Episode 257: Animating Batman w/ Lila Martinez, Director of Batwheels

  In episode #257 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Scott has the pleasure of chatting about Warner Bros animation with Lila Martinez, whose career boasts work on celebrated prime time series and movies such as The Simpsons, American Dad, Harley Quinn, Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match, and much more. Most recently, Lila has served as director on several episodes of the critically acclaimed Batwheels show currently airing on MAX and Cartoon Network. Tune in as Scott and Lila discuss what goes into the making an animated episodes, as well as what differences and challenges animators face when crafting a show for adults, like Harley Quinn, versus a show for much younger audiences, like Batwheels. It’s a fun, insightful glimpse behind the curtain of recent Batman-related animation, giving listeners a taste of the process of making an episode. To learn more about Lila Martinez’s work in animation as a director and a storyboard artist, please check out her website (https://www.lilastory.com/site/) or follow her Instagram: @lilastory. In the course of their discussion, Lila and Scott hit on favorite Batman incarnations, as well as a mutual appreciation and love for Batgirl. Question for our listeners: Is it time for Batgirl to get her own stand-alone work of animation? Tell us about it.  Join our Discord, and hit us with your thoughts on why Batgirl deserves (or doesn’t deserve) her own stand-alone series in our TBU Bat-fans channel. Prefer email? No problem. Drop us a line at [email protected]. As always, if you like this episode, please rate, share, and subscribe. Thank you for being a hero.