On February 27 and March 6, Batman: The Brave and the Bold joins the great history of multi-part cartoon episodes. From the 1980s ‘GI Joe: Arise Serpentor Arise’ and ‘Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye’ to the 2001 ‘Justice League: Starcrossed,’ cartoon lovers have always been mesmerized by the infamous phrase “to be continued.” The soap opera feel to cartoons raised the bar on creative writing, creating memorable stories that could be talked about at childhood-flashback-rap sessions.
In a fun and exciting new 2-part adventure, Batman: the Brave and the Bold takes a dip into the DC Universe multiverse. If you’re an avid comic reader, these are two episodes you won’t want to miss. Showrunners James Tucker and Michael Jelenic dug deep into the DC mythos, and have delivered several easter eggs for loyal comic fans. The 2 episodes features a slew of DC references - including throwbacks to the Justice League animated series - that will fly over the head of most viewers, but will still remain an entertaining watch for all.
When parallel worlds collide, Batman swaps places with Owlman–his criminal counterpart in an alternate universe–to stop the Crime Syndicate from taking over their world. Crime fighters in one world must battle their evil counterparts in a crime spree melee. Meanwhile back on Earth, Owlman has been perpetrating crimes disguised as Batman and assembled all the villains to join him. When Batman returns, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law and hunted by Green Lantern, Aquaman, Blue Beetle, Red Tornado and Plastic Man. It’s a strange twist of fate that leaves Batman with only one option - to team up with Joker and take Owlman and the Crime Syndicate down!
There is one annoying phrase that echoes throughout the second episode, “Game Over for Owlman.” The Joker constantly says “the clown prince of crime.” I didn’t have the heart to count how many times he said the phrase, so let’s guesstimate the number at a whopping fifteen times, because that is what it felt like.
“Deep Cover for Batman, Part 1, airs on February 27 at 8:00 PM on Cartoon Network and the second episode, “Game Over for Owlman,” airs the following week on March 6.
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