How long has anyone been a fan of Batman?

Raphael86 · 04-11-2012, 08:26 PM

My first Batman memory is sitting at my kitchen table when I was three and eating Batman cereal in 1989. I was fascinated by the symbol on the box. Next I remember is my Dad buying me a '89 Batman coin bank, then playing with the Batmobile from the movie. The character was just all-around interesting to me, based just on his design. When I finally saw the '89 movie on VHS...mind. Blown. I was a Batman fan forever and ever. Then the awesome Batman: TAS and Batman Returns just sweetened the deal.

The most important memory I have though, is a documentary that was released about the same time as Batman '89, titled Batmania, which catalogued the genesis of Batman with Bob Kane, covered the comics, the Adam West show, and featured a lot on the Tim Burton movie. So I was pretty knowledgable about the character without ever picking up a comic book (which wasn't my choice honestly, I just wasn't exposed to comics until my mid-teens).

Not too crazy on the DC relaunch of Batman tbh, but as long as DC reprints classics like a Death in the Family, Knightfall, the Dark Knight Returns and the plethora of other classics, I will always be a Batman comic book fan.

04-11-2012, 08:26 PM	#19
Raphael86 Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Earth. Posts: 117	My first Batman memory is sitting at my kitchen table when I was three and eating Batman cereal in 1989. I was fascinated by the symbol on the box. Next I remember is my Dad buying me a '89 Batman coin bank, then playing with the Batmobile from the movie. The character was just all-around interesting to me, based just on his design. When I finally saw the '89 movie on VHS...mind. Blown. I was a Batman fan forever and ever. Then the awesome Batman: TAS and Batman Returns just sweetened the deal. The most important memory I have though, is a documentary that was released about the same time as Batman '89, titled Batmania, which catalogued the genesis of Batman with Bob Kane, covered the comics, the Adam West show, and featured a lot on the Tim Burton movie. So I was pretty knowledgable about the character without ever picking up a comic book (which wasn't my choice honestly, I just wasn't exposed to comics until my mid-teens). Not too crazy on the DC relaunch of Batman tbh, but as long as DC reprints classics like a Death in the Family, Knightfall, the Dark Knight Returns and the plethora of other classics, I will always be a Batman comic book fan. __________________ Last edited by Raphael86; 04-11-2012 at 08:33 PM.