I would probably compare the original art style of The Bat-Man Chronicles to the original Supermans. However, whereas Superman seemed to remain stagnated in style, The Bat-Man Chronicles definitely grew to be more dynamic in terms of color and anatomy. The characters all start out as blob like, but by the end in The Bat-Man Chronicles, they become a lot more defined.
There are also definite references that I saw in the beginnings to a Sherlocke Holmes type of figure- especially the way that Bruce Wayne is depicted smoking a pipe- although this might be just a product of the times and something that is not as significant as I want to think it is. I think the fact that Batman is supposed to represent a person who works the with police to actually solve crimes, rather than delivering an abstract justice, makes the Sherlocke interpretation work and adds more interest than the chaotic lawful that is Superman.
I too drew an immediate connection between the artistic styles of the Batman and Superman chronicles. Nevertheless, I found that whereas the Batman comics implemented aspects of camp in order to juxtapose art and subject matter and also to juxtapose Bruce Wayne (the Playboy) and Batman (the creature of the night associated with dark, less camp panels), Superman's use of bright colors and simplistic art mirrored his own flatness as a character as well as the flatness of the predictable plots.
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