We read three stories an episode. So with that math, episode 222 means we are ranking story 666, which is certainly a portentous number. It’s a number that screams horror. And it’s not like we haven’t covered plenty of Batman horror on this show. But as we get to that number here, we figured there’s no better time to get back to it. So this week, we’re reading the first appearance of the most horror of the main Batman villains, the Scarecrow, reading a Legends of the Dark Knight one off drawn by Mike Mignola and a maxi-series from horror comic master Steve Niles with art from the definitive Batman horror artist, Kelley Jones.
- The Riddle of the Human Scarecrow (World’s Finest Comics #3)
- Sanctum (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #54)
- Batman: Gotham After Midnight #1-12
This week’s BatChat column focuses on Absolute Batman: Ark M Special #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.
