Batman In Other Media

The DC Comics character Batman has been adapted into various media including film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. The ''Batman'' franchise has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Film

Early films and serials

Live-action

A number of Batman theatrical films have been made. There have also been several attempted projects during the hiatus between '' Batman & Robin'' and ''Batman Begins''.

Serials

*1943: ''Batman''; 15 chapters starring Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin
*1949: ''Batman and Robin''; 15 chapters starring Robert Lowery as Batman and Johnny Duncan as Robin

''Batman''

In 1966, a ''Batman'' feature film based on the contemporaneous ''Batman'' television series was released. It starred Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, Cesar Romero as the Joker, Burgess Meredith as the Penguin, Frank Gorshin as the Riddler, and Lee Meriwether as Catwoman.

Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher series

''The Dark Knight'' Trilogy

DC Extended Universe

''The Batman Epic Crime Saga''

Other live action Batman film appearances

*Batman makes a cameo appearance in '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action''.
*Batman makes a cameo appearance in ''Ready Player One''.
*Batman makes a cameo appearance in '' Space Jam: A New Legacy''.

Animation

Solo films

*Batman appears in '' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'', voiced by Kevin Conroy. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
*Batman appears in '' Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Bruce Wayne appears in '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in ''The Batman vs. Dracula'', voiced by Rino Romano.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Gotham Knight'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Under the Red Hood'', voiced by Bruce Greenwood.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Year One'', voiced by Ben McKenzie.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'', voiced by Peter Weller.
*Batman appears in '' Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite'', voiced by Troy Baker.
*Batman appears in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) films '' Batman vs. Robin'', '' Batman: Bad Blood'' and '' Batman: Hush'', voiced primarily by Jason O'Mara and by Griffin Gluck as a child. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Assault on Arkham'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in the ''Batman Unlimited'' film series, voiced by Roger Craig Smith.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: The Killing Joke'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders'', voiced again by Adam West.
*Batman appears in ''Batman and Harley Quinn'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in '' Batman vs. Two-Face'', voiced posthumously by Adam West.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Gotham by Gaslight'', voiced by Bruce Greenwood.
*Batman appears in ''Batman Ninja'', voiced by Kōichi Yamadera and Roger Craig Smith in the Japanese and English versions respectively.
*Batman appears in '' Lego DC Batman: Family Matters'', voiced again by Troy Baker.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Death in the Family'', voiced again by Bruce Greenwood as an adult and by Nick Carson as a child.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: Soul of the Dragon'', voiced by David Giuntoli.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: The Long Halloween'', voiced primarily by Jensen Ackles and by Zach Callison as a child.
*Batman appears in '' Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham'', voiced primarily by David Giuntoli and by Jason Marsden as a child.
*Batman appears in ''Merry Little Batman'', voiced by Luke Wilson.
*Batman appears in ''Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League'', voiced by Kōichi Yamadera and Joe Daniels in the Japanese and English versions respectively.

Team-ups

*Batman appears in '' Justice League: The New Frontier'', voiced by Jeremy Sisto.
*Batman appears in '' Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in '' Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'', voiced by William Baldwin.
*Batman appears in '' Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in '' Justice League: Doom'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman and the Flashpoint timeline Batman appear in '' Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'', respectively voiced by Kevin Conroy and Kevin McKidd.
*Batman appears in '' JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time'', voiced by Diedrich Bader.
*Batman appears in films set in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU), voiced by Jason O'Mara.
*Batman appears in the ''Lego DC Comics'' film series, voiced by Troy Baker.
*An alternate universe variant of Batman, with elements of Man-Bat, appears in '' Justice League: Gods and Monsters'', voiced by Michael C. Hall.
*Batman appears in '' Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', voiced again by Diedrich Bader.
*Batman appears in ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'', voiced primarily by Jimmy Kimmel and by Nicolas Cage's son Kal-El as a child.
*Batman appears in ''Justice League vs. the Fatal Five'', voiced by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears in ''Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', voiced again by Troy Baker.
*Batman appears in '' Superman: Red Son'', voiced again by Roger Craig Smith.
*Batman appears in ''Injustice'', voiced by Anson Mount.
*Batman appears in '' Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse'', voiced by Keith Ferguson.
*Batman appears in ''DC League of Super-Pets'', voiced by Keanu Reeves.
*Batman appears in '' Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons'', voiced again by Troy Baker.
*Batman appears in the Tomorrowverse films ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and '' Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths'', voiced by Jensen Ackles. Kevin Conroy reprises his role as Batman in the latter film.
*Batman appears in the two-part film '' Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen'', voiced by Nat Wolff in Part One and again by Troy Baker in Part Two.

Web series

*The ''Justice League: Gods and Monsters'' incarnation of Batman appears in '' Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles'', with Michael C. Hall reprising the role.
*Batman appears in the ''Batman Unlimited'' web series, voiced again by Roger Craig Smith.
*Batman appears in ''DC Heroes United'', voiced by Aleks Le.

Other

*Batman appears in ''The Lego Movie'' franchise, voiced by Will Arnett.
*Batman makes a minor appearance in the credits of '' Shazam!''.
*The DC Extended Universe incarnation of Batman appears in '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', voiced by Jorma Taccone.

Canceled Batman animated films

* Following the success of the Fleischer ''Superman'' cartoons, Fleischer Studios communicated with DC Comics over the possibility of adapting Batman. The communication got to the point of budget discussions as illustrated in a letter dated January 25, 1942, and reproduced in longtime Batman executive producer, Michael E. Uslan's 2011 memoir, '' The Boy Who Loved Batman''. However, it is unknown how far the production of this project went before being abandoned.
* A second ''Batman Beyond'' film was planned for release, but was scrapped due to the controversy surrounding '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker''. Another mention of ''Batman Beyond'' film was in 2017 by Bruce Timm and James Tucker, the latter saying that discussions about a possible ''Batman Beyond'' film occurred several times at the studio.
* After the success of '' Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero'', Warner Bros. greenlighted the production of a third installment, entitled ''Batman: Arkham''. Boyd Kirkland, the director of this film, was attached to write and direct. The film would have Batman and Robin facing off against a collection of Arkham Asylum escapees, in addition to Batman finding himself falling in love with a new love interest, planned to be voiced by Angie Harmon. The main cast of '' Batman: The Animated Series'' was attached to reprise their roles. Steven E. Gordon also drew some art concept for the film. The film was ultimately cancelled in favor of '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (which also featured Harmon), while ''Batman: Arkham'' eventually became a successful video game series by Rocksteady.
* A second film of '' The Batman'' titled ''The Batman vs. Hush'' that featured Hush as the main villain along with the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Catwoman and Clayface was planned for a long time. The film ended up being scrapped. Before its cancellation, producer Alan Burnett had hopes of making one or two more DTV films based on ''The Batman''. A similar film based on '' Batman: Hush'' ultimately came out in 2019 as part of the DC Animated Movie Universe.
* In 2015, Bruce Timm expressed interest in an animated adaptation of the ''Batman R.I.P.'' storyline.
* In a 2016 interview, Jay Oliva mentioned that he had plans to make a sequel to '' Batman: Assault on Arkham'', but following his departure from Warner Bros. Animation, the project was pulled off.
* Writer J. M. DeMatteis was interested in adaptation of his Batman story arc ''Going Sane'' set in the DC Animated Movie Universe.

Television

Live-action

* Batman appears in a self-titled series (1966), portrayed by Adam West.
* Batman appears in ''Legends of the Superheroes'', portrayed again by Adam West.
* Batman appears in ''Birds of Prey'', portrayed by Michael Keaton.
* A young Bruce Wayne appears in '' Gotham'', portrayed by David Mazouz.
* Batman appears in ''Titans'', portrayed by Iain Glen. In his initial appearance in the first season, he is portrayed by stunt doubles Alain Moussi and Maxim Savarias.
* Batman appears in the Arrowverse series ''Batwoman'', portrayed by Warren Christie. An alternate universe variant of Bruce Wayne appears in the crossover event "Elseworlds", portrayed by Kevin Conroy.
* Batman appears in the pilot episode of '' Gotham Knights'', portrayed by David Miller.

Animation

*Batman appears in ''The Adventures of Batman'', voiced by Olan Soule.
*Batman appears in ''The New Adventures of Batman'', voiced by Adam West.
*Batman appears in the ''Super Friends'' franchise, voiced primarily by Olan Soule and by Adam West in the last two series, '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'' and '' The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians''.
*Batman appears in series set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), voiced by Kevin Conroy and by Kyle Alcazar as a child. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
*Batman appears in '' The Batman'', voiced by Rino Romano.
* Batman appears in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', voiced by Diedrich Bader. Additionally, Zachary Gordon voices him as a child, while Corey Burton and Frank Welker voice parody versions of Batman in the episode "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!".
* Batman appears in ''Beware the Batman'', voiced primarily by Anthony Ruivivar and by Jason Marsden as a child.
* Batman appears in ''Justice League Action'', voiced primarily by Kevin Conroy and by Tara Strong as a child.
* Batman appears in ''Batwheels'', voiced by Ethan Hawke.
* Batman appears in '' Batman: Caped Crusader'', voiced primarily by Hamish Linklater and by Santino Barnard as a child.
* Another animated series titled ''Bat-Family'' is scheduled for release on Amazon. The series is preceded by the Christmas film ''Merry Little Batman''.

Other appearances

* Batman appears in ''Superman'', voiced by Olan Soule.
* Batman appears in ''Sesame Street'', voiced again by Olan Soule.
* Batman appears in ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'', voiced again by Olan Soule.
* Batman appears in the ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' episode "Gang Busters", voiced by Charlie Adler.
* Batman makes a cameo appearance in the ''Freakazoid!'' episode "Dance of Doom".
* Batman appears as a skeleton in a vision in the episode "Hourglass" from the first season of ''Smallville''.
* Spruce Wayne / Caped Crusader, a parody of Batman, appears in the ''Animaniacs'' episode "Boo Wonder", voiced by Adam West.
* Batman appears in ''The Simpsons'' episode " Large Marge", voiced again by Adam West.
* Batman makes a cameo appearance in the ''Teen Titans'' episode "Haunted".
* Batman appears in ''DC Super Friends: The Joker's Playhouse'', voiced by Daran Norris.
* Batman appears in ''Young Justice'', voiced again by Bruce Greenwood.
* Batman appears in '' Mad'', voiced variously by Kevin Shinick, Diedrich Bader, Hugh Davidson, and Chris Cox.
* Batman appears in ''Robot Chicken'', voiced by Seth Green.
* Batman makes a cameo appearance in the ''New Teen Titans'' short "Red X Unmasked", voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. Richardson also voiced Batman in the ''Plastic Man'' short "The Bat and the Eel" and the ''Riddler'' short "Riddle Me This!".
* Batman makes primarily non-speaking appearances in ''Teen Titans Go!'', voiced again by Kevin Conroy in the episode "Real Orangins". Additionally, the ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' incarnation of the character appears in the episode "The Academy" via archival footage.
* Batman appears in ''DC Super Friends'', voiced by Mark Gagliardi.
* The ''Lego Movie'' incarnation of Batman appears in the ''Unikitty!'' episode "BatKitty", voiced again by Will Arnett.
* Batman appears in ''DC Super Hero Girls'', voiced by Keith Ferguson.
* Batman appears in ''Harley Quinn'', voiced again by Diedrich Bader.
* Batman appears in the ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' episode "What a Night, For a Dark Knight!", voiced again by Kevin Conroy.
* Batman makes cameo appearances in the ''Creature Commandos'' episodes "Chasing Squirrels" and "Priyatel Skelet".

Canceled Batman animated series

* An animated series that reimagines Batman characters as high school students, ''Gotham High'', was in development in the late 2000s and early 2010s. A similar idea was used for the ''DC Super Hero Girls'' 2015 shorts and the 2019 animated series.
* Both in the mid- and late 2000s, an animated TV show based on the "No Man's Land" storyline was put in development by producer James Tucker. Character designer Coran Stone worked on the project and made designs for the first version, but the project was ultimately scrapped for being "too dark", which led to Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network focusing on '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' instead. Another attempt was made and some artwork was made as well, but the project was also cancelled like the first attempt.
* There were plans to make an animated series featuring Batman and Superman. It would have been an origin story.

Radio

Beginning in March 1945, Batman and Robin made regular appearances on the radio drama '' The Adventures of Superman'' on the Mutual Broadcasting System, including solo stories when series star Bud Collyer had time off. Batman was voiced by Matt Crowley, Stacy Harris and Gary Merrill, with Ronald Liss as Robin.

Efforts were later made to launch a Batman radio series in 1943 and again in 1950, but neither came to fruition. The 1943 pilot "The Case of the Drowning Seal" was scripted with Scott Douglas as Batman; if the script was recorded, no copy survives. The September 1950 pilot for ''The Batman Mystery Club'' was recorded with Richard Devon as Batman and Ronald Liss as Robin.

In 1989, an original radio drama, '' Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome'', was produced by Dirk Maggs for BBC Radio 4. Bob Sessions was the voice of Batman.

A second Maggs production aired on BBC Radio 1 in 1994, this time adapting the comic book storyline '' Batman: Knightfall''. It was adapted, produced and directed by Maggs—with music composed by Mark Russell—who had also made '' Superman: Doomsday & Beyond'' on BBC Radio 5. This show, however, was not commissioned of its own, but rather to be three-minute episodes on the Mark Goodier Show. This meant it was written with a sense of immediacy, having to make an instant effect, and each three-minute segment contains a major plot development or sound effect stunt and ends on a cliffhanger. DC acknowledged the effort in an issue, ''Shadow of the Bat'', by having villains jump past a sign reading "Dirk Maggs Radio". Michael Gough reprised the role of Alfred Pennyworth from the Burton/Schumacher film series.

Newspaper

From 1943 to 1946, Batman and Robin appeared in a syndicated daily newspaper comic strip produced by the McClure Syndicate. Other versions appeared in 1953, 1966, and 1989. The original run is collected in the book ''Batman: The Dailies''. One more comic strip series ran briefly after the success of the 1989 film.

Books

Batman appears in a novel by cyberpunk/horror novelist John Shirley, titled ''Batman: Dead White'', from Del Rey. Many other novels and short story collections featuring Batman have been published over the years, including novelizations of each of the recent movies (such as ''Batman'' and ''The Dark Knight Rises'') and many of the comic book arcs.

There are also several more scholarly works, aimed at either Batman's history or art, such as Les Daniels' ''Batman: The Complete History'', Will Brooker's ''Batman Unmasked: Analysing a Cultural Icon'' and compilations such as ''Batman: Cover to Cover: The Greatest Comic Book Covers of the Dark Knight''. In 2004, ''The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual'', written by Scott Beatty was published by Quirk Books (). Written in the same style as '' The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook'' series, the book explained the basics on how to be Batman. Among the skills included in the book are "How to Train a Sidekick", "How to Execute a Backflip", "How to Throw a Grappling Hook", and "How to Survive a Poison Gas Attack". Finally, there are of course countless sticker, coloring, activity, and other children's books featuring the Dark Knight.

International comics

*'' Batman: Child of Dreams'' by Kia Asamiya—manga
*''Batman: Death Mask'' by Yoshinori Natsume—manga
*'' Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan'' by Jiro Kuwata—manga
*''Batman trong Hőtữ Thần'' by Nguyễn Th—Vietnamese comics
*''Batman and the Justice League'' by Shiori Teshirogi-manga

Novelty singles

Several musical singles featuring cast members of the television show singing in-character were released in 1966: Burgess Meredith as the Penguin in "The Capture" and "The Escape", Frank Gorshin as the Riddler in "The Riddler", and Adam West as Batman in "Miranda". In 1976 West performed a pair of novelty songs, "The Story of Batman" and "Batman and Robin", for Target Records. All six of these recordings (sans the b-sides to Gorshin and West's singles) were later included on the 1997 compilation, ''Batmania: Songs Inspired by Batman TV Series''.

In 1966, Burt Ward also recorded a limited "disc jokey only" release with Frank Zappa called "Boy Wonder, I Love You".

Also in 1966, British novelty group The Scaffold produced a single called "Goodbat Nightman" (lyrics by Roger McGough, who "has written several poems" about Batman and Robin).

Audio drama

Following the popularity of the Adam West television series, a pair of LPs were released in 1966 on MGM's "Leo the Lion" label with Jack Curtis portraying Batman and Ron Liss as Robin. The recordings proved popular due to their combination of dramatization and the ''Batman'' television theme music. More than 100,000 copies were shipped soon after the first LP was released. Each album contained three dramatizations, including stories adapted from Batman comic books:
*The Official Adventures of Batman & Robin:
** The Legend of Batman and Robin
** The Penguin's Plunder
** The Joker's Revenge
*More Official Adventures of Batman & Robin:
** The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman
** The Fake Boy Wonder
** When Batman Became a Coward

Throughout the 1970s Batman was the subject of a number of Power Records Book-and-record sets, as well as records unaccompanied by books:

45 rpm book and record sets:
* Batman: Stacked Cards
* Batman: Robin Meets Man-Bat

7" 33 rpm records (no comic):
* Batman: If Music be the Food of Death
* Batman: The Scarecrow's Mirages
* Batman: Catwoman's Revenge (1976)

33 rpm 12 book and record sets:
* Batman: Gorilla City & Mystery of the Scarecrow Corpse
* Batman (Collects Stacked Cards, The Scarecrow's Mirage, Challenge of the Catwoman, If Music Be the Food of Death)
* Batman (Collects Robin Meets Man Bat, Gorilla City, Mystery of the Scarecrow Corpse, The Catwoman's Revenge)
* A Super Hero Christmas (segment Batman: Christmas Carol Caper)

The 1980 mini-series, ''The Untold Legend of the Batman'' was available in a special "MPI Audio Edition." Each of the three issues were accompanied by an audio cassette containing a performance of the text of the issue, with musical cues.

As part of its DC Superheroes collection, in 1982 Fisher-Price released ''Batman: The Case of the Laughing Sphinx'', an audio cassette accompanied by a hard back illustrated book.

In 2007, the audiobook publisher GraphicAudio licensed DC Comics properties to adapt as audiodramas. They have produced three adaptations of Batman novels: ''Batman: Dead White'' by John Shirley, ''Batman: Inferno'' by Alex Irvine, and Alan Grant's ''Batman: The Stone King''. Batman also appears as a supporting cast member in the GraphicAudio's adaptations of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', ''Infinite Crisis'' and ''JLA: Exterminators''.

Podcasts

In 2020, it was announced that David Goyer had signed a deal to create an audio drama podcast for Spotify called ''Batman Unburied''. The 2022 series stars Winston Duke as Bruce Wayne and Jason Isaacs as Alfred. The supporting cast includes Hasan Minhaj, Gina Rodriguez, Sam Witwer, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jessica Marie Garcia, Jim Pirri, Lance Reddick, Toks Olagundoye, John Rhys-Davies and Ashly Burch.

'' Batman: The Audio Adventures'' is a comedic radio drama podcast series featuring the DC Comics character Batman. The 2021 show, DC's first scripted podcast, is produced by DC Entertainment, Blue Ribbon Content and HBO Max. The series is meant to be an homage to the original 1966 Batman (TV series), ''Batman'' TV series as well as the 1990s '' Batman: The Animated Series''. It is directed and written by Dennis McNicholas, a writer for ''Saturday Night Live''. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Insurrection Media, Inc., Insurrection Media and WarnerMedia. The series was executive produced by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (businessman), Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Deborah Henderson, and Jon Berg.

''Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind'' is the second podcast released under the partnership between Spotify and Warner Bros. Released in early 2023, it features Christina Ricci as Harley Quinn and Billy Magnussen as The Joker. Justin Hartley also appears voicing Bruce Wayne. In late 2023, the third Spotify–Warner Batman podcast, ''The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark'', is scheduled for release. The podcast features an odd-couple team-up between Batman and The Riddler and stars Hasan Minhaj reprising his role from ''Batman Unburied'', and Colman Domingo replacing Winston Duke as Batman.

Video games

Video games featuring Batman include:
*''Batman (1986 video game), Batman'' (1986) for the ZX Spectrum, MSX and Amstrad PCW; now known as ''Batman 3D''
*''Batman: The Caped Crusader'' (1988) for various 8-bit and 16-bit platforms
*''Batman (1989 video game), Batman'' (1989) for Sega Genesis, Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Atari Lynx, Lynx, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Sinclair ZX Spectrum and other platforms. (In October 1989, the Amiga 500 was bundled with this game as part of the ''Batman Pack'', which was sold in the United Kingdom and was a phenomenal success)
*''Batman'' (1990) for Arcade video game, Arcade: Based on the 1989 film
*''Batman: Return of the Joker'' (1991) for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Game Boy
*''Batman Returns (video game), Batman Returns'' (1993) for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Mega CD/Sega CD, Game Gear, and Atari Lynx
*''Batman: The Animated Series (video game), Batman: The Animated Series'' (1993) for Game Boy
*''Batman & Robin: The Animated Series'' (1993) for Game Gear
*''The Adventures of Batman & Robin (video game), The Adventures of Batman & Robin'' (1994) for Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Mega CD/Sega CD, and Game Gear
*''Batman Forever (video game), Batman Forever'' (1996) for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Game Gear
*''Batman Forever: The Arcade Game'' (1996) for Arcade game, Arcade, PlayStation and Sega Saturn, with Batman voiced by Mark Schaefgen.
*''Batman & Robin (video game), Batman & Robin'' (1997) for Game.com and the PlayStation
*''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (video game), Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (2000) for Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation
*''Batman: Chaos in Gotham'' (2001) for Game Boy Color
*''Batman: Gotham City Racer'' (2001) A racing game for PlayStation
*''Batman: Vengeance'' (2001) for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Personal computer, PC, Game Boy Advance and Xbox (console), Xbox
*''Batman: Dark Tomorrow'' (2003) for Xbox and GameCube (voiced by Julian Fletcher)
*''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu'' (2004) for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance, with Batman voiced by Kevin Conroy.
*''Batman Begins (video game), Batman Begins'' (2005) for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance (2005)
*''Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame'' (2010) for Wii and Nintendo DS: Based on the television series of the same name (voiced by Diedrich Bader)
*''Gotham City Impostors'' (2012) for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows: A downloadable multi-player first-person shooter game via PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and Games for Windows Live; a "team deathmatch" game, with one team dressed like Batman and the other dressed like The Joker
*''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012) for iOS: An adaptation of the film of the same name, where Batman is voiced by Sean Schemmel.
*''Batman: The Telltale Series'' (2016) for Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch: An episodic adventure game. Batman is voiced by Troy Baker and by Cole Sand as a child.
*''Batman: The Enemy Within'' (2017) for Windows, MacOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch: The sequel to ''Batman: The Telltale Series'' (voiced by Troy Baker).

''Lego: Batman''

*''Lego Batman: The Video Game'' (2008): a video game in the style of ''Lego Star Wars'' based on the LEGO Batman toyline (vocals by Steve Blum)
*''Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes'' (2012): the sequel to ''Lego Batman: The Video Game'' (voiced by Troy Baker)
*''The Lego Movie Videogame'' (2014): A Lego-themed version of Batman appears, with cutscenes featuring archive footage of Will Arnett from ''The Lego Movie'', while his voice in gameplay mode is provided by Jim Meskimen.
*''Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' (2014): the sequel to ''Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes'' (voiced by Troy Baker).
*''Lego Dimensions'' (2015): Troy Baker reprises Batman in this multi-franchise game. ''The Lego Movie'' version also appears in this version voiced by Will Arnett. Batman is one of the three main heroes alongside ''The Lego Movie's'' Wyldstyle and Gandalf of ''The Lord of the Rings'' as he works with them to rescue Robin from Lord Vortech. Additional content also includes an adaptation of ''The Lego Batman Movie''.
*''Lego DC Super-Villains'' (2018): Batman appears as a playable character, with Kevin Conroy now assuming his reprisal from Baker.
*''The Lego Movie 2 Videogame'' (2019): A Lego-themed version of Batman appears, with Will Arnett reprising his role.

''Batman Arkham''

Batman appears in the ''Batman: Arkham'' series. He is voiced initially by Kevin Conroy and later by Roger Craig Smith, and by Max Mitchell as a child.

Other DC Games

*''Justice League Task Force (video game), Justice League Task Force'' (1995) for Super NES and Mega Drive/Genesis: A fighting game featuring several DC characters, including Batman.
*''Justice League: Injustice for All'' (2002) for Game Boy Advance: A side-scrolling action game featuring Batman as a playable character.
*''Justice League: Chronicles'' (2003) for Game Boy Advance: An action game featuring Batman as a playable character.
*''Justice League Heroes'' (2006) for Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS (voiced by Ron Perlman)
*''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (2008) for PlayStation 3 Xbox 360: A crossover fighting game featuring characters from DC Comics and ''Mortal Kombat'' (voiced by David Gazzana).
*''DC Universe Online'' for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One: A MMORPG where Batman, among others, trains new player-controlled heroes (voiced again by Kevin Conroy).
*''Injustice: Gods Among Us'' (2013) for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, and Windows: A fighting game featuring several DC characters, including Batman (voiced again by Kevin Conroy)
*''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure'' (2013) for Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One: A puzzle adventure game featuring Batman as a non-playable character.
*''Young Justice: Legacy'' (2013) for Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows: An action-adventure game featuring Batman as a non-playable character, voiced again by Bruce Greenwood.
*''Injustice 2'' (2017) for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One: the sequel to ''Injustice: Gods Among Us'' (voiced again by Kevin Conroy)
*''Justice League VR: The Complete Experience'' (2017) features a driving, shooting level with the player taking control of Batman and the Batmobile to destroy simulated tanks in Gotham.
*''DC Unchained'' (2018) for Android: A fighting game featuring several DC characters, including Batman.
*Batman appears in ''DC Battle Arena'', voiced by Christopher Escalante.
*''Gotham Knights (video game), Gotham Knights'' (2022) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and PC: A video game based on Bat-Family, Batman's closest allies. Bruce Wayne appears in the announcement trailer for the game, voiced by Michael Antonakos.

*''Justice League: Cosmic Chaos'' (2023) for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC and Nintendo Switch: A video game based on the superhero team of the same name, with Diedrich Bader reprising his role from various DC media.
*''Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League'' (2023) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and PC: A video game based on the anti-hero team of the same name. Batman is posthumously voiced by Kevin Conroy.
*Batman appears as a playable character in ''MultiVersus'', with Kevin Conroy reprising his role from various DC media.

''LittleBigPlanet''

Batman appears in ''LittleBigPlanet 2'' (2011) and ''LittleBigPlanet PS Vita'' (2012), voiced by Gary Martin (actor), Gary Martin.

Other video games

*''The Revenge of Shinobi (1989 video game), The Revenge of Shinobi'' features a non-authorized Batman as a boss (video games), boss.
*The 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System game ''Final Fantasy'' features "Badman", a character with strong resemblances to Batman, as one of the enemies of the final area.
*The 2017 game ''Fortnite'' has Batman-themed cosmetics such as Catwoman and Batman outfits and a Gotham City location in the map. This was added in honor of the 80th anniversary of Batman.
*Batman appears as a playable character in ''SINoALICE'', voiced by Koichi Yamadera.

Live performances

Batman Live!

In 1966, Adam West and Frank Gorshin went on a tour as Batman and the Riddler to promote the new Batman movie and the series. They were usually accompanied by several bands before the featured event that saw Batman and the Riddler exchange corny jokes as well as a song performed by West. The tour most famously stopped at Shea Stadium in New York on June 25, 1966 and City Park in New Orleans on November 26, 1966.

Musical theatre

While a parody of a ''Batman'' musical theatre, musical was featured in one of the most recent series' comics, in 2002, Jim Steinman, David Ives, and Tim Burton had worked on a theatre production called Tim Burton's unrealized projects#Batman: The Musical, ''Batman: The Musical'' although it was ultimately cancelled. Steinman has revealed five songs from the musical. The first is the opening theme for "Gotham City" and the entry of Batman with his tortured solo "The Graveyard Shift"; followed by "The Joker's Song (Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?)", "The Catwoman's Song (I Need All The Love I Can Get)", "We're Still The Children We Once Were" (the climactic sequence) and "In The Land Of The Pig The Butcher Is King", sung by the corrupt blood-suckers ruling Gotham, covered on the Meat Loaf album ''Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose''. These songs can be heard at the ''Batman: The Musical'' memorial site, Dark Knight of the Soul.

A Batman musical is also parodied in the animated series ''Batman Beyond''. The episode "Out of the Past" (first aired October 21, 2000) opens with Bruce Wayne and Batman (Terry McGinnis), Terry McGinnis attending a performance of (a fictional) ''Batman: The Musical'', featuring caricatures of prominent members of the enemies of Batman, Rogues Gallery (the Joker, the Penguin, Two-Face, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn). Series creator Paul Dini, who wrote the episode in question, also wrote a song for the fictitious musical entitled ''Superstitious and Cowardly Lot''.

An episode of the sketch comedy show ''MADtv'' also featured a ''Batman: The Musical'' parody called ''Batman V: Out of the Cave'' which starred Tommy Tune as Batman, and Ben Vereen as Robin.

A live stage show was also created, called ''Batman Live, Batman Live: World Tour''. The show is a unique fusion of live-action theatre, magic, stunts, digital projection and music from an 85-piece orchestra and choir. The tour began at Manchester, England, in Summer 2011 and visited arenas throughout the UK and Europe before arriving in North America in Summer 2012. Another stage play by the name of Batman Ninja the Show opened in Japan in November 2021, it adapts the Batman ninja film.

In 2012, the Internet theatre troupe StarKid Productions created a musical titled ''Holy Musical B@man!'', which went on YouTube on April 13. It was performed in Chicago from March 16–25, and because of copyright laws, tickets were free. Batman is portrayed by Joseph (Joe) Walker.

Music

The album ''Knightfall (album), Knightfall'' by multinational Swedish band Silent Images, is based on the ''Batman: Knightfall'' story arc, with Batman serving as a central character, the "Nightly Priest". The album explores the underlying sociopolitical themes in the Batman universe, and his struggle against "The Venomous One", which is the album's interpretation of Bane in other media, Bane.

Fine arts

Starting with the Pop art period, and on a continuing basis, since the 1960s, the character of Batman has been "appropriated" by multiple visual artists and incorporated into contemporary artwork, most notably by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Mel Ramos, Dulce Pinzon, Mr. Brainwash, Raymond Pettibon, Peter Saul, and others.

Games, action figures, and other toys

Hundreds of Batman action figures, die-cast models, and other items have been released. Many companies have acquired the rights to make Batman merchandise, including:

* Ideal Toy Company, Ideal—Captain Action
* Mego Corporation, Mego—Action figures and dolls
* Corgi Cars, Corgi—Die-cast metal vehicles
* Remco—Playsets and roleplaying toys
* Toy Biz—Action figures
* Ertl Company, Ertl—Die-cast figures & vehicles and model kits
* Applause—PVC figures and dolls
* Hasbro—Action figures
* Monogram models, Monogram—Bobble heads
* Mattel—Action figures and jigsaw puzzles
* Lego—Building bricks and minifigures
* Bandai Japan—S.H. Figuarts

Batman has appeared as a HeroClix figure, along with other Batman characters, in the following HeroClix sets:

* Hypertime
* Cosmic Justice
* Unleashed
* Legacy
* Icons

For April 2006, Lego introduced a Batman line which also includes characters such as Joker (comics), the Joker and Two-Face, at American International Toy Fair.

In 2015, Looney Labs in partnership with Cryptozoic Entertainment released a Batman-themed version of its card game Fluxx with art by Derek Ring based on ''The New Batman Adventures''.

Postage stamps

In 2006, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a DC Comics Superheroes pane of 20 stamps which included a stamp of Batman.

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman, USPS released a limited edition stamp series on October 9, 2014. Four versions of the superhero were depicted from the four eras of comic book history: Golden, Silver, Bronze and Modern. In addition, it included four versions of the Bat-Signal.

Theme park attractions

Several Six Flags theme parks, formerly owned by Warner Bros., opened live-action "Batman Stunt Shows" as the movies increased in popularity. The now closed Six Flags Astroworld in Houston, Texas was home to a standing roller coaster known as Batman: The Escape. Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas is home to two roller coasters called Mr. Freeze (roller coaster), Mr. Freeze, and Batman: The Ride. Six Flags México in Mexico City, Mexico has also a looping, suspended roller coaster named Batman: The Ride (Six Flags St. Louis has the same ride, as does Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois) as well as twin roller coasters named Batman and Robin: The Chiller. On the latter attraction, riders may ride on either the Batman or Robin versions of the coaster. But unfortunately in the 2007 off-season, the ride was removed after a long history of technical difficulties and occasionally breaking down. Six Flags Over Georgia contains a Gotham City area that contains the same Batman: The Ride and also features a looping coaster called The Mindbender that was adapted to fit the color tone of the Riddler after ''Batman Forever'' came out to fit the Gotham City section of the park it shares with Batman: The Ride. Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, Valencia, California has two Batman-themed coasters, the suspended coaster Batman: The Ride, and The Riddler's Revenge, a stand-up type roller coaster. This Six Flags park also features an entire themed area called "Gotham City" complete with architecture to match that of the fictional Gotham City. Warner Bros. Movie World in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia, also has two Batman-themed rides. Batman Adventure – The Ride 2, Batman Adventure – The Ride, revamped in 2001, is a motion simulator style simulator ride while Batwing Spaceshot is a vertical free-fall ride.

In 2008, The Dark Knight Coaster opened in The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great Adventure), Six Flags Great Adventure and The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great America), Six Flags Great America. Based on ''The Dark Knight'' film, they are Wild Mouse roller coasters, indoors, heavily themed, and give riders a feeling that they are being stalked by the Joker. Six Flags New England was originally going to receive this roller coaster; however, due to problems with building permits, the park scratched the project and then sent the coaster to Six Flags México.

Recurring cast and characters

See also

*Batman (disambiguation)
*Robin in other media
*Barbara Gordon in other media
*Joker in other media
*Riddler in other media
*Scarecrow in other media
*Penguin in other media
*Bane in other media

References

External links

Warner Bros. official website

Warner Bros. official Batman Shop



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