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Batman Day 2022 is fast approaching, so there’s no better time to open our vast library at DC UNIVERSE INFINITE and read yourself some Batman comics. Whether you first encountered the Dark Knight through movies, TV, video games, or someone’s sick tattoo, there’s no wrong way to take your first steps into Gotham City. But with thousands of comics at your fingertips, it can be quite daunting to know where to start. Therefore, I would like to give a personal recommendation to all Batman fans diving into the comics for the first time – start your Batman adventures with The Batman Adventures.

The premise:

The Batman Adventures is your perfect entry point into Batman comics to this day, because that’s exactly what it was designed to do – albeit in a slightly different context. In 1992, Batman: The Animated Series made its mark on a generation of viewers, instantly impressing millions of new Batman fans over the course of its television run. Much has been written about what makes that show such a special and essential take on Batman and his world. (If you’re not familiar, you can watch the whole thing right now on HBO Max.) Whatever Batman adventure series was a series of comics that ran concurrently with the show, channeling the show’s aesthetic and narrative tone into the comic book format to ease all these new followers of Batman into the medium from which he came.

In execution, the talents behind this tie-in comic created something much bigger. By translating what many Batman experts today consider the most essential version of Batman into comic book form, The Batman Adventures features a series of easy-to-read stories that essentially capture Batman as deftly as the show itself. Just jump in and you’ll get to see Batman and many of his closest allies and enemies express themselves in ways you’ll never forget.

Let’s Talk Talent:

Along with a few special stories written by Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Paul Dini, most of the writing for this companion series represents some of Kelley Puckett’s early work. Cutting his teeth on a pitch-perfect tonal remake of the show, Puckett would eventually go on from here to co-create two beloved characters: Batgirl Cassandra Cain and Green Arrow Connor Hawke. Just drop Puckett’s name into any paint-deep DC fan circle and you’re guaranteed instant credibility.

Ty Templeton, Brad Rader, Mike Parobeck, and Rick Burchett all share art duties throughout the series, working diligently on Bruce Timm’s original models to capture Gotham City’s unique aesthetic in its most crystalline form—and Timm himself even stops by to pencil a few pieces. his own stories.

A few reasons to read:

  • No experience necessary: The Batman Adventures may be a spiritual connection to Batman: The Animated Series, but you don’t even have to have seen the show to enjoy this book. Each issue offers a self-contained adventure that doesn’t leave you scratching your head over a missed crossover or an old back issue keeping you from understanding the full context. For any new Batman fan, The Batman Adventures presents an easy-to-understand experience that provides a complete picture of what to expect from a typical Batman comic.
  • A Batman Return: For those of you who are already fans of Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman Adventures is like discovering a brand new season of the series in its prime that you never got to see. The spirit of the series is so prevalent on every page that you can’t help but hear Shirley Walker’s musical cues in your head from scene to scene as Kevin Conroy’s Batman trades bon mots with Mark Hamill’s Joker. It’s the long-awaited return trip to your favorite Gotham City neighborhood, with the crimson sky overhead.

  • Here for the drama: Part of the magic knows Batman: The Animated Series was how it instilled a unique pathos in Batman’s rogues gallery, giving the viewer no choice but to sympathize with their toil and trauma even as they rooted for Batman to save the day. The Batman Adventures nor does it shy away from this aspect of its inspirational source material. Poison Ivy, Clayface, Mr. Freeze and Talia al Ghul are all put through for the sweet melodrama, but none more so than Batman himself.
  • Mad Love: As an attachment to Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman Adventures has a very significant place in comics history: it’s also the print debut of the series’ most popular breakout original character, Harley Quinn. The Batman Adventures further develops Harley’s budding relationship with Poison Ivy, sets her up as a nemesis for Batgirl, and i Batman Adventures: Mad Love special, tells its origin story for the first time. (This cartoon would eventually be adapted into New Batman Adventures episode of the same name, but all things considered, you may find yourself preferring the original story to the adaptation.)

Where are you going next?

The Batman Adventures don’t stop after this collection. For more great comics inspired by Batman: The Animated Series, you can skip ahead to the 1995s batman and robin adventure, where artist Ty Templeton expertly takes on writing duties; The 1998s Batman: Gotham Adventures, where Batgirl and Tim Drake join Batman in a reflective direction The New Batman Adventures animated series; the return of the original title in the 2003s Batman Adventures; and the latest Batman: The Adventures Continue, where Dini and Templeton introduce newer characters like the Red Hood and the Court of Owls to the Batman animated universe.

Read The Batman Adventures this weekend, and you’ll be armed with an understanding of many of Gotham’s greatest heroes and villains, no matter which Batman comic you pick up next.

The Batman Adventures by Kelley Puckett, Ty Templeton, Brad Rader, Mike Parobeck and Rick Burchett can be read in full at DC UNIVERSE INFINITE.

Alex Jaffe is the author of our monthly “Ask the Question” column and writes about TV, movies, comics and superhero history for DCComics.com. Follow him on Twitter at @AlexJaffe and find him in the DC community as HubCityQuestion.

NOTE: The views and opinions expressed in this feature are solely those of Alex Jaffe and do not necessarily reflect those of DC Entertainment or Warner Bros.