Joker – The Reel World

The Matt Signal: The Batman Adventures Vol. 2

Following the conclusion of Gotham Adventures in 2003, Dan Slott and Ty Templeton resurrected The Batman Adventures for a second volume. It only lasted 17 issues before getting prematurely cancelled due to a new Batman cartoon that of course needed its own tie-in comic.

I read it all so you don’t have to and will now present my findings, including a ranking of every issue.

The Matt Signal: Batman/Superman Crossovers

Plot summary: Before we completely close the lid on The New Batman Adventures there’s the small matter of a trilogy of crossover episodes with Superman: The Animated Series!

The Matt Signal: Gotham Adventures (Part 2)

To coincide with the series being retitled to The New Batman Adventures, the comics were once again rebranded to match, leading to the longest run of all: Gotham Adventures. It lasted for a shocking 60 issues, plus a one-shot.

I read it all so you don’t have to and will now present my findings, including a ranking of every issue from 30 to 1.

The Matt Signal: Gotham Adventures (Part 1)

I read it all so you don’t have to and will now present my findings, including a ranking of every issue, starting from 60 to 31.

The Matt Signal: The New Batman Adventures Findings

With the conclusion of The New Batman Adventures that basically completes the entire original run of Batman: The Animated Series. We have a few more stops to go after this, but it seems a good point to check back in on those all important NUMBERS!

The Matt Signal – Episode 108: Beware the Creeper

Plot summary: Joker celebrates the seventh anniversary of his transformation by tossing Jack Ryder into a vat of chemicals, inadvertently turning him into The Creeper.

The Matt Signal – Episode 106: Mad Love

Plot summary: Harley Quinn remembers her first meeting with Joker and decides that the two of them will never be happy unless she kills Batman.

The Matt Signal – Episode 102: Old Wounds

Plot summary: Dick Grayson at last tells the story of how he and Batman parted ways and he adopted the Nightwing identity.

The Matt Signal – Episode 92: Joker’s Millions

Plot summary: Joker goes from rags to riches after he inherits $250m from a former rival.

The Matt Signal – Episode 86: Holiday Knights

Plot summary: The New Batman Adventures kick off as the Bat Family have to contend with Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Clayface and Joker in a series of short Christmas capers.