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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs know that catching up is hard to do. The Justice League and The Justice Society team up to take on Eclipso in Batman/Superman: World's Finest #31, 32, & 33. Selena Kyle undergoes brain surgery performed by Hush in Catwoman #68 and then goes on the run in Catwoman #68 & 69 when her life is threatened by an assassin. The Speed Force gives birth to a new creation in The Flash #13. Wally West splits himself into two beings with the help of his future son...one to go on vacation with the family and the other to help out the Justice League in The Flash #14 & 15. Freddy Freeman gains mysterious powers and starts calling himself The Commander, a higher ranking title than The Captain and the two start fighting over the affections of the girl next door, while Mary Marvel deals with Dr. Georgia Sivana in Shazam! 15, 16, 17, & 18. The Titans take on Trigon in Titans #15. Donna Troy takes over as leader of the Titans and goes up against Clock King in Titans #16 & 17. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:01:00 DC News 0:04:26 Batman/Superman: World's Finest #31, 32, 33 0:07:44 Catwoman #68 0:10:42 Catwoman #69 & 70 0:13:18 The Flash #13 0:15:20 The Flash #14 & 15 0:21:56 Shazam! #15, 16, 17 0:29:42 Titans #15 0:31:45 Titans #16 & 17 0:37:32 Show Close   Links Batman/Superman: World's Finest #31 Batman/Superman: World's Finest #32 Batman/Superman: World's Finest #33 Catwoman #68 Catwoman #69 Catwoman #70 The Flash #13 The Flash #14 The Flash #15 Shazam! #15 Shazam! #16 Shazam #17 Shazam #18 Titans #15 Titans #16 Titans #17 The Flash: Rebirth (Cletus's Read More Comics Pick) patreon.com/DCUBatChums Earth Station DCU Website The ESO Network If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 455-8411 or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs know that catching up is hard to do. The Justice League and The Justice Society team up to take on Eclipso in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #31, 32, & 33. Selena Kyle undergoes brain surgery performed by Hush in Catwoman #68 and then goes on […] The post The Earth Station DCU Episode 405 – Eclipso of the Heart appeared first on The ESO Network.

Episode 200! It's amazing how quickly we got here when it took us so long to get to episode 100. And since episode 100 was The Dark Knight, it only seemed fitting to do the final film of Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy: The Dark Knight Rises (100 episodes in between part 2 and 3 is ridiculous, we know, and part of the reason why we've started doing franchise movies back-to-back). After the untimely demise of Heath Ledger, Christopher Nolan and his brother Jonathan had to re-work their original idea for a third film. Instead of The Joker, this film introduces us to Bane as our main bad guy and also brings Selena Kyle, AKA Catwoman, to the franchise! Often considered the weakest of the trilogy, check out what the guys think of this film and let us know what you think of The Dark Knight Rises! Initial prologue vs final film Bane voice comparison Cinema Heroes YouTube Instagram

Today on Wussy Movie Club, it's the ultimate catfight SMACKDOWN - this time between Michelle Pfeiffer' Selena Kyle versus Halle Berry's Patience Philips.    Atlanta filmmaker Leo Hollen Jr joins us once again to discuss and compare two films in the Batman cinematic universe – Catwoman from 2004 and Batman Returns from 1992.     WUSSY Movie Club is hosted by two Queer film lovers: Johne Kilberg and DJ Shaw.   WUSSY Movie Club is a weekly roundtable movie podcast examines films a Queer lens, featuring themed seasons and special interviews with Queer filmmakers. Every Wednesday, a rotating cast of LGBTQIA+ voices will dish on their favorite films of past and present. Join the club and be a part of the discussion!   WUSSY Movie Club is part of the WUSSY Podcast Network, hosted by WUSSY Mag (@wussymag)   Produced by Jon Dean @jondeanphoto   Podcast Art created by Nick Sheridan @glass.knuckles   Podcast Music by DJ Helix @1djhelix   Join the WUSSY Movie Club on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wussymovieclub/    Follow WUSSY Movie Club on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/WussyMovieClub/

We are back to No Man's Land this week as we catch up with Catwoman, Batgirl, and Killer Croc. We discuss Selena Kyle's round trip to Manhattan, Batgirl needing to find some gas, and Croc wants to be king. Thanks for tuning in! We Read: Catwoman #72-74, Batman #569, and Shadow of the Bat #89 Next: Robin #68-70 and Azrael #58

A movie review long in the making! The time is here!Zach and Chad discuss the Matt Reeves film from DC and Warner Bros., The Batman. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffery Wright and Andy Serkis!

Our The Batman spoilercast is here! No, we do not talk about Selena Kyle's wig dispenser for 60 minutes.

In this episode, we talk in-depth and in full about The Batman! We go into spoilers, plot points and definitively talk about Robert Pattinson as THE BATMAN. Selena Kyle was great in it too and The Riddler... well, you'll just have to hear it. Matt Reeves' The Batman is iconic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vaguelyfamiliar/message

The Huntress Podcast are visiting the world of Bertinelli as she teams up with Selena Kyle, better known as, Catwoman.  The Huntress wants to...apprehend a bundle of money from some bad guys to fund a program helping people in need of healthcare and refuge.  Catwoman, she wants to lift the money for...let us say, less altruistic reasons.   Please write to us at www.thehuntresspodcast.com or Twitter @HuntressPodcast

Phil and Jake are joined by EDT second-timer Dave Walsh (from Space Cadet, The Loved Ones & The Explosion) to rank dogs, cats and capybaras on the List of Every Damn Thing.Get Space Cadet's record “Lion On A Leash” on Wiretap Records, listen to them on Spotify, and follow them on Instagram (@space_cadet_band). And go to one of their upcoming shows!If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).SHOW NOTES: We mention Dave's previous band The Explosion, which he was in with friends-and-guests-of-the-pod and guests Matt Hock and Andrew Black. But we somehow fail to mention The Loved Ones, which he was in with other friend-and-guest-of-the-pod (and other Dave) Dave Hause. We couldn't find an image of Jake's monkey-on-a-skateboard The Explosion t-shirt, but you should check out the other incredible artwork of Linas Garsys. Phil has a bestiary, which is a book about all animals, translated from Latin by T.H. White (who wrote The Sword in the Stone and a lot of other things). You can read the bestiary here. If you like dogs, Dave recommends the TV show Lucky Dog. Poochie from The Simpsons is a dog who rocks the telly. He's half Joe Camel and the third Fonzerelli. He's a kung-fu hippie from the Gangster City. He's a rapping surfer. You're the fool he pities. Here's the scene from Snatch that Jake refers to. Cats' eyes emit light rays. We don't know if this is because of science or because of magic. Probably both.  The CDC's FAQ on toxoplasmosis doesn't mention attraction to cats as a symptom, but it doesn't refute it either. Jake suspects the Batman Returns version of Selena Kyle aka Catwoman has toxoplasmosis. We talk about the 1980s cartoon Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, which Phil only ever saw the second segment of growing up, because of the scheduling. The first segment was about Heathcliff doing the kind of things he does in the newspaper comic strip. The second segment was about a group of cats who lived in a junkyard, led by Riff Raff, an orange cat who wears a big white hat. In South America, guinea pigs are frequently eaten, and are called cuy, probably named after the sound they make. Phil mentions seeing them in the frozen food section at Trade Fair supermarket in Astoria Queens, NY. There was an escaped capybara in California, and friend-of-the-pod Victor made twitter for it. ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:Boston Terriers * dog training * Boxer dogs * cops * Cher * burritos * Pee-Wee Herman * Donald Duck * cat scratch fever * dog dicks * Maus by Art Spiegelman * EMTs * rats * goats * E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial * CharmanderBelow are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).TOP TEN: Dolly Parton - person interspecies animal friends - idea sex - idea Clement Street in San Francisco - location Prince - person It's-It - food Cher - person dogs - animal cats - animal Pee-Wee Herman - fictional character BOTTOM TEN:207. Jenny McCarthy - person208. Jon Voight - person209. Hank Williams, Jr - person210. British Royal Family - institution211. Steven Seagal - person212. McRib - food213. war - idea214. cigarettes - drug215. QAnon - idea216. transphobia - ideaTheme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan, with audio help from Luke Janela. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Email us at list@everydamnthing.net. 

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs are celebrating DC Pride! Jace goes after Arkadine in The Next Batman: Second Son #10. Bruce Wayne picks up some strange allies in his war on crime in Batman: Earth One Vol #3. Superman goes to the 5th dimension in Superman Red & Blue #4. Kara goes to the bar on another planet in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1. John Constantine walks into a bar in DC Pride #1. Everyone is trying to learn all they can about Selena Kyle in Catwoman #32. Nightwing takes on Heartless in Nightwing #81. Wally West joins the Legion of Doom in The Flash #771. All this plus, DC News, DC TV, Shout Outs, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:02:03 DC News 0:11:45 The Next Batman: Second Son #10 0:15:47 Batman: Earth One Vol #3 0:28:48 Superman Red & Blue #4 0:37:35 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 0:44:10 DC Pride #1 1:01:08 Catwoman #32 1:05:02 Nightwing #81 1:09:35 The Flash #771 1:13:47 Batwoman S2 Ep16 – Rebirth 1:23:26 Superman and Lois S1 Ep10 – O Mother, Where Art Thou? 1:29:33 The Flash S7 Ep13 – Masquerade 1:37:07 DC's Legends of Tomorrow S6 Ep6 – Bishop's Gambit 1:46:21 Show Close   Links The Next Batman: Second Son #10 Batman: Earth One Vol #3 Superman Red & Blue #4 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 DC Pride #1 Catwoman #32 Nightwing #81 The Flash #771 Batman: Earth One (Cletus's Read More Comics Pick) Earth Station One Tales of the Station Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2 The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn Want to Donate to the Show or Sponsor our Comics Talk for this week? No problem! Just click on the donate button below! If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 564-9133 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

Explaining how Batman works written is a huge task. There is simply so much Batman. Since the character's creation in 1939 every conceivable tone has been struck with these stories. And if every twist or variation hasn't been tried, well, almost all of them had. You can read a Batman story in an alternate D.C. Universe where Bruce Wayne marries Selena Kyle and has a kid. That's not fanfic, that's a D.C. imprint from the 80's I think. This field has been PLOWED, in comics, film, television, action figures, t-shirts -- Batman. It would take a lifetime to do a comprehensive survey. And I think it would be a life -- well, wasted. Because the fact is most of everything isn't very good. Most Batman comics or movies, while they are fun and they are fine, they certainly aren't sublime. The reason I’m doing this is that I’m currently writing a "Batman" story, of a kind. And to do that well, I want to understand the character better. I’m writing a series called How to Succeed in Evil, available on Amazon, about an Evil Efficiency Consultant for Supervillains. It uses superhero tropes in the same way Douglas Adams uses Science Fiction and Terry Pratchett uses Fantasy. In the latest series of books, the long-term antagonist for my consultant is a superhero called The Lynx. This current run of the story started as I tried to answer the question, what would I do with Batman? What's the Batman story that hasn't been told. What happens if Batman was real like really, real? What's a consequence of this that nobody has ever considered. How to Succeed in Evil works like this. You put a superhero trope next to real people and it's funny or creates instant satire.Like Bruce Wayne. He's got billions. So if he really wants to help people, he should do it at scale, not by pounding muggers in an alley. He should devote his time to the Wayne Foundation. And if he really believes in what he's doing, he'll want to turn Wayne Enterprises into an engine that will generate so much money that he can use it to fund the foundation. So, in my idea, Batman is inherently irresponsible. He's a trust fund kid, who's defrauding his shareholders so he can play vigilante. He's a dilettante. And, from that you can know, he's probably not very good at business OR fighting crime. He wants to do the right thing, he just doesn't know how. And that's funny. And/or sad, depending on how you play it.So, for me, the questions to ask are three-fold. 1. Why has Batman lasted? What makes this character have such staying power? Is it luck? Created at the right time? Certainly some of that is true, but there are things about this story and character that would be useful to understand if you want to make new stories that you hope will last. (and I do)2. How does this engine of story work? I mean there are so many Batman stories. So many great characters. What is it about this particular wellspring that makes it so productive. And, is there anything I can steal to become more productive myself. 3. What is a Batman story at it's absolute best? How/and why does it work? So here's my plan of attack, I'm going to place Batman in the pulp tradition. I'm going to talk about the major kinds of Batman stories. And why, when they are great they are great. And then I'm going to analyze about the film the Dark Knight and the comics that lead up to it. Do you want Batmen? Because that's how you get Batmen!So where does Batman come from? One of the most important insights I have for anyone about story or even art in general is that everything was influenced by something. "There is no new thing under the sun," as the saying goes, which logically can't be correct. But new ideas are very, very, very, very rare. So if you see something that you think is without precedent, turns out there's a part you missed. And the part you might miss about Batman is that he is straight-up a pulp character. The pulp era in which he was created was this vast roiling machine that turned out story after story after story, almost all of them repackaged and produced with a speed that modern writers can't seem to match. Even though they had mechanical typewriters and we have computers. And these Pulp Characters are the guys who people like Bob Kane and Bill Finger used as inspiration.The number one inspiration for Batman is Zorro. Bob Kane said so himself. In the classic origin story, young Bruce Wayne and his parents are coming out a screening of The Mask of Zorro, when his parents are killed in a mugging. For me, Batman also has elements of The Shadow, Lamont Cranston, rich playboy by day, turns into the Shadow, who turns invisible and scares the crap out of criminals while solving mysteries and righting wrongs. There are of course others, it's all a melange. But from the word go, Batman comes right out of this world of ridiculous characters. Well, ridiculous now, if you go back to read them. But the other interesting thing to note is, Zorro's greatest influence is Robin Hood. I mean Zorro basically is Robin Hood. Which makes it interesting to think about Batman as an echo of Robin Hood. The interesting thing to note is that Batman is not ridiculous. Not at the start. Not funny, either. From the word go, Batman is a tragedy. And the Joker is a horrific monster. That panel of recently orphaned Bruce Wayne crying and dedicating his life to fighting crime in the earliest origin story is harrowing. Sure, I didn't get this the first time I read it, but when you go back and look at it, it's all there. And this is the primary difference. Batman has internal stakes. All of these other pulp adventurers, they're doing something because it's fun. Gentlemen Adventurers. Or because it's right abstract sense. Bruce Wayne dons cape and cowl not only for justice but to fix what is broken inside him. Batman is, first and foremost, a response to trauma. So how do Batman stories work?Batman never changes. Oh I know, Robin got killed and then he wasn't and Robin changed out and Nightwing, blah, blah, blah. But in terms of real interior character change, it seems to me that only two Batman stories involve the character changing in a significant way. The origin story and the death story. Everything else, is about the villains, in a deeply fascinating way. For me, in every good Batman story, the villain is a manifestation of Batman's internal struggle. And maybe every good action story is like this. Maybe a hero's struggle is always his or her consciousness against inner forces, those elements of psychology and neurology and instinct that we aren't consciously aware of, that we must overcome to become what we want, or need to be. Take, for example, an alcoholic. In one sense, there is nothing easier than not being an alcoholic. It's literally the cessation of an activity. It would seem to require no effort. But we are not in charge of ourselves. And the struggles to overcome addiction -- or anything else -- are titanic. But they are internal. And it is very difficult to understand anything in abstract terms -- especially the deep interior life of a human being. We make them concrete in character and action. So to understand and reason about these psychological struggles, the ancestors developed myths. I believe they used the oldest and most eternal categories known to them (Mother, Night, Father, Ocean, Light, Darkness, Dragon, Fire, Ice) not as things as themselves, but to try to understand what was going on inside them and how people should act in the world. In a real sense, the battle against any monster is smaller and secondary to the battle against the instinct for self-preservation within. But since we can't symbolize the inner battle very well, in stories, heroes slay dragons. Batman doesn't have Dragons, Batman has characters that are his externalized personality traits or other competing possible responses to trauma. So, many versions of the Joker is are a valid and understandable response to tragedy. We live in a cruel, nihilistic world. Nothing matters. There is no God, it's all a joke. Bruce Wayne/Batman is the opposite response. Bruce, through grief and the power of his will forges himself into an instrument in an attempt to restore justice and make the world a better place. And every Batman character is like this. Oh, they might have started out kind of silly, but as writers and artists plumbed the depths of these characters and tried to make better and better work, it all converges on the same idea. Batman strikes terror into the hearts of evil-doers and uses fear as a tool. Who else uses fear as a tool? The Scarecrow. Batman has become part monster. You know who's also part monster? Killer Croc. and ManBat. Because where's the line? What happens when the monster takes over? When do you go too far?Batman wants Justice. You know who else wants Justice? Ra's a Ghul. When does a vigilante go to far?Batman, you think you had it hard? You think you're strong and scary and know what loss and pain is? Think you can stay forever young and be the most super of superpredators? Meet Bane in the Dark Knight Rises. Now I'm not going to argue that all Batman characters do this perfectly or that every Batman story works this way. But the ones that work the best certainly do. A philosophical or psychological question is personified in a villain. Even the Penguin, as nutty as that character might seem, is a fundamental response to trauma. He's an orphan, his mother killed by a cruel disease. So he turns to crime. Because why not? The world is cruel and meaningless. A contrast to Batman turning to justice because the world is cruel and meaningless.And I think the original weirdness of comic book characters is that a fundamental source of ideas in comic book stories is what is cool to draw. And then the story is worked out. In fact, that's how I came up with the characters of Edwin Windsor and then Topper Haggleblat. It started with a marketing/merchandising idea to begin with. How do you make a comic stick out on the comic book racks? What if there was a comic book that was narrower and taller than other comics? Okay, why would that be a good idea? The hero is very tall, elegant, sophisticated. And I drew this terrible pencil sketch. And if you have a tall guy, you've got to have a short guy. And while pulling on that thread, the story of How to Succeed in Evil unraveled for me. A Batman story at its absolute best? For me, the apotheosis of Batman is found in two graphic novels, both by Frank Miller. Batman: Year One and Batman the Dark Knight Returns. If you don't know the first is an origin story. And the second is an ending story. It's no exaggeration to say that these books, along with Watchmen, The Killing Joke, and V is for Vendetta (all by Alan Moore) saved the dying medium of comics in the West. Time magazine picked Watchmen as one of the best novels of the 20th century. I don't think that's exactly right, but I agree with the point I think they were trying to make. All of these works are of stupendous quality. And not to read them is to be provincial in your own culture. All of these books are, in a sense that the word is not often used, canon. Even if they weren't great in themselves, they would necessary to interact with because of the effect they have had (for better or worse) upon the larger culture. If you want to write anything other than literary fiction, you should read them. All that being said, I have come to a strange conclusion, with one exception, Batman stories at their absolute best are stories about somebody else. Probably the Joker. Or maybe the way to say that is, the best stories with Batman in them are about the Joker. And you can even make a good case that Batman Year One, would be more accurately titled 'Lieutenant Gordon: Year One.' The weight of the story, the biggest change is Gordon. And this is a point that's kind of hard to see, because of the way they name movies and plaster Batman all over everything. For example, Christopher Nolan's wonderful film, The Dark Knight. Who's the prime actor in the movie? The Joker. And he's trying to prove that ultimately everybody is awful and nothing means anything. Did I ever tell you about how I got these scars? The answer is different every time because the truth doesn't matter. He's trying to destroy Batman. Bring him to the belief that there is no Justice. To get him to realize that you can't be a decent man in a decent time. That's why Harvey's Dent makes sense in the story. To provide a contrast. Here's someone like Bruce Wayne, better than Bruce Wayne, and he is powerless against the Joker's basic argument. The criminals are powerless against the Joker. And the crazy thing about that movie and its ending is that the Joker wins. Nothing means anything. The lies win. "Because sometimes the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded."Just take that out of context for a sec. But those words in a news director's mouth. Put those words into the mouth of a wife or husband who has cheated. Honey I'm going to reward your faith in me by lying. That's some evil s**t right there. And if the music and the cool art direction made those words sound good to you, made them sound unquestionably heroic, I get it -- I'm right there with you. But that's not flattering for either of us. And the only reason you didn't realize this and hate it immediately, is because of this scene -- There are many, many great things about The Dark Knight as a movie. The pacing and the scenes are so tight, the dialogue is brilliant. Just think about how many great lines you know from that movie?"Some men just want to see the world burn?""You want to see a magic trick?""We're going to have tryouts?""Did I ever tell you how I got these scars?""Gotham needs a better class of criminal?""Do I look like a guy with a plan?"Of course, Heath Ledger's performance is magnificent. This movie and Batman Begins are so good we even overlook the absurdity of the whole Batman word-gargling thing. It's sooooooo stupid. But it works. I think Dark Knight comes as close to being a great movie as a superhero film can without actually being a great movie. For some reason, it just doesn't hang together for me. It's three magnificent set pieces. The bank robbery at the beginning. The sequence where the truck flips and the choice on the two ferries. And the rest of it is woven together well but doesn't feel like a unified whole to me. But the level of craft. And how funny it is for being so intense in places. So many great, great moments. And really those moments, those singular experiences on the emotional rollercoaster of a good story are why we go to see big Hollywood movies. But they're not why a story lingers with us, stays in our hearts or changes us. And Dark Knight doesn't do that. But, the story that inspired it does. I'm talking about the 1986 graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns. I'm not going to explain why this thing IS great in detail. It's a lot of things, but it's the story of an old hero who dies. Which is a part of the hero's journey that we've forgotten in modern times. But it a big part of it. See, if you're going to be a hero, you don't get to lay that burden down. In Beowulf, as an old man Beowulf, has to answer the call again and die fighting a Dragon. Hell, King Arthur dies killing Mordred, but he doesn't even get to stay dead. As the legend goes, he's sleeping, waiting for the time he is needed again. We see this story play when an old boxer comes out of retirement to fight a young one. He's too old, but he's the champ. You can hear it in these lines of Tennyson: Death closes all: but something ere the end,Some work of noble note, may yet be done, Not unbecoming men who strove with gods……Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are, One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.The Dark Knight Returns hews to that form. And maybe The Dark Knight the film doesn't work because it's not really cast in one of those great forms of story? That's the kind of question that I don't know how to answer just yet. And if I had waited until I had figured this out, I never would have finished this video. I'll tell you my hunch though, if you want to innovate with story form, odds are it's probably not going to work out. It's like a song or symphony, you have to make a great one within the form. What I can tell you about the Dark Knight Returns graphic novel is that it has been looted by every creator since. The Dark Knight Returns contains the movies, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman vs. Superman, and the first page alone was the inspiration for that 20-minute race track scene in Iron Man 2. Frank Miller forever changed Batman. Every Batman after Miller is the dark, scary, gritty, possessed, gravelly-voiced Batman. And, as if that's not enough, he also did the same thing with Daredevil. Every Daredevil after Frank Miller is, in a sense, Miller's Daredevil. On top of all that, The Dark Knight Returns was the first comic I know of to genuinely gender swap a character -- Robin is a young girl. And she is hands down, no questions asked, my most favorite and I think also the most heroic Robin there is. And I have never really liked Robin. Robin has always struck me as kinda stupid. The boy hostage. But Carrie Kelley? She's a brilliant character. So for my money, if you want Batman at his best, it's Batman the Dark Knight Returns. In closing, I should also say, that revisiting Batman after all this time, gave me strange new insights. One is, and there's no way around this, is that Batman is himself a criminal -- he's a vigilante. A man who takes the law into his own hands. All superheroes are, in a sense. But explicitly Batman. And the crazy thing is how long the character ran on -- all of comics really -- with a nod and a wink. Yeah, yeah, it's okay 'cause he's a good vigilante. Or it's fine because he's rich and he's trying to do the right thing. It's really thin, but everybody was and, is okay with it. “What gives you the right? I'm not the one wearing hockey pads!”And the reason that we're okay with justifications like that we know it's going to give us a great story. Or perhaps that we understand, on some barely conscious level, that the logic of the story works as competing villains, competing perspectives on responses to trauma. And I'm sorry if this seems vague, I'm at the limit of my understanding here, but what I take away from it is two-fold.1) Realism, in any sense is a bad quality to judge story. I mean if you look at any story that people love, it's utterly implausible. Even, and perhaps especially, the non-fiction stories. The longer the odds, the more unlikely the outcome, the more we like it. 2) We don't need much of an explanation, we don't even need a good explanation to suspend disbelief, but we need an explanation. Maybe all a reader or viewer needs is an acknowledgment that some stretch of genre or realism is being a handwaved away and we're good. ConclusionSo to wrap it all up.1. Why has Batman lasted? Some of it was certainly lucky timing. But the part that wasn't is because Batman has internal stakes built-in. Tragedy drives the character, even when he's ridiculous. 2. How does a Batman story work.Every character is a response to trauma. An aspect of Batman's psyche that has been externalized. Now there's more to it than that, but I think that's what drives Batman's rogue's gallery and why the stories keep coming. 3. What is a Batman story at its absolute best? Frank Miller's the Dark Knight Returns. Get full access to How It's Written by Patrick E. McLean at patrickemclean.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 139. This week we read the 1989 DC Elseworlds comic Gotham by Gaslight from Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, and we watched the 2018 animated movie adaptation. This is an alternate universe take on Batman where he patrols the streets of Victorian era Gotham City, protecting it from Jack the Ripper. The comic sees more of a focus on Batman as the "world's greatest detective," while the movie adds a burlesque dancer Selena Kyle concerned about the threat to herself and other women as Batman's partner in crime-stopping action. We compare and contrast both versions of this exciting standalone story!The Whatnauts present The Review Show, a weekly book club style podcast for all sorts of pop culture. We cover a variety of genres and mediums — movies, TV shows, comics, anime, manga, audio dramas — picking out a specific piece of entertainment that we can cover in a week's time. Every episode, your intrepid co-hosts Kyle and Melissa dive into the media of the week (with a spoiler warning!), give recommendations, and take turns pitching the next topic. For one episode a month, we check in with continuing coverage on a longer title, like a full TV series or comics run, and follow it all the way to the end. Join us for fun discussions on a wild variety of entertainment you should know!Check out our other podcasts here, or wherever you get your podcasts. If video is more your thing, then check our YouTube channel. And if you like what we do, support us on Patreon to unlock early access to most of our podcasts as well as exclusive episodes and more. You can find us on Twitter and we would love to have you join us on our Discord server as well.

This week we read JLA Task Force #5-6 and Shadow of the Bat #21-23.  The brothers catch up with Bruce and Alfred in their quest to find Shondra Kinsolving and Jack Drake.  We discuss super powers, fox hunting, and kitchen fires.  Thanks for tuning in! Next week we will catch up with Selena Kyle.  Read Catwoman #3-4, 6, Batman #502-504, and Catwoman #7.

In this week's episode, we discuss the Dark Knight Rises, the third film in the Series Binge Hell for the Dark Knight Trilogy. We meet Bane, the man who brings the Pain. We meet Selena Kyle, who certainly isn't vile. And we meet Talia... who's name doesn't rhyme with anything at all..ia.

We’re talking CW’s Arrowverse MeGa-Crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths, Tom Welling & Erica Durance from Smallville & our unseen Ashley Scott interview! Yup! Huntress Helena Kyle from Birds of Prey! This is a major HuMoNGoID geeked-out DC Comics episode and we’re getting into everything we know about the guests in Crisis on Infinite Earths to date! We’ll start off with Brandon Routh! Piper was five years old when we took her to see Brandon in Superman Returns at a movie theater in Miami! We would have never thought that after all these years as Ray Palmer / ATOM from DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Brandon would “return” to his roots as Superman in an Arrowverse crossover! Seriously!? That’s really going all-out! Next, Smallville! OK - Adam here. This one is my all-time favorite show. There were a few of quirks episodes over the ten year run, but overall, the writing, cinematography, and acting were just awesome (especially those discussions between Lex and Lionel Luthor! (We still joke about when Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) was known as “Sexy Lexy” in the early Smallville days). The Berlanti team has said more than once that without Smallville, there wouldn’t have been an Arrowverse. They’ve payed homage here and there in the past, but now…they’re bringing Tom Welling and Erica Durance, Lois and Clark, back together! We’re going to revisit the Kent Farm and see what they’re up to 10 years later! I’m super-excited about this one. If you like Superman lore and haven’t seen Smallville, you’re seriously missing out! Definitely get a hold of it and start watching! We’re not finished yet! Next, we’re jumping over to an exclusive, unseen interview we did with Ashley Scott, aka The Huntress, Helena Kyle, about her role on Birds of Prey. (YES! She went by “Kyle” in the cult classic series instead of Helen Wayne.) Helena is the daughter of Batman and Batwoman…Bruce Wayne and Selena Kyle! She’s from the bronze storyline (for those comic geeks out there). The new Birds of Prey movie with Margot Robbie involves a different iteration of the Huntress, Helena Bertinelli. Birds of Prey was a cult classic that only got one season! We highly recommend picking up the DVD! It’s got a cartoon mini-serious featuring some of the villainous women of the DC universe! So, there’s a LOT of info in this episode and a super-special and rare interview with a younger Piper! Let us know whatchya think of this retro-style Piper’s Picks intro and what’s happening in the CW DC Arrowverse! Thank you so much for watching, guyz!

After a whole lot of time, we're back and we are VERY proud to bring you one of the greatest kids cartoons of all time: BATMAN! DA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BATMAAAAAAAN. A staple of the early and mid 90's, Batman TAS paved the way for the DC animated universe to follow, and had a massive impact on nerds like me (Chris). Paige and I sit down and only begin to crack open the chocolate shell and reach the rich, gooey caramel that lies beneath the surface. Eco-terrorism, the politics of violence, Selena Kyle (

Direct Link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2017-026-Ally_miller_machine-learning-AI.mp3 Ally Miller (@selenakyle) joined us this week to discuss Machine Learning and #Artificial #Intelligence. It seems like every new security product employs one or both of these terms. She did the keynote at Bsides Las Vegas on topics of #Machine #Learning and #Behavioral #Economics. We asked Ms. Miller to join us here to discuss what ML and AI are, how algorithms work to analyze the data to come to the right conclusion. What is required to get a useful algorithm, and how much or little human interaction is required? We also discuss a bit of history with her, how IDS/IPS were just dumber versions of machine learning, with 'tweaks' being new Yara or snort rules to tell the machine what to allow/disallow.  Finally, we discussed how people who are doing our 2017 DerbyCon CTF, instructions on how to win are in the show, so please take a listen.   RSS: http://www.brakeingsecurity.com/rss Youtube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFjAqFb4A60M1TMa0t1KXw #iTunes Store Link:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brakeing-down-security-podcast/id799131292?mt=2  #Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifp5boyverbo4yywxnbydtzljcy?t=Brakeing_Down_Security_podcast     Join our #Slack Channel! Sign up at https://brakesec.signup.team #iHeartRadio App:  https://www.iheart.com/show/263-Brakeing-Down-Securi/ #SoundCloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/bryan-brake Comments, Questions, Feedback: bds.podcast@gmail.com Support Brakeing Down Security Podcast on #Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bds_podcast #Twitter: @brakesec @boettcherpwned @bryanbrake @infosystir #Player.FM : https://player.fm/series/brakeing-down-security-podcast #Stitcher Network: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=80546&refid=stpr #TuneIn Radio App: http://tunein.com/radio/Brakeing-Down-Security-Podcast-p801582/           show notes   what is the required amount of data required to properly train the algorithms   how do you ensure that the training data is clean (or perhaps how do you determine what causes a false positive or negative)   Xoke Soru: "why are you trying to make skynet and kill us all?  Do you hate humanity?"   Who will ML replace? Who in security?   Ask why people get confused between AI and Machine learning, and where the fine line is between the two or is one actually a subset of the other.   Basically.. "in what way/how do you see ML being used in an offensive capacity in the future (or now)"   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Machine_learning   https://www.slideshare.net/allyslideshare/something-wicked-78511887   https://www.slideshare.net/allyslideshare/201209-a-million-mousetraps-using-big-data-and-little-loops-to-build-better-defenses   https://conferences.oreilly.com/velocity/vl-ca/public/schedule/detail/61751   O’Reilly Conference 31 October   Mick douglas class Derbycon CTF Book club   Patreon slack

Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #7 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #8 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #9   episode #9—Phil and Tyler wrap up the Before the Bat 9 episode Christmas special with a review of Batman Annual #1 (2016) and talking what’s on their Christmas Wish Lists!   Show notes: Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode # Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: http://twitter.com/LilithHellfire   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #5   episode #5—Phil and Lilith review "On a Christmas Evening” from Nightwing #64 (2002)   Show notes: Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #5 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: http://twitter.com/LilithHellfire   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com

epiosde #4—Phil and Lilith review the Batman the animated series episode “Holiday Knights” (1997) Show notes: Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #4 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: http://twitter.com/LilithHellfire   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #6 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

  Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #3 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #2 Phil reviews the classic miniseries Robin II: The Joker’s Wild! (1991)   Show notes: Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #2 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Phil and Lilith review the classic Identity Crisis storyline from Batman #455-#457 (1990) Show notes: Before the Bat: Batfamily Christmas episode #1 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: http://twitter.com/LilithHellfire   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Better to Reign in Hell... With Gotham City and the podcast in chaos this week, Phil goes solo to do real time commentary for the Season 3 premiere episode, “Better to Reign in Hell…”   Show notes:  Before the Bat: Better to Reign in Hell…(S3E1)   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/    Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate  

Batman: The Long Halloween #13   Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil, Lilith & Tyler discuss issue #13—Halloween. In the FINAL ISSUE, Alberto Falcone confesses to being Holiday, Harvey Dent gathers the Gotham Underworld to take down The Roman, Batman and Gordon meet with Harvey one last time, and the REAL Holiday killer revealed! Email us!  beforethebat@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #13: Halloween Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Mad City: Anything For You   Phil and Kelly review Gotham season 3 episode 5, “Mad City: Anything For You”!   Show notes: Before the Bat: Mad City: Anything For You (Gotham S3E5) Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Kelly Fitzgerald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/supersquint   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Mad City: New Day Rising Phil, Tyler, and special guest host Junia review Gotham season 3 episode 4, “Mad City: New Day Rising”! Show notes: Before the Bat: Mad City: New Day Rising (Gotham S3E4) Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod   Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick Follow Junia Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juniapatrick Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Mad City: Burn the Witch & the 2016 Southgate Media Group Podcast Marathon   Phil, Tyler, and newlywed Kelly return to discuss Gotham Season 3 episode 2, “Mad City: Burn the Witch”, DC Comics movies, TV and MORE as part of the 2nd annual Southgate Media Group podcast Marathon!   Show notes: Before the Bat: Mad City: Burn the Witch & the 2016 Southgate Media Group Podcast Marathon Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Kelly Fitzgerald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/supersquint    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Mad City: Look Into My Eyes (Gotham S3E3)   Phil, Kelly, & Tyler discuss Gotham Season 3 episode 3, “Mad City: Look Into My Eyes” & the upcoming Batman ’66 animated special.   Show notes: Before the Bat: Mad City: Look Into My Eyes (Gotham S3E3) Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Kelly Fitzgerald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/supersquint    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Batman: The Long Halloween #12 Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil & Lilith discuss issue #12—Labor Day.  In this issue, Harvey Dent starts down the road to his destiny as Two-Face, Batman pays visits to Carmine Falcone, Gilda Dent, and Calendar Man. And the Holiday Killer finally revealed? Email us!     Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #12: Labor Day Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat Special: Batman—The Killing Joke   Phil, Lilith, and Tyler review DC Comics newest animated feature, Batman—The Killing Joke based on the classic comic book!   Show notes: Before the Bat: Batman—The Killing Joke Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTyPatrick Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat Special: Suicide Squad   Phil, Charlie, Tyler, and Zach review DC Comics’ newest blockbuster movie, Suicide Squad!   Show notes: Before the Bat: Suicide Squad Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/     Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Zachary Hare on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolfspirit00    Follow Charlie Esser on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlieEsser     Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTyPatrick Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Batman: The Long Halloween #11   Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil & Lilith discuss issue #10—Independence Day.  In this issue, Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle share a romantic evening, Harvey Dent pulls rank on Batman, Sofia and Sal share some prison love, and evildoers beware of the Batman/Catwoman team! Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #10: Independence  Day Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Knighting issue #6: Rebirth The sixth episode of this special Before the Bat/World’s Finest series finds Phil Perich & Lilith Hellfire reviewing Dick Grayson’s return to the identity of Nightwing in Nightwing: Rebirth #1   Nightwing issue #6: Rebirth Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat Special—Batman: The Killing Joke Part 1 (The Comic Book) In the first part of this special two part episode, DC superfans Phil Perich and Lilith Hellfire take a trip down memory lane and review the classic Batman/Joker story, Batman: The Killing Joke. From listener feedback, to the controversial nature of the story, and finally onto the stories impact on the DC universe, it all starts here! Send us your emails to read in Part 2!   Show notes: Before the Bat Special—Batman: The Killing Joke Part 1 (The Comic Book)   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/     Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Batman: The Long Halloween #10 Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil & Lilith discuss issue #10—Independence Day.  In this issue, Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle share a romantic evening, Harvey Dent pulls rank on Batman, Sofia and Sal share some prison love, and evildoers beware of the Batman/Catwoman team! Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #10: Independence Day Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Brian McManamon Interview Phil sits down for a one on one interview with actor Brian McManamon who played Basil Karlo, Clayface, on Gotham in season 2. Brian discusses his career, his experiences on the set of Gotham, and the research he did for the role.   Show notes: Before the Bat: Brian McManamon interview   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/     Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Brian McManamon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianMcManamon   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil & Lilith discuss issue #9—Father's Day.  In this issue, Harvey Dent fails to get a conviction against Bruce Wayne, Carmine Falcone and Luigi Maroni have unforgettable Father’s Day experiences, and Bruce Wayne remembers his Father! Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #9: Father’s Day Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate  

Before the Bat Summer Special: Swamp Thing #53 (1986)   In part two of this special summer review series, Phil & Lilith review the classic Swamp Thing #53 by Alan Moore.  Swamp Thing’s rampage through Gotham continues.  After a brutal battle with Batman, Abby is released from prison.  Just don’t expect a happy ending for this one...   Show notes: Before the Bat Summer Special: Swamp Thing #53 (1986).   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/     Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate  

Before the Bat Summer Special: Swamp Thing #52 (1986). In part one of this special summer review series, Phil & Lilith review the classic Swamp Thing #52 by Alan Moore.  When Swamp Thing’s girlfriend Abby is arrested and shipped to Gotham, Swamp Thing goes to war with the city’s leaders and Gotham itself.  But help arrives on the last page in the shape of a familiar shadowy figure…   Show notes: Before the Bat Summer Special: Swamp Thing #52 (1986).   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/     Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Hugo and the Court Phil, Kelly, and Tyler discuss the Gotham season 2 finale “Transference”(S2E22) and DC Comics news. What was the shocking revelation about the Joker’s identity in Justice League #50? And Batman and his allies have entered Rebirth!   Show notes: Before the Bat: Hugo and the Court Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Phil Perich on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsADzZmiA6ng2b5rV07pKw    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Follow Kelly Dimarzio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/supersquint   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat—Grilled Cheese & Fish   Phil & Tyler discuss Gotham episode “A Legion of Horribles”(S1E21), DC Comics upcoming Rebirth event, and DC movies including the newly announced Harley Quinn movie.   Show notes: Before the Bat: Grilled Cheese & Fish Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Phil Perich on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsADzZmiA6ng2b5rV07pKw    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Explosive Ending   Phil & Tyler discuss Gotham episode “Unleashed” (S1E20) & upcoming Batman/DC Comics comic books & animated movies.   Show notes: Before the Bat: Explosive Ending Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Phil Perich on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsADzZmiA6ng2b5rV07pKw    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Fake Sword of Azrael   Phil, Kelly, and Tyler discuss Gotham episode “Azrael” (S2E20).   Show notes: Before the Bat: Fake Sword of Azrael Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Phil Perich on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsADzZmiA6ng2b5rV07pKw   Follow Kelly Dimarzio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/supersquint    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Batman: The Long Halloween #8   Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil, Lilith, Tyler, and special guest Chris discusses issue #8—Mother's Day.  In this issue, Batman questions Calendar Man about his knowledge of the Holiday killer, The Scarecrow escapes from Arkham, and the GCPD close in on Bruce Wayne! Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #8: Mother’s Day Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Jim Gordon & the Philosopher’s plot   Phil, Kelly, & Tyler review Gotham episode “Pinewood”(S2E18)   Show notes: Before the Bat: Jim Gordon & the Philosopher’s plot Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Phil Perich on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsADzZmiA6ng2b5rV07pKw   Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Who’s dinner?   Phil & Tyler discuss Gotham episode “Into the Woods” (S2E17) & more Batman V Superman talk.   Show notes: Before the Bat: Who’s dinner?Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp  Follow Phil Perich on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsADzZmiA6ng2b5rV07pKw   Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: Family Guy, Penguin Edition   Phil, Kelly, & Tyler review the Gotham Episode “Prisoners” (S2E16).   Show notes: Before the Bat: Family Guy, Penguin EditionFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Kelly Dimarzio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/superSquint    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate  

Batman: The Long Halloween #7   Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil, Lilith, Tyler, and special guest Chris discusses issue #7—April Fool’s Day.  In this issue, Batman & the Riddler work separately to solve the same mystery. Who is the Holiday killer? But will the Riddler survive after he encounters the killer himself? Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #7: April Fool’s DayFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp    Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Follow Chris Johnson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotTinyDancer86   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Before the Bat: All in the Family   Phil, Kelly, and Tyler review Gotham episode “Mad Grey Dawn” (S2E15)   Show notes: Before the Bat: All in the FamilyFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Kelly Dimarzio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/superSquint    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate  

Before the Bat 3-19-2016: Jeri the Clown and Killer Cupcake   Phil & Tyler discuss Gotham episode “This Ball of Mud & Meanness (S2E14) and the upcoming Batman V Superman movie.   Show notes: Before the Bat 3-19-2016: Jeri the Clown and Killer CupcakeFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Kelly Dimarzio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/superSquint    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Batman: The Long Halloween #6   Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil discusses issue #6—Saint Patrick’s Day.  Sofia Falcone is released from prison, Catwoman frees Bruce Wayne from Poison Ivy’s mind control, and the Holiday Killer attacks Maroni’s crew this time around. Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #6: Saint Patrick’s DayFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate  

  Before the Bat 3-12-2016: Strange Freeze    Phil, Kelly, and Tyler review Gotham season 2, episode 13 “A Dead Man Feels No Cold”!   Show notes: Before the Bat 3-12-2016: Strange FreezeFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Kelly Dimarzio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/superSquint    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate  

Before the Bat 3-5-2016: Man, that’s cold!    Phil, Kelly, and Tyler review Gotham season 2, episode 12 “Mr. Freeze”!   Show notes: Before the Bat 3-5-2016: Man, that’s cold! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/   Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Kelly Dimarzio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/superSquint    Follow Tyler Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick   Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Nightwing Issue #5: Gotham KnightsThe fifth  episode of this special Before the Bat/World’s Finest series finds Phil Perich & Kristen Geaman discussing Nightwing’s various appearances in the Batman: Gotham Knights series, Batman & Robin Eternal, & the animated Batman: Bad Blood movie.Show notes:Nightwing issue #5: Gotham KnightsFollow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod  https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Kristen L Geaman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/75yrsofgraysonProduced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Nightwing issue #4: The Judas ContractThe fourth episode of this special Before the Bat/World’s Finest series finds Phil Perich joined by longtime Teen Titans fans Charles Skaggs, Karen Lindsay, and Jesse Jackson to discuss the classic Titans storyline The Judas Contract & Nightwing in general.Show notes:Nightwing issue #4: The Judas ContractFollow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod  https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Charles Skaggs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlesSkaggsFollow Karen Lindsay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AleveriaFollow Jesse Jackson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseJacksonDFWProduced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob SouthgateTales-of-the-Teen-Titans-44-1984.jpg

Nightwing issue #3: Bad BloodThe third  episode of this special Before the Bat/World’s Finest series finds Phil Perich & Lilith Hellfire reviewing the new DC animated movie Batman: Bad Blood, which features Nightwing heavily.Show notes:Nightwing issue #3: Bad BloodFollow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod  https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfireProduced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob SouthgateBatman_Bad_Blood_still.jpg

Nightwing issue #2: New 52   The second episode of this special Before the Bat/World’s Finest series finds Phil Perich & Tyler Patrick reviewing all 30 issues of Rightwing’s second ongoing series (2011-2014).   Show notes: Nighting issue #2: New 52Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JTYPatrick  Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Nightwing issue #1: A Knight in Bludhaven   The first episode of this special Before the Bat/World’s Finest series finds Phil Perich & Lilith Hellfire reviewing the first 8 issues (1996-1997) of Nightwing’s first ongoing series.   Show notes: Nighting issue #1: A Knight in BludhavenFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Batman: The Long Halloween Special!  A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman’s first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time Phil & Lilith discuss issue #5—Valentines Day.  Harvey Dent is looking for criminal evidence against the Wayne family, Catwoman & Poison Ivy both have their eyes on Bruce Wayne, and the Holiday killer strikes again Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com   Show notes: Batman: Long Halloween issue #5: Valentines DayFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beforethebatpod https://twitter.com/worldsfinestpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beforethebatpodcast/  https://www.facebook.com/worldsfinestpodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate

Kristen L Geaman Interview Part 2 - Before the Bat: The Gotham Podcast   World’s Finest/Before the Bat special!     Kristen Geaman returns to chat with Phil more about her book, Dick Grayson: Boy Wonder, Phil’s recent interviews with Devin Grayson & Tim Seeley, and the current Batman & Robin Eternal & Grayson comic books.   Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com.  You can write to us at southgatemediagroup@gmail.com and let us know what you think.  Be sure to rate us and review the episode.  It really helps other people find us.  Thanks!

Gotham Mid-Season Roundtable (Season 2)   Phil & Kelly are joined by Lilith & Crystal from Channel 52’s Gotham Gossip to discuss the Season 2 mid-season finale of Gotham.  Topics covered include:   -Alfred almost got crushed. -Lucius’s midnight snack. -Jim’s bad dream. -Bruce’s sleepwear. -Low parachuting. -Will Theo & Fish return from Indian Hill? -Why is Jim getting darker? -Is Lee all she seems to be? -Tabitha on the loose. -Mr Freeze. -Cat & the Squad. -Listener Feedback

Batman: The Long Halloween Special!     A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman's first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This time our hosts discuss Issues #3 & #4—Christmas & New Year's.  The Joker's on the loose and NO ONE is safe! Plus what's up with Harvey Dent? Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com.  You can write to us at southgatemediagroup@gmail.com and let us know what you think.  Be sure to rate us and review the episode.  It really helps other people find us.  Thanks! 

Batman: The Long Halloween Special!     A Dark Knight Halloween Special in 13 parts! Join Phil, Lilith, and Tyler every month for the next year as they guide you through a murder mystery from Batman's first year. Every issue takes place on a Holiday.  This month starts it off.  Issue #1—Halloween (Crime).  Who is the Holiday killer?  Discover the truth with our hosts and share your thoughts on this classic groundbreaking series. Email us!  Worldsfinestpod@gmail.com Learn more, subscribe, or contact us at www.southgatemediagroup.com.  You can write to us at southgatemediagroup@gmail.com and let us know what you think.  Be sure to rate us and review the episode.  It really helps other people find us.  Thanks!  

Eric, Jesse, and Levi are stoked for this episode of Gotham! The characters, the episodic television, and the street urchins really fell in line to the dudes’ liking. Check it out for the likes, loves, and mehs of episode 2. Thundercats GO!!! Send us an email at Gotham@BaldMove.com Or leave us a voicemail at (626) 808-GCPD…

For Episode 6 of GCP, we look at the second episode of the season that hit the airwaves last night, to focus on inflating the Selena Kyle story, while widening the world of Gotham, as it continues its descent into chaos while losing its fragile balance in the wake of the Wayne murders. This week focused on a sinister yet unexpected storyline around the young Catwoman where homeless children were being drugged & kidnapped for the suggested nefarious reason of cannibalism for a mysterious Dollmaker.

Since Michelle Pfeiffer squeezed into latex in Batman Returns an idea of a Catwoman movie had been teased. Writers, directors, and stars were attached to the project over the years, and it took over a decade for the film to become reality. Now starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry as Patience Phillips, a woman given the mystical powers of a cat, the film hoped to jump on the superhero bandwagon and launch a new franchise. Instead, it won several Raspberry Awards and tanked at the box office. Is this film as bad as its reputation? Listen to Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie as they let the fur fly in our review!

Since Michelle Pfeiffer squeezed into latex in Batman Returns an idea of a Catwoman movie had been teased. Writers, directors, and stars were attached to the project over the years, and it took over a decade for the film to become reality. Now starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry as Patience Phillips, a woman given the mystical powers of a cat, the film hoped to jump on the superhero bandwagon and launch a new franchise. Instead, it won several Raspberry Awards and tanked at the box office. Is this film as bad as its reputation? Listen to Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie as they let the fur fly in our review!

Since Michelle Pfeiffer squeezed into latex in Batman Returns an idea of a Catwoman movie had been teased. Writers, directors, and stars were attached to the project over the years, and it took over a decade for the film to become reality. Now starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry as Patience Phillips, a woman given the mystical powers of a cat, the film hoped to jump on the superhero bandwagon and launch a new franchise. Instead, it won several Raspberry Awards and tanked at the box office. Is this film as bad as its reputation? Listen to Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie as they let the fur fly in our review!

Since Michelle Pfeiffer squeezed into latex in Batman Returns an idea of a Catwoman movie had been teased. Writers, directors, and stars were attached to the project over the years, and it took over a decade for the film to become reality. Now starring Academy Award winner Halle Berry as Patience Phillips, a woman given the mystical powers of a cat, the film hoped to jump on the superhero bandwagon and launch a new franchise. Instead, it won several Raspberry Awards and tanked at the box office. Is this film as bad as its reputation? Listen to Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie as they let the fur fly in our review!

Gotham City. Same bat time. Same bat gripe. With each new breaking story from the next chapter in the Dark Knight Saga comes a wave of critical disposition to rival Batman's greatest gallery of villains. The cloud of creation and confusion create a thunderstorm of opinions that now take root in the vast empty spaces of the internet opinion blog-o-sphere. Going where they have gone before, Andy and John return to the Gotham streets and examine the fears, frustrations and fantasies of Bruce Wayne's greatest opponents...his fans.

The Batman just took the world by storm but we stumbled onto another Storm who hates this film. Crystal Storm (@WriterStreamer) hates emo Bruce Wayne, incel Riddler, and uninspiring story. Batman superfans @KevinGootee and @KevinIsrael_NJ race toward the Bat Signal of her hatred. Do they agree this argument is worse than Arnold's puns in Batman and Robin?We can't express how thankful we are that you continue to give us an hour of your time every week, thank you!Head on over to www.athelticgreens.com/gtsc Then, you'll get 5 travel packs along with a year's supply of Vitamin D for FREE. And it helps us out in the long run!Looking to sell your product, advertise your services, or raise brand awareness? We'd love to help you and we can be reached at guttingthesacredcow@gmail.comThank you ALL for continually shouting us out on social media, we love when you do that as well as leave us those 5 star rating and 2-3 sentence reviews. Guttingthesacredcow.com is you get that sweet ass merch, go grab a hat or mug post haste!Check us out at the metaverse as well at the $joke community comedy roomWe're now doing over blogs, video style, at Patreon now: patreon.com/guttingthesacredcowSocial media for the gang: @KevinGootee on Twitter, FB, IG. www.kevingootee.com@kevinisrael_NJ on twitter, FB, @Kevin_israel_comedy on IG www.kevinisrael.com @writerstreamerDon't forget, you can find us on all podcasts platforms: apple iTunes, Spotify, google, spreaker, stitcher, iheartradio, castbox. You name it and we're on it! And you can also see our handsome yet smug faces on Youtube as well. Hello to our new friends! We love it when you click "subscribe", like us on social media, and most importantly when you tell your friends/family about our podcast. https://guttingthesacredcow.com/where-to-listen-see-us/Crystal Storm CLIPS THE WINGS of The Batman episode 136 GTSC podcastBatman Forever, Batman Returns, Mask of the Phantasm, Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Dark Knight Rises, Lego Batman, Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, Adam West, the Penguin, the Joker, Catwoman, Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Bane, Tom Hardy, Heath Ledger, DC Comics, Zoe Kravitz, Selena Kyle, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Ra's Al Ghul, League of Shadows, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Tommy Lee Jones, action movie, comic book, funny podcast, standup comedy, movie review, film nerds, cinephile, Mark Hamill, funny podcast, podcast recommendations, podern family, hilarious podcasts,Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gutting-the-sacred-cow6501/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy