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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman is a 2003 direct-to-video DCAU animated film directed by Curt Geda and Tim Maltby, with Kevin Conroy as Batman and Kyra Sedgwick as Batwoman, following Batman's investigation of a ruthless vigilante and the Penguin's arms-smuggling plot.
Batman: Resurrection
Batman: Resurrection (Random House Worlds, October 15, 2024) is John Jackson Miller's 336-page novel, a direct sequel to Tim Burton's 1989 Batman film set between it and Batman Returns, covering Smylex fallout, Joker gang arson, Vicki Vale's exit, and Clayface; followed by Batman: Revolution.
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders is a 2016 Warner Bros. animated film reviving the 1960s Batman TV series, with Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar reprising their roles against the Joker, Riddler, Penguin, and Catwoman.
Batman: Revolution
Batman: Revolution is John Jackson Miller's 2025 Random House Worlds novel, the sequel to Batman: Resurrection, set in Tim Burton's Batman continuity between the 1989 film and Batman Returns, featuring a new Riddler, Norman Pinkus.
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
Batman: Soul of the Dragon is a 2021 DC Universe animated Elseworlds film set in the 1970s, directed by Sam Liu, in which Bruce Wayne, Richard Dragon, Ben Turner, and Lady Shiva fight the Kobra Cult.
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series is an American animated series based on DC Comics' Batman, created by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski and aired on Fox from 1992 to 1995.
Batman: The Audio Adventures
Batman: The Audio Adventures is a scripted Batman audio drama podcast on HBO Max, debuting September 18, 2021. Written and directed by Dennis McNicholas, it stars Jeffrey Wright, Rosario Dawson, and John Leguizamo, ran two seasons, and spawned a DC comic miniseries.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Batman: The Brave and the Bold is a 2008–2011 Cartoon Network animated series based on DC's Batman team-up comic, with Diedrich Bader voicing a lighter Silver Age Batman; also the name of an announced, still-undeveloped DCU Batman film.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a two-part 2012-2013 direct-to-video animated film adapting Frank Miller's 1986 comic, directed by Jay Oliva, starring Peter Weller as an aging Batman, with no live-action version made.
Batman: The Enemy Within
Batman: The Enemy Within (Telltale Series Season 2) is Telltale Games' 2017 five-episode adventure sequel in which player choices shape John Doe's transformation into either a vigilante or villain Joker.
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke is a 1988 DC one-shot graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland in which the Joker shoots and paralyzes Barbara Gordon to drive Commissioner Gordon insane; it is the most accepted Joker origin and a lasting controversy.
Batman: The Killing Joke (film)
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) is DC Animation's first R-rated animated film, adapting Alan Moore's 1988 graphic novel; directed by Sam Liu, produced by Bruce Timm, starring Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill, with a controversial Batgirl prologue.
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Long Halloween is a 13-issue DC limited series (1996-1997) by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, also known as a Dark Knight Halloween Special, following the Holiday killer and Harvey Dent's fall into Two-Face; Eisner-winning, with sequels Dark Victory and The Last Halloween.
Batman: The Long Halloween (film)
Batman: The Long Halloween (film), a 2021 two-part Warner Bros. animated DC movie (Tomorrowverse), adapts Loeb and Sale's 13-issue comic; directed by Chris Palmer, starring Jensen Ackles, Naya Rivera, Josh Duhamel, released direct-to-video June–August 2021.
Batman: The Telltale Series
Batman: The Telltale Series is Telltale Games' 2016 five-episode episodic adventure, made with Warner Bros. and DC, casting the player as both Bruce Wayne and Batman; Metacritic 64, Steam Very Positive.
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Batman: Under the Red Hood is a 2010 Warner Bros. Animation direct-to-video animated film directed by Brandon Vietti, adapting Judd Winick's Under the Hood comics, in which the Red Hood is revealed as the resurrected Jason Todd, Batman's second Robin.
Batman: White Knight
Batman: White Knight is an eight-issue 2017-2018 DC Black Label miniseries by Sean Murphy in which a cured Joker, Jack Napier, campaigns against Batman; it spawned the White Knight universe sequels.
Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One is Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's four-part 1987 Batman origin arc in Batman #404–407, colored by Richmond Lewis, lettered by Todd Klein, edited by Denny O'Neil; a post-Crisis canon origin adapted into a 2011 animated film and a key influence on Batman Begins.
Batman: Year One (film)
Batman: Year One (2011) is a DC Universe Animated Original Movie adapting Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's 1987 graphic novel, directed by Sam Liu and Lauren Montgomery, starring Bryan Cranston as Jim Gordon and Ben McKenzie as Bruce Wayne.
Batman: Year Two
Batman: Year Two is a four-part 1987 Detective Comics #575-578 storyline by Mike W. Barr, with art by Alan Davis and Todd McFarlane, a sequel to Batman: Year One featuring the Reaper and Joe Chill, later de-canonized.
Batmobile
Batmobile: Batman's fictional crime-fighting car, first unnamed in 1939's Detective Comics #27, named in 1941; famous versions include the 1966 Lincoln Futura TV car (sold for $4.62 million), the 1989 Anton Furst design, Nolan's Tumbler, and the 2022 muscle-car build.
Batn-El-Hajar
Batn-El-Hajar, Arabic for "Belly of Stone," is a 160 km stretch of the Nile Valley in Sudan above the Second Cataract, now submerged under Lake Nubia.
Batna (city)
Batna (باتنة), capital of Batna Province in northeastern Algeria, founded 1844 as a French military camp controlling the Sahara road; briefly Nouvelle Lambèse, renamed Batna 1849; 289,504 residents (2008), sixth largest Algerian city.
Batna (district)
Batna District (Daïra de Batna) is a second-order administrative division of Batna Province (wilaya 05) in eastern Algeria, in the Aurès region, with its capital the city of Batna, founded 1848, population 289,504.
Batnoam sarcophagus
The Batnoam sarcophagus, or Sarcophagus of Batno'am, is a white marble sarcophagus from Byblos bearing a Phoenician inscription for Batno'am, mother of King 'Ozba'al, from the early 4th century BCE.
Bato (website)
Bato (bato.to, xbato.com, Mangapark) was a user-uploaded scanlation manga piracy network in 50+ languages; CODA called it the world's largest, with 350 million May 2025 visits; it shut down January 2026 after a Chinese criminal investigation.
Batoclimab
Batoclimab (HBM9161, IMVT-1401) is a fully human IgG1 anti-FcRn monoclonal antibody developed by HanAll Biopharma for IgG-mediated autoimmunity; it was discontinued in 2026 after failed phase 3 thyroid eye disease trials.
Batoka Gorge Dam
The Batoka Gorge Dam is a proposed 2,400 MW hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, about 47 km downstream of Victoria Falls.
Baton (2026 film)
Baton (2026) is an American soccer drama, the feature directorial debut of Danny Ramirez, who writes, directs, and stars. Produced with Victoria Alonso and David Beckham's Studio 99, it partners with MLS and is in post-production for a 2026 release.
Baton (law enforcement)
A baton, also called a billy club or police baton, is a short striking weapon carried by law enforcement officers as a less-lethal means of force.