The Dark Knight The Dark Knight Animated Series

[raybia]

http://www.batman-on-film.com/opinion_jett_adult_animatedbat_series.html



This is inspired by this article by Jett.

But if Lucas can do "The Clone Wars" cartoon series, why not a series that deal with the history between Batman/Gordon/Dent prior to Dent going to the dark...I mean becoming Two Face.

Have it done by HBO or during Adult swim on Cartoon Network.

 

[Two-Face]

Only a wish...

 

[Aquaman]

Yeah. Honestly, as much as I'd love for this to happen it is just very very unlikely.

 

[Bathead]

As I proposed in another thread, what about an animated TDKR feature film?

 

[antmanx68]

I'd love to see more animated Batman stuff but not in relation to the new movies. Let them be adaptations of the comics or standalone....

 

[The Shape]

An adult Batman show would be badass, but the TV people seem to think that only a Batman show aimed at little kids will work, so it won't happen anytime soon.

 

[NinjaTurtleFan]

Definitely would be nice to see a darker, animated series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, or Toonami, or like they did with "SPAWN" on HBO.

If it were to premiere though it would have to be between the arc of "The Dark Knight" and the third movie. And Joker would still have to be in jail. So like "The Batman" cartoon- new villains would have to be used.

Of course they could skip any of Batman's rogue gallery and just have him, Dent, and Gordon taking on the mob.

 

[Punch]

I'd rather have animated series' based on specific comics like DKR and YO

 

[Superwoman Prime]

The Dark Knight Returns was already touched upon in BTAS. In that one episode where the group of kids are telling their version of how they view Batman. The girl's version is directly from DKR.

 

[thedarks0ldier]

you guys sound like me a while ago

 

[Superwoman Prime]

Is that a good thing?

 

[thedarks0ldier]

Thats a matter of opinion

 

[thedarks0ldier]

http://www.batman-on-film.com/opinion_jett_adult_animatedbat_series.html



This is inspired by this article by Jett.

But if Lucas can do "The Clone Wars" cartoon series, why not a series that deal with the history between Batman/Gordon/Dent prior to Dent going to the dark...I mean becoming Two Face.

Have it done by HBO or during Adult swim on Cartoon Network.

I posted an idea like this not too long ago

 

[hippie_hunter]

As I proposed in another thread, what about an animated TDKR feature film?

DC and Warner Home Video are considering it (along with Kingdom Come) and are waiting for Frank Miller to free up his schedule (directing Sin City 2, Sin City 3: Hell and Back, and The Spirit, writing All-Star Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder and Holy Terror Batman!)

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Isn't Bruce Timm supposedly undertaking that type of thing?

That is, making animated films based off comic stories. Ie: Death of Superman?

I heard there's a chance he might do TLH, or something.......of course, I dunno if it's been confirmed.

 

[Superwoman Prime]

Does no one else remember watching that BTAS episode? I'm sure I wasn't dreaming.

(May have been drunk...)

 

[Top_Hatter]

Oh it existed, I remember it quite vivdly, but I'd rather see an actual adaption of the source material. If they just made a few movies with some sort of continuity id be happy, starting with Year One, then Long Halloween, Dark Victory, throw in a bit of The Killing Joke, Hush, Knightsend, No Man's Land, whatever other ones they want, and cap it all off with The Dark Knight Returns. Bee-utiful.

 

[Superwoman Prime]

Oh it existed, I remember it quite vivdly, but I'd rather see an actual adaption of the source material.

Awesome!!!

If they just made a few movies with some sort of continuity id be happy, starting with Year One, then Long Halloween, Dark Victory, throw in a bit of The Killing Joke, Hush, Knightsend, No Man's Land, whatever other ones they want, and cap it all off with The Dark Knight Returns. Bee-utiful.

Save for DKR, if I were to choose which one was set to screen in an animated film (along the lines of Batman/Mr.Freeze:SubZero), I'd have to go with Long Halloween.

 

[Cobblepot]

TLH animated has the potential to be the best, balls 2 the wall Batman movie!

 

[Aquaman]

I don't see why everyone thinks Dark Knight Returns is the perfect thing to adapt for an animated series/movie/live action movie. It's one story about a Batman in the future fighting a mutant uprising, right?

Honestly, I'd rather not see that. Sure, its a cool story. One of Frank Miller's better ones. But IMO it doesn't really show what Batman is about, at least what I like most about Batman(Mainly being that he's around now and not in some ****ty future filled with mutants and smoke and fire etc etc etc).

I'm sure most everyone has had this idea for a more mature cartoon at some point or another. Everyone seems to want to have direct adaptations of stories, which honestly I could go without. Sure, it's cool to finally see those things in the animated medium but if the show is done well I'd rather see something new. New stories featuring the characters from the comics, not just rehashing all the things that have already been written.

 

[lujho]

DKR's future wasn't THAT futury at all. It basically a stand-in for the present (our present or 1986, there's not much difference), they just said it was the future.

The mutants weren't actually real mutants, you know. They were just a gang of kids, called the mutants.

If you took BTAS to be happening in real time, it'd almost be time for DKR to happen right now - or about 5 years from now. Now obviously JLU shows that the continuity isn't real-time... Bat's is still about 40. If you let a DKR adaptation be in BTAS' continuity (all be it an alternate one to Batman Beyond), set it nebulously a few years from now, it could be really great.

 

[Punch]

There's no need for DKR to be in any continuity.

 

[Eddie Dean]

DC and Warner Home Video are considering it (along with Kingdom Come) and are waiting for Frank Miller to free up his schedule (directing Sin City 2, Sin City 3: Hell and Back, and The Spirit, writing All-Star Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder and Holy Terror Batman!)

Whoa, where did you hear this?

 

[NyteWing]

Am I the only one who didn't like TDKR that much? I know it injected life back into the comic, but the story alone.... I didn't really think it was that grat. Batman's a raving lunatic (even if he still has his brain), Robin is out of place, etc.

I just don't get everyone's non-sexual crush on that series.

 

[StorminNorman]

I would love animated classic Bat Stories.

I would love a movie universe Batman catroon filler.

I would love a decent Batman cartoon period (how I miss my JLU).