Superhero Stuff You Should Know

We cover the concept art developed in the 10 year journey to bring Batman 1989 onscreen, including Tim Burton's own art for the 1985 treatment where Joker ran for Mayor, how the Batsuit almost had a BLACK utility belt, the main three influences on Gotham City, and the unsung hero of the Oscar winning production design- Nigel Phelps! We then end on the unused posters for the classic film, the comic...

How does the unmade Batman Vs Superman script (2002-2004) compare to Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice? It’s Andrew Kevin Walker & Akiva Goldsman vs. David Goyer & Chris Terrio as we compare the surprising similarities of the two scripts and vote on our preferences! Plus, learn how the unmade BvS tied into the Burton/Schumacher films as we go into who would've been better choices fo...

It’s the 80th Anniversary of the Penguin and what better way to celebrate than to dive into the secret origins of Danny DeVito’s take from Batman Returns?! We cover the attempts to bring Penguin to BATMAN 1989 and early versions of him in “Batman II.” Then we cover the deleted backstory of Penguin being Max Shreck’s secret brother as well as the influence of DeVito’s Penguin on other versions. Bec...

To celebrate the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Zack takes us through the concept art for unused Spider-Man suits, including the ones for the unmade 1980s-1990s Spider-Man films leading up to the Sam Raimi movies and the different Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland suits that didn't make it onscreen. SpiderMan #SpiderManNoWayHome Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon pa...

Calling all Batman Returns fans- Check out the unused concept designs for Penguin, Catwoman (with Annette Bening's cowl!), and even the Bat Ski Boat that originally had a seat for Marlon Wayans's Robin! We dive into the cut scenes, including production photos of the Batman Store, Michael Keaton's deleted Wayne Industries business card, storyboards that inspired Joe Quinones's Batman 89 comic art,...

Check out the ORIGINAL Adam West suit that was more in line with the 40s serials, the BLUE Batman 1989 Batsuits, the Batman Forever Batsuit for Michael Keaton, the cowl sculpts for the A-list actor who ALMOST played Batman in the fan film Dead End, and the (supposed) concept art for the unmade films Batman: Year One from Darren Aronofsky and Justice League: Mortal from George Miller. Become a part...

We dive into ALL the Batmobiles you never saw onscreen. Did you know the 1966 Batmobile originally didn’t have red? Or that Bob Kane designed a Batmobile for the 1989 movie? Learn about HR Giger's insane Batman Forever Batmobile, the Lincoln Continental Batmobile for Darren Aronofsky's unmade Batman: Year One, and all the concept art for the Batmobile in Titans! Become a part of the Shasta Army on...

We rank ALL the live action Batmobiles in film, television, and…stage?! It's a Batmobile ranking video unlike any other, as we go from the 1940s serials up through the new one for Matt Reeves’s The Batman, including the ones from Batman Live and Batwoman! Plus Ben debunks a popular criticism of the Tim Burton Batmobile on how it turns. What’s your favorite live action Batmobile? Comment below. Bec...

As a follow-up to our dive into "The Original Batman 89 Sequel Comic" covering the 1989-1991 newspaper strip, we interview the writer Bill Messner-Loebs about his unsung contributions to the Batman mythos! Also featuring previous guest John Hefner/About-Faces. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://apple....

Batman and Ninjas, y'all. Andrew dives into the history of ninjas and how they relate to the evolution of Batman's weapons and fighting methods! Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperheroStuffPod on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo INSTAGRAM: @superherostuffpod TWITTER: Twitter.com...

We dive into every LIVE ACTION version of Arkham Asylum and rank them in reverse chronological order. Learn which non-Batman DC supervillain cameoed in Joker 2019, what happened in the deleted Arkham scenes of the Schumacher cut of Batman Forever (including a rare deleted shot only in a U2 music video), what role Arkham played in the never produced Batman 5, and what sources implied that the Jack...

It's considered one of the best Batman stories AND an inspiration for Matt Reeves on The Batman but...does it TAKE from TOO many movies and comics? We cover all the movies and comics that clearly inspired writer Jeph Loeb, including ALL The Godfather Trilogy lifts, as well as the Two-Face origin comic it remakes- Eye of the Beholder- before asking the question- how much homage becomes TOO much hom...

Bill Finger's granddaughter, Athena Finger, returns to the show to react with us to The Batman trailer #2 from Matt Reeves! Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperheroStuffPod on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo INSTAGRAM: @superherostuffpod TWITTER: Twitter.com/SuperhousePod FACEBO...

Zack takes over the asylum to dive into the comic history of Arkham Asylum, both the real life and canon origins! We discuss the Arkham staff, its famous inmates, and whether or not it's haunted! Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperheroStuffPod on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo...

"Why doesn't Bruce Wayne just use his wealth to stop crime in Gotham City?" HE ALREADY DOES! We respond to the Internet's most popular "unpopular" opinion on Batman by diving into the character’s 80+ year history of philanthropy for Gotham City (as Bruce Wayne AND as Batman). Then we explore a hypothetical world where Bruce was never Batman and only a philanthropist by going through each member of...

Learn about a forgotten part of comic history as we dive into the ORIGINAL Batman 89 sequel comic- a Sunday newspaper strip that ran from 1989-1991 that loosely tied into the Tim Burton film! Picking up after the defeat of the Joker, the strip had its own Catwoman, Penguin, Riddler, and Mad Hatter, as well as featured its own take on the return of the Joker, Harvey Dent’s turn into Two-Face, the o...

We complete the history of Kenner's Batman action figures, with their lines tying into Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, and Batman Beyond, ending with us discussing our favorites of all the figures. Which were YOUR favorites? Comment below. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperheroS...

Do YOU know the history of Kenner's Batman action figure line? Zack leads for the first time as the Man Who Knows Too Much About Batman...Merchandise, alongside his friend Robert of IG's @pymparticles, covering the action figures for Batman 1989, Batman Returns, Batman: The Animated Series, Legends of the Batman, and Legends of the Dark Knight! Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page:...

Dive with us into the multiverse as we become a Marvel podcast for a week! In another timeline in the 90s, Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston directed a Hulk film written by Jonathan Hensleigh, starring Billy Crudup as Bruce Banner, with practical effects and prosthetics used for the Hulk! Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhous...

We return to rank the rest of the Superman video games, including the notorious Superman N64, and how the greatest Superman game of all time...is technically NOT a Superman game! We then discuss what it would take to create a truly great Superman game for the ages. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://a...

Andrew leads this as we rank EVERY Superman-led video game EVER. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperheroStuffPod on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo INSTAGRAM: @superherostuffpod TWITTER: Twitter.com/SuperhousePod FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/SuperHousePod YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/Super...

So you already know Joe Chill killed the Waynes in the comics. But do you know the weird connection between him and the Joker? What about the time Batman and Joe Chill teamed up? Or when Joe Chill’s MOM raised Bruce Wayne? Or all the times that the Joker played a role in the death of Bruce Wayne’s parents BEFORE and AFTER the Batman 89 movie? We dive into ALL the wild variations across comics, ada...

Batman: The Animated Series on Sega CD is widely regarded as the "lost episode" of B:TAS with its cut scenes and return of the show's voice actors. Andrew becomes the Man Who Knows Too Much About Batman VIDEO GAMES and brings along his buddy Matt to discuss the many B:TAS video games, leading up to the lost episode itself. Thumbnail art by our co-host Zachary Jackson Brown BIG THANKS TO KOOKIENOMZ...

Before you watch James Gunn's The Suicide Squad this week, experience the 2011 Suicide Squad script by Justin Marks! Alex of the Wut Mean Podcast joins us as we dive into the Suicide Squad film that could have happened and ask- is it better than the one we got in 2016? Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https...

Comic book writer Steve Englehart (The Laughing Fish, co-creator of Star Lord) once wrote two script treatments for what would become the Batman 1989 movie. For years, he's claimed that the Tim Burton/Michael Keaton film was based off of his uncredited work, but scarce details were known about it...until now! Thanks to an anonymous fan, we can exclusively break down Englehart's treatments, with co...