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The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast

The DCAU Review

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!

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01:05:37

Ep. 295 - Static Shock - Jimmy

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2024/02/03

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 balance of being a PSA and still feeling authentic to the DCAU, why Virgil's narration is key to the story telling, the return

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01:43:00

Ep. 294 - DCAU Character Spotlight - Inque & Curaré

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2024/01/27

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 the unique soundtrack for each, the voice actresses tasked with bringing them to life and as a bonus the hosts look at some of the strangest Batman

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01:08:52

Ep. 293 - Batman Beyond - Speak No Evil

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2024/01/20

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 visuals and animation and a voice cast that does their very best with what they're given. Hear the hosts discuss why this feels right out of a

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01:34:49

Ep. 292 - Batman Beyond - Out of The Past

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2024/01/13

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/Batman, how "Batman: The Musical" became a plot point, an all star cast of DCAU voice legends in both acting and singing roles and why

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01:14:40

Ep. 291 - The DCAU Review 2023 Year in Review

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2024/01/06

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 which included multiple entries added to their Top Picks section, as well as their lowest rated episode of the year and a very special category just for

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00:58:41

Bonus Ep. 51 - Batman & Robin Adventures Annual #1 -...

The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast ·

2023/12/30

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 plot of the book giving their two cents on if it ends up being a worthy sequel, as well as the collaboration of work by the book's multiple

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01:48:22

Discuss This League - Vol. 3 - Dan Riba & Kevin...

The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast ·

2023/12/23

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: Mask Of The Phantasm. Joining our hosts are two of the movie's directors that being frequent contributor to the DCAU Review, Kevin Altieri a

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01:45:38

Ep. 290 - BTAS - Batman: Mask of The Phantasm...

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2023/12/16

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. The hosts discuss which scores they would change, some of the disputed lore regarding the plot's influence from another Batman comic book and some

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01:16:16

Ep. 289 - Elseworlds - Batman The Brave and The Bold...

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2023/12/09

The Good Brothers are continuing with their celebration of #AquaPhantasMonth and the release of the new film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom with a trip to the Batman: The Brave and The Bold elseworld for a review of "Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure." The hosts talk about the appearance of Enemy Ace in the prologue and the off-the-wall zaniness of Aquaman taking a great American road trip with his family in the main story. The hosts chat about this show's characterization of the

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01:23:52

Ep. 288 - STAS - A Fish Story

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2023/12/02

The Good Brothers are back after last week's Holiday Bonus Episode drop and they are synchronizing December's podcasts with two major events happening in the world of DC and creating a monthlong celebration dubbed "Aquaphantasmonth!" First up the hosts celebrate the release of "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" with a review of the Superman: The Animated Series episode "A Fish Story" which features the first appearance in the DCAU of the King of Atlantis. Hear the

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00:46:31

Bonus Ep. 50 - Black Friday Special - McFarlane BTAS...

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2023/11/24

For the 5th year in a row, the Good Brothers are ringing in the holiday season with their Black Friday Special. With Todd McFarlane and McFarlane Toys bringing back the DC Direct Batman: The Animated Series action figure line for 2023, the hosts sat down and wrote ol' Santa Todd their wishlists for future series. With one set devoted entirely to the original BTAS run, and another in The New Batman Adventures style the hosts have plenty of ideas on how to make the next sets of figures leap off of

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Ep. 287 - BTAS - Showdown w/ Kevin Altieri

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2023/11/18

The Good Brothers are preparing for Thanksgiving but it's feeling more like Christmas as they present a surprise Special Guest Correspondent to discuss the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Showdown." Once again joining our hosts is Writer, Director and Storyboard artist for the episode, Kevin Altieri. Kevin discusses in longform just how this episode pitch started, how the network reacted to an episode that featured almost no Batman, sequences cut for time and ones he demanded stay

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01:25:36

Ep. 286 - BTAS - The Lion and The Unicorn

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2023/11/11

Cal and Liam aren't fighting for the crown, but they are back to review the Batman The Animated Series episode "The Lion and The Unicorn." The hosts discuss how this episode tends to land on the bottom of a lot of listicles ranking BTAS episodes but how they both thought it evokes a very specific era of Batman comics. Hear the hosts discuss an episode with inconsistent animation models, a unique setting in foggy London, the Redclaw character being the bookend villain for the series and

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01:28:09

Ep. 285 - BTAS - Baby-Doll

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2023/11/11

We're officially in full Fall mode and the Good Brothers are back with another review of where it al started with the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Baby-Doll." The hosts talk about some confusion over perceptions vs. reality of the episode's plot, how Loren Lester's Robin perfectly communicates some of their feelings of the episode, a piece of music that makes multiple appearances throughout the DCAU and the difficulty of grading a voice cast with a character intended to

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01:24:34

Ep. 284 - Elseworlds - Batman The Brave and The Bold...

The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast ·

2023/10/28

'Tis the season to be SCARY and the Good Brothers are visiting their favorite Elseworld to get in the mood with a review of the Batman The Brave and The Bold episode "Trials of The Demon!" - With a prologue that involves the king of fear himself the Scarecrow and his diabolical plan to ruin Halloween for all of Gotham, the hosts set the stage for an enjoyable trip for Batman to the 1800s London to team up with Sherlock Holmes and The Demon Etrigan to stop a mysterious thief of souls

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Ep. 283- The Zeta Project - Crime Waves & Taffy Time

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2023/10/21

It's spooky season and what could possibly be spookier than a review of The Zeta Project? That's right, TWO Zeta reviews and the Good Brothers are happy to oblige with reviews of "Crime Waves" and "Taffy Time." The hosts learn not to judge an episode by its' title with these episodes providing two very different experiences for them. The hosts break down a plot that feels very much inspired by Scooby-Doo in their first review, while their second review provides a bit

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Ep. 282 - Batman Beyond - Big Time

The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast ·

2023/10/14

Don't let the title fool you, these Good Brothers are for the people and never too busy to stop and drop a new review for your listening pleasure! This week Cal & Liam return to the DCAU after a two week trip around the multiverse to review Batman Beyond and the third season episode titled "Big Time." Despite the name, Peter Gabriel does not appear on the episode, but the hosts do break down more revelations of Terry's sordid past while also revealing his compassionate heart

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Ep. 281 - Elseworlds - The Batman - The Joining Part II

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2023/10/07

The Good Brothers are back to finish what they started with the exciting conclusion of their Elseworlds multiversal trip to review The Batman episode "The Joining Part Two." The hosts compare and contrast the cinematic parallels between the episodes and their modern superhero movie counterparts in both plot and visuals, along with Alfred's major emotional role for Bruce, Dick and Barbara. Cal & Liam also break down the soundtrack as well as some of the visual tributes and discuss

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Ep. 280 - Elseworlds - The Batman - The Joining Part I

The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast ·

2023/09/30

Liam is a little under the weather for this week's episode, but he won't let that prevent a trip around the multiverse, along with Cal for an Elseworlds review of 2004's The Batman series and the episode titled "The Joining Part One." Hear the hosts talk about the introduction of a larger world to this version of the Batman as the universe expands to include a certain Manhunter from Mars. Hear the hosts discuss the voice actors and how well they handled some of the sillier

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Ep. 279 - DCAU Character Spotlight - Martian...

The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast ·

2023/09/23

Cal & Liam are back and fresh off of wrapping up the JLU Cadmus Story Arc they are dusting off the DCAU Character Spotlight and shining it directly onto the J'onn J'onnz aka the Martian Manhunter. Hear the Good Brothers talk about the last surviving Martian's origins in the early days of Detective Comics and then chronicle his appearances throughout Season One of Justice League. The hosts recount his most memorable appearances including his entire DCAU backstory, and the episode

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