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Sunday, 17 September 2017
HYPNOGORIA 70 - A Tribute to Len Wein
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Wednesday, 28 June 2017
The Mummy in Comics Part II
BLACKHAWK #53 (1952)
published by Quality Comics
DETECTIVE COMICS #320 (1963)
published by DC Comics
Blue Beetle #1 (1964)
published by Charlton
SUPERBOY #123 (1965)
published by DC Comics
Sunday, 18 June 2017
HYPNOGORIA 60 - The Natural History of the Batman Special - Holy Bat-Commentary
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Tuesday, 13 December 2016
HYPNOGORIA 46 - The Power of Christmas Unleashed
In a special surprise episode, Mr Jim Moon goes rooting through the dusty old audio archives of the Great Library of Dreams to learn of the strange but very festive adventures enjoyed by Batman and the Six Million Dollar Man courtesy of Power Records in the 1970s.
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Saturday, 30 July 2016
HYPNOGORIA 38 - The Natural History of the Batman Part 12
In this chapter of Bat-history, we hit the 1970s and discover the adventures on vinyl the Caped Crusader had with Power Records!
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Sunday, 26 June 2016
HYPNOGORIA 37 - The Natural History of the Batman Part 11
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Thursday, 23 June 2016
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BATMAN - the Story So Far...
With a new episode coming this weekend, we proudly present Mr Jim Moon's celebrated series of podcasts exploring the Natural History of the Batman - the story so far! Here you can discover when Bruce Wayne first donned the cowl, how his famous foes emerged, and how the character has evolved through the decades of fighting crime in Gotham City!
In the opening chapter of what has turned out to be an epic podcast series, Mr Jim Moon reveals the origins of the Batman and the genesis of the comic book medium!
DIRECT DOWNLOAD - HYPNOBOBS 30 - The Natural History of the Batman Part I
Continuing our exploration of Bat-history, we discover Batman gaining a family, follow them into the high weirdness of the Silver Age, and discover just who that little shit on the Dark Knight's shoulder is!
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We swing into the 1960s with Batman, further exploring his evolution in the Silver Age and examining the iconic television series which unleashed a wave of bat-mania!
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In this chapter of Bat-history we wade through the aftermath of Bat-mania, and see how comics legends Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams redefined Batman for the times that were a-changin' !
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Troubling times for the Batman! We see how the Dark Knight fared against the sinister forces of a new villain - the flood of rival comics unleashed by the mighty Marvel!
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It's Batman in the '80s! A truly titanic decade of evolution for Bat-comics, with a Crisis on Infinite Earths, Frank Miller and Alan Moore taking the character in new darker directions, and a redefined origin win Years One to Three!
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In the latest installment of Bat-history, Mr Jim Moon traces the long road, that stretched out over decades, that brought Batman to the big screen. And in this episode, we discuss and dissect the the fruits of that long journey Tim Burton's Batman (1989), starring Michael Keaton in the eponymous role and Jack Nicholson as the Joker.
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Yes at long last we are returning to Gotham City for another helping of Bat-history. In this episode, Mr Jim Moon explores Batman on the radio, looking at the attempts in the 1940s and 1950s to launch a Caped Crusader audio serial and the Dynamic Duo's aural team-ups with the Man of Steel!
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Pin back your ears Bat-fans! In the tenth part of our Bat-history, Mr Jim Moon continues his exploration of the Caped Crusader's adventures in audio, detailing the slew of vinyl that appeared in the wake of the 1966 TV show. We delve into a brace of LPs from Tifton - a Childrens Treasury of Musical Batman Stories and The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale, uncover the tales related by the Golden Records Storyteller, and chart the Official Adventures Of Batman & Robin: Exciting Episodes Of Their Battles Against The Evil Forces Of Society from Leo the Lion!
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Friday, 28 March 2014
HYPNOBOBS 146 - The Natural History of the Batman Part 10
Pin back your ears Bat-fans! In the tenth part of our Bat-history, Mr Jim Moon continues his exploration of the Caped Crusader's adventures in audio, detailing the slew of vinyl that appeared in the wake of the 1966 TV show. We delve into a brace of LPs from Tifton - a Childrens Treasury of Musical Batman Stories and The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale, uncover the tales related by the Golden Records Storyteller, and chart the Official Adventures Of Batman & Robin: Exciting Episodes Of Their Battles Against The Evil Forces Of Society from Leo the Lion!
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Sunday, 2 February 2014
HYPNOBOBS 142 - The Natural History of the Batman Part 9
Yes at long last we are returning to Gotham City for another helping of Bat-history. In this episode, Mr Jim Moon explores Batman on the radio, looking at the attempts in the 1940s and 1950s to launch a Caped Crusader audio serial and the Dynamic Duo's aural team-ups with the Man of Steel!
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Sunday, 12 August 2012
HYPNOBOBS 89 - The Natural History of the Batman Part 8
Mr Jim Moon continues his survey of Batman at the movies, examining Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). Plus there's bonus swearing, I mean reviewing with a look at Catwoman (2004) and the shocking revelation of who really killed the 90's Bat-franchise...
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Sunday, 5 August 2012
HYPNOBOBS 88 - The Natural History of the Batman Part 7
In the latest installment of Bat-history, Mr Jim Moon traces the long road, that stretched out over decades, that brought Batman to the big screen. And in this episode, we discuss and dissect the the fruits of that long journey Tim Burton's Batman (1989), starring Michael Keaton in the eponymous role and Jack Nicholson as the Joker.
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Saturday, 21 July 2012
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012)
Spoilers will most definitely not rise!
Well the third and final Batman movie from Christopher Nolan has finally hit the screens, and your humble scribe was swiftly dispatched to the local multiplex to catch the earliest possible screening. Well not quite the earliest as cinemas up and down the UK were starting to the show the flick from 5 AM onward, and while it is true that I am a huge Bat- fan AND a notorious insomniac, staying up all night to attend a before-the-crack-of-dawn performance didn't seem the ideal conditions to fully appreciate Mr Nolan's opus.
Now then for an idiosyncratic reviewer like myself The Dark Knight Rises presents something of a problem, namely that every man and his bat are posting up reviews left, right and centre. And so, rather than the usual sandwich of paragraphs and pictures of Anne Hathaway, I thought I just attempt answer a few question you might have about the movie before going in...
WILL I BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A RUDDY WORD TOM HARDY'S BANE SAYS?
From the assorted trailers and teasers, the sound filters applied to Mr Hardy's dialogue have emerged as the primary concern for a lot of prospective audience members. Now as I was wary of seeing too much of the movie before the release I largely avoided all this hoopla so I can't really comment on the differences between the style of speech used in promos and the finished article.
However what I most definitely tell you is that bar a couple of brief snatches of dialogue Mr Hardy is perfectly intelligible. Or course whether you like the vocal stylings or not is another matter... Now I thought it actually worked rather well, capturing the hyper-intelligence and malice of the Bane of the comics and sounding rather excellent in my cinema's surround system. And I suspect the quality of the speakers in your auditorium will be a factor here. Indeed despite the difference in costume and the tweaks to his backstory that will annoy comics purists no doubt, Hardy makes an excellent Bane, turning in a powerful performance not hindered in the slightest by the fact most of his face is encased in a gasmask.
However I must confess, it did take me a while to get this description from Mr Lee Medcalf of The Black Dog Podcast out of my head...
WILL I BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND CHRISTIAN BALE'S BATMAN FOR THAT MATTER?
Now on the subject of Bale's Bat-voice, I thought it was fine Batman Begins but it did edge into gargling with gravel territory in The Dark Knight. However you'll be pleased to learn that in this feature, he's dialed it down again and only once, very briefly, did I flash on this...
HOW IS ANNE HATHAWAY AS CATWOMAN?
One word - superb! Nolan's take on the character is rather brilliant - much like his Batman, the Catwoman on here is believable version of the character that inhabits a realistically gritty crime noir. However she's also very close to the modern comics version of this iconic feline villain, indeed closer to the source material that Nolan's Batman in many respects.
Anne Hathaway herself is wonderful in the role, making the character smart, strong, sexy and funny. There's no campy purr-fect kitty katting about here, instead we have the morally ambiguous master thief of the comics, complete with sensitively beneath the fine-honed street skills and her own sense of honour. Yes, I've got a new favorite screen Catwoman...
And yes, she looks ruddy fantastic in that catsuit, just don't do a Fred Willard...
IS THIS KNIGHTFALL: THE MOVIE?
Now if you don't know Knightfall is the classic 1990s saga in which Bane first appeared. And while The Dark Knight Rises isn't a retelling of this celebrated set of Batman comics, don't click on the link for there are potential spoilers there! For although The Dark Knight Rises isn't Knightfall: The Movie, it does draw on this famous comics storyline in the same way that Batman Begins borrowed much from Batman: Year One and The Dark Knight drew on The Man Who Laughs.
IS THIS A THREEQUEL OR IS IT ACTUALLY THE FINAL PART OF A TRILOGY?
Now given the rather dire nature of many recent third entries in blockbuster franchises of late, I must confess to being slightly worried if the curse of the threequel would strike again. After all even the great Sam Raimi stumbled badly with Spiderman 3 (although in fairness, various cinematic coroners have concluded that he was pushed), so would Nolan make a similar fumble suffering from third film fatigue?
Well no, for The Dark Knight Rises is not a second sequel but the closing chapter of a three act story. And while all the movies can stand alone on their own two feet, they do dovetail together to make one brilliant Batman story arc. And hence I strongly recommend you watch the first two movies again before going in!
IS IT AS GOOD AS THE AVENGERS
Well, that might be a logical question - hey they are both superhero movies right - but it's like comparing eggs and bacon. Yes, they both happily live side by side on a breakfast plate but they aren't the same type of things. The Avengers is a movie about folks with super powers and scifi technology knocking seven bells out of aliens and each other, whereas The Dark Knight Rises, like Nolan's preceding brace of Bat-movies, is a crime drama featuring masked vigilantes. Yes, they are both comic-book films but they are different genres, so any comparison is built on shifting sands.
So are eggs better than bacon? No...
Is bacon mightier than the egg? No...
But I'll tell you what - I'm very glad to have them both on my blockbuster plate this year!
I think it's safe to say that if you enjoyed the gritty and intelligent take on Batman presented in the previous two movies in this series, you'll find The Dark Knight Rises delivers more of the same. And what's more delivering a rousing finale to Nolan's three picture saga.
Or course, by the same token if you have problems with the other two, it's unlikely this closing chapter will change your opinions on the Nolan Batman. However that said, this series has turned out to be a bona fide trilogy and problems some have had with the first two movies are ironed out retrospectively to a degree when you view it as a complete whole - for example, the slow pace and low key nature of Batman Begins makes more sense as world building and set-up. Indeed the real triumph of The Dark Knight Rises is that it is a powerful conclusion to the series and enhances the earlier movies when you see how Nolan's story threads and themes come to fruition, rather than tarnishing and diminishing the earlier films as so many other threequels have.
Of course that does leave us with one final question - which of the trilogy is the best? And that particular question, I'll leave for you to debate at your leisure...
Sunday, 5 February 2012
HYPNOBOBS 66 - The Natural History of the Batman Part 6
Continuing our epic history of the Batman, Mr Jim Moon discovers what the Caped Crusader was up to in the 1980s... Quite a lot as it turns out, what with Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, Alan Moore's The Killing Joke, Crisis on Infinite Earths and Years One to Three!
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