Archives Episodes

Summary Batman and Robin assist occultist Jason Blood when Klarion the Witch boy takes control of Blood’s alter ego, Etrigan the Demon. Our Take Weak by The New Batman Adventures’s standards, subplot padding with a thin throughline.

Summary Batman pursues a former model, who is now looking for revenge and calling herself “Calendar Girl”. Our Take A transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.

Summary Robin fights to protect a young girl with amnesia named Annie who is being stalked by her “father”, who turns out to be Clayface. Having created the girl from his own body to scout out the city, he now…

Summary Crime boss Edward “King” Barlowe dies and in his will leaves his arch rival, the Joker, a large fortune of $250 million. The Joker immediately goes on a shopping spree, even searching for a replacement for Harley Quinn, but…

Summary Arnold Wesker is released from Arkham, completely free of his Scarface persona. But Scarface’s old gang, needing their old boss back, begin working to drive Wesker back to his old ways. Our Take A miss. The writing strains, the…

Summary In an effort to further distance himself from Batman, Nightwing tries to go it alone to stop a smuggling ring and gets unexpected help from the seductive Catwoman, who attempts a somewhat sensual relationship with him. Our Take Weak…

Summary The Scarecrow develops a new toxin that, rather than inducing fear, eliminates it, making average people incredibly reckless and dangerous, including Batman. Our Take A strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but The New Batman Adventures keeps its…

Summary After the events in “SubZero” Mr. Freeze has been forced to be bound to a new robotic body. His wife Nora has been revived, but believing him dead, she has remarried and left Gotham. If Freeze can’t have a…

Summary Young orphan Tim Drake becomes Batman’s new ward when he becomes involved in one of Two-Face’s deadly plots. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why The New Batman Adventures works.

Summary Three holiday themed vignettes:(1) Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn kidnap Bruce Wayne and use his credit cards for a shopping spree.(2) While shopping for a gift for her father, Barbara Gordon spots a group of shoplifters that turn out…