Juri asked:
>Any other hardboiled cartoons come to
mind?
Yes. One immediately comes to mind. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED
SERIES of just a few years ago. I watched it with my kids.
30-minute episodes, highly stylized, with a neo-retro vibe
(computers, blimps, ray guns, cars with running boards), and
an often dark, almost noirish feel to it. Big, bold and
cartoonish enough for kids, yet subtle and
(surprisingly) psychologically complex enough to appeal to
adults willing to meet it halfway.
It was a class act all the way, well-written (by some decent
names, in fact. Joe Lansdale was one, and there were others),
well-acted, well-drawn -- moody, engaging and imaginative.
For my money, the animated THE PHANTOM MENACE, a full length
theatrical release, was far superior to any of the big-budget
scenery-chewing extravaganzas perpetrated in the name of the
Dark Knight. And Mark Hamill's Joker was real acting. I'm not
sure what Nicholson's was, but it sure stunk. The Animated
Adventures are THE REAL BATMAN.
There's a new series out now, by the same people, set in the
future. It's called BATMAN BEYOND. I haven't seen it, but
I've heard good things about it.
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