"Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series - Page 12

Captain Craig · July 19 2012, 10:09 PM

^^^
It was meant to sound like a serious complaint. Not sure what emoticon might've helped convey that better, sorry. I'm used to how these things roll...especially on the animated front.

Hartzilla2007 · July 19 2012, 10:22 PM

Captain Craig wrote:

but *sigh* Tim Drake was never Robin now

Actually he still was Robin at some point.

davejames · July 19 2012, 11:31 PM

Christopher wrote:

The villains will be broader and more fanciful than the relatively grounded heroes. They're all comics characters that haven't been seen in animation before, including Anarky, Magpie, an obscure Golden Age villain named Cipher, and Grant Morrison's Pyg and Toad. Some of the characters are reworked/reinvented for the show, particularly a less gruesome version of Pyg and Toad. Toad is played by Udo Kier. Anarky will be the "Moriarty" to Batman's Holmes, a mastermind and manipulator (so he's probably rather altered from the comics' version of the character).

I really like this idea. Because as awesome as Joker, Two-Face, and the rest are, we've seen Batman face off against them so many times by now that it's started to feel a bit tired and routine.

It'll be nice to have some villains where you can't predict every move they make for once.

Venardhi · July 19 2012, 11:36 PM

I'm all for them expanding the rogues gallery if they think they can revitalize a weak villain like TAS did with Mr. Freeze in "Heart of Ice", but to actively avoid using the main rogues gallery seems like a mistake. They're popular because they are so very effective as villains.

Mr. Adventure · July 19 2012, 11:39 PM

Heh, "Anarky", it's funny how characters you didn't grow up with sound goofy when you view them as an adult. Hopefully he's cooler than he sounds though I'd have probably found such a character bitchin' in the 80s.

Nerys Myk · July 20 2012, 12:13 AM

Mr. Adventure wrote:

Heh, "Anarky", it's funny how characters you didn't grow up with sound goofy when you view them as an adult. Hopefully he's cooler than he sounds though I'd have probably found such a character bitchin' in the 80s.

He debuted in 1989, so you must have just missed him.

Hound of UIster · July 20 2012, 12:20 AM

Venardhi wrote:

I'm all for them expanding the rogues gallery if they think they can revitalize a weak villain like TAS did with Mr. Freeze in "Heart of Ice", but to actively avoid using the main rogues gallery seems like a mistake. They're popular because they are so very effective as villains.

I think the writers see potential with these villains as the next Freeze. Anarky and Pyg especially imo were created with the potential to be the next Joker/Two-Face/Ra's, but with their potential never readily utilized.

Venardhi · July 20 2012, 12:28 AM

How about giving us a Killer Croc that goes back to his roots as an upstart gangster instead of the monster he has been turned into over the last couple decades? He was the proto-Bane when he was introduced. A cunning and patient mind in the body of a monster, constantly treated by others like he was only good for violence. Then somewhere along the way everyone forgot that part of him and just wanted to make him a monster.

Hound of UIster · July 20 2012, 12:32 AM

Because he works better as a monster.

Donald Draper · July 20 2012, 01:47 AM

But there are so many other similar monsters in comics. Being a gangster made him unique.

RJDiogenes · July 20 2012, 09:22 AM

After just seeing a commercial for the next Batman movie, an emphasis on detective work sounds especially good.

Praetor_Shinzon · July 20 2012, 10:17 AM

using Anarky is good. i'd like for KGBeast to show up as well.

Admiral_Young · July 20 2012, 11:48 AM

I'm looking forward to this still, and seeing the newer villains, especially Pyg and Toad. I don't think it was reported in the link that Christopher posted, but something else that came out from last weekend is that the Joker reportedly will not be used in this series.

Venardhi · July 20 2012, 12:12 PM

I imagine it is more of a "no plans to use the character." rather than a "we will not use the character."

Admiral_Young · July 20 2012, 12:52 PM

I got the sense that he won't appear at all. They also stated that Penguin and Riddler won't be in the show either. They want to give this series a completely different feel and look, which is why I assume we're getting newer villains and characters that we've never really seen before in an animated Batman series.

July 19 2012, 10:09 PM	#166
Captain Craig Vice Admiral Location: Nashville,TN	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series ^^^ It was meant to sound like a serious complaint. Not sure what emoticon might've helped convey that better, sorry. I'm used to how these things roll...especially on the animated front. __________________ "Picard never hit me." Q-Less(DS9) "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" Optimus Prime Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainCraig1

July 19 2012, 11:36 PM	#169
Venardhi Vice Admiral Location: Constant transit	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series I'm all for them expanding the rogues gallery if they think they can revitalize a weak villain like TAS did with Mr. Freeze in "Heart of Ice", but to actively avoid using the main rogues gallery seems like a mistake. They're popular because they are so very effective as villains. __________________ "There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Maffia." - Winston Niles Rumfoord.

July 19 2012, 11:39 PM	#170
Mr. Adventure Admiral Location: Mr. Adventure	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series Heh, "Anarky", it's funny how characters you didn't grow up with sound goofy when you view them as an adult. Hopefully he's cooler than he sounds though I'd have probably found such a character bitchin' in the 80s.

July 20 2012, 12:28 AM	#173
Venardhi Vice Admiral Location: Constant transit	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series How about giving us a Killer Croc that goes back to his roots as an upstart gangster instead of the monster he has been turned into over the last couple decades? He was the proto-Bane when he was introduced. A cunning and patient mind in the body of a monster, constantly treated by others like he was only good for violence. Then somewhere along the way everyone forgot that part of him and just wanted to make him a monster. __________________ "There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Maffia." - Winston Niles Rumfoord.

July 20 2012, 12:32 AM	#174
Hound of UIster Rear Admiral	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series Because he works better as a monster.

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July 20 2012, 01:47 AM	#175
Donald Draper Fleet Captain	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series But there are so many other similar monsters in comics. Being a gangster made him unique.

July 20 2012, 09:22 AM	#176
RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Location: RJDiogenes of Boston	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series After just seeing a commercial for the next Batman movie, an emphasis on detective work sounds especially good. __________________ Please stop by my Gallery and YouTube Page for a visit. And read Trunkards!

July 20 2012, 10:17 AM	#177
Praetor_Shinzon Rear Admiral Location: Virginia	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series using Anarky is good. i'd like for KGBeast to show up as well.

July 20 2012, 11:48 AM	#178
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series I'm looking forward to this still, and seeing the newer villains, especially Pyg and Toad. I don't think it was reported in the link that Christopher posted, but something else that came out from last weekend is that the Joker reportedly will not be used in this series. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

July 20 2012, 12:12 PM	#179
Venardhi Vice Admiral Location: Constant transit	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series I imagine it is more of a "no plans to use the character." rather than a "we will not use the character." __________________ "There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Maffia." - Winston Niles Rumfoord.

July 20 2012, 12:52 PM	#180
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: "Beware the Batman" in 2013! New Animated Series I got the sense that he won't appear at all. They also stated that Penguin and Riddler won't be in the show either. They want to give this series a completely different feel and look, which is why I assume we're getting newer villains and characters that we've never really seen before in an animated Batman series. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.