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Batman: The Adventures Continue: Season Two 3 "The Hunter Or The Hunted"

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I'm not liking all of the profanity. Definitely hurting my enjoyment of things. **1/2.

Batman: The Adventures Continue 4 "The Muscle"

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Wait, since when does Montoya hate Batman? That's new and we aren't given any context for it.

I'm not liking this. **1/2.

Batman: The Adventures Continue 5 "Mayor Mayhem, Part One"

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Again, too much swearing.

First mention of Carmine Falcone. Suggests his exploits were past-tense in the DCAU.

I think they are trying to do a Trump parallel with Mayfield which just sucks. Trump makes real life suck so much that he can't help making fictional allegories about him suck too. Not looking forward to this.

Better than the last issue, but not great. .

Batman: The Adventures Continue: Season Two 6 "Mayo

[/spoiler]r Mayhem, Part Two"

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I really liked it. My favorite part was when Mayfield is starting to convince Batman of his righteousness, Batman gets instantly pissed off instead. Because he knows it's b.s., and he is angry that he's falling for it, and he can't explain why he is. I thought that was a very interesting reaction to the Mad Hatter's powers. I'd be super pissed under those circumstances too.

Every Robin gets ONE "Bruised Wayne", Tim. That was yours.

This comic normally has been sucking on all cylinders, but I liked that. *1/2.

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Batman: The Adventures Continue: Season Two 7 "Mayor Mayhem, Part Three"

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I thought the resolution was cheesy. But that's why I liked it. Mayor Mayhem seems utterly unstoppable in his madness and evil. But you know what? He lost the election decisively and his power is entirely gone. It's dumb, unlikely, and a moral that's sorely needed. Donald Trump seemed like an unstoppable menace to me for four years. Until we the voters stood together and stopped him. Maybe that's a dumb moral for a Batman comic. In reality it's the only political moral that is actually true.

I love it was Joker who delivered the news. He seemed to relish it. I personally hate the Joker but it's a point in his favor he's the only rogue who outright rejected Mayhem's offer. The Joker is a monster. But he's not entirely worthless or broken after all.

I like Poison Ivy calling Harley "Peanut". It's a very intimate nickname and I thought it was adorable.

I don't usually like this series but I thought that was great. ****1/2.

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Batman: The Adventures Continue: Season Three No. 1 "Muscle Out"

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It's just not the same.

I don't think Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, or even BRUCE TIMM actually understand why I loved and valued the DCAU. Clearly this issue with its violence and cursing believes fans responded to Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited because of its adult themes. For me, it was the opposite. It was its kid-oriented nature that made it a breath of fresh air compared to the grim and unfun superhero comics both of the era and today. If Dini and Burnett heard from fans they wanted the franchise more unpleasant and inappropriate, they were getting bad feedback. But I have a sneaking suspicion no fan of that franchise actually asked for that and they did this on their own.

The comic has its charms for being DCAU adjacent. Just like Batman And Harley Quinn and Justice League Vs. The Fatal Five did. But it's just not the same, just like them.

I appreciated the tribute to Kevin Conroy at the end. But my grief over his loss is also quite frankly due to my anger at Warner Bros and DC wasting his talents by using him rarely, and when they DID use him, rarely using him in great projects. DC believed Kevin should be saved for special projects which is stupid and inane. Every project Kevin did was special for his participation. Newsflash, DC: It is absolutely all right to make as many projects as possible as high quality as possible. And DC sitting on their hands by both not using Kevin, and not creating DCAU projects that fit comfortably into that beloved Universe said they were taking him for granted and not caring that he was a real person with a real lifespan. The tribute is nice. But the better tribute would have been hiring him often and giving him great scripts always.

The continuity with Waller is messed up and Lock-Up was always a terrible character, so there is no geek moment for seeing him. I prefer the version of Black Mask we saw in the brief Batman Adventures run printed around the time JLU was airing. THOSE were some fun Batman Comics in the DCAU spirit.

I'm not happy with this. At all. **.

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Batman: The Adventures Continue: Season Three No. 2 "Old Flames"

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I've gotten legit lukewarm on this title, but I liked the issue.

Mostly because it wasn't over the top, and because it dealt with character stuff. I think the moment I dug best was Harley saying that Batman looked like he wanted to slug Two-Face. One of the most interesting facets Paul Dini gave Harley Quinn is the idea that since she's a psychologist, she can get a good read on people and size them up well. Sadly, this invention happened later on in the comics, and was never explored on Batman: The Animated itself (or the rest of the DCAU after it). It was nice to see it in this comic, although let's get real, we probably should have seen it in the movie Batman And Harley Quinn too. Another reason to be underwhelmed by that flick in hindsight.

I liked this month. Celebrate the victories when you get them. ***1/2.

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Batman: The Adventures Continue: Season Three: No 3 "Crack-Up! Part One"

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Still not doing it for me. At all.

I did like the bit where Straightman woke up from his nightmare, punched the Joker, and the Joker calmed him down and didn't take it personally. I don't like it TOO much because I think another shoe will probably drop before all this is done, but it was mildly cool to see a Joker scene unlike other Joker scenes.

Still, meh. **1/2.

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