Poll: I'm Batman.

[Souplex]

You left out a lot of Bats.

But out of the options available. I went for Millers. The more unhinged the better.

I want my Batman kicking people for eating icecream.

Spoiler: for those who didnt get the reference

I wasn't asking who your favorite Batman was, I was using the above examples to provide a grit-scale.

 

[Blindswordmaster]

There's room for all Batman. From campy Adam West and The Brave and the Bold to Nolan's dark, realistic Batman, to the rich, creamy Kevin Conroy balance in between. That's one of the reason's Batman's so great, he's flexible. He's just as at home bringing justice to Gotham street punks as he is fighting aliens and wizards or solving a triple homicide.

 

[Blindswordmaster]

You left out a lot of Bats.

But out of the options available. I went for Millers. The more unhinged the better.

I want my Batman kicking people for eating icecream.

Spoiler: for those who didnt get the reference

I wasn't asking who your favorite Batman was, I was using the above examples to provide a grit-scale.

You left out a lot of Bats.

But out of the options available. I went for Millers. The more unhinged the better.

I want my Batman kicking people for eating icecream.

Spoiler: for those who didnt get the reference

Thank you, that's...that's amazing.

 

[Something Amyss]

I like most of the options. Not sure which I like most. Don't make me choose!

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

The 98' Bruce Timm and Paul Dini Batman, easy. The entirety of the DCAU is smart, funny, actiony, well-written, and true to the original characters without being afraid to experiment a little. I'm going with 98' specifically because I feel that they were really in their stride at this point in writing Batman. Justice League is just so. damn. well. done. It might be my favorite t.v. show.

Honestly, while I like the Chris Nolan movies, and attempt to "do" Batman after BTAS, Batman Beyond, and Justice League/JLU just seems to fall short for me.

Some of the early BTAS episodes haven't quite realized how to tell a Batman story in the style they were going for yet, though.

Joke answer: The Batmanga version:

God, Batman: The Brave and the Bold is a good series.

 

[Dantness]

ADAM WEST FTW! I seriously love that show. mmm-hmmm.
I always enjoy a more recent Batman movie (Batman Begins, Dark Knight, etc), but the 1966 Batman and Robin will always be MY Batman and Robin.

 

[CleverCover]

Which one is the Justice League version?

That is my favorite Batman ever. EVER.

 

[ihax4snax]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0UJaprpxrk

get to the bat ladder!

 

[Delock]

4.5 - Batman Beyond (slightly darker than the original series, but not nearly as dark as Burton. It's also just below the Arkham series in that people can die but rarely do with the same frequency)

 

[Sir Thomas Sean Connery]

What are you, retarded? Christian Bail is the goddam Batman!

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

I apologize for my failure to include Batman: The Brave and The Bold, which is about a 2.5 on the scale I provided.

While I would agree that Batman: The Brave and The Bold isn't at all gritty, it can be pretty twisted when it wants to be:


I mean, Batman's half-way dissolved corpse... That's pretty grim.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

Easy choice - Christopher Nolan's movies. hands down.

 

[ultrachicken]

I think something around Arkham Asylum/City level grittiness is my preferred Batman. There are still some elements of the older cartoons' goofiness, but it's been translated into something that seems like a more believable universe.

EDIT: Though the Justice League version of Batman is also quite good.

 

[WeAreStevo]

Dude. 93' Batman all the way. Batman is a badass in that version.

For the record, I hate Christian Bale as Batman. Batman is supposed to be calm and collected, not auditioning for a black metal band...

Let the boy go Harvey

That.

That ruined Bale as Batman for me...

 

[Souplex]

Which one is the Justice League version?

That is my favorite Batman ever. EVER.

That would be 98 Timm. Same writing/animation team, same voice actor etc.

 

[Jedoro]

He's a rich guy who witnessed his parents' murder, then started hunting down and kicking the shit out of bad guys. To me, "The Goddamn Batman" seems like the closest fit.

 

[Twilight_guy]

93 Batman. Why? Because it was dark and serious but also had comedy and Batman wasn't a dick. Hate it when people write Batman as a dick. I don't think the guy who goes out every night to selflessly fight crime when he could instead be obscenely rich is a dick.

 

[Cowabungaa]

It puts Batman in the setting where I like him best; Noir.

Better yet, gothic noir.

But I'd say the recent Nolan films are pretty noir as well in terms of atmosphere. Especially Batman Begins, The Dark Knight less so. It's just that Bale makes a horrible Batman. But Gotham still feels seedy and dark and all that stuff.

But yeah, the Animated Series takes that perfect middle ground between Nolan's realistic noir and Burton's fairy tale-like gothic style, all presented in that gorgeous Art Deco art style. And importantly, it has a Batman who isn't a douche.

 

[Souplex]

Wanted to go with "Batman as written by Jeph Loeb" but that wasn't an option sadly. So I went with the Nolan works cause they're the ones closer to the Loeb comics and I think Batman: The Long Halloween is the best Batman comic written.

For Frank Miller, you know I can't really say too much for his work, yes I thank him for pretty much reviving Batman but he's only done two good comics with the Batman character and they were Batman TDKR and Batman Year One. Good books but not quite as good as Batman when written by Loeb.

Wait...
Loeb *Fistshake* did something other than single-handedly ruin the Ultimate Marvel universe beyond repair?