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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:48 pm |
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If you could take your favorite pieces from all incarnations of the Batman, which pieces would you pick? For example, someone might pick the Adam West Batman, the Chuck Dixon Robin, the Frank Miller Commissioner Gordon, the TAS Joker, the Burton Batmobile, etc. So what about you? Your Favorite Batman?
Your Favorite Robin?
Your Favorite Alfred?
Your Favorite Batcave?
Your Favorite Batmobile?
Your Favorite Jim Gordon?
Your Favorite Gotham?
Your Favorite Joker?
Your Favorite Catwoman?
Your Favorite Villains?
Your Favorite Tone for Batman Stories?
Your Favorite Origin?
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:55 pm |
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My answer would be Batman:TAS for every question.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:58 pm |
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The answer for me is the same for all of these questions - the ones that appeared from the Englehart/Rogers run in '77 through until the end of the Doug Moench era. A pretty good ten year run, IMO.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:44 pm |
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The Finger/Robinson original version would probably be the favorite.All my other favorite versions are variations of that one.
Fave Batmobile:the Golden Age one,with the bat-tering ram. Fave Joker:Heath Ledger. Fave Cave:the one with the dinosaur and the giant penny. Fave Robin:Dick Grayson with Tim Drake attitude. Fave Catlady:Michelle Pfieffer Fave Gotham:one that's kept apart from the rest of the DC universe. Fave Tone:cheerfully gloomy.(actually,Paul Dini put his finger on it when he said that "Batman's world should be dark but not dismal,the villains wicked but not horrific,and the action thrilling but not brutal." Precisely.)
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:48 pm |
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Your Favorite Batman? Adams/O'Neil up through Moench. The prime years that set the tone I like best. Not too over-the-top grim, but not 50s/60s light either. Your Favorite Robin? Tim Drake 90s. I like Dick Grayson as Nightwing. Your Favorite Alfred? Same as Batman Your Favorite Batcave? The classic. The movie and TV ones aren't as good as the comic/TAS. Your Favorite Batmobile? First Batman movie one. Your Favorite Jim Gordon? Miller's ex-military Chicago cop. Your Favorite Gotham? Burton's Your Favorite Joker? TAS/O'Neil Adams, since they're pretty much the same guy. Your Favorite Catwoman? Miller's Your Favorite Villains? Joker, Two-Face. Ra's Al-Ghul and Hugo Strange, but only sparingly. The Ventriloquist as he originally appeared was cool. And Scarecrow, 80s/90s "HROOOHAAAA" guy.  Your Favorite Tone for Batman Stories? See answer #1. Your Favorite Origin? Year One
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:49 pm |
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Your Favorite Batman?
Written like Denny O'Neill's Batman: Very "street level," few gadgets (smoke pellets, batarang, a little acid, lock picks)
Visually? Medium to small ears. I prefer the yellow chest symbol. No armor of any kind. And a cape that is ankle length.
Your Favorite Robin?
A 14-15 year old Dick Grayson.
Your Favorite Alfred?
Bronze age. No history as the Outsider though.
Your Favorite Batcave?
A nice computer that can do what today's computer can, no more. The penny, dinosaur and playing card. Fairly simple.
Your Favorite Batmobile?
1970's inconspicuous one.
Your Favorite Jim Gordon?
1970's Gordon. White haired. Seasoned.
Your Favorite Gotham?
Not Burton's with the weird architecture for sure. Just a regular New York City feel.
Your Favorite Joker?
Cesar Romero
Your Favorite Catwoman?
Julie Newmar.
Your Favorite Villains?
Ra's Al Ghul. The League of Assassins. The Spook. Riddler. Two-Face. Basil Karlo Clayface. Silver Monkey and Magpie from Beware. Poison Ivy. King Tut. Scarecrow. Hugo Strange. Deadshot. The original Ventriloquist. Maxie Zeus. Use Joker sparingly.
I don't care much for monster Clayface, Mr. Freeze, Croc, and could live without Catwoman, except for the 60's TV show.
Your Favorite Tone for Batman Stories?
Very street-level, usually requiring a little detective work. Night only.
Your Favorite Origin?
The one from the Untold Legends of the Batman mini-series.
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 2:26 pm |
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Your Favorite Batman? The Adam West show
Your Favorite Robin? Dick Grayson, the Adam West show
Your Favorite Alfred? The Adam West show.
Your Favorite Batcave? Tim Burton Movie
Your Favorite Batmobile? Adam West show
Your Favorite Joker? Skinny and long faced, like the 1970's solo series.
Your Favorite Tone for Batman Stories? The Neal Adams, Ra's Al Ghul era.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:56 pm |
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Your Favorite Batman? O'Neil Adams
Your Favorite Robin? Original Teen Titans
Your Favorite Alfred? O'Neil Adams (the less Alfred the better. A little goes a long way.)
Your Favorite Batcave? Infantino
Your Favorite Batmobile? 1940's
Your Favorite Jim Gordon? Brave & the Bold
Your Favorite Gotham? Pre-Burton
Your Favorite Joker? Aparo Brave & the Bold
Your Favorite Catwoman? Julie Newmar
Your Favorite Villains? Ra's Al Ghul
Your Favorite Tone for Batman Stories? Haney & Aparo Brave & the Bold
Your Favorite Origin? The original origin. Keep it simple.
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Kid Nemo
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:23 pm |
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Fave Batman:Christian Bale with Kevin Conroy's voice. Fave Alfred:stiff upper lip Brit who can serve up a stiff uppercut when needed.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:14 pm |
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My answer would be the 1966 TV series for every question.
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Hanzo the Razor
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:04 pm |
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Your Favorite Batman? The Dark Knight Returns (with Kevin Conroy's Voice)
Your Favorite Robin? Chuck Dixon's Tim Drake
Your Favorite Alfred? Michael Caine
Your Favorite Batcave? The Dark Knight Rises
Your Favorite Batmobile? Batman 1989
Your Favorite Jim Gordon? Gary Oldman
Your Favorite Gotham? The Dark Knight Returns
Your Favorite Joker? Heath Ledger
Your Favorite Catwoman? Lee Meriweather
Your Favorite Villains? Batman: TAS
Your Favorite Tone for Batman Stories? Christopher Nolan Series
Your Favorite Origin? Batman Begins
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:53 pm |
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Hanzo the Razor wrote: Your Favorite Catwoman? Lee Meriweather 
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:13 pm |
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Deleted. I understand.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 3:52 am |
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A wise man once said: "Why limit ourselves to just one?" and truer words were never spoken. But that sounds like too much work, so instead I'll list my least favorite parts of Batman, which are much easier for me to narrow down. Least Favorite Batman?Bland, 70's - early 80's Batman in the comics. Least Favorite Robin?Chris O'Donnel. Or just Dick Grayson (as Robin) in general. Least Favorite Alfred?All Alfred is good Alfred. Least Favorite Batcave?The 'Bat's Cave' from the 1943 serial: Least Favorite Batmobile?The very first one. It was red, c'mon! Least Favorite Jim Gordon?Pat Hingle Least Favorite Gotham?The one from Batman Returns Least Favorite Joker?Michael Emerson in the Dark Knight Returns adaptation. Least Favorite Catwoman?Halle Berry Least Favorite Villains?All Batman villains are just a Dini/Timm reimagining away from grandness. Except Magpie and Anarky. Those are the worst of all time. Least Favorite Tone for Batman Stories?See first question. Least Favorite Origin?Year Zero.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:30 am |
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Your Favorite Batman? Adam West
Your Favorite Robin? Burt Ward
Your Favorite Alfred? Allan Napier
Your Favorite Batcave? The TV show one
Your Favorite Batmobile? As above
Your Favorite Jim Gordon? Neil Hamilton
Your Favorite Gotham? The TV show Gotham
Your Favorite Joker? Cesar Romero
Your Favorite Catwoman? Eartha Kitt
Your Favorite Villains? Mr. Freeze
Your Favorite Tone for Batman Stories? Fun, lighthearted.
Your Favorite Origin? The most generic one possible.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:15 am |
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Rafael wrote: A wise man once said: "Why limit ourselves to just one?" and truer words were never spoken. But that sounds like too much work, so instead I'll list my least favorite parts of Batman, which are much easier for me to narrow down.
Least Favorite Batman?
Bland, 70's - early 80's Batman in the comics. That's the best era, you inhuman savage. O'Neil, Englehart, Moench, Barr? Great stuff.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:18 am |
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Jeff wrote: Rafael wrote: A wise man once said: "Why limit ourselves to just one?" and truer words were never spoken. But that sounds like too much work, so instead I'll list my least favorite parts of Batman, which are much easier for me to narrow down.
Least Favorite Batman?
Bland, 70's - early 80's Batman in the comics. That's the best era, you inhuman savage. O'Neil, Englehart, Moench, Barr? Great stuff. oneilpeacesymbol.jpg
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:21 am |
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Rafael wrote: Jeff wrote: Rafael wrote: A wise man once said: "Why limit ourselves to just one?" and truer words were never spoken. But that sounds like too much work, so instead I'll list my least favorite parts of Batman, which are much easier for me to narrow down.
Least Favorite Batman?
Bland, 70's - early 80's Batman in the comics. That's the best era, you inhuman savage. O'Neil, Englehart, Moench, Barr? Great stuff. oneilpeacesymbol.jpg He mostly kept that hippy garbage out of his Batman work. IMO, it was the thing he cared about the most and he wasn't willing to go off model/character just to preach about oil spills, trees and factory smoke like the other stuff. 
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:25 am |
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Hanzo the Razor wrote: If you could take your favorite pieces from all incarnations of the Batman, which pieces would you pick? For example, someone might pick the Adam West Batman, the Chuck Dixon Robin, the Frank Miller Commissioner Gordon, the TAS Joker, the Burton Batmobile, etc. So what about you? Your Favorite Batman?
Your Favorite Robin?
Your Favorite Alfred?
Your Favorite Batcave?
Your Favorite Batmobile?
Your Favorite Jim Gordon?
Your Favorite Gotham?
Your Favorite Joker?
Your Favorite Catwoman?
Your Favorite Villains?
Your Favorite Tone for Batman Stories?
Your Favorite Origin? The answer to almost all of these would be the Dick Sprang version, preferably written by Bill Finger or Alvin Schwartz ...  ...although the Paul Dini/Bruce Timm and O'Neil/Adams teams were pretty good, too. -- Uncle Rog
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:32 am |
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Jeff wrote: Rafael wrote: Jeff wrote: Rafael wrote: A wise man once said: "Why limit ourselves to just one?" and truer words were never spoken. But that sounds like too much work, so instead I'll list my least favorite parts of Batman, which are much easier for me to narrow down.
Least Favorite Batman?
Bland, 70's - early 80's Batman in the comics. That's the best era, you inhuman savage. O'Neil, Englehart, Moench, Barr? Great stuff. oneilpeacesymbol.jpg He mostly kept that hippy garbage out of his Batman work. IMO, it was the thing he cared about the most and he wasn't willing to go off model/character just to preach about oil spills, trees and factory smoke like the other stuff.  Once Paul Dini and Bruce Timm worked their magic, the Ra's Al Ghul arc was awesome.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:01 am |
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Rafael can't even like Batman right. I blame it on the fact he's neither short nor thick nor explosively muscular.
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Post subject: Your Favorite Batman Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:03 am |
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Hanzo the Razor wrote: Rafael can't even like Batman right. I blame it on the fact he's neither short nor thick nor explosively muscular. There is a very weird sexual undertone to your post. Are you hitting on me?
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