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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: $5.77
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (26 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4876
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:
 Batman January 10, 2007
I love the new batmans it is so much better without that loser Robin
 Not perfect, but a big improvement over the first season January 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The second season of The Batman, a manga-ish attempt to showcase the early days of the Dark Knight, is far from perfect, but it is a big improvement over the first season. In the first season finale, Batman's (voiced by Rino Romano, and no, he's no Kevin Conroy) police officer ally Bennett was transformed into Clayface thanks to the Joker (by far the best episode of the series), and that storyline continues as Clayface comes to a cross roads and makes a choice on his future. Also, we see the debut of up and coming Detective James Gordon, who seeks to make Gotham City a safe place to live again, with Batman's help. The biggest complaint of the series has been the treatment of the villains, and while there is an improvement this season, you'll still find some amount of annoyment. I'm not too fond of the Riddler or the Penguin, but the Joker is much better in these episodes, and even Professor Strange (voiced by the late, great Harry Goz of Adult Swim's Sealab 2021) is here to boot. All in all, the second season of the much maligned The Batman isn't the same kind of greatness we got from the Paul Dini/Bruce Timm Batman animated series, but it is a vast improvement over what we've seen from the series before.
Best Batman series by far January 3, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Batman, the newest cartoon version for the Batman comic series, is BY FAR the best they have ever done. They have managed to take story lines that I may have seen before and make them new and fresh. I love this series and hope it lasts for many years to come. I highly recommend this series for anyone who likes a good cartoon.
 A BIG disappointment December 14, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was hoping that the 2nd season would be an improvement from the 1st season, but sadly it is not. I am a major batman fan and grew up on Batman: The Animated Series, Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, and Justice League. The previous cartoons had great scripts and in depth charactors that made it exciting to watch....I am finding that I am going off topic. The batman is not the cartoon for die hard fans of batman over the age of 3. The show is written for a much younger audience that does not need a captivating script and deep charactors. Instead this show focuses on the action sequences and way too many witty comebacks.
I have to say this, but what the heck is the Penguin doing when he is fighting batman? Has he traveled the world and studied numerous martial arts? Since when can he jump from tree branch to tree branch and swing around and kick batman?
Still not perfect - but better than a lot of people think December 2, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I know The Batman isn't popular with many Batfans, and the criticisms that have been levelled at it are sometimes just, but I've got to say I REALLY enjoyed this 2nd series. It's a marked improvement on the 1st season.
Batman; The Animated Series, and it's makers various offshoots (Batman Beyond, Justice League & JL Unlimited) are unquestionably the BEST animated Superhero programs ever (Marvels early 90s SpiderMan could be added to that list also). The Batman was always on a hiding to nothing because it was after Batman TAS.
The radical reworkings of some of the villians can be an issue - it takes a while to get your head around some of them. Some work, some don't. I like Catwoman with her big goggles. I think the extra nasty, martial-artist Penguin is excellent. However, I hate the even more Psycho version of the Joker with his big wacky fuzzy bonce. You'll have to make up your own mind..............
Significantly, I honestly think The Batman, has got the best ever TV Bruce Wayne. He's got a bit of a modern face-lift and he isn't quite so serious and (dare I say it) stuffy as many of his screen counterparts. By Bruce Wayne though, don't make the mistake of thinking I also mean Batman - I don't (that's Kevin Conroy or Christian Bale).
The animation here is superb. I love the way they picture Gotham, and if you ignore the radical reworkings of some of the villians, the other characters are very well done.
All in all - it's not as good as Batman; Animated Series - but it ISN'T the catastrophe that many Batman fans make it out to be. If you've not got any Batman cartoons, go and buy any of the 1st 3 boxes of "Animated Series" first. Do not start here.
If I could give it 4.5 stars I would - I've had to opt for either 4 or 5, and I've opted for 5.
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