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Under the Red Hood
Does Batman help or hurt the children he recruits to be Robins? Could one of them be more vulnerable to Joker’s One Bad Day than Bruce is? Where is the line between justice and vengeance? Paul and I dive into these questions, using Batman: Under the Red Hood, and Death in the Family Part I…
Listen NowDCs New Slate
Comics Guru Extrodinaire Jess Plummer joins us to talk about DC’s upcoming slate of new TV shows and movies. Jessica Plummer lives in New York and loves Superman very very much. You can listen to just how much on her Superman podcast, Flights and Tights. She also writes about comics and books in general at…
Listen NowBatman: The Long Halloween
Paul Hoppe joins me to talk about Batman: The Long Halloween, an animated movie based on the comics run of the same name. Paul Christopher Hoppe AKA ZenMadman is a writer, teacher, and student of poker, chess, language, and life. Find out more here: http://zenmadman.com/ https://patreon.com/zenmadman https://twitch.tv/zenmadman https://twitter.com/zenmadman
Listen NowBlack Adam
Jessica Plummer joins me to talk Black Adam! We talk about the ethical questions and international political issues the movie comments on, and whether any of it was intentional! Here are the links Jessica mentioned during our episodeHawkman: https://bookriot.com/hawkman/Black Adam’s first appearance: https://bookriot.com/first-appearance-flashback-black-adam/Adrianna/Isis’s history: https://bookriot.com/who-is-isis/
Listen NowKevin Conroy Memorial
Jessica Plummer and Paul Hoppe join me to mark the passing of a superhero acting legend by talking about what made Kevin Conroy’s portrayal of Batman so iconic, and some of our favorite moments of his work. Jess mentioned a number of articles worth checking out, and here are the links. Kevin Conroy Obituary: https://bookriot.com/kevin-conroy-iconic-voice-of-batman-has-died/Hawkman:…
Listen NowHarley Quinn • S3
Can we find ethical questions to discuss in HarleyQuinn Season 3? Hells yes! Emily Cissel joins us, and Abby Neiman makes her first podcast appearance!
Listen NowThe Batman and the Ethics of Emo
Our long road to Gotham has come to an end- we’re talking about The Batman! Paul and I talk about the nature of vengeance, the relevance of this version of the Riddler to our own world, and ask the age old question- is this our Batman? This episode is made possible in part by Manscaped!Get…
Listen NowCampy Bats Forever
What in the world was Joel Schumacher doing with the Batman movies? Are they just bad? Can they be enjoyed as campy Batman parodies? Paul, Ashley, and Matthew look at these questions as we discuss Batman Forever and Batman & Robin
Listen NowThe Dark Knight
Paul and I continue our trek through Batmans on screen with The Dark Knight
Listen NowBatman Begins
Just a few more days until The Batman, and we’re talking about Christopher Nolan’s vision of the caped crusader in Batman Begins! With Paul Hoppe
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