There are some stories that read a very different ways after certain events. Who would have thought that these innocent little stories about Batman involved with plagues would read so differently after a global pandemic. Patreon backer and friend of the show John Wickham joins us to talk about the 90s crossover “Contagion,” a fun little 80s one off and an arc from the Rebirth era Birds of Prey, all where the cities of the DC Universe have run ins with disease.
- Contagion (Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48-49, Detective Comics V.1 #695-696, Robin V.2 #27-28, Catwoman V.2 #31-32, Azrael V.1 #15-16, Batman V.1 #529, Batman Chronicles #4)
- Plague! (World’s Finest Comics #303)
- Manslaughter (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #15-17)
InĀ this weekās BatChat column, we readĀ BatmanĀ #149,Ā Batman/Superman: World’s FinestĀ #28Ā andĀ The Batman & Scooby-Doo MysteriesĀ #6.
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of five. 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 creator interview podcast WMQ&A with Dan Grote.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
