Sure, a podcast review of The Dark Knight Rises may seem like it is hopelessly out of date … but trust me, there’s more to it than that.

This podcast records my moderate disappointment with the concluding episode of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, but also looks at why we fans attach so much importance to these major geek events. At times I feel held hostage by the creators who have “appropriated” these icons that I erroneously feel belong to me!

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