Well, it’s January, so that means I get to look at a lot of
guys posing in stances and yelling. No, it’s not the WWF. This month is Martial
Arts Month, the time where I look at any media (movies, TV, comics, books,
etc.) that features martial arts. This time, I think it’s time to throw a
little Batman into the mix. While the Caped Crusader is considered to be one of
the best fighters in the DCU, I haven’t mentioned him yet during this month. It’s
probably because I really don’t have many comics that center on him fighting
ninjas or something like that. Also, Batman gets enough love as it is (too much,
honestly).
I then remembered that Batman did go up against a ninja
named Kyodai Ken on Batman: The Animated Series. Kyodai was a ninja Bruce met
when he was in training to become Batman. Ken first appeared in “Night of the
Ninja,” the 28th episode aired on FOX. He later appeared in “Day of
the Samurai,” the 55th episode aired. This was a character that was
only created for the show, so I don’t think he’s appeared anywhere else.
Besides, Batman’s got enough wannabe ninjas to deal with. I was able to re-watch
them on the DCU app. Today, I’ll be talking about both episodes.