"Batman: The Brave and the Bold" (2008) TV series 2008-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

An updated animated series centering on the Caped Crusader himself as he partners and deals with his fellow superheroes in the DC Comics universe.

Plot Keywords:

Batman | Team Up | Superhero | Character Name In Title

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 8	7:30 PM	TOON
Sat. Jan. 9	8:30 PM	TOON

Cast

Diedrich Bader	...	Batman / ... (29 episodes, 2008-2009)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Green Arrow / ... (13 episodes, 2008-2009)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Singapore:G | Australia:PG

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

Based on the DC comic book of the same name that debuted in 1955. Each issue of the comic book featured two characters or groups teaming up to fight a stronger villain; unlike the TV series, Batman did not become a permanent fixture of the publication until 1960, and then only until 1983. The initial run of the publication was from 1955 to 1983, but was revived (without Batman as a regular character) from 1991 to 1999, and again from 2007 to the present.

1950's Cartoon Zaniness

If the Animated Series of the 1990's harkened back to a darker Batman of the 1940'sw, TBATB hearkens to a Batman who is more kitschy, more science fiction, more zany that was Batman in the 1950's and 1960's.

Batman has always had an interesting history, the emblem of his publishing house. In the 1940's, he was the symbol of Detective Comics, an offshoot of the rather violent crime comics of the period that came under fire in the 1950's. Then he mutated into a strange Science-fiction character. As DC assimilated more diverse comics in other genres, Batman found himself teamed with disparate characters in attempts to boost their numbers.

This series goes retro in their portrayals- We see the Flash and Green Arrow of earlier days, combined with the modern Hispanic Blue Beetle and Asian Atom.

If I have a complaint with this series, I ask where are the female heroes and villains. I think so far, we've seen only a handful.