Seriously Though, This Might be the Best Animated Batman Ever

I know fam. We have SO MUCH Batman. There’s always more than one Batman comic going at a time (two really, freaking good ones from Snyder and Fraction right now, FYI). A live action is always in mid series or about to be rebooted. They’ve done Batman series where Batman isn’t even the focal point. An animated? We are always no more than 18 months away from the next new Batman animated series. In a cross-over reference, he is inevitable. But here’s the thing. This newest joint, Batman: Caped Crusader? It’s really fucking good. Not like, ahh, that’s cool to see some well-produced Batman, good. Like, I’m not sure how another iteration tops this, fucking good. Though, they will certainly try. Technically speaking, Caped Crusader isn’t “new”, just that Season 2 pack that dropped early this month. And this isn’t a come up, learned what we messed up on from the first season type of gather. Season 1 was monumental. I’m just late. Forgive me, it was cloudy in Ohio, I didn’t see the Batsignal till late.

Aiight, a lot of cowl and circumstance. So why is this Batman different from the 780 versions that came before him? Well, those previous versions are kind of the point. You know why there is always new Batman? Beyond the totally cynical but also totally valid, capitalist answer? Because Batman’s identity is so cemented that we all know it, every possible way. Bruce Wayne. Parents spilled those pearls in crime alley. Genius Bruce i…