There’s arguably no superhero in existence that has been reimagined, redefined, or reinterpreted more than Batman. No matter how many times he’s been rebooted, audiences are always willing to come back to Gotham City’s greatest defender. With so much Bat content out there, there’s plenty to dissect, analyze, and of course, rank! This podcast is dedicated to a surgical evaluation of Batman’s history, with a focus on ranking several topics in the world of Batman, among other classic Bat themes and characters.
Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight. From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned. Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.
It seems like only yesterday the Batman by the Numbers crew was arguing over which was better; Batman & Robin or BvS. That was our very first episode, as we ranked all the Batman movies. That was two years ago. And just like the Batman franchise, we’re still going strong!
Welcome to our big TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode! And boy, do we have a big one. Even Two-Face would approve. In the spirit of Fantasy Football draft season, Daniel wanted to combine his two favorite hobbies; Batman and Drafting.
That’s right. We did the DEFINITIVE BATMAN DRAFT! Daniel is joined by his first two co-hosts from the pilot episode, Podcast Director of the Pop Break, Alex Marcus, and Pop Break Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin to draft the Definitive Batman team. But what fun is a draft with only three people?? Daniel moved some of the batmobiles, bat planes, and bat boats to make room in the Batcave for five other all-star guests! Making a return to the podcast, we have Perry Constantine (from the Long Halloween episode), DJ Chapman (from the epic Nolan rankings episode and infamous Batman Trailer Rankings episode), and Aaron Sarnecky (The Dark Knight 15th Anniversary episode).
Also, making their Batman by the Numbers debuts, and throwing them right into the fire on this big episode, we have Randy Allain and Kris Ingersoll, both of the Media/Lit podcast!
So, what is the Definitive Batman Draft? Well, we don’t want to give everything away, but the crew will essentially draft 10 categories; Film. Batman Actor. Comic Story. TV Series. Bat Family member. Two villains. Bat Song. Best Scene from a Batman movie. And…a wild card category! What is the wild card category? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out.
With all these eclectic categories, it’s no doubt this is the DEFINITIVE BATMAN DRAFT! And if you’re worried it’s just going to be a flurry of Dark Knight picks, don’t worry – we’ve created some special rules for some of these categories to make the draft more challenging and interesting!
We thank you for listening to this podcast for two years, and we hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did recording it!
And if for nothing else, it’s worth listening to as Daniel gets a pick stolen from him towards the end of the draft and has an emotional breakdown, so there you go.
