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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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01:14:31

Ep. 345 - Static Shock - Out of Africa

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2025/03/01

A new month means the Good Brothers are moving on to another DCAU series, spending the next few weeks in Dakota and Static Shock. This week's episode is the sequel to one of the best Static episodes featuring the African superhero Anansi the Spider, in "Out of Africa." The hosts discuss the difficulties in following up an episode as great as "Static in Africa" with a sequel, the expanded rogues from African folklore and music that really drives home the native music for our

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01:50:17

Ep. 344 - STAS - World's Finest, Part III (Revisited)

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2025/02/22

With one final Saturday in February, Liam and Cal are back to wrap up their second look at the series-defining crossover "World's Finest" with the third and final part. The hosts discuss both part three as well as how the episodes work as a whole presentation, why the Lois/Bruce storyline ends up working based solely on the resolution, whether the animation rebounds from last week's disappointment and an amusing visual homage to Tim Burton's original Batman film. Plus the hosts

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01:38:50

Ep. 343 - STAS - World's Finest, Part II (Revisited)

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2025/02/15

The Good Brothers are continuing to revisit the crossover that kicked off the DCAU with a look at the second part of The Batman/Superman Movie aka "World's Finest, Part 2." The hosts proceed through the second installment of this episode and discuss how breaking up a three-act story into three smaller parts dilutes some of the story telling, as well as how producing a 66-minute feature took its toll on the production crew. Liam & Cal also talk about what may have led to some of the most

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01:42:55

Ep. 342 - STAS - World's Finest, Part I (Revisited)

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2025/02/08

Liam and Cal are back to their regular format this week taking a closer look at one of the defining and most memorable events in DCAU history with a re-review of Part I of "World's Finest." The Good Brothers look back at the kickoff to the DC Animated Universe and dive deeper than they did nearly 7 years and 323 episodes prior and discuss the thematic setup that mirrors a movie plot, and for good reason. They also talk about the animation by TMS and how it influenced the look of the

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01:32:06

Ep. 341. - Meta-Brawl II - Lobo vs. Steel

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2025/02/01

Cal & Liam are kicking off a new month with a return to a format they first introduced last year where they recap a pair of DCAU characters and pit them against one another in a simulated contest to see who they believe would come out on top in their second edition of Meta-Brawl. This edition features the "Main Man" Lobo in a battle against John Henry Irons aka Steel. The hosts talk about the comic book origins of both characters before covering their DCAU story arcs, theme music, the

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00:44:07

Bonus Ep. 58 - Justice League Unlimited #38 - When...

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2025/01/25

Cal & Liam take a brief detour with this bonus episode while continuing the Justice League Unlimited reviews for the month of January, wrapping up with a review of issue 38 of the tie-in comic which serves as a bit of a follow-up to last week's review. The hosts discuss a comedic love-triangle between Giganta, Flash and Linda Park written by Matt Wayne who also wrote "Flash and Substance." The hosts talk some of the homages to Archie and Betty & Veronica as well as whether or

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01:35:54

Ep. 340 - JLU - Flash and Substance

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2025/01/18

Cal & Liam are once again back with another season three Justice League Unlimited review, this week tackling the Flash-centered episode "Flash and Substance." The hosts talk a bit about the 85th Anniversary of the Flash character in 2025, how this episode acts as a love letter to the Scarlet Speedster and his DCAU persona, why this episode has a meta commentary on gritty and light-hearted superhero stories and a ton of fun Flash lore and DCAU easter eggs. Plus a discussion on the

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01:32:02

Ep. 339 - JLU - To Another Shore

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2025/01/11

Liam and Cal are back at it again with their first review of 2025 and a return to Justice League Unlimited for the month of January. This week they continue on in Season Three of JLU with the episode "To Another Shore." On this episode, the hosts discuss the unique "embargo" that helped shape this episode into one that would alter the course of the remainder of the series, why character embargos are so confusing and what influenced the various limitations on JLU over the three seasons. The hosts

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01:35:46

Ep. 338- The DCAU Review 2024 Year in Review

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2025/01/04

We interrupt the Toilet Bowl to bring you a special look at 2024 with the Good Brothers! The hosts are looking back at the year that was with a fun recap of all things DCAU and DCAU Review. The hosts talk about some of the milestones achieved by the podcast in 2024, the top-rated episode, their biggest disparity in scoring for one episode, and a historically low rating given to one very infamous episode of The Zeta Project. They also discuss the first series completion, guest stars and Elseworlds

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01:28:53

Bonus Ep. 59 - HBO's The Penguin

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2024/12/28

The Good Brothers are taking their annual Christmas vacation to recharge for 2025, but in the meantime they're bringing you one last bonus episode for 2024 with a review of the Matt Reeves' Batman universe tie-in show, The Penguin. The hosts give their bird's eye (re)view of the 8-episode season, discussing Colin Ferrell's Oz Cobb character along with his incredible supporting cast. The hosts talk about the psychology of characters with sympathetic flaws and trauma but lacking in any redeeming

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01:27:36

Ep. 337 - TNBA - Holiday Knights

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2024/12/21

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Good Brothers! This week on the pod is not only perfect to celebrate the season, but kicks off the podcast's long-awaited foray intoThe New Batman Adventures with the adaptation of the Bruce Timm/Paul Dini classic "Holiday Knights." The hosts discuss how the adaptation differs from the source material, The Batman Adventures Holiday Special, how the music and voice actors combine to bring the comic book to life and why the missing act actually fits better

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01:53:25

Ep. 336 - Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

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2024/12/14

Depending on your current location the weather outside may or may not be frightful, but a new episode of the DCAU Review is always delightful. This week the Good Brothers are discussing the second full-length feature film of the original Batman: The Animated Series run with the chilling title "Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero." The hosts discuss a bit of the history of the movie, how its' predecessor Mask of the Phantasm cast a large shadow, where the main crew had moved on and how the movie came

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01:29:07

Ep. 335 - Batman Beyond - The Curse of The Kobra,...

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2024/12/07

Cal & Liam return from their holiday with the exciting conclusion of the Batman Beyond season 3 episode "Curse of The Kobra. " The hosts due their very best to make chicken salad with an episode that offers plenty of unintentional laughs, missed opportunities and quite a few memorable one liners. The hosts talk the anatomy of Dino-Men, including how they walk and talk and why this episode ends up falling short in a lot of places. All of this and next week's exciting review, perfect for the

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01:08:48

Bonus Ep. 58 - Black Friday Special - Mondo 1:6 DCAU...

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2024/11/29

The Good Brothers are taking the week off to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, but as is tradition they're bringing you a special Black Friday Bonus episode to kick off the 2024 holiday season. This year the hosts are sending their wishlist of toys to the folks at Mondo, whom Cal has dubbed responsible for creating the best Batman The Animated Series figures of all time. With their recently announced 1:6 scale Batman Beyond figure, the hosts divulge their own wishlists for additional DCAU

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Ep. 334 - Batman Beyond - The Curse of The Kobra, Part I

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2024/11/23

Liam and Cal continue with their month celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Future Dark Knight Batman Beyond with a review of the final two-part episode of the series, "The Curse of The Kobra." Together the hosts dissect the plot which revolves heavily around setting up different story elements that may or may not make much sense to the long term Beyond story, visuals that seem to up the ante a bit on violence and several members of voice-acting royalty that appear in minor roles for the episode

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01:09:46

Ep. 333 - Batman Beyond - Betrayal

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2024/11/16

Another week and another "Back to the Future" review as the Good Brothers return to Neo-Gotham for a review of Batman Beyond season three episode "Betrayal." The hosts discuss the return of Peter Gabriel's favorite Beyond villain, Big Time and how the bones of an interesting episode exist within the script but ultimately disappoint when it comes to the final result. The hosts also talk Batman evacuating the Batmobile, new and old Batarangs and the recasting of classic DCAU (and recent star of HBO's

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01:11:36

Ep, 332 - Static Shock - Future Shock

The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast ·

2024/11/09

Cal & Liam are back with another time-traveling crossover episode with this week's Static Shock season four episode, "Future Shock." The hosts chat all about the present Static's interactions with the future Dark Knight, the difference between Kobra and COBRA, a missed opportunity to make the plot slightly more interesting and how the episode included the Batman Beyond theme in a imaginative way. Plus the hosts talk the future Static look compared to his JLU look, a mind-blowing realization

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01:35:02

Ep. 331 - JLU - The Once and Future Thing, Part II:...

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2024/11/02

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 action sequences compared to last week's more story driven tale. Cal & Liam also discuss some incredible musical numbers from the Dynamic Music Partners,

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01:34:23

Ep. 330 - JLU - The Once and Future Thing, Part I:...

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2024/10/26

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 obscure DC characters. Cal & Liam also discuss the fanciful visuals that are used to make the action memorable and a really fun meta-homage to the

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00:36:45

Bonus Ep. 57 - Batman & Robin Adventures #2 - Two...

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2024/10/19

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 timeline & much more! Please Consider Supporting the Podcast: Subscribe to the DCAU Review on

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