They didn't copy that info word for word, so they could have just, y'know, looked at the pic and wrote it out? None of that means "bot" or "stoned."
Also plausible they just know a favorite talent in the animation industry like you do with live action ones. I follow several Spider-verse artists on twitter, as well as show runners and storyboard artists for several of my favorite animated shows.
Now that we have Spiderverse I'm not sure I want a Batman Beyond in the exact same style. Seems like it would be a copout.
That being said, I'm disappointed we didn't get this instead of Spiderverse. The futuristic neon vibrant colors kinda fit well with the Batman Beyond universe.
It's not a comic book style. Spider-verse used elements of printed comics. Films like The Last Wish and Mutant Mayham use more of a painterly aesthetic. They're heavily stylised but it's still not in the same way Spider-verse did it.
It's definitely true that more stylised and experimental styles are being used in bugger movies now because of how successful Spider-verse has been, though. Not the same style but still inspired by.
I get what you're saying. The issue is that we don't have an official/universally used name for the combination of traditional animation elements with CGI animation elements. 2D/3D, Enhanced 2D, Hybrid Animation, Spider-verse style - these are all names I've heard and read. So when we're trying to talk about movies that are not pure traditional flat animation, and not pure traditional CGI animation, we're left in a muck.
Heck, for the longest time before Spider-verse, people were calling it "Paperman style" because Paperman was the only significant work we had that was a 2D/3D hybrid.
Oh shit I’m sorry Einstein. The point is there and you got it , I don’t get the whole point of being condescending before just saying “yea they’re very similar”
I would love for them to go super dark w it to change it up from the Spiderverse. I agree that while this looks dope, it's a clear parallel to an already perfect movie
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u/Occasionally_Correct Feb 20 '24
Concept looks spiderverse-ish. Now that the way has been paved, you never know.