The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast

The Good Brothers continue their month-long celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the debut of Batman: The Animated Series with the technical end to season one and the episode "The Worry Men." Hear the hosts discuss a plot that doesn't reveal the villain until the third act, visuals that go against some of the show's mandated cel shading rules but also feature a few fun gags and cameos and a voic...

It's a very exciting month at the DCAU Review as the Good Brothers celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Batman: The Animated Series debuting on TV. Kicking things off for the month the hosts are reviewing an episode that's often in the discussion amongst fans as one of the series' very best with the episode "Read My Lips." Cal & Liam discuss one of the late great Shirley Walker's most memorable s...

The Good Brothers are back with their first Bonus Content in months, discussing the latest news about Bamtan: Caped Crusader 's future now that it has been confirmed to not be coming to HBOMax. Hear the hosts speculate on the best partner for the show, why Warner Bros Discovery's strategy seems to point to a new direction with streaming titles in the future and what impact a potential outside part...

Wrapping up their month celebrating the Fastest Man Alive, it only seems fitting that the Good Brothers take a trip around the multiverse, transcending time and space with an Elseworlds review of the DTV Tuckerverse movie "Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox." Hear a full breakdown and comparison of the source material and other versions of this story versus the one told in animated form. The h...

The Good Brothers are back and in full Speed Force for the third week of Flash Month, choosing to tackle a Justice League Unlimited season 2 episode titled "The Ties That Bind." And while the Flash shares the stage with Mr. Miracle and Big Barda, the episode is very much focused on the Flash and what he means to the new expanded JLU roster. Hear the hosts discuss this being the Flash's first speak...

Despite one of them being ill, the Good Brothers are here to deliver their next installment of "Flash Month" sticking with Justice League but moving to season 2 as they cover both parts of "Eclipsed." The hosts talk about the effectiveness of introducing a silly Silver Age villain into the DCAU with an alternate origin story and execution, while maintaining some of the origins set in the original...

The month of August is sure fly by with the Good Brothers taking the month to celebrate The Fastest Man Alive with an entire month devoted to The Flash. Kicking things off, the hosts are reviewing Justice League season one episode "The Brave and the Bold Parts I & II." Hear the hosts discuss how the multiple writing credits may have led to a surprising lack of humor in the episode, visuals tha...

The Good Brothers wrap up the month of July with another trip around the Multiverse and this time traveling to very adult Elseworld of Harley Quinn and its' pilot episode "Till Death Do Us Part." Hear the hosts discuss the extremes that separate this show from any prior review, including ultra-violent visuals and adult dialogue with an all star voice cast that includes familiar faces and voices re...

The Good Brothers are winding down their poorly named "Future Month" with another review of The Zeta Project this week's episode titled "Remote Control." The hosts are challenged to find positive things to say about an episode with a lackluster plot, little to no action and twist ending that feels mediocre at best. Additionally the hosts notes of splitting up Ro and Zeta for the episode does give...

Continuing their stay in the future of the DCAU, Cal and Liam return to review the Batman Beyond episode titled "Where's Terry?" which isn't quite the mystery that the title would have you believe. Hear the hosts discuss the pairing of a very " Underdwellers-type" child with Batman, while Bruce and Max try their best at being the odd couple for the show. And while the lack of visual action and arg...

Future month continues as the Good Brothers review The Zeta Project for only the second time in the podcast history with the second episode of the series titled 'His Maker's Name." Cal and Liam work their way through an episode that has everything from space hippies, to robots humping, futuristic internet cafes and much more. Hear the hosts discuss a plot that feels very much like filler at times,...

For only the second time this year, the Good Brothers are headed back to the future for a month of reviews that take place "50 years from now, whenever now is..." - starting with the Batman Beyond episode "Payback." Hear the hosts discuss a plot that mostly diverts from the WB Teen Drama that had been the theme for much of season 3 and instead covers the dynamics between Fathers and Sons and the c...

The Good Brothers take one last look into the mad Elseworlds of DC Animation with a review of another version of The Boy Wonder, as chosen by the listeners of the podcast! And unsurprisingly the winner of the poll was overwhelmingly in favor of Young Justice which leads the hosts to review the season one episode "Homefront." With an episode that focuses on the differences between a seasoned vetera...

Week Three of the Good Brothers Boy Wonder-Themed trip through the DC Animated Multiverse stops in the world of 2004's The Batman Season 4 where they review "A Matter of Family." People familiar with Dick Grayson's origin may find this to be a bit of old hat, but the hosts discuss the unique nature that this telling of the untold story of Robin and how he came to be in comparison to other iteratio...

Week Two of the Good Brothers' tour of the multiverse examining different variations of Robin The Boy Wonder is making a stop in Batman The Brave and The Bold universe and reviewing the episode "The Color of Revenge!" - a fitting look at a grown up Robin and his struggle to get Batman to recognize him as a Man Wonder. Hear the hosts discuss the complicated voice actor behind the voice of the antag...

For the next several episodes the Good Brothers are taking a trip around the multiverse to celebrate various versions of Robin, the Boy Wonder! Kicking things off they're reviewing the Teen Titans episode "Masks" which features one of the most pivotal moments in the entire series with the introduction of the mysterious "Red X" character. Hear the hosts discuss how the quick pace lends to the surpr...

Wrapping up the month of June, the Good Brothers spend one final Saturday in Dakota with the Static Shock episode "Replay." With a familiar voice actor playing a meta version of himself and the much anticipated reveal of the untold story of the Dakota Mall and how it came to be, there's no shortage of fun during this week's episode. Plus with an evil twin of Static present on the episode, it gives...

Come for the multiple references to the 2008 film Jumper , stay for the review of Static Shock season 2 episode "Power Play" that features the first time Richie Foley would get super powers. Richie doesn't develop his own powers but is instead gifted them by a strange man has tried to give him self a catchy nickname. The Good Brothers are quick to point out goes over just as well as when anyone el...

A week after American's celebrate the Mothers in their lives, the Good Brothers are here for a very special episode of Static Shock titled "Flashback" - an episode that finds Static headed to the past and attempt to stop his own mother from tragically dying. Cal and Liam walk a tightrope of an emotional story that suffers from a lot happening in a very little bit of time, and selling important sto...

It's a new month so the Good Brothers are headed for sunny skies and the optimistic nature of Static Shock with this week's review of the season one episode entitled "Child's Play." The hosts get right down to business discussing a plot which sees a story without a real moral, Richie wearing a duster as a disguise, unfortunate Asian stereotype caricatures, but fun visuals that bend reality in a go...

April is hanging on for one more Saturday, so the Good Brothers are using this 5th occasion to produce another DCAU Character Spotlight episode! The spotlight is looking a little green this month, which is appropriate seeing as how the the hosts decided to talk all things John Stewart and his fellow Green Lanterns for this Volume One discussion. From Kyle Rayner and Abin Sur's appearance in the Su...

Over one hundred episodes after reviewing "Starcrossed" the Good Brothers are back to follow up with a review of its' sequel, the Justice League Unlimited episode "Hunter's Moon." Hear the hosts discuss how with hindsight they may have saved this for a multi-episode arc for season three, fun visuals that draw inspiration from Predator and at times venture into being a little bit creepy. Music take...

The Good Brothers are back and they're reviewing one of the most loved episodes of Justice League Unlimited with this week's episode "Double Date." Hear the hosts discuss which of the DCAU producers count this episode among their favorites, some of writer Gail Simone's behind the scenes stories about crafting this masterpiece and how this episode was originally going to be an origin vehicle for th...

After a wild trip through the Multiversal Portal last week, the Good Brothers return for a month's worth of Justice League Unlimited episodes starting with this week's review of "Task Force X." Hear the hosts discuss the DCAU's one and only appearance of their Pseudo-Suicide Squad, and the real world events that paralleled in the writing from legendary writers Dwayne McDuffie and Darwyn Cooke. Add...

To celebrate the holiday where everything is flipped upside down, the Good Brothers find themselves in a strange land where there are no Dark Knights or Men of Steel and come face to face with Ol' Webhead instead with their first (and perhaps only) review of Marvel's Spiderman: The Animated Series pilot episode "Night Of The Lizard." The hosts do their best to review the episode in a vacuum while...