Better Bruce Wayne?

[Naraht]

There's a thread on the JL forum about batman/superman designs, but I wanted to know which Bruce Wayne people like betterer

[DarkAngel]

Originally posted by naraht
There's a thread on the JL forum about batman/superman designs, but I wanted to know which Bruce Wayne people like betterer

I prefer the TNBA Wayne. He's seems colder, which suits the character better (in my opinion).

[James Harvey]

I don't think I really have a preference here. The old BTAS design worked becuase it seperated the Bruce/Batman personalities very distinctly. The TNBA sort of combined them, but also made it work. But he looks much better in his TNBA design, so that one gets my approval.

[Naraht]

I guess I ought to put what I voted for...
I voted for.."Who's Bruce Wayne?"

j/k...duh

I voted for old fart Bruce, cause I've often been described as an Old Fart. And BB r00led!

[Clayface]

I'd definitely go for the BTAS Bruce. I liked that it really separated the Bruce and Batman personalities, and that awful suit he'd wear always made me crack up - it just screamed "I'm trying to be as different from my Batman personality as possible!"

[NewMaxFranklin]

I have to agree woth Clayface on this one. Though I loved the new style and thought almost all the redesigns were fantastic, I do, slightly, prefer the BATS Bruce. Superman has blue eyes. Batman's eyes should be black, IMO. Also, Bruces hair in TNBA lookes like a black shower cap with his bangs sticking out.

[optimal321]

BTAS Bruce, because of what was already said. He showed differences from Batman. Also, this design seemed to have more personality, or something. While i don't mind the TNBA design, he just seemed too plan sometimes.

[The New Batman]

I prefer, without a doubt, TAS Bruce Wayne. In TNBA he was way too cold and never had a smile on his face like TAS. Also, his voice is not as cold in TAS as it was turned in TNBA. Overall, I like how he originally was a lot better.

[Toddman]

Great idea for a poll, naraht! Everyone likes to debate about which Batman is better, but nobody ever discusses which Bruce Wayne is their favorite.

I think that the original BTAS Bruce Wayne was a better, more developed character than the TNBA Bruce Wayne. There was definitely a more varied style to the voice performance between Batman and Bruce in BTAS. The BTAS Bruce spoke with a little bit of a lighter tone from that of Batman, while in TNBA that distinction was all but gone.

I also enjoyed the time that series was able to devote to the lifestyle of Bruce. It was always fun to see him romancing some bimbo or hear Harvey Dent reminiscing about how he and Bruce used to paint the town.

And once they redesigned the suit he always wore from that yellow and brown number to the more dapper blue and grey, I thought he looked just fine.

Having said all of that, though, I still voted for the BB Bruce. I thought that his characterazition was very true to the spirit of young Bruce (from either BTAS or TNBA). It seemed to be a very natural evolution of the character. Plus I found him to possess a trait that no other Bruce Wayne had...mystery. There was so much about his past that was still unrevealed not only to Terry, but to the audience as well. And many times I never really knew how the character would react in certain circumstances. Any one situation could make him respond as a driven taskmaster, an overprotective teacher or a proud father. You just never knew with him.

Toddman

[JLU Dude]

I think all of the versions of Bruce Wayne are cool.

[Calico]

Let's see...which Bruce do I prefer? Hmmm..... LOL

That would most certainly be the older, wiser, vintage Bruce.

"You have no idea what my nightmares are like."


Calico

[FLIPMODE]

Toddman, and Calico, I felt the same. There was something of mystery with the older Bruce, that appealed to me. But that makes me want to see the Middle -aged adventures of Batman. That would also make a good show. ALSO, how about this: Old Bruce, shows LOVE and effection , like I've never seen before,...to the DOG!! I thought that was very personal on Bruce's Part, he acted like he NEEDED that dog, Never have I seen him display emotion of Dependancy on ANY person, or animal before this. It almost made me feel for a second it was out of character. But who knows how he'll be in the future.

But over all, my Favorite Bruce was from BTAS. Why, I hated that SAME brown suit. GOSH get a NEW suit..you BILLIONAIRE. But I felt that Bruce, More represented..BRUCE. A good contrast. The TNBA, Looked really cool, but I felt Bruces character faded away. his Bruce was a little too, dark, and I can't see how if he always act's like that in public, with Black suites, and cold personality, how they could not suspect him to be Batman.

I say, BTAS.

A good combination would be: The look of Bruce TNAB, minus blue eyes, plus Brown Suit from BTAS.

[Toddman]

Originally posted by FLIPMODE
Toddman, and Calico, I felt the same. There was something of mystery with the older Bruce, that appealed to me. But that makes me want to see the Middle -aged adventures of Batman. That would also make a good show. ALSO, how about this: Old Bruce, shows LOVE and effection , like I've never seen before,...to the DOG!! I thought that was very personal on Bruce's Part, he acted like he NEEDED that dog, Never have I seen him display emotion of Dependancy on ANY person, or animal before this. It almost made me feel for a second it was out of character. But who knows how he'll be in the future.


Good point about Ace, FLIPMODE! That's just another reason to really like Old Bruce. At first I thought of Ace as nothing more than just a prop w/a cute name that referred to a silly Silver Age comic book story. But as the series progressed, Ace became a VERY important supporting character. Here was tired old Bruce Wayne, hard, grizzled and unfriendly on the outside, reclusive without a companion in the world...except this dog who is exactly the same as he is.

Toddman

[LazyReaper]

Ok, I don't want anyone yelling at me or anything; but what does B:TAS and B:NBA stand for?

Is TAS, where it was Bruce and Dick, and Bruce had that Blue costume, with the yellow and black logo? Or is it with Bruce with the black and grey costume, Dick as Nightwing, Tim Drake as the new Robin, and Barb as Bat-Girl?

Please tell me, it's really confusing me!

[Naraht]

Originally posted by Aximlli
Ok, I don't want anyone yelling at me or anything; but what does B:TAS and B:NBA stand for?

Is TAS, where it was Bruce and Dick, and Bruce had that Blue costume, with the yellow and black logo? Or is it with Bruce with the black and grey costume, Dick as Nightwing, Tim Drake as the new Robin, and Barb as Bat-Girl?

Please tell me, it's really confusing me!

Batman TAS (The Animated Series) was technically the Fox Kids Version.
B:NBA - (Batman : New Batman Adventures) was KidsWB's followup.

[Clayface]

Originally posted by Aximlli
Ok, I don't want anyone yelling at me or anything; but what does B:TAS and B:NBA stand for?

Is TAS, where it was Bruce and Dick, and Bruce had that Blue costume, with the yellow and black logo? Or is it with Bruce with the black and grey costume, Dick as Nightwing, Tim Drake as the new Robin, and Barb as Bat-Girl?

Please tell me, it's really confusing me!

No problem!

B:TAS = Batman: The Animated Series. This is with Batman in the blue costume, and Dick as Robin.

B:NBA = Batman: The New Adventures Of Batman. This was with Batman in the grey/black costume and Dick as Nightwing.

[LazyReaper]

Whew! What a relief! :yawn:

Thanks! ;)