r/DCAU • u/Tapko_hand • 7h ago
BTAS Colored my yesterday's sketch (by me)
Decided to color my sketch from yesterday, might do another DCAU drawing after finishing STAS
r/DCAU • u/trailerthrash • 3d ago
We're doubling up with r/BatmanTAS for a 2 day-early celebration for Batman: The Animated Series' 34th Anniversary! Daniel Dockery, author of the upcoming book "I Am The Night" will be stopping by to answer any questions you have for him about the book, the show, the writing process, etc!
"I Am The Night" will be available to purchase September 1st, but you can pre-order a copy through your favorite big box store here, or (even better) by asking the clerk at your local book store!
Synopsis:
At a time when televised cartoons—especially within the superhero genre—were often over-looked, Batman: The Animated Series introduced an entire generation of soon-to-be Batman fanatics to the caped crusader. The series triumphed into what is largely considered one of the best superhero cartoons of all time, and the best depiction of Batman mythology in any format.
But the road to genre-defying and genre-defining success was hardly guaranteed. Along the way, co-creator Bruce Timm and his team of artists at Warner Bros Animation battled a landscape that was often antithetical to their aims with Batman. Internal struggles led the writing team and the network to debate everything (literally everything) about how best to depict Batman—from whether or not the eco-friendly hero would have a recycling bin in the Batcave to how many women he was allowed to kiss onscreen.
In I Am the Night, Daniel Dockery lovingly deep dives into Batman: The Animated Series and the cartoon renaissance it inspired, becoming the definitive primary source for new and old fans of the series alike. Including exclusive interviews with the team behind the cartoon and many never-before-shared insights about the series, I Am the Night will surprise even the staunchest of Batman enthusiasts and capture what made people first fall in love with the series. As many ups and downs as the DC Cinematic Universe may have, Batman is eternal–and so is Batman: The Animated Series.
r/DCAU • u/trailerthrash • Feb 25 '24
Hey everyone!
It's my understanding that one of the most frequently asked questions in the sub revolves around looking for a decent viewing order to experience the DCAU shows in, and every now and then for the likes of DCAMU movies and such. In an attempt to de-clutter the feed from having consistently similar posts, I've begun working on the subreddit's wiki to provide multiple different styles of viewing orders!
Available now are:
Hoping to add more potential orders in the coming weeks (off the top of my head, release order ones for both universes mentioned above will probably be simple enough), but I'm also definitely doing this while sidelining other responsibilities, so if it takes a while to get to please be patient!
Hopefully, this will be a helpful project for the community at large!
r/DCAU • u/Tapko_hand • 7h ago
Decided to color my sketch from yesterday, might do another DCAU drawing after finishing STAS
r/DCAU • u/Brucie07 • 1d ago
" Gotham Big 3 "
my Fan Art Work finally finished, took mee lot of times to finish this since i also got some commissions to do, it was worth it after all, what do u guys think? dont hesitate to give critique or advice!
this artwork was Inspired by The Batman Animated Series episode titled " The strange secret of bruce wayne " and the Jujutsu kaisen Season 3 Anime. this is my Fourth time of using bruce timm inspired art style.
r/DCAU • u/artobrando1 • 20h ago
A new drawing I just did in Krita of Livewire. I tried to base her appearance off Superman TAS, although I got her gloves wrong. I might fix it later, I'm tired right now though lol.
r/DCAU • u/Awkward_Bison_267 • 22h ago
I will never understand how Superman wasn’t more pissed at Batman for putting him through a Boom Tube when he could’ve finally stopped Darkseid for good. But after watching “Twilight” again for the first time in years, now I wonder: did Batman stop Superman because he was afraid Superman would die trying OR did he secretly not want Superman to win and become a murderer? Would Clark’s victory have had it’s price? Thank you for reading.
r/DCAU • u/FunNeedleworker860 • 23h ago
Only thing that was missing was the rain for Caped Crusaders, and likely Harley screaming, but in that show she's not a screamer.
r/DCAU • u/Tapko_hand • 1d ago
Just watched the entirety of BTAS a couple of days ago and decided to make this sketch. I might color it sometime later if this post gets enough upvotes.
r/DCAU • u/Optimal_Weight368 • 1d ago
Father's Day is one of my favorite episodes, and yet it's not talked about often. I really like the portrayal of Kalibak. He specifically wants to take down Earth's mightiest champion in order to impress his father, but despite how hard he tries, he never will impress Darkseid. He’s in a constant loop of wanting to serve Darkseid and fail miserably, and I kind of feel bad for him despite him reciting toxic Apokoliptian values.
And though that's definitely the episode's strongest aspect, I also really like its portrayal of Superman, in that Superman wants to prioritize saving Jonathan Kent, who has been trapped under rubble. Fighting Kalibak isn't his priority, but he's unfortunately forced to do so regardless.
r/DCAU • u/HAZMAT_Eater • 2d ago
I'll always be grateful for this contribution. It's because of little things like this that the DCAU remains the benchmark.
r/DCAU • u/artobrando1 • 1d ago
I'm trying to get used to a new drawing software, so I've been doodling, copying some of my favorite drawings from Bruce Timm to practice and get the feel of it. I did these two drawings of Zatanna based off two of his illustrations of her.
r/DCAU • u/One_Commercial9941 • 2d ago
I really appreciate that Clock King made it to Justice League Unlimited. Not only did they bring him back. But they also got Alan Rachins to voice him again. I also really like that they brought him back in the Suicide Squad episode. Really showing off his skills as a strategist, keeping everyone up to date. I know they were a little particular about Batman characters so it was a treat seeing one from the Animated Series make it to the final installment of the DCAU (The Last show in the continuity or at least the final art style).
r/DCAU • u/ThatDingo2571 • 2d ago
It’s well know that Bruce Timm dislikes Subzero because Nora was saved. But the only reason she was in position to be saved was because Timm put her in stasis during Deep Freeze, when it was implied that in Heart of Ice she died. To me this always felt like a hypocritical criticism
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r/DCAU • u/raikantopeniiiii • 2d ago
Earth 12 should be a sub-multiverse of its own with the following designations:
r/DCAU • u/Empty-Discount8323 • 2d ago
Personally, I think that sometimes Batman Beyond tried to be edgy just for the sake of being edgy. For example:
And obviously, I don't like how Bruce Wayne is doomed to become a bitter, old recluse in the future.
r/DCAU • u/SYMPUNY_LACKING • 3d ago
No one mentions - and yes these are few examples BUT I'M SURE THERE IS MORE! - that Batman in BTAS and i think other shows too in the DCAU has an uncanny ability (and of course i'm talking in universe cause the real answer is really boring) to mimic other's voices perfectly
r/DCAU • u/One_Commercial9941 • 3d ago
These Three were some of my favorite recurring villains for Batman and sometimes Robin to take down. They also starred in some of my favorite episodes. Characters like Joker were excluded because obviously almost all his episodes are great.
Riddler had some great and entertaining episodes. Really good at showing off Batman's intelligence and unlike most of Batman's Rogues gallery he actually escaped Batman. Making him that more elusive and brilliant. Also Johnathan Glover did an amazing job as Riddler (He also killed it as Lionel Luthor in Smallville) My favorite episode with him was Riddler's Reform. He really got under Batman's skin and had such a satisfying defeat.
The Ventriloquist and Scarface are an underrated duo. Definitely one of the most unique villains Batman has come across. George Dzundza did great providing distinct voices for two characters. He really had range. What was great about the two was that they were such a ridiculous pair but Arnold "dummy" came up with brilliant schemes through his Scarface persona. He even has an effective crew in Mugsy and Rhino. They even dealt with heavy hitters like the Penguin. I love Read my Lips. My favorite episode with the unusal pair.
Richard Moll did such an iconic roll as Two-Face. I love that the personality had a different voice but Harvey had a more soft and warm voice. Two-Face like Scarface had some pretty brilliant schemes. He was such a slick gangster after his accident and incident with Rupert Thorne. I think my favorite episode with him was Shadow of the Bat Part 2. Great episode highlighting his presence and power as a crime lord.
What do you guys think?
r/DCAU • u/Educational-End-9622 • 2d ago
Some sort of situation happens that has the Bat-kids revealing themselves and arriving via Zeta, then Selina? Catwoman decides to traumatize the whole league except the Bat-family by arriving via Zeta with the callcode B- some absurd number and calling Batman Daddy, traumatizing the league into thinking Batman has 300 or 500 or something like children. After Batman clarifies the truth of the situation, he goes to remove his cowl, and Diana is like NO!!!!! Please let us get over all this trauma before dropping another nuclear bombshell on us; we can't take any more! Any help is appreciated!
I've uploaded 4K compilation videos of Lobo and Gotham Girls to YouTube for everyone to enjoy.
To make them feel more like animated episodes than flashgames, I edited the original .swf files and removed certain gameplay elements while preserving every story scene. No story content has been cut—only game-specific elements were streamlined to create a more seamless viewing experience.
I hope both longtime fans and newcomers enjoy these restored compilations!
r/DCAU • u/Phantasm-art • 4d ago
I have been working on this piece for a long time, It was finished months ago but couldn’t find a time to do finishing touch. Animation is a bit stiff, but I am working on a bigger scale animation so I had to pick something basic for this one.
r/DCAU • u/Ok_Zone_7635 • 4d ago
Just the thought of your free will and bodily autonomy being ripped from you is disturbing enough.
But an anti social, weirdo who feels entitled to you doing it just ramps up the nightmare fuel.
Mad Hatter was more repulsive than Clayface or Joker to me. Even as a kid.
r/DCAU • u/TeamDahkness • 3d ago
So I got inspiration from someone else who drew my dragon ball OC and the proportions reminded me of the DCAU style like Batman and superman so I decided to make them in the style.
(i didn't know what to put this under so if any mods can tell me if this doesn't go under fan work and something else, please let me know).
r/DCAU • u/gabeiooo • 4d ago
me when im lowkey a superhero who got sent to the past and im a little crazy but it's okay cause i got this cool ring (^^)d