# The Once and Future Thing (JLU)

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Podcast: [BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/battass-the-batman-the-animated-series-show-podcast-726709)
Published: 2026-07-17T16:25:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thepenskyfile.com/captivate-podcast/the-once-and-future-thing-jlu
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/45f12150-c42e-4583-a9db-f097da9f1ea4.mp3
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## Resource

Well, congratulations to everyone except me. I had what I thought was the safest bet on Polymarket: The BATTASS Podcast is never coming back. Easy money, right? Sean Murphy and Clay McCormack disappeared into the wilderness, got busy making comics, and left the podcast to gather dust like a forgotten longbox full of '90s Image books. I practically started spending my winnings before the market even closed. Then these two jerks decide to un-retire. So now I'm broke, my prediction record is in shambles, and somehow you're the one who gets rewarded with a brand-new episode of the BATTASS Podcast. This long-overdue reunion finds Sean and Clay diving headfirst into one of the strangest and most entertaining stories in the DC Animated Universe: the Justice League Unlimited two-parter, "The Once and Future Thing." Time travel? Jonah Hex? Batman Beyond? A future ruled by Chronos? This episode has everything, and the guys break down what makes this gloriously weird adventure such a standout in the series. As if resurrecting the podcast wasn't enough to ruin my financial future, they've also got new comics to talk about. Sean discusses his latest graphic novel, The Last Driver , a gritty, high-octane story that's already turning heads. Meanwhile, Clay pulls back the curtain on Hard Style Juice , his long-awaited creator-owned series packed with crime, action, and enough attitude to make me wish I'd invested in literally anything else. It's the kind of conversation BATTASS fans have been hoping for ever since the show went silent: comics, animation, behind-the-scenes stories, and the effortless back-and-forth that made the podcast worth listening to in the first place. I'm still furious. My wallet may never recover. But if the BATTASS Podcast had to come back and completely destr…

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