“It’s a fun process bringing these characters to life,” shares Fletcher “Working with Ty Templeton just seemed like the perfect fit because we knew he could hit the style needed to make this line a success.”Īs for Templeton, he just feels “elated…honored…thrilled.
After his work on the comic series The Batman Adventures back in the ‘90s, Templeton’s knowledge of the art style would prove to be perfect for what DC Direct was looking for in a designer for these new toys.
When deciding on who should design these new characters, DC Direct instantly looked to Ty Templeton.
“It’s great to see classic DC characters we never had a chance to use in the animated series, like Azrael and Red Hood, appear in animated toy form,” says Dini. Dini was as gracious as ever and agreed to be involved in the process. Of course, as with the Batman: The Animated Series action figure line, DC Direct wanted to make the toys as authentic as possible to the look and feel of the show, so they reached out to writer and Harley Quinn co-creator Paul Dini to advise on the action figure line and to help build up some backstories for these new characters set in the Batman animated universe. So we said, ‘This could be a cool way to continue the line and really create something fans would want to own.’” “All of these characters had been created, like Deathstroke, Red Hood and, most recently, the Batman Who Laughs. “What happened after the show ended…?” wonders Fletcher. We were looking for a way to get this line continued and we were trying to think of a way to do it by making enough figures of characters that people would actually want.”įrom that thought arose the idea of designing figures based on some of DC’s most beloved characters that had never appeared on the animated series or utilizing popular characters that had been created after the show had aired. “We went through almost fifty characters. “We are following up on the original toy line that we launched,” explains DC Direct Creative Director, Jim Fletcher. DC Direct fans rejoice, Batman: The Adventures Continue has arrived! At last, fans are finally able to re-immerse themselves in the iconic Batman animated world with all new action figures, carrying on a much beloved part of DC’s rich history.ĭC Direct first arrived at the idea of creating new action figures in the style and spirit of the classic Batman: The Animated Series after seeing the continued demand for their bestselling action figures based on the series.
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