He can jump off all the roofs and punch all the bad guys but there is nothing more satisfying in a Batman story than simply outsmarting the villain.

Note: What I really liked about this particular Batman and the actor playing him… I didn’t know who he was. So to me, he was Batman. Not a famous actor playing Batman.

Damn, how did I only just now find this? This is an absolute masterclass in Batman storytelling in just 20 minutes. Something several animated series know how to do all too well.

Rest In Peace Kevin Conroy 1955 - 2022 A Legendary Actor who Voiced Batman for 29 Years

Conroy voice, Keaton body language, and Affleck/Bale aggression. He did a damn good Batman

I love how there’s no need to have big actions scenes involving Batman or giant explosions. It’s just a simple crime investigation I love it.

How am I only seeing this? This is like you pull Batman straight out of the comic books and breathe life into it. The cinematography, acting, script, PERFCT.

i LOVE this Batman. His combat feels heavy and weighted, it feels like he's actually in a suit of armor that constricts his movement. Reminds me of Arkham Batman almost with how intimidating he is. I would absolutely love a full-length movie of this iteration of Batman.

I like Batman's voice and his ruthlessness. Kudos to the creator.

The reason why fan made films are much better than the Hollywood ones are because they are made by fans with passion.They care about the comics,they care about the characters and not the money.That's the big differnce .So congrats on this beauty.Everything i saw i adore it.

They need to give this studio a 100 million dollar grant to give the world what we’ve been missing .

This short gave you more in 25 minutes than the past 10 years of DC movies. Beautifully shot. The cinematography was fantastic!

This Batman, the way he talks, moves and fights, is one for the books. His voice sounds like the one in the animated series. Warner Bros should consider hiring this group. So authentic!

The visuals of the city are EXACTLY what Gotham should look like. The darkness the coldness was perfect

I love how The Batman just boldly walks through the Arkham asylum with such respect and appointed jurisdiction...

Love this! This is why Ben Affleck and his sheer size was the only one that came close to a realistic Batman.

“I guess dying is easy.” “Yeah. And comedy is hard- why am I here?” That whole transaction kills me 😂😂

Insane Batman, insane Joker, insane concept! Congrats, guys!

No action scenes, no CGI, no overhyped Actors and yet ALL the right notes to hit the spot for a comic nerd like me and pretty sure many MANY more fans of the Bat AMAZING WORK !!!

WOW! He directed, Wrote AND stared. His Joker is probably one of the most spot on. Creepy as hell! This was better than most DC/Marvel movies hand down and he didn't have the budget that Hollywood has. AMAZING! Just his movements as the joker was genius. He could just stand there and smile and scare the s**** out of you. And the writing was fantastic. Set design. Other actors were perfect. Directing was perfect. Amazing work.

I know what most of the new viewers are thinking right now- "HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS"

DC: I don't want to make a fucking Batman show 😡😡😡 Fans: Fine I'll do it myself

Everyone in comments are talking about how good Batman is but no one is talking about the actor who played joker he did a fantastic job with the character

To the entire cast and crew involved in the making of this absolute Masterpiece. From the very opening to the closing credits, this was 100% classic, classy and without a doubt one of the best Batman portrayals ever put on screen, ever. Thank you!

Kevin Porter's Batman has it all: the voice, the physicality, the intensity, and he comes across as every bit the detective out-thinking the Joker. And the figure he cuts: his height and build, the suit, I'd be shitting my pants if I ran into this Batman.

This needs to be funded and made into a series ASAP. What a masterpiece

How the heck have these guys not been approached to make a TV series? If not at least help with movies. This is 100% the best. Batman stories/ characters I have ever seen. Everything they do is spot on in all of their films

The whole Mad Hatter hideout sequence is awesome. Fighting is brutal and I love the lighting of Batman as he stands over Jervis. Brilliant.

Never noticed that the villain's ID numbers are the years they were introduced; 40 for Joker, 93 for Harley, 66 for Ivy, etc.

This is why Batman is the world's greatest detective. Also,I love the Joker is the only true person to know Batman at his core.

This film is way better than Spider-Man Lotus Bitches, This is how you make a fan film

I can appreciate the whole grounded and serious thing that they’re always trying to do with Batman but … THIS. This is what I want from a Batman movie! He looks so menacing and perfect and just amazing. The way the shadows cast across his face. The voice. The everything. The suit is amazing, the cowl is amazing. With 250 million behind these guys this could be a great ARKHAM movie adaptation. It’ll never happen but, man… it would be sickkkkkkkkkk

We seriously need a series following this Batman. Amazing job as always guys, congrats! 👏

The Joker’s facial expressions are wild. He had some really strong moments. Batman feels plucked out of the Arkham games, and that’s a good thing.

This was very well done. Porter as Batman and Schoenke as the Joker were excellent. Schoenke's facial movements are more like the Joker than any of the movie incarnations. The plot line was good as was the dialogue. Schoenke gets triple credit for also writing the screenplay and also being a co-director. .

2024 anyone?

So on point, the costuming, writing, sets, everything.

Never understood how small groups of fans can create something so amazingly well done yet studios with millions of dollars can't seem to even begin to do right by the characters we love

I absolutely love how Kevin Porter portrays Batman. He’s very, dark and intimidating as Batman. I also love that they got Chris Daughtry to play Hugo Strange. I think it’s awesome that that happened because Chris is a really huge Batman fan too.

We need more of Kevin's portrayal of batman in our lives dude is the truth as batman

Twas an absolute honor having one's grapes squashed by Kevin Porter's Batman

it is tragic how a multimillionaire company like CW can't do 1% of what this guys did with limited budget, congratulation this is awelsome.

Holy shit. Best live action Batman I've ever seen. Literally a mix of Kevin Conroy's with Ben Affleck's!

Madsen as Bullock works so well. I did not expect to see the knife of dunwall himself in this short.

Batman has never looked so right in live action before.

I love how theatrical the joker is- like the cartoon portrayal come to life!

I've gone through most of the comments. I've been a BATMAN fanatic since childhood. This Batman was of my dream choice so I won't compare him with others. Thanks to the team for this favour.🙏

Such a well done film! To me, this film is the closest to how Jim Lee's Batman comics feel! Beautiful job! And the post credit scene was a nice touch.

"Dying is easy, young man. Living is harder." - Pennyworth

This is better than all of CW’s batwoman episodes combined

Man you guys do better than Warner brothers EVERY.SINGLE.TIME

This is what happens when actual fans of the material get together. Really great casting

That Batman... looks straight out of the comics.

The fact that this isn't on trending is a crime.

This needs to be mainstream

Apolitical, a fan made film actually made by true fans, not multi-million dollar studios obsessed with injecting politics no one wants to see. I must say, this film and team just put to shame entire movie studios in 25 minutes. Absolutely amazing. Great nods and subtle references made. I was captivated since the first minute. Music, acting, directing, costumes, lighting, continuity, editing, visuals, artistic design, boards, make-up and dialogue--just...perfect for me. The end credit song sung by Ms.Rae was also perfect. 10/10 for me. By the way, is there anyway I can donate money towards this or your next project ? I'd love to show a little of my gratitude for making millions smile and escape reality--even for a brief moment. Regards from Japan.

This guy has the chin, the walk, and the voice. Hes good

Holy shit, Michael Madsen is PERFECT as Bullock.

This is perfect in every way! Being a avid reader of all his stories and playing all the arkham games, I really appreciated what this content showed. Well written, well shot. Truly the best fan film I have seen and I have seen many fan films.

Yoooooooooo. I’m just now seeing this, and let me tell you how absolutely great this was!!!!!!!!!!! You guys did everything most of the spin off tv shows never could. What’s even crazier is there’s production companies working with million even billion dollar budgets who can’t even nail 15% of what you’ve done with this. You guys should really be proud of yourselves, and I seriously hope I see more of your work soon!!!!!!!!!!

One flaw of this movie: it's too dang short. But on a serious note, this should be a tv show, it's so good!

It's a breath of fresh air to see a batman film that looks like the comic pages come to life. Kevin Porter strongly embodies Alex Ross's BATMAN. I'm also very happy to see the Joker return to his Iconic makeup. (or should I say skin?) FINALLY. On top of all of this, the cinematography is completely fitting to create that certain BATMAN Aesthetic.

The actor portraying Gordon in the beginning is spot on! Best I've seen.

I actually loved this! Kevin's Batman is, has always been and will forever be breathtaking. Aaron's Joker (while I'll admit it's far from my favorite portrayal) is such a fun version of it. I love the fight style, the costume, I loved seeing a little Impractical Jokers reference in the 3 police officers names, I LOVED Bullock (how did I never think of it? OF COURSE Michael Madsen would make for a pretty good Harvey Bullock!) This was incredible!

I swear the fans understand the characters more than the people in hollywood do.

*WHY ISN’T THERE A BATMAN SHOW LIKE THIS ON TV?!* Can you even imagine how many people would jump at the chance to watch something as awesome as this every week?

Going back to this every few months is such an experience. Kevin porter is definitely who plays batman the way I want to see and michael Madsen as Bullock is such a good casting and love to see him in things

So many things to say about how much i loved this but i will say only one: jokers facial expressions are unique and satisfying

Kevin Porter's Batman is Ben Affleck's body with Kevin Conroy's voice and a better team of writers and directors than Warner Bros. could put together. The "Bat in the sun" team should be given a larger budget. Imagine what they could accomplish.

Batman looks huge and menacing, just like he should. AND y'all got Michael Madsen in your movie. Great job guys.

I love it how Porter does not only look huge and powerful, but he really acts the Batman very well.

I watch a Batman movie and weather I finish it or stop somewhere in between, I always come back to Dying is Easy or City of Scars. I loved meeting you guys at LA Comic Con a few years back.

Batman explaining to Joker his plan like he was an anime character lol

I love that this doesn’t take itself so seriously and “real world it” it’s like a comic book came to life

2:44 I like how Shreck Towers is visible, as a callback to Batman Returns. Ace Chemicals is Axis instead, as a callback to Batman 1989 and The Animated Series. The Iceberg is also visible.

this really is incredible, in everything ranging from the performances to the production value, amazing work!

My God, now THAT was a proper portrayal of Batman.

I love how the missing cops are named after the Impractical Jokers

I can't still believe how incredible this is, you guys absolutely kick ass.

Perfect cast for Batman and Joker

This Kevin guy is a great batman! It’s like live action Kevin Conroy

Dc: "Who is you're favourite Batman? Bale, Affleck or Keaton?" Me: "Kevin Porter"

This Batman is just so brutal I love it, reminds me of the arkaham games, everything is so grim and dark

This is the lore accurate Batman the one we need to see in the big screen. Really well done creators❤ loved it

A free batman movie with a James Bond title? I'm in.

We gonna just ignore that they got Michael Madsen!?!? I'm beyond impressed! Great work guys!

I really love this, Thank you for all the effort and work you guys put on this, Amazing job!!!

I bet I have watched this 6 times already, and I keep coming back to it. Excellent job guys. Wish we could have lots more like this!

The actor who played batman looks a lot like batman: arkham origins batman. He did a good job, a lot of things in here reminds me of that trilogy.

Kevin Porter is easily the most comic book accurate Batman we can get on live action. Congratulations to everyone involved, I can only imagine what you guys could do with more budget.

I was waiting for Bullock to start dancing to "stuck in the middle with you"🤣🤣🤣

The dialogue in this was amazing. And to get Michael Madsen sealed it. Great work all around.

This is the Real BATMAN and the VILLAINS... The interpretation of Joker is awesome... and the Batmobile is WOW... TWO THUMBS UP!!!

I’m surprised that this 20 min movie, is literally better than the whole Whedon Justice League.

excellent joker melody. 🎼🎹🎤you could give DCU continuity competition Bat In The Sun.

Michael Madness as Bullock! On point!

Absolutely phenomenal job on this film! So dark, brutal and haunting, as a Batman film should be!

“I absolutely love my life... but you, you absolutely hate yours.” This is a brilliant piece of writing brought to life beautifully by two fantastic actors supported by a simple, yet elegant melody. The emotions pour out of this exchange between the Joker and Batman. Bravo!

First time seeing this, and all applauds well deserved. Congrats to everyone who partaken in this production🙌🏽🖤

When a fan made project can make a better Batman then WB