Comic books are, by their very nature, a blended medium. They are a synthesis of words and pictures, and the best ones exist in a space where the two are speaking the same language. Podcasting is an aural medium, told entirely through words and sounds. That is all to say that it’s not always easy to blend the more visual nature of comics with podcasting. And this week, well, we’re discussing three single issues with iconic covers. We have a classic ’60s cover inspired by the height of Batmania, a Todd McFarlane cover that has been made into statues and ads, and a Simone Bianchi cover that Will remembers from its use as the prototypical Detective Comics cover on ComiXology.
- Batman’s Baffling Turnabout (Batman V.1 #183)
- You Shoulda Seen Him… (Batman V.1 #423)
- Sharkbait (Detective Comics V.1 #828)
In this week’s BatChat column, we read Batman & Robin #7, The Bat-Man: First Knight #1 and Batman/Dylan Dog #1.
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of 5. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the podcasts BatChat with Matt & Will and The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
