The Dark Knight's animated adventures in 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold' offer a pleasant departure from Christopher Nolan's dark and broody Bat-films.

The Nolan flicks are great, but 'Brave and the Bold' feels almost revolutionary and, in a way, punk rock in its depiction of Bruce Wayne's crime-fighting world as a colorful, jokey, kid's comic book come to life.

Catch up with the sunny Cartoon Network series with 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold' Season 1, Part 2 available today on DVD. The show isn't exactly for everyone, but it should please any Batfan looking for a smart, action-packed and humor-filled dose of cartoon superhero badassery.

Check out the other new releases available on DVD, Blu-ray and Netflix Watch Instantly this week, after the jump ...

Also new on DVD today:

'Coach' Season 4

'Laramie' The Complete First Season

'The Red Green Show' Seasons 1997-1999: The Delinquent Years

'The Snoop Sisters' The Complete Series

'The Virginian' The Complete Third Season

'Who Do You Think You Are?' Season 1



New to Netflix Watch Instantly:

'Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: The Original Animated Series' Volumes 1, 2 & 3

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Beginning of the End

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hamlet

Mystery Science Theater 3000: I Accuse My Parents

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Red Zone Cuba

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain

'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Girl in Gold Boots

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Touch of Satan

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Unearthly The Virginian Seasons 1&2