Batman 75th Anniversary panel live coverage

Sideshow’s clown princess of social media, Susan Fair, sat in on the Batman 75th Anniversary panel to give live updates in the Twittersphere, and we’ve collected the highlights here for you. (Spoiler alert: it ends with one of the most exciting pictures ever!)

Today they’re looking at incarnations if Batman across all media. #Batman75

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“I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman.” Kevin Conroy is here.

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Paul Dini’s favorite villain is the Joker. #batman75

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Jim Lee loves Catwoman! Made him question his stance on evil. #batman75 @JimLee

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Bruce Timm says that Batman has the best rogues gallery of villains, so it's hard to choose. #Batman75

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Apparently Mark Hamill practically eats the mic when he does the Joker. #Batman75

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They're talking about the uproar that happened when Michael Keaton was cast as Batman. Sound familiar?? #batman75

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Ralph Garman is an amazing speaker and talks about how Batman ’66 influenced his life. #Batman75 @RalphGarman

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. @RealKevinConroy recalls the first time he saw the pilot of the Animated Series. He couldn’t believe how beautiful it was.

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Paul Dini says everyone on the show had a passion for Batman! It really comes through. 😉 #batman75

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Bruce Timm says that Batman Beyond was a miracle. It went into production very quickly. #batman75

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Harley has evolved over time to the character that she is today and Paul Dini is happy that everyone has made Harley their own!

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Bruce Timm doesn’t think one version will ever dominate Batman. There will always be someone who loves a different version.

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Geoff Johns says that Batman and the Joker are mythic. They are bigger than one version. Retelling is key! #Batman75

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Bruce Wayne’s mother’s maiden name is Arkham! So Bruce is the balance of the sane and the insane. #Batman75

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Geoff Johns thinks that #Gotham is not like anything we’ve ever seen on TV.

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The panel ended with an image from Superman vs Batman and a metaphorical mic drop. I am so grateful I was here! Thanks for tweeting with me!

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