BATMADNESS — The FINAL Match: HEART OF ICE vs. TWO-FACE

Which is the greatest Batman: The Animated Series episode of them all?

Welcome to BATMADNESS: The Animated Tournament — your chance to VOTE for the greatest Batman: The Animated Series episode of all time.

Writer Fred Van Lente, a 13th Dimension regular, and his artistic collaborator Ryan Dunlavey have produced The Comic Book History of Animation — a five-part series whose Issue #2 is out now from IDW. To celebrate, we’ve been holding a tourney to pick the best episode from the greatest comic-book animated series of them all — and YOU get to decide.

Fred and Ryan seeded eight episodes each for a Sweet 16 and we’ve paired them off to reach this point. (Click here to check out the whole tournament.)

We’ve now reached the FINAL — where the vote is expected to be close. The winner will be announced later this week.

HOW TO VOTE: You can pick your choice two ways: 1) Note it in the comments below; or 2) Take part in our Twitter poll, also below.

Here’s the FINAL MATCH-UP: HEART OF ICE (Fred’s No. 2) vs. TWO-FACE (Fred’s No. 3)

Written by Paul Dini. Directed by Bruce Timm.

“Another great tragic, villain-based episode and debut script from BTAS co-MVP Paul Dini. It’s a particularly brilliant little detail that Batman catches a cold from Mr. Freeze, so Alfred gives him a Thermos of hot chicken soup that later becomes an important plot device. Listen for Mark Hamill in a pre-Joker performance as a scumbag executive.” — FVL

Story by Alan Burnett (Part 1.) Teleplay by Randy Rogel. Directed by Kevin Altieri.

“BTAS did some of its best work in reinventing the villains ignored by Burton and co. — no better than Harvey Dent/Two-Face, played throughout by the bailiff from Night Court, Richard Moll. The climax in the casino is one of the series’ most dramatic — and moving.” — FVL

Now, which do YOU prefer? VOTE!

NEXT: And the WINNER is… click here.

For the complete BATMADNESS: The Animated Tournament: Click here.

Author: Dan Greenfield

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  1. “Heart of Ice”……

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