The Chemical Syndicate

In what was a step into the unknown for Hollywood, Christopher Nolan helped revive the Batman franchise with 2005's "Batman Begins."  After such a critical letdown from the previous installment, and many other failed attempts at producing another Batman film, a reboot would prove to make history.  In this episode, David and Shane explore the production and legacy in the first film of "The Dark Knight Trilogy" on the 17th anniversary of its release.  This is a Batman podcast. 

While we celebrate the grand return of the Riddler to villainy on the big screen in "The Batman", there was some questionable doubt that he would even continue his puzzling quest in crime.  In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, Shane and David review an episode of "Batman: The Animated Series", titled "Riddler's Reform."  Riddle us this: can Edward Nygma put his dastardly deeds behind him once and for all or will his vexing obsession haunt him?  This is a Batman podcast. 

Once upon a time, DC Comics had a creative partnership with THE MAN himself, Stan Lee.  This particular project involved a concept in which Stan Lee would reimagine legendary DC characters as if they were his own creation.  If you will, WHAT IF...Stan Lee created Batman?  In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, David and Shane discuss and review an issue from the "Just Imagine" series, "Just Imagine Stan Lee's Batman."  This is a Batman podcast. 

1989 was a wonderful year that ushered in Bat-Mania.  There was no greater contributor to the marketing success of the Batman movie than the artist known as Prince, when he released a full length album, the "Batman" soundtrack!  In this episode, Shane and David explore the background, production, and legacy of this hit album from Prince.  This is a Batman podcast. 

In this surprise episode of The Chemical Syndicate, David and Shane give a SPOILER filled review of "The Batman", starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader himself!

In film and television, many iconic characters have been portrayed in multiple iterations by different performers who hope to make a memorable impact.  On this episode, Shane and David explore every official live-action portrayal of Batman/Bruce Wayne in film and television to date, and how their performances impacted the Dark Knight in pop culture.  This is a Batman podcast. 

As some of you may know, it takes TWO to tango!  So it's very appropriate that in episode 2 of The Chemical Syndicate, Shane and David delve into the creative teams that have molded and cultivated the success of Batman in the comic book world throughout the past 80+ years.  This is a Batman podcast. 

In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, David and Shane review and discuss the 1987 Batman story, "Batman: Year One" written by Frank Miller and drawn by David Mazzucchelli as well as the 2011 animated adaptation of the same name.  This is a Batman podcast.