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 hosts Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor, and Kris Ingersoll, co-host of the Media/Lit podcast, as they bring on several guests every month to share their 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.

In 2024, we brought you the year of villains. We ranked the animated series villains, all the Joker actors, and most recently, Batman villains who’ve yet to make their live action film debut. All these episodes are proof that more than any other superhero, Batman has the deepest roster of great villains. We talked about Professor Pyg for crying out loud.

In our last episode of 2024, it’s time bring this theme home in style.

We’re drafting again, and this time, it’s all VILLAIN THEMED.

While villains were a category in last summer’s Definitive Batman Draft, this draft takes the concept of a Batman villain even further, as we now draft specific iterations of villains spanning multiple movies, TV shows, comic arcs, and much more. To mimic one of the great Jokers, “wait till they get a load of these categories.”

Trust us when we tell you, we’ve come up with the definitive list of Batman villain categories.

Returning to draft with Daniel and Kris are Alex Marcus, Podcasting Director of the Pop Break, and Randy Allain, co-host of the Pop Break’s Pod of Doom, as well as Kris’s co-host of the Media/Lit Podcast. Also making his return to the podcast, it’s co-host of the Anniversary Brothers podcast, and Pop Break’s Anime podcast, Anime x Pop, Josh Sarnecky.

Without spoiling too much, we’ll just tell you the first two rounds of this draft are completely chaotic. We can’t stress this enough; you will be surprised early at some of these picks.

We present to you the DEFINITIVE BATMAN VILLAINS DRAFT!

Batman by the Numbers: Definitive Batman Villains Draft