Batman: The Animated Series Redux
- Title: Batman: The Animated Series – Volume Four
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After a couple of years working on the animated Superman cartoon Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and their team returned to the mean streets of Gotham to present The New Batman Superman Adventures. The hourlong block was divided into one episode of Superman and one of Batman, including a few crossover episodes.
The new Batman episodes revamped the look of the show into a darker and sleeker look while keeping the original style. Dick Grayson had moved on, Tim Drake would become the new Robin, Batgirl joined the team, and Batman took to the streets of Gotham to pursue the cowardly lot of villains. For reviews of previous seasons click here for Season One, Season Two, and Season Three.
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In light of the Batman theme, I went out and bought the new Batman: Gotham Knight yesterday. I was extremely excited when I first heard about this, six mini-sodes to key us in on what The Dark Knight has been up to since Batman Begins, sounds like a good time to me. Unfortunately, the extremely painfully short episodes, or blips as I would call them, left me confused and less than happy. None of the episodes ties in together, so if you look at it as if you will be able to follow a plot then you will be lost. Those fans who have seen every episode of the old cartoons, every movie and read the comics will know exactly what is going on here. I have seen more than enough episodes and all the movies, but that isn’t enough, so beware if you are on the same page as me.
The third volume of Batman: The Animated Series continues with final 28 original episodes from the series which includes the few episodes that were released under the title The Adventures of Batman and Robin. All three volumes make a great collection, but this final volume is no exception including some of the best episodes of the series. With a host of returning villians and a stable of new characters introduced here the creators have enlarged Batman’s world and allowed for more variation from episode to episode.
Michael Keaton returns as the Caped Crusader to fight against evil and corruption. He isn’t just battling a single adversary this time around, oh no he is battling a feathered brained Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot (