It could be argued that it’s the most iconic cartoon series of the last thirty years; certainly within the superhero genre.
The writing, the style, the tone, everything about Batman: The Animated Series (B:TAS) was just incredible.
Following on from Tim Burton’s Batman movies, the show was sort of set in the same world but also something very different, although its look and feel was all Burton.
As well as the series itself (and the subsequent Superman, Justice League and Batman Beyond shows), B:TAS also had a series of spin-off movies (one even hit cinemas: Mask Of The Phantasm) and one of the best was Batman & Mr Freeze: SubZero which, alarmingly, is 20 years old this year.
The B:TAS universe – or, more accurately, the Bruce Timm animated universe (Timm was the man behind all these shows) – seemingly came to an end with Justice League Unlimited’s bowing out in 2006, until last year we got the alarming raunchy (in places) Batman & Harley Quinn animate movie, but while that was definitely in the style of B:TAS, many fans probably don’t like to think of it as being part of that world.
However…
It seems that DC and Warner Bros Animation may be returning to B:TAS as at the WonderCon Batman & Mr Freeze: SubZero panel, Warner Archive podcast host DW Ferranti spoke of new animated projects that “should be of particular interest to fans of Batman: The Animated Series.”
What does this mean? We have no idea… but what we do know is that the Timmiverse (ahem) is still out there and we have no doubt that it is still rich with characters and worlds just waiting to be explored, beaten up and sent to Arkham Asylum.
And we’d be first in line to see a return to those worlds. Wouldn’t you?
The 20th-Anniversary Edition of Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero arrives on March 27th.
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