Batman by the Numbers: Second Anniversary Batman Bat Draft

There’s arguably no superhero in existence that has been
reimagined, redefined, or reinterpreted more than Batman. 
No matter how many times he’s been rebooted, audiences are always
willing to come back to Gotham City’s greatest defender. 
With so much Bat content out there, there’s plenty to dissect,
analyze, and of course, rank!  This podcast is dedicated to
a surgical evaluation of Batman’s history, with a focus on
ranking several topics in the world of Batman, among other
classic Bat themes and characters.





Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former
Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several
guests every month to share his passion for the one and
only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson,
no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you’re
a Batman fan, this is required listening.





It seems like only yesterday the Batman by the Numbers crew was
arguing over which was better; Batman & Robin or BvS. 
That was our very first episode, as we ranked
all the Batman movies.  That was two years ago.  And
just like the Batman franchise, we’re still going strong!





Welcome to our big TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode!  And boy,
do we have a big one.  Even Two-Face would approve.  In
the spirit of Fantasy Football draft season, Daniel wanted to
combine his two favorite hobbies; Batman and Drafting.





That’s right.  We did the DEFINITIVE BATMAN
DRAFT!  Daniel is joined by his first two co-hosts
from the pilot episode, Podcast Director of the Pop Break, Alex
Marcus, and Pop Break Editor-in-Chief Bill
Bodkin to draft the Definitive Batman team.  But
what fun is a draft with only three people??  Daniel moved
some of the batmobiles, bat planes, and bat boats to make room in
the Batcave for five other all-star guests!  Making a return
to the podcast, we have Perry Constantine (from the Long
Halloween episode), DJ Chapman (from
the epic Nolan rankings episode and infamous
Batman Trailer Rankings episode), and
Aaron Sarnecky (The Dark Knight 15th
Anniversary episode).





Also, making their Batman by the Numbers debuts, and throwing
them right into the fire on this big episode, we have
Randy Allain and Kris Ingersoll, both of the
Media/Lit podcast!





So, what is the Definitive Batman Draft?  Well, we don’t
want to give everything away, but the crew will essentially draft
10 categories; Film.  Batman
Actor.  Comic Story. 
TV Series.  Bat Family
member.  Two villains. 
Bat Song.  Best Scene from a Batman
movie.  And…a wild card
category!  What is the wild card category? 
Well, you’ll have to listen to find out.





With all these eclectic categories, it’s no doubt this is the
DEFINITIVE BATMAN DRAFT!  And if you’re worried it’s just
going to be a flurry of Dark Knight picks, don’t worry – we’ve
created some special rules for some of these categories to make
the draft more challenging and interesting!





We thank you for listening to this podcast for two years, and we
hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we did
recording it!





And if for nothing else, it’s worth listening to as Daniel gets a
pick stolen from him towards the end of the draft and has an
emotional breakdown, so there you go.