The Batman: The Complete Series

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longer found. The scene feels every bit as effective but fans might take issue with the error: the special effect was most likely added in post-production and The Batman takes its sweet time opening up the Caped Crusader’s world, possibly taking a cue from the contemporaneous Batman Begins

The success of the Warner Archive Collection’s 2017 Blu-ray release of the sequel films Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993 – reviewed here) and Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1989 - reviewed here) apparently convinced the studio that there was significant fan interest in a Blu-ray box set of the entire series. And so the studio has now released exactly that. The Batman Junior Detective Challenge (05:28 in upscaled HD) – Alfred tests your detective skills with The Batman: The Complete Series challenge. The late 1980s and very early 1990s were a time of transition for American animation. Bluth Studios was in decline and near bankruptcy. Hanna-Barbera too was facing financial difficulties. But The Simpsons had just premiered on Fox and the “Disney Renaissance” was just beginning with The Little Mermaid (1989). Warner Bros. Animation was experiencing something of a rebirth as well with Tiny Toon Adventures, thanks to an assist by Steven Spielberg. Even so, animation in the States was still heavily biased towards light and silly fare directed mostly at preteens. Arkham Asylum: Examine the Top-Secret Case Files of the Dark Knight’s Many Foes (SD – 12 parts – 27:41 in all)personality and gadgets, although some of them are less distinct because of optical effects used to Producers: Alan Burnett , Paul Dini , Bruce Timm , Jean MacCurdy , Shaun McLaughlin , Glen Murakami

My absolute favorite episode is " Beware the Gray Ghost," featuring a guest voice appearance by Adam West as an aged iconic superhero actor. There were many, many great episodes throughout the series, but this one still gets me a little emotional every time. And it was awesome watching it all over again in HD. Now that Mr. West is no longer with us, it became even more poignant and impressive how respectful this series was to the long history of Batman.deluxe edition of Batman: The Animated Series and features a shimmery design with superb embossing on the box. The Funko figure seems The release features an exceptional quality DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 sound presentation. The quality Most special features are ported over from the original DVDs with one new featurette for good measure. Many of the older special features were intended for younger children, voiced in-character for entertainment.