Holy Guidelines!
Batman: The Animated Series Writer’s Bible
By Shaun Hatton - December 13th, 2009
Batman: The Animated Series has been one of my favourite cartoons since first seeing it when I was in the tenth grade. Its darker approach to the characters of Gotham was new to me, as I had typically only watched bright and goofier cartoons. While the series did have a few absurd and funny moments it was, for the most part, a more serious take on the tale of The Dark Knight.
Roughly 10 years ago I came into possession of a Batman: The Animated Series Animator’s style guide. It was a hard copy that had been photocopied from photocopies. I have no idea what generation of copy my Batman: The Animated Series style guide is. However, it still looks great and for the longest time it just felt cool to have since it was ultimately tied to someone who worked on the show; I was somehow connected to it, via friends of friends of friends.
This morning I was sent a link to an online version of the Batman: The Animated Series Writer’s Bible. It’s a 153-page file that has many of the same art assets as my animator’s style guide, but it also includes a lot of written description of the characters, including an episode guide. Check it out if you’re a fan of the show or if you’re interested in putting your own show together at some point.
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It’s not surprising the level of detail that goes into these documents, it’s just not something I think about daily. Thanks for sharing!
I agree! It’s definitely cool to get a look at these behind-the-scenes documents as it gives an even greater sense of appreciation for all the work that went into the series.