It’s over! We have made it through the entirety of our giant sized, three part 75th episode, which means we have reached the end of the 52 issues of Batman Eternal. We discuss the ending, which Will admits to misremembering, how the preview issue of Batman fit in, and how the series worked as a…
A new day dawns, and Superman is facing all new challenges. Mainly, a little voice in his ear trying to lead him down a darker path. Lex Luthor has decided to ally himself with Superman — but his help might be worse than his hindrance. Was this team-up doomed to failure from the start? We…
We’re back with the second part pf our 75th episode and the second chapter of Batman Eternal. And this one is… not as exciting. There’s a whole lot of Hush this time. Like, a whole lot. Plus the supernatural stuff takes over a lot, and most of the cool crime stuff is forgotten. As is…
Christopher Chance has spent his life in defiance of death, and those who would be afraid of it. Now, death has come for him at last, and it’s time for the Human Target to finally find out if people were right to be afraid all along. The Human Target #12 is written by Tom King,…
So, Will has been asking for it since about episode 3, and this week, it begins. For our 75th episode, we are covering the year long, weekly series Batman Eternal. But because it’s so long, this isn’t a normal episode. The series was collected in three trades, so we’re covering it as three stories in…
Danny Ortega’s one-man war on the GCPD continues as Renee Montoya is given an offer in GCPD: The Blue Wall #5, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Basil Karlo went to Hollywood to reinvent himself. But when you’re a shapeshifting clay monster, it’s hard…
A motorcycle gang called the Ratpack made up of rat men is terrorizing the home of Kathy Kane, the original Batwoman. The Scooby Gang teams up with her niece, the original Bat-Girl, and the new Batwoman to find out what happened to her and who is behind the Ratpack in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries…
Hey look, it’s Valentine’s week! And since Grant Morrison once called Batman a, “hairy chested love god,” who are we to argue? That means it’s time for three tales of the Dark Knight and romance! Strange Apparitions (Detective Comics V.1 #471-476) The Return of Scarface (Batman V.1 #475-476, Detective Comics V.1 #642) Perchance… (JLA #90)…
After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #132 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and…
Hugo Strange is one of Batman’s first recurring nemeses. And when Strange appears, he often brings with him his Monster Men, evil science experiments that Strange uses for his twisted plans. This week, in another thrice told tale, we see three versions of Batman confronting Strange and his creatures. The Giants of Hugo Strange (Batman…
Of the many writers who have written tales of the Dark Knight over the past 15 years, few if any have left their mark as much as Scott Snyder. Creator of the Court of Owls, with an impressive 52 issue run on Batman proper, not counting many other series and mini-series, Snyder explores the fears…
It’s been 11 days since he was poisoned on a job that went sideways, and Christopher Chance has finally solved his own murder. But is it too late to save himself? Find out in The Human Target #11, written by Tom King, drawn by Greg Smallwood and lettered by Clayton Cowles for DC Black Label….
A new year brings in new beginnings. An era ends, and a new era rises. Jon’s faces down the Red Sin and finishes off his series with Superman: Son of Kal-El #18, written by Tom Taylor, penciled by Cian Tormey and Ruairí Coleman, inked by Cian Tormey, Ruairí Coleman and Scott Hanna, colored by Romulo…
Harvey Dent and Two-Face duel once more, and this time what is hanging in the balance is only the life or death of Batman. The lead story is written by Ram V, drawn by Ivan Reis and Rafael Albuquerque, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup,…
A sinister laugh over the airwaves. A threat. And death with a rictus grin. Those are aspects that each version of Batman’s first encounter with his greatest foe, the Joker, have in common. But as with many tales from the Golden Age of comics, this is a story that he been told and retold numerous…