bigmackdaddy
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Post by bigmackdaddy on Jun 19, 2012 20:16:42 GMT -5
What was early 1940s Batman like? When did Batman become recognizable as the character we know today?
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Thaal Sinestro
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Jun 19, 2012 20:17:55 GMT -5
Frank Millar's Dark Knight returns and 89 Batman I'd assume.
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Post by JDviant on Jun 19, 2012 20:17:57 GMT -5
Mid-70's, with writers like Denny O'Neil and Steve Englehart
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jun 19, 2012 20:20:27 GMT -5
For one thing, 1940s Batman didn't have qualms with using a gun.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Jun 19, 2012 20:29:35 GMT -5
im gonna say in the 50s when it became more detective based and before all the real goofy shit came in
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jun 19, 2012 20:35:07 GMT -5
Mid-70's, with writers like Denny O'Neil and Steve Englehart Ding ding ding. Most of the stuff we associate with modern Batman comes from Denny O'Neil's run. |
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Post by erisi236 on Jun 19, 2012 20:38:04 GMT -5
From reading the Batman Chronicles books, Batman as we know him really came together pretty quickly. They didn't quite know what he was about in the first maybe dozen issues of Detective, but a lot of the basics are there.
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Post by nocomments87 on Jun 19, 2012 20:54:29 GMT -5
1939: Solo, kept a gun with him in his utility belt (but didn't use it much), and didn't hesitate to kill during his fights (and no remorse, to boot). No Batmobile yet. 1940-1964: The more kid-friendly Batman...no gun, always smiling, Robin added as his partner, and we get the Rogues Gallery (with Joker and Catwoman being the first additions...1939 gave us Hugo Strange already). We get introduced to the Batmobile (which went through many changes over the years) and the Bat Cave (which was inspired by the 1943 movie serials, even though the idea of the Bat Cave was introduced in a 1942 comic). The 1966 Batman TV series is comparable to this, but with the costume being closer to the 1964-present (at the time) look. As mentioned, the 1970's gave us the darker and most recognizable version of Batman, which would later be the basis for the 80's comics, along with the 1989 Batman movie. From there, we'd have the comics, movies, and The Animated Series all inspiring each other in some way. Except for Batman and Robin...cause no one wants to be inspired by that  |
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Post by lildude8218 on Jun 19, 2012 23:12:18 GMT -5
i thought this was gonna be about yet another animated series called "Batman: Evolution" that followed Batman through his high school years
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Yami Daimao
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jun 19, 2012 23:33:43 GMT -5
i thought this was gonna be about yet another animated series called "Batman: Evolution" that followed Batman through his high school years We got something like that with Batman Beyond. |
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Jun 19, 2012 23:36:15 GMT -5
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Jun 20, 2012 9:35:24 GMT -5
Pretty sure teenage Johnathan Crane would be suspended for bring a noose to school.
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Magnus the Magnificent
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Jun 20, 2012 11:26:48 GMT -5
Mid-70's, with writers like Denny O'Neil and Steve Englehart Ding ding ding. Most of the stuff we associate with modern Batman comes from Denny O'Neil's run. Denny O'Neil with Neal Adams on art were the perfect Batman creative duo, IMO. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2012 11:29:14 GMT -5
This looks like it would be a really fun show. I love the character designs. Sure it wouldn't be cannon, but at this point DC comics barely cares about that. |
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Post by lildude8218 on Jun 20, 2012 11:34:06 GMT -5
I had actually seen that Gotham High thing before but had completely forgotten that it ever existed. My only complaint with it is not knowing whether or not there would be even more characters added over time. Make this now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2012 13:24:47 GMT -5
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BlackoutCreature
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jun 20, 2012 18:33:36 GMT -5
I've seen that "Gotham High" stuff before and it always amazes me how many people think it was a good idea. Don't get me wrong, I'd be interested in seeing it, but it seems like it would've been what everybody thought The Batman would be (and wasn't) and hated.
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Post by Burst on Jun 20, 2012 18:46:44 GMT -5
It looks goofy fun from that cast line-up, and it'd be awesome if it made absolutely no pretense at taking itself seriously at all (which I really kind of get from the cast pic anyway) but people would still be complaining that Batman is supposed to be super SRS business.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2012 19:17:51 GMT -5
Why is the Penguin playing pocket pool? |
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Post by Red Impact on Jun 20, 2012 19:39:34 GMT -5
Why is the Penguin playing pocket pool? You see Barbara Gordon over there, don't you? |
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