Hall of Justice

On Monday, January 16, 2023, during ESPN's coverage of the NFL Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the new trailer for Season 3 of the Disney+ Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” premiered. It showed the titular character in various action scenes. However, Mando was also with Grogu, aka Baby Yoda. However, in the dramatic Season 2 finale, Mando said goodbye to Grog...

The latest release in the “Tomorrow-Verse,” a collection of DC Universe movies set in the same continuity, “Legion of Super-Heroes” is set for release on February 7, 2023, on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Josie Campbell wrote the film and makes her first appearance on the podcast. In the film, Supergirl travels to the 31st Century to enr...

As the podcast enters its 8th calendar year, there is a lot of exciting content coming from Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and more. Still, uncertainty surrounds DC Comics and Warner Bros. Discovery clouds the entertainment landscape. Henry Cavill said he was fired as Superman. Wonder Woman 3 is not proceeding due to a multitude of reasons. HBO Max is taking Justice League/Justice League Unlimited and Bat...

Geoff Johns is an award-winning New York Times bestselling writer, film, and television producer, and showrunner, known for re-imagining superheroes and other iconic mythologies, past and present. He came on the podcast to talk about Stargirl, the WB DC Show that recently aired its series finale, and we reviewed it on last weeks show. Johns created the Stargirl character in the comics as a tribute...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Warner Bros. DC CW Series, "Stargirl" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Stargirl recently ended its 3-season run. It started on the app DC Universe, and then went to both HBO Max and ultimately the CW. Stargirl was based on the comic book of the same name created by Geoff Johns. Rejoining the show to discuss all 3 seasons was ac...

This episode is dedicated to the life and legacy of Kevin Conroy. Conroy died on November 10, 2022. A frequent guest on this podcast, Conroy is forever linked to being the definitive voice of the character Batman. Starting in 1992 with Batman: The Animated Series, Conroy voiced the Caped Crusader for three decades. Joining the show to pay tribute to their fallen co-star are stars from B:TAS as wel...

Longtime television and film actor Greg Grunberg makes his first appearance on the podcast. He came on the show after he tweeted “Whats the good word?” Seth replied, and the rest is history. Grunberg is best known for playing Detective Matt Parkman on the hit series Heroes and Eric Weiss on the equally successful show Alias. He was in two Star Wars films, The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalke...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Disney+ Series, "Star Wars: Andor" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Andor is a 12-part series that takes place five years before the events of Rogue One and Episode IV-A New Hope. It follows the backstory of Cassian Andor, one of the key characters in the events of Rogue One. This epic series takes place over the course of...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Marvel Studios film, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” or do not mind hearing key plot points. This is the sequel to the 2018 Marvel hit “Black Panther.” However, after that movie, the titular star, Chadwick Boseman, tragically passed away from cancer. The question that has been asked leading up to this film was when did Marvel kn...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Warner Bros./Netflix Series, "The Sandman" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Despite being based on a DC Comic, The Sandman aired in 2022 on Netflix, not HBO Max. It is based on the Neil Gaiman comic of the same name that ran in 1996. Morpheus, the personification of dreams and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an oc...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Disney+ Series, "Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi" or do not mind hearing key plot points. Tales of the Jedi is a 6-part mini-series that takes place at various times during the prequel era. They follow two characters, Ashoka Tano and Count Dooku. There are three episodes each on both of them. J.C. Reifenberg, the official Star Wars...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2022 Warner Bros. DCEU Release, “Black Adam” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes his DCEU debut in the titular film Black Adam. The film traces his origin and his evolution as an anti-hero, if not a DC villain. Dr. Fate, Hawkman, and Amanda Waller are just some of the DC characters that appear, incl...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Disney+ Marvel series, “She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Tatiana Maslany stars as the titular character in the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, this show is quite different than any of its predecessors, both in series form and films. Jennifer Walters continuously breaks the fo...

This episode was recorded at New York Comic Con on October 7, 2022. The cast and crew of the new DC Universe Warner Bros. Animation film “Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons” is released on Digital and Blu Ray on October 18th. Appearing on this episode are Jack Dylan Glazer (Shazam!), voice of Jonathan Kent, Jack Griffo (The Thundermans), voice of Damian Wayne, Travis Willingham, voice o...

In the new Warner Bros. DC Universe animated film “'Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons,” Superman and Lois Lane have a son named Jonathan Kent. In the CW TV show “Superman and Lois,” Clark and Lois have twin sons, a twist after the CW's “Crisis on Infinite Earths.” In the comics, Jonathan Kent is grown up and came out last year as gay. Is Jonathan Kent (the son) part of the new mainstre...

This episode focuses both on the original Quantum Leap series that aired on NBC from 1989-1993 and the 2022 revival series airing on NBC and Peacock. In the original series, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and began leaping through time. In the current series, Dr. Ben Song stepped into the accelerator and well, you can see where that was headed. There are unique plot twis...

In the 1950s there were the Adventures of Superman. In the 60's it was Batman. The 70s brought us Wonder Woman on television, Star Wars, and Superman: The Movie. How did we get from that era to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Arrowverse, and today's glutton of superhero content? Robert Thompson is a Trustee Professor in the Television Radio Film Department of the Newhouse School at Syracuse Univers...

The CW series Stargirl premiered its 3rd season recently, and it is currently the only DC-related show on the network's fall schedule. Yvette Monreal plays Yolanda Montez/Wildcat since the show's first season. The California native has been acting since 2013. She has been featured in short films, web series, and commercials. Season 3 of Stargirl is called Frenemies, and Yvette teases that there is...

The milestone 300th episode of the Hall of Justice podcast features actor Phil Morris. Morris is best known for playing lawyer Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld. He has over 200 credits in his career. In addition to being an accomplished performer, he is also a massive fan of the superhero genre. He owns over 20,000 comic books and brings his passion for them to his work in the genre. In the genre, Morris...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen Season 3 of the Netflix series, “The Umbrella Academy” or do not mind hearing key plot points. The Umbrella Academy is based on a Dark Horse comic of the same name that entered its 3rd season. Season 2 was reviewed on this podcast in Episode 195 with cast member Jordan Claire Robbins who plays Grace/Mom in the show. This season, the Hargr...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen Season 3 of the Amazon Prime series, “The Boys” or do not mind hearing key plot points. The Boys is set in a universe where superpowered individuals, called Supes, are recognized as heroes by the general public and work for a powerful corporation known as Vought International that markets and monetizes them. That barely scrapes the surfac...

The two superhero powerhouses made news in Summer 2022, in two very different directions. This episode focuses on the latest goings-on involving movies and television regarding both. DC's parent company Warner Bros. has completed its merger with Discovery. The news included a plan in 2023 of combining of two streaming services, HBO Max, and Discovery+. Furthermore, many DC properties have been can...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Warner Bros. Animation/DC Universe 2022 film, “Green Lantern: Beware My Power” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Green Lantern: Beware My Power is the next film in the continuity known as the “Tomorrow-Verse.” It includes Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Justice Society: World War II, and Batman: The Long Halloween. It is an origin st...

Peacemaker was a breakout hit in 2022 for HBO Max, its parent company, and the DC Extended Universe. Steve Agee plays John Economos. Agee played John in 2021's The Suicide Squad and then reprised the role in Peacemaker. Since debuting on The Sarah Silverman Program in 2007, Agee has been on countless TV shows and movies. He met James Gunn, who put him in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, and subseq...

Warning: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the Disney+ Marvel Studios 2022 series, “Ms. Marvel.” or do not mind hearing key plot points. Ms. Marvel is the 7th Marvel Studios series to premiere on Disney+ since the streaming service began. It introduces high school student Kamala Khan, who soon finds she has unique powers. She is of Pakistani descent and is the first Muslim superhe...