Batman: The Audio Adventures is a comedic radio drama podcast series featuring the DC Comics character Batman. The 2021 show, DC's first scripted podcast,[1] is produced by DC Entertainment, Blue Ribbon Content, and HBO Max. The series is meant to be an homage to the original 1966 Batman TV series as well as the 1992 Batman: The Animated Series. It is directed and written by Dennis McNicholas, a writer for Saturday Night Live,[2] and features many of that show's performers in voice roles. Production companies involved with the series are Insurrection Media and WarnerMedia.[3] The series is executive produced by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Deborah Henderson, and Jon Berg.[4]
| Batman: The Audio Adventures | |
|---|---|
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| Presentation | |
| Genre | Superhero, comedy |
| Written by | Dennis McNicholas |
| Directed by | Dennis McNicholas[1] |
| Voices | Jeffrey Wright Chris Parnell Ike Barinholtz Rosario Dawson Brent Spiner Jason Sudeikis |
| Language | English |
| Length | 24–51 minutes |
| Production | |
| Production | Blue Ribbon Content, Insurrection Media, Inc. |
| Composed by | Doug Bossi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | September 18, 2021 |
| Provider | HBO Max |
| Related | |
| Website | www |
Season 2 was released on October 7, 2022, and consists of 10 episodes.[5] There is currently no word yet on the release of Season 3.
Premise
editSeason 1: For the first time, Batman is being deputized as an official member of the Gotham City Police Department. Meanwhile, Two-Face begins losing control over which of his split personalities is the dominant one. The Joker begins to set a diabolical plan into motion while The Riddler escapes from Arkham Asylum.
Season 2: After experiencing Joker's Dark Purple Dawn, Harley Quinn begins her quest to find true love with the Clown Prince of crime. Meanwhile, Penguin begins war against the Gotham City Police Department with the legal genius of former DA, Two-Face. Catwoman finds herself in danger and Scarecrow reaps a harvest of terror.
Season 3 (also known as Part 2 of Season 2): The story continues where Part 1 of Season 2 left off, as Batman rushes to stop the Scarecrow from plunging all of Gotham into madness, Robin escapes the Joker's nefarious trap, Two-Face attempts to cope with the revelation of Batman's true identity as Bruce Wayne, The Penguin makes a deal with the Santa Prisca Cartels and Harley Quinn continues her mission to win The Joker's affection.
Voice cast
edit- Jeffrey Wright as Bruce Wayne/Batman[6]
- Chris Parnell as Narrator
- Ike Barinholtz as Two-Face/Harvey Dent
- Rosario Dawson as Catwoman
- Brent Spiner as The Joker
- Jason Sudeikis as Hamilton Hill
- Brooke Shields as Vicki Vale
- Gillian Jacobs as Harley Quinn
- John Leguizamo as The Riddler/Edward Nygma
- Kenan Thompson as Commissioner Gordon
- Bradley Whitford as Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
- Bobby Moynihan as The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot and Bat-Mite
- Seth Meyers as Jack Ryder
- Alan Tudyk as Alfred Pennyworth
- Melissa Villaseñor as Dick Grayson/Robin
- Tim Meadows as Jeremiah Arkham
- Fred Armisen as King Scimitar
- Heidi Gardner as Miss Tuesday and Harley Quinn
- Ray Wise as Announcer
- Paul Scheer as Mr. Charleyhorse
Additional voices include Ben Rodgers, Aristotle Athari, Toby Huss, Steve Higgins, Paula Pell, and Ellis Hall.
Tie-in comics
edit- Batman: The Audio Adventures Special: A direct prequel comic, released by DC Comics on October 12, 2021. Among its writers are Dennis McNicholas, Bobby Moynihan, Heidi Gardner, Paul Scheer with art by Leonardo Romero, Juni Ba, Anthony Marques, J. Bone, German Peralta, Emma Kubert, Jon Mikel, Derec Donovan, Jacob Edgar, Jesus Hervas and Rich Ellis.[7][8]
- Batman: The Audio Adventures: A seven-issue monthly sequel miniseries released by DC Comics, authored by McNicholas, with art by Anthony Marques. The first issue was released on September 27, 2022, in the US. Set just after the events of the podcast, Batman must now deal with the machinations of Ra's al Ghul and his League of Assassins as well as a Killer Croc who has been adversely affected by the Joker's "dark purple dawn", among other problems in the infamous underbelly of Gotham City.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Chan, J. Clara (September 17, 2021). "HBO Max's 'Batman: The Audio Adventures' Gets Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Dent, Alec (September 18, 2021). "Holy Unfunny Podcast, Batman!". The Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Batman: The Audio Adventures (Podcast Series 2021), IMDb, archived from the original on November 10, 2021, retrieved November 10, 2021
- ^ Batman: The Audio Adventures (Podcast Series 2021), IMDb, archived from the original on November 11, 2021, retrieved November 10, 2021
- ^ Spangler, Todd (September 14, 2022). "HBO Max Sets 'Batman: The Audio Adventures' Season 2 Premiere Date, Jeffrey Wright Talks Voicing Caped Crusader". Variety.
- ^ Perine, Aaron. "Batman: The Audio Adventures Now Available on HBO Max". DC. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "BATMAN AUDIO ADVENTURES SPEC ONE SHOT CVR B MANAPUL CARD STO". Previews World. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Batman: The Audio Adventures Gets a Comic Book Prequel". Superherohype.com. September 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Batman: The Audio Adventures continues in comics form this fall". Newsarama. June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
External links
edit- Batman: The Audio Adventures on Max
- DC page: BTAAS2021 Archived September 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, BTAA2022 Archived September 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- Batman: The Audio Adventures at IMDb