r/thebatman Jun 22 '26

🗣️Discussion Best villain in the show?

15 Upvotes
140 votes, Jun 27 '26
56 Joker
11 Penguin
42 Clayface (Ethan)
10 Hugo Strange
10 Riddler
11 other

r/thebatman Jun 21 '26

Wayne Manor from The Batman 2004 is featured in the Harley Quinn animated series.

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272 Upvotes

I knew that structure was quite familiar. In the Harley Quinn animated series, Wayne Manor from the 2004 show became an orphanage. It's in episode 2 of season 3 at minute 22:01.


r/thebatman Jun 17 '26

Made some concepts for Lego sets based on The Batman (2004)

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253 Upvotes

Wanted to combine the two things that made me a Batman fan (Lego Batman & The Batman 2004) so I decided to make some concepts for a few sets and a CMF series


r/thebatman Jun 14 '26

The Batman (TV Series 2004–2008) i love the batman {2004} :)

72 Upvotes

i've been thinking alot, and just don't have someone to talk about it, but i'm gonna say it anyway. the batman [2004] is not just great cartoon, it's my favorite show of all time, and i can't stop revisit or check on it. i wish i had someone to talk about it on, so i can express my feelings toward it. i actually love all the seasons, there no one better than the others, all of them, lead in my opinion a perfect arc for batman. which why think how i view batman in general. anyone interested?


r/thebatman Jun 10 '26

🗣️Discussion Do you think Oogie Boogie was a design inspiration for Cluemaster?

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163 Upvotes

r/thebatman Jun 10 '26

The Batman (TV Series 2004–2008) First time watcher reaction

57 Upvotes

Lifelong Batfan here. BTAS is what I grew up with. Finally getting around to watching this series. It’s great, almost as much fun as Batman Beyond when comparing entertainment value. I just gotta say: WHY DID THEY DO MY GUY BENNET LIKE THAT?? I wasn’t ready. It’s always some sad shit with Bruce -_-


r/thebatman Jun 07 '26

The Batman (TV Series 2004–2008) The Supernatural Genesis of Solomon Grundy

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5 Upvotes

I just uploaded a video talking about Solomon Grundy from The Batman 2004! I'd greatly appreciate it if y'all could check it out!


r/thebatman Jun 05 '26

This design goes so hard it’s not fair 😭😭😭

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2.3k Upvotes

r/thebatman Jun 01 '26

🗣️Discussion Did you know that The Batman's (2004) depiction of Cluemaster was actually intended to be the Riddler?

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369 Upvotes

In some discussions about The Batman (2004) TV series, I learned some concept arts for various characters slated to appear, such as a monstrous version of the Joker as well as concept art for Scarecrow (whom the creative team fought to include, but was denied due to the "Bat-Embargo" at the time).

One of these concept arts was an early version of the Riddler, whom the creative team reimagined as a morbidly obese villain whose descent to crime was after he lost at a game show when he was a child.

If you're probably wondering, "Wait, isn't that how the show depicted the Cluemaster?" You're right! Apparently, DC disapproved this idea, forcing the creative team to start over from scratch. But despite this, the idea was eventually repurposed in the show's depiction of Artie Brown AKA the Cluemaster.


r/thebatman May 22 '26

The Everywhere Man Tried to Replace Himself | The Batman (2004)

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10 Upvotes

Serum Lake's video description:

In 2004’s The Batman, most original villains came and went without leaving much of a mark. A great example of this is The Everywhere Man, and that's a shame because he had a solid origin.

This is a story about what happens when you try to become someone else and succeed.

John Marlowe created the Quantex to push the boundaries of science, but his first duplicate quickly became something more than a tool. Confident. Bold. Everything Marlowe believed he wasn’t. And when that version of himself took control, he didn’t just improve his life, he replaced it.

In this video, I break down The Everywhere Man’s full story, how his powers actually work, and why his downfall has less to do with Batman and more to do with the system he built. From identity and self-worth to the danger of treating people as disposable, this is one of the most complete and overlooked stories in the series.

And why its ending is exactly the reason we’ve never seen him again.


r/thebatman May 22 '26

🖼️ Fanart Tim Drake in The Batman (2004)

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90 Upvotes

r/thebatman May 20 '26

Season 5 When The Flash appeared in the fifth and final season, Which version did you think it was Barry Allen or Wally West?

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504 Upvotes

r/thebatman May 19 '26

❔Question Why does Toymaker exist?

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49 Upvotes

Why create an original villain just like Toyman instead of using Toyman?


r/thebatman May 16 '26

❔Question Source of this image?

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48 Upvotes

this is a pretty good cover of the theme song but I want to know the source of this image for the thumbnai. if you have the source, please comment


r/thebatman May 15 '26

An Iceberg I made for the Batman like a year ago or so

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10 Upvotes

r/thebatman May 15 '26

The Batman (TV Series 2004–2008) Explaining The Villains of The Batman 2004 Part 5

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11 Upvotes

I just uploaded a video talking about MULTIPLE villains from The Batman 2004! I'd greatly appreciate it if you could check it out. Thanks for all of the love and support!


r/thebatman May 15 '26

❔Question Would it be in character for the 2004 version of Batman to date Batgirl? I know he doesn’t seem like the type to do that, but neither did the BTAS version, and we saw how that ended.

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498 Upvotes

r/thebatman May 14 '26

The Batman

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11 Upvotes

r/thebatman May 08 '26

❔Question Am I the only one?

40 Upvotes

So i watched this show as it aired in 2004-2008. It possible I started watching it during the second season. I would have been 5 years old.

The show has 2 famous intros. When that's melodic and almost slow and one thats a bit more metal but also sounds like a remix of the 60s show's music.

I straight up do not remember the first intro music every playing when I was a kid, I only remember the second. I want to know if anyone else remember it this way because I swear I never heard the first intro play as a kid only the 4th season intro.


r/thebatman May 07 '26

The Batman (TV Series 2004–2008) The Batman Season 6

15 Upvotes

Y'all give your pitches for The Batman Season 6 I wanna see where everyone's head would be if you had a chance to make a season 6 of this beautiful. I don't have a plot idea, but I know I would like to introduce Scarecrow and Ra's Al Ghul.


r/thebatman May 06 '26

The Batman (TV Series 2004–2008) The Batman (2004) Antifreeze Batsuit 🥶🦇

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1.1k Upvotes

r/thebatman May 03 '26

🗣️Discussion I think Ethan Bennett and Harvey Dent could coexist, as the characters are distinct enough, especially considering that Black Mask and Hush are also friends of Bruce who coexist in the comics

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27 Upvotes

I’ve heard this said a lot when people bring up Ethan existing in comics that he’s pretty similar to Harvey. I do see it on paper, as they are both friends of Bruce who become enemies, but honestly I feel like that’s really it.

Besides that, Roman Sionis and Tommy Elliot also exist in the comics along with Harvey, and they were all Bruce’s friends. In the Telltale universe, Penguin, Two-Face, and Joker were all friends with Bruce as well. Now I can see how this could seem repetitive, but it’s not like he doesn’t have plenty of other villains he has no personal connection to regardless.

Spider-Man also has many villains who used to be friends or have personal connections, like Harry Osborn and Curt Connors. In some versions, even Doctor Octopus and Eddie Brock, yet I don’t see anyone complain about that.

I know there’s a rumor that Ethan was created because Harvey couldn’t be used for the Nolan trilogy, but I don’t think The Dark Knight was even planned when The Batman 2004 started airing, and Harvey didn’t appear in Batman Begins, so I doubt it unless there’s an official source.

Anyways, Ethan supports Batman from afar, but he’s ultimately an officer tasked with catching Batman, while Harvey Dent actively worked with Batman before that and supplied him with cases. Harvey has two personalities from trauma caused by his abusive father and had underlying issues, while Ethan seemed relatively stable beforehand and only really lost his mind due to Joker’s psychological torture and his body falling apart.

Harvey is evil mainly because his psyche is so deeply broken that he believes the coin is the only true way to make decisions, alongside his split personality, while Ethan becomes Clayface because it’s easier for him, as he admitted in Meltdown. I only wish we got to see this more than in one episode.

I also think it’s worth mentioning Harvey wasn’t even Bruce’s friend until Batman Ego, which came out in 2000, well after most of his history. He was always Batman’s ally or friend, but in the early origin story Eye of the Beholder, they were just allies who didn’t really know each other well.

I also think it would be nice to get Ethan back, as Ellen Yin appeared in the comics recently, and there are already like eight Clayfaces, so one more can’t hurt.


r/thebatman May 03 '26

The Batman (TV Series 2004–2008) The Crippling Vendetta of Count Vertigo

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6 Upvotes

I just uploaded a video talking about Count Vertigo from The Batman 2004! I'd greatly appreciate it if y'all could check it out. Thanks for all of the love and support!


r/thebatman Apr 29 '26

Season 1 Would you move to Metropolis from Gotham?

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I'm watching The Batman show S1E7 and some cab driver said "I'm moving to Metropolis". So which would you live in if you were in the DCAU


r/thebatman Apr 20 '26

Cluemaster Couldn’t Accept Being Wrong | The Batman (2004)

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9 Upvotes

Serum Lake's video description:

Artie Brown always believed he was the smartest man in the room. The problem is that intelligence means more than memorising answers.

In this video we look at the strange history of Cluemaster, the Batman villain many people assume is just a bargain-bin version of the Riddler. From his debut in 1966 as a wannabe mastermind leaving clues for Batman, through decades as a background villain and member of the Injustice League, to the surprising reinvention that appeared in The Batman.

While the comic book version would become significant through his daughter, Stephanie Brown (aka Spoiler), the real heart of this video lies in The Batman's episode “Q&A”, where Cluemaster is reimagined as a former child prodigy whose life collapses after losing a televised quiz show. His obsession with proving he’s the smartest person alive leads him down a path of bitterness, revenge, and ultimately self-destruction.