Superhero Stuff You Should Know

RELEASED FROM THE PATREON VAULT JUNE 3, 2022: Ben delivers his list of ten hidden gem Batman single issue stories while sharing his honest thoughts on the usual stories that make the typical top ten Batman reading list, like The Killing Joke.   Big thanks to our research assistant Dan Yamat for providing the visuals for this YouTube experience, as well as the usual QC and chapter time codes. Thumb...

We tackle which of the live action Batman was actually the “World’s Greatest Detective” by ranking each Batman based on detective skills. Includes our breakdown of the Internet criticisms on the detective work in The Batman and our own take on what we think is unfair vs. what we think Battinson should have caught.  Big thanks to our research assistant Dan Yamat for providing the visuals for this Y...

Batman 89 artist Joe Quinones and editor Andy Khouri join us to discuss the secret origins of the Batman 89 comic, Joe's original pitch for the comic, how they got Sam Hamm, why certain characters were redesigned, and what Easter Eggs we missed in our videos!    Thanks to Dan Yamat for providing the visuals for this YouTube experience, as well as the usual QC and chapter time codes.  Thumbnail by...

We discuss the Robin who never was - Marlon Wayans, who was cast in Batman Returns! We dive into the attempts to bring Robin to the Burtonverse and the Drake Winston Robin in the Batman 89 comic. Joining us are returning guests Eric Elliott and Ian Miller from Batman Meets Godzilla who have produced Batman Enigma, a fan comic based on the Internet rumors of a Burton Batman 3.  You can read Batman...

For Halloween, we dive into the unused concept art for The Batman, including deleted scenes, deleted Bat gadgets, and alternate looks for the characters! Ben & Andrew also brainstorm rewrites to address their criticisms of the film. Chapters: 0:13 Episode Introduction 1:45 The Riddler- Alternate Question Mark Symbol 5:44 Halloween Night Concepts- Shreck's Bar?, Drophead vs. Batman, & Batman on A T...

In honor of Two-Face’s 80th anniversary this year, we cover the Two-Face who never was: Billy Dee Williams! We dive into the deleted material for Harvey in Batman 1989, the REAL deleted plans for him in Batman Returns (he was never Max Shreck), and discuss his characterization in Sam Hamm’s Batman 89 comic series with Two-Face expert John Hefner from About Faces!   Amano Recon pitch video: https:/...

We cover the first unmade script for Watchmen by Batman 89 writer Sam Hamm, going over what changes it made from the comic including its insane new ending! Gaming Gaiden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxDtfHj6nUEFI01rTppu54A/videos Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperheroStuffP...

We return to the Hulk to dive into John Turman's unmade script from 1994, which pit the Green Goliath against future Captain America: New World Order villain The Leader! 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: @superherostuf...

Batman 89 writer Sam Hamm joins us to dive into what comics and classic movies influenced it, the origin of the Bat Signal that didn't make it into the movie, and what else was cut! We also covered why the ending of his unmade Watchmen script was different from the comic, why his Batman 2 script wasn't made, and what villain didn't make it into the Batman 89 comic! Become a part of the Shasta Army...

We dive into which live action Batman killed and which ones didn't, along with how Batman may have made similar kills in the comics! 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/SuperhouseP...

We dive into the unmade attempts at bringing She-Hulk to life before the Disney Plus show. Could she have been brought into the Bixby and Ferrigno 80s TV movies? A spin-off starring Mitzi Kapture and Gabrielle Reece? A 1991 movie starring Brigitte Nielsen? A TV series starring Cory Everson from Stan Lee and Oliver Stone? We cover everything we know about these projects before diving into our thoug...

Before working on the legendary Batman: The Animated Series, Alan Burnett could have started a Batman animated series in the 1980s! Join us, along with Instagram’s @bobby_80s (https://www.instagram.com/bobby_80s/), in an exclusive dive into the show we never got- The Secret Files of The Batman! Learn what made it into Batman: The Animated Series and how the pilot ended up becoming the Super Powers...

RELEASED FROM THE PATREON VAULT FROM JUNE 2022: We dive into how Michael Gough’s Alfred crossed over into two BBC radio Batman dramas- The Lazarus Syndrome (1989) and the Batman Knightfall adaptation (1994). Plus learn which other Batman 1989 actor joined him in the cast as a Batman villain and what things Gough’s Alfred got to do on radio that he never got to do in live action. Also contains the...

RELEASED FROM THE PATREON VAULT from AUGUST 2021 (and since this was recorded last year, you will hear a THIRD familiar voice from the past!): In the 1989 Batman film, a poster for Footlight Frenzy is shown during the flashback to the Wayne deaths. Find out WHAT is Footlight Frenzy and how it connects to the film as we get an EXTRA hour and a half on the Wayne murders that Ben had to CUT from the...

Batmobile designer Tim Flattery returns to the show to discuss the long behind-the-scenes DRAMA behind the making of the Batman Forever Batmobile, from the UNUSED Batmobile designs to conflicts with Joel Schumacher and the studio to the time he accidentally wrecked the wing of the Batmobile! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code JOHNSONSBALLSACK at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #sponsored Be...

We revisit Batman Returns concept art with one of the artists himself, Tim Flattery! Join us as Tim shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes on the evolution of the movie, from catching Sean Young stalking Tim Burton to how he designed the Penguin Army to the other designs for the Batarang and the Batmobile that we didn’t get to see! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code JOHNSONSBALLSAC...

Executive producer Michael Uslan joins us to discuss his ten year journey to bring the dark and serious Batman to the screen, including exclusive information on his unmade script Return of The Batman and its cast of characters, how James Bond screenwriters Richard Maibaum and Tom Mankiewicz got recruited into writing Batman, and his memoirs The Boy Who Loved Batman and Batman's Batman, a treasure...

Three actors from Batman Returns- Branscombe Richmond (Terrifying Clown), Greg Cummins (Acrobat Thug), and Henry Kingi (Mugger)- reprise their roles after thirty years to perform the DELETED scenes of their characters from the original scripts! Also featuring anecdotes on how it was like filming the movie with Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Christopher Walken! Featuring the v...

Batman Returns screenwriter Daniel Waters joins us for a candid talk on his earlier versions of the script and the unmade Catwoman spin-off! Learn more about what things he wished remained in the final film, what things he hates about the movie that weren’t in his drafts, the deleted roles of Robin and Harvey Dent, the real origins of Max Shreck, and who he envisioned joining Michelle Pfeiffer in...

RELEASED FROM THE PATREON VAULT (APRIL 2, 2021): We ALMOST got a Justice League movie with Ben Affleck in 2011...where Darkseid possessed Superman, Batman led a resistance of fighters in a dystopian future created by Darkseid, Steppenwolf, & DeSaad, and the Flash was sent back in time to help prevent it! Find out about the Will Beall Justice League script and why it may be the reason he gets a “St...

The audiobook for the Batman 1989 novelization is basically the book, right? WRONG. We cover how DIFFERENT the Roddy McDowell-narrated audiobook actually is from the novel and the movie, including fundamental changes to Batman learning about his parents’ killer and Vicki learning Bruce’s secret. Also, Ben dives into a bunch of the Batman 89 novelization tidbits that didn’t make it into the noveliz...

Ben went to Nostalgic Nebula’s Batman Returns 30th Anniversary event in Hollywood, the closest experience to a Comic Con centered on the Tim Burton Batman! Here he recaps what happened, who he met, and what he learned, from Michelle Pfeiffer’s whip training to how Doug Jones wound up as the Thin Clown to what mistake led to DeVito having “gushing nose blood” shoot into his mouth! Get 20% OFF @mans...

We cover just how DIFFERENT the Batman 1989 novelization by Craig Shaw Gardner is from the final film, from incorporating deleted scenes to Gardner’s own deeper characterization to the TWO different editions with ALTERNATE endings. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code JOHNSONSBALLSACK at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #sponsored Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://w...

The man in the 1989 Batsuit wasn’t always Michael Keaton! Ben interviews Keaton’s double, Carl Newman, a ballet dancer who was hired to give elegance and athleticism to The Dark Knight. We’ll take you through the whole film, showing just how often your favorite shots from the film were actually Carl in the Batsuit, including a deleted opening shot! (Unfortunately, Andrew was not able to make the r...

Did you know Jack Nicholson's Joker could have returned for Batman Returns? On the 30th anniversary of the Batman sequel, we cover the MULTIPLE attempts to bring Jack Nicholson’s Joker back from the dead, from Sam Hamm’s pitch for the opening of Batman 2 to hallucinations in Batman Forever & the unmade Batman Unchained to a project...by Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze? Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Fre...