The DC Animation adaptation of Hush by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee is a solid piece of work and attempts to walk a balancing act between the established canon of the animated films, and the comics. There are also a lot of layers at work throughout the course of the film, something that doesn’t happen…
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Batman: The Animated Series (1998) – Critters, Cult of the Cat, and Animal Act
Not sure if the stories and the series are getting tired, but the first entry this week has to be one of the worst episodes of the series. Critters aired 19 September, 1998, and sees Batman (Kevin Conroy), Batgirl (Tara Strong) and Robin (Matthew Valencia) menaced by Farmer Brown (Peter Breck). It seems Brown…
Batman: The Animated Series (1997) – Cold Comfort, Never Fear and You Scratch My Back
Freeze (Michael Ansara) is back in the first episode of the Batman: Animated Series this week. This one aired originally on 12 October 1997. When last we saw him, he was stuck in an iceberg with his still ill and frozen wife, but now he’s back, and Batman (Kevin Conroy) and Batgirl (Tara Strong)…
Batman: The Animated Series (1994) – Harley’s Holiday, Make ‘Em Laugh and Batgirl Returns
It’s Tuesday, must be time to check in with the Dark Knight (Kevin Conroy) in Gotham with the next trio of episodes! First up is Harley’s Holiday, which aired 15 October, 1994. Harley Quinn (Arleen Sorkin) is released from Arkham Asylum, and seems to get into a huge load of trouble in record time….
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – Dreams in Darkness, Beware the Gray Ghost and Cat Scratch Fever
This week’s visit to Gotham sees three episodes that aired on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of November, 1992, respectively. Up first is Dreams in Darkness. The Dark Knight, Batman (Kevin Conroy) finds himself a prisoner of Arkham Asylum (though they respect his need for a secret identity), when he is infected with Scarecrow’s…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – Night of the Ninja, The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne and Tyger, Tyger
Bad things continue to be afoot this week in Gotham City, and it’s up to the Dark Knight, Batman (Kevin Conroy) to serve justice. Fist up is Night of the Ninja, which aired, 26 October, 1992. Bruce Wayne is being stalked by a ninja, Kyodai Ken (Robert Ito), who is also a former student…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – Joker’s Favor, The Cat and The Claw Part II and Pretty Poison
Time to check in with Gotham, and the Dark Knight (Kevin Conroy) with this installment of Batman: The Animated Series. These three episodes aired 11, 12 & 14 of September, 1992. First up is Joker’s Favor that sees Mark Hamill join the cast as the Joker. During a car chase, an average joe, Charles…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – The Cat and the Claw Part 1, On Leather Wings and Heart of Ice
Problems with my computer, and consequently my internet has put a bit of a stopper on me continuing my journeys with The A-Team, so in the interim, I thought I would move on to the next series I wanted to revisit, the fantastic Bruce Timm series based on the Batman DC Comics, Batman: The…
Batman: The Movie (1966) – Leslie H. Martinson
The Sci-Fi Chronicles book continues to give me tons of awesome things to watch or re-watch, seeing them in a new way. I’m definitely not the film reviewer I was when I was 20 (I wasn’t even blogging then), nor am I the same writer that I was when we started the blog (almost…
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
I’m sorry Mr. Nolan, but for me, The Dark Knight Rises is a bit of a fumble. It’s by no means a terrible film, and for a running time of 2 hours and 45 minutes it tends to move pretty well. The film doesn’t suffer from faults in its pacing or editing, I just felt…