Batman: The Dark Knight Returns TIME JUMP SPECIAL, "The Batman" (2022)

In this RETRO REWIND episode, host Garret Castleberry sits down with communication and comics scholar Kyle Hammonds to unmask their Bat-fandom and review Kyle's favorite Caped Crusader moments. Spinning out of the Special Topics in Media Season 2 focus on "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", Garret and Kyle pick the conversation back up with a 2022 recorded review of Matt Reeves's COVID-delayed Dark Knight film franchise reboot, The Batman (2022). Does Reeves Bat-film succeed in paving new ground while paying homage to its film, TV, animation, and comics lore? These super-scholars digest the material and discuss its placement in the shifting cinema landscape. 

Hosts: Garret Castleberry

Guest: Kyle Hammonds

Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)

Recommended readings paired with Season Two "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns":
Frank Miller (with Klaus Jansen). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. DC Comics, 1986.

Chris Gavaler. Superhero Comics. Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2017.

Robert Jewett & John Shelton Lawrence. The Myth of the American Superhero. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002.

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