'The Batman' Character Designs Revealed

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-08-26 01:37am

The theme from what I understand was done by U2.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-26 01:39am

Not that bad, composition-wise, but marred by the ugly designs.

Too bad you can't judge animation quality from OPs.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-26 01:40am

Oh, and Bruce's head looks like a lumpy apple from an angle...

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2004-08-26 01:44am

JME2 wrote:
Patrick Degan wrote:Wow... It's so awful that it caused the page to disappear into a Kids'WB 404 Error message.
My bad.

Here we go

Bah. It's an MTV video and the Joker, Penguin, and Mr. Freeze designs are still hideous.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-08-26 02:24am

Is it just me, or does Batman's head look like an owl.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-08-26 02:29am

neoolong wrote:Is it just me, or does Batman's head look like an owl.

...

You know, I never thought of that before. You're right.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-08-26 10:11am

The theme song is kind of catchy, but not for the opening theme of a Batman cartoon.

Oh, and the animation is even worse when in movement. That one shot of Bruce, with Alfred? His face looked like he subbed for DeNiro in Raging Bull.

ZShade · Post by **ZShade** » 2004-08-26 10:38am

Batman's design in this doesn't bother me that much, since it puts me in mind of his original comic design. Just about all of the villians... bleh. I would]/i] like the Mr. Freeze design... if it wasn't supposed to be Mr. Freeze.

On a side note, I saw most of the toys yesterday. Usual assortment of Batman in different costumes, and one Joker figure. And damn, the Joker looks worse in 3D than as lineart.

The only good thing is the Batcave playset, which is over 3 feet tall. I think it's scale is compatable with BTAS figures, too.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-08-26 06:44pm

ZShade wrote:On a side note, I saw most of the toys yesterday. Usual assortment of Batman in different costumes, and one Joker figure. And damn, the Joker looks worse in 3D than as lineart.

Even the one good Batman figure in regular outfit has that stupid thing stuck to his arm.

Even the Mattel one was better than that.

I have to say though, that they seem to be falling into the same rut as Mattel and Hasbro. Tons of Batman variations and one villain. At least the Joker isn't supposed to be shortpacked this time.

The only good thing is the Batcave playset, which is over 3 feet tall. I think it's scale is compatable with BTAS figures, too.[/i]

The Batmobile is. And looks kind of neat too. Though the open top is a bit dumb I thought.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-08-26 07:19pm

neoolong wrote:Is it just me, or does Batman's head look like an owl.

It does resemble the bug-eyed look of Owlman from the Earth 2 storyline.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-08-30 02:39am

Okay, because I had been meaning to do this for a while, here is a complete comparison (excluding Joker and Penguin since I already did them) of the Timm-style characters vs. the JCA-style characters:

Quick key:

BTAS = Batman: The Animated Series
TNBA = The New Batman Adventures
BB = Batman Beyond
JL = Justice League
TB = The Batman

Bruce Wayne/Batman

BTAS

TNBA

BB pilot

BB

(Okay, so it's not Bruce as Batman in BB, but I had to include it anyway)

JL

TB

Alfred Pennyworth

BTAS

TNBA/JL

TB

Bane

BTAS

TNBA

TB

Catwoman

BTAS

TNBA

TB

Mr. Freeze

BTAS

TNBA

BB

TB

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-08-30 02:54am

Funny, that character art even manages to make the BTAS Batman look crappy when compared to the actual show...

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2004-08-30 05:00am

I remember that a big reason I disliked TNBA was because how they butchered the women like catwoman and poison ivy where the drawings BTAS were superior

I liked robin a lot as a kid though, much better than that retarded kid in TNBA .

BTW, that picture of bruce wayne/batman doesn't do btas justice

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » 2004-08-30 02:08pm

Detective Yin-- Elisa Maza called. She wants her look back.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-08-30 05:10pm

I always hated the bizarro Catwoman design from TNBA

, and I really really hate the fugly jackie-chan Batman look. Specially the costumeless-one.

Alfred is Kinda Crappy(TM)

Joker: I am utterly speechless.

All the others are just meh. In fact Catwoman is an improvement over TNBA, I couldn't care less about Freeze.

And JME2, you should find a picture of BB Bruce with the power armor he used in that episode where he teamed up with McGuiness against that ink blot lady.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-08-30 05:14pm

Slartibartfast wrote:And JME2, you should find a picture of BB Bruce with the power armor he used in that episode where he teamed up with McGuiness against that ink blot lady.

Disappearing Inque

As soon as the DCUAnimated boards are back up, I'll ask around.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-09-06 01:23pm

Okay, new villains and episode pics can now be found here.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-09-06 01:48pm

JME2 wrote:I've always felt that the Joker was Bats' most personal foe, with the original Ra's al Ghul as his most deadly. Or from another POV, Ra's is his greatest internationally-based foe, Joker his worst Gotham City-based foe.

IMO the Joker is actually Batman's ultimate foe. It is because the Joker's psychosis forces him to constantly fight Batman, and because his style complements Bats' in a way that no one else can. Batman usually defeats his enemies by outsmarting and outplanning them. The Joker defies these attempts because he is an inherently unpredictable commodity. This throws Batman off his rhythm and generally forces him to beat the Joker down with his fists. The Killing Joke is a good example of this--Batman believes that his conflict with the Joker will inevitably end with one them being dead. He doesn't say this about any other enemy.

The Joker gets under Batman's skin in a way that no other villain can.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-09-06 04:32pm

BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:Gallery of pics from one of the episodes of this tripe. On the plus side, Alfred is indeed white.

That picture... of Bruce blowing out the candles.... BWAHAHAHAHA!

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-09-06 11:44pm

Okay, ToonZone has now posted their first review of the series. And do you want to know what the first words of the review were?

Oh God, the Pain.

Read on and see why our fears were justified:justified

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-09-06 11:45pm

JME2 wrote:Okay, ToonZone has now posted their first review of the series. And do you want to know what the first words of the review were?

Oh God, the Pain.

Read on and see why our fears were justified:justified

@#%$#^&& Keyboard.

The Pain

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2004-09-07 05:13am

JME2 wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:And JME2, you should find a picture of BB Bruce with the power armor he used in that episode where he teamed up with McGuiness against that ink blot lady.
Disappearing Inque

As soon as the DCUAnimated boards are back up, I'll ask around.

The Bat-armour from "Disappearing Inque". The best moment in the episode comes when Bruce activates it as the classic BTAS theme swells in the background.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2004-09-07 11:31am

ToonZone was probably toning down how much he hated the cartoon. Hopefully this tragedy will not last the season.

Crom · Post by **Crom** » 2004-09-07 11:59am

Why is it that Bruce Wayne looks like Jacky Chan?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-09-07 12:06pm

Funny how on that other board, they're acting like the character designs are the best thing since cooked meat...