In this installation of “Comfort Cartoons,” I’m focusing on “Batman: The Animated Series” (1992–1995), the iconic neo-noir crime television show that began the DC Animated Universe (DCAU). Following ...

Batman: The Animated Series debuted in 1992. Since then there have been numerous other takes on the character. Some of them have been wildly popular and successful. Yet many fans of the Dark Knight ...

The Animated Series defines that series’ take on the Dark Knight and, for many, the definitive take on Batman in any medium.

Batman is arguably the most popular superhero character today, and it is in no small part due to on-screen portrayals of the character. More than any other superhero (except maybe Spider-Man), Batman ...

Comic book superheroes have been making the transition from the printed page to TV screens for decades. Saturday morning and weekday afternoon animated shows like 1967’s Fantastic Four were among the ...

The Umbrella Academy creator Gerard Way once pitched a twisted take on Batman comics to DC, and the concept art is fascinating.

Batman ran on television for three seasons from 1966 through 1968, but Adam West’s relationship with the character of Batman did not end when the show did. Though West never made an appearance in a ...