Tag Archives: Batman

Episode 261: Gotham Central Vol. 1 – In the Line of Duty

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, Dark August Knights, our two-part miniseries on Batman and Batman-adjacent stories, concludes with a look at Gotham Central Vol. 1, In the Line of Duty, collecting Gotham Central issues #1-5 by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Michael … Continue reading →

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Episode 260: Batman – Daughter of the Demon

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, we kick off a two-part miniseries, Dark August Knights! That’s right, we’re focusing on Batman and Batman-adjacent stories during the month of August! And first up is the introduction of the Dark Knight’s iconic villain Ra’s al … Continue reading →

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Episode 253: DC Superheroes vs. Super-Gorillas

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, we revisit that bygone era when Detective Comics Comics would use any excuse to feature gorillas on its covers with a furry foursome of titanic Silver and Golden Age tales: “The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City” (Batman … Continue reading →

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Episode 236: JLA – Tower of Babel

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Kevin Moreau

On this episode, the upcoming Superman movie has us in a Justice League frame of mind, which is as good an excuse as any to discuss the classic Tower of Babel storyline, as collected in JLA #43-46 by Mark Waid, … Continue reading →

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Episode 218: The Joker Episode

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Kevin Moreau

With Joker: Folie à Deux rolling into theaters next, the time seems right to dive into Batman’s most famous nemesis, the Joker, with a trio of stories highlighting different, pre-Dark Knight Returns iterations of the Clown Prince of Crime! First … Continue reading →

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Episode 208: Return of The Dark Knight Returns Part 2

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Kevin Moreau

Content warning (death by suicide) Our reexamination of Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns continues! How good IS this story, really? Will things go differently than they did in our fourth episode way back in 2016, allowing this universally … Continue reading →

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Episode 207: Return of The Dark Knight Returns Part 1

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Kevin Moreau

Explicit (a few swears scattered throughout) and content warning (brief mentions of death by suicide and attempted sexual assault) This isn’t a podcast—it’s an operating table, and we’re the surgeons! This time, we revisit one of our most controversial episodes … Continue reading →

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Episode 181 – Batman and Son

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

In this episode, we follow up the controversial death of Robin, Batman’s surrogate son, with the debut of his actual flesh-and-blood offspring in Batman and Son from Batman #655-658, published by DC Comics! Superstar writer Grant Morrison begins their acclaimed … Continue reading →

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Episode 180 – Batman: A Death in the Family

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Kevin Moreau

Content warning: A minor is murdered. In this episode, we examine one of the most popular Batman stories of all time: A Death in the Family from Batman #426-429 by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo, published by DC Comics! In … Continue reading →

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Episode 176 – A Very Batman Christmas Episode

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Kevin Moreau

Content warning: suicidal ideation. In this episode, we celebrate the holidays with a collection of Christmas stories featuring that most Christmas-y of superheroes: Batman! First up is “The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!” from Justice League of America #110, in … Continue reading →

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