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Batman Adventures #28-36
The Batman Adventures Vol. 4
Completes the series that mirrors the iconic style of the four-time Emmy award-winning Batman: The Animated Series!
Experience the comic that proved as groundbreaking as its television counterpart, in all-ages stories that feature the Dark Knight’s fiercest adversaries, greatest allies, and all-new threats to Gotham City!
Bruce Wayne takes Harley and Ivy on a shopping spree?
Anarky vs. Robin in a fight to uphold social justice!
Batman loses his memory and becomes Catman?!
The Napoleonic wars come to Gotham City!
Batman and the Demon fight the Demon’s Head!
Collects issues #28-36, THE BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1, and THE BATMAN ADVENTURES ANNUAL #2, featuring stories by writers Paul Dini (BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, ZATANNA) and Kelley Puckett (BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND, BATGIRL) and artists Bruce Timm (BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE) and Mike Parobeck (SUPERMAN ADVENTURES).
Experience the comic that proved as groundbreaking as its television counterpart, in all-ages stories that feature the Dark Knight’s fiercest adversaries, greatest allies, and all-new threats to Gotham City!
Bruce Wayne takes Harley and Ivy on a shopping spree?
Anarky vs. Robin in a fight to uphold social justice!
Batman loses his memory and becomes Catman?!
The Napoleonic wars come to Gotham City!
Batman and the Demon fight the Demon’s Head!
Collects issues #28-36, THE BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1, and THE BATMAN ADVENTURES ANNUAL #2, featuring stories by writers Paul Dini (BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, ZATANNA) and Kelley Puckett (BATMAN: NO MAN’S LAND, BATGIRL) and artists Bruce Timm (BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE) and Mike Parobeck (SUPERMAN ADVENTURES).
256 pages, Paperback
First published May 17, 2016
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Paul Dini
727 books720 followersPaul Dini is an American television producer of animated cartoons. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond and Duck Dodgers. He also developed and scripted Krypto the Superdog and contributed scripts to Animaniacs (he created Minerva Mink), Freakazoid, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. After leaving Warner Bros. In early 2004, Dini went on to write and story edit the popular ABC adventure series Lost.
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing. (He also took zoology classes at Harvard University.)
During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects.
The episodes of the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show's fans over the internet, although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series and contributed to various episodes of the Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.
In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004.
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author (with Chip Kidd) of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn (along with designs by Bruce Timm) on Batman: The Animated Series.
In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Paul Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
Paul Dini is an active cryptozoologist, hunter and wildlife photographer. On a 1985 trip to Tasmania, he had a possible sighting of a Thylacine. He has also encountered a number of venomous snakes, a Komodo Dragon and a charging Sumatran Rhi
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October 7, 2024
As a huge fan of B:TAS I loved this whole series from start to end, and I am sad there is no more to enjoy from this era. The recently released Batman: The Adventures Continue series was a delight as well but has also concluded after three volumes. What's a Kevin Conroy fan to do now???
June 29, 2023
BTAS is one of the greatest animation seriea to ever air, and this comic book perfectly captures the essence of the series and the characters. Stories involving Hugo Strange and Mr. Freeze are poignant and great portrayals of the characters.
April 13, 2023
Another excellent collection with a three part story about Batman losing his memory due to Hugo Strange, teaming up with the Demon to battle Ras Al Ghul, teaming with Talia to find out who supposedly killed her father, and dealing with Christmas themed problems in the great holiday issue.
The only stinker was the one with two billionaires paying people to reenact the napoleonic wars and it was still better then lots of other comics. You even get a new villain created here, Anarky.
Overall this has been such a great series that fits right in with the show. Great stuff!
The only stinker was the one with two billionaires paying people to reenact the napoleonic wars and it was still better then lots of other comics. You even get a new villain created here, Anarky.
Overall this has been such a great series that fits right in with the show. Great stuff!
August 29, 2021
A great final volume of the original run of The Batman Adventures. The highlights are the bookend stories: the holiday anthology at the beginning (which was later adapted for the show) and the Etrigan tale at the end. The issues between are also good overall, especially the origin stories for some of the comic's original villains, a story where Batman deals with a mugger, and the final three-parter involving Hugo Strange and Catwoman. (A-)
August 6, 2023
Love that it's based off the animated series. My only gripe is that some of the first few comics were actual episodes made print instead of new storylines. Great illustrations; I could hear Kevin Conroy's voice the whole time.
August 19, 2025
This was the largest of the 4 volumes and not a single bit boring , i really cant understand why DC comics stopped printing these . These are absolutely awesome books to have and read .
May 8, 2017
This was easily my favorite volume in this series, even if the last issue was a little too supernatural for my taste. I really enjoyed the Christmas issue, particularly the humor in it. I also enjoyed seeing a softer side of Mr. Freeze and seeing the friendship between Commissioner Gordon and Batman. Like the show, these comics are based on, the guiding principle is: character first. The other stories compiled in this volume were also fun, but the best was definitely the one where Batman lost his memory. It was strange to see the character acting happy and a great peek into the psyche of Bruce Wayne. The same can be said of the story "Just Another Night," in which Bruce Wayne's own tragic past is paralleled in Batman's current case. This was just solid comic book storytelling, which ended with no one getting hurt...except the hero himself. I believe this is the last volume in this series, which is a shame, because I've really enjoyed them.
June 5, 2019
Possibly I need to go back and read Vol. 1 to get a better feel for these DC Comics. I felt the plot lines were thin and not very satisfying... choose not to finish after p.22. So many other good books on my self to get started that I chose not to persist.
I would not recommend this as a k-7 teacher-librarian for my school's collection. Possibly the target audience if for adults... now I'm curious who the target age group might be for these authors and illustrators.
I would not recommend this as a k-7 teacher-librarian for my school's collection. Possibly the target audience if for adults... now I'm curious who the target age group might be for these authors and illustrators.
March 24, 2022
Fiel a la animación que lo inspira, el volumen que cierra su traspaso a viñetas mantiene el nivel de la serie, probablemente una de las mejores encarnaciones del personaje vistas en la pantalla. Y aunque número a número resulta amena y cautivante, la lectura de este tramo final denota una mayor inclinación a la violencia y un enfoque general más oscuro para bajar el telón a una sólida colección del Caballero Oscuro.
October 15, 2025
Harley's and Joker story was fun and clearly has the humour of the show.
The Holiday Special was ok, but this is what to expect of this one-shots.
The Anarky story was just mediocre at best.
The soldier's story could have been erased, this was probably the lowest ranked story in the whole series.
But then we got more of a multi-part story that I think worked really well and brought some fresh air to the series that has a lot of one-shots. This story features the ventriloquist.
The Holiday Special was ok, but this is what to expect of this one-shots.
The Anarky story was just mediocre at best.
The soldier's story could have been erased, this was probably the lowest ranked story in the whole series.
But then we got more of a multi-part story that I think worked really well and brought some fresh air to the series that has a lot of one-shots. This story features the ventriloquist.
February 6, 2018
I really enjoyed the other volumes in this series, but this book was just really weak. Only issue I really liked was the holiday one about Joker and Harley. The rest where either boring or just plain weird.
August 2, 2018
This book had a few good stories in it, but some were weird. Why do women in comic books have to be so sexualized? The male heroes get to function with cunning and power, but the women, no matter how amazing they act, are sexualized. Ugh.
May 21, 2019
Some really good stories that don't necessarily feature famous villains.
January 12, 2020
So many Harley Quinn stories I stan !!! I can say this is better than volume 2
September 6, 2022
Living in fear of finishing the whole series because i want to live in it forever
December 8, 2022
Just Another Night got to me.
November 19, 2024
Solid Batman titles done in the animated Tv show style, brisk enjoyable read.
August 9, 2025
Crackerjack stuff. Easily among my favorite Batman comics. It's remarkably true to the feel of the TV shoe, from the art and sly humor to the hook-y three-act structure.
June 20, 2019
Batman Adventures is, as I've said before, the perfect distillation of what makes Batman & DC Comics as a whole enjoyable. It often times has the perfect melding of goofy, comic book-y nonsense and heartfelt, emotive story telling.
October 15, 2016
In which crew behind BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES pay tribute to Jack Kirby and Ty Templeton writes the single best damn Batman story ever.
August 27, 2016
Based on the 1990's animated TV series.
This is a good, fun read. Great Batman stories.
This is a good, fun read. Great Batman stories.
June 26, 2018
Bittikten sonra Batman'e üzülüp sarılmak istemeden edemedim:(
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