DC Animated
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Writing about & interviewing the folks behind the DC Animated Universe. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, BATMAN BEYOND, STATIC SHOCK, JUSTICE LEAGUE, & JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED.
Here to find Mortal Enemies and Best Friends.
Here to find Mortal Enemies and Best Friends.
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DC Animated
@dcanimated.bsky.social
· Jan 20
So a bit about this profile & why I started it. This profile is run by @trumbullcomic.bsky.social. I've been interviewing folks behind the #DCAU for about 10 years now. If you remember this issue of @backissuemagazine.bsky.social from 2017, I wrote a full 1/3rd of it.
While Pack Rat and Mighty Mom remain in obscurity.
The Batman: The Animated Series episode "Make 'Em Laugh" debuted on this day (Nov. 5) in 1994. Written by Paul Dini and Randy Rogel, and directed by Boyd Kirkland, this fun romp introduces The Condiment King as The Joker sets out to turn comedians into crooks!#BatmanTAS #Batman
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
While Pack Rat and Mighty Mom remain in obscurity.
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And then they broke as many of those rules as they could in the first five minutes of MASK OF THE PHANTASM, because they finally had the freedom to do it! 😊
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm "First Five Minutes" Clip
YouTube video by The World's Finest
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November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
And then they broke as many of those rules as they could in the first five minutes of MASK OF THE PHANTASM, because they finally had the freedom to do it! 😊
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1992 Bruce Timm drawing of Batman Animated Series censorship items: handguns, drugs, alcohol, smoking, nudity, religion, child endangerment, crashing through glass, strangulation, and excessive face punching.
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
1992 Bruce Timm drawing of Batman Animated Series censorship items: handguns, drugs, alcohol, smoking, nudity, religion, child endangerment, crashing through glass, strangulation, and excessive face punching.
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An old Flash con sketch
April 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
An old Flash con sketch
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Of course I love Bibbo. He's a burly Popeye the Sailor Man voiced by Brad Garrett. What's not to love?
April 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Of course I love Bibbo. He's a burly Popeye the Sailor Man voiced by Brad Garrett. What's not to love?
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They should probably give up on the idea of all of his dialogue rhyming, as most comic book writers SUCK at writing verse.
As always, the original Jack Kirby version is the best. A demon possessed by a human is a cool concept.
As always, the original Jack Kirby version is the best. A demon possessed by a human is a cool concept.
April 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
They should probably give up on the idea of all of his dialogue rhyming, as most comic book writers SUCK at writing verse.
As always, the original Jack Kirby version is the best. A demon possessed by a human is a cool concept.
As always, the original Jack Kirby version is the best. A demon possessed by a human is a cool concept.
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He's cool. Getting linked with Blue Beetle in the JLI for so long kind of sidetracked him as a character, though. I liked his Post-52 Geoff Johns/Dan Jurgens series where he was bouncing around the DC timeline. That was a good series.
April 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
He's cool. Getting linked with Blue Beetle in the JLI for so long kind of sidetracked him as a character, though. I liked his Post-52 Geoff Johns/Dan Jurgens series where he was bouncing around the DC timeline. That was a good series.
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Love him, both the sarcastic version Frank Miller took from ARTHUR and the traditional wise counsel version. He's great when you can combine them both into one character, though.
Is he still dead?
Is he still dead?
April 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Love him, both the sarcastic version Frank Miller took from ARTHUR and the traditional wise counsel version. He's great when you can combine them both into one character, though.
Is he still dead?
Is he still dead?
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Not much to say other than she's cool & I like her.
April 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Not much to say other than she's cool & I like her.
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My favorite version of him was on BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES. Tying the Creeper's origin in with the Joker's was wonderfully logical and made the Creeper 75% more interesting. I love him being into Harley, too! #YellowSkinnedWackyMan
April 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My favorite version of him was on BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES. Tying the Creeper's origin in with the Joker's was wonderfully logical and made the Creeper 75% more interesting. I love him being into Harley, too! #YellowSkinnedWackyMan
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I find it consistently hilarious how people talk about him being "the heart & soul of the Justice League" when he was written out of the book for 15 years & nobody particularly missed him.
But he's cool. JLU figured out the best way to play him by emphasizing his unique (non-Superman) powers.
But he's cool. JLU figured out the best way to play him by emphasizing his unique (non-Superman) powers.
April 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I find it consistently hilarious how people talk about him being "the heart & soul of the Justice League" when he was written out of the book for 15 years & nobody particularly missed him.
But he's cool. JLU figured out the best way to play him by emphasizing his unique (non-Superman) powers.
But he's cool. JLU figured out the best way to play him by emphasizing his unique (non-Superman) powers.
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Cory Booker is on the Senate floor explaining how Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths was originally supposed to take place in the DCAU.
April 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Cory Booker is on the Senate floor explaining how Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths was originally supposed to take place in the DCAU.
It's officially April Fool's Day here on the east coast! Beware Joker gas infused trash barges and butlers making bad jokes! 😉
#Batman #BTAS #DCAU #TheLastLaugh #AprilFools
#Batman #BTAS #DCAU #TheLastLaugh #AprilFools
Batman The Animated Series: The Last Laugh [1]
YouTube video by Batman: The Animated Series
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April 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
It's officially April Fool's Day here on the east coast! Beware Joker gas infused trash barges and butlers making bad jokes! 😉
#Batman #BTAS #DCAU #TheLastLaugh #AprilFools
#Batman #BTAS #DCAU #TheLastLaugh #AprilFools
A belated #RIP to the great character actor Clive Revill, who #BTAS fans know as the original Alfred. (The role was recast with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. when Revill went to do summer stock.) Revill's Alfred can still be heard in "On Leather Wings," "Christmas with the Joker," and "Nothing to Fear."
March 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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It's relevant to note that, in addition to his creative work, in the 1980s Mike Barr did invaluable reporting on the history of labor-organizing attempts in the comics industry, and was an early and outspoken advocate for Bill Finger's legacy. Give if you are able!
March 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It's relevant to note that, in addition to his creative work, in the 1980s Mike Barr did invaluable reporting on the history of labor-organizing attempts in the comics industry, and was an early and outspoken advocate for Bill Finger's legacy. Give if you are able!
Mike W. Barr is the credited writer on the #BTAS episode "Paging the Crime Doctor" and wrote a ton of great comics besides, including many classic #Batman stories, Batman & the Outsiders, Green Lantern, Star Trek, Doc Savage, & The Maze Agency. Please help if you can. Sharing the link also helps.
March 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I'm glad BTAS understood that Joker is most fun when he's deeply petty. His best stories are rarely "tries to destroy Gotham" but rather "gets mad that someone cut him off in traffic" or "wants to copyright fish" or "bombed during stand-up" or "a casino stole his likeness."
November 29, 2023 at 1:13 PM
I'm glad BTAS understood that Joker is most fun when he's deeply petty. His best stories are rarely "tries to destroy Gotham" but rather "gets mad that someone cut him off in traffic" or "wants to copyright fish" or "bombed during stand-up" or "a casino stole his likeness."
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I LOVED what STAS did with Supergirl's origin. She wasn't from Krypton, she was from Argo, a neighboring planet in Krypton's system. So Superman was still the Last Son of Krypton but she was now figuratively his cousin instead of his literal cousin. Perfect.
a cartoon character with blonde hair and blue eyes is looking up
Alt: Supergirl from JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED smiling sheepishly aboard the Javelin.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I LOVED what STAS did with Supergirl's origin. She wasn't from Krypton, she was from Argo, a neighboring planet in Krypton's system. So Superman was still the Last Son of Krypton but she was now figuratively his cousin instead of his literal cousin. Perfect.
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Ra's Al Ghul but he uses his vast global criminal network to help you find your car keys.
#MakeAVillainWholesome
#MakeAVillainWholesome
February 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ra's Al Ghul but he uses his vast global criminal network to help you find your car keys.
#MakeAVillainWholesome
#MakeAVillainWholesome
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February 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Brainiac but instead of shrinking cities he shrinks away unwanted pounds like an Intergalactic Richard Simmons.
#MakeAVillainWholesome
#MakeAVillainWholesome
a cartoon character is standing in a dark room with a blue light coming out of his back
Alt: Brainiac from SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES emitting blue energy.
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February 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Brainiac but instead of shrinking cities he shrinks away unwanted pounds like an Intergalactic Richard Simmons.
#MakeAVillainWholesome
#MakeAVillainWholesome
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February 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Question of the Day: If you HAD to choose one of these songs from a #Batman #BTAS DTV movie, which one would it be?
Tia Carrere's "I Never Even Told You" from 1992's BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM or... (1/2)
Tia Carrere's "I Never Even Told You" from 1992's BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM or... (1/2)
Tia Carrere - I Never Even Told You
YouTube video by ToOneInParadise
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February 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Happy 111th Birthday to Batman co-creator Bill Finger!
Art by the Great Ty (The Guy) Templeton! @tytempleton.bsky.social
Art by the Great Ty (The Guy) Templeton! @tytempleton.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Happy 111th Birthday to Batman co-creator Bill Finger!
Art by the Great Ty (The Guy) Templeton! @tytempleton.bsky.social
Art by the Great Ty (The Guy) Templeton! @tytempleton.bsky.social