Batman: Caped Crusader is a pulpy throwback to the golden age of DC animation

Amazon’s new Batman show is a jazzy blend of style, substance, and nostalgia.

In an era that was flush with cartoons fighting for kids’ attention, Batman: The Animated Series stood out by using its timeless take on Gotham City to tell stories that were as stylish and zany as they were serious. The show gave birth to some of DC’s most iconic characters, and set a high bar for animated comic book adaptations that many of Warner Bros. newer series have struggled to reach. Amazon’s Batman: Caped Crusader from co-creators J.J.

But as hard as the new show works to establish itself as a story unfolding in the distant past, there’s a pronounced streak of modernity running through it that’s reflected in the way it reworks a number of its supporting characters. Here, the Gordons are Black, and psychiatrist Harleen Quinzel is an Asian woman who has far more interesting secrets to keep than the fact that she’s queer.

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