As the rumour mill about Warner Bros selling to (pick your poison - Netflix and Paramount are the names I hear most, but who knows?) whoever, there was a bit of weirdness leading up to it. For some reason, Warner Bros unloaded a basically complete series, Bat-Fam, to Amazon.
Why a full blown studio with its own streaming service would give a hot property like a kid friendly Bat cartoon to a competitor was a mystery at the time, but in light of the hot sale rumour? Less mysterious.
Anyhow, after one episode, I was pretty sure I hated this one.
It's somewhere between the tones of the old Adam West Batman and the Hotel Transylvania movies and animated series. At first, it was a little off putting to see Batman played for laughs, but it's not as bad as I thought.
I've watched 7 of the 10 episodes and honestly? It's got heart.
I've said it often and it applies here more than most. There's room for everyone's version of Batman. Don't like this one? There are plenty of others.
I happen to prefer a more serious Batman, but that's ME.
If Bat-Fam isn't your thing, that's fine. Enjoy whatever Batman is the one you like. I do suggest you at least sample this one though. It's an odd animation style, a very unusual take on the character and a lighter tone than most. Doesn't mean it's good, bad or indifferent, just different, without the 'in'.
Oh and all that advice? It applies to my new project.
Public Domain Super Heroes is a whole SET of new takes on a whole bunch of characters. I hope everyone will enjoy all of them, but the reality is, that won't happen. With luck, more people will enjoy than not, but I can't control that. All I can do is write the best stories I can, put them out in the universe and wait for the responses.
I just ask that you sample them too!
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