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limetameta · 6 months

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Me walking into any Batman property that I was excited to see, imediatelly switching up upon seeing the names: Alan Burnett and Bruce Timm

#the way i know theyre going to butcher my batman #timmverse?? all of the good episodes were d #paul dini's work #egad #batman #get these two away from any female AND male character who has to interact with a woman #GET THEM AWAY

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hanasnx · 4 months

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Which bruce wayne is ur favourite? (ex. Christian Bale, Robert Patterson) and follow up question why? -🐰

bunny, im so glad you asked. how much time do you have

i don't care about robert pattinson, i did not care about the batman (2022). i'm sure i'll do a full analysis once i'm able to establish my credentials as a lifelong batman fan, but there was a lot that fell so short for me.

christian bale was an exceptional bruce wayne, which is arguably as impossible a role to fill as the role of batman is. i loved bale's aloof and smug nature as bruce, his confidence and faults, but i can not stand his portrayal of batman. not only is the suit design egregious and unflattering, whoever helped him develop his bat-voice was a terrible guide. bale did his best, don't get me wrong, truly i can hear him giving his all and shredding his vocal chords in the process, but it was simply awful to listen to. the dark knight (2008) is still a rewatch-worthy movie of course, but batman begins (2005) & the dark knight rises (2012) was not memorable nor revolutionary. they pale in comparison to the middle of the trilogy.

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i thought michael keaton's portrayal of both bruce and batman in batman (1989) and batman returns (1992) was boring. any personality he may have tried to bring to batman was washed out by tim burton trying to fit so much of... well... tim burton into something that didn't need any more of that injection. don't get me wrong, stylistically it's appealing, but if you told me that keaton just showed up and started acting as michael keaton instead of bruce wayne i'd believe you because there is no clear distinction between the two. the second movie was way more enjoyable to watch but it was because of elements that had... virtually nothing to do with bruce/batman. it was devito's penguin, and pfieffer's catwoman (and her subplot) that held my attention. i think it's definitely a burton movie, which is fine, and his morbid takes on those characters are interesting, but it was not a defining movie for bruce/batman. it honestly could've been better without batman entirely or benched as a side character / the antagonist.

batman forever (1995) is my secret favorite live action portrayal. val kilmer had bale's charisma when it came to bruce wayne, and gave batman a unique personality that i adored. he didn't shred his vocal chords to give batman a deeper voice either, instead gave himself an elegant yet commanding edge that reminded me of what i admired about kevin conroy's batman voice. as campy as it is, i love so much of what they did with this movie. i often think of it as a standalone vs it being actually a part of the "burtonverse." especially because batman & robin (1997) is supposed to be part of that franchise and i cannot tell you a single thing that happened in that movie besides maybe uma thurman.

another secret live-action favorite of mine was the foundational movie of adam west's portrayal in batman: the movie (1966) and i will elaborate on that another time either by someone's solicitation or my own hyperfixation driven wills.

now that the live-action shit is out of the way, let's get to the real winners.

the dcau or "timmverse" (bruce timm) or "diniverse" (paul dini) is the name for the dc animated universe franchise during 1992 - 2006 which includes loads of favorite shows/movies of mine. which leads me to say: my favorite portrayals of bruce wayne and batman of all time, is kevin conroy's from justice league (2001 - 2004) and justice league unlimited (2004 - 2006). those two might not be as solid as a legend like batman: the animated series (1992 - 1995) where conroy made his debut, but they were one of my introductory pieces to his portrayal and are a source of a lot of love and nostalgia that still hold up today as a twenty-one year old vs elementary school when i first discovered them. i stayed up til the AM watching them which i had never done before that (it was 7am). i would rewatch my favorite episodes over and over again which i have never done for any other show.

as many have already agreed, conroy was the definitive voice of batman for decades. his beginnings in the legendary batman: the animated series (1991 - 1995) put him on the map as bruce's most recognizable VA, and he went on to voice him in many adaptations that i also adore. a few examples are batman beyond (1999 - 2001) and the rocksteady arkham video game series (2009 - 2015). not only did he form a dynamic duo with mark hamill's joker (who is also so important for the joker's character, but i can't elaborate on that here without a terrific tangent) which employed one of the most potent examples of chemistry i've ever seen in media, but i would've trusted conroy's expertise on bruce/batman to the ends of the earth. he cared about that character, and he showed it in every faithful adaptation he performed. trustworthy and admirable, conroy is hands down the best batman by far, and did justice to his characterization that defined my love for the character. without conroy who brought him alive, i doubt i'd be into batman as much as i am or for as long as i have.

i knew that writing this post i'd get emotional. it's been a year since conroy's death in november 2022. i still remember the night before the news and how i had coincidentally imagined a world without him, come to find out the very next day that he had passed away. i remember exactly where i was when i found out, i remember exactly what i did after. he had honestly been a part of life through batman for almost the entirety of it. he was the celebrity i always wanted to meet, no one was important enough to me to go through that trouble. but conroy was worth it to me, and i missed out on the chance before he passed away. i heard he was always so personable and so kind, and who could ask for better from batman, you know? god there's so much more i could say, but i dont want to be disrespectful to his family who i'm sure miss him terribly, and are the ones that experienced that loss. in the grand scheme of things, i was nothing to him and that's fine, but i'm just very proud of him.

TDLR the character bruce wayne / batman portrayals in any live action adaptations fell short when it comes to animated adaptations of his character. batman forever (1995) is my favorite live-action movie, but it's nothing compared to my love for the voice acting of kevin conroy's bruce wayne / batman in justice league (2001 - 2004) / justice league unlimited (2004 - 2006).

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caltsoudas · 3 years

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My poster for Episode 104 of Batman The Animated Series “Girls’ Night Out”

#batman #batman the animated series #btas #the batman #Gotham #gotham city #batgirl #supergirl #livewire #dc women #dc #dc comics #dc universe #dc entertainment #wb animation #Bruce Timm #paul dini #Timmverse #blue

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animusrox · 5 years

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Opening Credits Batman The Animated Series

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studentsofshield · 3 years

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CCF for August 4, 2017 - Avengers Vol 1 56

Rip Bucky. Rest in pieces.

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coolangelbarbarian · 4 years

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Este es un dibujo a blanco y negro que hice de Bruce Wayne o Bruno Diaz hace mucho tiempo, soy muy fan de Batman la serie animada y todo el Timmverse en general y este fue el primer dibujo que hice asimilando su arte.

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thereasonsimbroke · 4 years

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One of the best pieces of BTAS merch. That Batcycle really came to life 🦇

#BTAS #Batman The Animated Series #Batman #Paul Dini #Bruce Timm #Timmverse #DC Comics #DC Universe #DC Collectibles #Bruce Wayne #Batcycle

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sullustangin · 3 years

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Fictober Prompt 3: “I've waited for this."

Fandom: DCAU (Dini/Timmverse)

Rating: PG

“….I’ve waited for this. And I don’t know if I actually want to open it now.” Tim stared down at the thick envelope in his hands.

“You don’t have to, Timothy,” Alfred reassured him.

The young man frowned. “But the answer is right here. And I’ve wondered for so long…” He gave the envelope a hard squeeze with his left hand as his right ripped the short end of it right off in one quick motion.

Bruce and Alfred exchanged a look and resigned themselves to waiting as Tim fished the results out of the envelope, letting the empty paper fall to the floor. He pulled four packets of paper apart from each other, eyes scanning the top line results of each one in rapid succession.

The verdict was rendered. “Nothing. No matches.” Tim frowned deeply. “I… don’t know how to feel about that.”

Bruce uncrossed his arms. “The WayneTech grants just kicked in this past year. I’m sure all four departments have a massive case backlog. You may have to wait another year or two, but that doesn’t mean –”

“But I don’t know if I want her to be found like this. Don’t want her to end up like… but then –” Tim shook his head, dropped both the envelope and its contents, and made a break for the stairs.

Alfred went to follow him, but Bruce gently put a hand on the older man’s shoulder. “Let him go, for now.”

“…I’m guessing this isn’t about getting accepted to college, right?” Both men turned to see Dick emerging from sitting room, where the grandfather clock door to the Batcave stood.

Bruce remembered belatedly that Nightwing had needed to do some work on his bike, discreetly. “No, it’s not,” he said tiredly as Dick stooped down to gather up the remains of Tim’s correspondence.

He didn’t object when Dick’s curiosity got the better of him. “DNA results? Why --?”

“College. Legal questions. We started on this last year, so we can resolve it, but … Tim wanted a final answer on a few things, and he’s not getting it. Not yet,” Bruce amended.

Dick made a face and turned to Alfred. “Translation?”

“Master Timothy’s mother,” Alfred started, and Dick’s expression turned from sour to understanding as the butler continued. “Mrs. Drake bought a bus ticket to Central City when he was five. Nobody has heard from her since.”

“When Batman looked into the security tapes -- because Tim wanted to know – Mrs. Drake didn’t get off at Central City Bus Station. She got on the bus, but she never got off.” Bruce filled in the rest as he looked up the stairs, making sure Tim wasn’t listening in.

A line formed on Dick’s forehead. “You sure she caught the bus in that direction? Maybe she bought two tickets to throw off her old man, and she went in the opposite direction, toward Bludhaven or –”

Bruce reached over and tapped each of the packets. “Gotham PD, Bludhaven PD, Central City PD, and even Metropolis PD. Cold case evidence lockers. WayneTech funded a grant to test all outstanding evidence as part of its women’s social justice initiative.”

“But that’s a good thing, isn’t it? That she’s not dead. Or in custody.” A smile had started to form, but as Dick thought it all through, the expression faded. “But then where is she? And why hasn’t she --?”

“Yeah. Shifty Drake had told Tim she left both of them – you can guess how those sorts of conversations went. Tim asked about the story about a year ago. I found the tapes. Watched them to see where she went in Central City…” Bruce shook his head. “Now he has questions that have no happy answers.

“And not knowing is its own special hell.”

Alfred quietly took the paperwork from Dick and set to file it away in the kitchen, for another day.

#fictober21 #dcau #dcau fan fiction #bruce wayne #dick grayson #tim drake #Alfred Pennyworth #oh hey dcau #some of you are finally getting the content you followed for

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blanddcheadcanons · 5 years

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Dini/Timmverse what's wrong with the blue collar JLU members making a few bucks on the side? It's not that they don't own fortune 500 companies or live rent free in their Fortress of Solitude or get their allowance in gold from their Queen mommies.

Nothing.

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pinkprettycure · 6 years

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How can you be so rude to Bruce Timm, don't you know how important the Timmverse is and how it's all due to him and his hard work (oh and paul dini) and not because of others. Dwayne McDuffie? Who's that?

He drew a boob I don't like,. Youre the boobs connoiseur so u understand how I feel :^B

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caltsoudas · 3 years

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