Beware the Batman

Beware the Batman is the lastest Batman series, it aired on Cartoon Network's DC nation block on July 13th 2013.

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PremiseEdit
Crime-fighting vigilante Batman teams up with swordmistress Katana and his gun-toting ex-secret agent butler Alfred Pennyworth to face the criminal underworld led by Anarky, Ra's al Ghul, Professor Pyg, Magpie, Mr. Toad, King Kraken, Humpty Dumpty, Lady Shiva, Gentleman Ghost and Axel Alex. Anarky, particularly, will be the main antagonist in the series.

Official poster for Beware the Batman After Batman: The Brave and the Bold ended its run in November 2011, a new series went under production, so that Batman could return to a more "serious tone." When the series was first unveiled it was announced that lesser known villains would be introduced. For example, two of the shows villains, Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad are from Grant Morrison's Batman and Robin comics. Sam Register explained "We went in deeper into the villain library and pulled out some other villains" and the studio did not want the series to do another "Joker story". With Batman receiving a new sidekick, Outsiders member Katana, Register even commented that "Katana is gonna be his new Robin, but not necessarily." The series will be computer-animated in a CGI format, similar to Green Lantern: The Animated Series's animation style, the CGI has been described as "cutting edge."

Mitch Watson, co-producer of Beware the Batman, explained how the crew behind the series approached Batman for the show the way they did, stating "In the way we approached Batman for this show, he’s at the beginning of his career, he’s probably been doing it for about five to six years, he’s in his early 30s. And character-wise, we broke him into three parts. There’s the public Bruce Wayne, who we modeled slightly after Richard Branson. We wanted to make Bruce Wayne more of an altruistic guy and the company’s Wayne Enterprise trying to do good. So, that’s the public Bruce. The private Bruce is more introspective guy who really only deals with Alfred, and Alfred at the beginning of the series is really the only person who sees that side of Bruce Wayne. He’s quiet; he’s a little bit obsessive about particular things." Barbara Gordon (known as Batgirl in the comics) will also be seen on the upcoming show. It has been stated that she is a teenager who is tech savvy, and admires both Batman and his sidekick, Katana, for their bravery.

Beware The Batman Full Intro 2013

Beware The Batman Intro Several of the villains to be newly featured were also revamped for the series. Producers announced that Anarky was chosen to function as the primary antagonist, and was re-characterized as a criminal mastermind who would challenge Batman through complex schemes and machinations. Acknowledging the violent nature of Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad, the creators toned down their depiction to make them less violent than their comic book counterparts.

ReactionEdit
Some critics did not like how Alfred was helping Batman and shooting guns, because it was not like Alfred in the comics to do that. Also, the story has received criticism from TV reviews.

Series nominated an "Annie" as "Best Kid Show".

TriviaEdit

 * Beware the Batman was set to air in late 2012, but due to The Dark Knight Rises movie theater incident, the show was put on halt so the creators could make the guns less realistic.

HiatusEdit
Beware the Batman was put on hiatus unexpectedly in October 2013. It is rumored to return in March of 2014, but has not been announced. Cartoon Network gave out this statement, "Currently, Beware the Batman is no longer in our air. DC Nation will continue on Saturday mornings at 10/9c with new exclusive shorts and a full hour of encore episodes of Teen Titans Go!"

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 * Sorry Buddy, It's now officially a cancelled show. It was nowhere on the 2014/2015 line up for CN's Programming Renewal list. It also had some of the lowest ratings of any Batman series in TV history.

Search "Batman Unlimited"...We are getting a Batman DVD based on a pre-school kiddie toyline to appease the execs at WB, who wanted more toys to be sold rather than a good show.

As for Bat's future on TV.....it doesn't look good...WB animation may be giving up on the DC nation block. June 21 by Aldo The Fox May 7 by A Wikia contributorReply May 7 by A Wikia contributorReply February 2 by Princess Bubblegum 8989Reply May 7 by A Wikia contributor January 25 by NelmamooheadReply September 20, 2013 by BersarkerReply
 * does anyone making these negative remarks about the show think they can do a better job writing, producing, directing, and animating beware the bat? cause if you can, then go do it and quit the job you have now. that way you can stop the negative comments and put everthing you think the show should have in it.
 * really wish people wouldn't say such bad things about it. good plot, great sidekicks, awesome villians, and the story keeps getting better and better. i hope they keep this going. i really, really like it! batman is the bomb! and so are the writers who created this. keep up the good work.
 * This show (Along with Teen Titans GO!) are simply the dumbest shows of all action and comedy shows on Cartoon Network.
 * they kept teen titans though. beware the batman isn't dumb, but i do agree teen titans is.
 * I know this may not be a big issue, but did anyone notice that in the intro the singer says beware the bat, but the show is called beware the batman? I guess the singer/composer couldn't fit it into the song.
 * I see from the wikipedia that they gonna add Gentleman Ghost. Hope Solomon Grundy will come with him.
 * Where are all the real villians?! And Alfred looks evil. ):

I don't want a pig dude and a anthro frog! September 19, 2013 by A Wikia contributorReply May 7 by A Wikia contributor
 * read the comics and you will see they are real villians. just cause they haven't added the joker yet, does not mean he won't be. i think they are leading up to more original villians of batman.
 * I saw the first episode here is what i thought.

Pros= Good voices,Fun bad guys ,Smart Batman ,Cool Alfred, and decent animation.

Cons= Barely any avertizing,And no real guns. July 18, 2013 by Kung fu frogzReply May 7 by A Wikia contributor
 * batman does not use guns
 * I think the story can be.... well good sort of. and I like them trying to get new villains. But I really hate katana to take the place of "robin".

I did really look forward for a new batman series since I am hardcore batman fan. And I will give this show a chance.. But the animation.........just to be honest, It's so horrible.. I might will be able to live with Bruce..But Alfred.. Oh My God!

have you guys ever read the comics and sen how Alfred looks? he is nothing like that! perhaps a little in Batman: Earth 1, but even that Alfred is "smaller" than this one... Sigh.. July 6, 2013 by A Wikia contributorReply September 19, 2013 by Nardragonhistory February 22 by Riderfan2150 January 27, 2013 by A Wikia contributorReply February 4, 2013 by Killer365 June 8, 2013 by A Wikia contributor
 * They could be setting up for Barbra to take up the cowl as Batgirl. It's not confirmed, but its a possibility.
 * I really enjoy the show, though I too hate the lack of Robin. I was kind of hoping "Fall" would feature Haley's Circus and the fatal trapeze incident, though it did turn out even better than that... It's on watchcartoononline.
 * Beware the Batman looks like a good show. I don't get why it gets so much hate :/
 * Well some people just don't like the animation of it.
 * No Joker no watchers
 * Some TAS fans refuse to take off the nostalgia goggles and hate the show because it doesn't have Kevin Conroy, Batman's more famous rouges or the staff behind TAS in it.

The show has been off the air for almost 20 years. It will never come back no matter how hard they whine and the creators have moved on

I want to like it because Greg Wiesman is one of the show's writers ,a focus on obscure villains and a more realistic take on Batman and how he would operate in the real world as opposed to an invincible meme the internet has made him out to be.

I'll give it 7-12 episodes before casting judgement. July 8, 2013 by Aldo The Foxhistory
 * If you want a realistic batman, watch the Nolan films.

Or my up-comeing Live-Action batman series on youtube.

I will be giving it a semi-realistic take on it, but still keeping the tone of the comics.

I even have a scientific reason for joker's "disfigurement".

But back to the topic at hand. I don't like this show because I love the classic batman villains. I can understand not wanting another "Joker Story", but that doesn't mean that you can just ignore the fact that JOKER IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS BATMAN WILL EVER FACE!!!!

I am acctually fine with it not haveing Joker, but I would love to see some classic villains, like The Scarecrow. He's classic, but obscure enough to work for this show, pluss he's perfect for a serious batman show. July 25, 2013 by The Magnolia Killer September 19, 2013 by A Wikia contributor May 7 by A Wikia contributor
 * The villians they chose for it are just too lame.
 * i agree. i love it and look forward to seeing it and a continuation. that's called hatorade. if it had of been about superman (ewww), there would be no negative comments.

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