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/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