In a week’s time, we will be treated to the first of several DC Nation animated shorts to commemorate Batman’s 75th Anniversary. Set to air Wednesday, April 9 after a new episode of Teen Titans Go!, Batman: Strange Days will mark the return of the aforementioned shorts. This particular one is brought to us by the legendary Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond) and seems to be an adaptation of Batman’s encounter with Hugo Strange and his Monster Men from Batman #1 (1940). If you want to bone up on the source material, read that Golden Age story and check out Matt Wagner’s wonderful modernization in the form of Batman and the Monster Men. A Batman Beyond themed short by Darwyn Cooke is set to air later this year. Below is the official description and images from the short.
Batman
“Strange Days”
New Animated Short
Airing Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
Following a new episode of Teen Titans Go! (6:30pm ET/5:30pm CT) On Cartoon NetworkA brand new short from producer Bruce Timm featuring a lost tale from Batman’s past, the Dark Knight tracks a strange giant to the mysterious layer of Dr. Hugo Strange.
I’d be remiss if I failed to include a hilarious panel from Batman #1 when he had a more, shall we say, cavalier attitude about firearms and taking lives.
Source: The World’s Finest