Batman: Soul of the Dragon

Batman: Soul of the Dragon is an animated Elseworlds adventure that moves Bruce Wayne out of Gotham and into the martial arts scene of the 1970s. Under the guidance of a venerable sensei, Bruce trains alongside a small group of gifted students, among them Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva. The bond they form is tested years later, when a deadly threat from their shared past returns, and Batman must turn to his former classmates for help.

The film is directed by Sam Liu, the twenty-first of the twenty-two features he has directed in chronological order, following Superman: Red Son and preceding Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham. Jeremy Adams wrote the screenplay, and Sam Liu, Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau produced. The voice cast includes David Giuntoli as Bruce Wayne, Mark Dacascos as Richard Dragon, Kelly Hu as Lady Shiva, Michael Jai White as Ben Turner, James Hong as O-Sensei and Eric Bauza as the Axe Gang Leader.

It runs 83 minutes and blends action, adventure, animation, crime and fantasy. Among viewers it has found a modest following, rating 6.1 from around 8,100 votes on IMDb and 6.7 from 382 votes on TMDB. A critics' score of 6.6 from 15 reviews places it close to the audience result.