Flat Squirrel Tales: Beyond My Comic Shop

Host Anthony Desiato moderates a book club discussion of legendary writer Grant Morrison's entire 7-year run on the Batman titles, including BATMAN, BATMAN & ROBIN, and BATMAN INC. Anthony's guests are Batman fan Dan Greenfield (13th Dimension) and Morrison disciple Mike Sangregorio. The episode examines Morrison's views on the enduring nature of the character, the mining of obscure Batman history in the run, and the challenges and rewards of reading Morrison. SPOILER WARNING.

Host Anthony Desiato continues his conversation with Jermaine Exum (aka Lord Retail), the manager of Acme Comics in Greensboro, NC. In this installment, Anthony and Jermaine discuss the role of the comic book retailer today, the state of the industry, and the current controversy over incentive covers. This episode is Part 2 of a two-episode podcast crossover with My Comic Shop History. To hear Part 1, download Episode 3.8 of My Comic Shop History now!

Host Anthony Desiato catches up with the old comic shop gang in a series of conversations: In "Rich Roney Revealed?", Anthony and Tom Darby get Rich to play along and finally peel back some of the layers of mystery surrounding Alternate Realities' elder statesman. Then, in "O'Dwahconomics 2017," Anthony recounts the secret origin of the podcast with Brian O'Dea and Doug Doescher. The episode also features interstitial chats with Bill Maio, including the previously untold "Rabbi Collection" story, some Jeff Hwang speculation, and a lost chapter of AR's ownership history.

Host Anthony Desiato recruits blogger/Archie Comics aficionado Kara Szamborski and NY Times writer/editor George Gustines for a TV club discussion of the CW series Riverdale. SPOILER WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for Season 1 of Riverdale.