Comic Book Logic

CBL #47: The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

Darkness… No parents… Super rich… Must be another Batman movie! But this is no ordinary Batman movie: it’s THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, the highly anticipated sequel/spin-off to the 2014 runaway hit THE LEGO MOVIE. But is everything awesome this time around, or should Lego Batman stick to the supporting roles? And how does this film fit into the canon of Batman movies alongside esteemed entries from Nolan and Burton? We attempt to answer these very questions and also give some predictions for next week’s Oscars ceremony!

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CBL #46: Batman Forever (1995)

The time has come to talk about BATMAN FOREVER, the first of the Schumacher Batman films and the beginning of the end of the comic book movie false start of the 90s. Campy, kid-friendly villains, a big pop soundtrack, and a new actor playing the caped crusader… But is it as bad as we remember, or is this an underrated gem? We discuss the ins and outs, plus recasting and comic book movie news!

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CBL #45: 2017 CBL Movie Preview

It’s that time of year again! Join Joe and Kevin as they talk through the year in comic book movies, with offerings from Marvel, DC, and others competing for your dollars and eyeballs. Plus, some talk about our favorite movie scenes from 2016 and some lesser known movies to put on your radar.

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CBL #44: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) / Rogue One Talk

The holidays may have come and gone, but Joe and Kevin are still putting the final bow on 2016 with a chat about the classic A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. The music, the art, the gospel according to Linus: how does this annual favorite's riff on commercialization hold up today? Plus, Joe has a few spoiler-heavy things to get off his chest about one of the biggest non-comic book movies of the year, ROGUE ONE. So let's send off 2016 with some good old-fashioned complaining!

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CBL #43: Stardust (2007)

Buckle your boots and grab your magic candles, CBL listeners, because this week we’re jumping into the 2007 adventure-fantasy STARDUST, novelist and comic book hero Neil Gaiman’s tale of one man’s quest to kidnap a celestial body and marry Sienna Miller. With a solid cast and impressive visual effects, does the film live up to Gaiman’s work, or was the public right to ignore this after all? Also, Joe shares his thoughts on that new Star Wars movie everyone’s talking about, and our top 3 Bobby De Niro movies!

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CBL #42: Barbarella (1968)

It’s time to go camping on CBL — wait, no, not camping, CAMPY! Jane Fonda takes us back to the retro-futuristic 1960s with the sexy classic BARBARELLA! Will Joe’s notorious hatred of Belgian comics keep him from appreciating this peace-love-and-understanding tale of sexual liberation, or will Babs win the day with some good old-fashioned physical play? We also talk new comic book movie news and recast the movie in the modern day.

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CBL #41: Doctor Strange (2016)

This week, CBL is getting strange… DOCTOR STRANGE, that is! It’s a spoiler-filled discussion of the latest MCU offering, starring beloved internet mascot Benedict Cumberbatch as the wizard-doctor himself — or is that doctor wizard? Does the MCU have another hit on its hands, or should we all wave our hands and grab our sling rings and make this movie disappear? We talk the movie, some comic book movie news, and share our top 3 movie magicians!

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CBL #40: Luke Cage (2016)

Sweet Christmas! CBL has moved to the small screen to talk about Season 1 of the new Netflix Marvel series LUKE CAGE. Luke may be bulletproof, but is the series so lucky? And does the show continue Netflix’s hot streak of making Marvel’s TV offerings palatable? We talk all 13 episodes, plus recasting and some comic book movie and TV updates!

As always, here be spoilers!

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CBL #39: Blade II (2002)

This week, CBL returns to the leather-and-sunglasses-clad streets of Manhattan for BLADE II! This time HELLBOY director Guillermo Del Toro shows us what happens when a genetic mutation creates a race of super vampires and you don’t take a second pass at the script the studio handed you. Country legend Kris Kristofferson and tax evader Wesley Snipes are back in action, but is any of this post-MATRIX techno-babble worth your time? We talk vampires, some upcoming comic book movie news, and name our top 3 movie badasses!

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CBL #38: Batman: The Movie (1966)

Holy podcasts! This week CBL travels way back for the camp-tastic 1966 film BATMAN: THE MOVIE! It’s an amazing technicolor dream-bat experience as Batman and Robin take on a quartet of classic villains, each more absurd than the last! Will Joe and Kevin successfully discuss the movie and escape unscathed? Will they have any overlap in their recasting choices? Tune in to find out!