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Arkham Sessions: The Psychology of Batman: Assault on Arkham
Arkham Sessions: The Psychology of Batman: Assault on Arkham
Arkham Sessions: The Psychology of Batman: Assault on Arkham
The Arkham Sessions is dedicated to the psychology of Batman, so it seems almost like an ethical duty to cover a movie about Arkham Asylum, Gotham City's mental health facility for the "criminally insane." In the newly released direct-to-video animated film Batman: Assault on Arkham, a highly-skilled group of assassins and outlaws are called together by Amanda Waller to take part in a risky -- possibly life-threatening -- mission to infiltrate Arkham Asylum. Does it help or hurt that members have a history of incarceration, criminal activity, and psychiatric treatment related to lack of moral sense? Perhaps Waller is brilliant to devise a plan that can only succeed via the knowledge and insight of persons who have been through the system. In this episode of The Arkham Sessions, we gently put aside the VHS and screen a contemporary work from DC Universe Animated. Use the player above to listen to our spoiler-free analysis of Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, King Shark, Black Spider, Killer Frost, KB Beast, and, of course the Joker.
A Level-By-Level Journey Into The Batman '89 Video Game
A Level-By-Level Journey Into The Batman '89 Video Game
A Level-By-Level Journey Into The Batman '89 Video Game
I was an unabashed fan of the 1989 Batman movie around the time of its release (particularly after it hit VHS), but the years have worn down my appreciation of it, and quite a few aspects of it don't entirely stand up to the scrutiny of a critical lens anymore. There are a few pieces of media related to the film, however, that I feel just as positively about as I ever have. The Prince soundtrack, for one. And for another, the Sunsoft-developed game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that included a few cutscenes with lines from the movie, and largely ditched its plot otherwise. I took a stroll down memory lane with it, and it still holds up.
The Arkham Sessions: The Psychology Of Batman '89
The Arkham Sessions: The Psychology Of Batman '89
The Arkham Sessions: The Psychology Of Batman '89
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton's Batman movie, The Arkham Sessions takes a break from analyzing the psychology of Batman: The Animated Series to pay special tribute to the legendary film that influenced the style, music, and dark themes of the animated show. Consistent with her measured, analytical approach to the characters and stories of BTAS, Dr. Andrea Letamendi offers psychological conceptualizations of Burton's Batman and Joker with the help of co-host Brian Ward. Is the film, as Burton once described, a story about the intertwined paths of Batman and the Joker, culminating in a "fight between two disturbed people?" Furthermore, how does Keaton's Bruce Wayne compare to Kevin Conroy's version when it comes to the maintenance -- or fusion -- of multiple identities? How is Nicholson's Joker more destructive and dangerous than Hamill's? Listen to this special edition of the The Arkham Sessions and reminisce about Batman '89 in a whole new way.
Joker And Luke Skywalker Have A Chat, Courtesy Mark Hamill
Joker And Luke Skywalker Have A Chat, Courtesy Mark Hamill
Joker And Luke Skywalker Have A Chat, Courtesy Mark Hamill
Character mash-ups -- especially when they involve Star Wars -- can get pretty tiresome, but I can give them a pass when they involve the original actors who portrayed the iconic characters in the mix -- or when they involve Batman: The Animated Series. So when actor Mark Hamill got a Twitter request to make Luke Skywalker and his version of The Joker meet up -- at least vocally -- at Star Wars Weekends at Disney World, and then he did it, it was pretty magical.
DC Collectibles Previews A Dick Sprang Style Joker Statue
DC Collectibles Previews A Dick Sprang Style Joker Statue
DC Collectibles Previews A Dick Sprang Style Joker Statue
Batman may be the one turning 75 this year, but DC Collectibles' recent celebratory release schedule was big on the Clown Prince of Crime. Topping off the some 50 pieces of Batmerch coming from the company between now and the fall will be a Batman Black and White: The Joker by Dick Sprang statue. Though the posted prototype photo recreates Sprang's simulteaneously rubbery and wizened version of th
Ask Chris #188: Lex Luthor And The Joker
Ask Chris #188: Lex Luthor And The Joker
Ask Chris #188: Lex Luthor And The Joker
Q: Who do you find more psychologically interesting, the Joker or Lex Luthor? -- Jordan, via email A: You know, it's weird. As much as you see Superman and Batman together in stories where they're continually contrasted against each other, full of endlessly terrible first-person narration about how "Clark likes pancakes because he can't understand what it means to be vulnerable" but &quo
Urban Explorer Uncovers Hidden Treasury Of Batman Graffiti
Urban Explorer Uncovers Hidden Treasury Of Batman Graffiti
Urban Explorer Uncovers Hidden Treasury Of Batman Graffiti
Howard Carter discovered King Tut's tomb. Pierre-François Bouchard found the Rosetta Stone. Now, Redditor sneakylawyer has discovered another one of the great archaeological finds of our time: A building in Ronse, Belgium full of Batman graffiti art. The grafitti is the work of local artist Pete One, who seems to be really into Batman, but has also tagged walls with Daffy Duck and Michael Corleone
'Batman: Arkham Origins' Voice Actor Troy Baker Reads 'The Killing Joke' Monologue As The Joker [NYCC 2013] [Video]
'Batman: Arkham Origins' Voice Actor Troy Baker Reads 'The Killing Joke' Monologue As The Joker [NYCC 2013] [Video]
'Batman: Arkham Origins' Voice Actor Troy Baker Reads 'The Killing Joke' Monologue As The Joker [NYCC 2013] [Video]
Perhaps in an attempt to alleviate any worries about Mark Hamill not reprising his role as The Joker in the new Batman: Arkham Origins, the hosts of Saturday's New York Comic-Con panel on the game asked the new actor in the role, Troy Baker, to demonstrate his grasp on the character. They didn't ask him to read any old lines, either. Baker read The Joker's ominous monologue to Commisioner Gordon a

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