What first drew you to Batman?

[Chris Wallace]

Truthfully. I mean way back.

 

[Silver Sable]

The 90's cartoon

 

[Infinity9999x]

Batman 89. The first time I watched the 60's movie it scared me when the shark was on Batman's leg (I was about 3), but then I saw the 89 movie when I was in 2nd grade, and I thought it was awesome, it seemed more realistic to me. I didn't like how in the cartoon he only wore a fabric costume. Since he was only a man, I thought they should have drawn him with body armor, because I didn't think a normal guy would be able to dodge bullets.

 

[trustyside-kick]

Basically my big bro..copying him as a child a bit..but also the Batman 89 movie as well as the animated series in the 90s.

 

[Fledermaus]

Reruns of the 60s show when i was little. My older cousin gave me "The Dark Knight Returns" in 1988. I was 10. the next year I saw Batman and I've been hooked ever since.

 

[El Payaso]

The comics.

Shortly after, the Tv series reruns.

But the comics came first and showed me the dark character.

 

[Quentin Beck]

You will all think I am a Batman noob.................


Batman Begins drew me into Batman

 

[Mister J]

I was introduced to the character via reruns of the various Superfriends incarnations and the 60's TV show. What got me hooked is when a friend of mine brought his copy of The Dark Knight Returns to school one day. It was great; unlike any Batman I had ever seen. I wanted to steal the damn thing from him. Seeing that dark portrayal of Batman got me interested in everything about the character.

 

[el sensei]

nothing draws attention to me about him. hes just overrated.

 

[Two-Face]

nothing draws attention to me about him. hes just overrated.

Then why the **** you're visiting Batman board?!

 

[Beelze]

Watching the 90's cartoon when I was a kid - well, more of a kid than I am now, anyway. I don't think I saw Batman '89 before getting drawn into the cartoon. Either way, the love I have for Batman today is one that was renewed almost two years ago. A few days ago I wondered, why I hadn't stayed a Batfan, or gotten into the comics earlier, seeing as I watched, and really liked, the cartoon, and seeing as I even had Batman toys. I was stupid back then - well, more stupid than I am now (I hope).

It was only once I knew about Batman Begins that I realized, "hey, that's a great character!" And then I remembered how I had loved the old cartoon. Got all the B:TAS seasons on DVD to gear up for Batman Begins (which I was sure was going to be good, since I knew I really liked Bale and Nolan from before), got a few GNs as well. After Begins my love for the character was solidified and stronger than ever before.

Well, enough of my life story for now.

 

[Leto Atrides]

Returns came out right around my 4th birthday. As the stores were flooded with merchandise, my parents decided to go with a theme and almost all of my presents were Batman figures, the Tiger handheld, a costume, et cetera. Between that, and watching TAS, I've always been a fan.

 

[Whack Arnolds]

Batman 1989. I liked him before that, via Super Friends and re-runs of the 60's show...but it was the release, hype, darkness, majestic and overall greatness of Batman 1989 that turned me into the hardcore fan that I am today.

 

[CFE]

"I'm not gonna kill you. I want you to do me a favor. I want you to tell all your friends about me..."
"Wha...WHAT ARE YOU!?"

"I'm BATMAN."

Says it all...

CFE

 

[Soundwave88]

When i saw his darker mean though side in 89

 

[nite-owl]

89 and the cartoon is what got me into batman but I couldn't find any comics when I was younger so I just kinda went out of batman. until Begins went into production which what got me into batman again.

 

[Diamondhead]

Truthfully. I mean way back.

I had this little poster by Neal Adams and I thought he was Superman
Back then I wasn't old enough to buy comics just yet... and I thought that he and superman was the same person!
I even copy this poster and wrote superman under it.
But anyway, later on…
I bought lots batman comics back in the day when they were not trying to make him look better than anyone else
And Now I have nothing but contempt for his arrogance and the bratfans who recently voted bratman brigands movie as the best superhero movie ever!

 

[Morgoth]

The Superpowers cartoon and 60's Batman show drew me to Batman. When I was about four or five I started watching the 60's show and loved it.

And every Saturday morning I couldn't wait for the Superpowers cartoon and I think on another channel they'd play the 60's Batman cartoon.

I loved his costume his gadgets, the Batmobile. And his villians are the best around. Batman has an incredible Rogues Gallery.

 

[Chris Wallace]

When i saw his darker mean though side in 89

That's the reason for my current interest; if I believed, as my father still insists, that he was always meant to be the campy, hokey, self-parody that Adam West portrayed (Which West himself still prefers) I would've lost interest a long time ago.

 

[ReTrO JuNkIe 42]

The 60's show in reruns when i was little plus the old mego figures. i always had robin my brother got batman, back then i even had the robin underoo's lol. So i've liked the character ever since i could remember. the older i got the more i liked the darker more serious batman, i agree with Chris if had stayed campy i would of lost interest

 

[DeGenerate10]

Probably the old Batman comics that my dad had. That and I grew up watching TAS and Batman/Batman Returns

 

[titan101]

i think i was always a batfan.batman was the very reason thats the bat is my favorite animal.but i used to be more interested in spiderman than batman,that is until batman begins came out and i became a complete fanatic.


i also used to watch reruns of the 60's show.i wonder why it's not on TV land any more...

 

[Binker]

All I know was that my dad recorded both the '66 movie and '89 one on a tape and I watched it when I was 3. Thatrs how I got into Batman.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Now that I think about it, I didn't care much for Batman even as a child. It was really Tim Burton's movie that sparked my interest.

 

[Dcknight]

Micheal Keaton