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first? by nerfherder111	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:42:08 PM
first!
the Brave, Bold, and Brightly Colored by Thick McRunFast	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:44:51 PM
Looks like the friggin' Superfriends. Yikes.
"Equal doses of comedy and high stakes" by Yawkey	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:47:48 PM
Batman's going to make a bunch of one liners, I'm sure. Fanfuckingtastic.
hah right? by nerfherder111	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:48:03 PM
i was hoping this wouldnt be too kiddy, i couldnt really get into the batman, but its prob gna be.... besides the fact that nothings gna ever top the old batman cartoon. im speaking of course of the one where casey kasem plays robin
you forgot BADLY DRAWN by God's Brother	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:49:02 PM
Maybe I'm speaking too soon, but those designs look terrible at first glance
this is for 3 years olds by bibble 3000	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:50:59 PM
right?
well at least by bibble 3000	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:52:35 PM
they're bringing chowder back
Wow...this mixed with the new Transformers is like... by kirttrik	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:54:06 PM
...I can't think of the right vulgar analogy to describe it.
Booster Gold? by Z 008	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:55:29 PM
I'm not gonna get a Booster ep am I?
Um... why is Green Arrow wearing SO MUCH RED? by robogeek.com	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:55:43 PM
I'm scared to see that artwork any bigger. Those cartoony, Adam Westy character designs look like ass. Ugh.
so... by bibble 3000	Apr 4th, 2008 12:04:57 AM
DC/WB really doesn't know anything about their fanbase.
Ouch... by acorvey25	Apr 4th, 2008 12:22:08 AM
Batman's never looked so gay. Oh, wait...
a ahole's thoughts... by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 4th, 2008 12:34:03 AM
...and they are that this is terrible...
"first" morons by Lancelot Lovejoy	Apr 4th, 2008 01:10:48 AM
I hope you realize that making a post like this is basically like coming right out and saying, "I have nothing better to do than sit at my computer and wait for someone to update this site." You can be sure that these people have never seen the bathing suit area of the opposite sex.
not in continuity by Napoleon Park	Apr 4th, 2008 01:20:06 AM
with Batman the animated series, THE Batman or Justice League/JLU, I take it. Based on the bad imitation of Timm doing Kirby drawing style. You know what would be cool, would be if they could get the rights to do cross-opvers with other DC series, both past and present. You know, do guest shots from members of the Teen Titans, legion of Super-Heroes... Static, Batman Beyond... heck, if they're going for comedy even do crossovers with the Super-Friends versions of Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Legion of Doom, etc. Think Harvey Birdman, but based around Batman. I'd watch that.
It's got to have Wildcat and Aparo's style... by Uncle Stan	Apr 4th, 2008 01:53:28 AM
...otherwise it's not Brave and the Bold.
Wow by Don Lockwood	Apr 4th, 2008 03:09:33 AM
Just, really, wow. That looks terrible.
The Brave and the Badly Conceived by Mr. Wayne	Apr 4th, 2008 03:34:29 AM
Outside of the bright color schemes and odd designs of the characters, I feel the real problem here is how blatantly out of timeline these characters are. Green Arrow has a golden age look, Batman kind of has the 1960's cartoon thing going on and Blue Beetle is the very current (and not nearly as cool as Ted Kord) version. Very odd pairings. Very odd. Like most things DC oriented I will give it a look see, but this doesn't appear to be a step in the right direction for DC Animation.
This is clearly for the kids... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Apr 4th, 2008 04:25:32 AM
The whole point of this is so Mattel can sell a new line-up of hero action figures. (Kids prefer buying heroic figures, and not villains.) I understand this, but I wish WB Animation would put together an adult-oriented Batman series for another network, like Adult Swim. A "Batmanime" series could be cool.
Brave and the Bold by Jor-El23	Apr 4th, 2008 04:56:32 AM
Great idea but the animation looks like...has anyone seen those Fisher-Price DC Comics action figures? The ones for 3 year olds that are chubby, stout versions of the superheroes with pieces/parts that little kids can't swallow? That's what this looks like. Why can't they just carry on the same animation/actors with new stories?
I still can't/won't get over the fact they cancelled JLU by Yeti	Apr 4th, 2008 06:36:59 AM
Yet keep bringing baack pale imitations...GAAAAAAAH!!!!!
This is good news. by Sailor Rip	Apr 4th, 2008 07:26:29 AM
Bring it on.
Oh. by Sailor Rip	Apr 4th, 2008 07:28:06 AM
I just looked at the art. Uhhh, please try harder.
Kinda makes ya wonder......... by Damned if I can login	Apr 4th, 2008 07:44:02 AM
.....what the folks who make these decisions are smoking. Must be good stuff. For some reason Green Arrow has this "zany, Patrick Star" look on his face. Could be they're ramping up the inevitable Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy guest appearance. Guess I'll bust out the DVDs and bask in DC's former glory...and yet again I'll wonder what the hell happened....
A Cartoon for Kids? Wow! by Tick Tock	Apr 4th, 2008 07:44:06 AM
This could be the gateway drug for comics in the same way Superfriends was for my generation. Good luck DC!
Ugh...change the animators, STAT! by Abin Sur	Apr 4th, 2008 07:44:50 AM
That one-sheet looks awful - makes me think we'll be seeing Bat-Mite on this series. That's not a good thing.
Is it supposed to be set in the 60's? by Kid Z	Apr 4th, 2008 07:46:24 AM
...'cause that's the ancient old Batman-TV show-animated title sequence version of Batman. Probably they've upped the insipidity level to #11 to appeal to 4 year olds a la Krypto, like everything on Cartoon Network lately. Meh!
And by the way... by Kid Z	Apr 4th, 2008 07:49:46 AM
...there is no more "WB Animation" Warner canned the whole department along with "Kids WB" a few months back.
curious... by Judge Briggs	Apr 4th, 2008 08:01:41 AM
Batman TAS and Justice League were super popular with its fan base... why does WB keep shoveling this shiite at us?
Damn, they're targeting younger Kids for Batman. by mistergreen	Apr 4th, 2008 08:16:31 AM
We're going back to the 60's with the Adam West, Batman. Batman just doesn't lend to these kids. He's a somber crime fighter.
Great. Fat Superfriends. by Booster Gold Lives	Apr 4th, 2008 08:32:41 AM
Obviously this toon is based on that line of pudgy ever-smiling Super Friends action figures for toddlers. Which means it's also obvious that the stuff on TV will continue to pander to tykes with ADD, while the DTV Timm flicks will cater to the more mature (and the more likely to have $20 in their pocket). Clever, WB. Evil, but clever.
They need to give Batman a rest from the cartoons.. by wowsah156	Apr 4th, 2008 09:02:14 AM
There has almost been a Batman series on the airwaves since the late nineties. It needs a rest. Again the WB executives are ruining the character with overkill/exposure. It needs a rest. Why dont they get Paul Dini to do a killer take on Wonder Woman in an animated series? Or a Nightwing series set in the Bludhaven era? (going up against Blockbuster with cameos from characters like Black Lightning), done in a noir style? Batman needs a rest from the animation. WB are showing a laclk of imagination when they have so many potential money makers with the characters they have. Green Lantern trilogy is at least 5 series worth alone. WB needs to give me a job in its animation section!!!
Kevin Conroy or NOTHING! by Darth Bauer	Apr 4th, 2008 09:03:09 AM
I'm throwing down the gauntlet.
Holy Piece of Crap, Batman! by sirbroiler	Apr 4th, 2008 09:05:45 AM
DC has a smash with 'New Frontier'....a series with great design and momentum in WB's 'The Batman'...and and heaps of potential with 'JLU' and instead we get this Adam West-looking hunk of Batman crap? PLEASE! DC! WB! Stop dicking the fans and put out some worthy DC material, both on TeeVee and the BIG SCREEN! Can't wait for Dark Knight - but all of this other folly - including the much feared JL movie...enough already!!!
They Ought to Get Adam West for the Voice by DevilCat	Apr 4th, 2008 09:17:41 AM
Seriously. As the show is for little kids and looks like the opening credits to the 1960s TV show, why not throw "Mayor West" a bone and let him do the voice of the Caped Crusader?
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE SWAMP by ArcadianDS	Apr 4th, 2008 09:37:01 AM
PEW PEW PEW!!!!!!!
Read Lucas' comments in TV Guide article by Beezbo	Apr 4th, 2008 09:37:48 AM
"Clone Wars" cartoon will be "Star Wars starring an 11 year-old girl"? Sounds like my 5 year-old daughter will like it, I will not. Sorry to digress from the Batman talk...
Great idea. by teethgnasher	Apr 4th, 2008 10:03:43 AM

Great idea (part 2) by teethgnasher	Apr 4th, 2008 10:08:19 AM
Make a superhero cartoon aimed at children. Get the young kids into the comicbook stores. DC/Marvel needs new blood to keep the industry going. It is slowly dying with the 30-50+ crowd. Just a fact. When was the last time anyone saw a parent bring a small kid into the comicstore a buy a few books?
If "mommies" like the cute superheros, then by teethgnasher	Apr 4th, 2008 10:17:52 AM
the industry is back again. Until you convince a mom to drive to a comicbook store and plunk down twenty bucks for a short stack of comics for her child, the industry is going to die a slow death. At least WB is producing a superhero program for kids. The typical comic shop does little to attract parents/children to its doors.
Oh my God! Not a show for kids! by BizarroJerry	Apr 4th, 2008 11:55:49 AM
Is it really such a terrible thing to have a superhero cartoon aimed at kids? After, what? Fifteen years of DC cartoons aimed at older viewers from Batman to Superman to Justice League is a nice run. Maybe this will aim more towards kids, but jeez guys. Every superhero story has to be made for 30 year olds? Stop being so stereotypically geeky, guys...
THANK YOU BizarroJerry by Deathpool	Apr 4th, 2008 12:36:19 PM
I was preparing to say the same thing. I can't believe people are shitting over this. God-Fucking-Forbid there be a cartoon little kids can enjoy (and this looks like its going to be aimed at the toddler to ten year old) with superheroes.
The Devil did it! by SpikeTBB	Apr 4th, 2008 12:46:14 PM
I am thinking this is probably in response to The Spectacular spider-Man cartoon, which is very kid oriented. I suspect Marvel also changed the main Spider-man comics to fit the new cartoon to boost the consumption of both products. So that means... OMG! Mephitso is behind the new Batman series! The art makes sense now. It was forged in hell to damn us all and crush the spirit with infernal suckitude. Since DC /WB has become so divided in their own house, they often don't let characters cross over to other mediums. Since a seriously deadly, insane Joker is in The Dark Knight, i wonder if they will exclude the character from this ridiculous looking version. You know, as a Joker fan I might be grateful if they left him out, if this art is any indication of what they will look like.
Besides... by BizarroJerry	Apr 4th, 2008 01:00:17 PM
Timm's characters always looked purposely cartoony, anyway. Also, I wonder if this version of Green Arow was inspired more by The New Frontier.
It can be aimed at kids so long as it dosn't suck. by rbatty024	Apr 4th, 2008 01:17:57 PM
Face it, most cartoons are viewed by kids. I'm actually really enjoying The Spectacular Spider-Man even though it's geared towards the younger crowd (especially the animation style). However, it still gives us some enjoyable villains who are more than just superpowers and a suit. They have a background and a reason why they're breaking the law. In fact The Batman could have learned a few lessons from Spectacular Spider-Man. Too often The Batman was just twenty-two minutes of fight scenes. It got really boring really quick. The Teen Titans was an enjoyable superhero show aimed at kids, especially in its later seasons. It threw me off initially because I was used to the adult oriented Dini/Timm stuff, but once I realized who the target audience was, I got into it.
teethgnasher, to hell with 'mommies' and by vaudeville villain	Apr 4th, 2008 01:53:20 PM
their interest in driving their little bastards to the local comic book store. this new cartoon looks like ass, and if this is all WB/DC has to offer, then they should give ol' bats a rest for a while.
Is this like The Bold and the Beautiful? by Node32774	Apr 4th, 2008 01:53:59 PM
Because I prefer The Young and the Restless myself.
Is that one image on the website the only thing... by rbatty024	Apr 4th, 2008 01:58:01 PM
we've seen so far. Sure, it looks like it's going for the kid crowd, but I'm going to hold off until I see something more substantial before I start going ballistic.
Besides, it can't be any worse than The Batman. by rbatty024	Apr 4th, 2008 01:58:21 PM
Can it?
World's Unfinest by Brunomac	Apr 4th, 2008 02:23:18 PM
Silver Age Brave and The Bold comics teamed Batman up with all sorts of retared heros: Swamp Thing, Metal Men, etc. But what the hell..I love team ups, so I'll watch...
Blue Beetle looks kind of badass by Brunomac	Apr 4th, 2008 02:24:26 PM
...in his own crappy, third-stringer hero kind of way...
Looks awful to me by mayorofsimpleton	Apr 4th, 2008 04:35:11 PM
but probably ok for a toddler. Why not give the fans what they want AND build your future fanbase DC? Just make some shit kid cartoon about one of your heros and run an adult one about Batman at the same time. Problem solved, everybody wins! As far as this art looks - I'm guessing it will go the way of The Batman in my life, that is - I will ignore it and not give you my money.
I'll stick with my Batman: TAS dvds. by MattmanReturns	Apr 4th, 2008 06:01:57 PM
Never gonna get better than that.
BATMAN VS. JOKER IN A SURFING CONTEST!!! by Err	Apr 4th, 2008 06:44:05 PM
Can't be worse than the 60s Batman show. Hell, Batgirl just kicked crooks from on top of a table every single time. Lame.
we're all basing this on a one-sheet??? by filmfanatic1	Apr 4th, 2008 08:35:31 PM
C'mon, folks, before we prematurely bash this show, let's find out who's the writers/producers first. I just hope WB goes with the style of Gotham Knights. But you bashers may be right and they go instead with the "cutsy kid" approach.
terrible picture. BATMAN looks like a fucking tool. by mr_sinister7381	Apr 4th, 2008 10:19:39 PM
The Animated Series is and forever shall be the best Batman. Just show reruns of that, Cartoon Network.
Horrible Art Work by Antz	Apr 4th, 2008 11:25:58 PM
If they are aiming at a 5 year old audience and nobody else maybe it is OK. But here is no reason to target it solely at them, there is a large older demographic that will be turned off if it looks like that.
Crazy by Jack Colby	Apr 5th, 2008 12:56:15 AM
They cancel Justice League, replace it with The Batman (which guest stars every other hero), then that is replaced by this? Why didn't they just keep Justice League going for as long as Timm and the others wanted to work on it?
Disagree with filmfanatic1 by Jack Colby	Apr 5th, 2008 01:03:19 AM
Let's bash it now, and bash it hard. That art is like the preschool version of those characters. No good show can come of that, no matter what the other components end up being like. It's a kiddie show, obviously. That's fine (for the kiddies) but why should we like it? Art like that = case closed.
BizarroJerry: by Jack Colby	Apr 5th, 2008 01:08:32 AM
The problem is not that they aren't aiming cartoons at 30 year olds. It's that they could make these shows accessible and enjoyable for all ages, not just kids or adults. They key is not to dumb it down for kids (trust me, they are smart and don't need that done.) Didn't we all like things as kids that weren't made especially for us? Of course we did. Kiddie shows are usually made by adults who don't understand children, for parents who want their kids protected from anything that isn't 100% sanitized and mind-numbingly safe. Nothing in the Batman TAS to JLU run was especially aimed at adults to the point that kids couldn't watch it and think it was cool too.
From Gotham Knight to this shit? by Stalkeye	Apr 5th, 2008 11:38:55 AM
I mean what happened DC/WB? u killed starting with Batman/Superman TAS, then there was the phenominal Justice League unlimited and even The Batman was decent.But this kiddie crap design is no excuse. I can't bear to watch another ep of Spectacular Spiderman cause of the animation.same goes for clone wars and even the new transformers series has that watered down look. And it's no wonder why i prefer anime over most american animation. Fuck!
Shows for kids aren't always dumb by BizarroJerry	Apr 5th, 2008 04:57:35 PM
I've never liked dismissing stupidity in a show or movie by saying, "Oh, kids will like it." But, just cuz this is aimed at kids doesn't mean it's necessarily stupid.
Green Arrow is wearing red because... by blackshuck	Apr 6th, 2008 04:34:15 PM
that's the color scheme of his silver age costume. I think the art looks good, a refreshing change from "the batman" and obviously not trying to compete with TAS for grittiness. Hey, these are long underwear characters and DO appeal to little kids (you grownup geeks aren't the only ones who buy dolls, ya know!)
Whats w/ all these kid versions of.. by stormeyes447	Apr 7th, 2008 12:03:58 AM
classic toons like transformers, spiderman, gijoe:sigma six, the batman , and now this. JLU was the last american cartoon with a good writing team behind it. Fuck Hasbro,DC, Marvel , and Cartoon Network, and WB for conjuring this shit up. Is the Timm DC Universe over? Is DC totally abandoning it?Does anyone have any news towards this?
I like the Avatar Airbender stuff.. by TimMighty	Apr 7th, 2008 04:33:31 AM
..and im way to old for this show. Jus´sayin...and yes...its never going to get any better than Justice League Unlimited, Batman TAS, Batman Beyond. Period. You know what ? JL-Final Frontier sucked so friggin hard..i couldnt believe it. Everyone , especially here at aicn, raved about how great it was. But it was not.
TimMighty by stormeyes447	Apr 7th, 2008 05:39:11 AM
I actually liked JL-Final Frontier and accepted Superman Doomsday but hated all those straight dvd Marvel/Lionsgate films like Ultimate Avengers and Ironman.
stormeyes447 well... by TimMighty	Apr 7th, 2008 06:12:26 AM
..i could see what they where trying to do with JL-Final Frontier but come on...the art and the animation was really really poor. Like one of those cheaper Saturday Mornin cartoons. But youre right about those Marvel/Lionsgate movies. I think the first half of the Dr.Strange thing was ...lets say ambitious ..but all the other movies sucked.
Jack Colby... by Damned if I can login	Apr 7th, 2008 07:57:51 AM
Well said. I'm pretty sure I'm the oldest geek here...I actually watched Johnny Quest on Saturday mornings last century. And every kid I knew said the same thing: "This show would be perfect if they'd lose the stupid dog." Now I have a 3.5 yr old daughter, and I'm forced to endure endless hours of "her channel". Thank heaven for a couple of shows that are actually tolerable. It's a good thing there are shows like Fairly Oddparents, too much Dora/Diego and I'd end up in a bell tower with an assault rifle. So it ain't like there's any kind of shortage of dumbed-down kiddie animation, it's the other way around. And I'd really like to see that edgy, 1985 Crimson Chin that swears...to bad he was cancelled...
Oh, and did someone mention Batgirl... by Damned if I can login	Apr 7th, 2008 08:04:41 AM
doing the ubiquitous table dance? Hey, a 1960's Yvonne Craig wiggling at eye level can't be all that bad. And before anyone says 'sick,man - she must be near a hundred', remember the words of the immortal Al Bundy: "She's on film, Bud. If your mother was on film I'd still be havin' sex with her."
Just cos it's for kids by batmans_pants	Apr 7th, 2008 10:00:46 AM
doesn't mean it has to be poor animation. Kids are not stupid. My 6 year old would look at this and laugh. If you want to aim it at kids, reduce the overt violence and scaryness. But keep it looking cool. This design must be a joke!
I've always wondered why by Detective_Fingerling	Apr 7th, 2008 08:31:05 PM
they can't mimic the look of the comic books into the animated series. Does anyone know why? The style is vastly different. Maybe it would take too long to make a 20 some minute cartoon version of the comic style artwork.

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