IAmA Creative Director of The Batman Cartoon..back for more..AMA and I'll draw it!!

BTW, here are some favorites from my previous AMAs: Thank You Reddit: http://imgur.com/j5Ku1 Breaking Batman: http://imgur.com/uGaBJ Batman Don't Care: http://imgur.com/XDQGH Occupy Batman: http://imgur.com/v3HOq And my personal favorite: http://imgur.com/VtVHX

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yea, sorry, that's not even a drawing, but a photoshop filter over woody's original. couldn't resist.

Request: An alternative universe were bats are the dominant species, and one becomes a human themed costumed vigilante.

it's a man eat man world out there...i'm just a bat trying to get a nu...i'm just a...i guess in that world, they'd probably still just say "i'm a squirrel trying to get a nut". anyway, here ya go! http://imgur.com/YI3Yp

I couldn't resist trying an alternative version, tried to imagine a human suit on a bat.

http://i.imgur.com/iMf4w.jpg

Edit: On second thought, "Manbat" sounds way better.. I'm an idiot.

yes, good call...i changed it to Manbat up above as well.

are you guys interested at all in seeing a livestream of the drawing process? i ask only cause i don't want to put on pants unless i really have to. if enough people want this we'll set it up for a couple drawings!

OK, recorded video is up...here you can see me doing the drawings of not-so-wealthy batman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyMuY6qr9xQ

we tried to do it but the built in webcam on the mac simply couldn't pick up the lines on the screen...so we're uploading a youtube video instead...stay tuned...

I've always wanted to see Batman riding a dinosaur storming a bridge occupied by Nazis.

while i'm working on new drawings, here's one from last time of batman riding a t-rex with laser eyes: http://imgur.com/S9v95

A version of Batman where his parents weren't wealthy. He becomes Batman anyway, only he has really shitty looking gear.

Whew, this one took a while. This album has rich bruce, rich batman, not-so-rich batman: http://imgur.com/a/PLHkr

Also uploading video of me drawing this...in progress...

Aaaaannndd, here's the video we took during the process of making those drawings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyMuY6qr9xQ

Can you draw batman struggling to draw you?

Here it is! http://imgur.com/nkRl4

The Joker as a zombie, eating Batman.

this was one we did for a previous AMA that's close? http://imgur.com/RXNUE

Colbert as batman, and Jon Stewart as robin (or the other way around).

Bat Stewart and Robin Colbert! http://imgur.com/buc1z

Could you draw Batman and Jackie Chan either teaming up or fighting? Your choice

rumble in the gotham! http://imgur.com/pz81A

Your choice: Batman fighting 100 duck sized horses or fighting 1 horse sized duck.

man, that was too close to call...i'll let batman decide: http://imgur.com/DqYZ9

Hey Jeff, Love your work! What role are you playing in the development of Rex and Rooty? Thanks for doing this. How about Harley Quinn riding a Vespa?

Thanks! I'm part of a startup called Deep Fried Manna, and so we came up with the story together, and I'm doing all the art for it!

Batman riding a tauntaun...

great request!!! http://imgur.com/gJvzM

I thought that's what your show was! The Batman is my favorite rendition of the Batman storyline. I still watch it sometimes when I feel nostalgic. I love your work! (Not to mention Jackie Chan, second favorite one) You wouldn't happen to have any ideas behind the concept of the Joker from the show? It's a fascinating design. The Joker and the Riddler were, honestly, the best drawn villians of that series. Good luck on your new endeavors! :)

Thanks for the compliments! The Joker concept, and all villains from "The Batman" were our interpretations of the character. We'd figured that batman has been around forever and will stay around for a long time, so why not give everyone a version that is different? We stayed respectful to the core mythology in most cases. The Joker was crazy, thus the straight jacket and no shoes. I wanted him to have the floppy/way too long sleeves all the time but they didn't go for it. His hair was fashioned after a court jester, just no bells on the tip, just retaining the shape. Thanks again!

Huge fan of the many Batman cartoons that have come on the air. Even as a grown-ass woman, the story-telling and animation just impresses. I was thrilled when I first saw promos for The Batman a few years back and have good memories watching out for all the new character designs and concepts. A lot of the changes are just enough to make them recognizably 'Matsuda' without losing the charm of the originals.

Gushing aside, I have to put in a request. The Ratcatcher is one of my favourite Batman villains and hardly anyone uses him. Possibly because he's not especially smart or powerful... I mean, he uses rats. I guess there's only so much context that can work for that. HOWEVER you can help this rogue gallery misfit by making him and his rats look badass! Please?

Thanks for the compliments, I'm glad you enjoyed the show! I'll try to get to ratcatcher if I can!