DC Secret Files Podcast Vol. IV: The Untold Legend of the Batman

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The fourth episode of our DC SECRET FILES podcast — the show that dares to tackle DC Comics’ greatest creations in encyclopedic form! Each episode, Frank will be joined by a special guest, in this case, podcrasher Captain Entropy, to cover characters and concepts from across DC’s history. Our discussion of the given property will be married to a piece of original art commissioned by DC to spotlight the same. This time around, we chat about 1980’s The Untold Legend of the Batman #1-3, by Len Wein, Jim Aparo, and John Byrne; as well as a host of other talents on the main and supplemental stories. Plus we cover YOUR feedback!

1. D.E.O. Report [0:00:56]
2. “In the Beginning” by Len Wein, John Byrne, & Jim Aparo [0:05:13]
3. Batman (JLA-Z) art by Jim Lee [0:15:39]
4. Commissioner Gordon Profile Page art by Lee Weeks [0:28:58]
5. The Joker (DC Outburst: Firepower) art by Norm Breyfogle [0:37:44]
6. Catwoman (SkyBox Batman: Saga of the Dark Knight) painted by Brian Stelfreeze [0:45:25]
7. The Scarecrow (SkyBox Batman: Saga of the Dark Knight) art by Mike Mignola [0:52:57]
8. “With Friends Like These…” by Wein & Aparo [1:03:46]
9. The Penguin (SkyBox Batman: Saga of the Dark Knight) art by Mike Mignola [1:10:49]
10. Two-Face (SkyBox Batman: Saga of the Dark Knight) painted by Brian Stelfreeze [1:15:48]
11. Alfred Pennyworth Profile Page art by Lee Weeks [1:21:58]
12. The Mad Hatter (SkyBox Batman Master Series) painted by Dermot Power [1:34:55]
13. The Riddler (DC Outburst: Firepower) art by Staz Johnson [1:40:45]
14. “The Man Behind the Mask” by Wein & Aparo [1:45:51]
15. Secrets of the Batman art by Joe Staton
16. Confidential Communiqués [1:56:36]

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DC Films Special Podcast: To The Batpole... A Batman Film Ranking (1943-2022)

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Meanwhile... Diabolu Frank, whose "Batman phase" ended in the '90s, terrorizes Gotham City with a countdown of live action Caped Crusader cinema, as Mr. Fixit and Illegal Machine are more or least held captive to his mania! Expect singularly unpopular opinions and trolling...

1. Batman and Robin (1949) 00:02:34
2. Batman (1943) 00:04:39
3. Batman & Robin (1997) 00:06:14
4. Catwoman (2004) 00:19:48
5. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) 00:24:33
6. Justice League (2017/2021) 00:27:17
7. Suicide Squad (2016) 00:30:00
8. Batman: The Movie (1966) 00:31:22
9. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 00:39:50
10. Batman (1989) 00:47:40
11. Batman Begins (2005) 01:09:07
12. The Batman (2022) 01:17:35
13. Batman Forever (1995) 01:26:11
14. The Dark Knight (2008) 01:41:40
15. Batman Returns (1992) 01:51:37
    

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DC Films Special Podcast: Warner Bros.’ The Batman (2022)

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Meanwhile... Mr. Fixit, Illegal Machine, & Diabolu Frank ask, "...and where is The Batman?" While we couldn't omit all references to Nolan or Snyder, we more or less stick to the movie at hand, and keep the talk down to about a third of the, let's be honest, unreasonably long running time of the film. How do Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, and Paul Dano stack up in these iconic roles? Somehow, Andy Serkis' Michael Caine impression doesn't come up. Not much in the way of hot takes, with a disproportionate focus on director Matt Reeves, grunge appropriation and... tattoos?

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DC Special Podcast: DK Encyclopedia Diaries 6

Volume V
The Drunken Guide To The Characters Of The DC Universe

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B
Batman 14
Batwoman 12
Big Barda & the New Gods19
Baytor 19

F
The Flash (Jay Garrick) 1

J
The Joker 21

R
Rag Doll 4


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DC Special Podcast: Warner Bros.’ Zack Snyder's Justice League's DC's Murderverse (2021)

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Meanwhile... Illegal Machine, Mr. Fixit, & Diabolu Frank talk about the four hours of appeasement to a toxic fandom and/or AT&T's opportunistic grift trading false hopes of #RestoreTheSnyderVerse to bump soft HBO Max subscriber numbers in a pandemic. Cards on the table, we all liked both versions of Justice League, but that won't stop the shade or temper the sizzling hot takes. Equal opportunity offense is our stock-in-trade, and business is good. Both sides can eat a big fat di--rector's (un)cut. #Justice4SilasStone

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DC Special Podcast: The Joke That Keeps On Killing

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Meanwhile... Mr. Fixit, Illegal Machine, & Diabolu Frank look at the controversial 1988 Batman: The Killing Joke prestige format one-shot that has gone from one of the most revered works of a new wave of mature readers books to a (mostly) direct-to-video animated film and an albatross around the neck of DC's attempts at outreach to modern women not in refrigerators. While the comic and flick are a touchstone, this is less an individual critique than a debate about the treatment of prominent females in comics. But bro-ier than that sounds. Beyond Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, we also talk Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, Rafael Albuquerque, and more. We also go broader than Barbara Gordon to other imperiled heroines like Supergirl, Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Cassandra Caine, The Huntress, Bat-Girl, Batwoman, Superwoman, and yes, Sansa Stark. If you're not up to date with Game of Thrones or Orange Is The New Black, this episode may be even more problematic for you than usual.

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DC Special Podcast: Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad (2016)

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Meanwhile... Diabolu Frank, Illegal Machine & Mr. Fixit are indentured through explosives implanted in their spines to endure a Suicide Squad mission, and the word cloud is swollen with "gross."

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Illusion On-Demand's Top 20 Villains

According to Wikipedia, "Illusion On-Demand is an American VOD Video On Demand cable TV network focused on science fiction and fantasy programming. Illusion launched nationally in October 2007 with a special Halloween lineup. The regular programming consists of 21 shows and content blocks." I'd never heard of it, but while killing time checking out free programs on my cable box, I stumbled upon a 21 minute program counting down the "network's" top comic book bad guys. The production values were YouTube low, mostly static images (pulled directly off sites like Comic Vine and Wikipedia) with generic screen script and extremely repetitive bland (Creative Commons?) rawk music playing. Anyway, this sort of thing is how I gets me kicks, so here's their(?) picks...


20. The Kingpin (presented by Dan Slott)


19. P'Gell (presented by Jimmy Palmiotti)


18. Bullseye (presented by Dan Slott)


17. Poison Ivy (presented by Afua Richardson)


16. Doctor Octopus (presented by Justin Gray and Dan Slott)


15. Skrulls (presented by Dan Slott)


14. Two-Face (presented by Dan Slott and Jimmy Palmiotti)


13. Venom (presented by Sonya Paz and Afua Richardson)


12. Sentinels (presented by Jimmy Palmiotti and Dan Slott)


11. Catwoman (presented by Afua Richardson and Amanda Conner)


10. Green Goblin (presented by Sonya Paz)


09. Red Skull (presented by Jimmy Palmiotti and Dan Slott)


08. Dark Phoenix (presented by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner)


07. Darkseid (presented by Jimmy Palmiotti)


06. Nazis (presented by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Dan Slott)


05. Magneto (presented by Afua Richardson)


04. Doctor Doom (presented by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and some redhead)


03. Galactus (presented by Jimmy Palmiotti, Dan Slott, and Arthur Suydam)


02. Lex Luthor (presented by Dan Slott, Afua Richardson and some redhead)


01. The Joker (presented by Amanda Conner, Afua Richardson, Sonya Paz, Justin Gray, and Jimmy Palmiotti)