The Chemical Syndicate

In his most dangerous challenge yet, Batman must protect Gotham City from a laundry list of criminals that were freed from Arkham Asylum by the newest member of his rogues gallery, Bane. Combining brains and brawn, Bane showcases his villainous endeavors in one of the most famous Batman stories of all time, "Knightfall." Celebrating 30 years of "Batman: Knightfall," Shane and David review and disc...

With everything that had been shaking up at Warner Bros. over the years with the DC Extended Universe comes a franchise-wide reboot called DC Universe.  On January 31, 2023, DC Studio executives, James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled plans for this new multi-media universe based on known and lesser-known DC comic book characters.  Including the announcement of the film that will introduce that univ...

In celebration of Batman's 50th anniversary in 1989, an ambitious writer named Tom Andrae helped publish Bob Kane's autobiography, "Batman and Me."  In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, Shane and David discuss and review this book about Batman's (co)creator.  This is a story about a man overcoming poverty, being mid at one particular talent, finding success with the development of...

After many years of wondering what the continuation of the Batman universe directed by Tim Burton would be like, we finally have it in the limited comic book series, "Batman '89."  In this episode, we revisit the Burtonverse in all its glory and check out the next chapter of Batman.  Following the events of "Batman Returns", two agendas collide in a battle for Gotham City that pits Michael Keaton'...

In the milestone tenth episode of The Chemical Syndicate, David and Shane take a trip to Arkham Asylum! They discuss and review one the most celebrated video games of its time, 2009’s “Batman: Arkham Asylum.” They played as the Batman and took on one of the best rogues galleries of all time (per Shane)! This is a Batman podcast.

Summer may be over with, but we’re still riding some sweet waves! In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, we take our first trip to the Batman ‘66 television series to review a totally bodacious episode, “Surf’s Up! Joker’s Under!” In a battle to to become the king of surfing, the Joker challenges Batman for control of not only Gotham City, but the world! This is a Batman podcast.

How would you feel if Batman had secret files that could incapacitate or severely harm you? Well, the Justice League of America found out the hard way when environmental terrorist and longtime Batman nemesis, Ra’s al Ghul, enacts his plan of attack on a global scale. In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, David and Shane review and discuss JLA’s “Tower of Babel” story arc, written by Mark Waid...

In what was a step into the unknown for Hollywood, Christopher Nolan helped revive the Batman franchise with 2005's "Batman Begins."  After such a critical letdown from the previous installment, and many other failed attempts at producing another Batman film, a reboot would prove to make history.  In this episode, David and Shane explore the production and legacy in the first film of "Th...

While we celebrate the grand return of the Riddler to villainy on the big screen in "The Batman", there was some questionable doubt that he would even continue his puzzling quest in crime.  In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, Shane and David review an episode of "Batman: The Animated Series", titled "Riddler's Reform."  Riddle us this: can Edward Nygma put his dastardly deeds behi...

Once upon a time, DC Comics had a creative partnership with THE MAN himself, Stan Lee.  This particular project involved a concept in which Stan Lee would reimagine legendary DC characters as if they were his own creation.  If you will, WHAT IF...Stan Lee created Batman?  In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, David and Shane discuss and review an issue from the "Just Imagine" s...

1989 was a wonderful year that ushered in Bat-Mania .  There was no greater contributor to the marketing success of the Batman movie than the artist known as Prince, when he released a full length album, the "Batman" soundtrack!  In this episode, Shane and David explore the background, production, and legacy of this hit album from Prince.  This is a Batman podcast. 

In this surprise episode of The Chemical Syndicate, David and Shane give a SPOILER filled review of "The Batman", starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader himself!

In film and television, many iconic characters have been portrayed in multiple iterations by different performers who hope to make a memorable impact.  On this episode, Shane and David explore every official live-action portrayal of Batman/Bruce Wayne in film and television to date, and how their performances impacted the Dark Knight in pop culture.  This is a Batman podcast. 

As some of you may know, it takes TWO to tango!  So it's very appropriate that in episode 2 of The Chemical Syndicate, Shane and David delve into the creative teams that have molded and cultivated the success of Batman in the comic book world throughout the past 80+ years.  This is a Batman podcast. 

In this episode of The Chemical Syndicate, David and Shane review and discuss the 1987 Batman story, "Batman: Year One" written by Frank Miller and drawn by David Mazzucchelli as well as the 2011 animated adaptation of the same name.  This is a Batman podcast. 

In this introductory episode of The Chemical Syndicate, Shane and David discuss why they love Batman and what the listeners can expect from this series.  This is a Batman podcast.