Batman The Digital Age 2000 - 2012

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Film History, Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Dive deep into the shadows of Gotham as Geek History Lesson embarks on a gripping journey through Batman's Dark Age—spanning from 1985 to 2000. This era redefined the Caped Crusader, courtesy of visionary creators like Frank Miller, whose "The Dark Knight Returns" brought a gritty realism to Bruce Wayne's world. Alongside Alan Moore's "The Killing Joke," which delved into the twisted psyche of the Joker, and Grant Morrison's innovative narratives in "Arkham Asylum," these stories sculpted a darker, more complex Batman. This period ushered in a renaissance of the Dark Knight, transforming him into a symbol of vigilante justice steeped in moral ambiguity, setting the stage for Batman’s evolution for years to come. Time to listen to Batman's Dark Age!

Listen to Batman The Golden Age here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/107-batman-the-golden-age--50775746

Listen to Batman the Silver Age here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/383-batman-the-silver-age--50775415

Listen to Batman the Bronze Age here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/446-batman-the-bronze-age-1970-1985--52438219

Listen to Batman the Dark Age here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/494-batman-the-dark-age-1985-2000--58894962

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0:00.0	Over the course of our exploration of Batman during today's episode,
0:14.9	we are going to build what will become known as the Batman family.
0:20.0	Okay.
0:20.2	Since Batman was an orphan, was the Batman family an inevitability, Jason?
0:25.2	Was he always going to build himself a new family?
0:26.9	Well, he builds himself a family before this era quite a bit, actually.
0:30.9	Yeah, of course he does.
0:31.7	So, yeah, it's interesting that you're calling this the Batman family era.
0:34.3	I'm already confused.
0:35.1	I thought this was the Batman the Digital Age. I thought we were getting into like Batman hacking, hacking mainframes and use an AOL
0:41.0	disc to fight crime.
0:42.3	That's all very true.
0:43.6	Okay.
0:43.9	But this is the era where the Batman family really explodes, dare I say.
0:47.9	Oh.
0:48.1	We have a plethora of Robbins.
0:49.6	We have a plethora of Bat girls.
0:51.6	All of my faves are going to show up in this era. Like the bad files and the
0:55.4	malware on my crappy Dell laptop, we're going to get multiple, multiple, multiple, multiple
1:01.3	Robbins. Yes, we're going to get a big, a big fan. I misunderstood your point, but now I
1:05.9	understand your point. And maybe this is probably the wrong time to reveal this to you, Ashley, at the beginning
1:13.2	of this podcast.
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