Ki Hyun Ryu's Scrapped Designs For A Nightwing And Bat-Family Animated Series

Ki Hyun Ryu's Scrapped Designs For A Nightwing And Bat-Family Animated Series

Artist and Animation Director KiHyun Ryu (Avatar:The Legend of Korra) apparently produced some concept art for a solo Nightwing show and an animated show centering on members of the Bat-family.

By DrStrangeFan - Aug 02, 2012 09:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Animated Features
Source: Ki Hyun Ryu

Scrapped designs by Kihyun Ryu for Nightwing series done before Cartoon Network greenlit Young Justice. Seems that they carried some things from this concept over to Nightwingin Young Justice: Invasion.



As a Nightwing fan, I'm really sad that went with Young Justice (Even though I love the show.) instead of this. And here's some concept art from Ryu for a Batman show.

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DrStrangeFan
DrStrangeFan - 8/2/2012, 9:19 AM
Link:http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?421783-Scrapped-animated-series
Supes17
Supes17 - 8/2/2012, 9:36 AM
Oh cool, it's Firelord Zuko
BruceLeroy
BruceLeroy - 8/2/2012, 9:37 AM
What the hell? I would've preferred this over another Batman series.
Supes17
Supes17 - 8/2/2012, 9:38 AM
@Just1Superguy:
They could simply create their own villains...
Harley Quinn started out in Batman: TAS and now is a major Batman villain along with the Joker
Supes17
Supes17 - 8/2/2012, 9:38 AM
@BruceLeroy: Agreed
Minotauro
Minotauro - 8/2/2012, 9:40 AM
Damn, [frick]ing DC. Why don't you ever go through with your promises.
DrStrangeFan
DrStrangeFan - 8/2/2012, 9:48 AM
@Just1superguy He could fight Teen Titans villains like Deathstroke
DrStrangeFan
DrStrangeFan - 8/2/2012, 9:49 AM
If they made a Nightwing Animated series..he should be voiced by Dante Basco
AlSimmons
AlSimmons - 8/2/2012, 9:55 AM
Oh hey, it's Spike from Cowboy Bebop!
DrStrangeFan
DrStrangeFan - 8/2/2012, 10:01 AM
@AlSimmons I still think Dick Grayson has a cool design
Supes17
Supes17 - 8/2/2012, 10:10 AM


Yep, its Zuko lol
Minato
Minato - 8/2/2012, 10:20 AM
What!!! Why???? This looks more promising than that Beware the Batman fiasco.

@Justonesuperguy do you hate everything not Superman or what?
GoILL
GoILL - 8/2/2012, 10:23 AM
These designs look better than Beware the Batman does.
Deadpool101
Deadpool101 - 8/2/2012, 10:24 AM
damn that looks sick
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 8/2/2012, 10:27 AM
I'd love a Batman family show. I don't think that has ever been done very well in animation.
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 8/2/2012, 10:29 AM
That art from the scrapped Batman series wasn't from Ryu, it was from Coran Stone.

http://kizer180.deviantart.com/art/Dark-Knights-253715796?q=boost%3Apopular%20meta%3Aall%20max_age%3A8h&qo=15
DrStrangeFan
DrStrangeFan - 8/2/2012, 10:30 AM
..My mistake
DrStrangeFan
DrStrangeFan - 8/2/2012, 10:31 AM
I didn't know about that..thanks for telling me
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 8/2/2012, 10:34 AM
tazmaniak good looking out was about to post that
bfprimetime
bfprimetime - 8/2/2012, 11:04 AM
The season 1 DVD is already out for Young Justice
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/2/2012, 11:05 AM
Instead of this we get Beware the shit show.
Daniellantern
Daniellantern - 8/2/2012, 11:05 AM
Yeah! Lord Zuko is Nightwing! Cool design, BTW!
skidz
skidz - 8/2/2012, 11:06 AM
Wow, I'm disappointed that this got scrapped. It's been a while since Dick Grayson's had a part in a Batman story. We missed out him actually being the central character this time.
Moakynubs
Moakynubs - 8/2/2012, 11:30 AM
The "He has now villains" thing is a pathetic excuse. He has plenty of villains from the Dixon Nightwing series. ...You just don't know them. Also.

Batman Beyond. There's a guy that had a ton of villains before his cartoon!
Dedpool
Dedpool - 8/2/2012, 11:44 AM
I like the art for the Nightwing show. The Batman Family is cool too but the colors seem off for Robin. Love batgirl's look though. Gotta be Cassandra Cain!
Boyle360
Boyle360 - 8/2/2012, 12:06 PM
Would not want to see an anime Batman. Look what they did to Wolverine.
inky
inky - 8/2/2012, 12:12 PM
not good realy looks poor anime realy sorry.
StarSpangledBruce
StarSpangledBruce - 8/2/2012, 12:14 PM


Nice.
DrStrangeFan
DrStrangeFan - 8/2/2012, 12:20 PM
@Deathmetelbrain The concept art design is different from Nightwing's Young Justice:Invasion design
DCfan89
DCfan89 - 8/2/2012, 12:46 PM
THIS LOOKS BETTER THAN THAT BEWARE THE BATMAN GARBAGE
lapress
lapress - 8/2/2012, 12:49 PM
looks pretty cool
BlackFlash
BlackFlash - 8/2/2012, 12:58 PM
Im glade it got scrapped DC need to concentrate on there other heroes in a decade with had so much surrounding batman e.g. Video Games, Movies, Animated Movies, Cartoons, now I know this is Nightwing but he's still apart of the Batman franchise. Stop with Batman and focus on other characters give people a chance to actually miss seeing the Caped Crusader, and then bring him back.
Intothepoop
Intothepoop - 8/2/2012, 2:06 PM
Nightwing would be sweet.

BUT i imagine they thought it would be doubling up too much with Young Justice still on the air.
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 8/2/2012, 2:16 PM
VOICE IDEAS AHOY!!!

For the Nightwing series, I would've cast Brandon Routh as the voice of the titular character. I do plan to use Routh as the voice of Dick Grayson in an upcoming fancast...

For the Bat-Family series:
-Timothy Hutton as the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne
-Sam Lerner as the voice of Robin/Tim Drake
-Will Friedle as the voice of Nightwing/Dick Grayson
-Brenda Song as the voice of Batgirl/Cassandra Cain
-Vanessa Marshall as the voice of Catwoman/Selena Kyle
MidNightWind
MidNightWind - 8/2/2012, 2:29 PM
Nightwing has a ton a enemies like the Minh family, blockbuster, tad, tarantula, torque, those acrobatic twins, lady vic, deathstroke, two face, I'm pretty sure they can work with a few tweaks to torque's origin.
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