Originally Published: August 21, 2009, on 1050ESPN.com (now ESPNNewYork.com)

Michael Uslan is hailed as the Godfather of the modern comic book movie and is probably, inadvertently, solely responsible for the path in life that I have taken (now Mom and Dad know who to blame).

He is the Executive Producer of every Batman movie, animated and live-action, since the 1989 classic starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson and directed by Tim Burton. He also executively produced Catwoman, Constantine, National Treasure, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Swamp Thing, and is currently working on a Captain Marvel movie, a new Shadow movie with Sam Raimi, and, of course, Christopher Nolan’s third Batman movie.

He is also one of the foremost comic book experts around today and is the writer of September’s highly anticipated Archie #600 that begins a six-issue story arc where after 60 years the character will finally propose to Veronica.

The fact that someone so involved with the comic and movie industry was able to take some time out of his schedule for me meant that I was going to get my money’s worth. So below you can download the lengthy conversation I had with Michael as I picked his brain about everything from multi-pronged media campaigns for summer blockbusters to his thoughts on the recent death of the Dark Knight.


CLICK HERE – to listen to Part 1 of my interview with the Godfather of the modern comic book movie, Michael Uslan.


CLICK HERE – to listen to Part 2 of my interview with the Godfather of the modern comic book movie, Michael Uslan.


CLICK HERE – to listen to Part 3 of my interview with the Godfather of the modern comic book movie, Michael Uslan.