Line #6 YMMV/TheBatmanAdventures


1	* AdaptationDisplacement: Being that it's a RecursiveAdaptation, and that comics aren't as popular as they used to be, whatever adaptations put into the cartoon are thought of as original stories by many.
2	* AesopAmnesia: ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker Return of the Joker]]'' becomes a case of this with the addition of Jason Todd in ''The Adventures Continue''. One night while operating on his own, Jason picks a fight with Harley, only to be ambushed by the Joker and tortured brutally, with Batman believing him to be dead by the incident's conclusion. Years later, Tim finds himself operating alone, only to run into a similar situation with the exact same pair of villains.
3	* AngstAversion: Taking into consideration all the various installments of ''The Batman Adventures'' over the decades, it can be hard to stay invested in the series as a whole because many show characters whom fans sympathize with tend to get one HappyEndingOverride after another in the comics. The sympathetic Tygrus, whom fans liked, and Romulus, who didn't have the best character but still [[BrokenAce clearly hated being a werewolf and made to follow Dr. Milo]], both seemingly got killed in an explosion. Grace's relationship with Harvey got destroyed beyond repair, with Grace deciding that she and Harvey were through. And while ''Batman Adventures'' finally gave Mr. Freeze and Nora a HopeSpot that they can be together once more, ''The Adventures Continue'' completely bulldozed that by having Nora die. And special mention should be given to Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat who seemingly got killed in the comics but was revealed to be alive later with the caveat that he'll stay as a mutated bat and never see Francine again, got his happy ending back in ''TNBA'', and then gets ''another'' DownerEnding in ''The Adventures Continue'' when he goes back to being Man-Bat and Francine says she never wants anything to do with him again. If we're to consider ''The Batman Adventures'' all the way to ''The Adventures Continue'' to be one long and continuous(but occasionally broken up into different installments) run, then we're looking at ''thirty publication years'' of Man-Bat in the ''DCAU'' comics getting his life repeatedly broken down. While nobody would likely care about a guy like Jazzman getting a horrible ending in the comics, the fact that various sympathetic characters from the show keep getting put through the wringer can make one mentally check out and stop caring because bad things keep happening to the more sympathetic show characters.
4	* BrokenBase: The decision to add Jason Todd/Red Hood in ''The Adventures Continue''. Some fans love that the second Robin finally gets to be present in some form of the DCAU after being previously AdaptedOut of the shows and feel it addresses an infamous plot hole the show itself never addresses (why Batman suddenly TookALevelInJerkass and became cold to his allies in ''The New Batman Adventures''), while others find his inclusion to be forced and pointless, arguing that his mere existence causes a massive ContinuitySnarl — since he was never acknowledged in any of the shows — and that Tim Drake already [[CompositeCharacter fulfilled his role]] in the DCAU.
5	* CatharsisFactor:
6	** For anyone who didn't like Veronica Vreeland for being a RichBitch who, despite having some JerkWithAHeartOfGold moments, ruined the Penguin's chances of reforming and generally serves as TheLoad who causes more problems for Batman than she helps to resolve, Issue #1 in Season Two of ''The Adventures Continue'' featured Talon backhanding her and knocking her senseless into the pool for Batman to rescue while Talon escaped. Considering how in the original series, Veronica never really had to pay any serious consequences for her actions aside from being abducted and rescued by Batman or being insulted by Selina Kyle at a party, seeing her go lights out at Talon's hands can come off as a long overdue case of KarmaHoudiniWarranty for a character who isn't villainous but can still be immensely self-centered and gets away with her bad behavior because of her wealth and family connections with an Army General father.
7	** For Issue #3 in Season Two of ''The Adventures Continue'', Batgirl confronts Jimmy "Jazzman" Peake, the man who once shot her father. Considering how the last time, Barbara encountered him, she was not yet Batgirl and wasn't in a position to properly defend herself or her father from him, it can be quite satisfying to see her give him the cathartic beatdown she wasn't able to on the show during that moment in time.
8	* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE19DeepFreeze Grant Walker]] returns. See that page for details.
9	* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Perfesser, Mr. Nice and Mastermind are among the better liked characters to originate in this comic.
10	* FanonDiscontinuity: Even if the comics are considered to be good, fans of ''Batman the Animated Series'' might not acknowledge everything from these comics, such as Tygrus, Man-Bat, and Nora Fries getting an adaptational DownerEnding. And in some cases, it's pretty much impossible for fans to accept certain stories because they're explicitly filled with ContinuitySnarl moments, such as ''The Adventures Continue'' completely mangling Huntress/Helena's backstory established in ''JLU'' to the point where you simply ''can't'' accept it as canon regardless of whether or not you enjoyed the story itself. This likely falls into CanonDiscontinuity as well, as Creator/BruceTimm has stated in an interview in Back Issue! issue #99 that he doesn't consider any of the DCAU comics to be "true canon".
11	* FoeYayShipping: In Issue #11 of Batman Adventures, the Riddler enacts a scheme to [[spoiler: get Batman to come over and have dinner with him, even renting an office for a hefty amount of money so they can spend some time together.]]
12	* HarsherInHindsight:
13	** The end of ''Mad Love'' features Harley quoting the song, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Hit_Me_(And_It_Felt_Like_a_Kiss) He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)]]". Paul Dini was friends with Lana Clarkson, who was murdered by the song's producer, Music/PhilSpector.
14	** The first Annual features a humorous little short story showing how easy it is for Harley to drop everything to go back to the Joker's side. It becomes a lot less amusing after reading ''Mad Love''.
15	* HilariousInHindsight:
16	** ''Mad Love'' has the Joker mutter in his sleep "[[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder gdmn batmim]]".
17	** In ''Gotham Adventures #15'', Robin rattles off a list of what he thinks Bane might be trying to do with the money he's stolen in a series of daring daylight robberies in the financial district. This includes buying a nuclear weapon, a local sports team, Bruce Wayne's company, or an expensive operation for some medical condition he might have. These elements all figure prominently into the plot of ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', although not necessarily the way Robin was thinking.
18	** Issue 8 of ''Batman Adventures'' volume 2 features a member of the False Face Society who wears a pig mask, predating the villain Professor Pyg from [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Grant Morrison's run]] by three years.
19	* JerkassWoobie: During his time as mayor (the election was rigged, but he doesn't know that), Penguin is a bitter martinet who abuses his power a lot, but his desperation for respect and being convinced that the people really did choose him can make him pitiable.
20	* LesYay: In "Mad Love", after Harley's been thrown out a window by The Joker, Renee Montoya cradles Harley in her arms, with a worried look on her face. While there's nothing romantic about it at the time, considering that Renee later came out as a lesbian and Harley later became close with Poison Ivy (in a relationship sometimes hinted at, but never explicitly stated to be sexual in this continuity) puts a whole new light on it years later.
21	** In one issue, Batgirl asks Harley if it's true that she and Ivy are ''involved''. Harley's response is to ask if she means like the rumors about Batgirl and Supergirl. Batgirl changes the subject.
22	* MoralEventHorizon: Two-Face finally seems to be making a recovery into sanity and happiness...so the Joker goads him into thinking that Bruce and Mrs. Dent are having an affair, and even has Harley convince a tabloid that they're engaged. So of course Two-Face snaps.
23	-->'''Joker:''' I admit it all, Bats! [[Film/TheDarkKnight I knew Harvey only needed the tiniest push in the right direction]], sooo I ''pushed!''\
24	'''Batman:''' Why, Joker?\
25	'''Joker:''' ''(rolls eyes)'' [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Because it was]] [[StealthPun Tuesday!]] Ha, ha! [[EvilLaugh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!]]
26	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The story ''A Christmas Riddle'' has Riddler abducting several Gotham tycoons at a father-and-son christmas party, deducing Batman must be rich in order to afford his gadgets and that Robin is probably related to him. This had the potential for a really great plot of putting Batman's identity at risk, having the Riddler almost win, and exploring the Batman suspects at the club, but the whole thing is just a diversion so the Riddler can rob the club and he isn't ''really'' putting his all into unmasking Batman (and only bothers to tease two families present as Batman and Robin suspects).
27	** During the events of "Round Robin" it can feel a bit wasted that ''none'' of the HeroicWannabe's in Robin costumes get any real moments of competence.
28	** "Harley and Ivy and... Robin?" had Robin being controlled by Ivy and committing robberies with them for several days, but they never bothered to find out his identity, or Batman's either.
29	* UnexpectedCharacter:
30	** In light of the fact that during the entire run of the ''DCAU'' proper from the 90s to 2000s Jason Todd was never once hinted at existing or being the second Robin in any way, it can come as a surprise to see him finally appear in ''The Adventures Continue'' and be established as the second Robin after Dick Grayson that Batman refuses to talk about. Even moreso considering DCAU's Tim Drake was always meant to be a CompositeCharacter with traits of both Tim and Jason from the comics.
31	** It's been a little over a quarter of a century since the last and only appearance of Sidney Debris whose sole spotlight was in "The Man Who Killed Batman". Considering his long period of inactivity and being little more than a one-shot character during the DCAU's earliest years, seeing him again in ''The Adventures Continue'' #11 can come as a pleasant surprise.
32	** Back during the ''B:TAS'' days, James "The Jazzman" Peake was just a one-time character who really served a one-time purpose in "I Am The Night". And that was to be the antagonizing force who shot Gordon and whom Batman had to stop in order to get over his HeroicBSOD. And because the Jazzman's whole scope and purpose was basically to be a OneShotCharacter, probably not a whole lot of people expected him to come back, even with other ''B:TAS'' characters making comebacks in ''The Adventures Continue''.
33	* TheWoobie:
34	** Surprisingly, the Riddler. After escaping from Arkham in ''Gotham Adventures'', he decides he'll hide in a penthouse and send Batman clues to ''other'' people's crimes to [[ChronicVillainy satisfy his compulsions]] without incriminating himself like he normally does, because he ''hates hates hates'' Arkham and never wants to go back. Unfortunately, all those clues come together to make a clue to the location of his hideout...and he did that subconsciously.
35	--->'''Riddler:''' You don't understand. I ''really'' didn't want to leave you any clues. [[PlaceWorseThanDeath I really ''never'' planned to go back to Arkham Asylum.]] [[ChronicVillainy But I left you a clue anyway]]. [[HeelRealization So I...I have to go back there. I...I might actually be crazy...]]

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