Issue #115 - “Sentient Animals”
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This week we talk all about the sentient animals of the DC Universe!
Apes, dogs, cats, insects, and everything in between - there’s lots of animals who have achieved a higher level of consciousness.
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News and Notes
(3:27) Superman and Batman Are Uniting In New Series
(5:24) Second Pennyworth Trailer
(10:24) First Trailer for Swamp Thing
(13:30) James Gunn Breaks Silence on Suicide Squad
(16:00) DC to Release 8-Bit Episodes of Batman: Curse of the White Knight
(17:33) Detective Comics 1000 Sold Over Half Million Copies
(18:47) Heroes in Crisis Writer Tom King Has Received Death Threats
***SPOILER ALERT FOR HEROES IN CRISIS 008***
***Skip to 28:55 to avoid***
Sentient Animals
(29:01) Ultra-Humanite, Monsieur Mallah, Grodd, what's up with DC's fascination with apes?
(36:11) Who is Detective Chimp?
(42:35) Who are the sentient animals?
(45:28) Which sentient animal would make the best/worst companion?
(50:58) Introducing a new super animal in to the DC Universe.
(54:04) Which sentient animal could support their own book?
(57:39) If Comet was given the choice, would he go back to being a centaur, becoming fully human, or staying a horse?
(1:03:53) Elevating the consciousness of a non-sentient animal sidekick.
(1:08:53) Where does Bobo fit in to the hierarchy of intelligence?
(1:13:08) Are all super-dogs good?
(1:17:14) Hoppy, Captain Marvel's furry pal.
(1:18:52) The character Crafty, from Morrison's Animal Man.
Dial Doc
(1:22:01) Scribbles the Dog
(1:22:57) The Humanatee
Characters, Places, Things
Ace the Bathound (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Bud and Lou (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Detective Chimp (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Dex-Starr (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Gorilla Grodd (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Hoppy (Earth-C-Plus) (PreFlashpoint)
Krypto (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Mallah (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Ultra-Humanite (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
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