Beware The Batman
 

Warning: The following is not a joke. I repeat not a horrible joke.

The next Batman series has been announced. It will air in 2013 and be called Beware the Batman. It will be CGI and have KATANA as his side kick and a gun toting Alfred. :ohwell:

http://media.comicbookmovie.com/imag...res/35489L.jpg

Also Cartoon Nework will have a block called DC Nation that'll feature Aardman created claymation Batman shorts, Plastic Man shorts, Doom Patrol Shorts....and a Lauren "I created My Little Pony Friendship is Magic!" Faust shorts called "Super Best Friends Forever" featuring Wondergirl, Batgirl, and Supergirl) These shorts will run for 3 years on Cartoon Network and debut in spring 2012.

U can see these announcements and more here:

A gun toting Alfred. Well, .... that's most certainly different for Alfred in a animated series.

Regardless, it's Batman. I'm sure I'll atleast check it out once to see what it's all about.

Interesting. Seems to be rooting from the Morrison Batman & Robin comics with the villains of Pyg and the Toad guy from the beginning of it.

Is it just me or is every new Batman cartoon going to forever be inferior to B:TAS?

I guess it is true, you can never top the classics.

Brave and the Bold kicks ass.

This is certainly iffy, but I'll give it a chance.

Interesting use of Katana...perhaps they don't want to use Robin because the current one ages Batman too much?

Awesome use of Pygg though

I like it. Specifically Alfred.

But Batman's suit design is strange to me. It's a solid gray suit except for the symbol, cowl and belt

i hope i get to see this, i'm curious

Why is it that every new Batman show needs a gimmick?

Why can't they do another standard Batman cartoon in Gotham City like B:TAS? They can add in Robin, Batgirl, etc. eventually but what is wrong with the classic Batman formula?

I realize The Batman was kind of like that, but all the villains were turned into super mutants in that show.

Know why they don't do a show exactly like TAS? Because that already exists. Why do the same sh*t.

This looks good to me. I'll check it out when it starts.

Looks like it will be interesting. It's fun to see all the different takes on Batman. Then again I'm one of those kind of people who likes radically different takes on things. Well within reason. I mean they need to stay true to the heart of the material. I'll give this a chance.

There are a million different ways you can do a Batman show in Gotham City. Nobody is saying it has to be exactly like B:TAS, just a regular Batman show without any gimmicks.

This has my interest.

I'm not sure, too early to judge. BTAS has already done and while it could be done better I'd rather see something I haven't which would be a Gotham Knights with a bunch of the Bat family, that's what I'd want, so much potential and stories that haven't been done, instead of Batman's early life and solo or even just early career with the first batgirl/robin. there is so many more mythos to pull stories from.

Man, this is gonna be a hard adjustment for me. One thing that I feel Batman and the TMNT have in common is that they have been successively reimagined in just about every incarnation they have stared in. For whatever reason, it works for those franchises, even though not every fan buys into every new incarnation. I don't know if I'm gonna like the new Batman show (or the new Turtles for that matter), but I will probably give it a try anyway.

Hmm... Why? Why must they ruin Batman? I can't take this show serious. First off I'm not a fan of CGI shows since I have yet to find one that interest me. And this new look is just a big no for me. First TMNT now this. Guess I have to wait longer for a new back to the basics good looking Batman cartoon.

Do you know what Concept Art means?

Yes, and this is what is representing this show at the moment. Anyway, I highly doubt the show will change for the better as in the way it looks.

People bitched like babies when Brave and the Bold came out, and that ended up becoming universally loved

Yeah, Brave and the Bold succeeded in doing what it was going for. It didn't even look that bad either. But this show......man, Batman's head and those damn legs.

I'm still disappointed at the fact that The Batman didn't go on for more seasons, spawn a Superman spinoff, or even get another movie. The Hush movie that never happened seemed interesting too. The Rumors episode was also supposed to be about Hush.

Enough of The Batman though, I just want to see a new Batman cartoon that looks great and just follows the regular Batman formula. Just the other day I was thinking about when we're gonna get another Batman show and BAM! This shows up....I wish it didn't.

Wonder if Diedrich Bader will be Batman again. I bet it's a completely new actor, but Diedrich was great.

I'd like it to be Kevin Conroy, but somehow I don't see him doing this.

It's going to be a new actor obviously. Every new Batman cartoon had someone new playing Batman.

Even the Batman in Young Justice.

Oh, yeah, Bruce Greenwood is Batman in Young Justice right?

Eh. It looks wierd as hell. But I thought the same thing about The Batman and Brave abd the Bold so BOTH of those shows shut me up pretty good. I won't judge it until I see an actual episode. And if i don't like it I won't see it. Regardless I find myself watching less and less tv anyway. so yeah

I look at the animation design and truthfully it looks like Batman has chicken legs... and his head looks like a rectangle. Its going to be hard for me to watch it, bc I jst dont like the animation design. I will give it props, bc it looks like its going to be original in terms of story. uggh.... I love the art design in young justice I wish they would do a justice league spin off from...:(

Exactly what I was thinking. Seeing Batman in Young Justice makes me want to see a show with Batman that looks like that. And dude, you are so right about the chicken legs. Reading that made me laugh for some reason. :lol:

http://www.shortpacked.com/comics/2011-10-10-beware.png :lol:

Gotta say pretty damn funny.....
I never said the animation was ****** or low budget, how can I haven't seen it. But I can say I dont like the animation style, bc its rght there in my face and frankly I jst dont like it..... I rarely like any cgi cartoon, but I particularly dont like how the designs are in this batman.

Hey why wasnt Batman Beyond on that list???? I mean yeah I was ten at the time and wanted to take time to critize it.
Heaven forbid if I voice my opinion

Dave Willis forgot to put it on there. :lol:

There were people decrying Batman:TAS for it's art style?

its a regression!
The Batman- 21st century
Batman Brave and the Bold- resembles the silver age (50s-60s)
Beware the Batman- looks like the golden age (30s-40s)

How are they honestly going to show Alfred constantly shooting pistols in a kids cartoon? Isn't this the kind of thing the networks try to shy away from?

And who the hell is Alfred going to be shooting at? Robots?

Forget this Batman cartoon!!

Did I hear "Doom patrol claymation shorts"???

**** yes!

The first official poster from Beware The Batman was released today at Cartoon Network's upfront. Batman looks way better than the initial design we saw last year.


http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stori.../28/beware.htm

I will admit that does look slightly better.

Way better than the concept art. Now this is a Batman to beware. Hope this show rocks.