Why is there so much Art Deco imagery in Batman?

You're a grown man. Why are you still watching cartoons?

because the character was made in the 1920s when that was the big thing and his franchise still uses themes from that time, like the century outdated idea of what organized crime is like

>>81964079
cuz it's cool

>>81964079
Because they thought it looked cool.

>>81964121
Batman was made in 1939

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>>81964113
>illustrations are exclusively for children

>>81964079
This animated series came not too longer after the Burton Batman movies, which help revitalize the character in popular media (outside the comic audience). So it borrowed some of the aesthetic seen in the Burton movies, which kind of works in its favor anyway due to when Batman was created.

>>81964079
It makes white people hark back to better times.

>>81964079
Because batman was created in a time when art deco was still the big thing and it really goes well with him.

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>>81964199

It gives a sense of gothic yet modern look to Batman, more than a proper modern setting.

>>81964121
>the character was made in the 1920s
lad

>>81964079
Because the nerds behind it really liked the Fleischer Superman cartoons and wanted to make a show that would fit the same aesthetic.