Beware The Batman: Dark Justice (DVD)

As a long time Batman fan, I went into this series with a critical attitude. I did not want anyone messing with the Bat or his mythology. This series is a wonderful breath of fresh air that has totally won me over.This take on the Dark Knight has quite a bit of divergence from the previous Batman tales and backstory. Instead of Alfred being a fairly helpless and weak background character, he is recast as a former secret agent with quite an interesting story arc of his own, which is constantly informing the story lines. He is also much younger and very active as a butt-kicking member of the revised Team Bat.Interestingly enough, it looks like there is no Robin or other of the extended sidekick and ex-sidekick universe in this version of Batman. In place of Robin we have Katana , another former secret agent trained to the level of the League of Assassins and a great colleague for Batman as opposed to just another juvenile sidekick, and I dare say way more pleasant than Damien, the professional smart-ass version of Robin that we are afflicted with in The New 52 comics. Katana and Batman have an excellent relationship that is hard core professional.The series also does an amazing and unexpected change to Batman by not using the usual canon of Bat-villains. The villains that show up in this series are known in the Batman comic universe, but are brought into sharp focus in the foreground of these stories. All of them - Professor Pyg and Toad, Mockingbird, Humpty Dumpty, and Anarchy to name a few - bring a whole new flavor to the Batman universe. Where are the Joker, Clayface, Poison Ivy, the Penguin, and Tow-Face? Who cares? I did not miss them.I think the plot lines in this series are outstanding. I found myself really surprised and almost shocked at some of the twists and turns in the stories as they unfolded. The series did a lot of what the The New 52 is doing now in the comics: anything is fair game from the past, just bring it in with a new take or a twist on the old character or situation. So we see the Outsiders, Harvey Dent, Commissioner Gordon, Barbara Gordon, and many others in ways we have not seen them before. All this is at first disconcerting, but the way I resolved all of this is by thinking of the whole series as an Earth 4 or 5 variation on what we are familiar with - like a big Elseworlds story. Which, I would argue, is the only way that the second Batman movie trilogy works - but that's another discussion!Kudos to Glen Murakami and his team for coming up with something that is really unique, interesting, and just a lot of fun. As a hardcore Batman and comics fan, I regard myself as a pretty good authority on the subject, and you can rest assures that I am VERY happy with this series and its impact and effect on the DC universe. It is too bad this series didn't run longer as the plot lines were extraordinarily interesting and would have been very interesting to see as they unfolded. And I want to tell you - that "Beware the Bat" theme is outrageously cool! It made me want to go check out the album and the band! I hope that Glen Murakami and his cohorts have another shot at an animated series because they deserve it and it will be amazingly excellent!

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Great stories. Another dimension to the Batman universe. Too short-lived a series.

I just barely remember this series, but now that I have it; it's vastly underrated. This is a great Batman series.

Second half of the only season. I had the Fist half of the "Beware the Batman" Series and was waiting patiently for the second half and here it is. Continuing from the first half the stories kept getting better until there were no more. I am happy with this purchase and wish there were more to this series. This has the sophistication for adults and yet clean enough for kids. Action and fun,.

Now the Typical Batman villains that most people are used to, but it was a nice change of pace. Also, seeing batman with a different sidekick & a much younger Alfred took some getting used to but once you did, it was a very good story.

I received this today, thanks very much, got it earlier than expected

It has the remaining episodes I was searching for. To bad the series was cancelled it was great and is still great. Bought this in order to complete final episodes.

This new slant on Batman is quite interesting and the computer animation is quite excellent. The episodes all have single-word titles which indicate a very thought-out and completely focused narrative. The voice cast is quite excellent. We're meeting all the bad guys for the "first time" thus offering freshness to the mythos. The role Alfred plays is quite interesting, quite unexpected from a proper British butler (unless we already know something about him!). This story line take place early on in Batman's career so we meet Lieutenant Gordon who will later (spoiler alert) become Commissioner. Batman isn't working with Robin yet but we do meet Gordon's daughter who's already demonstrating interesting talents. While each episode is a stand-alone story, many of them have interconnecting links that lead to an ongoing subplot that will inevitably lead to some of the most difficult confrontations of the younger Batman's fledgling career. These stories offer prophetic moments which die-hard Batman aficionados won't miss and will enjoy.

would recommend this series to anyone who loves BATMAN I MISS THIS SHOW NOT BEING AIRED ANYMORE DIFINELY WORTH WATCHING THE ENTIRE SERIES REALLY GLAD I FOUND IT LUCKY FIND IF YOU ASK ME CLASSIC BATMAN SERIES

The art is terrible music is terrible but the storylines are great if you are Batman fan you'll enjoy it once you get past the awful visuals

parfait ! perfect !

The DVD arrived safe and in good condition. This second half to the one and only series of this animated Batman starts well but does seem to lose a little steam after the mid-series epic involving Ras Al Ghul. The series ends with a grudge match between Batman and Deathstroke which slightly bends his origin in the DC Universe. I was surprised by some of the later episodes as they are quite violent and if you are considering this series for a young child, then I would seek a different series. I am also getting very frustrated about DC hyping up all these animated series just for them to suddenly cancel them before they even get started. We've had 'Young Justice' (which was brilliant) and 'Green Lantern' (which again was just getting good towards the end) and after you've invested time and been sucked in to the story - they get cancelled. At least with 'Beware the Batman' it doesn't finish on a cliffhanger with a promise of a story to come - unlike 'Young Justice' which definitely set up the story for a third series which will never arrive. OK, enough ranting. In all this is a brilliant series and wonderfully done. My favourite in all this was Alfred as an special/secret agent. How about giving this new Alfred his own series? As stated before, this is for mature viewers. A brilliant series that has been cut down far too early.