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Batverse
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English
Etymology
From en bat verse.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbætˌvɝs/ US
Proper noun
en fandom slang The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the Batman comics, films, and television series.
2011, Tyler Brown, "'Batman: Noel' a dark tale, reversion of old classic", Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State University), Volume 117, Number 64, 18 November 2011, page 5:
In this hard-boiled version of the Batverse, the characters were gritty, tough and more realistic.
2012, Tim Knight, "The Dark Knight Rises", Amaze, 3 August 2012, Edition 5, page 117 (approx.):
So overall in my mind at least this is a great film, the best of the trilogy by far, and even though they say it is the end of this perticular storyline arc, I hope it isn't the end of Christopher Nolan's Batverse, as I would be one very sad person…
en 2013 A Midsummer's Dark Knight http://issuu.com/boomstick/docs/issue0_user22301 Cult TV Times 00 April 3 It's a ballsy move to reject fan-favourite and mainstream recognisable elements of the Batverse such as Robin and The Joker, but fingers crossed Beware the Batman will finally return Bruce Wayne's animated shenanigans to the heights of the early 1990s.
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en Batman Fictional universes