Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader | Batman Caped Crusader Season 1 review and reaction @DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
#batman #batmancapedcrusader #pulpfiction #1939batman #theshadow
I review the first ten episode season of Batman Caped Crusader, streaming currently on Amazon Prime video. This marks the return of Bruce Timm and others to the Batman mythos and means all of us BTAS fans have been awaiting this series with baited breath. This goes double for me since the series is specifically not repeating BTAS and being set entirely in the 1939 golden age Batman first year setting-but with the ability to tell gritty stories without any censorship.
The overall impact is a bit mixed for me. I discuss the heavy usage of 1930's pulp aesthetics, numerous callbacks to both Batman's history but also 1930's media at large, the highlights to be enjoyed in this solid series but also. the negatives, the writing feeling a bit too modern for the period setting at times and the general lack of dramatic resonance one feels overall. This is a solid series that feels more like setup for a second season. What it needs most is more of the 1930's classic pulp energy of the original pulp magazine heroes Batman and all comics were completely drawn from.
The streaming on Amazon prime had its own issues and further underlined why I detest streaming for its quality compromises. One can only hope this series will be granted a physical. media release.
It also underlines how badly we need a proper adaptation of The Knight of Darkness, The Shadow. Not to mention all of the iconic characters who would make for an incredible animated series. I'd give anything to do a Shadow, Doc Savage, Spider or any other classic character series.
#batman #batmancapedcrusader #pulpfiction #1939batman #theshadow
I review the first ten episode season of Batman Caped Crusader, streaming currently on Amazon Prime video. This marks the return of Bruce Timm and others to the Batman mythos and means all of us BTAS fans have been awaiting this series with baited breath. This goes double for me since the series is specifically not repeating BTAS and being set entirely in the 1939 golden age Batman first year setting-but with the ability to tell gritty stories without any censorship.
The overall impact is a bit mixed for me. I discuss the heavy usage of 1930's pulp aesthetics, numerous callbacks to both Batman's history but also 1930's media at large, the highlights to be enjoyed in this solid series but also. the negatives, the writing feeling a bit too modern for the period setting at times and the general lack of dramatic resonance one feels overall. This is a solid series that feels more like setup for a second season. What it needs most is more of the 1930's classic pulp energy of the original pulp magazine heroes Batman and all comics were completely drawn from.
The streaming on Amazon prime had its own issues and further underlined why I detest streaming for its quality compromises. One can only hope this series will be granted a physical. media release.
It also underlines how badly we need a proper adaptation of The Knight of Darkness, The Shadow. Not to mention all of the iconic characters who would make for an incredible animated series. I'd give anything to do a Shadow, Doc Savage, Spider or any other classic character series.
