Show notes
POW! ZAP! SNOOGANS! Filmmaker Kevin Smith has written a Batman comic, and he's enlisted Walt "Tell 'Em, Steve-Dave!" Flanagan to draw it and the sound-effects-spouting assassin known as Onomatopoeia to play the villain. In this episode, Ryan and Justin check out Batman: Cacophony while also reflecting on Kevin Smith's career and what his films have meant to them. Also in this episode, your hosts come to grips with the ethics of allowing the Joker to die, the problematic villainy of Maxie Zeus, owning one's own prudishness, and Batman's ill-advised attempt to turn a Hebrew blessing into a catchphrase. Discussed: Batman: Cacophony #1-3 (2008-2009) Contents: 0:00 - Personal history with Kevin Smith (I) 1:45 - Theme and intro 2:37 - Kevin Smith overview 8:33 - Issue #1 22:41 - Issue #2 33:58 - Issue #3 45:24 - Analysis and reflections on Kevin Smith 1:02:57 - Canon Fodder 1:10:43 - Personal history with Kevin Smith (II) 1:13:28 - Recommendations 1:19:20 - Conclusion
