

Just like the idea for the series as a whole, there's no logical rationale why the theme for this show should work. As kids, the words "cinematic," "film noir," and "chiaroscuro" weren't available to us, but the art school vocabulary still doesn't seem as apt a description as our first, pre-adolescent appraisal - that this show was "freakin' awesome." Dark and moody, here finally was a superhero cartoon that wasn't afraid to bust some heads.

After a decade of Care Bears and Super Friends, this 1992 Batman show was a kick in the teeth to the cartoon status quo.
