A podcast dedicated to the DC Animated Universe including Batman the Animated Series, Superman TAS, Justice League, JLU, Batman Beyond, Static Shock, and more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! That’s the night that the lights went out in Metropolis. That’s the day that they reddened an innocent sun. In this episode, we have an old weakness...Read more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! It’s a look at Batman through the ages! From the Smilin’ 60s through the Grim ‘n Gritty 80s and on to the Neon Soaked 90s. Caleb and Joshua discuss...Read more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! No clever quips this time, friends, but there is a trigger warning for rape and sexual violence. There’s some fun stuff in this episode, but it’s heavily...Read more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! At last! They’ve put it off as long as they can, but Caleb and Joshua have to reopen some Old Wounds in order to finally debate Batman’s character as...Read more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Amnesia! An erupting volcano! Endangered children! The return of Metallo! It’s action adventure trope after trope in this return of the indestructible engine of revenge on two...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! What is the fascination with animal stories? And mediocre ones at that? Joshua and Caleb take a trip to the circus for mind control, father-son drama, wholesome new brother...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! It’s a visit from the Fifth Dimension and Metropolis will never be the same! Caleb and Joshua discuss the many faces of Mr. Mxyzptlk, how Mxy unleashed...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Critters sure is…something. Joshua and Caleb aren’t sure what to say about this frankly bizarre episode of The New Batman Adventures. Is it urban v. rural? Folk wisdom v....Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Caleb and Joshua agree! STAS finally hit on all cylinders! It’s a Noir-flavored tale of investigative journalism and the enemies it makes as Lois Lane becomes a...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! The Cult of the Cat is a purrrrrfect opportunity to discuss our collective fascination with cults, the aesthetics of Wolverine’s claws, and how Batman might not be that into...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! This episode, Caleb and Joshua stitch an episode together about the Frankenstein’s Monster of the DCAU, Bizarro! There are questions of ethics, identity, and literature in this...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! It’s a big, dumb episode in the best possible way! Roxy Rocket dives into this episode and crashes into Caleb’s and Joshua’s hearts. She’s a fantastic villain with a...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! This episode, Caleb and Joshua take a look at the flawlessly designed Livewire in a, well, let’s say somewhat flawed introduction. It’s such a fun episode we’d...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Caleb and Joshua continue a rough series of New Batman Adventures episodes with Love is a Croc, an episode that somehow manages to take everything already wrong with Torch...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! It’s a race between Caleb and Joshua to decide who enjoyed this episode more. Joshua talks about different Flashes and which one might be behind the cowl...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Caleb and Joshua discuss Torch Song, another episode about toxic masculinity and just as toxic fandom. This episode wants to be so hot, but it so is not. Pulp...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Caleb and Joshua look at another Kirby influence, although one that’s a bit more oblique than usual. They also discuss kaiju, disaster stories, and the show’s unexpected...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! It’s time for Joshua and Caleb to talk about the most BTAS episode of The New Batman Adventures. In this pod, they’ll discuss masterful storytelling, excellent characterization, and a...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Caleb and Joshua are more interested in questions of grammar, the glow up of the Fortress of Solitude, and what could have been instead of what is...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Things get a little mystical and a little diabolical as Caleb and Joshua discuss The Demon Within. It’s a fantastic episode, a great take on Arthurian legend, and an...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! It’s the return of the Parasite! And almost none of the previous appearance’s promises are delivered upon! Joshua and Caleb take a look at this enjoyable but...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Another season, another reason for taking lame third tier villains, giving them a gender swap and a decent motivation, and turning them into something truly spectacular. Joshua and Caleb...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Caleb and Joshua are teased with fantastic Fourth World stuff and then dive deep into the problem of copaganda and superheroes. Pulp Diction Productions PatreonThe CinematropolisApple Podcasts...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Does TNBA mischaracterize Batman as a jerk with no compassion and a mediocre father at best? Or does the DCAU take Batman on a purposeful emotional arc? And why...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Caleb and Joshua discuss what makes Lobo great satire of the 80s while so typifying, much to our great dismay, the 90s. They also discuss a good...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! It’s another workmanlike Joker episode (and we mean that in a good way!). But it’s maybe a little unfortunate that one of the B plots is at least as...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! It’s the triumphant return of Krypton’s Last Mechanical Son, Brainiac! He’s here with two different Faustian deals, one for Lex and one for Superman. Who will sign...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! It’s psychological horror as you like it with the departure, then return, and then departure again of the villain known as Scarface (and his Ventriloquist too, natch). And along...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Caleb and Joshua dive into some big philosophical questions thanks to the evolution of John Corben into METALLO. What would you trade to never age, never feel...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! With the first season of HARLEY QUINN behind us, it’s time to return to Gotham City and, with that, the return of Catwoman! Caleb and Joshua discuss the near...Read moreRead more
Quit clowning around! it’s time for An Animated Discussion! Superhero scholar Joshua Unruh is joined by critic Sara Century and screenwriter Avishai Weinberger to discuss the DC Universe original, HARLEY QUINN! Joshua, Sara, and Avishai are here with the jumbo sized, possibly overstuffed Big Finish! Does the HARLEY QUINN finale deliver on all its promises? What do...Read moreRead more
Quit clowning around! it’s time for An Animated Discussion! Superhero scholar Joshua Unruh is joined by critic Sara Century and screenwriter Avishai Weinberger to discuss the DC Universe original, HARLEY QUINN! Joshua, Sara, and Avishai come back together to look at the next set of three episodes for HARLEY QUINN. We’re entering the back half the season...Read moreRead more
Quit clowning around! it’s time for An Animated Discussion! Superhero scholar Joshua Unruh is joined by critic Sara Century and screenwriter Avishai Weinberger to discuss the DC Universe original, HARLEY QUINN! Joshua, Sara, and Avishai come back together to look at the next set of three episodes for HARLEY QUINN. They dive into the good, the problematic,...Read moreRead more
Quit clowning around! it’s time for An Animated Discussion! Superhero scholar Joshua Unruh is joined by critic Sara Century and screenwriter Avishai Weinberger to discuss the DC Universe original, HARLEY QUINN! DC Universe has been kind of a mixed bag when it comes to original offerings. But HARLEY QUINN is one show that utterly gobsmacked Joshua with...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! In their last discussion, Caleb and Joshua discussed a villain who sucks Superman’s powers. This time, they talk about an episode that just plain sucks. It’s sexism...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Caleb and Joshua are afraid they have to break the news: Scarecrow looks amazing! Not only that, but the master of fear is here with a plot that gave...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Caleb and Joshua introduce a new villain to the DC Animated Universe with the Parasite. So, does he suck away Superman’s power or does he just suck?...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! It’s the return of Mister Freeze! We saw him content if not happy at the end of SUBZERO, but we all knew that couldn’t last. Caleb and Josh discuss...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Joshua and Caleb mostly enjoy the introduction of Kryptonite, but it does have some…weaknesses. For Superman, A Little Piece of Home might kill him. Aren’t you glad...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Ring in the new year with Batman, Caleb, and Joshua! It’s a new status quo, a new Robin, and the return of an old familiar face in Sins of...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Joshua and Caleb get out all their toys for the introduction of a definitely weird but unexpectedly creepy member of Superman’s rogues gallery, The Toyman! But when...Read moreRead more
It is vengeance! It is the night! It is…An Animated Discussion! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a war on crime! Joshua and Caleb spread that Yuletide cheer all over Gotham in their first foray into the New Batman Adventures, Holiday Knights! Pulp Diction Productions PatreonThe CinematropolisApple Podcasts Alternate Media...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Joshua and Caleb combine forces to discuss the three part crossover between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight Detective in World’s Finest! Pulp Diction Productions...Read moreRead more
Yes, it’s An Animated Discussion, strange podcast from another planet! Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they fight a never-ending battle for Truth and Justice! Joshua and Caleb take flight with the three part origin of Superman: The Animated Series! Pulp Diction Productions PatreonThe CinematropolisApple Podcasts Alternate Media RecommendationsTake ShelterMelancholiaAll Star SupermanSuperman:...Read moreRead more
Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they slam straight into the second senses-shattering season of Batman: The Animated Series! Caleb and Joshua sit down to discuss the real series finale of BTAS, the Mister Freeze showcase SubZero. But if it’s the real finale, then why did it come out after Mister Freeze had...Read moreRead more
Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they slam straight into the second senses-shattering season of Batman: The Animated Series! In this week’s episode, Joshua and Caleb are joined again by friend of the show Alexandra Bohannon! And, frankly, it’s a weird one. As an episode, it’s fine. But as a series finale, it’s…less...Read moreRead more
Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they slam straight into the second senses-shattering season of Batman: The Animated Series! In this week’s episode, Joshua and Caleb are joined again by friend of the show Alexandra Bohannon! It’s a Mister Freeze episode with a variety of very perplexing choices that don’t entirely mesh. Is...Read moreRead more
Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they slam straight into the second senses-shattering season of Batman: The Animated Series! In this week’s episode, Joshua and Caleb are joined by friend of the show Alexandra Bohannon! What can we say, Alex loves to talk about Harley Quinn and Harley’s Holiday is a spectacular episode...Read moreRead more
Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they slam straight into the second senses-shattering season of Batman: The Animated Series! Caleb and Joshua couldn’t get together to finish off(!!!) Batman the Animated Series, so they thought you might like to hear one of Joshua’s other podcasts that recently did a series on Batman, Superhero...Read moreRead more
Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they slam straight into the second senses-shattering season of Batman: The Animated Series! In this week’s episode, we use Two Face to look at how BTAS uses its own thin continuity in both the best and the worst ways. Harvey and Bruce v. Two Face and Batman...Read moreRead more
Join superhero scholar Joshua Unruh and film critic extraordinaire Caleb Masters as they slam straight into the second senses-shattering season of Batman: The Animated Series! Welcome to another fantastic Riddler episode! Not only do we get some of our best looks at Riddler’s psyche, this episode also incidentally discusses the evils of capitalism. This is also one of those...Read moreRead more
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