For a lot of us, the first time we met Batman or the X-Men wasn’t in a comic shop. It was on a TV screen. The 90s superhero cartoons didn’t just entertain us, they trained us. They taught us continuity, character arcs, and long-form stakes, and they set new expectations for what superhero stories should feel like. In this episode, we explore the era that made animation matter: Batman: The Animated Series and the rise of the DC animated universe, Marvel’s serialized boom on Fox Kids, and the often-forgotten indie breakthroughs that brought creator-owned heroes into the mainstream. If you’ve ever wondered why modern superhero storytelling looks the way it does, the answer might start in the 90s.

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