When Batman: The Animated Series premiered in 1992, it set a new standard for animation. Its sendup of film noir, combined with its unique Art Deco design and surprisingly bold, deceptively simple storytelling was like nothing seen in kid’s cartoons before. Spearheaded by co-creator Bruce Timm, BTAS would become the first show in a franchise dubbed the “Timmverse,” a series of interconnected animated comic book shows centered around superheroes like Superman, Static Shock, a future Batman, and the Justice League. But despite some of the storytelling highs the Timmverse reached, none could top Batman: The Animated Series.
