DC Universe, the upcoming streaming service/comic book depository/fan hub platform dedicated to DC Comics’ best and brightest, already has a lot of very interesting reasons to tempt us to sign up. Now it’s adding another in the form of Batman: The Animated Series. But not just any version of this beloved classic: This time it’s in HD.
Bruce Timm is finally getting to adapt one of the most iconic (and controversial) Batman stories, The Killing Joke, but this is hardly the first time plans have been made by DC and Warner to turn Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's best-selling comic into a movie. They have tried twice before, and two very different scenarios caused them to hold off.
The definitive Batman voice actors have returned for an animated adaptation of one of the most famous stories in comics history, and everything about it looks fantastic.
The versions of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman who appear in the new animated Justice League film Gods and Monsters are dark. We've already seen glimpses, and the full film is indeed full of sick superhero moments. Hell, Superman cals Lois Lane a bitch. You should watch it.
Always thought Harley Quinn was disturbing because of her twisted love affair with the Joker? Here's a version of the supervillain that's even more unhinged. And the Batman who takes her down in this alternate universe does something... harsh.
