I remember, not that it was that long ago now when the DC animated movie adaption of the iconic graphic novel The Killing Joke was released. Fans were in an uproar about the addition of a plot frontloaded to the beginning of the film which reveals Batman (wonderfully voiced by Kevin Conroy) had sexual relations…
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Teen Titans Go! to the Movies (2018) – Blu-Ray Review
After five seasons, Teen Titans Go! made the leap to the silver screen, and now, comes home this week on DVD and blu-ray thanks to Warner Brothers. Let’s be clear, I’ve never sen anything of the television series, though I am aware of the Titans featured in the series. There’s Robin (Scott Menville), Beast Boy…
Injustice 2
I’m a part-time gamer, I can go for months without using my PS4 as anything but a blu-ray player or for Neflix. And then, when the mood strikes, I will play games solidly for a couple of months. That being said, I’ve never been a fan of fighting games, they seem unnecessarily brutal and mindless….
Batman: The Animated Series (1998) – Chemistry, Judgement Day, Beware the Creeper and Mad Love
The animated adventures of Batman come to a close this week, with these last four episodes of the final season. First up is Chemistry which aired 24 October, 1998. This plot for this one comes off as kind of odd, Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) falls for and marries (!) the perfect woman, Susan Maguire…
Batman: The Animated Series (1998) – Old Wounds, Legends of the Dark Knight and Girls’ Night Out
So what happened to cause Nightwing (Loren Lester) to have a falling out with Batman (Kevin Conroy) and Batgirl (Tara Strong) and has caused their relationship to be so strained since the beginning of the new series? We find out in Old Wounds, which aired 3 October, 1998, as Dick Grayson aka Nightwing, reveals…
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 (1998) – Torch Song, Love is a Croc, and The Ultimate Thrill
More trouble stalks the streets of Gotham this week in this trio of episodes. Up first is Torch Song, a former pyrotechnician, turns stalker and villain, in the form of Firefly (Mark Rolston). Airing on 13 June, 1998, Batman (Kevin Conroy) and Batgirl (Tara Strong) attempt to hunt down and stop Firefly, before he…
Batman: The Animated Series (1998) – Mean Seasons, The Demon Within and Over the Edge
The youth of Gotham are in the target sights in the first episode this week, as we continue the New Batman Adventures. Mean Season aired 25 April, 1998, and sees Batman (Kevin Conroy) and Batgirl (Tara Strong) taking on the mysterious Calendar Girl (Sela Ward), who is attacking youth media events all over the…
Batman: The Animated Series (1997/1998) – Double Talk, Joker’s Millions and Growing Pains
Turn on the Bat-Signal, there’s more trouble in Gotham this week! With Double Talk, which aired 22 November, 1997, Arnold Wesker aka The Ventriloquist (George Dzunda) is deemed fit and healthy, he is released from Arkham, but his inner demon, voiced through his dummy, Scarface, may be trying to return! Wayne Enterprises and a…
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)…
The Mind Reels 