Ordinarily, it would be seen as bad form to begin a review by mentioning another show entirely. But Batman: Caped Crusader cannot be separated from the long shadow cast by Batman: The Animated Series (BTAS), the seminal ‘90s cartoon that helped mold the DC hero into the dark, tragic figure that still permeates pop culture today – connective tissue which found its way into everything from Rocksteady’s Arkham trilogy to Matt Reeves’ The Batman.
Fittingly, it’s Reeves – with fellow executive producer JJ Abrams and, predominantly, BTAS co-creator Bruce Timm – who is helping shepherd this reinvention of a classic in its initial 10-episode outing on Prime Video.
