Hey there, friends! Are you ready for an extra-special episode of Nerdist News today? Cause that’s what you’re getting! Today is Batman’s birthday, a true holiday for us, and we’re celebrating it the best way we can – with a metric Bat-ton of mind-rendingly awesome pop-cuture news!

On the docket: Gotham gets a recognizable actress to play its unrecognizable big bad, Guardians of the Galaxy gets us hooked on a trailer, and Toy Fair 2014 shows us what plastic heaven looks like! PLUS your weekly Pull List with Dan Casey and a surprise appearance from none other than the Birthday Bat himself!

Thanks for celebrating with us today, come on back for another episode tomorrow, and tell us in the comments below: are you liking your first look at Marvel’s biggest gamble yet? Are you pumped to see Guardians of the Galaxy?