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bigscary is just perfect.
Grant Morrison gets exactly was has always bothered me about the second incarnation of Batman: the Animated Series: Batman was too humorlessly dark. While it was pretty funny to see that kind of seriousness contrasted against Superman's earnest optimism in the Batman/Superman Adventures, it struck me as horribly wrong for the Batman solo adventures. The worst offender had to be the episode that introduced Tim Drake. When Batgirl and Batman find out that Tim's father is dead, Batgirl is saddened, and Batman says "Are you expecting sympathy?" when she looks at him. "From you?" she asks. That's awful. It's also lightyears from the Batman of "Robin's Reckoning" in the original animated series. Bruce is everything kind and sympathetic, reaching out to Dick to let him know that he understands the kid's pain and is there to help any way he can. The worst that that Batman did was get distracted trying to find justice for Dick Grayson's parents that he ignored the kid for a while.
It's nice to find out someone so (in)famous likes the same stuff you do. I love that he called Christian Bale's Bruce/Batman definitive. I agree :)
bigscary is just perfect. Grant Morrison gets exactly was has always bothered me about the second incarnation of Batman: the Animated Series: Batman was too humorlessly dark. While it was pretty funny to see that kind of seriousness contrasted against Superman's earnest optimism in the Batman/Superman Adventures, it struck me as horribly wrong for the Batman solo adventures. The worst offender had to be the episode that introduced Tim Drake. When Batgirl and Batman find out that Tim's father is dead, Batgirl is saddened, and Batman says "Are you expecting sympathy?" when she looks at him. "From you?" she asks. That's awful. It's also lightyears from the Batman of "Robin's Reckoning" in the original animated series. Bruce is everything kind and sympathetic, reaching out to Dick to let him know that he understands the kid's pain and is there to help any way he can. The worst that that Batman did was get distracted trying to find justice for Dick Grayson's parents that he ignored the kid for a while.
It's nice to find out someone so (in)famous likes the same stuff you do. I love that he called Christian Bale's Bruce/Batman definitive. I agree :)
