DC High Volume: Batman – Details, episodes & analysis

New episodes every Wednesday! Bringing essential DC comic stories to life off the page and into the audio space — DC High Volume: Batman begins with the four-part adaptation of Year One. After traveling the world for over a decade, Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City to find crime and corruption running rampant in the place he once called home. Knowing Gotham needs a hero, Bruce dons the cape and cowl for the first time becoming the Batman. If Batman and new allies Lieutenant Jim Gordon & District Attorney Harvey Dent succeed in removing the criminal heads of Gotham, who will replace them? A new face of villainy may appear leading to a Long Halloween of costumed criminals…    An official adaptation of the comics Batman: Year One by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli, and Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale. Listen to DC High Volume: Batman every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dive into the shadows of Gotham City as Bruce Wayne’s transformation into the Dark Knight begins. Returning home for the first time in years, Bruce combats his own demons while struggling to topple the corrupt political system infesting his city. Meanwhile, young police lieutenant Jim Gordon arrives in Gotham with a similar mission in mind. This episode is based on Batman #404 (Feb. 1987) written by Frank Miller with artwork by David Mazzucchelli. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Wayne decides on a haunting guise perfect for instilling fear in the criminals he plans on taking down as the Batman. But it looks like his campaign against crime may be too effective, as Gotham City’s corrupt officials order Lieutenant Jim Gordon and the police to take the Dark Knight down. This episode is based on Batman #405 (Mar. 1987) written by Frank Miller with artwork by David Mazzucchelli. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Batman’s pinned down by the Gotham City police in a crumbling building with nowhere to run! It’ll take his arsenal of skills to get out of this one while proving he’s on the side of justice—but how can he, when they’re gunning so heavily for him? Meanwhile, the rot in Gotham is infecting Lieutenant Jim Gordon’s personal life. Plus, Catwoman leaps onto the scene to make a name for herself. This episode is based on Batman #406 (Apr. 1987) written by Frank Miller with artwork by David Mazzucchelli. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catwoman, The Joker, Poison Ivy, The Riddler—any one of these Super-Villains may prove to be the mysterious serial killer known as Holiday, a murderer who kills according to the calendar. Still early in his crime-fighting career, Batman must hone his detective skills to uncover the culprit’s identity before they kill again! This episode is based on Batman: The Long Halloween #1 (Oct. 1996) written by Jeph Loeb with artwork by Tim Sale. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lieutenant Jim Gordon has been learning his way on the streets of Gotham City, almost in step with Batman. But just as the two finally start to see eye to eye, Gotham’s criminal underworld has other plans for Gordon and Batman. Can they work together for the greater good of the city? This episode is based on Batman #407 (May. 1987) written by Frank Miller with artwork by David Mazzucchelli. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this first companion episode of DC High Volume: Batman, host Coy Jandreau sits down with the voice of Batman, Jason Spisak, to discuss portraying the Dark Knight, finding the character’s voice, and more. Then, Coy is joined by Mike Pallotta — DC Creative Director, Animation & Audio Content and Executive Producer for DC on this audio series — to talk about directly adapting Batman: Year One and Batman: The Long Halloween for audio, and working with the cast and crew to create the immersive sound of Gotham City. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the horrors of Halloween, Thanksgiving proves to be no haven for the guilty as another group of criminals falls prey to the mysterious serial killer nicknamed Holiday. Hot on the trail of an assassin targeting District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman finds his path blocked in the Gotham City sewers by the undead brute Solomon Grundy! This episode is based on Batman: The Long Halloween #2 (Nov. 1996) written by Jeph Loeb with artwork by Tim Sale. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mob and a madman calling himself Calendar Man take center stage as Christmas nears, meaning the Holiday killer will strike at any moment! But what part does The Joker play in the mayhem? Could he be more connected to Holiday than Batman originally believed? This episode is based on Batman: The Long Halloween #3 (Dec. 1996) written by Jeph Loeb with artwork by Tim Sale. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new year ushers in all-new horror! In the aftermath of December’s tale of yuletide terror, serial killer Holiday has made Gotham City their stomping grounds, and The Joker, enraged and jealous, decides to take matters into his own hands! This episode is based on Batman: The Long Halloween #4 (Jan. 1997) written by Jeph Loeb with artwork by Tim Sale. © & ™ DC. Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices