Issue #107 - “The Burton-Schumacherverse” (w/ Neil Macdonald)
Release Date: 03/06/2019
Issue #467 - "Boney Boys" (w/ Mallory Vanier)
Doctor DC Podcast
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Issue #466 - "Nothing & Nowhere" (w/ Michael Mongiardi)
Doctor DC Podcast
It's DOCTOBER! And what could be SPOOOOOOKIER than talking about liminal spaces like Limbo, the Speed Force, and more! Special guest Michael Mongiardi joins to talk Animal Man, metafiction, and what it means to be "between". Intro Music by To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On On On our Or check out our new And our
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Issue #465 - "World's End" (w/ Josh Gill)
Doctor DC Podcast
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Issue #464 - “Spoiler Alert”
Doctor DC Podcast
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Issue #463 - “Higher Power II”
Doctor DC Podcast
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Issue #462 - “The 9/11 Episode”
Doctor DC Podcast
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Issue #461 - "Good Little Subs"
Doctor DC Podcast
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Issue #460 - “Cataclysm”
Doctor DC Podcast
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Issue #459 - “...and Friends” (w/ Nug Nahrgang)
Doctor DC Podcast
This week we talk all about the “other” heroes! Justice League reservists, lesser super teams, and all your favourite C- and D-list (and below) characters! We're joined by special guest (One Dollar Words) Intro Music by To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On On On our Or check out our new And our
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Issue #458 - "Doctor, Doctor"
Doctor DC Podcast
This week we discuss doctors, nurses, and medical professionals of the DC Universe! Intro Music by To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On On On our Or check out our new And our
info_outlineIn this week we sit down with filmmaker Neil Macdonald to talk all about the Burton-Schumacherverse Batman films!
Join us in our deep dive of all four of these Batman modern classics... three classics....two?...You decide!
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Meet Neil Macdonald
(1:53) What Neil does
(4:15) Film school
(5:50) Describing Neil's asthetic
(11:00) Neil's career path
(14:10) Neil's comic history
(16:50) Memories of the Burton-Schumacherverse
(21:50) The Superman movie that almost was
(23:55) The 1989 Batman film
The Burton-Schumacherverse
(29:59) Worst/cheapest special effect in Batman & Robin, Robin being trapped in Ivy's vines.
(34:41) Confirming that the only good one is the first one?
(39:46) Bane. Explain.
(48:03) Recasting a villain, adding villains, adding members of the Bat-family, casting Batman.
(59:27) Continuing the universe after Batman & Robin.
(1:03:20) What should have been carried over from the films to the comics?
(1:13:29) What story arcs did the films draw from?
(1:20:30) Which one is the guilty pleasure?
(1:27:41) Which actor gave the best villain performance?
(1:34:05) Why is Batman Forever named Batman Forever?
(1:40:48) What unique to the movies worked and what didn't?
(1:44:02) Casting Harley Quinn.
(1:48:13) Reimagining the Burtonverse to fit the Evil Alfred narrative.
(1:52:36) Was Tim Burton's Batman "killing" an issue for fans?
Dial Doc
(1:59:29) The Projectionist
(2:01:05) The Willow Man
(2:01:55) The Key Grip
Characters, Places, Things
**All links reference the character 's Burtonverse appearance unless otherwise noted**
Bane (Bane) (Nolanverse)
Batman (Burtonverse) (Nolanverse)
Catwoman (Burtonverse)
Harvey Dent (Burtonverse) (Nolanverse)
Joker (Burtonverse) (Nolanverse)
Man-Bat (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Scarecrow (Nolanverse)
Solomon Grundy (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Recommended Reading & Viewing
People
Joel Schumacher (Wiki)
Kevin Smith (Twitter) (Instagram)
Neil Macdonald (Website) (Twitter) (Instagram)
Tim Burton (Wiki)