Bruce Timm is partially responsible for one of the greatest animated programs of all time, Batman: The Animated Series. The landmark show spawned an entire DC cartoon universe of spinoffs — Superman, Batman Beyond, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Static Shock, and technically The Zeta Project — but even though the library he left us with is massive, fans have begged Timm to come back and do something with DC superheroes again, anything.
We’re about to get our wish in the form of Batman: Caped Crusader, an all-new series now in development for HBO Max. Timm took the seat at a panel this weekend for DC FanDome. There were no clips to show or even original art beyond the previously released poster, but Timm did reveal a few things about the show we hadn’t heard yet.
For one, Caped Crusader will focus on a young, inexperienced Batman just figuring out the whole costumed vigilante thing. People like Commissioner Gordon don’t trust him yet — he’s got to earn his allies. He...
