Post by tav7623 on Sept 24, 2015 22:12:15 GMT -6
With the annual Batman Day just around the corner (Sept 26th) I got to thinking that it would be fun to discuss our favorite (i.e. not which ones were the best, just the ones you like the most) Batman stories throughout the various types of media (or if you want your least favorite ones) like movies (Live Action or Animated), tv episodes (or if you want favorite Batman TV series), video games, comics/graphic novels, etc. So lets get this party started shall we......HAHAHAHAHA 
Favorite Batman Movie: When it comes to Batman movies I tend to like most of the ones I've seen (the only real exception was Batman & Robin.....) so it's kinda hard to pick a favorite, but if I had to I'd go with The Dark Knight over some of my other personal favorites Batman Returns & Under the Red Hood. The main reason I enjoy The Dark Knight over the other movies I mentioned is Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker, which I felt really captured the Joker's deliciously twisted, unpredictable nature and brought some genuine fun to the movie that looking back kinda made Nicholson's performance as the Joker in Tim Burton's Batman imo seem a bit lackluster/phoned in.
Favorite Batman Comic/Graphic Novel: When it comes to the Batman comics/graphic novels I honestly haven't read many of them (prior to the New 52 launch I had only read 3 Batman comics....what I was a Marvel kid growing up okay) as I was introduced to some of the more important Batman stories in other mediums (like Under the Red Hood and Batman: The Animated Series), but I'm slowly making up for that by visiting some of the more "classic" stories that haven't really been done in other mediums (I recently picked up The Long Halloween and will start reading it soon, I also plan on picking up a digital version of The Killing Joke which is supposedly going on sale later this weekend) just yet. Though that doesn't mean I don't have a favorite Batman comic/graphic novel, on the contrary, I really enjoyed both Death of the Family and Endgame runs as well as the first issue of the New 52 relaunch of Detective Comics all of which (like most of the "classic" Batman comics/stories it seems) features the Clown Prince of Crime. While all three are imo really good my favorite one of the bunch has to be Death of the Family which starts off with the Joker reclaiming his face (which was taken/cut from him by new New 52 villain the Dollmaker) from the GCPD in a deliciously twisted manner which I don't want to spoil and ends with the Bat Family literally at each others throats.
Favorite Batman TV Episode: While I was tempted to just pick the whole Batman: The Animated Series instead of a single episode due to how many amazing episodes there are littered throughout the series I felt that there was only a handful of episodes that, looking back, really resonated with me throughout the years such as Heart of Ice, Two-Face, Almost Got Im, Mad Love and Tyger Tyger. So what is my favorite Batman TV series episode? Well it would have to be Beware of the Grey Ghost which features the voice of 60's TV Batman Adam West as a washed up TV actor who gets dragged out of "retirement" by Batman when a mad bomber uses the same MO as a villain from an episode of the old Grey Ghost TV show. The main reason this episode is my favorite (other than the imo awesome animation/art style and excellent writing) is because it shows us a new side to Bruce Wayne/Batman that we (to my knowledge) rarely got to see in the comics or other mediums, that Batman is at times just like us, a fan, at heart.
Favorite Batman Video Game: This was imo by far the easiest one to decide/choose as there are imo only a handful of truly good Batman video games (approx 8 of the 20 or so Batman games out there) and my favorite one of the bunch is also imo the best one out there, Batman: Arkham City. This game essentially took one of my biggest gripes with Arkham Asylum (piss poor boss fights) and blew it out of the water with a slew of awesome boss fights (like the amazing Mr. Freeze fight) it also did everything bigger and better than Asylum did. Usually this isn't a good idea, but like some rare movie sequels (Aliens, Terminator 2,etc.) it imo somehow manages to work out in it's favor making it even better than it had any right to be. Sure the game's story isn't perfect, they went a bit too crazy with the Riddler trophies (over 600) and Hugo Strange as a villain turns out to be a bit of a joke, but those imo are minor issues in an otherwise stellar game.
Favorite Batman Movie: When it comes to Batman movies I tend to like most of the ones I've seen (the only real exception was Batman & Robin.....) so it's kinda hard to pick a favorite, but if I had to I'd go with The Dark Knight over some of my other personal favorites Batman Returns & Under the Red Hood. The main reason I enjoy The Dark Knight over the other movies I mentioned is Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker, which I felt really captured the Joker's deliciously twisted, unpredictable nature and brought some genuine fun to the movie that looking back kinda made Nicholson's performance as the Joker in Tim Burton's Batman imo seem a bit lackluster/phoned in.
Favorite Batman Comic/Graphic Novel: When it comes to the Batman comics/graphic novels I honestly haven't read many of them (prior to the New 52 launch I had only read 3 Batman comics....what I was a Marvel kid growing up okay) as I was introduced to some of the more important Batman stories in other mediums (like Under the Red Hood and Batman: The Animated Series), but I'm slowly making up for that by visiting some of the more "classic" stories that haven't really been done in other mediums (I recently picked up The Long Halloween and will start reading it soon, I also plan on picking up a digital version of The Killing Joke which is supposedly going on sale later this weekend) just yet. Though that doesn't mean I don't have a favorite Batman comic/graphic novel, on the contrary, I really enjoyed both Death of the Family and Endgame runs as well as the first issue of the New 52 relaunch of Detective Comics all of which (like most of the "classic" Batman comics/stories it seems) features the Clown Prince of Crime. While all three are imo really good my favorite one of the bunch has to be Death of the Family which starts off with the Joker reclaiming his face (which was taken/cut from him by new New 52 villain the Dollmaker) from the GCPD in a deliciously twisted manner which I don't want to spoil and ends with the Bat Family literally at each others throats.
Favorite Batman TV Episode: While I was tempted to just pick the whole Batman: The Animated Series instead of a single episode due to how many amazing episodes there are littered throughout the series I felt that there was only a handful of episodes that, looking back, really resonated with me throughout the years such as Heart of Ice, Two-Face, Almost Got Im, Mad Love and Tyger Tyger. So what is my favorite Batman TV series episode? Well it would have to be Beware of the Grey Ghost which features the voice of 60's TV Batman Adam West as a washed up TV actor who gets dragged out of "retirement" by Batman when a mad bomber uses the same MO as a villain from an episode of the old Grey Ghost TV show. The main reason this episode is my favorite (other than the imo awesome animation/art style and excellent writing) is because it shows us a new side to Bruce Wayne/Batman that we (to my knowledge) rarely got to see in the comics or other mediums, that Batman is at times just like us, a fan, at heart.
Favorite Batman Video Game: This was imo by far the easiest one to decide/choose as there are imo only a handful of truly good Batman video games (approx 8 of the 20 or so Batman games out there) and my favorite one of the bunch is also imo the best one out there, Batman: Arkham City. This game essentially took one of my biggest gripes with Arkham Asylum (piss poor boss fights) and blew it out of the water with a slew of awesome boss fights (like the amazing Mr. Freeze fight) it also did everything bigger and better than Asylum did. Usually this isn't a good idea, but like some rare movie sequels (Aliens, Terminator 2,etc.) it imo somehow manages to work out in it's favor making it even better than it had any right to be. Sure the game's story isn't perfect, they went a bit too crazy with the Riddler trophies (over 600) and Hugo Strange as a villain turns out to be a bit of a joke, but those imo are minor issues in an otherwise stellar game.
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