This is Serious Business: Batman – Death of the Family Edition!
The G1 panel debates the literary significance of face removal in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman: Death of the Family. The gang also predicts winners some of the nerdier Oscar categories.
Moderator: Jeff
Panelists: Christin, JONROB
Table of Contents:
Part 1: Start – 19:20
– Intros + what Batman comics have you read?
– Favorite Jokers over the years.- Initial impressions to Death of the Family
Part 2: 19:20 – 49:00
– General Death of the Family discussion.- The contrived nature of comics.
– Thoughts on this version of the Joker.
– The consequences (or lack there of) of the story.
– How we would’ve ended it.
Part 3: 49:00 – End
– Final thoughts
– Oscar predictions: Best Animated Short, Visual Effects, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing
– Open Discussion
– Wrap
Audio Credits:
Break one audio is The Joker’s theme from Batman: The Animated Series.
Break two audio is “Why so Serious?” from The Dark Knight OST by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.
Bonus Material:
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