I Am Gotham

Welcome back to I Am Gotham, the show that explores Bat-family history from 1939 to the present. In this episode, Martin sits down to address some of the controversies cropping up around the Batman books. First up, a discussion about the petition over whether the Joker should be made gay. Then, people are up in arms over the similarities between Batman #39 (2016) and Action Comics #761 (1938). Finally, Batman is getting a new costume and people are...confused? Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

I Am Gotham returns with a brand new episode as Martin dives deep into Batman #6 from 1941! Will we read another gangster story? You bet! Will there be weirdo villains? Maybe! Can we expect some moral lessons? Of course! Is the issue any good? Tune in and find out!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

In a special Christmas episode of I Am Gotham, Martin is joined by his Nerdy Legion cohost, Nick Wetmore, to talk about his recent experience rereading the first six issues of Batman: Rebirth and whether he still feels as strongly about the book as he did when it first launched.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome to a special episode of the I Am Gotham podcast. For this episode, Jay Loving from the Best of the Rest podcast, and Ronnie Barron from the Absolute DC podcast join Martin to discuss "Batman Vs. Two-Face", the latest DC animated film which also happens to take place in the Batman '66 universe. Get ready to dive in deep on this one as we even manage to tie in much of the film to Golden Age Batman stories, the TV series, modern iterations and more!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Jay Loving returns to I Am Gotham to discuss another Batman: The Animated Series episode with Martin. This time, it's episode 4, "The Last Laugh" which is an all out insane story feature the Joker and his crew. How will the boys feel about this episode? Tune in and find out!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome to another episode of I Am Gotham, as we take a step away from our usual Detective Comics and Batman discussion to talk about World's Finest Comics #3, the first appearance of the Scarecrow from 1941! Martin read the book in preparation for his discussion with Jay from last episode on the Animated Series' introduction of the character and just had to talk about it! Be sure to send questions to nerdylegion@gmail.com so we can prepare another Q&A episode in a few weeks.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Jay Loving from the Best of the Rest podcast returns to I Am Gotham this week to discuss Batman: The Animated Series episode 3, "Nothing To Fear", the introduction of the Scarecrow into the animated universe. Jay and Martin have a great time dissecting the Scarecrow character and why this episode is so important in humanizing the Batman persona that is Bruce Wayne.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome back to another episode of I Am Gotham, as we return to our Golden Age Batman discussion with a look at Detective Comics #51, "The Case of the Mystery Carnival", and Detective Comics #52, "The Secret of the Jade Box". We hope you enjoy these stories, and we'll be back in a few days as Jay Loving returns to I Am Gotham for a look at Batman: The Animated Series episode 3, "Nothing To Fear".You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

I Am Gotham returns to your ears with a listener question episode! In this episode, Martin tackles some corrections, Batman: White Knight, Elseworlds stories, a few thoughts on Justice League, favorite Bat stories, his creative dream team and more! We'll be back next week with new episodes starting off with a look at Detective Comics #51 and #52. Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome back Gothamites! On this episode, Paul Tesseneer from the Valiant Central Podcast joins Martin to have an in-depth discussion at what is considered the first Elseworlds story, Gotham By Gaslight. This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive a few weeks back so if you'd like to get episodes early, consider joining!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome back Gothamites, to another episode of I Am Gotham. In this episode, Jay Loving joins Martin once again to dive deep into Batman: The Animated Series episode 2, "Christmas with the Joker".You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome to a special bonus episode of I Am Gotham! For this episode, Martin is joined by Jay Loving from the Best of the Rest podcast, and Aaron Bell and Ronnie Barron from the Absolute DC Podcast (formerly Rebirthically) to discuss the latest DC animated film, Batman/Harley Quinn. Did the film live up to the hype? Was the return of Bruce Timm to the animated universe all we had hoped for? Listen in and find out!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome back to another episode of I Am Gotham, the show where we explore Batman family history from 1939 to the present and beyond. In this episode, Martin discusses Detective Comics #49, Clayface Walks Again, and Detective Comics #50, The Case of the Three Devils. Before that though, Martin talks a little bit about the latest Batman movie news and script rewrite and why casting should be a more important consideration for DC and Warner Bros. We'll be back next episode to discuss Detective Comics #51 and #52, and stay tuned at the end of the week as we return with a round table discussion for the latest animated film, Batman/Harley Quinn!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome back, Gothamites! It's time to dive back into another fun Golden Age Batman story as Martin discusses Batman #5! This issue includes "The Riddle of the Missing Card", "Book of Enchantment", "The Case of the Honest Crook", and Linda Page's first appearance in "Crime Does Not Pay".You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Hello fellow Gothamites! This episode of I Am Gotham is a little different. Martin recently had the itch to start watching the Batman: The Animated Series again so as a result, we'll be having a recurring discussion of every episode in the series as guest cohosts, Jay Loving, of the Best of the Rest podcast joins Martin for this adventure. In this episode, we are discussing season 1, episode 1, "On Leather Wings."You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome to another episode of I Am Gotham, the show that explores Batman family history through the ages. In this episode, Martin goes in depth on Detective Comics #47 and #48 from January and February 1941. Before that though, Martin goes in a short discussion on upcoming "Elseworlds" style stories coming out from that DC that should be of interesting to Batman fans including White Knight, Creature of the Knight, and The Dark Prince Charming.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome back to another episode of I Am Gotham, the show that explores Batman history and dives into what makes Batman so great. In this episode, Martin talks about Batman #4 from Winter of 1940 with four new stories, THe Case of the Joker's Crime Circus, Blackbeard and the Yacht Society, Public Enemy Number 1 Starts Jail Sentence, and Touchdown For Justice. This issue is fascinating for Bat-history afficionados as it's the first appearance of Gotham City, and sets up many of the tropes we come to known and love in Batman lore. Martin also answers a listener email and talks a little bit about the structure of the show. Thanks for listening!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

A new week means a brand new episode of I Am Gotham, an exploration of Bat-family history! In this episode, Martin wraps up Batman stories from 1940 by discussing Detective Comics #43-46: "The Case of the City of Terror", "The Land Behind The Light", "The Case of the Laughing Death", and and the return of Hugo Strange with "Professor Strange's Fear Dust". If you're reading allow, get in touch with us and let us know what you think about these stories!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Gather 'round Gothamites, it's time for a few episode of I Am Gotham, a podcast exploring Bat family history from 1939 to the present and beyond! In this episode, Martin discusses Batman #3 from the fall of 1940. Enjoy the show!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome back to an all new episode of I Am Gotham, an exploration of Bat family history. In this episode, Martin talks about Batman #2 from the summer of 1940. This issue contains four stories: "The Joker Meets Catwoman", "Wolf, The Crime Master", "The Clubfoot Murders", and "The Case of the Missing Link." Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to let us know what you think of the format change for upcoming issues!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

After a long hiatus, I Am Gotham is back to explore Batman history! In this episode, Martin discusses Detective Comics #39-42 from 1940 in an episode dubbed "Return To Gotham'! Are you reading along? Let us know! We'll be back in a few days to discuss Batman #2 and #3.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

It's been so long but you eyes and ears do not deceive you, I Am Gotham is back! Hulu recently launched "Batman and Bill", a Hulu original documentary about the journey to get Bill Finger credit for his collaborations to Batman history and we just couldn't not talk about it! The documentary chronicles Marc Nobleman's years long journey into discovering who Bill Finger was and how his contributions shaped the Batman mythos, so who better to join Martin on this discussion than Gotham By Geek's Darrell Taylor! Sit back and enjoy the ride and be sure to check out the documentary!We'll be back next week with a discussion of Batman #39-42 as well as Batman #2 and #3!https://www.hulu.com/press/show/batman-and-bill/You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Welcome to another episode of I Am Gotham! Friend of the show and podcaster extraordinaire Darrell Taylor and I got a chance to go in-depth about the current state of Batman on The Nerdy Legion podcast recently and I wanted to put out the discussion as a standalone I Am Gotham episode for Batman fans. Do you agree with the current direction of the book? Do you have strong feelings either way on the book? Let me know on Twitter @geekvine or email hello@nerdylegion.com. I promise, we'll return to our regular episode discussions next week!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Could it be true? Are you imagining things? Is the podcast back? It's true! Welcome back to I Am Gotham, a podcast exploring Bat family history. This episode is a little different than what we usually do on the podcast and was originally recorded as an episode of The Nerdy Legion podcast as part of a larger discussion. Martin is joined by Nick from Nerdy Legion and Mike from Gotham By Geeks and Retrocast to finally share our thoughts on the latest arc of Batman, I Am Suicide (issues #9-13). How is Tom King's vision of Batman different from what has come before? Why do Mike and Martin have such issues with this portrayal of the character? Find out about this and much more on this episode!Note that the show will be back with six brand new episodes this coming week. You can support this show by visiting our merch store, directly through Patreon, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.