The DCAU Review: A DC Comics Animation Podcast

Despite the name, this review has absolutely nothing to do with either of James Cameron's blockbuster films as the Good Brothers break down "Avatar" from Batman: The Animated Series this week. The hosts have a myriad of things to discuss including the plot which has the return of Ra's Al Ghul determined to find the secret to an ancient Egyptian ooze and more fleshing out of Bruce and Talia's stori...

The Good Brothers return to their Batman; The Animated Series reviews with one of the most memorable episodes in the entire BTAS run with a review of "Trial." The hosts discuss how this episode that was originally pitched to be a full-length movie fits nicely into a 22 minute episode while establishing the Janet Van Dorn character and a large representation of the Rogues Gallery. Hear the hosts sp...

If you're reading this, you already know this is another double feature of The Zeta Project with the Good Brothers continuing their goal to motor through as many episodes as they can at one time! This week's episode features reviews of the season one episodes "West Bound" and "Hicksburg" both of which fair a little bit better with the hosts scores than the prior Double Feature. With one episode ta...

The Good Brothers look to rebound after a difficult, yet entertaining double feature episode last week with a return to Neo Gotham in the Batman Beyond episode "King's Ransom." The hosts discuss a plot the poetically sees the demise of the Royal Flush Gang as King chooses money and riches over family and continued comparison to his Father-In-Law. Cal & Liam also chat about a visually impressiv...

Over a year after the last issue hit shelves, Batman The Adventures Continue returned this week with HUGE first issue picking up on plot threads from last season and linking to other classic DCAU properties like Mask of The Phantasm and Justice League Unlimited . By returning to the Batman: The Animated Series roots with a story steeped in the classic noir from the returning writers Paul Dini and...

The Good Brothers are back for better or worse with an amusing double feature of The Zeta Project 's season one episodes "Change of Heart" and "The Next Gen." One episode takes place inside a museum and features a nominee for the worst parents of the DCAU, the next features another Infiltration Unit Robot blowing up "The Merchant of Death's" weapons cadre. Hear whether these episodes could makes f...

The Good Brothers once again return to the future aka "50 years from now, whenever now is" as they pick up where they left off in their Batman Beyond reviews. Season 2 of the Future Dark Knight's show wraps up with the origins of Bruce's four-legged best friend and protector, Ace in the episode "Ace In The Hole." The hosts discuss a myriad of things including steroid-infused canines, the nuances o...

Happy (almost) New Year as the Good Brothers look back at 2022 and forward to 2023 they do their best to put a nice bow on the year for the podcast and the DCAU community. The hosts recap their top 5 highest scored episodes of the year in a list fittingly dominated by Batman: The Animated Series in its 30th Anniversary year. Cal & Liam certainly didn't love every episode they covered as you'll...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the DCAU Review! As a special thank you to all of the listeners, the Good Brothers are gifting a review of The Batman Adventures Holiday Special from 1994. The hosts discuss their nostalgia for this comic and the incredible roster of artists and writers that worked on the project that was eventually adapted into animated form in the New Batman Adventures epi...

Tis the Holiday season and the Good Brothers are home for the holidays with a return to Batman: The Animated Series for one last review of an episode in 2022. Sticking with the holiday theme the hosts review the Emmy Award-winning episode "A Bullet For Bullock" that takes place between Christmas and New Years and features a story based on Detective Comics No. 651 by Chuck Dixon. Hear Cal & Lia...

The Good Brothers are back for another week of "Dakota December" and they're bringing a slice of early 2000s pop culture with them as they tackle the Static Shock episode "Duped" which features Backstreet Boy AJ McLean and Coolio in guest starring roles. Hear the hosts break down a plot that has an awful lot of AJ McLean and not much else, Coolio not playing himself but instead a visually mesmeriz...

As the calendar page turns and the weather gets colder, the Good Brothers head to the warm sunny skies of Dakota for a few weeks to review Static Shock and this week's episode "Brother Sister Act." The hosts enjoy a fun plot that revolves around a pair of siblings including Virgil's own sister Sharon and her being convinced that she's discovered his secret. In addition to a fun plot the hosts talk...

With the month coming to a close, the Good Brothers are packing their bags and getting ready to leave Metropolis for a bit, but before they leave they are shining a spotlight on one of the Man of Steel's most formidable foes in John Corbin aka Metallo. From his first appearance in the very first episode of Superman: The Animated Series to his appearances in Justice League and Justice League Unlimi...

Happy Holidays to you and yours from the DCAU Review! As has become tradition, the Good Brothers bring you their annual Black Friday Special with a new trip down memory lane to discuss what else but toys! This year the hosts focus on some of the most insane figures from the Kenner run of Batman: The Animated Series action figures. While the actual show on which the toys were based was a dark, grit...

The Good Brothers return for another Superman: The Animated Series review as they pick up where they left off last week with Part 2 of "Blasts from the Past." Hear the hosts discuss Emil Hamilton's naming of the "Fortress of Solitude", speculation on where the Earth's other heroes might have been during Jax-Ur and Mala's takeover, and a goosebump inducing moment for one of the hosts. Plus hear mor...

Come for the classic Superman: The Animated Series review, stay for the Emil Hamilton tan lore. That's right the tannest man in the DCAU is a hot topic of discussion once again as the Good Brothers review "Blasts From The Past Part I" on this week's episode. With such little STAS remaining, the hosts decide to give this two-parter a closer look by reviewing both episodes separately and providing a...

Cal and Liam are back on a very unhappy occasion, as they discuss the death of iconic Batman voice actor, Kevin Conroy. Our show will have a more longform tribute to Kevin in the coming months, but we wanted to post something today with just our raw, unfiltered emotions on such a tough day for DCAU and Batman fans everywhere. If you would like to share your own Kevin Conroy tributes with us, pleas...

Lots of chatter about the Man of Steel as of late may lead you to believe the Good Brothers planned to cover Superman: The Animated Series for the month of November just for that sweet, sweet social media engagement. However, it's all a coincidence as the hosts kick off a month's worth of Superman content with a review of the second chapter of the Bizarro trilogy with the aptly titled episode "Biz...

After an extended celebration of Batman: The Animated Series 30th Anniversary, the Good Brothers take a trip around the multiverse for a spooky Elseworlds tale from Batman The Brave and The Bold entitled "Shadow of the Bat!" - Hear the hosts discuss the cold open that features "Bat-Ape" and an appropriately vampire-centric story with an infected Batman terrorizing the Justice League International....

In what can only be described as a joke gone terribly wrong, the Good Brothers wrap up their month revisiting episodes covered in the early days of the podcast by honoring poll results that had listeners vote for a look back at "The Underdwellers." Will the hosts be able to find anything redeemable about an episode that finds itself among the lowest rank of all time? Does Batman fighting numerous...

Another week, another Special Guest Correspondent with this week the Good Brothers welcoming the third member of the Watchtower Database, Mattie Pahl to the program to revisit "Beware The Gray Ghost" for this week's review. The hosts discuss everything from some rather off-model visuals, a perfect soundtrack and some behind the scenes tales about two of the special guest voice actors and how Andre...

As we continue through the month of October, the Good Brothers return to another Batman: The Animated Series episode covered in the early days of the podcast, this week with Special Guest Correspondent Ted Kendrick of Watchtower Database and TedKendrick.com. With the hosts' scores locked in previously, Ted offers his thoughts on the plot which was written by one of the Goof Troop writers and has t...

The Good Brothers are continuing the Batman: The Animated Series 30th anniversary celebration with a unique month of reviews, choosing to revisit some of the episodes that they tackled very early on in the podcast's run. This week the hosts go back to the very beginning and watch "On Leather Wings" for a look back on the pilot episode of the series and the one that kicked off the DCAU way back in...

The Good Brothers have taken September to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Batman: The Animated Series and take the last week of the month to honor the character created for the show that is celebrating her own anniversary, has gone on to be one of DC Comic's most valuable and widely known intellectual properties, Harley Quinn. The hosts talk about all of her appearances from Season 1 of BTAS inc...

Continuing through with their next Batman: The Animated Series review, the Good Brothers tackle a Killer Croc-centric episode with "Sideshow." Hear the hosts discuss a plot that includes nearly five minutes of screen time without any dialogue, an episode set almost exclusively during the day, Killer Croc predicting an Obi-Wan Kenobi internet meme several decades before it would become popular and...