Despite the news of Batman: Caped Crusader being canceled on HBO Max, the animated show from Matt Reeves could still rekindle the era of the DCAU elsewhere.
Though it comes at an awkward and worrisome time for HBO Max, the J. J. Abrams, Bruce Timm, Matt Reeves, and Ed Brubaker-helmed Batman: Caped Crusader animated series still has the potential to rekindle the classic days of the DC Animated Universe. Earlier this week, it was announced that Caped Crusader will no longer be moving forward at HBO Max following Warner Bros. Discovery’s merger and its new brass going scorched earth on many original projects.
Admittedly, there’s certainly no shortage of Bat-content across the various mediums the brooding hero appears in, but the last serialized solo TV show he’s had was 2013’s Beware the Batman. But even nostalgia aside, having Caped Crusader potentially depict a series of fun week-to-week adventures — with the occasional two-part story — and cases for the World’s Greatest Detective to solve seems like a winning formula based on what BTAS accomplished.
If the likes of Paul Dini and Bruce Timm could make storytelling magic in episodes like Heart of Ice and Two-Face Part I and II, there’s no reason the likes of Hugo Strange or Hush couldn’t become major players in Caped Crusader. The technology behind animation and the hunger for the superhero genre has evolved over the decades, so striking a balance of crime-noir with the inherently fantastical nature of the genre in this new show will be the final key to its success. Being a show initially targeted at kids doesn’t mean it has to be unintelligent or disrespected as an artform like some higher-ups at WBD might think, and Batman’s previous tonal balances in animation are proof of that.
Should that plan out as fans would hope, growing out the greater Bat Family is a must. Seeing new renditions of Robin, Batgirl, and maybe less mainstream supporting characters like Orphan, Bluebird, The Signal, and Spoiler would round out an exciting overall cast. Batman being characterized as a perpetual lone wolf is a common misconception of the superhero.
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