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| The Batman - The Complete Second Season (DC Comics Kids Collection) | 
 enlarge | Director: Ginny Mcswain
Actors: Rino Romano, Alastair Duncan, Evan Sabara, Danielle Judovits, Kevin Michael Richardson
Studio: CW Television Network
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $8.00
You Save: $11.98 (60%)
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $6.04
Avg. Customer Rating:  (26 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6100
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 30 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD68675D
UPC: 012569686755
EAN: 0012569686755
ASIN: B000FZETS4
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: September 11, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Batman-Second Season February 9, 2008
Great product for little guys. Violence is minimal and not graphic. Stories are creative and the artwork is great.
Much better than expected January 7, 2008
I bought this for my son for Christmas. I wasn't really expecting much but we really enjoyed this new incarnation of "The Batman".
The Batman Complete Second Season May 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm 31 years old, and I have to say that this is my favorite Batman animated series. I've watched the origial that came out in the 90's, and as much as I enjoyed Batman Beyond, I love the artwork, stories and non-stop action that is the new Batman series.
The second season picks up where the first left off, with the same good storytelling and voice acting. For some reason, the Solomon Grundy episode sticks out in my mind as being one of the more interesting episodes I've watched.
I'm also a big fan of the Riddler and his modern gothic look. The stories that are weaved around him are fantastic. And while in some ways, it's not really fair to compare this version to the 90's one, I just think there are a lot of things it is getting right. It keeps me coming back, at least.
Second season highly recommended.
 A step in the right direction but NO extras April 27, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I dove into the complete second season immediately after finishing the first season and can confidently state that The Batman does come into its own. It is immediately apparent that the show's writers came into the second season with a much clearer understanding of the show's demographic and what its viewers expect out of the product.
Having said that, fans of The Animated Series will likely still fell a bit let down on account of the lack of background story given to the rouge gallery. We do meet a wonderfully interesting interpretation of The Riddler right away that nearly makes up for the overabundance of Joker-based episodes that follow. Also noteworthy are the villain team-ups in the second season- Firefly & Mr. Freeze, Catwoman and Penguin, even Riddler, Joker, and Penguin in the season finale.
We are also treated to some new rouge appearances, namely Killer Crock, Ragdoll, and even an attempt to creepify the already creepy Solomon Grundy (which spits on the original origin-story as has become standard practice with this series).
However, this isn't to insinuate that the package as a whole isn't entertaining. In fact it is best to forget The Animated Series ever existed and just approach The Batman as a different entity altogether. The writing definitely took a turn for the better here and we're finally treated to some of the mystery and intrigue that makes Batman's rogue gallery interesting. The season even ends with an encouraging appearance from the newly elected Commissioner Gordon.
DVD pundits who enjoy extra features be warned: There is basically nothing included in terms of DVD extras. The second disc includes a commercial for the Second Season (yeah the one you just finished watching) then ends with the encouraging message "The Batman Season One now on DVD." Hmm.
Overall though, an improvement in the show's content. I'm heading into Season Three tonight.
Not As Bad As You Think March 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Short Summary: In the second season, Batman (once again) works overtime with his new 'assistant', Ellen Yin of the Gotham PD, and together, they take on even more challenges brought on by Joker, Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Clayface, and new foes such as Ragdoll and Riddler! In these episodes, you'll really get a feal for the villains -- especially Joker and Catwoman!
My Opinion: This whole new concept of Batman is not as bad as you think. I have watched and bought all the older Batman: The Animated Series, I have all the Batman movies, and I've even watched the 'old school' Batmans starring Adam West! I mean sure, some of the stories are not as great as the animated series, but that doesn't mean there aren't good episodes in here. I'm still watching The Batman cartoons even as we speak (including the new season 4), and in my opinion, the show is at its strongest peak in the first two seasons.
There are basically NO special features on both discs -- well, all except for this thing called 'catching up with The Batman' which is basically clippings of all the episodes from seasons one and two. It would of been a great thing if they showed it for the first season.
My Opinion of Great Episodes: I'm a HUGE fan to this new animated Joker, and this is my favorite season with him. He's in 5 episodes in here! Okay, okay...enough about that, what I think are great episodes list as follows:
1. "Riddled" (introduces the Riddler into the show, with his line of clever riddles of course)
2. "JTV" (Joker making a TV show of his crimes)
3. "The Butler Did It" (Is Alfred taking a life of crime? Batman throughly investigates this odd twist)
4. "Ragdolls to Riches" (Introduces Ragdoll going after priceless things...along with Catwoman hot on his tail!)
5. "Strange Minds" --my favorite episode in all the seasons! (Hugo Strange and Batman go inside Joker's head to find the whereabouts of Ellen Yin before it's too late!)
6. "The Laughing Bat" (Joker seems to be having an identity crisis, for he wants to be Batman now!)
Overall: As the people say "Don't judge a book by it's cover", and so I say, "Don't judge this Batman show by the way it looks." I was skeptical at first about it, but when I saw a few episodes, I realize this show isn't as bad as other people think. I'm not saying all you Batman fans are going to love this show, but it wouldn't hurt to just watch a few episodes, or purchase the first season for that matter.
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