DC Batman: The Audio Adventures

I've got a pretty poor ability to latch onto things, but this show hooked me in. The character's are all really well acted and there's a good sense of intrigue and mystery present. I'm a really big fan of the interconnecting plotlines as well as the variety show aspect. Wasn't expecting to laugh a whole lot, but I was pleasantly surprised. The slow burn of certain running gags becoming pretty significant story beats is really something and I kinda love it for that. There's lots to see- er, well- hear in this show. Not to mention the gorgeous ambiance artwork availible should you choose to watch this on HBOMax. The audio mixing is fantastic and really puts you in the scene. Probably the only critique I can give is that there isn't more of it!

I love Batman and I adore this rendition so much! It's Batman dark without loosing its cartoonish neon glow. It's like if the animated series and the Arkham games had a baby and its cool wine aunt was the 60's Batman.

The Pros: *The creative direction was so beyond fun. Thank god to whoever made the choice of Harley Quinn's plot! Hot damn it was such a refreshing take.

*The chemistry of all the actors was so so fun to hear. John Leguizamo and Heidi Gardner are a total chef's kiss match up. Bobby Moynihan Is amazing as Penguin. Brent Spiner as Joker is so skin crawlingly creepy and darkly funny. Bradley Whitford's Scarecrow was written in the stars. Just the whole cast really made it. I didn't have a hard time accepting Jeffrey Wright as Batman at all. Melissa Villaseñor as Robbin was totally what you think the boy wonder would sound like.

* Cheers to Gillian Jacobs; I have noooo clue why she isn't everyone pick to voice Harley. She hit the nail so hard on the head she turned it into sausages.

The con. It's a big one but it could be fixed: I wish there was more. There isn't enough. I'm thinking of writing HBO and making a petition to get it back.

If you want or need something to hear because your getting bored of your playlists, if your a long term fan or casual viewer maybe even new to the fandom, I 100000% recommend this to anybody and everybody.

Batman: The Audio Adventures is comedic and campy creativity that presents the mythos of Batman in one of the most unique forms to have come out in a long time. It's an adventurous comedy with a dash of what makes Batman darkly desirous and it's a drama with sprinkles of satirical silliness(In a good way)!

Misses the mark on so many levels. The worst part was having a grown woman do the voice of Robin. How did anyone think this was a good idea? I kept thinking he was talking to Oracle, but nope, it was just grown-woman-Robin. They could have at least gone with Carrie Kelly.

Two Face is terrible. I hate this contemporary version of him that seems to be popular now; the idea that the two sides of his face are arguing with each other. This isn't how TwoFace is, and the first time I recall seeing this interpretation was in Batman Forever with Tommy Lee Jones in the role. TeoFace is obsessed with the number two and sometimes with the dual nature of certain things. To just make someone schizophrenic because their name is Two Face is lazy and uninspired.

The voices in this were all around terrible. There one or two that were good; I'm thinking Chris Parnell and Rosario Dawson.

I really wanted to like this, but like everything else the SNL crew does, they never tap the potential. This is strictly entertainment for people who might have heard of Batman, but don't really know anything about him.

This is such a fantastic and surprising podcast -- if you love radio dramas and you love comic books -- you'll be satisfied. Disappointing to see the other reviewer complain about audio shows -- this is not only a wonderful addition to the Batman canon, it's also great for anyone who is seeing impaired (like myself)

Do yourself a favor and make a hot drink, light a fire and lay back and go to Gotham City tonight. You just won't be sorry.