It’s always a bittersweet thing when something you love comes to an end. You know, that kind of thing makes one nostaglic.
For example, the recent release of the entire Justice League and Justice League Unlimited DVD set and Batman Beyond collection makes me happy because I now have all of the Bruce Timm animation of DC Comics characters ever shown on TV tucked away in my DVD collection.
But it also means the end of an important era of creativity and some of the best storytelling I’ve ever seen. Now, I dearly loved the recent direct-to-DVD Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths, which was based on a script intended to bridge the gap between JL and JLU, but no more JLU and BB episodes or movies are expected to be made anytime soon. (A Batman Beyond comic mini-series will be out in a few months, so that will help ease the pain some!)
I can’t help but think back to Batman: The Animated Series, based on my all-time favorite comics character, the Dark Knight.
And I realized just how much influence Batman has had in my life. Let me share some of that with you.