BATMAN: THE CAPED CRUSADER Character Designs Leaked For Harley Quinn, Clay Face, Two-Face and More
The designs for several characters have leaked for Bruce Timm’s upcoming animated series Batman: Caped Crusader. The images offer a first look at Harley Quinn, Two-Face, Catwoman, Natalia Knight, Clay Face, Gentleman Ghost, Onomatopeia, and Renee Montoya.
The designs here are not what I was expecting, as they are very different, and as you might imagine, fans on social media are not happy with the designs. I’ve been very excited about this and it was explained that "It's everything that Bruce Timm wanted to do in the original series… It's more of his complete vision."
I’ll hold off on any judgment until I actually see some footage from the show. All I’ll say is that these designs are nothing at all like I imagined it would be. But, lets wait and see! You can see the character art below. Check out them out and tell us what you think!
This animated series has been in development for some time with Timm, J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and comic writer Ed Brubaker leading the charge.
The show is said to capture what Timm was originally looking to do with the original animated series, saying, "It kind of goes back to the original principles of the show that we originally came up with in the early '90s. There were certain limitations on what we could do in terms of adult content; in terms of violence and adult themes." He went on to say, "My idea is basically to say, 'OK, it's 1990 again, I get to do what I want to do this time, and I got JJ and Matt backing me up."
Abrams said that Batman: Caped Crusader, "Really is an incredibly complex psychological story about someone who, in a way, needs to be redeemed – and that's kind of what at least this first season is about."
The series is being written by acclaimed comic book writer Ed Brubaker, who said: “Their vision for the show, with a slightly more pulpy take on the character, and a new way of looking at the world of Gotham, set in the past but viewed through a modern lens really sold me, and so far every part of it has been a blast to work on. I can’t wait until the rest of the world can see what we’ve been building the last few months in the writers room. All I can say is, it’s not what anyone is expecting … but in a good way.”
Reeves explained that the show will focus on a version of Batman who is completely alone in his journey, saying: "There's not the Justice League. It doesn't exist. There aren't any other superheroes. It's Batman. You're watching this lone figure swimming through the cesspool of Gotham. It's Batman, alone."
It was also explained that Batman won’t have all of his gadgets as the show takes place before a time he started investing money in that stuff. "So he's going to be very low-tech, initially. You know, as he develops as a character, we'll start introducing those gadgets and the audience can see how he developed the Batmobile using different prototypes. That's part of the fun of this series is we're finding him discovering these things that, [in] most other Batman series, they already were there."
The series landed a two-season order at Amazon.