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Sixteen minutes of animated segments in the video game ''[[The Adventures of Batman & Robin (video game)|The Adventures of Batman & Robin]]'' for the [[Sega CD]] are sometimes referred to as a "lost episode" of the series. These segments are intended to be interspersed between gameplay elements of an early-1990s video game and as such, the sound, color and story are not quite of the same quality of the actual television program. And because Sega did not have to follow the censorship rules of the show, the fights are also a little more violent. Many of the shows voice actors reprised their roles for the game, and are thus in the lost episode as well. Similar cutscenes appear throughout the video games ''[[Batman: Vengeance]]'' and ''[[Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toonamiarsenal.com/features/lostbatman/ |title=Batman: The Lost "Episode" |publisher=Toonamiarsenal.com |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722000700/http://www.toonamiarsenal.com/features/lostbatman/ |archive-date=July 22, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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=== Feature films ===<!-- This is for the movies that take place within the time period of BTAS only. -->▼
* ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' (1993) – based on ''The Animated Series''; the film started production as a direct-to-video release, but was ultimately changed into a theatrical release.<ref>Bob Miller (June 1994). "Knight Vision". [[Comics Scene (magazine)|Comics Scene]].</ref> Although the film was not a financial success upon its initial release, it earned widespread acclaim and has since become a commercial success through its various home media releases.<ref name="Radomski">Dini, Kidd, p.117</ref>▼
* ''[[Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero]]'' (1998) – a [[direct-to-video]] release, which was produced as a tie-in to the 1997 film ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''. ''SubZero''{{'}}s release was delayed until the following year due to ''Batman & Robin'' failing to meet commercial and critical expectations.<ref name="stvr">[http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/batman-subzero.html Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews], ''Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero'' review.</ref>▼
=== Comic adaptations ===▼
{{main|The Batman Adventures|Batman: The Adventures Continue}}▼
''The Animated Series'' was accompanied by a [[tie-in]] comic book, ''[[The Batman Adventures]]'', which followed the art style and [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]] of ''The Animated Series'' instead of other Batman comic books. ''The Batman Adventures'', through several format changes to reflect the changing world of the series and its spin-offs, outlasted the series itself by nearly a decade, finally being cancelled in 2004 to make way for the tie-in comic of the then-new, unrelated Batman animated series; ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''. The character of Harley Quinn's first official comic appearance occurred in issue No. 12 of the series. It has become highly sought after by collectors and fans of the character.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Batman Adventures #12 Value |url=https://gocollect.com/comic/the-batman-adventures-12 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=GoCollect}}</ref> DC announced in February 2020 that Paul Dini, Alan Burnett and artist Ty Templeton would be leading a new miniseries, ''[[Batman: The Adventures Continue]]'', to be first published in April 2020, based on the animated series and following shortly after its conclusion, with Tim Drake still adjusting as the new Robin to Batman.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=February 13, 2020 |title=Batman: The Animated Series creator will continue the show — in comics |url=https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/2/13/21136687/batman-animated-series-comic-paul-dini-dc-comics-jason-todd |access-date=February 13, 2020 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>▼
=== Superman & Batman Magazine ===▼
It is a tie-in for ''Batman: The Animated Series'' and ''The Batman Adventures'', with 8 issues published between 1993 and 1995. The stories feature the appearances of Superman and other DC characters before their appearances in the base series and spinoff television series, but otherwise unrelated to the stories in the subsequent television series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Superman & Batman Magazine from Welsh Publishing Group |url=https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/141812/superman-batman-magazine |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=League of Comic Geeks}}</ref>▼
=== Novels ===▼
There was also a short-lived series of tie-in novels, adapted from episodes of the series by science fiction author [[Geary Gravel]]. To achieve novel-length, Gravel combined several related episodes into a single storyline in each novel. The novels included:▼
* ''Shadows of the Past'' ("Appointment in Crime Alley", "Robin's Reckoning" two-parter)▼
* ''Dual to the Death'' ("Two-Face" two-parter, "Shadow of the Bat" two-parter)▼
* ''The Dragon and the Bat'' ("Night of the Ninja", "Day of the Samurai")▼
* ''Mask of the Phantasm'' (''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'')▼
==Original broadcast==
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The series debuted on [[DC Universe (streaming service)|DC Universe]] in September 2018 in high definition.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fuller|first=Devin|date=September 21, 2018|title=DC Superheroes Have Their Own Streaming Service Now (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/watching/dc-universe-comics-stream-batman-superman.html|access-date=January 3, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It moved to [[HBO Max]] on January 1, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HBO Max Highlights – January 2021 {{!}} Pressroom|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/hbo-max-highlights-january-2021|access-date=January 3, 2021|website=pressroom.warnermedia.com|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201205049/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/hbo-max-highlights-january-2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=December 23, 2020|title=Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond are finally coming to HBO Max in January|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/23/22197413/batman-animated-series-beyond-hbo-max-january-2021-dc-universe-streaming|access-date=January 3, 2021|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>
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▲=== Feature films ===<!-- This is for the movies that take place within the time period of BTAS only. --> <!-- Do not add ''Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman''. -->
▲* ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' (1993) – based on ''The Animated Series''; the film started production as a direct-to-video release, but was ultimately changed into a theatrical release.<ref>Bob Miller (June 1994). "Knight Vision". [[Comics Scene (magazine)|Comics Scene]].</ref> Although the film was not a financial success upon its initial release, it earned widespread acclaim and has since become a commercial success through its various home media releases.<ref name="Radomski">Dini, Kidd, p.117</ref>
▲* ''[[Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero]]'' (1998) – a [[direct-to-video]] release, which was produced as a tie-in to the 1997 film ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''. ''SubZero''{{'}}s release was delayed until the following year due to ''Batman & Robin'' failing to meet commercial and critical expectations.<ref name="stvr">[http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/batman-subzero.html Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews], ''Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero'' review.</ref>
▲=== Comic adaptations ===
▲{{main|The Batman Adventures|Batman: The Adventures Continue}}
▲''The Animated Series'' was accompanied by a [[tie-in]] comic book, ''[[The Batman Adventures]]'', which followed the art style and [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]] of ''The Animated Series'' instead of other Batman comic books. ''The Batman Adventures'', through several format changes to reflect the changing world of the series and its spin-offs, outlasted the series itself by nearly a decade, finally being cancelled in 2004 to make way for the tie-in comic of the then-new, unrelated Batman animated series; ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''. The character of Harley Quinn's first official comic appearance occurred in issue No. 12 of the series. It has become highly sought after by collectors and fans of the character.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Batman Adventures #12 Value |url=https://gocollect.com/comic/the-batman-adventures-12 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=GoCollect}}</ref> DC announced in February 2020 that Paul Dini, Alan Burnett and artist Ty Templeton would be leading a new miniseries, ''[[Batman: The Adventures Continue]]'', to be first published in April 2020, based on the animated series and following shortly after its conclusion, with Tim Drake still adjusting as the new Robin to Batman.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=February 13, 2020 |title=Batman: The Animated Series creator will continue the show — in comics |url=https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/2/13/21136687/batman-animated-series-comic-paul-dini-dc-comics-jason-todd |access-date=February 13, 2020 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>
▲=== Superman & Batman Magazine ===
▲It is a tie-in for ''Batman: The Animated Series'' and ''The Batman Adventures'', with 8 issues published between 1993 and 1995. The stories feature the appearances of Superman and other DC characters before their appearances in the base series and spinoff television series, but otherwise unrelated to the stories in the subsequent television series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Superman & Batman Magazine from Welsh Publishing Group |url=https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/141812/superman-batman-magazine |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=League of Comic Geeks}}</ref>
▲=== Novels ===
▲There was also a short-lived series of tie-in novels, adapted from episodes of the series by science fiction author [[Geary Gravel]]. To achieve novel-length, Gravel combined several related episodes into a single storyline in each novel. The novels included:
▲* ''Shadows of the Past'' ("Appointment in Crime Alley", "Robin's Reckoning" two-parter)
▲* ''Dual to the Death'' ("Two-Face" two-parter, "Shadow of the Bat" two-parter)
▲* ''The Dragon and the Bat'' ("Night of the Ninja", "Day of the Samurai")
▲* ''Mask of the Phantasm'' (''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'')
=== Video games ===
Several video games based on the animated continuity were released during the [[History of video game consoles (fourth generation)|16-bit game-machine era]], using ''[[The Adventures of Batman & Robin (video game)|The Adventures of Batman & Robin]]'' second season branding. [[Konami]] developed a game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (SNES), while [[Sega]] released versions of the game for the [[Sega Genesis|Genesis/Mega Drive]], [[Sega Mega-CD|Mega-CD]], and [[Game Gear]]. The SNES, Genesis/Mega Drive and Game Gear versions were side-scrolling action games, while the Mega-CD version featured a 3-D driving adventure. All of the games had art true to the series, while Sega's versions featured art elements directly from the show's creators.<ref name="ign">[http://cheats.ign.com/objects/005/005947.html IGN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008065236/http://cheats.ign.com/objects/005/005947.html |date=October 8, 2009 }}, ''The Adventures of Batman & Robin'' – Sega CD.</ref> The CD version has over 20 minutes of original animated footage comparable to the most well-crafted episodes,<ref name="mobygames">[http://www.mobygames.com/game/adventures-of-batman-robin Moby Games], ''The Adventures of Batman & Robin'' video game description.</ref> with the principal voice actors reprising their roles.
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== Follow-ups ==
Due to the success of ''Batman: The Animated Series'', many crew members went on to design and produce ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' for The WB. During this time they created ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'', a direct sequel to the original series, featuring a revamped animation style that matched with ''Superman: The Animated Series''.<ref name="WizReturns">{{cite news |last=Allstetter |first=Rob |date=August 1997 |title=The Dark Knight Returns |work=Wizard |issue=72 |pages=50–54}}</ref> In 1999, a futuristic spin-off series titled ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' premiered on The WB, featuring a teenager named [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry McGinnis]] taking on the duties of Batman under the guidance of an elderly Bruce Wayne.<ref name="Batman Beyond">{{cite news|title= FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Introducing an Old-Time Hero To a New Generation|work= New York Times|date=September 19, 2004|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/19/arts/television/for-young-viewers-introducing-an-oldtime-hero-to-a-new.html|access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref>
== Canceled projects ==
Fox approached [[Bruce Timm]] to make a spin-off centered on [[Catwoman]], but the project was abandoned shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/sections/backstage/abandoned/|title=The World's Finest – The DC Animation Resource|website=www.worldsfinestonline.com}}</ref> Another continuation of the series was in development in the form of an audio podcast drama, with most of the cast returning along with writer [[Alan Burnett]], before Conroy's passing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/batman-the-animated-series-audio-drama-podcast-1235057158/|title='Batman: The Animated Series' Audio Drama in the Works With Original Cast|date=December 4, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref>
==See also==
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