![]() Posts with the explicit intention to push an agenda or political belief will be removed at moderator's discretion. Attacking someone with hate speech of any kind is grounds for an instant, permanent, indisputable ban.Ĭontent must be related to Batman or Batman-affiliated characters and stories, whether it may pertain to the comics, films, television shows, or video games. Sexist, racist, and homophobic remarks have no place here. You may disagree, but there's no reason to not be civil about it. Don't attack others over differences of opinion. Freeze, click here or here or check out iTunes.įor 13 QUICK THOUGHTS on the Kitschy Kick of FILMATION BATMAN, click here.Don't be a jerk. We retro-minded folks will always have those icebergs in Gotham Harbor.įor THE BATCAVE PODCAST featuring The Cool, Cruel Mr. You have to go to the Batman: The Animated Series episode Heart of Ice if you’re looking for the definitive take in any media.īut that’s OK, I guess. Freeze has rarely lived up to his storytelling potential in the comics. (I was always disappointed that Mego never followed suit.) When the company produced its vinyl/cardboard Batman playset in 1973, it included five villains: Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, Riddler - and Mr. It’s like he’s playing “Red Light, Green Light” with Batman and Robin, one of the great backyard games.Įven the toy company Ideal saw Mr. A freeze gun is a really cool weapon, pun intended. Freeze was, right in the credits - along with no less than six appearances across the show’s short run.Īll that in mind, Mr. When Filmation’s Batman debuted in late 1968, there Mr. Freeze was about the only thing that movie got right.) Freeze’s and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s - when casting the regrettable Batman and Robin. (It’s no accident that decades later, Warner Brothers was banking on name recognition - Mr. Suddenly, every kid worth his Bat-salt knew who Mr. Zero until George Sanders, Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach came along. In the comics, he was a one-hit wonder called Mr. Freeze? He’s a star but he’s not an all-star, y’know?īut in the ’60s, he was one of the Batman ’66 breakout villains. (Hell, you can make the argument that maybe the Riddler’s the fifth wheel in the comics.) Ra’s is more dangerous and powerful but he’s sort of his own, Bondian thing, a different level entirely. Two-Face is probably the better choice because of his longevity and because he fits in better with the other four. In the comics, I think it comes down to Two-Face or Ra’s al Ghul. If you take it on faith that the Joker, the Penguin, Catwoman and the Riddler are the Big Four - and I do - then who’s fifth? Freeze and where he fits into the Bat-firmament. (Click here or here to listen or download it from iTunes.) Freeze, a two-parter paired with a single-parter - The Joke’s on Robin - featuring the Joker. You’ll dig it.)Īnyway, in the new episode, we review The Cool, Cruel Mr. A lot of the time we’re drawing connections to the Batman ’66 TV show, which is the podcast’s raison d’etre. Drew and I have taken it upon ourselves to review every episode of the 1968-70 Filmation Adventures of Batman series, for good or bad. I’m here to talk about the new episode of The Batcave Podcast. With apologies to Vivek Tiwary and his wonderful graphic novel, I’ll always side with the music over the business side of things.īut, hey, that’s not really what I’m here to talk about. Who’s the Fifth Beatle to you? Brian Epstein? Pete Best?įor me, it’s George Martin. For 13 QUICK THOUGHTS on the Kitschy Kick of FILMATION BATMAN, click here.
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