And then there's me, doing a Dwayne McDuffie by commenting on things canon or not canon in the comments, hehe. Anyways, do remember that not all comics should fit exactly well in the animated canon, as seen with issues 16 and 19.
So glad these BTAS stories are now getting the omnibus treatment. I was able to sell my TPB set for more than the cost of this omni, so I basically got a free format upgrade!
I usually don't by Omnibus books because they're very expensive but I'm actually interested in buying this one, it looks like it's got some great stories! Also, I thought I'd mention I actually have the Poison Ivy story you mentioned, but it was sandwiched in a copy of the comic version of Mad Love, with a few other stories by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. I just thought that was kinda interesting.
I seriously want this for my birthday 🎉 I really like the Ty Templeton art in Batman Adventures comics . These days i would resd these over the current comics at the moment But yeah i need to get some more dc omnibuses to add to my collection next to Phil Jimenez Wonder woman & Jim Lee Wildcats absolute collection
@@michaelandreipalon359 personally i think they will split it into 2 omnis - theres also batgirl adventures 1, harley & ivy 1-3, batman/superman worlds finest 1, Gotham Girls 1-5 plus a couple of Superman Adventures issues were the bat-family appear that could be included to
Also its a shame “Dark Claw Adventures” wasnt included (especially since DC & Marvel are working together to release the Marvel vs DC omnibuses this year)
@@michaelandreipalon359maybe so but its by Ty Templeton & Rick Burchett so I would argue for its inclusion especially given Marvel & DC are currently working on releasing the crossovers which will probably never happen again
Hahaha In Harvey's defense, he was getting gaslit to the extreme and Harley orchestrated the whole scene of Bruce and the girlfriend on tv haha. I probably would of gotten extremely pissed too
Agreed on the Ivy issue being skipped - theres some other comics from Superman and Batman Magazine by Kelly Puckett, Mike Parobeck and Rick Burchett which would have been good to be included
@@Jag2045 Well, yeah, but I've been spoiled by Superman: The Animated Series onwards that seeing radically different iterations of otherwise familiar folks seems very much off.
So whenever I read any other comics, I need to read them outloud to essentially give a voice to the character, or otherwise I have trouble getting into the read. A few years ago I had a throat issue and this essentially kept me from being able to read. However I found that the voices and inflections of the DCAU versions of the characters are so built into my head that I was able to read through these comics at the time as I was instantly able to hear the voice actors working their magic.
You know how I feel about Hilary J Bader. This is excellent. LMAO you WOULD know about some obscure 4 paged thingamajig! DC should hire you. I'd love to see/hear anything between and the people at Watchtower Database!
1:35: Perhaps this should be put for a "DCAU Lost Tales" alongside stuff like "The Bet", Annual 1's Prologue , Events 2 and 4 and Epilogue from "Adventures in the DC Universe", and maybe even the Black & White "Case Study". As a rule, anything written by Paul Dini here should easily fit in the animated canon, so issues 1-2, issue 3, issue 8, Annual 1, and issue 17 are pretty much essential. 6:00: The panels here in "Two-Timer: Part II" can remind one of Batman searching for the Joker in The Killing Joke comics, and also the search for Robin in the Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker movie flashbacks years later. 6:14: Animated canon loose end tied up in side material, folks. 6:35: In other words, we nearly got this as a movie instead of Mask of the Phantasm. 7:32: You should see redheaded General Hardcastle in Superman Adventures. If only there was a really good Robin doppelganger in issue 6 - "Round Robin" though. TV Tropes really made that a "They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character/Plot". 8:37: By gar, everytime I see Wesker's hurt hand, it's like I too have been hurt by the moment. Now that's good art and storytelling! 9:29: And they're also really good original tales as well. Contemporaries like X-Men Adventures and Spider-Man Adventures fail in that regard for being adaptations to their respective TV series at most. Word of advice to new readers, issues 9 and 10 are a loose two-parter. Alas, issue 11, and by extension The Batman Adventures 1992 issue 21, are most likely retconned away and deemed non-canon, since Kirk Langstrom is A-OK up till Gotham Adventures issue 18. I can say this: Bane becomes more sympathetic here and in Gotham Adventures, in some degree. 10:42: And then whatever happened in Batman Adventures 2003 follows suit. Oh, when do we see how it went in the end, Ty Templeton? Hey, you skipped issue 14. I like that story. Ah, yes, issue 15 and Gotham Adventures issue 5 sure explain Deadman before his animated appearance in JLU's "Dead Reckoning". Good stuff. 13:37: I actually like this tale. You just have to read Superman Adventures Annual 1 and the aforementioned Adventures in the DC Universe Annual 1... yes, it's a full blown crossover nexus event that depends lots of fellow side material. In short, 13:05 reveals that Zatara actually was assisting a young Clark Kent on an anti-demon op of sorts, and Clark's lucky he was helped out by Doctor Fate (yes, that was his first meeting with the magical superhero; oh, and Fate also helps out Clark's future self Superman against the self-same demon a few chrono moments later) and also a time displaced Scott Free, who then was assisted by his future Mister Miracle self, and as an aside, Zatanna and the Hypnotist get closure by way of an encounter with split-personality vigilante Rose & Thorn. *Confused?* Issue 24 is gutsy, I'll say, on its stance on covert interventionism. Meanwhile, issue 25 sure foreshadows the lengths of which Ra's al Ghul will do so to achieve his dream (hence, the offscreen Near-Apocalypse of '09), while the appearance of a UFO bears into mind Batman encountering increasingly outlandish things that shall be way out of his league come, heh, Justice League+Unlimited. If I have a say, as a guy who actually finished this comic series a while back individually, issues 7, 17, and 23 can be deemed as broad strokes canon (there are details that are incompatible with the DCAU, like Scarface saying "b's" instead of "g's"), while issues 16 and 19, featuring radically different takes on Thomas Blake/Catman and Helena Bertinelli/Huntress respectively, are non-canon due to TNBA and JLU lore contradictions (though one can argue that 19 may fit *somewhat* in The Adventures Continue 'verse). Hmm, you're right, why put SubZero AFTER The Lost Years... oh, whatever, a reader can just skip to it and then continue to SZ afterwards. Meantime, the movie was supposed to come out on July 15, 1997, but the reactions on the Batman & Robin movie changed things.
I got the omni too thought it was great hope they bring Gotham Adventures out next year I'm a big fan of yours and was wondering if you ship Batman with any of the heroes or villens from the comics of cartoons
Hello serum i have a question are theyre any plans on making videos on other dcau villans like from the justice league and justice league unlimited static shock ?
Won't be a surprise if he does a "Why Edwin Alva is a Huge Waste of Villainous Potential". Seriously, would have loved seeing the guy actually be involved in Project CADMUS come Justice League Unlimited, which should explain his anti-metahuman assets in Static Shock Season 4.
The quality of the book doesn’t seem to be any worse than the others. If I had to guess I’d say that it may be because it’s slightly shorter than most other omnibuses. Just over 900 pages, as opposed to over 1,000.
You should work for DC. You've sold me on this omnibus I previously had zero awareness of. Neither did I realise the comics are basically canon.
I don’t think they could afford me 😉
And then there's me, doing a Dwayne McDuffie by commenting on things canon or not canon in the comments, hehe.
Anyways, do remember that not all comics should fit exactly well in the animated canon, as seen with issues 16 and 19.
@@michaelandreipalon359 Dwayne McDuffie was an ABSOLUTE genius. Still sad he's gone. R.I.P.
Definitely have to pick this one up. I'm thirty-five and still turn into a little kid when reading or watching anything Batman: TAS Related.
Ditto
I’m with you. Sub Zero should be BEFORE Lost Years. Still a great collection regardless, but bad mapping there
So glad these BTAS stories are now getting the omnibus treatment. I was able to sell my TPB set for more than the cost of this omni, so I basically got a free format upgrade!
Honestly I would buy it. Seems like huge value.
I usually don't by Omnibus books because they're very expensive but I'm actually interested in buying this one, it looks like it's got some great stories!
Also, I thought I'd mention I actually have the Poison Ivy story you mentioned, but it was sandwiched in a copy of the comic version of Mad Love, with a few other stories by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. I just thought that was kinda interesting.
Oh my! Those backgrounds look amazing.
The fact that Warner Bros hasn’t released a proper BTAS art book is a crime. Chip Kidd’s book was a nice start, but waaaaay too short.
@@SerumLake It'd be amazing. Imagine a giant coffee table book?
The one I'd be most excited to see them make an omnibus for The Superman Adventures. Superman Adventures are some of my favourite DCAU comics.
66 comics, an Annual, and a Special is gonna be a doozy.
I suspect they’ll release it as a compendium (or two) rather than going down the omnibus route.
There's some nice Poison Ivy centric stories in there I wish had been made into episodes. Especially Toxic Shock.
I seriously want this for my birthday 🎉
I really like the Ty Templeton art in Batman Adventures comics . These days i would resd these over the current comics at the moment
But yeah i need to get some more dc omnibuses to add to my collection next to Phil Jimenez Wonder woman & Jim Lee Wildcats absolute collection
Waiting for my copy to arrive - hope Gotham Adventures gets announced for an omni soon
60 issues worth of storytelling... hmm, now that a challenge to fit all in one book.
@@michaelandreipalon359 personally i think they will split it into 2 omnis - theres also batgirl adventures 1, harley & ivy 1-3, batman/superman worlds finest 1, Gotham Girls 1-5 plus a couple of Superman Adventures issues were the bat-family appear that could be included to
I have a feeling that it’ll be announced fairly soon, but given that it ran for a good 65 issues it’ll probably be split into two volumes.
Also its a shame “Dark Claw Adventures” wasnt included (especially since DC & Marvel are working together to release the Marvel vs DC omnibuses this year)
Eh, it's filler, and even then, I'm not thst interested in Amalgam and Marvel/DC crossover stuff much.
@@michaelandreipalon359maybe so but its by Ty Templeton & Rick Burchett so I would argue for its inclusion especially given Marvel & DC are currently working on releasing the crossovers which will probably never happen again
I thought of the ear of the cartoon: The Adventures of Batman & Robin when I saw this title; the theme song is a thrill ride!
Gotta love that secondary intro. Wish the DVDs kept the Batman/Superman Adventures intro for Superman: TAS and The New Batman Adventures though.
Hahaha In Harvey's defense, he was getting gaslit to the extreme and Harley orchestrated the whole scene of Bruce and the girlfriend on tv haha. I probably would of gotten extremely pissed too
Either way, poor Grace.
@@michaelandreipalon359 I know 😢
Seemed like such a sweet women who deserved the world
Poison Ivy poisons Robin kiss? Sounds like the Batman & Robin movie one of the stories, I think, in Holiday Knights???
It is basically a predecessor.
And Robin sure is lucky he didn't get unmasked.
@@michaelandreipalon359 haha very sticky Domino mask
Agreed on the Ivy issue being skipped - theres some other comics from Superman and Batman Magazine by Kelly Puckett, Mike Parobeck and Rick Burchett which would have been good to be included
Oh yes, good shout! Some of them haven’t been reprinted before (and you’ve reminded me that I need to track them down…)
@@SerumLakeno worries - and agreed they def should have been included. Also FYI they are available to read for free on the Worlds Finest Online site 😀
Hmm, I don't know. Don't have the heart to read that apocrypha, unless there are a few tales that fit in DCAU canon flawlessly.
@@michaelandreipalon359they do plus they were written and drawn by the same writers of Batman Adventures so thematically fit
@@Jag2045 Well, yeah, but I've been spoiled by Superman: The Animated Series onwards that seeing radically different iterations of otherwise familiar folks seems very much off.
So whenever I read any other comics, I need to read them outloud to essentially give a voice to the character, or otherwise I have trouble getting into the read. A few years ago I had a throat issue and this essentially kept me from being able to read. However I found that the voices and inflections of the DCAU versions of the characters are so built into my head that I was able to read through these comics at the time as I was instantly able to hear the voice actors working their magic.
Ah, same, though it doesn't stop me into occasionally doing a Joker laugh at times.
Maybe we will get the animated adventures in the dcu omnibus that includes the missing story. Not holding my breath but will be happy if we do.
Great review. I have the first omnibus. I'm getting this as well. Hopefully one day Superman Adventures gets similar treatment.
You know how I feel about Hilary J Bader. This is excellent.
LMAO you WOULD know about some obscure 4 paged thingamajig! DC should hire you.
I'd love to see/hear anything between and the people at Watchtower Database!
Would like to see how SL thinks about her Superman Adventures tales.
3:00 why wont warner bros release art books for their shows. drives me crazy
I’ll have to check it out
1:35: Perhaps this should be put for a "DCAU Lost Tales" alongside stuff like "The Bet", Annual 1's Prologue , Events 2 and 4 and Epilogue from "Adventures in the DC Universe", and maybe even the Black & White "Case Study".
As a rule, anything written by Paul Dini here should easily fit in the animated canon, so issues 1-2, issue 3, issue 8, Annual 1, and issue 17 are pretty much essential.
6:00: The panels here in "Two-Timer: Part II" can remind one of Batman searching for the Joker in The Killing Joke comics, and also the search for Robin in the Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker movie flashbacks years later.
6:14: Animated canon loose end tied up in side material, folks.
6:35: In other words, we nearly got this as a movie instead of Mask of the Phantasm.
7:32: You should see redheaded General Hardcastle in Superman Adventures.
If only there was a really good Robin doppelganger in issue 6 - "Round Robin" though. TV Tropes really made that a "They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character/Plot".
8:37: By gar, everytime I see Wesker's hurt hand, it's like I too have been hurt by the moment. Now that's good art and storytelling!
9:29: And they're also really good original tales as well. Contemporaries like X-Men Adventures and Spider-Man Adventures fail in that regard for being adaptations to their respective TV series at most.
Word of advice to new readers, issues 9 and 10 are a loose two-parter.
Alas, issue 11, and by extension The Batman Adventures 1992 issue 21, are most likely retconned away and deemed non-canon, since Kirk Langstrom is A-OK up till Gotham Adventures issue 18.
I can say this: Bane becomes more sympathetic here and in Gotham Adventures, in some degree.
10:42: And then whatever happened in Batman Adventures 2003 follows suit. Oh, when do we see how it went in the end, Ty Templeton?
Hey, you skipped issue 14. I like that story.
Ah, yes, issue 15 and Gotham Adventures issue 5 sure explain Deadman before his animated appearance in JLU's "Dead Reckoning". Good stuff.
13:37: I actually like this tale. You just have to read Superman Adventures Annual 1 and the aforementioned Adventures in the DC Universe Annual 1... yes, it's a full blown crossover nexus event that depends lots of fellow side material.
In short, 13:05 reveals that Zatara actually was assisting a young Clark Kent on an anti-demon op of sorts, and Clark's lucky he was helped out by Doctor Fate (yes, that was his first meeting with the magical superhero; oh, and Fate also helps out Clark's future self Superman against the self-same demon a few chrono moments later) and also a time displaced Scott Free, who then was assisted by his future Mister Miracle self, and as an aside, Zatanna and the Hypnotist get closure by way of an encounter with split-personality vigilante Rose & Thorn. *Confused?*
Issue 24 is gutsy, I'll say, on its stance on covert interventionism.
Meanwhile, issue 25 sure foreshadows the lengths of which Ra's al Ghul will do so to achieve his dream (hence, the offscreen Near-Apocalypse of '09), while the appearance of a UFO bears into mind Batman encountering increasingly outlandish things that shall be way out of his league come, heh, Justice League+Unlimited.
If I have a say, as a guy who actually finished this comic series a while back individually, issues 7, 17, and 23 can be deemed as broad strokes canon (there are details that are incompatible with the DCAU, like Scarface saying "b's" instead of "g's"), while issues 16 and 19, featuring radically different takes on Thomas Blake/Catman and Helena Bertinelli/Huntress respectively, are non-canon due to TNBA and JLU lore contradictions (though one can argue that 19 may fit *somewhat* in The Adventures Continue 'verse).
Hmm, you're right, why put SubZero AFTER The Lost Years... oh, whatever, a reader can just skip to it and then continue to SZ afterwards. Meantime, the movie was supposed to come out on July 15, 1997, but the reactions on the Batman & Robin movie changed things.
Have all the og copies from ack in the day for Batman, so this is temptimg. Got a lot of woshlist omnibus wishes but not hplding out hope for those.
Just got mine and don't want to open. Lol. Keep it sealed.
I got the omni too thought it was great hope they bring Gotham Adventures out next year I'm a big fan of yours and was wondering if you ship Batman with any of the heroes or villens from the comics of cartoons
Nah, I’m not really into that sort of thing. No shame if it’s what you’re into though.
I'm hoping the we get an Gotham Adventures, Adv in the DC universe and Superman Adventures omnis at some point.
Unrelated but do you know if Dini is involved with Caped Crusader? He *HAS* to be right? I'd take one episode but I'm greedy for Dini xD
Time will tell.
@@michaelandreipalon359 I definitely hope so.
As far as I know he isn’t involved at all. Ed Brubaker listed off the writers he was working with and Dini wasn’t on the list.
@@SerumLake Aww maybe season 2 or a movie
He is not
Hello serum i have a question are theyre any plans on making videos on other dcau villans like from the justice league and justice league unlimited static shock ?
Won't be a surprise if he does a "Why Edwin Alva is a Huge Waste of Villainous Potential". Seriously, would have loved seeing the guy actually be involved in Project CADMUS come Justice League Unlimited, which should explain his anti-metahuman assets in Static Shock Season 4.
Not for a while!
Why is this book so cheap?? did they change the quality somehow?? paper or binding?
The quality of the book doesn’t seem to be any worse than the others. If I had to guess I’d say that it may be because it’s slightly shorter than most other omnibuses. Just over 900 pages, as opposed to over 1,000.
@@SerumLake great, thanks.
big issue... no sown binding. Just glued so watch out
Definitely gonna find a way to get a file of this