OK, so normally I would have something pithy to say about suffering through Will just picking random stuff of dubious quality that isn’t available online and Batman ’66 trades, which I just did. But what I really want to focus on are the vagaries of fate and coincidence.
As you’ll hear if you just start this episode, we recorded this on March 18. And three days later, on March 21, the news of the passing of Sam Kieth broke online. We have had Kieth stories in some anthologies, but Through the Looking Glass is the first story we’ve done that Kieth was the writer of the entire thing. And sadly, none of his other Bat work is available easily online, so a Sam Kieth-centric episode is not in the offing currently. But I just want to say, his work will be missed. Whether it’s his thick, hairy Wolverine, the surreality of The Maxx or his often forgotten contribution as the first artist on The Sandman, Kieth left a footprint as big as The Maxx’s. RIP Sam.
- Batman ’66 V.4 (Batman ’66 #17-22)
- Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice #1-2
- Batman: Through the Looking Glass OGN
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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.
