This speaks more for Batman than anyone else, but Warner Animation has probably been the single biggest influence on the character in the past two decades outside of live action. Batman: The Animated Series gave birth to Harley Quinn (a fan favourite character who's now heading to the big screen), redefined certain characters outside of the page and even predicted the Caped Crusader's future - pretty impressive for a children's cartoon if I do say so. Batman simply wouldn't be the character he is today had it not been for his animated counterparts, nor would his universe be quite as rich. Though rebooted along with the rest of DC's universe, Terry McGinnis's role as the Batman of the future was canonically cemented in the comics timeline, something that pleased countless fans of the show. Aside from offering now definitive portrayals of Batman's many characters, animation's contribution to building the Bat's universe really is immeasurable. It may not be a necessity to impact the source material in such a way, but animation really hasn't had the same effect on it since.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
