Ask me a few years ago what I thought of the–at the time–new animated series The Batman and I would have said it was terrible, or maybe to a lesser extent that it was all right. Ask me today and I’ll reply with regret and some comments on how good it really is.

The Batman has really grown on me, not only do I appreciate the cartoon itself so much more than I had when it first came on, but I also love the action figures.

The Batman is based mostly upon the blockbuster live-action movie Batman Begins. It starts …

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When the cartoon series “The Batman” came onto television courtesy of the WB, I was a little judgmental.  I had grown up with “Batman: The Animated Series” and all of a sudden it had changed to some odd show featuring a “wire-foo” Penguin, Marilyn Manson Riddler and common thug Mr. Freeze.  The show had pulled so far away from what the comics were and couldn’t compare to the original Animated Series.  However, I liked the art and animation, it was pretty decent and gave a real Japanese Anime feel.  It was good in that aspect, however I was still having trouble …

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