Boxer Glen Johnson Goes 12 Rounds with Batman
(12/17/04) Businesswire

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2004--The Wonderful World of Animation (WWA) art gallery personally delivered two animation art pieces to World Champion Boxer Glen Johnson, while he was in Los Angeles for his upcoming fight at the Staples Center. Johnson, a self-confessed Superheroes fan, chose a signed Batman and Two-Face production cel and a Mr. Bean production drawing.

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WWA's President, Debbie Weiss notes, "The opportunity to call Glen Johnson a client is very exciting for our gallery due to the fact there is a huge amount of cache and promotional power behind celebrities owning products, especially niche items like animation art." Gallery Director, Kamaren Henson adds, "Animation art is becoming more and more recognizable as a serious collectible. Many celebrities have visited our gallery this year in search of the perfect piece for them! We're thrilled to know that Glen Johnson is a collector too!"

The Batman cel is from TV's "Batman the Animated Series," and was signed by Directors Paul Dini and Bruce Timm and also award winning writer Alan Burnett. The Mr. Bean production drawing was used in the popular British T.V. show, "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series."

Johnson is looking forward to a $1 million payday for his fight this Saturday, December 18th against Antonio Tarver at the Staples Center. However, "Gentleman Glen" Johnson isn't one to gloat; he came from a culture he says taught him "self-praise is no recommendation." He was quoted recently as saying: "I'm not the best. I'm just the guy willing to fight the best." Many believe Johnson's conditioning can keep him humming for four years.

WWA art gallery is one of the world's leading animation art galleries. WWA specializes in original animation and has over 6,000 pieces from a variety of animation art studios including Fox, Disney, Chuck Jones, Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. WWA is an award-winning gallery and is distinguished as the largest U.S. Simpsons gallery.

Celebrities who have pieces from Wonderful World of Animation include: actress Sarah Wynter ("24"), actor Simon Rex ("Scary Movie 3"), supermodel Shalom Harlow, actress Sarah Gilbert, entertainment correspondent Dave Holmes, celebrity personality Rosie O'Donnell, actor Justin Berfield ("Malcolm in the Middle") and more. In addition, attendees at WWA's events have included JC Chasez (*NSYNC), Ron Livingston ("Sex & the City"), Traci Bingham ("Baywatch"), Jon Abrahams ("Boston Public"), Elizabeth Banks ("Seabiscuit," "Catch Me If You Can," "Spider-man"), Jim Turner ("Arli$$"), Tito Puente, Jr. (Son of "El Rey del Timbal", Tito Puente, Jr. (Son of "El Rey del Timbal", Tito Puente, Sr.), Jacob Vargas ("Traffic"), Lyndsy Fonseca ("Young and the Restless"), Kyle Cease ("Not Just Another Teen Movie"), and Katherine Helmond ("Everybody Loves Raymond").