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Episode 13: The Dark Knight Returns
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In the thirteenth episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and CarrieLynn Reinhard welcome friend of the podcast, and unofficial third co-host, Joe Belfeuil to discuss the lasting impact of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns.
All three were fans of the comic book / graphic novel at some point in the past, but all agree now that there are problems with the story, such as the muddled representation of Batman as a hero but also a villain, and the continuing impact of the story on every iteration of the Batman character since. But there can be no denying that the story was immensely informed by the era from which it came; the question is, do we need a different version of Batman now for the era in which we live?
The audio inserts in this episode come from the trailers for the animated adaptations that Warner Brothers produced; there needed to be two movies to tell the entire story, using basically all of Miller's panels for storyboards and writing for dialogue. The end song, of course, comes from the Batman character in The Lego Movie, which parodies this Dark Knight character.
As always, you are encouraged to become a part of this conversation by visiting any of the podcast's social media sites. You can also talk with Christopher Olson on Twitter (@chrstphrolson) and at his academic blog seemsobvioustome.wordpress.com. And you can talk to CarrieLynn Reinhard on Twitter (@mediaoracle) and at her website www.playingwithresearch.com.
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