- Did you know that…? Several animators at Warner Bros. produced a three minutes test pilot of Batman done in a style they called “Dark Deco”. Eventually the concept sold to Fox, and work began on the new Batman: the Animated Series. When the show starting airing on September 5, 1992, Batman: TAS wowed audiences and critics alike. The stories were depressing and dark, the villains were nasty and Batman was gloomy. The look of the series was particularly gorgeous, utilizing Art Deco architecture and character designs on black backgrounds, with heavy airbrushed effects. Batman: The Animated Series quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed animated series in television history, wining numerous Emmy Awards and generation of faithful viewers. Seventy episodes were produced in the original show. In 1997, the series jumped from Fox to the WB Network, becoming even more stylized along the way. The show was paired with Superman episodes as The New Batman/Superman Adventures, and a final thirteen episodes were produced, airing through early 1999.
While the animated series was showing, several feature-length productions were created. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm was the first Batman animated theatrical release, premiering on Christmas Day of 1993. A direct-to-video story called Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero was released on March 17, 1998, while The Batman/Superman Movie was actually a video compilation of three October 1997 Superman TV episodes that guest-starred Batman.
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