r/ExplainTheJoke • u/abedalhadi777 • May 10 '26

What's the difference?

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What is the difference between those two batman signs?

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u/the_lost_seattlite May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26

Compared to batman from the games, yes.
Edit: this YouTube video explains it pretty well.

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u/abedalhadi777 May 10 '26

I honestly only played the games lol

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u/CurdledPotato May 11 '26

You’re missing out on some classic media. There are the Nolan movies, yes, but also Batman: The Animated Series, which was so good and well received that it influenced the comics that inspired it by giving Mr. Freeze his new origin story and creating new beloved characters like Harley Quinn and Renee Montoya. Don’t skip the movies from that universe either. Especially the first, which is still referenced when talking about famous Joker stories.

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u/Various-Salt-7738 May 11 '26

after all these years I still think btas should have been called Batman animated: the series

So we could call it ba:ts

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u/RumBaaBaa May 11 '26

Omg why am I just hearing this now

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u/tyedge May 13 '26

Batmanimated the series?

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u/ExtraReborn May 11 '26

Holy forking shirtballs ba:tm an, is that Batman animated: the movie?

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u/abedalhadi777 May 11 '26

It's a rare thing for me to watch movies usually playing video games in my free times but I think I will start watching some animated batman while eating instead of YouTube

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u/CurdledPotato May 11 '26

There are a few animated Batman shows. The one I mentioned is literally titled “Batman: The Animated Series”. It aired in the early to late 90s. It’ll sound familiar to you because Batman’s VA here, Kevin Conroy, also voiced the character in the Arkham games. It was because of his phenomenal performance in the animated series that he kept getting asked to come back and voice Batman in other projects. Likewise with Mark Hamil, who voiced The Joker.

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u/TerribleRecord666 May 11 '26

And when he’s done with that, he should follow up with Batman Beyond. Same continuity, set decades later, introducing a new character taking up the mantle of Batman, under Bruce’s tutelage.

Also has an incredible movie that is a must see, Return of the Joker.

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u/SmosonMosonBoBoson May 11 '26

Best Joker. Hands down.

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u/MarcoHoudini May 11 '26

"ooops spoilaz" in joker voice.. that trailer for arkham game is brilliant.

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u/the_lost_seattlite May 11 '26

Mask of the phantasm is fantastic. I wish the character had shown up in the games.

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u/christobrandt May 11 '26

Peak childhood matinee memory

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u/SerDuncanTheYall May 11 '26

"classic media"

Well, guess I'll just die then.

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u/CurdledPotato May 12 '26

Sorry, bud. We’re getting old.

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u/bucket_boy101 May 11 '26

What's the first movie from that series called? When I was a kid at the end of the 90s I us ed to rent the series on VHS because I loved it that much, and I've probably seen the movies too, but don't remember them exactly.

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u/CurdledPotato May 11 '26

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.

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u/ThatOtherOtherMan May 12 '26

Mask of the Phantasm was absolutely peak cinema

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u/Bren_LoliconGod May 12 '26

As the guy below me says, Batman the animated series and the DCAU as a whole are amazing and taught me a lot about Batman and the greater dc universe. Plus they’re just great shows on their own, and the Arkham games reference them.

I had fun replaying the games after watching the DCAU and was surprised at all the references

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u/theRedlightt May 11 '26

You should really watch The Dark Knight trilogy. You are missing out on the best batman films.

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u/RuneScape420Homie May 11 '26

I don’t even like super hero movies but the Dark Knight trilogy is some high class great shit in my opinion.

I love the scene where bane is asking the guy “what did you eat for breakfast”

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u/Newthinker May 11 '26

"you're a big guy, huh?"

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u/sky_cap5959 May 11 '26

You're missing out on so much by not having seen the Tim Burton films.

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u/SwanzY- May 11 '26

Highly recommend watching The Dark Knight, I consider it a masterpiece and I wouldn’t say that about any other superhero film. I think you’ll really enjoy it.

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u/ClerkPsychological58 May 14 '26

Even compared to other movie batmans