Batman the Animated Series
- Title: Batman: The Animated Series – Volume One
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No digital cartoon here folks. Despite the fact that many cartoons had gone to digital at the time it came out Batman the Animated Series is old school, in more ways than one. Hand drawn on cells with painted backgrounds with a limited color palate and a breath-taking style that merges old school images into a new and exciting storytelling. Producers Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm deserve all the praise I can muster for this wonderful creation that got better and better year after year.
As you watch the main titles you notice they never say Batman (that’s pretty ballsy for a “kid’s show”). From these early images you can see the importance of the visual look to the series, which is very important on a show where the main character doesn’t talk much. Building on core concepts of who and what Batman is while adding a new dark art deco style and flair to the look of Gotham the creators make almost all the right choices including retuning the Joker‘s balls and allowing him to be a wickedly scary demented killer.
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