Today’s the day! The culmination of researching a span of over 30 years! BearManor Media has published BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS, five volumes, hardbound editions in color! Who made BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES and its spinoffs? How was it made? Why did it become pivotal in the animation industry, and what accounts for its popularity decades later?
We find out from Michael Uslan, the Man Who Saved Batman; network executives Margaret Loesch, Sidney Iwanter, Linda Simensky; Warner Bros. executives Jean MacCurdy and Tom Ruegger; DC executives Paul Levitz and Mike Carlin, producers Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Randy Rogel, Shaun McLaughlin; directors Kevin Altieri, Boyd Kirkland, Dan Riba; voice director Andrea Romano; actors Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Loren Lester, Diane Pershing, Will Friedle; writers Mitch Brian, Stan Berkowitz, Robert Goodman, Joe R. Lansdale, Rich Fogel; Shirley Walker and the Dynamic Music Partners (composers) Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis, Kristopher Carter; animator-director Greg Duffell; painters Ted Blackman, Gary Montalbano and John Calmette; designers Shayne Poindexter and Jon Fisher, and more!
This project is my tribute to the many talents responsible for crafting such a groundbreaking series. They deserve recognition!
Volume One: 852 pages. Batman: The Animated Series, Season One. Foreword by Robert Greenberger.
Volume Two: 820 pages. Batman: The Animated Series, Season Two, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero. With episode guides. Foreword by Robert Greenberger.
Volume Three: 632 pages. Spotlight on the cast. The New Batman Adventures. Episode guide. Foreword by voice director Andrea Romano.
Volume Four: 638 pages. Batman Beyond. With episode guide. Foreword by Joe R. Lansdale.
Volume Five: 742 pages. Batman’s appearances in Justice League, Zeta Project, Static Shock and home videos. Overview of Batman: The Animated Series. Foreword by Jerry Beck.
Note the page count. Each volume has enough material for three or four 200-page books!
Dan Riba, director, Annie Award nominee and three-time Emmy Award winner:
“Bob Miller has done the impossible … he has managed to document the creation of the entire DCAU. I just can’t believe how extensive it is. I was there, but I learned so much I wasn’t aware of. This is now the definitive book on the creation of the DCAU.”
Alan Burnett, Writer/Producer, Warner Bros. Animation, 1991-2017. Winner, three Daytime Emmys, one Primetime Emmy, two Humanitas Prizes, and the Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award.
“I know of no one more dedicated to the history of animation than W.R. Miller, and the work he has done here on Batman is truly encyclopedic.”
Randy Rogel, Emmy-winning writer on Batman: The Animated Series.
“A definitive account detailing the creation and development of Batman: The Animated Series, its history and legacy, brilliantly compiled by Robert Miller. Entertaining, informative, and absolutely riveting, a must-read for all Batman fans and Animation historians. Bravo Robert, you’ve earned your place in the Batcave!”
For more details please visit here: wrmilleronline.com/batman/
Individual purchases, online reviews and requests to librarians to buy this set for their collection are most welcome, and appreciated.
The Bat-Signal shines!
