Bane & Baby-Doll

What this episode covers

Two brand new big bads hit the scene this week on The BATTASS Podcast, as Bane makes his move from comics to screen, and Babydoll makes her very first appearance in any media ever! One is a high profile comics character brought to life in animated form, the other is wholly original to the show, and both are characters Batman won’t soon forget! First up, in Bane, Batman is pitted against his most powerful enemy yet, the chemically-enhanced assassin Bane. Originally recruited by Rupert Thorne to kill Batman, Bane plans on taking over Thorne’s criminal empire once he is finished with the Dark Knight. With an introduction that’s fairly different from how he first appears in the comics, TAS Bane is no less powerful, as he’s fueled by the super steroid known as Venom. However, even though he smashes the Batmobile to pieces with his bare hands, he ultimately goes out like a punk, the way Bane always seems to, for some reason, no matter what form of media he appears in! Next up in Babydoll, An embittered actress suffering from a condition that prevents her body from growing to adulthood kidnaps her TV family, who all led much happier lives than her, and holds them prisoner on the abandoned soundstage of her old TV show. The story of a troubled soul that is sure to pull on the heartstrings in its emotional final act, Babydoll is an interesting character who, unlike Bane, has never really made much of a splash outside The Animated Series. In fact, it’s believe that her only appearance to date in Batman comics is actually in Batman: White Knight, from BATTASS’ own Sean Murphy! Join Sean, Clay and special guest Steven Tsai as they get into the nitty gritty of appropriately over the top vocal performances, the anatomy of wrestling moves, mid-90’s event comics, how to draw a smashed up Batmobile, the tragedy of being stuck in a child’s body, and the ever-evolving animation style of the DC Comics Animated Universe. Nobody cared who Bane was until he put on the podcast, so fire it up!

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