Batman: The Brave and the Bold returns tonight! At 6:30 p.m. on Cartoon Network, you can watch the premiere of "The Battle of the Superheroes!" The Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader do battle after Superman is infected with Red Kryptonite. Batman must find a way to turn Superman back to his old self because he is going to need all the help he can get when Lex Luthor unleashes his latest scheme on Metropolis.
Check out these video clips courtesy of Warner Bros. Television.
Of course if those two clips weren't enough, how about a bunch of images from the episode as well? == TEASER ==
@DarthStorm: There's something like 13 episodes left of this series. Last summer at SDCC they announced that the next Batman series would be a lot darker.
The second clip's combat is a very clear rip off og the last episode of JL Unlimited when Superman fights Darkseid. In that Batman / Darkseid gets punched through a building by Superman, who then employs super speed to get in front of the hurtling figure to then deliver a massive blow, driving Batman / Darkseid down in to the road below.
"The second clip's combat is a very clear rip off og the last episode of JL Unlimited when Superman fights Darkseid. In that Batman / Darkseid gets punched through a building by Superman, who then employs super speed to get in front of the hurtling figure to then deliver a massive blow, driving Batman / Darkseid down in to the road below. "
I LOVE THIS SHOW! This looks awesome, I love the design of Luther. He is sort of the original heavy version. Great. Too bad that the voices aren't Clancy Brown and Tim Daly, but I can live with that.
Looks awesome. I actually LIKE that they are paying tridbute to the Dark Knight Returns comic fight scene between Superman and Batman. Of coarse they can't transfer it completely, l plus this is a show safe for younger viewers, changes will have to be made. this is not the exact scene from the comic, this is just a tribute.
I like the design of Superman as well, and is that Metallo? Looks similar to how they drew him in Secret Origins. And is that Olsen mutated in various ways? And Krypto? Looks like they are going all out in this one. Cannot wait.
as cool as the brave and the bold is (blue beetle was in it) I wish they would make a less camp kid friendly batman cartoon, ala batman TAS and The Batman
Soooo much awesome in two clips. Kevin Michael Richardson as Lex , Krypto, Mxy, Batman in the Dark Knight Returns battlesuit , The original Fortress of Solitude complete with gigantic keyand Superman vs. batman? Amazing! also Lois Lane: Ungrateful B*tch. lol.
Ok...I hate this show now....WTH are they doing to Supes? Everytime Supes and Bats are together, they try to make Bats more popular and better....I am seeing it right now....I am disappointed and angry.
Actually I was referring specifically the most recent episode. While most of the first season is a bit kiddy, I have been occasionally impressed with some of the writing. and while lighter in town with some humor, it still felt like there might have been a more serious undertone to it. The most recent episode was none of that, it's like the writing was dumbed down, the voices were even worse (except for Diedrich Bader who seems to have FINALLY reined in his over-the-top Hoss DelGado performance). Maybe I just don't like squeaky clean Silver Age content, but it was one of the worst episodes I have ever seen. I will admit that after offerings such as JLU, BTAS, and the movies, it's hard to watch Batman hit Supes and see the Man of Steel reeling. It's also hard to watch Supes full out punch Lex and not expect Lex's head to explode. I accept that this is the Batman show, and that it's got a lighter tone, but I sort of felt insulted last night. And it's been said before in this thread, there are plenty of references throughout the series that would go right over the younger crowd's head, so it cannot be validly argued that this is just made for kids. They should go back to episodes like the Green Lantern episode from season one and give it a slightly more mature tone - well in in my opinion at least.
Well, considering that this episode's purpose was to homage the Silver Age goofiness of Superman, I think adding dark or edgy undertones would have ruined it. Not all episodes have to be dark to be entertaining, and to think that only dark or gritty stories or the ones with such undertones are worth telling is a rather flawed argument. Just look at Frank Miller and Jeph Loeb's garbage, for example.
HAHAHA, I thought it was hilarious. I loved when Supes looks to the kid and says, "NO AUTOGRAPHS!" and burns two holes in the notepad! HAHAHA that was the best part!
Followed closely by Supes putting a cat in a tree and then picking up the shrunken Kandor and saying, "EARTHQUAKE! HAHAHA!"
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