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The DCAU Review

425 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings

The DCAU Review is a podcast hosted by Cal & Liam, two brothers with a devout love for producer Bruce Timm and Paul Dini's DC Animated Universe, starting with Batman: The Animated Series and proceeding all the way through Justice League Unlimited. For each standard podcast, the hosts provide commentary and evaluate a classic DCAU cartoon by giving a standard score to rank each animated episode. New episodes premiere Saturdays at DCAUReview.com and on your favorite podcast app! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcaureview/support

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Ep. 317 - Static Shock - Consequences

July 06, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

Cal & Liam return to the city of Dakota as they kick off a month of Static Shock reviews and the episode "Consequences." The hosts discuss a very Spider-Man like story of a hero allowing his over confidence to hurt his relationships and his love interest. Plus the hosts talk why this season three episode looks like a season two episode, Cal recites some his favorite lyrics from this week's soundtrack and a rundown of the voice cast await you on this week's all new DCAU Review! Please Consid...

Ep. 316 - Elseworlds - The Batman - Artifacts

June 29, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

It's the fifth and final Saturday of the month of June and that means the Good Brothers are off to explore the DC Animated multiverse, reviewing an episode of The Batman titled "Artifacts." In keeping with the theme of futuristic Batmen, the hosts discuss a plot that borrows some points from The Dark Knight Returns and others from the 1997live-action film Batman & Robin and how well those are used to tell an interesting story. Meanwhile the hosts discuss visual similarities to Frank Miller's...

Bonus Ep. 54 - Batman Caped Crusader Trailer Breakdown

June 28, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

The Brothers Good are back with another bonus episode of the DCAU Review to breakdown the latest news about the upcoming Batman Caped Crusader animated series set to debut on Prime Video on August 1st. The hosts discuss the litany of names revealed to be apart of the voice cast including who's playing several of the rogues as well as the Dark Knight himself. Additionally, the hosts cover a pair of interviews given by series executive producers James Tucker and Bruce Timm about what to expect...

Ep. 315 - The Zeta Project - Absolute Zero & Wired Part I & II

June 22, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MB

Your eyes and ears do not deceive you, the Good Brothers are back with their first ever Triple Feature and the honor of that belongs to The Zeta Project and the technical season one finale "Absolute Zero" and subsequent season 2 two-part premiere "Wired." The hosts do their best to be efficient and timely with their review of all three episodes, discussing a new look for the season two of the show, why the season one finale would qualify as "must watch" for a Zeta watch through and why Part ...

Ep. 314 - Batman Beyond - The Call Part II

June 15, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

After a wild and historic previous episode, the Good Brothers return to their Batman Beyond cliffhanger picking up with "The Call Part II." The hosts continue looking at each category and determine if their placeholder scores from Part I will hold true. The hosts discuss cheap character deaths, callbacks to Superman The Animated Series, the extent of Aquagirl and Superman's powers and the dark version of hero theme songs. Cal & Liam also discuss how the voice cast holds up compared to Part I...

Ep. 313 - The Zeta Project - Ro's Reunion & Boy Genius

June 08, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MB

Death, taxes and The Zeta Project reviews are the only guarantees in life and the Good Brothers are just along for the ride as they review the next two episodes of TZP, that being "Ro's Reunion" and "Boy Genius." While the hosts find a few silver linings for their first review, they struggle to find any sort of good for the second review, resulting in some of the most openly critical thoughts on the show to date. Cal and Liam work their way through a pair of less than stellar episodes and ev...

Ep. 312 - Batman Beyond - The Call Part I

June 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 100 MB

It's a brand new month and the Good Brothers are headed back to the future with another month of Batman Beyond and The Zeta Project reviews. Kicking things off the hosts pick up where they left off with their celebration of the 25th anniversary of Batman Beyond with a review of one of the lynchpin episodes of the entire DCAU featuring the first appearance of the Justice League Unlimited. Hear the hosts discuss the unique roster choices, how the main action sequence set the table for an event...

Ep. 311 - Elseworlds - My Adventures with Superman - Adventures of a Normal Man Part I

May 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

The Good Brothers wrap their celebration of the 86th anniversary of the debut of most famous superhero in history with a review of the Man of Steel's latest iteration that being the ongoing series My Adventures with Superman. Hear the hosts review the pilot "Adventures of a Normal Man" and discuss the Eastern-animation style versus the more familiar western-style, a cast led by an actor best known for a gritty, live-action superhero drama, and a soundtrack right in line with the tradition of...

Ep. 310 - Stolen Memories (Revisited) w/ Nathan MacKenzie

May 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MB

The Good Brothers continue in their month-long celebration of the 86th anniversary of the debut of Superman with another look back at one of the episodes covered very early in the podcast run, that being the Superman: The Animated Series season one episode "Stolen Memories." Cal & Liam are joined by the host of Superman: The Animated Podcast Nathan MacKenzie who has recently relaunched his podcast and rejoins the hosts after a two-year absence. Hear all three of them go into more depth than ...

Bonus Ep. 53 - Batman Caped Crusader Premiere Set & More Series Details

May 15, 2024 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

The Good Brothers are back to discuss the latest news from the upcoming Prime Video series Batman: Caped Crusader . The hosts discuss the exciting reveal date for when the series will hit the streaming platform, quotes from Bruce Timm and James Tucker about when the series takes place, tidbits about Harley Quinn's new origin, Batman being "weird" and a look at a few other rogues and supporting cast members. The hosts also reveal their strategy for reviewing the series, their palpable excitem...

Ep. 309 - DCAU Meta-Brawl - Livewire vs. Parasite

May 11, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

The Good Brothers continue their celebration of Superman's 86th birthday with a new concept that pits two memorable villains featured in memorable episodes of Superman: The Animated Series against one another by looking back at their appearances throughout the DCAU, their tie-in comics and toys and merchandise and then deciding who comes out on top as the victor in the battle for supremacy! Hear the hosts discuss the lasting impact of both villains and decide who has the greater impact, the ...

Ep. 308 - STAS - A Little Piece of Home (Revisited)

May 04, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

The Good Brothers are back to discuss The Man of Steel for his 86th birthday and are taking the month to look back at a few of the episodes of Superman: The Animated Series covered in the early days of the podcast starting with a second look at "A Little Piece of Home." The hosts review thoroughly recap the plot including Lex's plan to have a robot dino be apart of his security system, which character would be a modern day raw meat-eating fitness YouTuber and the intimated death of one of th...

Ep. 307 - Elseworlds - Beware The Batman - Secrets

April 27, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

Cal & Liam wrap up the month of April with a visit to an Elseworld not visited since April 27th, 2019! After the Good Brothers recap where we stand in the series, they discuss a plot that introduces a lesser known recurring villainess in Magpie, and the classic plot device of the police not yet trusting Batman. The hosts also discuss Kurtwood Smith's turn as Jim Gordon, the surprisingly adult-oriented character design of our main baddie, and music that fits the procedural theme of the episod...

Ep. 306 - JLU - Chaos at the Earth's Core

April 20, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

Continuing with their month of season three Justice League Unlimited reviews has the Good Brothers on a journey like no other as they review "Chaos at the Earth's Core" on this week's episode. The hosts discuss why this episode feels and may have been served better as a Justice League season 1 story, Kamandi and He-Man references, a huge miss when it came to including a classic DCAU needle drop and a unrecognizable double-voice casting performance from a series regular. Plus the hosts chat a...

Ep. 305 - JLU - Shadow of The Hawk

April 13, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 77 MB

The Good Brothers continue their trek through the third and final season of Justice League Unlimited with a review of "Shadow of The Hawk" which introduces the classic comic book version of Hawkman to the DCAU. Hear the hosts discuss why this Hawkman seemed like a pipedream, the hero love triangle being turned into a love square and the shadowy origins of the Shadow Thief. Cal & Liam also discuss Batman as the episode's comedic relief/pot-stirrer, Zombie-Robot lore and a score that invokes o...

Ep. 304 - JLU - I Am Legion

April 06, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 91.1 MB

The Good Brothers are fully recovered from their trip to another universe with last week's April Fools Day review and back with a month of Justice League Unlimited reviews kicking things off with Season Three's premiere episode "I Am Legion." The hosts discuss the tone shift from Season Two's heavy plot focus on real world themes to a more classic good vs. evil story, the homages to the classic Challenge of the Super Friends show and the return of two legendary DCAU musical themes. Cal & Lia...

Ep. 303 - X-Men: Evolution - Strategy X

March 30, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MB

Tis the season for practical jokes and untrustworthy social media posts, but the Good Brothers once again aren't pulling your leg as they bring you a trip outside the DC Universe and traverse to another universe filled with Mutants with a review of the underrated 2000s cartoon X-Men: Evolution's pilot "Strategy X." The hosts discuss the difficulty the series faced as the follow-up to the much heralded X-Men: The Animated Series, how it compares to the uphill battle The Batman cartoon similar...

Ep. 302 - BTAS - Harley's Holiday

March 23, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MB

The hits keep coming for the Good Brothers in the month of March as they review the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Harley's Holiday." Cal and Liam break down a classic Paul Dini written episode with direction from friend of the show Kevin Altieri which includes Tex Avery inspired slapstick action and an Arleen Sorkin master class in Harley Quinn personification. The hosts also talk about some of the more memorable visual gags, references to Alan Moore's Killing Joke and Lolita Ritmani...

Ep. 301 - BTAS - Second Chance

March 16, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

After a memorable 300th episode of the pod last week, the Good Brothers return for another episode this week and pick up where they left off with their reviews of Batman: The Animated Series with this week's follow up to the Two-Face origin episode titled "Second Chance." Hear the hosts discuss the cerebral profile of Harvey Dent/Two-Face and the parallels of Bruce and Harvey's and Bruce and Dick's friendships. The hosts also talk about an incredibly important and memorable soundtrack, super...

Bonus Ep. 52 - Batman Caped Crusader Image Leaks & Possible Rogues Gallery Reveals

March 13, 2024 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

If there's news on the upcoming streaming Batman: Caped Crusader animated series, you best believe the Good Brothers are going to discuss it in great detail! On this very special bonus episode, the hosts break down the recently confirmed leaked screengrabs from the Amazon series as well as an analysis of the yet-to-be verified purported leaked models of Batman's Rogues Gallery. The hosts spend some time in the Speculation Station with why they think the series could be taking so long, when w...

Ep. 300 - DCAU Character Spotlight - Robin, Vol. I

March 09, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 98.1 MB

The DCAU Review is celebrating its' 300th edition of the standard podcast with a super-sized DCAU Character Spotlight on one the most influential characters in all of comic book history and a pivotal part of the DCAU itself with a look at Robin "The Boy Wonder" volume one! The Good brothers tackle all of Dick Grayson's appearances in the first 65 episode run of Batman: The Animated Series with in-depth looks at a few seminal moments. Additionally, the hosts take a look at some of voice actor...

Ep. 299 - BTAS - Riddler's Reform

March 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

On the eve of their landmark 300th episode, the Good Brothers return back to where it all started, with a month of Batman: The Animated Series reviews. Kicking off the month, the hosts review the Edward Nygma trilogy finale "Riddler's Reform." The hosts chat about the plot including the choice to make the Riddler's riddle less overt and obvious, the incredible voice acting performance by John Glover as a unraveling antagonist, and one of the more memorable visuals used as a part of the Riddl...

Ep. 298 - Static Shock - Romeo In The Mix

February 24, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

The Good Brothers return for one last Saturday in February and a review of one of the more memorable episodes of Static Shock featuring an appearance from 2000s pop culture sensation and artist Lil' Romeo! Hear the hosts break down the plot that involves their new favorite character Bernie Rast and Static working together again, the main antagonist's similarities to another DCAU villain and some original music for the soundtrack from Lil Romeo. Plus, the hosts talk about the main baddies' su...

Ep. 297 - Static Shock - Showtime

February 17, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 55 MB

The Good Brothers continue with their Static Shock reviews with a look at Season Three's episode "Showtime" which happens to feature a plot that involves professional jealousy around Static being the star of a reality TV show. Hear the hosts discuss which plot point ends up feeling like a forced rehash, some fantastic action sequences and plenty of fun reading the lyrics to this week's soundtrack. Plus the hosts talk about the small but mighty voice cast and offer a preview of next week's ep...

Ep. 296 - Static Shock - The Usual Suspect

February 10, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

After wrapping up the last episode from season 2 of Static Shock they'd yet to cover, the Good Brothers turn to what's left from season 3 with a review of the twist-ending episode "The Usual Suspect." Hear the hosts heap praise on an episode written by friend of the show Len Uhley for its' storytelling prowess in keeping the viewers guessing as to the identity of the Bang Baby monster wreaking havoc in Dakota. The hosts also discuss how the episode is somewhat let down by some less than stel...

Ep. 295 - Static Shock - Jimmy

February 03, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

As the Good Brothers kick off February with "a very special episode" of Static Shock, the award-winning tale "Jimmy." The episode which teeters on the edge of "edutainment" tackles Virgil recounting a tale of when a fellow student brings a gun to school to even the odds against a group of bullies. Hear the hosts discuss their thoughts on the balance of being a PSA and still feeling authentic to the DCAU, why Virgil's narration is key to the story telling, the return of Carmen-Dillo and his t...

Ep. 294 - DCAU Character Spotlight - Inque & Curaré

January 27, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MB

The Good Brothers wrap up their initial month of offerings for 2024 with dual spotlights of two of Batman Beyond's most memorable villainesses in Inque and Curaré. Hear the hosts recap their starring episodes, their appearances in the Beyond tie-in comics and the disappointing lack of merchandise featuring either character. The hosts also discuss the unique soundtrack for each, the voice actresses tasked with bringing them to life and as a bonus the hosts look at some of the strangest Batman...

Ep. 293 - Batman Beyond - Speak No Evil

January 20, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

The Good Brothers continue in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the debut of Batman Beyond with a review of the season 3 episode "Speak No Evil." What happens when scientists reverse-splice human DNA into a Gorilla? The hosts argue that the end result is an unintentionally hilarious passing of the Bat-Mantle, some really good-looking visuals and animation and a voice cast that does their very best with what they're given. Hear the hosts discuss why this feels right out of a 1960s Br...

Ep. 292 - Batman Beyond - Out of The Past

January 13, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

The Good Brothers kick off their 2024 reviews by heading back to the future and a month celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the debut of Batman Beyond. Up first is the season three episode "Out of The Past" which features a return of Talia Al Ghul as Bruce deals with his own mortality. Hear the hosts discuss the plot as a tribute to the DCAU Bruce/Batman, how "Batman: The Musical" became a plot point, an all star cast of DCAU voice legends in both acting and singing roles and why the twist i...

Ep. 291 - The DCAU Review 2023 Year in Review

January 06, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

Happy New Year from the Good Brothers! Before leaving it completely behind, the hosts look back at the year 2023 for the podcast that saw milestone episodes, character spotlights, multiple special guest correspondents, nearly a dozen Bonus Episodes and the return of the Discuss This League! The hosts also recap their top rated episodes of the year which included multiple entries added to their Top Picks section, as well as their lowest rated episode of the year and a very special category ju...

Bonus Ep. 51 - Batman & Robin Adventures Annual #1 - Shadow of The Phantasm

December 30, 2023 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

The Good Brothers have one last podcast in them before the year comes to a close and it fits perfectly with the month-long theme of AquaPhantasMonth! The hosts take a look back at what was the first sequel to Mask of The Phantasm written by Paul Dini for the Batman & Robin Adventures Annual #1 and released in 1996. The hosts break down the entire plot of the book giving their two cents on if it ends up being a worthy sequel, as well as the collaboration of work by the book's multiple artists...

Discuss This League - Vol. 3 - Dan Riba & Kevin Altieri on Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm's 30th Anniversary

December 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 99.2 MB

On the next Discuss This League.... Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Good Brothers at the DCAU Review! The hosts are taking a break from standard reviews for the Holidays but are very much still in the giving spirit so this week they're bringing back the Discuss This League roundtable format to talk about the 30th Anniversary of Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm. Joining our hosts are two of the movie's directors that being frequent contributor to the DCAU Review, Kevin Altieri a cont...

Ep. 290 - BTAS - Batman: Mask of The Phantasm (Revisited)

December 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MB

As the celebration of #AquaPhantasMonth continues, the Good Brothers turn their focus to the latter half and the 30th Anniversary of the classic Batman: Mask of The Phantasm movie. The hosts look review the movie using their standard format while discussing their original scores from when they first reviewed this legendary film nearly 6 years ago. The hosts discuss which scores they would change, some of the disputed lore regarding the plot's influence from another Batman comic book and some...

Ep. 289 - Elseworlds - Batman The Brave and The Bold - Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure

December 09, 2023 11:57 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

The Good Brothers are continuing with their celebration of #AquaPhantasMonth and the release of the new film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom with a trip to the Batman: The Brave and The Bold elseworld for a review of "Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure." The hosts talk about the appearance of Enemy Ace in the prologue and the off-the-wall zaniness of Aquaman taking a great American road trip with his family in the main story. The hosts chat about this show's characterization of the Aquaman characte...

Ep. 288 - STAS - A Fish Story

December 02, 2023 23:49 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

The Good Brothers are back after last week's Holiday Bonus Episode drop and they are synchronizing December's podcasts with two major events happening in the world of DC and creating a monthlong celebration dubbed "Aquaphantasmonth!" First up the hosts celebrate the release of "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" with a review of the Superman: The Animated Series episode "A Fish Story" which features the first appearance in the DCAU of the King of Atlantis. Hear the hosts chat about Team Orange Sh...

Bonus Ep. 50 - Black Friday Special - McFarlane BTAS Action Figure Wishlist

November 24, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

For the 5th year in a row, the Good Brothers are ringing in the holiday season with their Black Friday Special. With Todd McFarlane and McFarlane Toys bringing back the DC Direct Batman: The Animated Series action figure line for 2023, the hosts sat down and wrote ol' Santa Todd their wishlists for future series. With one set devoted entirely to the original BTAS run, and another in The New Batman Adventures style the hosts have plenty of ideas on how to make the next sets of figures leap of...

Ep. 287 - BTAS - Showdown w/ Kevin Altieri

November 18, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours - 115 MB

The Good Brothers are preparing for Thanksgiving but it's feeling more like Christmas as they present a surprise Special Guest Correspondent to discuss the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Showdown." Once again joining our hosts is Writer, Director and Storyboard artist for the episode, Kevin Altieri. Kevin discusses in longform just how this episode pitch started, how the network reacted to an episode that featured almost no Batman, sequences cut for time and ones he demanded stay in th...

Ep. 286 - BTAS - The Lion and The Unicorn

November 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB

Cal and Liam aren't fighting for the crown, but they are back to review the Batman The Animated Series episode "The Lion and The Unicorn." The hosts discuss how this episode tends to land on the bottom of a lot of listicles ranking BTAS episodes but how they both thought it evokes a very specific era of Batman comics. Hear the hosts discuss an episode with inconsistent animation models, a unique setting in foggy London, the Redclaw character being the bookend villain for the series and discu...

Ep. 285 - BTAS - Baby-Doll

November 11, 2023 03:04 - 1 hour - 80.7 MB

We're officially in full Fall mode and the Good Brothers are back with another review of where it al started with the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Baby-Doll." The hosts talk about some confusion over perceptions vs. reality of the episode's plot, how Loren Lester's Robin perfectly communicates some of their feelings of the episode, a piece of music that makes multiple appearances throughout the DCAU and the difficulty of grading a voice cast with a character intended to be annoying. ...

Ep. 284 - Elseworlds - Batman The Brave and The Bold - Trials of The Demon!

October 28, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

'Tis the season to be SCARY and the Good Brothers are visiting their favorite Elseworld to get in the mood with a review of the Batman The Brave and The Bold episode "Trials of The Demon!" - With a prologue that involves the king of fear himself the Scarecrow and his diabolical plan to ruin Halloween for all of Gotham, the hosts set the stage for an enjoyable trip for Batman to the 1800s London to team up with Sherlock Holmes and The Demon Etrigan to stop a mysterious thief of souls. The hos...

Ep. 283- The Zeta Project - Crime Waves & Taffy Time

October 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MB

It's spooky season and what could possibly be spookier than a review of The Zeta Project? That's right, TWO Zeta reviews and the Good Brothers are happy to oblige with reviews of "Crime Waves" and "Taffy Time." The hosts learn not to judge an episode by its' title with these episodes providing two very different experiences for them. The hosts break down a plot that feels very much inspired by Scooby-Doo in their first review, while their second review provides a bit more depth and advances ...

Ep. 282 - Batman Beyond - Big Time

October 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Don't let the title fool you, these Good Brothers are for the people and never too busy to stop and drop a new review for your listening pleasure! This week Cal & Liam return to the DCAU after a two week trip around the multiverse to review Batman Beyond and the third season episode titled "Big Time." Despite the name, Peter Gabriel does not appear on the episode, but the hosts do break down more revelations of Terry's sordid past while also revealing his compassionate heart for a friend and...

Ep. 281 - Elseworlds - The Batman - The Joining Part II

October 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

The Good Brothers are back to finish what they started with the exciting conclusion of their Elseworlds multiversal trip to review The Batman episode "The Joining Part Two." The hosts compare and contrast the cinematic parallels between the episodes and their modern superhero movie counterparts in both plot and visuals, along with Alfred's major emotional role for Bruce, Dick and Barbara. Cal & Liam also break down the soundtrack as well as some of the visual tributes and discuss how the end...

Ep. 280 - Elseworlds - The Batman - The Joining Part I

September 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Liam is a little under the weather for this week's episode, but he won't let that prevent a trip around the multiverse, along with Cal for an Elseworlds review of 2004's The Batman series and the episode titled "The Joining Part One." Hear the hosts talk about the introduction of a larger world to this version of the Batman as the universe expands to include a certain Manhunter from Mars. Hear the hosts discuss the voice actors and how well they handled some of the sillier dialog for the epi...

Ep. 279 - DCAU Character Spotlight - Martian Manhunter, Vol. I

September 23, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

Cal & Liam are back and fresh off of wrapping up the JLU Cadmus Story Arc they are dusting off the DCAU Character Spotlight and shining it directly onto the J'onn J'onnz aka the Martian Manhunter. Hear the Good Brothers talk about the last surviving Martian's origins in the early days of Detective Comics and then chronicle his appearances throughout Season One of Justice League. The hosts recount his most memorable appearances including his entire DCAU backstory, and the episode where he nea...

Ep. 278 - JLU - Divided We Fall

September 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MB

The end is here...or is it? Join the Good Brothers, who are absolutely here to discuss the finale of the Justice League Unlimited Cadmus-story arc and the episode "Divided We Fall." Cal & Liam do their best to put a bow on one of the seminal storylines in DCAU history with a complete, giant-sized breakdown. Hear the hosts discuss the juxtaposition of the Aaron Sorkin-like drama of the first 3 episodes with the punch'em up action-first style of this episode and why Superman's choice was argua...

Ep. 277 - JLU - Panic In The Sky

September 09, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

The Good Brothers are back with the penultimate episode in the Justice League Unlimited Season 2 "Cadmus Arc" with a review of "Panic In The Sky." Hear the hosts compare and contrast the plot styles for this and last week's episode, the non-stop action in the 2nd and 3rd acts of the episode, the absolute bonkers reveal at the climax of the episode and Nicholle Tom's double duty voice performance. Plus the hosts discuss a possible Colonel Sanders cameo, "Lexposition" and much more fun on this...

Bonus Ep. 49 - A Chat with Static Shock & Justice League writer Len Uhley

September 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 63 MB

The Good Brothers are here to celebrate the Labor Day holiday weekend in the United States with a special interview with veteran animation writer Len Uhley. Len's career spans multiple decades and includes shows like Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, Ben 10, The Batman, Transformers and X-Men: The Animated Series along with DCAU shows Justice League and Static Shock. Cal & Liam sit down for a discussion with Len on his incredible and still very active place in the animation world, how he got into th...

Ep. 276 - JLU - Flashpoint

September 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB

New month, same Good Brothers! Cal & Liam are back with more Justice League Unlimited reviews and are picking things back up right where they left off, smack dab in the middle of the Cadmus story arc and the episode "Flashpoint." The hosts discuss the brief but brutal battle between Captain Atom and Superman, the continued parallels to real world events during the early 2000s, a sneaky Easter Egg reveals what Lex Luthor is up to and why this episode showed the importance of chemistry amongst...

Bonus Ep. 48 - Batman The Adventures Continue: Season Three - Issue Seven - The Offer Part II

August 30, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

Just like the issue they're reviewing this special Bonus Episode of the DCAU Review is better late than never! Join the Good Brothers as they discuss the delayed but not denied seventh issue of Batman: The Adventures Continue: Season Three titled "The Offer, Part II." The hosts talk about an action-packed issued with owls, cats, plants and bats (OH MY!) that feature multiple artists, newcomer Jacob Edgar's take on the TNBA style, and offer their thoughts on what ties all of the art styles to...

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