The DCAU Review is a podcast hosted by Cal & Liam, two brothers with a devout love for producer Bruce Timm and Paul Dini's DC Animated Universe, starting with Batman: The Animated Series and proceeding all the way through Justice League Unlimited. For each standard podcast, the hosts provide commentary and evaluate a classic DCAU cartoon by giving a standard score to rank each animated episode. New episodes premiere Saturdays at DCAUReview.com and on your favorite podcast app! Support this p ...
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Ep. 331 - JLU - The Once and Future Thing, Part II: Time, Warped
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The Good Brothers are back with the exciting conclusion to the Justice League Unlimited season one, two-part finale with part two of "The Once and Future Thing." The hosts pick up where they left off last week with the trip to a DCAU future complete with Jokerz, multiple Batmen, and a quest to stop Chronos. The hosts talk about the bookend of actio…
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Ep. 330 - JLU - The Once and Future Thing, Part I: Weird Western Tales
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The Good Brothers are back in the saddle after a 2 week break from reviews and out to look at one of the most memorable Justice League Unlimited episodes "The Once and Future Thing, Part I." The hosts talk about how the episode quickly takes advantage of the wacky time-traveling premise to make outlandish visuals and to utilize some of the more obs…
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Bonus Ep. 57 - Batman & Robin Adventures #2 - Two Timer Pt. 2
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Cal & Liam return to cap off their 2-week stint looking at a pair of classic DCAU tie-in comics w/ their review of Batman & Robin Adventures #2. In addition to their thoughts on the story and art of the comic itself, the Good Brothers also tackle whether these comics should've been made into a movie, where this story might fit in the larger DCAU ti…
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Bonus Ep. 56 - Batman & Robin Adventures #1 - Two Timer Pt. 1
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The Good Brothers are taking the next couple Saturdays off from full episode reviews, but they didn't want to leave their listeners hanging! Cal and Liam instead bring you a look at a pair of DCAU tie-in comic book issues... starting this week, w/ Issue 1 of Batman & Robin Adventures! The Lads discuss how this Paul Dini-written story was almost tur…
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Ep. 329 - The Best & Worst Episodes of Batman The Animated Series Ranked
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The Good Brothers are fresh off wrapping their first ever series with last week's final episode review of the original Batman The Animated Series run of 85 episodes. This week the hosts are looking back at how their top and bottom five ranked episodes compare to the lists that inspired them to start the podcast nearly 7 years ago. Along the way the…
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The Good Brothers step up to the microphones for the final Batman The Animated Series review, ending a 7-year journey to cap off reviews of the greatest cartoon of all time. They do so with a review of the finale of the original 85 episode run, "Batgirl Returns." Hear the hosts talks about the lack of Batman, whether or not the "Robin mandate" hurt…
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Ep. 327 - BTAS - Deep Freeze w/ Kevin Altieri
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It may be the tail end of summer, but the Good Brothers are ready to chill with a review the penultimate episode of Batman The Animated Series "Deep Freeze." To assure maximum chill though, they've once again fired up the "Special Guest Correspondent" Signal and are joined by the director of the episode and friend of the show Kevin Altieri for a be…
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The Good Brothers continue their countdown of the final original reviews of Batman: The Animated Series with the Joker-centric episode "Make 'Em Laugh" and a plot that has the Joker seeking revenge for not being given the opportunity to showcase himself as Gotham's Funniest Comedian. The hosts struggle to find common ground on the plot for a change…
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Ep. 325 - BTAS - Lock-Up w/ Dan Riba
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After a month of episodes celebrating the release of Batman Caped Crusader, Cal & Liam return to the DCAU and where it all started with Batman The Animated Series just in time for its' 32nd anniversary! The hosts kick off the final month of original BTAS reviews with a look at "Lock-Up" and are joined by the episode's director Dan Riba as a special…
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Bonus Ep. 55 - Batman Caped Crusader: S1 Overview, S2 Wishlist
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Cal and Liam wrapped up their reviews of the first four episodes of Batman Caped Crusader last week, but with plenty of excitement remaining around the show they're deviating from the scorecard format for a Bonus Episode to discuss their overall thoughts of Season One including favorite and least favorite episodes, and speculation for the upcoming …
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Ep. 324 - Elseworlds - Batman Caped Crusader - Night of The Hunters
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The Good Brothers return to review episode 4 of Batman Caped Crusader as the Elseworlds review continue for the month of August. This week the hosts look at "Night of The Hunters" which has an in depth look at the GCPD, Jim Gordon's place as commissioner and his fight against the corrupt Flass & Bullock. Cal & Liam once again discuss the complaint …
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Ep. 323 - Elseworlds - Batman Caped Crusader - Kiss of The Catwoman
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The Good Brothers continue their month reviewing the brand new Batman Caped Crusader with the third episode of season one "Kiss of The Catwoman." Hear the hosts discuss a myriad of topics including Batman's obsession with Catwoman, Alfred's undying loyalty in spite of his concerns about Bruce's poor mental health, Selina and Greta providing the epi…
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Ep. 322 - Elseworlds - Batman Caped Crusader - ...And Be A Villain
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Week 2 of the DCAU Review's month of Batman Caped Crusader reviews is hear with the second episode of the series titled "...And Be A Villain." The Good Brothers discuss a tonal shift in the writing in an episode penned by a well-known comic book writer that adapts more of the Golden Age origins of the villainous Clayface. The hosts also discuss a m…
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Ep. 321 - Elseworlds - Batman Caped Crusader - In Treacherous Waters
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After years of anticipation, a new day has dawned in DC Animation with the series debut of Batman Caped Crusader on Prime Video. Cal & Liam take a break from their typical nostalgia fare to bring their thoughts on the first four episodes of the series and kick things off with Episode 1 titled "In Treacherous Waters." The Good Brothers break down a …
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Ep. 320 - Static Shock - Army Of Darkness
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The Good Brothers wrap up their latest stay in Dakota and a month of Static Shock reviews with the Season 4 episode "Army of Darkness." With series favorite Ebon making his return with a new gang of baddies, our hosts discuss the execution of the plot that seems to draw inspiration from classic X-Men lore. Additionally, they chat about some of the …
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Ep. 319 - Static Shock - Blast From The Past
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With only 2 more weeks left in the month of July, the Good Brothers are wishing for an endless summer, but instead will settle for another Static Shock review as they look at one of the more memorable episodes of season three, "Blast From The Past." The hosts discuss the character of Soul Power as a pastiche of Black Lightning and an ode to other 5…
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Ep. 318 - Static Shock - Trouble Squared
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The Good Brothers continue to sizzle in the midst of Static Summer with a review of the season three episode of Static Shock titled "Trouble Squared." The hosts recap a story that brings back a trio of familiar adversaries to Static, but struggle to appreciate the lackluster animation for the episode. The hosts chat about a pair of memorable return…
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Ep. 317 - Static Shock - Consequences
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Cal & Liam return to the city of Dakota as they kick off a month of Static Shock reviews and the episode "Consequences." The hosts discuss a very Spider-Man like story of a hero allowing his over confidence to hurt his relationships and his love interest. Plus the hosts talk why this season three episode looks like a season two episode, Cal recites…
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Ep. 316 - Elseworlds - The Batman - Artifacts
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It's the fifth and final Saturday of the month of June and that means the Good Brothers are off to explore the DC Animated multiverse, reviewing an episode of The Batman titled "Artifacts." In keeping with the theme of futuristic Batmen, the hosts discuss a plot that borrows some points from The Dark Knight Returns and others from the 1997live-acti…
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Bonus Ep. 54 - Batman Caped Crusader Trailer Breakdown
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The Brothers Good are back with another bonus episode of the DCAU Review to breakdown the latest news about the upcoming Batman Caped Crusader animated series set to debut on Prime Video on August 1st. The hosts discuss the litany of names revealed to be apart of the voice cast including who's playing several of the rogues as well as the Dark Knigh…
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Ep. 315 - The Zeta Project - Absolute Zero & Wired Part I & II
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Your eyes and ears do not deceive you, the Good Brothers are back with their first ever Triple Feature and the honor of that belongs to The Zeta Project and the technical season one finale "Absolute Zero" and subsequent season 2 two-part premiere "Wired." The hosts do their best to be efficient and timely with their review of all three episodes, di…
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Ep. 314 - Batman Beyond - The Call Part II
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After a wild and historic previous episode, the Good Brothers return to their Batman Beyond cliffhanger picking up with "The Call Part II." The hosts continue looking at each category and determine if their placeholder scores from Part I will hold true. The hosts discuss cheap character deaths, callbacks to Superman The Animated Series, the extent …
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Ep. 313 - The Zeta Project - Ro's Reunion & Boy Genius
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Death, taxes and The Zeta Project reviews are the only guarantees in life and the Good Brothers are just along for the ride as they review the next two episodes of TZP, that being "Ro's Reunion" and "Boy Genius." While the hosts find a few silver linings for their first review, they struggle to find any sort of good for the second review, resulting…
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Ep. 312 - Batman Beyond - The Call Part I
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It's a brand new month and the Good Brothers are headed back to the future with another month of Batman Beyond and The Zeta Project reviews. Kicking things off the hosts pick up where they left off with their celebration of the 25th anniversary of Batman Beyond with a review of one of the lynchpin episodes of the entire DCAU featuring the first app…
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Ep. 311 - Elseworlds - My Adventures with Superman - Adventures of a Normal Man Part I
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The Good Brothers wrap their celebration of the 86th anniversary of the debut of most famous superhero in history with a review of the Man of Steel's latest iteration that being the ongoing series My Adventures with Superman. Hear the hosts review the pilot "Adventures of a Normal Man" and discuss the Eastern-animation style versus the more familia…
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Ep. 310 - Stolen Memories (Revisited) w/ Nathan MacKenzie
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The Good Brothers continue in their month-long celebration of the 86th anniversary of the debut of Superman with another look back at one of the episodes covered very early in the podcast run, that being the Superman: The Animated Series season one episode "Stolen Memories." Cal & Liam are joined by the host of Superman: The Animated Podcast Nathan…
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Bonus Ep. 53 - Batman Caped Crusader Premiere Set & More Series Details
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The Good Brothers are back to discuss the latest news from the upcoming Prime Video series Batman: Caped Crusader . The hosts discuss the exciting reveal date for when the series will hit the streaming platform, quotes from Bruce Timm and James Tucker about when the series takes place, tidbits about Harley Quinn's new origin, Batman being "weird" a…
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Ep. 309 - DCAU Meta-Brawl - Livewire vs. Parasite
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The Good Brothers continue their celebration of Superman's 86th birthday with a new concept that pits two memorable villains featured in memorable episodes of Superman: The Animated Series against one another by looking back at their appearances throughout the DCAU, their tie-in comics and toys and merchandise and then deciding who comes out on top…
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Ep. 308 - STAS - A Little Piece of Home (Revisited)
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The Good Brothers are back to discuss The Man of Steel for his 86th birthday and are taking the month to look back at a few of the episodes of Superman: The Animated Series covered in the early days of the podcast starting with a second look at "A Little Piece of Home." The hosts review thoroughly recap the plot including Lex's plan to have a robot…
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Ep. 307 - Elseworlds - Beware The Batman - Secrets
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Cal & Liam wrap up the month of April with a visit to an Elseworld not visited since April 27th, 2019! After the Good Brothers recap where we stand in the series, they discuss a plot that introduces a lesser known recurring villainess in Magpie, and the classic plot device of the police not yet trusting Batman. The hosts also discuss Kurtwood Smith…
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Ep. 306 - JLU - Chaos at the Earth's Core
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Continuing with their month of season three Justice League Unlimited reviews has the Good Brothers on a journey like no other as they review "Chaos at the Earth's Core" on this week's episode. The hosts discuss why this episode feels and may have been served better as a Justice League season 1 story, Kamandi and He-Man references, a huge miss when …
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The Good Brothers continue their trek through the third and final season of Justice League Unlimited with a review of "Shadow of The Hawk" which introduces the classic comic book version of Hawkman to the DCAU. Hear the hosts discuss why this Hawkman seemed like a pipedream, the hero love triangle being turned into a love square and the shadowy ori…
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The Good Brothers are fully recovered from their trip to another universe with last week's April Fools Day review and back with a month of Justice League Unlimited reviews kicking things off with Season Three's premiere episode "I Am Legion." The hosts discuss the tone shift from Season Two's heavy plot focus on real world themes to a more classic …
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Ep. 303 - X-Men: Evolution - Strategy X
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Tis the season for practical jokes and untrustworthy social media posts, but the Good Brothers once again aren't pulling your leg as they bring you a trip outside the DC Universe and traverse to another universe filled with Mutants with a review of the underrated 2000s cartoon X-Men: Evolution's pilot "Strategy X." The hosts discuss the difficulty …
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The hits keep coming for the Good Brothers in the month of March as they review the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Harley's Holiday." Cal and Liam break down a classic Paul Dini written episode with direction from friend of the show Kevin Altieri which includes Tex Avery inspired slapstick action and an Arleen Sorkin master class in Harley Qu…
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After a memorable 300th episode of the pod last week, the Good Brothers return for another episode this week and pick up where they left off with their reviews of Batman: The Animated Series with this week's follow up to the Two-Face origin episode titled "Second Chance." Hear the hosts discuss the cerebral profile of Harvey Dent/Two-Face and the p…
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Bonus Ep. 52 - Batman Caped Crusader Image Leaks & Possible Rogues Gallery Reveals
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If there's news on the upcoming streaming Batman: Caped Crusader animated series, you best believe the Good Brothers are going to discuss it in great detail! On this very special bonus episode, the hosts break down the recently confirmed leaked screengrabs from the Amazon series as well as an analysis of the yet-to-be verified purported leaked mode…
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Ep. 300 - DCAU Character Spotlight - Robin, Vol. I
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The DCAU Review is celebrating its' 300th edition of the standard podcast with a super-sized DCAU Character Spotlight on one the most influential characters in all of comic book history and a pivotal part of the DCAU itself with a look at Robin "The Boy Wonder" volume one! The Good brothers tackle all of Dick Grayson's appearances in the first 65 e…
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On the eve of their landmark 300th episode, the Good Brothers return back to where it all started, with a month of Batman: The Animated Series reviews. Kicking off the month, the hosts review the Edward Nygma trilogy finale "Riddler's Reform." The hosts chat about the plot including the choice to make the Riddler's riddle less overt and obvious, th…
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Ep. 298 - Static Shock - Romeo In The Mix
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The Good Brothers return for one last Saturday in February and a review of one of the more memorable episodes of Static Shock featuring an appearance from 2000s pop culture sensation and artist Lil' Romeo! Hear the hosts break down the plot that involves their new favorite character Bernie Rast and Static working together again, the main antagonist…
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The Good Brothers continue with their Static Shock reviews with a look at Season Three's episode "Showtime" which happens to feature a plot that involves professional jealousy around Static being the star of a reality TV show. Hear the hosts discuss which plot point ends up feeling like a forced rehash, some fantastic action sequences and plenty of…
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Ep. 296 - Static Shock - The Usual Suspect
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After wrapping up the last episode from season 2 of Static Shock they'd yet to cover, the Good Brothers turn to what's left from season 3 with a review of the twist-ending episode "The Usual Suspect." Hear the hosts heap praise on an episode written by friend of the show Len Uhley for its' storytelling prowess in keeping the viewers guessing as to …
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As the Good Brothers kick off February with "a very special episode" of Static Shock, the award-winning tale "Jimmy." The episode which teeters on the edge of "edutainment" tackles Virgil recounting a tale of when a fellow student brings a gun to school to even the odds against a group of bullies. Hear the hosts discuss their thoughts on the balanc…
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Ep. 294 - DCAU Character Spotlight - Inque & Curaré
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The Good Brothers wrap up their initial month of offerings for 2024 with dual spotlights of two of Batman Beyond's most memorable villainesses in Inque and Curaré. Hear the hosts recap their starring episodes, their appearances in the Beyond tie-in comics and the disappointing lack of merchandise featuring either character. The hosts also discuss t…
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Ep. 293 - Batman Beyond - Speak No Evil
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The Good Brothers continue in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the debut of Batman Beyond with a review of the season 3 episode "Speak No Evil." What happens when scientists reverse-splice human DNA into a Gorilla? The hosts argue that the end result is an unintentionally hilarious passing of the Bat-Mantle, some really good-looking visua…
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Ep. 292 - Batman Beyond - Out of The Past
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The Good Brothers kick off their 2024 reviews by heading back to the future and a month celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the debut of Batman Beyond. Up first is the season three episode "Out of The Past" which features a return of Talia Al Ghul as Bruce deals with his own mortality. Hear the hosts discuss the plot as a tribute to the DCAU Bruce/…
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Ep. 291 - The DCAU Review 2023 Year in Review
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Happy New Year from the Good Brothers! Before leaving it completely behind, the hosts look back at the year 2023 for the podcast that saw milestone episodes, character spotlights, multiple special guest correspondents, nearly a dozen Bonus Episodes and the return of the Discuss This League! The hosts also recap their top rated episodes of the year …
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Bonus Ep. 51 - Batman & Robin Adventures Annual #1 - Shadow of The Phantasm
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The Good Brothers have one last podcast in them before the year comes to a close and it fits perfectly with the month-long theme of AquaPhantasMonth! The hosts take a look back at what was the first sequel to Mask of The Phantasm written by Paul Dini for the Batman & Robin Adventures Annual #1 and released in 1996. The hosts break down the entire p…
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Discuss This League - Vol. 3 - Dan Riba & Kevin Altieri on Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm's 30th Anniversary
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On the next Discuss This League.... Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Good Brothers at the DCAU Review! The hosts are taking a break from standard reviews for the Holidays but are very much still in the giving spirit so this week they're bringing back the Discuss This League roundtable format to talk about the 30th Anniversary of Batman: …
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Ep. 290 - BTAS - Batman: Mask of The Phantasm (Revisited)
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As the celebration of #AquaPhantasMonth continues, the Good Brothers turn their focus to the latter half and the 30th Anniversary of the classic Batman: Mask of The Phantasm movie. The hosts look review the movie using their standard format while discussing their original scores from when they first reviewed this legendary film nearly 6 years ago. …
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