Bat Force Radio

Paul Goodenough and Sarah Lord of Rewriting Extinction join us to discuss "The Most Important Comic Book On Earth - Stories To Save The World" a global collaboration for planetary change, bringing together a diverse team of 300 leading environmentalists, artists, authors, actors, filmmakers, musicians, and more to present over 120 stories to save the world. A team that includes names like Ricky Gervais, Jane Goodall, Cara Delevingne, Andy Serkis, Jock, Alan Moore, Cliff Chiang, Brian Azzarello, and hundreds more.

Visit www.rewritingextinction.com to learn more or find out where to get your copy and help to save the world.

One of our favourites, Clay Mann, returns to talk about the upcoming conclusion to his Batman Catwoman series and his thoughts on the story, as well as The Batman movie, stalking Robert Pattinson at an afterparty, Jim Lee, artist's block, promotion of current comic books, his future, an upcoming Phantasm collectible, and lots more.

As Batman Beyond The White Knight #1 hits shelves, here is the SPOILER portion of our chat with creator Sean Murphy, that began with the spoiler-free portion in episode #282 (check that one out first, if you missed it). In this episode, we go deep into spoilers for not only issue 1 and the big cliffhanger final page, but also preview some of what is coming in issue #2 and beyond, as well as the 2 issue mini that spins out of this series. Do not listen before reading issue 1 if you don't want it to be spoiled.

Along with special guest ReevzFX, we're joined by "The Ballet Bat" Carl Newman to talk about his experience filming the 1989 Batman movie as a body and movement double for Michael Keaton, chosen to add grace and athleticism to the Batman, working with Tim Burton, Jack Nicholson, et al. You'll be shocked to find out how many of the iconic shots and scenes from the film are not actually Michael Keaton, but Carl himself under the cowl.

Sean Murphy returns in advance of the start of the next chapter of the White Knight Universe: Batman Beyond The White Knight. We take a mostly spoiler-free walk through what is coming in the new series, as Terry McGinnis arrives in the Murphy-verse and Bruce's new look in a new Gotham, as well as getting into Sean's thoughts on The Batman, what made him worry he would have to walk away from DC Comics, the success of his crowdfunded graphic novel Plot Holes and a reveal of what character he has acquired the license rights to use for his next crowdfund project, and lots of other stuff that I'm probably forgetting at the moment.

And check back with us on March 29 when we are back again with Sean for a spoiler-filled walk through Batman Beyond The White Knight #1 on the day of it's release. You'll also hear some things that are coming up in issue 2 and beyond, if you're into that kind of thing.

We reconvene after second (or fourth) viewings of Matt Reeves' The Batman to go deeper into this new world and get some first thoughts from some of the guys who missed the previous episode. Join us for some new catches and new viewpoints. Yeah, we'll probably be back to this topic again, very soon.

After attending early screenings of The Batman, we gather to discuss our thoughts on everything from the story, performances, score, comics inspirations, theatre swag, to comparisons to previous Bat films.

We stay spoiler free for the first 15 to 20 minutes. If you have yet to see The Batman, jump out before the spoilers and come back after you have.

Russall Beattie joins us to talk about the writing and photographing of the Giant Panda King production Gotham 1919 - 1939, from finding his voice for The Bat mythos via character aesthetic and story, to real-world historical accuracy to create a Gotham City like you have never seen or read before.

We chat about some of the current theories about The Batman, Year One influences on the story, new collectibles like the Jada Toys Batmobile, SnyderCut conspiracies, trolling, Grandpa Batman being the number one Battinson fan on earth, and some other fun stuff.

We have a quick chat about the well-intentioned Little Caesars / The Batman promotional pizza, the well-executed new promo poster for the movie, and hype levels as the release date nears.