How long has anyone been a fan of Batman?

[JakeSully]

For me since i saw 89's movie at 8 about 6 times in various theaters in my city and loved it, i wasn't into Batman in the mid-80s as i was more into Superman, Spider-Man, X-Men and other superheros in comics especially with the Superfriends/Superman cartoons and Spider-Man and his amazing friends show but thanks to this movie i became an instant Batman fan. I even had the merchandise especially the 2 soundtracks (Prince and Elfman) with the movie magazine, ate the cereal (remember that?), read the comics and had the NES game with VHS movie for christmas plus i watched the 60's show all the time on the Family Channel.

I also saw Batman Returns 4 times in theaters at 11, had merchandise too including the soundtrack, Mcdonalds cups, ate the cereal, read more comics especially the adaptation of BR, got the NES game for christmas with the VHS film and watched the awesome animated show religiously.

I did saw Batman Forever twice in theaters when i was in junior high and had a few glasses from Mcdonalds and the soundtrack.

Too bad Batman and Robin sucked major ass as i was 16 when i saw it in theaters as i was suffering badly watching that crap in theaters but the soundtrack was quite good to be honest.

Thank god for Nolan.

[gobo]

No one has ever been a fan of batman... ever.

[Master Splinter]

My first encounter with Batman was with the first Tim Burton movie. I was a fan ever since, however I must say that my love for Batman was never as great as my love for TMNT.

-ms

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by JakeSully

Thank god for Nolan.

No. F*ck that guy.

I've pretty much been all about Batman my whole life. My grandfather indoctrinated me with the Adam West movie when I was a kid and then the Burton movies just kept it going.

I appreciate what Nolan has done but I can't help feeling like the dude is ashamed to be making a Batman movie and has done everything to make his movies into something else.

Bane looks dumb too.

[Jester]

I watched Batman:TAS as a kid, and that's what made me a Batman fan, to some extent, though never as big as TMNT before it. I have watched the old serials, the Adam West movie, the Burton and Schumacher films (I actually really like Forever, but Batman and Robin was a joke.), the Nolan flicks, and all the DC animated Bat stuff, though I've not read 1 Batman comic. All I know about Bruce is through other media and reading online or in my DC encyclopedia I got as a Christmas gift a few years back.

As it was my first foray into Batman, and I'm a fan of voice over in general, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill will always be the top Batman and Joker in my eyes.

[Turo602]

Pretty much my whole life... I've always liked Batman when I was a kid. Mainly because of the Burton and Schumacher movies and whatever I caught of The Animated Series then. But I was always more of a Superman guy...then later Spider-Man....and now that I've gotten older and more knowledgeable on the characters, I like Batman the most. As big of a Bat fan I am, oddly enough, I don't read any of the comics. I do watch all of his DC animated movies and I've really enjoyed Batman: The Animated Series and The Batman. I also enjoy reading up on him and other heroes on the internet.

Originally Posted by Stryker

I appreciate what Nolan has done but I can't help feeling like the dude is ashamed to be making a Batman movie and has done everything to make his movies into something else.

Bane looks dumb too.

I see what your saying, but I don't really have a problem with it. He's just taking an already realistic character and putting him in a real world for the sake of having a good movie (well that's how I see it at least). And it has really worked out. I like Nolan's universe for what it is. It's like a different take on Batman.

And yes, Bane looks dumb. I think they should of just went with Penguin or Riddler instead.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Stryker

Bane looks dumb too.

Bane looked dumb in the comics, but you won't admit to that.

Guy was decked out like an overgrown Rey Mysterio

Originally Posted by Turo602

And yes, Bane looks dumb. I think they should of just went with Penguin or Riddler instead.

Penguin and/or The Riddler would NOT have worked in Nolan's movies. Fact. They don't possess the "it" factor. There's a reason Burton and Schumacher created completly "out there" itterations of the characters for "Returns" and "Forever"...their comic counterparts are f*ck all interesting.

Bane looks brillant, but that's something you won't admit because you'd rather have two f*ggy cartoon characters in a movie which is all about clear cut virisimiltude.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Bane looked dumb in the comics, but you won't admit to that.

Guy was decked out like an overgrown Rey Mysterio

Penguin and/or The Riddler would NOT have worked in Nolan's movies. Fact. They don't possess the "it" factor. There's a reason Burton and Schumacher created completly "out there" itterations of the characters for "Returns" and "Forever"...their comic counterparts are f*ck all interesting.

Bane looks brillant, but that's something you won't admit because you'd rather have two f*ggy cartoon characters in a movie which is all about clear cut virisimiltude.

I can already see how closed minded you are... No point in arguing with you.

[UsagiYojimbo]

Been a fan since the mid 80s, growing up with SuperPowers and watching the Adam West show re-runs. I really got "into" Batman a lot more with the Burton/Keaton movies.

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Penguin and/or The Riddler would NOT have worked in Nolan's movies. Fact.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Bane looked dumb in the comics, but you won't admit to that.

Guy was decked out like an overgrown Rey Mysterio

I know Bane looked dumb as all hell in the comics. Doesn't make the Nolan version any less dumb looking.

[MikeandRaph87]

Batman:TAS started when I started kindergarten and I saw the first three seasons for the most part. It was not until 2002 did I see all the movies and start up my comic collect beyond TMNTA and the first 21 from Mirage. Today I have great runs in Batman,Detective Comics, Brave and the Bold vol.1,Batman Family, and I am working on a run in Justice League of America. I credit TMNT for my love of heroes and villains but I credit Batman for having the comic collection I do and appreciation for the Silver Age and Bronze Age. There is room to love more than one hero of team and Batman,Robin, and Batgirl are my second favorite super team!

[CyberCubed]

I am pretty sure the '89 Batman movie followed by B:TAS were my first exposure to Batman.

I also saw the 60's Batman show on reruns as well as the old 70's Superfriends cartoons.

After that I followed the DCAU (Batman Beyond, Justice League, etc), and watched The Batman and some of Brave and the Bold. I also saw the other 3 Batman movies from the 90's and the Nolan films.

I don't read any Batman comics though.

[JakeSully]

I collected some of the comics since i got that June 1989 issue and the first graphic novel experience for me was when i bought "The Killing Joke" when i was 12 as it was the first mature readers title comic i've ever read and even got the back issues that had "Year One", i was turned into a Miller and Moore fan.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Penguin and/or The Riddler would NOT have worked in Nolan's movies. Fact. They don't possess the "it" factor.

I disagree about Riddler. I think he could have possibly been the perfect villain to finish the Nolan trilogy. We've never seen the Riddler's potential truly realized on film. Riddler done right could have messed with the mind of Batman and the audience like no other member of Batman's rogues gallery. I seem to remember that the main reason he so seldom appeared in BTAS was that the creators found it hard to write good episodes for him and didn't want to waste him on a poorly written script.

But Nolan is the guy who gave us Inception.

I was really hoping Johnny Depp would be cast as Nolan's Riddler. It could have allowed us to see a key aspect of Batman's character that has also yet to be fully realized on film: his oft-overlooked status as "The World's Greatest Detective."

[Candy Kappa]

Been a fan as long as I can remember, my first exposure to batman gotta be some of my uncles comics and later TAS.

As for Nolan, I do enjoy the films, they are great. But the whole realism thing is best in doses, it is superheroes and super villains we are talking about, Camp value is mandatory.

And. I'd take a comic accurate Bane over whatever Nolan was trying to do, it just looks awkward. But I'm one of those that think the black and gray costume should be in a live-action film, so what do I know.

[KROW]

I've been a fan of Batman since I saw him team up with Scooby Doo.

[Galactus]

As long as I can remember. I dipped into the comics when I was very young and I did like reruns of the Adam West series. The first Tim Burton movie was great but I think it was having a collected versuin of A Death In The Family that put me over.

Originally Posted by Stryker

I appreciate what Nolan has done but I can't help feeling like the dude is ashamed to be making a Batman movie and has done everything to make his movies into something else.

Not sure I agree. Batman Begins shows a great respect for the source material with scenes lifted directly from the comics based on early Batman, not to mention several ideas culled from those and various Batman books. I don't think anyone who puts that amount of effort into it is ashamed of the character.

Dark Knight is it's own thing but I still think there's enough there from the books to say he's made a Batman movie. I think he simply accentuated what your casual joe says he likes about Batman, the whole idea that he's "realistic" and "badass" and better than the big heroes with their super powers. I think it works better to put his own unique vision on the character and world.

The inevitable reboot wont have the strict quasi realism so I just sit back and enjoy what Nolan will give us.

[Leonardo87]

Ever since 1992 when I saw the first episode "On Leather Wings" from the Animated Series. At first when the opening was being played I didn't know who or what this is about granted I was only 5 years old. I asked my mother who is this and she said Batman. I was really hooked into this and after it was over I asked to go to the video store to see if there was any Batman; so we rented the '89 film, Returns, and the 66 movie. It became clear that I grew into it and Joker became my all time favorite villain.

I started to read the comics around when I was 8 and enjoyed them even more. That is when I started to become a comic book artist from the influence of Batman (and TMNT when I found out they were a comic when I was 10). I own basically lots of toys; comics, and every movie of Batman from the two 1940's serials; the 60's movie, When Scooby Doo meets Batman, Superfriends, The New Adventures of Bat Man, the two Burton & Schumacher films (even though the '97 Batman and Robin has gone missing lately ) Complete Animated Series, Batman Beyond Complete, The Batman (hit or miss at points), Return of the Joker, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Batman Superman movie, Batman Gotham Knights; Ok I'll stop before you people will kill me .
Oh yeah; As crazy this may sound but; I have a girlfriend who is into the same things I am and we both cosplay as Harley and Joker for conventions. We take it seriously to make it greatly stand out. Here is a picture of us:

[JakeSully]

Who else saw 1989 Batman and Batman Returns in theaters like i did?

Oh yes i still remembered being excited about a Batman animated show when i was 11 after reading in Comicscene and Starlog and when i saw that pilot episode "On Leather Wings" it did not disappoint one bit.

[TheCanadiandrome]

been a fan for years. love the 60's show and Batman the Animated Series. as well as all the movies. and of course the two best games, Arkham City and Arkham Asylum