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Batman at 75: Paley Center Live Panel

5 May, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

As part of Batman’s 75th anniversary celebration a live discussion panel will be taking place at the Paley Center looking at the impact of the Batman since his creation by Bob Kane and Bill Finger in 1939 for Detective Comics.

For those of you not lucky enough to get tickets for the event the discussion will also stream live today (5th May 2014) from the Paley Center at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT in the USA or 11:30pm GMT (Dublin, London). To join the event click here and follow the links to live stream event.

On the panel at the Paley Center are:

Kevin Conroy – Voice of Batman, Batman: The Animated Series; The New Batman Adventures; Batman Beyond
Chip Kidd – Designer, Batman: The Complete History – Author, Batman: Death by Design
Marc Tyler Nobleman – Author, Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman
Kevin Smith – Filmmaker – Writer, Batman comic books – Host, Fat Man on Batman podcast
Michael Uslan – Executive Producer, The Dark Knight film trilogy – Author, The Boy Who Loved Batman

Moderator: Whitney Matheson, Columnist, USA Today’s “Pop Candy”

We watched the Batman 75 panel at WonderCon earlier this year and it was really interesting with lots of thoughts and ideas about Batman past, present and future as well as personal views of the Dark Knight and what he means to them and also more widely to modern culture. We think this panel will also be well worth checking out.

D&J

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Kevin Conroy, Voice of Batman, Batman: The Animated Series; The New Batman Adventures; Batman Beyond
Chip Kidd, Designer, Batman: The Complete History; Author, Batman: Death by Design
Marc Tyler Nobleman, Author, Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman
Kevin Smith, Filmmaker; Writer, Batman comic books; Host, Fat Man on Batman podcast
Michael Uslan, Executive Producer, The Dark Knight film trilogy; Author, The Boy Who Loved Batman
Moderator: Whitney Matheson, Columnist, USA Today‘s “Pop Candy”

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“Gotham Central Review Part 2 Issues 11-18 – Zero Year E05

1 May, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

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Following on from the review of issues 1-10 of Gotham Central in our last podcast (episode 4), Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 5 of Gotham TV Podcast, with a review of issues 11-18 of the comic series “Gotham Central” by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark.

News Links

We begin by discussing by giving a whole-hearted thank you to Ben and Daniel of Welcometolevelseven.com for spreading the word about our podcast to their Agents. If you haven’t checked it out we highly recommend you can listen to their excellent unofficial Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Marvel Universe podcast here

Here’s the news we talked about on this episode:

Fox US are expected to announce a launch date for Gotham between the 12th and 14th of May.

John Stephens, former writer on the O.C., will get to work with Ben McKenzie again as he’s been given a 2 year contract with Warner Brothers which includes a role as executive producer for Gotham.

Darwyn Cooke has released a Batman Beyond tribute for #Batman75. Read our story and watch the full clip

We discuss the casting of Ray Fisher as Cyborg in Batman/Superman and discuss the official announcement of a Justice League film to start filming directly after Batman/Superman.

Competition

⦁ Check out details of our competition for a signed print of the Penguin by Matthew J. Fletcher on our website here.

This Week’s Feedback

We discuss an iTunes review from Ailby and some feedback from Ben Avery and Daniel Butcher on our previous episodes.

Gotham Central Review

The full comic series “Gotham Central” looks at the Gotham City Police Department and the difficulties and challenges faced by its detectives at work and on the streets fighting crime in Gotham City. The shadow of the Batman and his foes hang heavy over the officers of the Major Crimes Unit.

In this fifth podcast we review issues 11-18 of the Gotham Central series that include the story arcs “Daydreams and Believers” (issue #11), “Soft Targets” (issues #12-15) and “Life is Full of Disappointments” (issues #16-18). From the hiring of a temp in the Major Crimes Unit to the beginnings of a new case the series charts the relationships of the detectives in the G.C.P.D. and the events that impact on them. With a well-known villain on the loose in Gotham the detectives are truly on the front line of the war on crime. The review is full of spoilers so if you haven’t read the comics, grab a copy from your local comic book shop or you can read it digitally at Comixology and join us. Let us know your opinion on the stories of these arcs or your thoughts of the 40 issue comic series so far. We’ll discuss any feedback on the next episode.

As always thanks for listening. Next time we will be taking a brief break from the review of Gotham Central comic series and will be talking about the first of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy “Batman Begins”. Get watching and we’ll talk to you in two weeks.

Intro music for the show is Crime Scene Part 1 by The Afghan Whigs

D&J
Gotham TV Podcast
Genres: TV, Comics, Fantasy, Crime, Batman, Drama, Operatic Soap, DC

Date recorded: 28/04/2014
Date published: 01/05/2014
MP3, 125 mins, 128kbps, 78 MB

Signed Penguin Art Competition – CLOSED

1 May, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com 3 Comments

updated 27/09/2014

In episode 5 of Gotham TV Podcast we – Derek and John – launched a competition to win a signed art print of the Penguin (aka Oswald Cobblepot).

The competition was for the best feedback, comment or review that we discuss on the podcast between now and the start of the TV show Gotham. Get your thinking caps on Gothamites…your feedback can be about anything related to the TV series Gotham, our podcast or the DC connected universe. Feedback or comments can be through Twitter, Facebook or Google+ and by email. You can also leave reviews on iTunes or Stitcher.

The print is of an original piece by Matthew J. Fletcher, painter and drawer from the USA, who we met at the MCM ComicCon in Ireland this year.

The competition is now closed. We announced the winner of our competition on Episode 17 of our podcast which you can listen to here. Congratulations to our winner Doug Green and many thanks to everyone who has provided feedback on our episodes so far.

Check out some more pictures of the signed print below.

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“Batman: Strange Days” – Bruce Timm’s Batman 75 Tribute

25 April, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

Bruce Timm, the maker of the much beloved “Batman: The Animated Series” and the animated features “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” and “Batman: Return of the Joker”, has released his animated short “Strange Days” created for Batman’s 75th anniversary. The 3 minute animated short is available to view here.

“Strange Days” sees the Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy) take on an old nemesis, Hugo Strange, and his “creation” to rescue the dame. At WonderCon Bruce Timm said when introducing the short that “I always wanted to do a straight-up period piece version of Batman set right in 1939, the year Batman was created.”

The entire short feels like the start of an old black-and-white horror film in its tone, much like the Frankenstein movies. Even the music is evocative of this 1930’s era in which Batman took his first steps to fighting crime in Gotham City.

Bruce Timm also said at WonderCon that “Strange Days is an itch that I’ve had for years that I finally got to scratch.” We are really glad he did as this is a lovely atmospheric piece of animation in tribute to The Bat.

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Darwyn Cooke’s Batman 75 Tribute

21 April, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

Hot on the heels of Bruce Timm’s Batman animated short “Strange Days” which we discussed in our most recent podcast. Darwyn Cooke (Batman Beyond Animated, Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1-6 Writer and artist.) has released his short tribute to #Batman75. Simply titled “Darwyn Cooke’s Batman Beyond it is available to watch on Yahoo movies now.

The 1 minute clip shows Terry McGinnis and our elder Bruce Wayne of Batman Beyond teaming up against a very recognisable foe. There are some great nods to the many versions of Batman that have existed in animated and live action form over his 75 year history. It really made us want to watch a new animated series. Check it out at https://movies.yahoo.com/video/batman-beyond-short-film-192211473.html

Free Comic Book Day – 3rd May 2014

19 April, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) this year is rapidly approaching and we’re getting excited. FCBD occurs on the first Saturday in May each year and will take place on Saturday 3rd May this year. More information can be found at the FCBD website.

Participating comic book shops across Ireland, the UK, North America and around the world will give away certain comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. Amongst some of the titles available this year include DC’s The New 52 Futures End (special edition), a 2000 AD Special issue, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and independent titles such as Entropy. A full list of the free comic books available on 3rd May 2014 can be found here.

We can’t wait to support our local comic store and see which titles they’ll be giving away. So head on down to your local store and see if they are getting involved its a great way to explore new titles or to introduce someone new to comics.

D&J
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“Gotham Central Review Issues 1 – 10” – Zero Year E04

17 April, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

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Riddle us this, “I am a pagan symbol of this time of year, I can be eaten but I can’t be laid. What am I? Can I be found?”

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Show Notes

Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 4 of Gotham TV Podcast, with a review of the first 10 issues of the 40 issue comic series “Gotham Central” by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark.

News Links

We begin by discussing some of the news that has come out since the last episode.

⦁ DC have begun their celebrations of Batman’s 75th Year in comics. We discuss what this means to us and the sad news of the death of Lorenzo Semple Junior, one of the creators of the 60s Batman series. You can check out DC’s official #Batman75 website here.

⦁ The creator of the Batman Animated Series, Bruce Timms, has released his animated short tribute to Batman at 75 “Strange Days”. Check out his two minute celebration here.

⦁ Warner Brothers Games Montreal will be releasing the first and only one player Downloadable content for Batman Arkham Origins on the PC, Playstation 3 and XBox 360. The Mr. Freeze centric add on “Cold, Cold Heart” will be released in the US on the 22nd of April and the UK on the 23rd of April. Check out the trailer here.

⦁ In other gaming news the Playstation Vita game Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate has been remastered and re-released for download on the Playstation 3 and XBox 360.

⦁ We discuss how our predictions of the release of the official cast photos by Gotham turned out. *spoilers* not great.

⦁ We discuss the casting of Edward Nigma and two big characters from the Gotham Central comics series, Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen. It’s like we planned it.

Gotham Central Review

In this fourth podcast we review the first three story arcs of the Gotham Central series that include “In the Line of Duty” (issues #1-2), “Motive” (issues #3-5) and “Half a Life” (issues #6-10). The review is full of spoilers so if you haven’t read the comics, grab a copy from your local comic book shop or you can read it digitally at Comixology and join us. Let us know your opinion on the story and we’ll discuss any feedback on the next episode.

As always thanks for listening. Next time we will be talking about the next three arcs of the “Gotham Central” series (issues #11-18). Get reading and we’ll talk to you in two weeks.

Intro music for the show is Crime Scene Part 1 by The Afghan Whigs

D&J
GothamTVPodcast
Genres: TV, Comics, Fantasy, Crime, Batman, Drama, Operatic Soap, DC

Date recorded: 11/04/2014
Date published: 16/04/2014
MP3, 121 mins, 128kbps, 74 MB

MCM Ireland Comic Con

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For all our followers in Ireland, MCM’s Ireland Comic Con is coming to Dublin’s RDS next weekend (12-13 April 2014). We’re really looking forward to the event and can’t wait to head over to the RDS to see amongst other Warwick Davis of Star Wars, Willow and Harry Potter fame and also TV’s Life’s Too Short and An Idiot Abroad will be in attendance on the Sunday.

Tickets are now on sale for “Priority Entry” via the online store here. ‘General entry’ tickets are only available to buy when you arrive at the event.

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Cory Michael Smith Cast as Edward Nygma

2 April, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

“I am an actor who can transform the film with the final cut. Who am I?”

Gotham has its Nygma, its Edward Nygma!

Cory Michael Smith has been confirmed to play Edward Nygma (aka the Riddler) in the Fox TV series Gotham. We are looking forward to what types of riddles, puzzles, rhymes, conundrums and brainteasers he may unleash on the city of Gotham and hope he becomes a season or series regular on the TV show.

On-set Pictures of Montoya and Crispus Allen

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Update 12/05/2014:

Renee Montoya (Victoria Cartagena) and Cripus Allen (Andrew Stewart-Jones) have been confirmed as series regulars for Gotham Season 1. This decision brings the show even closer to Gotham Central which, if you’ve been following our review podcasts, makes us both really happy.

Original Story 02/04/2014:

New on-set images of Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon during filming in Manhattan are captured.

With Jim Gordon are fellow Gotham P.D. detectives Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen, played by Victoria Cartagena and Andrew Stewart-Jones. Both Montoya and Allen feature in the Ed Brubacker and Greg Rucka comic series “Gotham Central” that recently showed up on a tweet by Ben Mckenzie. The first 10 issues of “Gotham Central” will be reviewed in our next podcast in two weeks time.

In these shots, on the steps of what appears to be G.C.P.D. headquarters with all the uniformed police in the shots, it seems like Montoya and Jim are squaring up to one another until finally Allen steps in to calm the situation. What is the heated exchange about? Are accusations flying? Why does Crispus Allen step in? We can’t wait to find out!

D&J
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2nd April 2014

Happy Birthday Batman…Many Happy Returns!

30 March, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

A Big Happy Birthday Batman in 2014

Issue #27 of Detective Comics saw the creation of the Batman published 75 years ago and aren’t we lucky. The creation of the Batman by Bob Kane and his development by Bill Finger and others, notably Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo but also many more artists, inkers, pencillers and writers, have brought a truly iconic figure to the world of comics that has left a lasting impact in the imaginations of many many people.

D&J

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“Batman Year One” – Zero Year E03

29 March, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com 1:25:56 Comments Off

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Show Notes

Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 3 with a full spoiler filled Batman Year One review.

News

It was a big week this week with the release of the officIal photos for the majority of the main cast of characters of the Gotham TV show. We discuss our impressions of the look of the actors and what we think this means for the show. We also discuss some connected news from the wider DC universe.

As DC move the release date of the untitled Superman – Batman to the same day as Captain America 3 – May 6th 2016 – the cast of Captain America: The Winter Soldier ignite a brand new Marvel Vs DC fight. You can watch the interview here.

The majority of the episode is given over to our review of the animated movie Batman Year One.

Starring Ben McKenzie as Bruce Wayne and Brian Cranston as Jim Gordon, this animated film brings to life the seminal 1986 Frank Miller graphic novel. As we discover why Jim Gordon comes to the Gotham City Police Department and how Bruce Wayne takes his first steps to clean up Gotham. Both protagonists meet the corruption in Gotham head-on leading ultimately to the emergence of the partnership between Jim Gordan and the Batman.

The review is full of spoilers so if you haven’t read the graphic novel or watched the movie, grab a copy from your local comic book shop or you can read it digitally at Comixology and join us.

Let us know your opinion on the story, graphic novel or movie and we’ll discuss any feedback on the next episode.

If you enjoy this episode pop on over to iTunes or Stitcher and give us a rating, this will help other people find us.

Thanks for listening next time we will be talking about the first three arcs (up to issue 10) of the comic series Gotham Central by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark. Get reading and we’ll talk to you in two weeks.

Intro music for the show is Crime Scene Part 1 by The Afghan Whigs

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Genres: TV, Comics, Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Operatic Soap, DC

Date recorded: 26/03/2014
Date published: 29/03/2014
MP3, 1 hr 25 mins 55 secs, 128kbps, 78.6 MB

We are now on Stitcher!

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New On-Set Images of the Wayne Family and Selina

22 March, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

The young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) and is parents have finally been revealed in some new on-set images, via hitflix.com and starburstmagazine.com.

What we can say from the photos is that David Mazouz looks like he is having a blast, he can be seem smiling from ear-to-ear with his on-screen parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne (played by Grayson McCouch and Brette Taylor), and the future Catwoman (Camren Bicondova). Why wouldn’t he have a grin on his face, he’s the future Batman! Some of the other images captured during filming show the tragic beginning of the young Bruce Wayne’s emotional journey that leads ultimately to the creation of the Dark Knight.

We were also treated to some new action shots of the young Selina Kyle sliding down a fire escape. Is she trying to escape from someone or is she rushing to get somewhere? We think the answer has something to do with the carton of cream tucked away in her jacket, as it appears it is feeding time for the local alley cat or cats. These are such a great collection of images and really cements the young Selina Kyle to her future persona – Catwoman.

The tone of the show is looking very stylised and brooding, with its mix of prohibition era costumes and present day setting. We can’t wait to see the more of the cast, especially Fish Mooney and maybe some unannounced villains.

D&J
GothamTVPodcast
22nd March 2014

Arkham Knight – The Villains

21 March, 2014 gothamtvpodcastgmail-com Comments Off

Gotham fans, Batman fans we are being indulged…not that we’re complaining…

From the shadows of Gotham a few of Batman’s villains were teased out by RockSteady in the awesome trailer for Arkham Knight. These images gave a hint of the villainy and scum that Batman will need to face in RockSteady’s forthcoming game this Autumn.

On the back of the trailer some very atmospheric and exciting pictures have been released of three of Batman’s dark acquaintances, via Gameinformer.com – The Riddler (Edward Nygma), The Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot) and Two-Face (Harvey Dent).

Of course we’re interested to see how all of these characters play-out in the game. But we are really intrigued to see how the portrayal of Oswald Cobblepot compares with the new, younger character exploration by Robin Lord Taylor in the the TV series Gotham. Also, the ever present Riddler from the other games (Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arkham Origins) finally looks set to get a full in-game story. We really want to see what they do with this great Batman adversary.

Watch this space as we are expecting to see further rogues, like Harley Quinn and The Scarecrow, who will feature in Arkham Knight.

What are your thoughts on these new pictures? Let us know and share your thoughts below.

D&J
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21st March 2014

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