Watchtower Database plugs BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS!
Watchtower Database, purveyor of all things DCAU, has mentioned The Unofficial Batman: The Animated Interviews on their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGN1S2ot-_y3muGJiK0iYKx6bFKYOA-Ut I mention Watchtower Database in the “Recommended Media” section of Volume Five. With the kind permission of their webmaster, James Strecker, I quoted from select interviews for inclusion of B:TAI. Check ’em out for updated […]
Over 30 Years in the Making! Now Available: The Unofficial BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS
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 […]
The End of the DCAU
For years fans of Batman: The Animated Series have clamored for a return to the DC Animated Universe, for more episodes of B:TAS or Batman Beyond or Justice League Unlimited. At conventions, the casts have appeared on panels, attempting to spur interest. Surely Warner Bros. would be encouraged by home video sales, merchandise, and the […]
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS–The BearManor Media Interview
July 6, 2024. To promote their books, BearManor Media asks its authors to talk about their work in the form of an interview. Here’s what I said about The Unofficial Batman: The Animated Interviews: Batman: The Animated Series proved to be a resounding success, and still enjoys popularity three decades later. What qualifies you […]
Update on BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS
June 5, 2024. I have received one more endorsement for Batman: The Animated Interviews from Linda Simensky, currently head of animation and scripted content for Duolingo. “Batman: The Animated Interviews brings together five volumes that include every bit of information about these animated series that you could imagine. I am in awe of Bob Miller’s […]
Batman: The Animated Interviews–Progress Report 12-16-2023
From Los Angeles Comic Con, December 2, 2023, Los Angeles Convention Center, Heroic Fine Art Gallery, booths 1865/1867. Left to right: Kevin Altieri, Dan Riba, Brad Rader, Alan Burnett. Photo © W. R. Miller. I interviewed all of the above gentlemen for this project. Finally, the text for the Unofficial Batman: The Animated Interviews, all […]
The Passing of Arleen Sorkin
August 24, 2023 Arleen Sorkin, the original voice and inspiration for Harley Quinn, has passed away. Here’s an animated segment from “Harlequinade,” written by her co-creator, Paul Dini. Harley performs before a nightclub of gangsters singing “Say That We’re Sweethearts Again.” Play the video. Close your eyes. Listen to Sorkin’s performance. And you’ll know the […]
Batman: The Animated Series Crew on KTLA Morning News
On August 28, 1992, entertainment reporter Sam Rubin of KTLA TV-Los Angeles dropped by early morning for a live visit with the crew of Batman: The Animated Series. The video of the visit was uploaded by Lori Lane on Vimeo, presented below: Batman TAS – Interstitial 1 (1992) Michael Deitrich, Bruce Timm, John Calmette, Ronnie […]
