Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:40:23 — 68.9MB)
This week on The BATTASS Podcast, we head back to the theater, or in this case, the home theater, as we bridge our season coverage by taking a look at the second film to emerge from the Batman the Animated Series universe, Batman & Mr. Freze: SubZero! But the fun doesn’t end there as, after our coverage of the film, Sean and Clay answer all the most burning questions submitted from our lovely listeners, covering a broad array of topics, bat-related and otherwise!
First up, in Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Mr Freeze kidnaps Barbara Gordon to use her plasma to rejuvenate his dying wife. Leaving Batman and Robin to race against time to save Barbara and stop Freeze’s desperate scheme. A return of the major heroic players from the animated series, as well as one of its most revered villains, Sub Zero offers a tour de force of animated action, the inclusion of new, digital animation techniques (some more successful than others), but comes up lacking in the story department. The ninety minute visual spectacle is unfortunately undercut by what amounts to only about twenty two minutes of story, and one that’s rather forgettable and inconsistent at that.
Next up Sean and Clay dive into the icy cold waters of the internet to spear some wild listener questions! They cover a variety of topics, both bat-related and otherwise, and get into the nitty-gritty of topics such as which characters in the series are overused, whether the series has held up to modern criticism, the future of Sean’s comic book Batman universe, and why Clay just can’t stop talking about the Dolph Lundgren Punisher movie! Come along for the ride as they get into all the explosive highs and ice-cold lows of Batman the Animated Series’ second foray into the film world, how and why it wasn’t as successful as the first try, and all of the illuminating answers to all the questions burning a hole in your mind’s ear! Grab your best polar bear buddies and skin dive into the icy deep with us!