Podcasts about Joe Chill

Everyone has a Batman opinion. Inside your imagination is a definitive Batman: a Batman who should behave this way, and a Batman who should not behave that way. Your tight grip on your Batman is why Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's carefully considered Absolute Batman works so damn well. They fully understand and appreciate how the character has congealed over the last eight decades into a rock-solid idea. For the last eight months, alongside collaborators like Gabriel H. Walta, Marcos Martín, Frank Martin, Muntsa Vicente, and Clayton Cowles, Snyder and Dragotta have chipped away at the quintessential Dark Knight. They've altered elements of his origin, removed his social position, and rearranged his relationship with his rogues. Their Absolute Batman is a Bruce Wayne in motion, moving toward the impenetrable idea in your head, but struggling to match it. Here is a character growing into something, evolving into a recognizable hero for 2025. After confronting Mr. Freeze in issues seven and eight and facing the final days of Matches Malone, Bruce Wayne must reassess his war on Gotham City crime. What lessons did he learn from that awful day at The Zoo? Do his nights as Batman honor his father's sacrifice? As he fights to find himself, a grotesque demonic doppelganger appears - Bane, the nineties sensation who once broke a bat from another universe. FOC for Absolute Batman #9 is today (5/19/25)! Tell your retailers to order a copy for ya. With this comic, Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta have cooked an undeniable banquet. As the best alternate reality stories should, they've weaponized your knowledge of these characters against you, subverting in radically compelling ways, while delivering what should never be manipulated. Today's podcast features two conversations. Up first, Scott Snyder joins us for a lengthy look back at the last eight months of Absolute Batman. We discuss Bruce Wayne's continuing development into the Dark Knight, his complex relationship with Joe Chill, his father's killer, and why Bane had to arrive sooner rather than later. Secondly, Nick Dragotta pops in for a conversation about his ultra chonky Bane design, and how what we've seen so far is only a hint of his true monstrosity. Absolute Batman #9 will finally arrive in stores, courtesy of DC Comics, on June 11th. Follow Scott Snyder on Bluesky and Instagram, and subscribe to his Substack. Follow Nick Dragotta on Bluesky and Instagram. This Week's Sponsor We're sponsored by 2000 AD, the greatest comic you're not reading! Within its pages is a whole universe of characters, from Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog to Rogue Trooper, Shakara, Halo Jones, and the poor sods slogging across the Cursed Earth in The Helltrekkers. Get a print subscription at your door every week - and the first issue is free! Or subscribe digitally, get free back issues, and download DRM-free copies of each issue for just $9 a month. That's 128 pages of incredible monthly comics for less than $10. Other Relevant Links to This Week's Episode: Scott Snyder on CBCC: The First Absolute Batman Episode Nick Dragotta on CBCC: The Second Absolute Batman Episode Join Comic Book Club in Person Patreon Exclusive: Married to Singles - Sarah Myer on The Duck Knight Returns Patreon Exclusive: Saga of the Swamp Thing Book Club Support Your Local Comic Shop Free Patreon Series Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY. The Comic Book Couples Counseling TeePublic Merch Page. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Bluesky @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website, where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Jesse Lonergan and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

The instant the internet glimpsed Nick Dragotta's bold, BIG design for Absolute Batman, it lost its mind. Since the initial San Diego Comic-Con reveal, emotions have intensified around it, and the fan art has flowed like a dam burst. The first issue is still weeks away, but Final Order Cutoff is here (TODAY!), and Scott Snyder joins the podcast to discuss why they had to go thicc with the Bat. Absolute Batman is a radical reimagining based on the way our world is now. Bruce Wayne has no fortune in this new alternate timeline, which spins out of Absolute Power and The All In Special. This Batman's origin is familiar but has shifted just enough, so Snyder and Dragotta can speak to contemporary fears. How we observe the gun in 2024 differs significantly from how we observed it in 1939 when Batman first appeared. The same goes for billionaires and how they spend their money. What if Batman is what Joker always claims to be? The agent of chaos, born from horror to disrupt a corrupt order. The DNA is the same as the Bruce Wayne stalking the shadows in the main continuity, but the circumstances diverge drastically. Absolute Batman strips the Dark Knight of his financial crutch and, in doing so, highlights his essential truth. We begin our conversation with Scott Snyder by discussing how the Absolute Batman launch is similar to and different from The New 52 reboot. We question whether Batman is Batman without his money and why Bruce Wayne's relationship with his rogues also had to diverge from the usual continuity. Does Dick Grayson get mentioned? How about Batgirl? Joe Chill? Yes, yes, and yes. The first issue of Absolute Batman, published by DC, written by Scott Snyder, illustrated by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, hits comic book shops on October 9th. Follow Scott Snyder on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to his Substack. Other Relevant Links: Previously on CBCC: Scott Snyder on We Have Demons Previously on CBCC: Scott Snyder on Canary Previously on CBCC: Williamson, King, and Sampere on DC's All In Pots and Panels: A Comic Book Anthology Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page The Pots and Panels Website Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY Join us at the Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, Virginia, on 9/21 at 4:00 PM for Batman Forever, co-sponsored by Four Color Fantasies. Watch the latest episode of The B&B Show, where Brad and Bryan Review the Hottest Cinematic Releases. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website, where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Aaron Prescott @acoolhandfluke, podcast banner art by @Karen_XmenFan.

Joker is Batman's most dedicated foe. Ra's al Ghul is the deadliest. The Penny Plunderer is the most ridiculous (that's up for debate, but he's my pick). But no criminal is more integral to the Batman mythos than Joe Chill, the man who killed the Waynes (except in Batman '89, but the point still stands). This week, we're closing out the unofficial early years trilogy with Batman: Year Two, as well as two other stories about Batman meeting the man who killed the Waynes. Batman: Year Two (Detective Comics V.1 # 575-578) The Origin of Batman (Batman V.1 # 47) Fear Itself (Batman Adventures V.2 # 17) Check out our current ranking list at www.comicsxf.com/batchat-rankings/ Thanks to Geri Nonnewitz for our podcast logo Follow the show on Twitter @BatChatComics and support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/batchatwithmattandwill

The Superhero Show Show #478The Gotham Knights vs Joe Chill The Taste Buds watch Joe Chill get executed on Gotham Knights, plus X-Men: The Animated Series, Superman and Lois, and more!On an all-new, all-different episode of The Superhero Show Show, Katelynn and the Boyz are watching this week's Gotham Knights. They had some pretty nasty things to say about the pilot, but they've been in the TV-watching game long enough to know that sometimes the pilot can sometimes have very little in common, quality-wise, with episodes 2-6.In this week's episode, Joe Chill is on death row and set to be executed tonight, so he has one day to convince the G. Knights (which is short for the Gotham Knights) that he is innocent! Could the patron saint of Gotham crime actually never have committed the original crime in the first place. Could the entire postlapsarian era of Gotham be a lie!?!Next up, it's the Pull List! The Taste Buds are breaking down this week's episodes of Superman and Lois and Riverdale, and they also mention this week's episode of The Flash!Finally, the gang heads to X-Tazmania to watch a nutso episode of X-Men: The Animated Series called Descent! With only three episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series, let's slow things down and show the origin story of Mr.Sinister in the 1830's. Nathaniel Essex is trying to save his wife from 1800's sickness, and trying to use the powers of newly-found minutes to do it. It'll be up to Charles Xavier's great-great-grandfather, a dying Charles Darwin, and some other old ass scientists, to stop him. This episode must have been the perfect solution for all of the children who were tired of their favorite characters and cool action scenes.All of this, and so much more, on an all new episode of The Superhero Show Show!TV EPISODES AND FILMS DISCUSSED:THE FLASH #909 - IT'S MY PARTY AND I'LL DIE IF I WANT TOWatch The Flash on The CW"It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, LV) (HDTV)HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BARRY; STEPHEN AMELL, DAVID RAMSEY, KEIYNAN LONSDALE AND SENDHIL RAMAMURTHY GUEST STAR - Team Flash throws a surprise birthday party for Barry (Grant Gustin) but things go terribly awry when Ramsey Rosso (Sendhil Ramamurthy) crashes the festivities. Danielle Panabaker directed the episode written by Sam Chalsen & Emily Palizzi (#909). Original airdate 4/26/2023.GOTHAM KNIGHTS #106 - A CHILL IN GOTHAMWatch Gotham Knights on The CW"It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, LV) (HDTV)HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BARRY; STEPHEN AMELL, DAVID RAMSEY, KEIYNAN LONSDALE AND SENDHIL RAMAMURTHY GUEST STAR - Team Flash throws a surprise birthday party for Barry (Grant Gustin) but things go terribly awry when Ramsey Rosso (Sendhil Ramamurthy) crashes the festivities. Danielle Panabaker directed the episode written by Sam Chalsen & Emily Palizzi (#909). Original airdate 4/26/2023.RIVERDALE #705: TALES IN A JUGULAR VEINWatch Riverdale on The...

Gotham Knights returns from a one week hiatus and it doesn't disappoint as Joe Chill takes center stage! I examine the parallels between Joe Chill and Turner Hayes as more clues to the Court of Owls surface! I also examine Stephanie's storyline, along with a potential love triangle with a few of our characters? Plus much more! Join Our Discord Forum Community: https://discord.gg/uKstHsY A+ Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22BG60615YS0M?ref_=wl_share Contact/Email: aplusopinions@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/aplusopinions Twitch: Twitch.tv/aplusopinions Twitter: @aplusopinions IG: @aplusopinions IG: @animeassembled --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aplusopinions/support

A rocket with the last son of Krypton lands on Earth and the child inside becomes...Batman? Join us and extra special guest and super-fan Lance from Comic Book Keepers as we  cover Superman: Speeding Bullets. Kal-El is adopted by Thomas and Martha Wayne and becomes Bruce Wayne but after a fateful trip down a dark alley, a vengeful "Bruce" becomes Batman, falls in love with Lois and battles a Lex Luthor / Joker amalgam! Ep. 89 What if Superman's rocket from Krypton landed in Gotham and he became Bruce Wayne aka Batman?Earth of an unknown designation (DC Comics) as seen in Superman: Speeding Bullets #1We return to the world of DC Comic's Elseworld's by covering the first ever Superman centered Elseworlds, Superman: Speeding Bullets by J.M. DeMatteis and Eduardo Barreto. In this alternate reality, Kal-El's rocket lands in Gotham and he becomes Bruce Wayne. After a tragic meeting with Joe Chill, Bruce emerges as Batman but with the powers of Superman. Our hero tangles with a Lex Luthor / Joker hybrid, falls in love with Lois and rediscovers his humanity. We also go back to 1964 to cover World's Finest that seems Superman and Batman battle Composite Superman in an extra silly issue that includes diamond thrones, giant statues and Batman wrapped in Superman's cape. Finally, we go back to the 1990s with Superman: The Animated Series that sees Clark disguising himself as Batman in Bruce's absence and partnering with Robin. We also ponder the possibilities of what Superman and Batman crossovers we could see on the big screen. We were thrilled to be joined by special guest and  super fan, Lance from the Comic Book Keepers podcast for this trip to Gotham City and beyond. Follow Lance & Comic Book Keepers on Twitter, Instagram, and subscribe to their Podcast. Reading List: World's Finest #142 (1964 DC Comics) Superman: Speeding Bullets #1 (1993 DC Comics) Superman the Animated Series: Knight Time (1998 television show) Learn more about Dear Watchers:Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersEmail Podcast@DearWatchers.comTheme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0) ★ Support this podcast ★

A quick turnaround from the guys this week but there was so much to talk about they couldn't wait!  Episode 110 of Straight Outta Gotham is ready and here for you to kickoff your week in style!! This week Pete and Eric will give you the latest on: Anthony Mackie has the Captain America: New World Order script... or does he? The goddesses from Shazam! Fury of the Gods speak! Ready or not Gotham Knights is coming, and they have their own Joe Chill to prove it The Streaming Wars according to David Zaslav Alfred is Returning to the Reevesverse A familiar face will faceoff against The Penguin  We're getting another Hellboy and more Aliens The Doom that Came to Gotham goes Elseworlds All of this plus the new McFarlane toys for The Flash, Eric talks Creed III and Cocaine Bear, and is the MCU at a crossroads?     Just press play already and find out!!

Batman Begins by Goyer David词汇提示1.District Attorney 地方检察官原文Chapter II: Bats EverywhereBruce couldn't sleep that night. He remembered his life after Joe Chill killed his parents.He was so unhappy and so angry.He went from school to school and university to university.He never stayed long in one place.Bruce is twenty.He is going back to Gotham by train.Alfred meets him at the station.On the way to Wayne Manor he sees that everything is different.Everywhere is dirty.Many houses are empty.Many shops are closed.People are sleeping on the streets.'Things are very bad in Gotham now, Master Bruce,' Alfred tells him.'But Wayne Manor is still your home. Your father was a great man, and one day you will be a great man too.'It is the afternoon on the same day.Bruce is sitting on his bed.'Joe Chill will be free today,' he thinks. 'He killed my parents twelve years ago. And today I'm going to kill him.'He takes a gun out of his bag.His old friend, Rachel, comes to the house.She is an Assistant District Attorney – an important lawyer in Gotham now.'Wow!' he thinks when he sees her. 'She is so beautiful.'They drive to the prison.'Why are they freeing Joe Chill today?' he asks.'When he was in prison, he was in a room with Carmine Falcone, the famous criminal, 'Rachel explains.' They talked and he learned lots of things about Falcone. He's going to give that information to the police.'They arrive outside the prison.The newspaper people are waiting.Joe Chill comes out.There are police all around him.Bruce gets out of Rachel's car and walks towards Chill.He has his hand in his pocket... on his gun.But - suddenly - a blonde woman pushes through the people.She runs up to Chill.She has a gun in her hand. 'Falcone says "Hi, Joe", ' she shouts.BANG! BANG! She kills Joe Chill.Joe Chill was dead.But Bruce didn't feel better.It wasn't the answer.Ducard took Bruce's blue flower.He pulled the dry flower into little pieces and made a small fire with it.'Smell your flower now,' he said to Bruce.Bruce put his nose near the smoke.The smell was terrible.He suddenly started to remember the worst days of his life...He was falling down the well...He was seeing his parents' blood in the street...'You are frightened of these things. Look at them. Fight them. Now!' said Ducard.He pointed to a large wooden box.Bruce opened it.WHOOOOSSSH! Hundreds of bats flew out of the box.Bruce wanted to shout and run.But he didn't.'No,' he thought, 'I must be strong.'He stood there quietly.He didn't move.He didn't say a word.'Well done!' said Ra's al Ghul.'You are not frightened now. You are ready to join my Ninjas.' He gave Bruce alight. 'Take this light and give your life to me.'Bruce took the light.'Where must I go with your men? 'he asked.'To Gotham,' answered Ra's al Ghul. 'Gotham must die. You must kill all the people there.''No!' shouted Bruce.This could not be real.'We have taught you many things,' said Ra's al Ghul. 'Now you must do this for us.''I won't do it!' shouted Bruce.He threw the light on the wooden floor.It broke. A fire started and moved quickly around the room. It grew and grew.It reached the boxes of explosives in the cupboards.They started to explode. BANG!BANG!Ninjas ran everywhere.The roof started to fall.It fell on Ra's al Ghul and killed him.As Bruce ran to the door, he saw Ducard's body on the floor.He wasn't dead.Bruce pulled Ducard out of the building and into the snow.He pulled him down the icy mountain.Ducard was very heavy.Once he almost fell over the edge of the mountain, but Bruce saved him.After some time they came to some houses.Bruce left Ducard with an old man there.'You saved his life. I will tell him,' said the old man. 'Where are you going?''I'm going home,' said Bruce.Bruce walked down the rest of the mountain.He phoned Alfred. 'I need you, Alfred,' he said. 'Please come and get me.'Alfred flew to Bhutan in the Wayne family plane and took Bruce back to Gotham.He told Bruce all about the terrible changes in Gotham.Carmine Falcone was the crime boss in the city now.Everyone was frightened of him.And William Earle sat in Bruce's father's chair at Wayne Enterprises, the Wayne family business in Wayne Tower.'Bruce Wayne is dead,' Earle told everyone. 'I'm the boss now.'Bruce listened carefully to Alfred.'I'm going to save Gotham, Alfred,' he said.When they arrived home at Wayne Manor, Bruce saw a small black thing high on the wall.'What's that, Alfred?' he asked.'It's a bat, sir,' answered Alfred. 'There are lots of bats around here.'Bruce suddenly ran out of the house.He ran to the well in the garden and climbed down and down.He reached the floor.It was very dark but he could feel a cold wind.He found a hole in the wall and climbed through.He could hear water. It was quite near.He followed the black walls until they opened into a big cave.A river ran through the cave.And everywhere there were bats- hundreds and hundreds of bats.Bruce smiled.The next morning Bruce put on a new suit and went to Wayne Tower.The woman at the front desk at Wayne Enterprises tried to stop him.'You can't go in there,' she said.' They're having a business meeting.'But Bruce opened the door and went in.There were a lot of men sitting around a long table.And at the end of the table was William Earle.'Good morning, Mr. Earle. Good morning, everyone,' said Bruce.Earle's face went white but he quickly tried to smile.'My boy! How nice to see you!' he said. 'You're back. What a surprise! A nice surprise!''I've come back to work here,' said Bruce. 'I want to learn the family business.'Bruce started work in the Applied Sciences office.This was the new ideas office, but Wayne Enterprises didn't seem to be very interested in new ideas these days.The only other person in the office was Lucius Fox.Lucius was a friend of Bruce's father, before he died.Bruce looked around the big room.It was full of strange and exciting things.'What's this?' he asked, and pointed to a black suit.'It's a body suit,' said Lucius. 'It can stop a knife. It can even stop a gun.''Can I have it?' asked Bruce.'Of course,' said Lucius. 'All these things are yours anyway.'Bruce took the body suit home and down to the cave. 'Soon,' he thought, 'I will be ready.'

Batman Begins by Goyer David词汇提示1.Bhutan 不丹2.crack 爆裂声3.manor 庄园4.thick 厚的原文Chapter I: The Blue FlowerBruce Wayne was in prison in Bhutan, a country far away from his home in Gotham City in America.One day, he was waiting for breakfast with all the other prisoners.They stood in lines.After a long time, Bruce got his plate of horrible food.He took the plate and walked to a table.A very big man stood in front of him.'Give me your food,' said the man.'No,' Bruce said.The man hit Bruce in the face.Bruce dropped his plate and fell to the floor.When he got up, there were seven big men in front of him.Two of them took Bruce by the arms.He used his legs - hard - and they fell.Then -CRRAAACCCCK!At the sound of the gun, all the prisoners quickly got down on the floor.A prison officer took Bruce's arm.'You're coming with me,' he said.'Why?' asked Bruce. 'So I'm safe?''No,' said the officer.'So they're safe!' The officer pushed Bruce into a room and closed the door with a bang.It was very dark in the room, but Bruce saw that he was not alone.There was a man in the corner.He didn't look like a prisoner.He wore good clothes.'My name is Ducard,' he said. 'I work for Ra's al Ghul. Do you know him?''Is he a criminal?' Bruce asked.'He is not a criminal,' said Ducard.'He is a great man with very clever ideas. He knows that you're in trouble, Mr. Wayne. He wants to help you.' Ducard walked to the door and shouted.The officer came and opened it.Ducard turned to Bruce.'There is a very special flower,' he said. 'It grows on the mountain near here. It's blue.Find it and take it to the top of the mountain. There you will find the answer to your question.''And what is my question?' asked Bruce."'Where am I going?"" said Ducard.And he left.'Why is Ducard interested in me? How does he know about me?' Bruce asked himself.He sat on the hard bed and began to think about his life.He remembered that terrible day in Gotham many years ago.He is a little boy.He is playing with his friend, Rachel.They are running in the garden at his home, Wayne Manor.There is an old well in the garden.Bruce climbs onto the well and laughs. 'Look at me, Rachel, I'm-'Suddenly he isn't laughing.He's shouting. 'Help! Help! I'm falling-'And he falls down and down and down into the dark well.He hits the floor with a bang!'Agh! My leg!' he cries.It feels terrible.Then he hears some strange sounds.He isn't alone in the well!Help! What is it?He looks up and sees a cloud of terrible black things.Bats! They are flying towards him and into him.Their teeth are like knives.He thinks he is going to die.He makes himself into a ball and shouts. 'Help! Help!'Then everything goes black.The next thing he remembers... he is in bed.The only person in the bedroom with him is Alfred.Alfred has always worked for the Wayne family.'You had a very bad fall, Master Bruce,' says Alfred. 'But you're going to be OK.'Alfred waits for a moment, then he asks, 'Why do we fall, Master Bruce?'Bruce knows the answer, but he can't remember it.'I can't remember,' says Bruce. 'Tell me.''We fall,' says Alfred with a smile, 'so that we can learn to get up again.'Bruce started to climb the mountain.He found the blue flower easily.He climbed higher.Up and up he went.It got colder and colder.Soon he was walking on ice.It started to snow heavily.Bruce was cold and unhappy. And very tired.'I have to get to the top,' he thought, 'but I don't know if I can.'Then at last he saw a big building.He pushed open the heavy door and went in.Ra's al Ghul was sitting in a big chair.Ducard was next to him.And there was a line of Ninjas with swords in their hands...ready to fight.Bruce was frightened.He quickly showed them the blue flower in his hand.Ducard took the flower.'Are you ready to start?' he asked.'Ready? Oh no,' Bruce said, 'I'm so tired.'Ducard threw him to the floor.'You must always be ready,' he said. 'Here we will teach you to be ready.'One day, Ducard said to Bruce, 'You're not frightened of me, are you, Bruce? What are you frightened of?''Bats,' answered Bruce, and he told Ducard about the bats in the well.'My father told me something important about the bats in the well.' He said, "The bats flew at you because they were frightened of you. All things are frightened of something, even scary things like bats." I didn't know that. My father was very clever. I loved him very much. But soon after that, he died. A criminal killed both my parents. His name was Joe Chill.'It's the evening. They are at a play.Suddenly there are bats in the show. They fly around above the singers and dancers.Bruce is frightened, so they leave early.But in the street outside, there is a man with a gun.He wants money.He takes their money but he wants more.And then- BANG! - he fires his gun.Bruce's mother shouts. Bruce's father falls to the floor.BANG! He fires again.Bruce's mother falls to the floor.This is the worst moment of Bruce's life.And it is all his fault.'It wasn't your fault, Bruce,' said Ducard.'You were very young.'He was giving Bruce a lesson on a river.It was thick ice.They were fighting with swords.'You must always look very carefully at the things around you, Bruce,' said Ducard.Suddenly he hit the ice with his sword.CRRAAACCCCK! The ice broke and Bruce crashed into the black water below.Bruce had lessons with Ducard for many months.He learned to fight with his hands and his feet.He learned to fight with a sword and climb tall buildings quickly and quietly.He learned many things. But most of all he learned to use his ears and eyes, and he learned how to think quickly.'It's time to test you,' said Ducard one day. 'Today you must fight all the Ninjas.'So Bruce fought all the Ninjas with his sword.It was a very long fight, but in the end he won.'You fight very well now,' said Ducard. 'I think you are ready.'

he Batman Begins What If Batman Begins was the origin to Robert Pattinson's Batman? Go back to the beginning, when Bruce Wayne is a young man struggling to find a way to avenge his parents' murder. Through extreme effort, Bruce gains the skills and determination not only to defeat the creepy villains who plague Gotham City, but to overcome his own fear and use it to his advantage. He must become more than a man. He must become one with the night. He must become The Batman. VOICE TALENT Simon Mitchell – Batman/Bruce Wayne Brett Solferino – Henry Ducard Adam Brown - Alfred Erin Rementer – Rachel Dawes Derric Willingham – Gordon, Fox Matthew James – Carmine Falcone Tim Maxwell – Dr. Crane, Thomas Wayne, Arnold Flass, Joe Chill, Cop, Rogers Uriah Roots – Young Bruce Wayne Jordan Walters - Technician, Thug, Guard Ken Ormiston – Earle Written by Benjamin Harper Based on a screenplay by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer Music by Alejandro Zannoni & Leo Mayr Additional Music by Tim Maxwell Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger Adapted and edited by Tim Maxwell Graphic Design by Clay Graphics Produced by NEUVERSE CREATIVE --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/neuversecreative/support

We Are the Knight Ep #68: Batman - Year Two Welcome back to We Are The Knight: The Batman Podcast! This time Phil and Lilith review “Batman: Year Two” from Detective Comics #575-#578 (June-September 1987) featuring Batman's encounter with muderous vigilante The Reaper alongside…Joe Chill?   PLUS: reviews of NEW issues Nightwing #90, Batman/Superman: World's Finest #1, Batman: The Knight #3, Detective Comics #1057, Robins #5 and Catwoman #41. Show Notes: We Are the Knight Ep #68: Batman - Year Two Find all of our Social Media & Merchandise here: https://linktr.ee/capesandlunatics  Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nightwingpdp Follow Lilith Hellfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilithHellfire Produced by: Capes and Lunatics Sidekicks Podcast Production Team: Phil Perich Support the Capes and Lunatics Podcast on Patreon www.patreon.com/capesandlunatics Cash App: $CapesandLunatics

Movie Meltdown - Episode 574 This episode our dynamic duo returns to discuss Matt Reeves' The Batman. And while we wait patiently for our red phone to ring, we also bring up… The Eternals, Richard Kind, Year One, The Court of Owls, the lighting, Robert Pattinson, Kurt Cobain, dealing with a horde of evil, DC's showrunner, Frank Miller, The Suicide Squad, Seven, Joe Chill, Planet of the Apes, Jeffrey Wright, Kumail Nanjiani, deluxe theater seats, Blade Runner, there's a reason why their name is on an asylum, Dr. Leslie Thompkins, the Shazam universe, Zoë Kravitz, Injustice, Dex-Starr, Colin Farrell, CG creatures, becoming a symbol, Andrea Sorrentino, Teen Titans, fight coordination, Paul Dano, Chloé Zhao, Chicago, The Long Halloween, Brightburn, Peacemaker, The Raid, Tim Burton, Barry Keoghan, the cipher, Carmine Falcone, Andy Serkis, Christopher Nolan, citizens of Gotham, Ego, Michael Giacchino and robots makin' pizzas.  Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “The Batman”, so see the movie before you listen.  “The lighting, the production design - my hats are off to you because… you did it.”

Batman Trivia vs Superman Trivia It's a Bird....It's a Train....It's Superman Trivia. I am vengeance....I am the night.....I am Batman Trivia!!! In this very fun Bing Bang Bonus we have team Superman, which is author of Women of Color in Tech Susanne Tedrick and Annie Flora, going up against team Batman, which is board game blogger Bert and his friend Adam. What are the names of Superman's adoptive parents? Though illness prevented it, which actor was asked to play the role of the Penguin's father in 1992's Batman Returns? Mark Hamill was cast as the Joker in Batman: The animated Series, but he actually replaced which actor who had initially been cast and recorded 4 episodes before being let go? Widely regarded as one of the worst video games ever made, Superman: The New Adventures was made for which specific game console? Veteran actor Lane Smith portrayed which character in Lois and Clark: the New Adventures of Superman? The Mego Corporation was the first to license action figures of Batman. Which company took over the license when Mego went defunct in 1984? The Bat-man first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Which other well-known character from the Batman canon also makes a first appearance in the issue? How many Superman feature films starred Christopher Reeve? Antje Traue portrayed General Zod's Lt. Faora in 2013's Man of Steel after which actress turned down the role? Though one could argue Joe Chill, the man who shot Bruce Wayne's parents, was the first villain he faced in the comics (at least in a flashback), who was the first to appear and go on to become a supervillain? Name either of the 2 actors to appear in all 10 seasons of Smallville. Which film in the Batman franchise was the first comic book movie to surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office? Who was the very first villain to appear in Superman comics? If you like this episode, check out our group episode featuring Sarah and her husband Patrick. Music Hot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames, Ambush, Wizardtorium by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Don't forget to follow us on social media for more True Crime Trivia: Patreon - patreon.com/quizbang - Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Check out our fun extras for patrons and help us keep this podcast going. We appreciate any level of support! Website - quizbangpod.com Check out our website, it will have all the links for social media that you need and while you're there, why not go to the contact us page and submit a question! Facebook - @quizbangpodcast - we post episode links and silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess. Instagram - Quiz Quiz Bang Bang (quizquizbangbang), we post silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess. Twitter - @quizbangpod We want to start a fun community for our fellow trivia lovers. If you hear/think of a fun or challenging trivia question, post it to our twitter feed and we will repost it so everyone can take a stab it. Come for the trivia - stay for the trivia. Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/quizbangpod - Keep that sweet caffeine running through our body with a Ko-Fi, power us through a late night of fact checking and editing!

This weeks Guest mix is by RevJoe Chill Factor FB :https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068733351321EPIC DARK CHILLSTEP Track List 1. Dave. 7:00 2. Stranded Alone. 7:00 3. Falling On My Own 7:00 4. Stepping Off The Edge 5. For Us To Survive. 7:00 6. I Only Work In Outer Space 7:00 7. I Just Need You. 4:04Underland Radio Resident DJ MixPhixIG: @mixphixFB: https://www.facebook.com/mixphix001Underland Radio Resident DJ TimidIG: @delochomediaWhere the underground meets wonderland. Hosted by DJ Madd Hadder Mixshow show casing DJ from around the Globe.follow onIG: @underlandradioFB:https://www.facebook.com/underlandradioshowIG: @hadders_MaddFB: https://www.facebook.com/djmaddhadderedm

So you already know Joe Chill killed the Waynes in the comics. But do you know the weird connection between him and the Joker? What about the time Batman and Joe Chill teamed up? Or when Joe Chill's MOM raised Bruce Wayne? Or all the times that the Joker played a role in the death of Bruce Wayne's parents BEFORE and AFTER the Batman 89 movie? We dive into ALL the wild variations across comics, adaptations, and unmade adaptations. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperheroStuffPod on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperheroStuffPod on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo INSTAGRAM: @superherostuffpod TWITTER: Twitter.com/SuperhousePod FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/SuperHousePod YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/c/SuperHousePodcast Please email us at: SuperHousePodcast@gmail.com ANDREW'S CHANNEL/WEBSITE: IG: ThunderWolfDrew Twitter: ThunderWolfDrew YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thunderwolflives Website: www.thunderwolfdrew.com/ BEN'S CHANNEL/WEBSITE: http://www.benwanwriter.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nG7A354pour2CUw0co3Ug http://earl-e-bird.com ZACHARY BROWN'S WEBSITE: IG: @zacharyjacksonbrownart https://www.zacharyjacksonbrownart.com/ Home Page with Show Notes and more!: www.SuperheroStuffPod.com SUPERHOUSE MERCH: http://superhousepod.redbubble.com/ https://www.superherostuffpod.com/shop (affiliates)

The Outcasters podcast talk Joe Chill, trippy art and ideas, revealing secrets and a new beginning! Write to us at www.thehuntresspodcast.com  

Joe Chill, Matches Malone, Jason Todd. This episode Keem and Blizzy Blaze talk about the Caped Crusader and all his greatness. What's the best Batman movie? and who played the best Bruce Wayne? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You'll never disprove this one, gentle listeners! Not with that pathetic patchwork of guessing you call detectivework! And now, with our master plan just episodes from completion, we shall finally claim that which we have sacrificed so much for: the free sandwich with successful completion of this feedback survey!

The Red Hood has killed a Joker - but there are still two standing. While he continues to hunt, Batman and Batgirl visit Joe Chill - the man who killed Bruce Wayne's parents. Join me as I finish breaking down Batman: Three Jokers book two. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can find Breakdown on Ko-fi and Patreon , with bonus episodes on Patreon.

Welcome to episode 16 of the Geeking Outside the Box podcast! This week, the Geeks provide the state of streaming, video games, anime, and comics by telling you what they're looking forward to and what can be done better. Rico goes full Joe Chill and wants to rob children; Jon Jon doesn't know who Walter White is, LB switches races, and B James may have a crack problem. All that and more in this week's episode. Hit us up with your thoughts on Twitter: @GeekingOTB.

We return to 1980 to discuss the much beloved Untold Legends of the Batman! An adamant favorite amongst some of our more vocal Bat-Fanatics, this summary of Batman’s Pre-Crisis origin has never been seen by Joe & Kendall . . . until now! What an amazing time capsule this book is! Written by Len Wein with art by John Byrne (Issue 1) and Jim Aparo (Issues 2 & 3), this book served as a much needed jumping on point for new readers. It also happens to be the 2nd mini series ever published by DC. Joe & Kendall even include a “reader’s guide” for folks looking to find the original stories references within. So dust off your dad’s Batman Halloween costume, seek your long desired vengeance against Joe Chill, and join us in this defunct but wildly entertaining Batman origin.   Plot Pandemonium: The Untold Legend of the Batman #1-3Crisis of Infinite Interpretations: ULotB Reader’s Guide YouTube Recordings of the Audio Cassettes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K92KciDNWoY&ab_channel=DarthPaul83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCsOzSR6hn8&ab_channel=DarthPaul83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49rP-NVtNaU&ab_channel=DarthPaul83

SPOILERS, kids... Look out into space: It's an X-Wing, it's a glove, it's a green lightsaber! The Mandalorian is back with another stellar season that proves you can please old and new fans alike (sorry, JJ & Rian). Our resident Jedi and Star Wars expert, Flo, returns along with new Foundling, Rok from the Mat Mania Podcast to discuss the new Mandalorian season, including a host of new characters, fan favorites brought to life for the first time and of course… that final episode that broke the internet (and a few marriages). How do Joe Chill, Olyfantastic and Kyle Reese tie into the Star Wars Universe? Does that Jedi look like the chick from Mooby's to you? Did Mayfeld shoot first? And do you prefer matte paint on your Mandalorian armor? Dragons, deep fakes, Dark Sabers and Dark Troopers, not to mention, so much more, coming to you from a galaxy far, far away with Episode 110 of Unfunny Nerd Tangent. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang' Grogu  Greig Tansley (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘SuperJew' Jared Robinovitz (@SuperJew75), ‘Krayt Dragon' Tim Agne (@TimAgne), ‘Glitbiter' Flo (@glitbiter) & Rok (@roknowledge) from The Mat Mania Podcast (@matmania). Music by: Ludwig Goransson

SPOILERS, kids... Look out into space: It’s an X-Wing, it’s a glove, it’s a green lightsaber! The Mandalorian is back with another stellar season that proves you can please old and new fans alike (sorry, JJ & Rian). Our resident Jedi and Star Wars expert, Flo, returns along with new Foundling, Rok from the Mat Mania Podcast to discuss the new Mandalorian season, including a host of new characters, fan favorites brought to life for the first time and of course… that final episode that broke the internet (and a few marriages). How do Joe Chill, Olyfantastic and Kyle Reese tie into the Star Wars Universe? Does that Jedi look like the chick from Mooby’s to you? Did Mayfeld shoot first? And do you prefer matte paint on your Mandalorian armor? Dragons, deep fakes, Dark Sabers and Dark Troopers, not to mention, so much more, coming to you from a galaxy far, far away with Episode 110 of Unfunny Nerd Tangent. Hosted by: ‘Captain Boomerang’ Grogu Greig Tansley (@GreigT13). Featuring: ‘SuperJew’ Jared Robinovitz (@SuperJew75), ‘Krayt Dragon’ Tim Agne (@TimAgne), ‘Glitbiter’ Flo (@glitbiter) & Rok (@roknowledge) from The Mat Mania Podcast (@matmania). Music by: Ludwig Goransson

“Every time Joe Chill’s gun rings, a Batman gets his wings!” Let’s keep your pointy Penguin beak wacking, as KMac and Yek continue their nerd-along to close out the last 6 days of Bat-Mas! Catwoman slurp your dark milk stout with us to get a full Pennyworth’s of holiday cheer. Carol theme: Live action appearances only. Let's put a smile on that face! (Note, the numbers all work out, haters. At least, we make them work that way)Carol Verse: "On the “#” day of Bat-mas, DC Cinematic gave to me....": Lyric: List [Kmac Fav; Yek Fav]7 Regalia a-Riddling: 2 Frank Gorshin/John Astin (66): Jump suit; Green Plaid Suit, 3 Jim Carey (95): Green jump suit, Regular suit; Bedazzled white jump suit, Cory Michael Smith (Gotham): Green suit; Riddler Trench Coat Suit [What’s the answer to all riddles: Gorshin] 8 Batmobiles a-Wheel Losing: 1939 Cadillac Series 75 convertible (43), 1949 Mercury (49), George Barris Custom 1955 Lincoln Futura (66), Modified Chevy Impala Base (89/92), Complete Custom (95), Complete Custom (97), Tumbler (05-12), Tank (BvS) [Wonderful Toy/Turbines to Speed]9 Catwomen Bat-tusing: Lee Meriweather, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kit (66), Michelle Pfeiffer (92), Casey Elizabeth Easlick (Birds of Prey), Halle Berry (Catwoman), Anne Hathway (DKR), Camren Bicondova/Lili Simmons (Gotham) [That White Gold/66 Sexy]10 Butlers a-Butting:William Austin (43), Eric Wilton (49), Alan Napier (66), Michael Gough (89-97), Michael Kane (05-12), Jeremy Irons (Snyder), Ian Ambercrombie (Birds of Prey),Sean Pertwee (Gotham), Jack Bannon (Pennyworth), Douglas Hodge (Joker) [Stately Wayne Gough/I’m Michael Pennyworth]11 Evil-Doers Eviling:Mr. Freeze (George Sanders, Otto Preminger, Eli Wallach, Schwarzenegger), Mad Hatter (David Wayne), King Tut (Victor Buono), Bookworm (Roddy McDowall), Clock King (Walter Slezak), Egghead (Vincent Price), False Face (Malachi Throne), Puzzler (Maurice Evans) Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), Ra’s Al Ghul (Liam Neeson) [Nefertiti, you abandoned wench.]12 Bats Bat-aranging: Lewis Wilson(43 Serial) Robert Lowery (49) Adam West (66), Michael Keaton (89/92), Val Kilmer (95), George Clooney (97), Christian Bale (05/12), Bat-fleck (Snyder), David Mazouz/Mikhail Mudrik (Gotham), Kevin Conroy (Arrowverse), Ian Glen (Titans) [I’m Keaton/Batman Ol’Chum/* for Animation’s finest]Full Song:"On the '#' day of Bat-mas, DC Cinematic gave to me...:"A Bane in a Breathing Mask2 Two-Faces3 Gotham Penguins4 Sonaring Batwings5 Green Haired Jokers6 Robins a-Holy Smoking!7 Regalia a-Riddling8 Batmobiles a-Wheel Losing9 Catwomen Bat-tusing10 Butlers a-Butting11 Evil-Doers Eviling12 Bats Bat-aranging!That's 364 days worth of Dark Knight goodness with the day of Bat-mas being a gift to all, except Thomas & Martha Wayne.Beers:KMAC: I am the Walrus, Hidden Springs Ale Works, Tampa, FLStyle: Berliner Weisse, 5.5% ABVRating: 1989 Batwing Silhouetting the MoonYek: Kentucky Christmas Morning, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Richmond, VA Style: Bourbon Barrel Aged Milk Stout, 11.4% ABV, 55 IBUs Rating: Gentlemanly like Alan Gough, but gets you ready to battle like Alan Pertwee

The Dare. Richard Brake is a Welsh-born American character actor, known for his supporting roles as Joe Chill in Batman Begins, Doom-Head in 31, and the chemist in Mandy, as well as his lead role as Bob Reid in Perfect Skin and the amazing Game of Thrones.  Please support the Mark and Me Podcast here https://www.patreon.com/Markandme

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs have a little fear of lightning! The Super-Family battles against an Uber Parasite in Action Comics #1026. Barbara tries to pull her life back together after a death in the family in Batgirl #50. The Joker takes Joe Chill hostage in Batman: Three Jokers #3. The Multiverse is dying and only the Chronicler can save it's history in Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1. Bruce Wayne calls in Nightwing to save the day in Detective Comics #1029. The ultimate battle against the Upside-Down Man begins in Justice League Dark #27. Dr. Fate helps the league track down Mordru in Legion of Super-Heroes #10. Dr. Alchemy makes a prison break in The Flash #765. Will Diana and Max Lord survive a plane crash in Wonder Woman #764. All this plus, DC News, Cletus's pick of the week, Watchmen, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:01:52 DC News 0:14:28 Action Comics #1026 0:20:38 Batgirl #50 0:29:06 Batman: Three Jokers #3 0:34:00 Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1 0:37:25 Detective Comics #1029 0:41:49 Justice League Dark #27 0:43:38 Legion of Super-Heroes #10 0:48:48 The Flash #764 0:52:54 Wonder Woman #765 0:57:10 Watchmen S1 Ep5 – Little Fear of Lightning 1:06:58 Show Close   Links Action Comics #1026 Batgirl #50 Batman: Three Jokers #3 Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1 Detective Comics #1029 Justice League Dark #27 Legion of Super-Heroes #10 The Flash #764 Wonder Woman #765 Prez (Cletus's Read More Comics Pick) Earth Station One Tales of the Station Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 2 The Chameleon Chronicles: Colors of Fate The Chameleon Chronicles: Sisters of the Thorn Want to Donate to the Show or Sponsor our Comics Talk for this week? No problem! Just click on the donate button below! If you would like to leave feedback, comment on the show, or would like us to give you a shout out, please call the ESDCU feedback line at (317) 564-9133 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationdcu@gmail.com

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs have a little fear of lightning! The Super-Family battles against an Uber Parasite in Action Comics #1026. Barbara tries to pull her life back together after a death in the family in Batgirl #50. The Joker takes Joe Chill hostage in Batman: Three Jokers … The Earth Station DCU Episode 212 – Little Fear of Lightning Read More » The post The Earth Station DCU Episode 212 – Little Fear of Lightning appeared first on The ESO Network.

Cinco anos atrás, em 2015, na edição #42 de Liga da Justiça com o arco Guerra de Darkseid em curso, Batman sentava na Poltrona de Mobius, um artefato de conhecimento universal e para testá-la, fez duas perguntas: a resposta da primeira era de conhecimento público. Quem havia matado seus pais. A resposta, claro, “Joe Chill”. Em seguida, ele pergunta: “QualRead More ...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, we are joined in the studio by friend-of-the-show Brent Kincade. After all, if we are going to be discussing Batman: Three Jokers, we need a third Joker for the conversation, right? With the release of the second issue, more questions are raised with few answers provided. What are Batman's true feelings about Red Hood? What's going on between Batgirl and Red Hood? And why was Joe Chill in Crime Alley that night? This story has us all shades of confused, but we want more. Give us the third issue now, DC! Cullen shares the details of a recent Kickstarter project that he supported, and Jerry got in a reward from a Kickstarter last spring. We also run down what we have been reading lately, with Jerry pushing to reach 2,000 books read by the end of the year. Even though John couldn't join us this week, he still gave us his choice for our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by Clint's Comics. In addition to Cullen's and Jerry's selections, Brent chimes in with a DC Halloween book that has us intrigued. As always, if you are supporting your local comic book stores, AND YOU SHOULD, remember to wear masks and gloves. We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics. Clint's is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.

On this week's Stack podcast: Batman #100, Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #2, Amazing Spider-Man #850, Transformers/Back to the Future #1, American Vampire 1976 #1, Getting It Together #1, Wolverine #6, X-Force #13, Marauders #13, Sonic The Hedgehog: Bad Guys #1, We Only Find Them When They're Dead #2, Far Sector #8, Adventureman #4, Backtrack #7, Black Widow #2, Exosisters #10, DCeased: Dead Planet #4, Inkblot #2, Champions #1, and Decorum #5. SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Transcript: Alex:                 What is up? You're all welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin:              I'm Justin. Pete:                I'm Pete. And on The Stack, we've got it packed… Alex:                 … stack for you today. We've got [crosstalk 00:00:17], use. Justin:              It's a packed stack. Alex:                 Big issues is coming out, so let's jump right into it. Talking about Batman number 100, from DC Comics run by James Tynion IV, art by Jorge Jimenez, Carlo Pagulayan and Guillem March. This is the culmination of the Joker world. Justin:              Culmination. Alex:                 It's all been coming down to this. Big stuff happens here as the Batman takes on Joker [Mono-e-Mono 00:00:44], for all [crosstalk 00:00:49], translators. For all the [inaudible 00:00:52], there's some twists, there's some turns here, there's backup stories. What [inaudible 00:00:56]… Oh God. Pete:                Oh no, Alex. Justin:              Oh, wow. Don't die. [crosstalk 00:01:01]. Alex:                 That's a [inaudible 00:01:01], Joker guest. Justin:              Joker mist. Alex:                 Joker mist. Pete:                Oh, man. Alex:                 Yeah, I'm a joker mystique myself. Pete:                Smart. Justin:              Oh, nice. Just to clear up your throat? Alex:                 Mm-hmm (affirmative). No, you got to build up a tolerance, so that way… exactly. Justin:              Yeah, that's smart. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Alex:                 What do you guys think about this issue and what do you think about the storyline as a whole? Justin:              I liked it. Especially the battle, the Joker, bat uniform and that Joker becoming Batman, I thought was a nice thing here. There's some funny lines in here of Alfred's Corp saying he wishes he was the [crosstalk 00:01:40], butler. Had it up for [crosstalk 00:01:42]. Alex:                 That's not funny. Justin:              No, man. Alex:                 That was painful. Justin:              An underwater butler, so fun. How do you make tea? All the waters. It's all water. Pete:                Yeah, I felt like, first off the art's fantastic. I feel like the landing didn't stick as hard as I would have liked it. Normally, when we have these big buildups, these huge fights. The wrap-up is great, but there was a lot of weird stuff that happened. I felt like there was this epic showdown and then it wasn't between the Joker and Batman because Harley Quinn showed up and then made it be like, “Yo, one of us are going to die tonight,” which is holy shit, raising the stakes, but it wasn't like the classic showdown. It was a real switch of status of Joker trying to be Batman. I did like the things that Joker was saying during the fight. I thought that was classic cool Joker shit. Pete:                But the stuff I was a little disappointed with was the wrap-up and the Batman talking to the Clown Hunter, I felt like that could have been a little bit better. I had a weird feeling after that was over. Also, it was crazy to me that Catwoman seemed to be making moves, but then there was just a shot of her watching fights, which was weird to me. But I really think that overall, this was a really cool arc, very awesome twists and turns, a lot of fun. The Alfred shit to me was a little too rough, too soon. Seeing the corpse shit was really hard, but I- Justin:              I was going to say, it's great to see Alfred back in his good shape, in perfect form. This is the Alfred I want to see. Pete:                The Nightwing shit was bad-ass. Nightwing got a lot to do a lot of respect in this. So that was cool. Alex:                 I love the Oracle stuff. It was so much fun having Barbara back as Oracle. That was great. It just really shows the deep well of love that James Tynan has for DC Comics history that really came out on this issue. I agree with you that the execution of the ending felt a little asterisky, particularly given how big everything is built over the past couple of issues. But James Tynan came out on Twitter and said, “This was supposed to be as ending.” This was supposed to be his last issue of Batman, and then when he found out he would be ongoing on it, he had to scramble and change his plans and changes all outline to serve some other masters and serve some other storylines that are happening. Alex:                 So I think it's not purposeful, but that is a victim of circumstances, more than anything that rather than making it this big exclamation point, it became the dot, dot, dot in the middle of the ongoing Batman story. And I do like the place that he finds Batman at the end of this, I actually did really like Clown Hunter story. The idea that he- Pete:                I like Clown Hunter story, for sure. I felt like Batman just lectured Clown Hunter in a weird way. Alex:                 What I think was different about this, this almost pivots off of what Jeff Johns is doing over in three Jokers, is this idea that Batman keeps bringing in these orphans, breaking them, ruining their lives, and then being like, “Well, time for new orphan,” that he's doing something different here, which is similar to what they did with the signal as well. Is I think smart, and it's a progression of the character that personally I like. Yeah. Justin:              I mean, I agree. I also think despite the change in plan for James Tynion, I feel like his point was rather than have Batman play Joker's game the entire time in the end of this is like I haven't been… I'm not going to take the bait. And I thought that was a nice… Batman's usual tactic or at least for the past few years is he takes the bait and then suffers horrible consequences, but he endures because he's Batman and I actually liked- Alex:                 He got stabbed in the back-up bunch. That's suffering. Justin:              I know, but rather than be like, “All right, I'm going to give it all up for the corpse of my butler,” he's like, “You know what? I'm not going to do that.” And I liked the different take on that for one. I agree the Clown Hunter stuff, I thought what was actually good. I agree with you, Alex. It's nice if we're going to walk away with this new character, I think that's cool. Clown Hunter is a cool character. It's like if Damian Wayne took the other path and didn't become a Robin, it feels like. The one thing with the Joker little epilogue at the end, Joker, he's become this chemist. Why is he such a chemist? I don't know why that makes sense. It's like [crosstalk 00:06:31]- Alex:                 I appreciate your- Justin:              … gas that perfectly turns you into a Joker so much so that no one will be able to tell the difference in my body versus your body. Pete:                But also he's really into newspapers and likes to get his news, old timey, just sitting down, stacking newspapers, go through each one, see that headlines, soak it all in. So it's this mix of, he's up to date on all the latest chemical stuff, but likes to get his news old school. Alex:                 It's crazy. It's crazy stuff is what I tell you, but [crosstalk 00:07:06]- Justin:              Yeah. A lot of fans are definitely going to identify with Pete's point he just made the with the newspapers. Alex:                 This is a very good issue though. And I think this whole arc was good. Definitely pick it up in trade or individually if you like. Alex:                 Next up, Locke and Key in Pale Battalions, going number two from IDW storytellers, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. This is continuing a story of back in the day from Locke and Key as we follow John Locke. But a different John Locke, the last, as he goes to fight in the war, he has aged himself. Yup. He's using one of the magical keys. And this issue, we see things from the German perspective of the war as they are tagged. Justin:              Creating a way to put that. Alex:                 But again, we talk about this every time. There were two different World Wars. One of them was the World War, the second one with Nazis. This is the first World War, which was also with the Germans, but it's not creepy in exactly the same way. Pete [crosstalk 00:08:04]. Oh my God. Pete:                Different Wars. Justin:              DC, Wolverine one, Pete. The Balkans were powder gig. And then all of a sudden the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand really set off a series of chain of events within tangling alliances that led all of these different countries to declare war on each other. And then of course, a further countries guy, eventually entangled. And here we are with John Locke, [AGM 00:08:26], self up to take part. Alex:                 There you go. So this comes from the German perspective, which is not a creepy thing to say. And we see John [crosstalk 00:08:33]- Pete:                It's a creepy thing to say. Alex:                 Stop it. John Locke is attacking them. Just again as with the first issue, a bunch of classic Gabriel Rodriguez pages in here, this page with… and this is getting into spoilers, but there's a page where he uses the crown of shadows to attack that is just terrifying in exactly the right way. The twist at the end, which I won't spoil, it's so smart, so well done and clearly points to not just where they're going with this series, but also with Helen Gun, which is the Sandman Crossover. So I love seeing that path there. Pete, what do you think about this one? Pete:                It's really fantastic. I mean, the art is unbelievable. It's crazy storytelling. I mean, the fact that I'm caring about these fucked up soldiers is way back to the days. It's really impressive to the art and the storytelling. But this is really interesting what happens at the end and how it makes sense to why we are seeing this in such a cool way. I'm very impressed with this comic. It's just so excited when there's a new Locke and Key comic, because you're like, “What the fuck is going to happen? How scared or freaked out am I going to get?” And it constantly delivers. Justin:              And the fact that they were able to just tell a legit war story, I mean, this is a straight up war comic. There's not a lot of Locke and Key bells and whistles to it. We get a little bit of that, but it really is just a war story being told from the Locke and Key perspective, and obviously the German perspective, which I think we all find totally normal. And it's just a really good issue and the way they do find another, especially the art finds another angle on horror, war horror is so smart. Pete:                And it's interesting that, it seems like in this issue, we got to shout out to the TV show with that fire key that I don't think was from the book. I think it was from the TV show, right? Alex:                 Yeah. The matchstick key. I can't remember honestly the continuity there. I think it was something they came up with, but didn't use, that they ended up using on the TV show first, versus in the comic book itself. I could be wrong about that. But yeah, that is interesting to see. And it's great, it's just good stuff. Always- Justin:              It's great stuff. Alex:                 … an incredible issue out of the gate every single time. Next up, one I'm very excited to talk about, Amazing Spider-Man number 858 AK number 49, from Marvel written by Nick Spencer, Kurt Busiek, Tradd Moore and Saladin Ahmed, art by Ryan Ottley, Humberto Ramos and Mark Bagley, Chris Justin:              Bachalo, Tradd Moore and Aaron Kuder. So this is a conclusion of the Sin Eaters storyline, The Return of the Green Goblin and also a couple of backups stories. Justin, I'm curious to hear from you. You seem to really like the Sin Eater storyline in particular, but what's your take on the ending here? Justin:              It got a little muddled with the Green Goblin stuff. I thought the first couple issues of the Sin Eater Arc I thought were so good, so smart, felt very timely and responding to the world. It was such a total change from Nick Spencer jokey Spider-Man into this like very serious Sin Eater storyline. So it felt like a hard right turn into Peter Parker dealing with the Green Goblin stuff and so much more historical and it felt far less present to the modern world. And weird the way that he becomes like a juggernaut but with no… like a [crosstalk 00:12:24], hair. Alex:                 Could you talk about that for a second? So the- Justin:              Just a raged out, no neck dude. Alex:                 Well, the weird thing is, so the Sin Eater, when he shoots people, now he gains their powers, right? So he shoots the juggernaut and then I liked generally speaking, just the voice of anything, the design of this, because he gets this juggernaut- Justin:              Sorry to hear you [crosstalk 00:12:45]- Alex:                 … Vini head, which is pretty gross. But the juggernaut doesn't have a head like that. He has a normal head and he just wears a helmet. So what was going on there? Justin:              I like the idea that maybe juggernaut just smooshed a little bit into his old- Alex:                 Yeah. Justin:              The clothes fit the man. Pete:                I think that how he starts to… your body forms to the helmet after a little while, and then it's like, you take a turtle and it looks like you still are wearing it a little bit. And I think that's what happened here. Justin:              Pete, at this point, your feet have taken on the shape of your punisher's slippers, right? Pete:                Yeah, exactly. Exactly, yeah. Alex:                 I did like the Green Goblin's stuff in this issue. I think Nick Spencer did a good job of driving up the, and I'm using this word appropriately here, creepiness of the character. Justin:              Especially once all the other spider family characters were there, I was like, “Woof.” Alex:                 Oh yeah. That whole Gwen stuff was crazy. Justin:              Gross [crosstalk 00:13:40]. Alex:                 The exact right way though. The way that Norman Osborn is gross that I don't think we've seen him this way in a very long time, but it's weird. I'm curious to see what happens to the next issue, because it seems like we're finally getting into all of the kindred stuff, which is this villain that he's been building up over the course of all the issues. Justin:              But I got to say the fact that the reveal wasn't an issue. I was like, “Come on, man.” Alex:                 Yeah. Justin:              It really felt like now is the time to do it and it feels like we've missed our shot to finally get the reveal. Alex:                 Particularly the way the end… sorry, Pete. I was just going to add that particularly the way the ending is paced and obviously the spoiler for the ending, but in the mix, everything that's happening with Spider-Man, with the Green Goblin, with everybody, with Kindred walking towards this grave and walking up. And it definitely felt like this is the point where we see kindred walking, looking at a grave and now we know who Kindred is, and instead we still have no idea. What were you going to say, Pete? Pete:                Oh, I was just going to say, yeah, there's nothing like the old, “Hanging out next to a grave. You don't know who I am, moment,” that everybody loves. Yeah, it's a little frustrated. We don't have more information, especially after all we've been through, but I also really liked the backup stories. I'm a sucker for Chris Bachalo's art and also- Justin:              [inaudible 00:15:06], wars are also very good. Pete:                Yeah. The Ford shoes store with that art is so glorious and fantastic. Alex:                 Pete, Doug Wizard. Do you love a good Doug Wizard? Pete:                Yeah. I mean, come on, dogs and wizards together. What's not to love? Alex:                 No way. Could I throw out at you before we talk too much about the backup stories? Theories about the identity of kindred. Pete? Pete:                I'm trying to think of… What was the care bear with the little cloud on it? That's who I think it is. Alex:                 Okay, great. Great. Justin, do you have any theories? Justin:              I mean, what are the third rails we're going to touch here? It's been built up so much, it has to be a big character. Is it the dude who killed uncle Ben? Alex:                 Hmm. I guess I can do that. I'll throw out one. This is not my theory. I read this today. What? Pete:                I think it's Doc Cock. Alex:                 Doc Cock? Joe Chill. It's Joe Chill. I love this theory. I read this, I think it was on Nerdist or something today. They had a bunch of theories of who [crosstalk 00:16:22]. Justin:              I've heard of that. Alex:                 The theory was, Pete, you are going to 100%, absolutely hate this theory, but I'm so excited about it. The theory is, it's Peter Parker, but it's Peter Parker from the pre one more day continuity because they fucked up the Mafesto curse by Maryy Jane and Peter Parker getting back together. So it split up the reality, and so Peter Parker who made that deal is now kindred tried to get it back. Pete:                Wow. Justin:              If we can finally undo that bullshit- Pete:                That would be glorious. Justin:              That feels so arch and unnecessary. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 [crosstalk 00:17:09]. But I love the idea. I love the idea of it being Peter Parker, baby. I think that would be interesting. Pete:                Or Peter Porker. Justin:              Ooh, interesting. But here's the thing. So much of Kindred is like, “I was buried. I was under the ground.” It has to feel like it has to be a dead character come back to life. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 And it sounds graves. Justin:              Maybe it's their marriage. It's like- Alex:                 Yeah, there you go. The physical representation. As we all know, marriage is covered in giant centipedes. Alex:                 Let's move on to another title. Transformer is back to the future, number one from IDW, written by Ken and Scott, art by Juan Semeru. So this is exactly what you'd expect from the title. This is the Transformers, muck it up the back to the future continuity. And I'll get into a huge spoiler here, but I was getting very worried that they wouldn't do the thing that they do on the last page for most of the issue, but when they did, I was like, “Ah, thank you.” Pete:                Yeah, glorious. Glorious last page reveal. This was fun. This was cool. I liked how they took the things that we know. We got different perspectives, a little POV and the mall scene. I thought that was really fun, and great use of clashing these two worlds together in a way that made sense. Justin:              Yeah. I think this makes perfect sense. No one would ever be like, “This is an unnatural blending of two different properties.” Pete:                Yeah. I mean, who doesn't love seeing [crosstalk 00:18:45]- Alex:                 Oh, go ahead. Justin:              No, as they say in the famous line, “One point 21 megatrons.” Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 I do [crosstalk 00:18:54], think we're doing a good job here. I think when they finally get to it, to spoil a little bit of the book, but they do a back to the future too, with the transformers weaving their way through back to the future continuity saying, “Ooh, we could use some time travel to really take down the autobots,” and then of course, they finally do. We get the classic view of Hill Valley Square, except transformers have taken over the entire world. Beef Tatton, of course, is working for them. And Marty has tried to get away. It's just silly fun stuff. I had a much better time once they finally got to it, in the second half of the issue versus the first half of the issue- Pete:                Don't fucking do that. Don't break it up [crosstalk 00:19:35]. Alex:                 But I do. Justin:              It definitely felt like mashing up your toys when you're a kid in a fun way. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 I agree. Next up, American Vampire 1976 number one, from DC Comics written by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque. And we talked to Scott Snyder about this when he was at our live show a couple of weeks ago. So definitely go and listen to that podcast. But this is, as you could imagine for the title continuing and finishing the saga of American Vampire now in the '70s, there's disco, there's big Afros, everything that you'd expect going out on the title. This is also, I will say as much as I love this, and as much as I love Rafael Albuquerque's art in particular, this is definitely a deep dive into my subconscious to be like, “Who's that character from American Vampire?” I haven't read this in a while. But I enjoyed it nonetheless, personally. Pete:                Yeah. I mean, speaking of the Albuquerque's art. I mean, it's just so nice to be back in his warm embrace. I mean, this art is glorious. They're having fun. The classic, killing vampires with disco. I mean, you don't get tired of that, that's just fun stuff. Yeah, I think this was a cool wrap up. There's a lot of tie ins that I didn't remember, like you were saying solves, but I still enjoyed them. And yeah, I think it's a great saying that comes out of this book, “Fuck history, shred it and forget it.” You know what I mean? Justin:              Yeah. And that's how you failed social studies, right? Pete:                Hard, failed hard. Justin:              Yeah, I agree. I mean, seeing this altogether, the team back together that is, is so nice. Skinner is such an iconic character, even though he's not really in American Vampire anymore. It's just great to have this book back. There are so many great shots, the moment where Travis Kid is looking over his shoulder, it's just such a good blend, Scott and Rafiel working together, you don't get anywhere else. Yeah. Alex:                 Yeah. It's great. Yeah, they're really getting it together. And so is our next book, Getting it Together, number one from [crosstalk 00:21:59]. Justin:              How did you come up with that? Wow. Alex:                 I mean, it was just up here. It was just up here in my brain and it came out of my mouth co-created and written by Sina Grace and Omar Spahi, art by Jenny Define and Sina Grace. We of course had Sina Grace and Omar Spahi on our live show. Justin:              Oh, when? Alex:                 Just this very week. Justin:              Oh, weird. Alex:                 So go back to this [inaudible 00:22:20], interview, despite the unfortunate tech problems. But I really enjoyed this book. If you did miss our live show, it's basically a more modern friend set in San Francisco. That's a little sexier and a little more inclusive, both from a cultural and sexual standpoint. And I thought it was fun. I enjoyed this book quite a bit. What do you guys think about it? Justin:              I agree [inaudible 00:22:46], a lot. I talked about this my comparison on the podcast of, Being a Bit Like Scott Pilgrim, a more modern and more, I guess, real, version of Scott Pilgrim where the characters are fun and interesting. They're making jokes and they're dealing with their mistakes in their lives. And I liked it a lot. Pete:                Yeah. I mean, unlike Friends, this is a little bit more, less shiny and more real, they get into things. So it's enjoyable. It's nice to just see a great image comic that focuses on relationships and the ebbs and flows of life and how we'd put up with each other's shit or don't and yeah, I think it's really well done. You got some interesting characters, some really fun, cool moments. Yeah, it's a solid book. Justin:              And who's your favorite friend? Real quick. Pete:                Oh, yeah. Alex:                 Good question. Pete:                Favorite friend on the TV show [crosstalk 00:23:49]- Alex:                 Go with Joey on this. Pete:                I'm going to say Alex. Alex:                 Gunther? Pete:                Nice. Alex:                 Wow. Justin:              Again, makes sense. You're the Gunther of this podcast. I got to say Pete was right. It's Joey. Joey is the best friend. [crosstalk 00:24:00]. Also, the seasons, he's the only one that isn't deeply unlikable by the end. Pete:                Well, I do like the Power of a Good Hug here. It's a nice thing that's in this book here, and [crosstalk 00:24:15]- Alex:                 I mean, I just want to follow up though what Justin said, that's why Joey was the perfect spinoff and works so well. Justin:              Yes. I can't believe it's still going strong, 15 seasons later. Alex:                 Incredible. Just a quick shout out before we move on. Jenny Define's art is great. In particular character designs are very good in this book. They're very unique, they're very different. They seem more realistic than your typical character designs and I think she does a good job here. Alex:                 Let's move on to our 10 of Swords Block. Three books came out today. We are going to talk about them as a little bit of a block, because this is an interesting event. And Justin, you haven't really been here to talk about this too much yet. Pete:                Wait- Alex:                 Yes, Pete, what's up? Pete:                Wait, I just wanted to point out, it's important that you read these in order. I fucked up the order [crosstalk 00:25:00]. Justin:              Like a lot of things, it's important you do them in the correct order, like breakfast, lunch, and dinner, putting- Pete:                No, you can have breakfast any time, mother fucker. Don't pull that shit. Justin:              Okay. Alex:                 Matter of life, death? Justin:              That birth, life, death. Alex:                 Yeah. Man, I'm very excited to hear what order you read these in. But just to read off all three titles right now. Wolverine number six written by Benjamin Percy and art by Viktor Bogdanovic. X-Force number three, also written by Benjamin Percy and art by Viktor Bogdanovic. Marauders, number 13 written by Vita Ayala and art by Matteo Lolli. So as you can probably tell here, the first two issues are basically one story. They're showing how Wolverine gets his sword. He's going after the Muramasa blade, which of course is the only thing that can kill him, as we learned from that very weird storyline, where he comes back from hell all the time. But that's sword he needs to go and battle for other worlds. And then Marauders 13 is a little more of a one-shot as it's showing how Storm gets her sword from Wakanda, which of course is a very personal mission for her. What do you think about the storyline so far? How'd you feel about these issues in particular? And Pete, what order did you read the bid? Pete:                Well, I'm just noticing now there's the part three of 22, part [crosstalk 00:26:20]. If I would have taken the time, I could have paid attention and then not read it, but I read it. Justin:              You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can read the cover to know what you're doing. Pete:                Yeah. I read part five first. I did the Marauders and then I did Wolverine and then I did Acts of Swords. Justin:              So that's all right. [crosstalk 00:26:44]- Alex:                 Not as bad as it could have been. You could have read Marauders in the middle or X-Force first and then Wolverine. Justin:              The Last page of Marauders gives it away a little bit for Wolverine and then you [crosstalk 00:26:56]. Justin:              Yes. Wolverine, it does get it together. See, I read the fifth panel on the sixth page of Marauders and I jumped over to X-Force and read the seventh panel on. [crosstalk 00:27:05]. Yeah, I know. Alex:                 Now, wait. Do you want to hear from Pete because you've been pretty dead on the exponent general and down on that storyline for the first two parts? Well, I think pretty positive about everything so far. I've been really enjoying this storyline. But you like these issues, right, Pete? Pete:                Yeah. So yeah, I guess what you wanted to talk about how you're a more positive person than me and you can see the sunshine. Alex:                 Yeah, I'm like ray of sunshine and you're not. Pete:                Yeah. I got a clouded like a ping pang thing going on. So yeah, what I like about this is, it's not 80 different fucking things happening at once. It's not fuck Island and you can't kill anybody anymore and golden eggs of humans, as well as the fact that you're no longer a part of everything. You give humans drugs on the side. It's just dealing with this 10 of Swords, like, “Okay, there's a showdown coming up, you've got to go get your weapon of choice and go get in your spot so that when it's go time, you're ready to go.” So it's like, “Great, this is what I want. I don't want this.” There's so much shit happening in X-Men right now we can just deal with this side story. And I was so happy, we just got three stories that make sense, that kind of like, okay, it's each person's journey to get to their place, so the raid to try to save the world. Justin:              It's like a prequel to the Choose Your Fighter screen on Street Fighter II. Pete:                Exactly. You're choosing what weapon and why. [crosstalk 00:28:49]. Yeah, I love it. Alex:                 I liked that you refer to this Wolverine story as nice and simple and straightforward where it's just classic Wolverine goes to Japan, goes down to hell, burns all of the flash off of his skeleton, meets a guy from other worlds who killed people who were the children of apocalypse. And has come back to getr an immortal blade that contains a person's soul that is also wanted by the beast who runs the hand, who wants to give them as wedding gifts, except the beast also hates Wolverine and Muramasa, so wants to eat their souls. Just classic which is very simple [crosstalk 00:29:31]. Pete:                Yeah, give me straightforward story that I can fucking follow, man. Alex:                 Totally. All you need to do is read every expert book and every Daredevil book, and you got it. Pete:                But if you don't know that Wolverine, when he dies, goes to hell and have to be reborn every time. I like the fact that they were picking up on that and playing with it a little bit here and… yeah, it sounds insane, but with Hickman's, all the stuff that he's changed, it's nice to just have a simple and say [crosstalk 00:30:02]- Alex:                 Go back to basics. Yeah. Justin:              Let me ask you, how many of the text pages did you read? Pete:                None. Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                Not a fucking one. Justin:              I actually liked a lot of the text pages, especially in the Marauders book, which feels like a good way for them to keep the more fantastical aspects of the Hickman, X-Men world in these books. These much more straightforward titles where we are just assembling the Circle of Swords characters back on Krakola. And yeah, it's like these are two shot in a one shot where fun stuff happens. Alex:                 I enjoyed these. I had fun. I still like this crossover. My only little qualms- Justin:              Wow. Alex:                 … with the Wolverine one- Justin:              Of course, I like something you fucking [crosstalk 00:30:55]. Alex:                 No. I mean, here's the thing. Is that, I don't like the Wolverine Goes to Hell thing at all. I do not like that as a part of Wolverine mythology. Justin:              I don't like that he can be- Pete:                I also don't like that Spider-Man made a deal with the fucking devil. [crosstalk 00:31:09]- Alex:                 Hold on. Wait, Justin, are you to call out the skeleton thing? Justin:              Yes. I don't like that either. Alex:                 What is that? Justin:              He can't just go back to skeleton and grow back. He's not Lobo, another Wolverine. Pete:                You don't know, that's not true. Alex:                 Yeah. That bothers me as well. I think Benjamin Percy, a great writer, the art is great. Justin:              I'm sorry about this [crosstalk 00:31:27]- Alex:                 I love having this new, a [oracco 00:31:32], opposite to Wolverine. This person, new has adamantium skin or armor or whatever is going on there. Justin:              Let's just say it's a microfiber. Alex:                 It's a great Wolverine villa. It's just a really good setup there. But those little things are just like, “Oh, this is so annoying to be,” but I pushed past them. Anyway, the Storm story I thought was very good. It's such a very smart thing to have her be like, “Goddammit, I got to go back to Wakanda with my ex-husband and ask for a sword somehow.” Vita Ayala puts great history of Storm in there. The art is excellent to the change of [inaudible 00:32:07], styles are great. I thought this was a very, very good issue in particular. So overall I'm a big fan of this storyline so far. Pete:                Yeah, me too. Yeah, and- Alex:                 Moving on… Oh, go ahead, Pete. Pete:                It was really cool to find out about the sword and the way they gave us the story. And yeah, and it was also tough because we're in Wakanda, rest in peace, Chadwick, Bozeman. There was that still, the amazing tribute thing. And then he didn't show up till later was cool and well placed and just caught her red-handed in the worst possible moment. But the conversation they had was great, and then the ending of the book with the other two waiting there was really fantastic, really setting things up and again it's excited for this 10 Swords event. I'm very excited for this and I hope this event can propel the X-Men into a place that is, I don't know, a little cleaner and less insane. Alex:                 I 100% guarantee you they're going to celebrate winning the 10 of Swords challenge with a big old fuck party at both ends. Justin:              Yes. And oracco fuck party is wow. Alex:                 That's fucked up. Justin:              I just hope they're not bringing 10 knives to 10 different gunfights. Alex:                 Oh man. That'd be bad. Son of a Hedgehog Bad Guy is number one from ITW story by Ian Flynn and art by Jack Lawrence. This is well outside of my wheelhouse. Justin:              What do you mean Alex? Alex:                 What I mean is Son of the Hedgehog is one of those characters, I was like, “What is he doing? He's running fast and spitting rings out of his body. This is dumb, and I hate this game. I'm not going to play.” Justin:              You don't like… because were an Nintendo person? Alex:                 Yeah, I was a Nintendo guy. Justin:              See, I was Nintendo too, and I feel the same way, because I was like, “He's just so fast.” Mario is not fast. He jumps, that's his whole thing. Pete:                First off, I was a Nintendo guy as well, but Sonic was fun. It was crazy, but it was a fun game. You all are [crosstalk 00:34:18]- Justin:              Alex and I are like Sonic, too fast, slow down. [crosstalk 00:34:22]. Why are you obsessed with rings? Be happy with the simple life, be happy with the simple life Sonic. [inaudible 00:34:29], all these golden rings, Pete:                All that aside, I felt like this was a very clean, fun idea of like, “All right, let's set up some villains. Let's set things up in a way that makes sense and moves things forward.” And I thought it was cool to see this team come together. Alex:                 Yeah. Ian Flynn knows what he's doing with these licensed properties. And like you said, taking a bunch of bad guys, even if I don't know a lot about them, he writes them well, he delineates them. Jack Lawrence's art is cartoony in front of the right way. Pete:                Perfectly, yeah. Alex:                 I'm just getting fun, all ages title. Even if I don't personally feel a connection with Son of the Hedgehog. Justin:              Now, Pete, how do you like this hedgehog when he's basically the flash with spikes? Pete:                No, he's nothing like that. There's no bullshit speed force or a fucking one of the treadmills- Alex:                 The screen force is like a bunch of rings that he spits out when he's hit. It's the same thing. Pete:                No, it's not true. Alex:                 Same concept. Pete:                No. Alex:                 Okay. Pete:                Yeah. I have no problem with Sonic, unlike you guys. I think this is a fun book, really well drawn. It's cool. Alex:                 We don't have a problem with it. It's a problem with you, Pete. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 We Only Find Them When They're Dead. Number two from Boom! Studios, written by Al Ewing and illustrated by Simone Di Meo. This is continuing the story of a bunch of salvagers who fly around the universe, carving meat off of gods. They want to find a live god, they only find dead gods. I got to say that carving meat thing is probably my favorite part of the book right now, just in terms of how weird and gross it is. How are you guys feeling about it, two issues in? Pete:                Well, I'm definitely going to change my will. And I want people to carve meat out of me and eat it. Justin:              Oh yeah. I can't wait for a filly Pete steak. Pete:                It's going to be fun. Justin:              Suck it up at Pete steak. Pete:                Oh boy. Justin:              Suck it up on Pete Steak. Pete:                Yeah. The art is fantastic in this book, it's very interesting as we piece together what's going on and this world where they live off dead gods. Yeah, this is very interesting different fun, space book, cool characters, good relationships. It'll be interesting to see how this goes, but I'm on board. I think this is a fun book. Justin:              Pete, when we do eventually eat you because you asked in your will, would you mind if I use regular cheese instead of cheez whiz? Pete:                No. You got use whiz. Also, I'll have a specific condiment, like the old country suite, [inaudible 00:37:20], dipping sauce, you know what I mean? Justin:              And that'll be made from your hair or something? Pete:                No, from the country [crosstalk 00:37:28]- Alex:                 No, of course, you're going to be a French dip. You got the [foreign language 00:37:30] Pete:                Oh, yeah. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 Nothing like the good old you. Justin:              This reminds me, I've been watching the show, Raised by Wolves. [crosstalk 00:37:41]- Pete:                God, how many times are you going to talk about [crosstalk 00:37:44]? What the fuck? Alex:                 No, keep bringing it up, I want to talk about it every time. Let's do it. Justin:              [crosstalk 00:37:46]. I haven't quite finished it yet. Very excited. Two episodes left. This reminded me of that in a good way, a nice- Pete:                Save it for a weekend geek, you asshole. Justin:              Okay. But anyway, this is very similar. Totally, I think. Alex:                 Yeah, this is good stuff. This is just a big, hard Sci-Fi and I'm very impressed with this new world here. It's sometimes difficult to get through exactly what's happening, but I'm always intrigued to find out what's next. Alex:                 Talking about another hard Sci-Fi book, Far Sector, number eight from DC comics written by new MacArthur, genius grant recipients, N.K. Jemisin, art and color by Jamal Campbell. Yeah, take that other DC comics writers. This is tying up the storyline, but opening up some new mysteries. We have Green Lantern on this planet. She is fighting some digital beings. Finally, shuts them down, but as mentioned, it opens up new histories here. Every issue is just very good. How do you guys feel about this one? Pete:                Yeah. I mean the art is amaze balls. Every issue is very impressive. I love the aliens reference, little George Carlin quote. I mean this book continues to impress. The main character is fantastic. You root for the whole time. This is a fun mystery, who done it thing, that's slowly unraveling. I just constantly impressed with how different this is from Green Lantern books and how much more I like it than Green Lantern books. Justin:              Yeah. I think, in this issue, it occurred to me just the sense of place and characters is so unique in this book. You really feel like this city is difficult for the characters to understand or the main character to understand. That's as much of a part of the mystery as anything else. And I think it's very rare for a comic book to give that off. Alex:                 Yeah. Particularly when you have a Green Lantern comic book where they're usually flitting from planet to planet or going to [OA 00:39:54], and they're going somewhere else and then back to OA and then over to earth, that we're sitting here and living in this place is I think very smart and very good. This is a don't miss book every month. Alex:                 Next up, this is what I know you were excited about Justin, Adventure Man, number four from Image Comics. Script by Matt Fraction, pencils by Terry Dodson, inks by Rachel Dodson. In this issue, we're having our new adventure man, is dealing with the fact that she is much larger than she was previously. Justin:              And denser. Alex:                 And denser. Pete:                Denser. Alex:                 And we find out a lot more about the history of what went on with the previous Adventure Man. How'd you feel about this one? Justin:              I like this book a lot. Obviously, the art by the Dodsons is fantastic. And the way the story really takes its time, I said this on the main podcast as well, it really takes its time- Alex:                 You sure did. Justin:              … and we get to really explore the powers and origin of the character that so many books have to blow pass in one issue. And with this series, we get to really be like, to her discovering her powers. It reminds me of the first couple of Spider-Man movies and really like languishing in the origin and enjoying it, which is something that I've missed in a lot of new comic books. Alex:                 Yeah. I mean, some people might just say, “Get to it already,” but I see what you say. Justin:              I hear you on that. But with this, it feels like we get to see the characters really enjoying the world that they're in and enjoying this. This is moment of discovery of- Alex:                 Enjoying the journey. Justin:              Yeah. And enjoying the beginning of the journey. As for this character, I think it's cool. Alex:                 I agree. Pete:                The arts, fantastic. You've got some great action, some fun storytelling, great character development. This is a really pro comic that is just taking it's time and being confident in the art and the storytelling. Alex:                 Well, and it's also, I don't know if it's going to pan out this way, but it's a really good all ages comic book at the same time. This is something that you could read with kids and have no problem. It's a little complex, but it's fun stuff. It gets a little dark, but good book across the board. Next up, Backtrack, number seven from Oni Press written by Brian Joines, art by Jake Elphick. We had Brian Joines on the live show a couple of weeks back. [crosstalk 00:42:20]- Justin:              Wait, did you did you say Backtrack or Backstack? Alex:                 Backtrack. Pete:                Okay, [inaudible 00:42:25]. Justin:              Backtstack. Alex:                 So this is a car race through time. And in this issue, they find their [inaudible 00:42:30], cells not back in time, but forward in time, in the future, dealing with some big stuff here. I really like this issue a lot. This is a big mythology issue, building out exactly what's been going out of the background while they were doing this race. And I enjoyed finally getting to that stuff, as well as this glimpse of this future timeline. How did you two feel about it? Pete:                Yeah. I mean, this is just over the top fun, the art is unbelievable and it's nice to see even in the future, you can just cocky robots, you just shoot them down. You know what I mean? Don't let those robots talk shit to you. Just shoot them in the face until they fall down. It's good stuff. Justin:              Wow. Bad attitude when it comes to [inaudible 00:43:18]. You're the kind of guy that would shoot up C-3PO in Empire Strikes Back. Pete:                No, come on. Oh, well 3CPO, yeah. [crosstalk 00:43:26]. Alex:                 As will Smith said in the classic movie, I, Robot, “Oh, hell no.” Justin:              Yeah. That's what we were all thinking. Thanks for saying it, Alex. Alex:                 Anytime. Justin:              When we had Brian on the show, we talked a lot about how the racing, the balance between the racing and the other side of the story is really well handled. And even in this issue, where there's so much about the mythology and just developing the world around these characters, we still have a lot of time for the energy of the race. And I think that the momentum behind the book is really part of that and I appreciate that. Alex:                 Yeah, they do- Justin:              The colors in this book are also really exciting. Alex:                 Yeah, they do a great job of bouncing my story and action and it keep things grounded, even though it's such a chronic crazy over the top idea. Justin:              It makes me, just when I'm driving my kids to school in the morning, I just feel the same way. I'm just going crazy. Pulling to a stop at a red light and slowly, getting in traffic and then stopping again. Alex:                 Oh, man. That's really cool. You should try going through time. Next up, let's talk about one of my favorite Marvel books that is rapidly going to the top of my stack, Black Widow, number two from Marvel, read by Kelly Thompson, art by Elena Casagrande. We've got a little hint of what's been going on with Black Widow in the last issue as something happened to her. And now she's being manipulated by Arcade. This issue Hawkeye, and with the soldier tracking her down. They find out she's living a happy family life, but of course, Black Widow still got a Black Widow with some hero stuff. This is great. This is such a great twist on Black Widow. This is such a different story for her, and I'm very excited to see where this goes. Justin:              Yeah, I agree. Our expectations that we talked about at the first issue where it's like, “Oh, it's not the Black Widow book. Oh, she's dealing with her past, she's being taken advantage of. She's going to kill people to get back on top,” and to find that new spin on it like this. And I love the perspective shift, switching to Hawkeye and Bucky, Winter Soldier, just like trying to figure this out. And I do hope they get to the Winter Soldier Black Widow over relationship that was such a great relationship back in the Edward Baker run, and was just untimely dispatched with at the end of that run. And I would love to see that become a thing again, despite the fact that she has no memory at all. Pete:                What do you guys think? This is the kind of the question. Do they interfere here or do they literally let her live this happy life that she seemed so pleasant and content with? Alex:                 Well, since she's being manipulated by Arcade and the Kabbalah villains, I would say they probably should get her out, but they don't know that part yet. Pete:                They don't. I just wanted to go on record here and say if you guys see me living a brainwashed life, please don't hesitate to pull me out of that. Alex:                 Oh, I thought you're going to say let you stay in it. Pete:                No. Justin:              Do you think some of the younger henchmen that deal with Arcade are like, “What are you named after, dude?” Pete:                Yeah, definitely. Justin:              What is it? Core quarters? You put quarters in the machine? Alex:                 Apple Arcade. Come on, that's a thing. Everybody loves Apple Arcade. We are all subscribers. Justin:              That's 100% true. Alex:                 Yeah. What's your favorite game on Apple Arcade? Real quick. Don't even look it up. Just mention one. Justin:              Sorry. I'm just running through my favorite quippy shows. Let me just list those. Alex:                 Exorsisters, number 10 from Image Comics written by Ian Boothby and art by Gisèle Lagacé. This is the culmination of illustration [crosstalk 00:47:18], of the firsthand issues. We talked about this series on and off. This is about two sisters, as you probably figured out from the title. One of them is real, one of them is not. And they're battling forces of heaven and hell. Great climax in this issue. I thought just like a big, fun battle that didn't lose the sense of humor that it has throughout. I enjoyed this title quite a bit. How do you guys feel? Justin:              Yeah, I feel the same way. The art has the classic Betty and Veronica, Archie vibe to it, well dealing with these big demonic characters, heaven and hell coming together around these sisters, these not technically sisters, sisters. It's very fun. Alex:                 Yeah, it's fun. Even in the middle of the fight, she's like, “Do you want to tag in?” It's just, they're having a good time, even though there's big stakes and things happening and I really liked the sister's relationship. Yeah, I think this is really a fun book that makes an interesting turn at the end. But yeah, this is well done, well drawn. You can run those ones when you look at the cover, you're like, “Oh, I get what this is.” And then you're pleasantly rewarded for that. Alex:                 Next up, Deceased, Dead Planet, number four from TC Comics written by Tom Taylor, art by Trevor Harrison. If you haven't been following along, we've been loving this title. This takes place in a world ravaged by the anti-life equation. They have found out that cyborg holds maybe the cure to the virus that it has going around. So this issue they're tracking down, Metron trying to get information from him to put it all together. Another great issue of this title. What'd you guys think about it? Pete:                I mean, this comic is insane. This is so much fun. It's nonstop action and fun moments between heroes, great kiss. Some bad-ass reveal at the end, last page. Tom Taylor is killing this book. Justin:              Yeah, I really liked the way the Superman and Batman are done in this storyline. It's one of the rare Elle swirled these storylines where I really think the heroes stand on their own. I could see these characters continuing on outside of this comic or just really living in this deceased world for a long time. Alex:                 That's great. I agree. Next up, Inkblot, number two from Image Comics written by Emma Kubert and art by Rusty Gladdest. Pete, you're a big fan of this one. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 It's a fantasy book with a tiny little black cat. This issue takes a very different bed. Introduces subdue characters, keeps the same cat. How do you feel about this? Pete:                This is fun book. I don't know what it is about this adorable cat, but- Alex:                 Is some of the cat is very… I can't stop looking at it. Pete:                I don't know if it's the eyes or the cuteness or just the way it's drawn. Alex:                 It's probably the eyes, because the eyes are the only distinguishing features. Pete:                But I really love it. I know it's ridiculous, but just seeing this guy who just says ‘Meow,” is just great and saves the day. Guys, just because dragons are big and scary doesn't mean they have big and scary problems. Sometimes you just have a small problem kike your old rat stuck in the nose. Alex:                 You worshiped the cat? The weight of the cat. Pete:                Let's weigh the cat guys. Alex:                 You're a cat guy though, Pete. That's the thing. That's a secret that nobody knows. Pete:                Well, I was a dog person my whole life, but now I have a cat. And so it's just me and Inkblot living the dream. Alex:                 I like this issue. I just want to know what's going on with this book, because as far as I can tell the second issue wasn't really connected to the first issue, [crosstalk 00:51:24]- Pete:                Yeah, one and done type of scenarios. Alex:                 Yeah. But the first issue ended in a cliff hanger where they were going to continue the story. So I'd love to get back to that. No, that'd be cool. I think the art is very good. I like the world. There's a glorious picture of a bunch of [ellis 00:51:42], standing in front of this, I don't know if it's a portal or what it is in these tree branches that is gorgeous. So I want to know more about this world, but I feel like we're two issues in, and it's not quite giving me enough information at this point. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 Well, I don't know what more you need. You got adorable cat who's solving crimes and helping people out. I mean, what the fuck else you want, man? Justin:              [crosstalk 00:52:08]. Getting that rat. Pete:                Got to get that rat. Justin:              Got to get that rat. That's what I said to my coffee mug in the morning, I drink my cup of coffee and I'm like, “Ah, time to get that rat.” Champions, number one written by Eve L. Ewing, art by Simone Di Meo. This is picking up on the champions outlawed storyline that I think began 35 years ago. I'm not 100% sure, but the champions have been… they're not allowed to be superheroes anymore. Kids aren't allowed to be super heroes and being a little mean, but this is obviously a victim of the pandemic where things have gotten very, very delayed. Justin:              Finally, we are picking up on this though. What do you think about this take on Marvel's Young Heroes? Pete:                I mean, it just sucks that they're no longer allowed to be heroes and they're trying to be… there's sting operations to get them. I mean, it's heartbreaking stuff, you know what I mean? They earn their stripes, they should be a part of the team. Justin:              Exactly. If I were in living in this world, I would want to [crosstalk 00:53:14]- Pete:                You are living in this world. Justin:              … 11, 12 year olds running around, shooting stuff through lasers. Alex:                 Yeah, being in charge of things, making big time decisions. I love it. Justin:              Once the team comes together and this book starts moving, I like this a lot. I'm the Van [Astervicks 00:53:32], formerly Marvel boy, former new warrior. The fact that he's the bad guy here, now he's called Justice. I don't know if he's just this way now. That was interesting. And I guess, I'm not super familiar with the dynamics of this team. I like the way the reveal at the end, and I'm curious how, if this book does have that same vibe of the new warriors that I liked back in the '90s. Alex:                 Yeah. It's not quite there yet. It feels like the middle of whatever happened previously, whatever's coming next, but once it comes together, I am interested to read it as well. Alex:                 Last but not least, Decorum, number five written by Jonathan Hickman and art by Mike Huddleston. This might be my favorite issue of Decorum, so far personally. Justin:              100%. I like how we always save this book for last. Alex:                 All right, so at this book, who knows what really is going on? But in this issue, we are following our former courier character was now training at a school for assassins. And we follow her as she trains at that school over the course of many, many years. Man, this issue was great. Just a ton of fun, perfectly relayed out by Mike Huddleston phenomenal. Like I do, it's taken us a while to get here, but just a joy to read from beginning to end. Justin:              Yeah. I agree. I think Hickman, especially on his non big to work really pops when there's a very clear format to the story so that he can live in that format and tell the wildest stories he can think of. I like to imagine that right after Krakola finishes, making love to a neighboring Island, Krakola falls asleep and dreams the comic book, Decorum. Alex:                 Wow. Justin:              Hmm, wow. Alex:                 There's some- Justin:              Delilah will be here all night, listening to your heartbreaking story. Pete:                There's some amazing art, some amazing coloring and shading in this book. Really beautiful stuff, but it's also repetitive and it's also like you're getting these symbols, the graphics, the [crosstalk 00:55:56]- Justin:              There's some amazing shading. There's some amazing shading right there for people to pick. Pete:                I get it, man. You like symbols now, and now every book has to have these little pages, in between pages that don't have much, but have a little bit whatever- Justin:              Dude, dude, dude, it is not now. He's been doing that same shit for years. Alex:                 Yes. Pete:                Okay, cool. I guess I'm just catching on to it, but I don't know. I guess if you like it and it's in every book, you get used to it or grow to expect it. But I think the art is glorious, especially with… even though it's repetitive of the same shit, the kind of goriness of it is fantastic. And then you get the, okay, she finally steps up and what that means and the aftermath. So interesting, cool storytelling, but really took its time and art's great. Alex:                 Alright, there you go. No better place to wrap up than that. If you would like to support this podcast, patrion.com/comic book club, also do a live show every Tuesday ni

In this episode, Thaddeus and I discuss the consequences of what would happen if the Waynes hadn't been killed by Joe Chill.

You know, sometimes the titles on these books are just a bit misleading. It is like those video you get links to that talk about some amazing thing that cant be explained, but you know the kid had gas. Anyway. . . 3rd Degree Byrne goes back forty years to read ”The Untold Legend of the Batman” and comment on it just for you! Join Tim Elliott, Brian Hughes, David Thompson, John Hijatt and Kirk Greenfield for a head canon (Copyright Em Middleton) explosion. The discussion goes far and wide across the Batmans Gold and Silver Age. This is some great stuff and it has been covered by others before but not like this. So. . . why do they call it the “Untold” Legend? It was a retelling of Batmans origin and history, which means it was told before, right? This one is gonna keep me up tonight. Maybe I can get Alfred to make me some warm milk. Pull up a glass and join 3rd Degree Byrne as they cover “The untold Legend of the Batman #1”. This one is gonna give you the Joe Chills!Feedback for this show can be sent to: gottagetbyrned@gmail.com3rd Degree Byrne is proud to be part of the TwoTrueFreaks Internet Radio Network http://twotruefreaks.com/main.php Two True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network(http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts(http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/3rdDegreeByrne/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/byrnepodcast THANK YOU for listening to 3rd Degree Byrne!

You know, sometimes the titles on these books are just a bit misleading. It is like those video you get links to that talk about some amazing thing that cant be explained, but you know the kid had gas. Anyway. . . 3rd Degree Byrne goes back forty years to read ”The Untold Legend of the Batman” and comment on it just for you! Join Tim Elliott, Brian Hughes, David Thompson, John Hijatt and Kirk Greenfield for a head canon (Copyright Em Middleton) explosion. The discussion goes far and wide across the Batmans Gold and Silver Age. This is some great stuff and it has been covered by others before but not like this. So. . . why do they call it the “Untold” Legend? It was a retelling of Batmans origin and history, which means it was told before, right? This one is gonna keep me up tonight. Maybe I can get Alfred to make me some warm milk. Pull up a glass and join 3rd Degree Byrne as they cover “The untold Legend of the Batman #1”. This one is gonna give you the Joe Chills!Feedback for this show can be sent to: gottagetbyrned@gmail.com3rd Degree Byrne is proud to be part of the TwoTrueFreaks Internet Radio Network http://twotruefreaks.com/main.php Two True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network(http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts(http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/3rdDegreeByrne/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/byrnepodcast THANK YOU for listening to 3rd Degree Byrne!

Joe Chill in Heck’em! Batman #673 finds Justin, Roman, & Jeff on the case to find the hole in things! And today we get some big clues, some crazy flashbacks, and some seriously ominous foreshadowing. Justin say’s it may be his favorite issue so far! Hey, listener, after engaging, how about writing us an email with YOUR thoughts on the character of Joe Chill, and how you feel about him having an identity?You can send us an email with feedback, questions, audio recordings, or ANYTHING at: batmaninquarantine@gmailcomSPOILERS! Tread carefully dear listener, because we’re going to talk about what happened in these issues. So maybe pause this, read the issue first,, and come back. We’ll still be here!A Huge Thank you to Dan Panosian for the art in our Logo! Find more of his great work at: instagram.com/urbanbarbarianSubscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you like to get your podcasts, and look for new episodes Monday-Thursday!

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Our wonderful host Galaxy had the opportunity to sit with the great Richard Brake and get up close and personal about the movies he's starred in and why we call him the Leading man of Horror. Richard Colin Brake is a Welsh-American character actor, known for his supporting roles as Joe Chill in Batman Begins (2005), Doom-Head in 31 (2016), and the chemist in Mandy (2018), as well as his lead role as Bob Reid in Perfect Skin (2018). He also had supporting roles on television as the Night King on the fourth and fifth season of Game of Thrones and as Conrad Harlow on the first season of Absentia.   For more amazing episodes like this one go to: www.ComicCon-Radio.com Follow us on Instagram  @ComicConRadio Please subscribe to Comic Con Radio on any platform you like! Always give us 5 stars. Please share this episode with the world! We love you all… Thank you for loving us back!

After having crept up in the last two episodes, Joe & Kendall decided it was time and dedicated an entire episode to Batman: Year two, the mysterious story that has been effectively purged from DC conscious, though not from DC history. Did you ever want to see Batman wield a pistol with malicious intent, engage in the world’s most awkward and forced relationship, and team up with Joe Chill all while trying to stop a Pirates of the Caribbean reject with the world’s most eye-rolling catchphrase? Yeah, us neither. Buckle up, Bat-Fanatics, this is a bumpy one. Plot Pandemonium: Batman: Year Two A.C.E. Chemical Reactions Crisis of Infinite Interpretations Outside the Panel: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm iTunes / RSS / Facebook About The Show

Chris gives a rundown on the haunted Peoria State Hospital. Justin challenges some ghosts. Alternate realities in fictional universes are explored. Joe Chill vs. Aqualad. Chris is confident in his obstacle course abilities. Logrolling!

In this week's issue, we talk secret identities. We discuss whether it's the person in or out of the cape and cowl who counts, the times when people find out who's behind the mask, and why superheroes have a disguise at all? But first we see what new in DC news. Are they retconning Poison Ivy in Gotham? Will Zachary Levi do a good job captaining the marvel of a movie known as Shazam! Listen in to find out more! Intro music by Aaron Barry   Prescribed Reading from Issue #21: Identity Crisis – Mini-series exploring issues of trust and secrets, as well as the protection of identity, within the Justice League Justice League vol. 2 #5 – Batman reveals his secret identity to Green Lantern JLA vol. 1 #43-46 – “Tower of Babel” storyline, which saw Batman’s contingencies stolen and used against the Justice League The Flash Secret Files & Origins vol. 1 #3 – Wally West reveals himself as the new Flash in order to honour Barry Allen’s sacrifice Adventure Comics vol. 1 #452 – Black Manta removes his helmet and reveals that he is, in fact, black Infinite Crisis #6 – Black Lightning reveals to Mister Terrific how he chose his superhero moniker Black Canary vol. 4 – A 12-issue series in which Dinah tours as the eponymous lead singer of the band “Black Canary” Batman vol. 1 #47 – After learning Batman’s identity, Joe Chill is killed by criminals who blame him for creating the superhero

EPISODE 132 IS LIVE! Join our heroes Stan and Chris as they chat about the super spoopy trailers for Stranger Things - Season 2 and The New Mutants, Stan's thoughts on the SNES classic, their picks for a Game Boy and Dreamcast Classic, how Joe Chill discovered Atlantis and doomed Gotham City, thoughts about New York Comic Con, Chris' review of The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, AND the conclusion of our "Blade: Daddy" saga. Enjoy! +++ Sign up for a free 30-day trial of Audible and receive a free audiobook of your choice! Visit: www.AudibleTrial.com/SuperNerdPals You can find our podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud, Google Play and Stitcher! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/super…id957518932?mt=2 @supernerdpals goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com…4?t%3DSuper_Nerd_Pals www.stitcher.com/podcast/super-nerd-pals Here is our RSS Feed for you to upload to your podcast player of choice - feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…125/sounds.rss Please like, rate, share, subscribe, and tell your friends about us! And feel to comment and reach out to us. We love talking to you! And as always, you can find us on our flagship channels for Super Nerd Pals! The Blade / Fallon Grey Article:  http://observationdeck.kinja.com/whatever-happened-to-the-all-new-blade-1786828750 Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/SuperNerdPals/ Twitter: @SuperNerdPals - twitter.com/supernerdpals ; @AnimeIsWeird - twitter.com/animeisweird ; @FanimeshonDesu - twitter.com/fanimeshondesu Instagram: www.instagram.com/supernerdpals/ Tumblr: supernerdpals.tumblr.com/ Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpkEkUQwSwMBX74ruvbzR9w You can find us individually on Twitter at: Stan - @StanDoom ; twitter.com/standoom Andy - @SweetJusticeOne ;  twitter.com/sweetjusticeone Ryan - @The_Red_Horror ; twitter.com/the_red_horror Chris - @KyoNinjaForHire ; twitter.com/KyoNinjaForHire +++

I hope you're stocked up on ammo and supplies, because we're bugging in and bugging out as we bring in the following issues:-Fancy People Coming To The Theater- Unwanted Well-Wishers- Mic Check- Doomsday SalesmenYou don't have to be Joe Chill to know that all the world's a stage. Except when it isn't. In those cases, the stage is a very specific place, and usually the best place to find one is in a theater. So what happens, then, when some big shot needs a place to pontificate? Room to boom? Space to show their face? That's right, they find the nearest available theater and welcome themselves in. You see, they'd like to thank all of the little people for making sure they had a place to look important for whatever dumb thing it is they needed so badly to show the world. What's that? You're right in the middle of preparing that stage for something else? Something that's been scheduled for months? Gonna be real inconvenient when they just bust on in and step on your plans? That's okay. They're an important person, and you aren't. After all, if they weren't important, they wouldn't need your stage, now would they? Some people love basking in public adulation. Some others, however, do not . . .If you're a social butterfly, then you have no problem with people pawing all over you and showering you with affection. But what if you're more private. What if you're one of those people who has a very limited amount of social energy to spend, and people just wandering up to you randomly feels like it sucks the life right out of you? You've got unwanted well-wishers; you know they mean well, and you don't really have anything against them, except that you want them to go away and never come back. People seem to have a hard time grasping the concept of personal space, and respect for someone's time. I don't know about you, but I'm a busy person, and I have very little patience for whatever it is you want to say to me, because it's inevitably not really anything for my benefit. It's for your benefit. You're telling me how you hope I'm feeling better not because you actually hope I'm feeling better, but because you want to feel better about my situation. Well, my situation is I'm right in the middle of doing something that I deem important. Please respect whatever it is I'm doing and don't waste my time. And speaking of people wasting your time . . ."Testing, one, two. Testing, one, two, three". Over and over. Ad nauseum. Never mind that you're going to be saying something other than that during your performance. In fact, you're not going to utter that phrase AT ANY POINT during your performance. And you're not going to be saying anything in that dull, deadpan tone, either. You're going to be projecting, enunciating, gesturing. If you're Tab Birt, you need to use this time to prepare the mixer for THOSE words, not your bland "testing, one, two, three". Oh, you're singing? Okay, Tab can prepare for that. Sing your song . . . no, that's not your song. That's "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen. Catchy? Eh, sure, but it's not the song you're singing tonight, so whatever that song is, sing that one now . . . No, that's not it either, that's "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. Classic song, but, again, not the one you're singing tonight. In fact, you know what, let's just go back to counting. 3, 2, 1 . . .Doomsday. Ragnarok. Armageddon. Apocalypse. All ways to say one thing: The end of the world. Except it isn't. Not today, anyway. And not tomorrow. Or the next day. Or next week, next month, next year. Let me clue you in, jerk: YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THE WORLD WILL END, or even IF it will end. But, hey, what are little things like facts or certainty when you can use fear to sell pallets of bottled water, buckets of rice, and underground bunkers? After all, the power grid that sustains an entire nation is just the flick of a switch from being turned off, right? Nevermind the massive motivation it would require to make that happen. The unrealistic set of circumstances. These guns and ammo aren't going to buy themselves, so you'd better slap together some shady Biblical math, commandere a stage, and burn through the mic check because, according to you, some crackpot idiot who's just as clueless and dumb as anyone else, THE WORLD IS GOING TO END! . . . at some point.Sage calls in three voicemails, and Buck gets clumsy with the voicemail app. Why was everyone buying Tab drinks last Friday? You'll have to listen to this week's episode to find out!Hey, follow this link and join us on our Discord!

It's our second anniversary, which can mean only one thing: Madame d'Aulnoy strikes back with another four-part story, called "Prince Ariel,"and it has all of her hallmarks: made up stuff that makes no sense, long flashbacks, filling in the wrong plotholes, the whole nine yards. Joining us this week is a special guest, Brandon from the podcast Jump Kick Punch! Suggested talking points: the human chode, here comes the Madboy, that wombo combo, a General Mills Truther, Gumpin' it, rumspringa for fairies, vengeance on Joe Chill, the truth behind Lucky Charms If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

This week: We discuss the politics of both reality TV and comic book movies. The gang complains about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice for over an hour. It's a whole thing. We had a blast discussing this stuff and hope you enjoy listening! If you do, we'd appreciate a rating on iTunes. If you'd like to chat, you can find us on Twitter at @vicarious_fm, or you can join our Slack team! Bryn Jackson is @uberbryn Joshua Sortino is @sortino Sarah Jackson is @sarahberus Marshall Bock is @marshallbock Sponsor Hired is a free, no-obligation job search service. If you or someone you know is looking for a job in the software engineering or design field, check out Hired. Use our special link to get a $2,000 bonus when you sign up and accept a job, or get $1337 for a successful referral. Many thanks to Hired for sponsoring this week's show! Show Notes 3:15 - Jeremih - "Birthday Sex" 3:18 - Three Dog Night - "Jeremiah was a Bullfrog" 4:00 - LexCorp 4:02 - The Daily Planet 4:12 - Metropolis 4:13 - Gotham 4:43 - Not $100,000/Woof 5:02 - Lex "1337" Luthor 5:05 - Justice League 5:25 - Convergence 5:26 - Divergence 5:31 - Batman 5:34 - Superman 5:36 - Wonder Woman 5:40 - The Bachelor 6:08 - Drag Me to Hell 6:23 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 6:32 - "Waka Waka Waka" 6:48 - Ben Affleck 7:06 - Clash Royale 7:27 - Clash of Clans 7:29 - Clash of Clans People 8:00 - "RTS" = Real-time Strategy Game 8:12 - Tower Defense 8:23 - Hearthstone 8:28 - Mana 10:03 - LYNE 10:23 - Editor's Note: The "strips of paper" game is called Strata 11:13 - Threes 12:50 - NYT Crossword Puzzle App 13:32 - The Walking Dead 14:37 - Griffin Mcelroy 14:41 - Rose Buddies 16:29 - Survivor 16:32 - American Idol 16:34 - So You Think You Can Dance? 16:52 - The Bachelorette 17:58 - Radiolab 19:04 - Project: Runway SKIP to 31:03 to avoid spoilers for The Bachelor Season 20 20:10 - "Drunkest Bachelor Contestant" on SNL 20:24 - Lace Morris 21:01 - Ben Higgins, the Bachelor 24:32 - Olivia Caridi 29:27 - James "Sawyer" Ford from Lost 30:36 - US Weekly 31:03 - Burning Love 31:17 - Ken Marino 31:20 - Dan "That Football Player" Marino 31:30 - Kristen Bell 31:48 - Michael Ian Black 31:52 - Editor's Note: There are 3 seasons of Burning Love 32:33 - Lauren B 33:32 - Beauty and the Geek 33:35 - The Swan 33:54 - Joe Millionaire 34:35 - Editor's Note: Yes, Beauty and the Geek was produced by Ashton Kutcher 36:19 - House of Cards 37:39 - Will Conway 37:58 - 11.22.63 38:12 - Editor's Note: We all watched 5 and 6 at the same time. 38:45 - Editor's Note (from Wikipedia): Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as crimps. The related term press gang refers specifically to impressment practices in Great Britain's Royal Navy.[1] 38:56 - Shanghai Noon 39:00 - Jackie Chan 39:01 - Owen Wilson 39:03 - Chris Tucker 39:08 - Rush Hour 39:14 - Shanghai Knights 39:19 - "War" scene from Rush Hour 39:24 - Headbob scene in Rush Hour 39:44 - "Goosfraba" from Anger Management 39:55 - "Serenity Now" from Seinfeld 39:35 - "Woosa" from Bad Boys 2 40:14 - Hyperion 40:14 - Hyperion #1 40:55 - Hyperion and Thor being bros 41:01 - International Iron Man 41:14 - Spidey 41:21 - The Amazing Spider-Man 41:43 - Radioactive Spider-Gwen 41:51 - Gwen Stacy 42:00 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales 42:31 - Howard Stark 42:44 - HYDRA 43:14 - Better Call Saul 43:29 - Tom Clancy's The Division 44:20 - Michael Schultz & Elliot Dahl 45:00 - Editor's Note: Enemies are called "looters" in the Division 46:00 - >> STOP listening to avoid spoilers for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 46:18 - Editor's Note: We meant Joe Chill, Joe Cool is Snoopy. 46:29 - Watchmen's opening credits montage 47:22 - George McFly punching Biff Tannen 47:52 - Man of Steel 48:16 - Terraforming 48:22 - Kryptonians 48:34 - Superman destroying the World Engine 48:48 - General Zod vs Superman 50:09 - Jeep Renegade: Dawn of Justice Special Edition 51:40 - Dream Sequences: Rising out of the cave, Demon in the Mausoleum, Superman SS/Desert, The Flash, and Pa Kent 52:35 - Marvel: 1872 52:42 - Mad Max: Fury Road 53:35 - Crisis on Infinite Earths 54:01 - The Flash time traveling 54:34 - Ultraman 54:49 - Samuel L. Jackson in the Iron Man stinger 55:12 - Aquaman 55:21 - King Triton 55:25 - Cyborg 55:26 - Wonder Woman 56:20 - Editor's Note: Bryn was way off. BvS: DoJ made $170 million opening weekend 58:29 - Jesse Eisenberg 58:53 - Heath Ledger's The Joker 58:56 - Josh's video from the Vicarious chat 59:14 - Mark Zuckerberg 1:00:09 - Lionel Luthor 1:00:09 - Lex Luthor, Jr. 1:01:16 - Bryan Cranston/Lex Luthor casting rumor 1:01:43 - Walter White 1:02:31 - David S. Goyer 1:03:50 - Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation 1:05:12 - Mercy Graves 1:05:22 - Harley Quinn 1:09:38 - Badman 1:09:47 - Batman: World's Greatest Detective 1:09:48 - Editor's Note: Batman's first and primary comic book is called Detective Comics 1:10:19 - Dick Grayson 1:10:24 - Jason Todd 1:10:34 - Nightwing 1:10:40 - Lazarus Pit 1:10:42 - Ra's al Ghul 1:12:02 - Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns 1:12:02 - Editor's Note: Bryn hasn't read DC comics in a long time and confused Batman's mech suit with Lex Luthor's who was actually holding the Kryptonite spear. Also, it wasn't in The Dark Knight Returns. Bryn probably shouldn't drink and talk comics anymore 1:13:30 - Lois Lane 1:14:35 - Batman: Arkham Knight 1:15:48 - Joker kills Robin ((Jason Todd)) 1:17:54 - Doomsday 1:18:06 - The Lasso of Truth 1:18:34 - Justice League: Doom 1:18:36 - Justice League (TV Show) 1:18:48 - Batman: The Animated Series 1:19:00 - Mercy Graves vs Harley Quinn 1:19:15 - Vandal Savage 1:19:21 - Mirror Master 1:20:20 - How does Superman shave? 1:21:00 - Gotham vs Metropolis 1:21:14 - Gotham shot in Chicago 1:21:26 - Metropolis shot in Toronto 1:22:30 - Amy Adams 1:22:50 - Editor's Note: Zack Snyder is such an asshole, he also killed Jimmy Olsen for fun 1:25:58 - Jeremy Irons 1:25:59 - Alfred Pennyworth 1:26:39 - Thomas Wayne 1:27:01 - Michael Caine saying "tangerine" 1:28:20 - "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." 1:29:56 - Cyborg 1:30:05 - Weird Cube/"Mother Box" 1:30:10 - Cyborg's father, Dr. Silas Stone 1:30:36 - Baneling 1:31:02 - Tesseract 1:31:21 - Flash Thompson / Venom 1:31:33 - Venom: Space Knight 1:31:41 - Barry Allen / The Flash 1:32:32 - Jason Momoa 1:33:24 - Khal Drogo 1:34:09 - Doomsday's backstory 1:34:50 - Ogres from LOTR 1:35:28 - The Death of Superman 1:37:12 - Sucker Punch 1:37:31 - Jeremy Goldberg 1:37:32 - Gabriel Valdivia 1:38:44 - Kevin Conroy 1:39:14 - Christopher Nolan 1:39:19 - Lawrence Kasdan 1:39:21 - George Lucas 1:39:39 - Henry Cavill 1:41:20 - Batman's "bandage" suit 1:41:35 - Batman's exo-suit 1:46:03 - The Incredible Hulk 1:46:56 - Gene Hackman 1:47:09 - Bizarro 1:47:35 - Editor's Note: By Gorilla Grodd, Bryn meant Solomon Grundy 1:49:17 - Thor: The Dark World 1:49:47 - Avengers: Age of Ultron 1:50:40 - Iron Man 1:50:42 - Guardians of the Galaxy 1:50:48 - Captain America: Civil War 1:50:50 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier 1:50:52 - X-Men 1:50:58 - X2 1:50:58 - Spider-Man 2 1:51:00 - Spider-Man 1:51:12 - Thor 1:52:03 - Ant-Man 1:52:22 - The Dark Knight Trilogy 1:53:12 - Batman Beyond 1:53:20 - Terry McGinnis 1:53:42 - Joss Whedon 1:55:03 - Suicide Squad 1:55:31 - Deadshot 1:55:40 - Hancock 1:55:46 - Suicide Squad Trailer with Bohemian Rhapsody 1:56:59 - Mistah J 1:57:16 - Dr. Harleen Quinzel 1:57:35 - ACE Chemicals 1:58:07 - Killer Croc, El Diablo, Slipknot, Rick Flagg (Jack Flag is from Marvel, whoops), Katana, ARGUS, Amanda Waller, and The Enchantress 1:59:23 - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 1:59:25 - American Ultra 1:59:32 - The Social Network 1:59:34 - Zombieland 1:59:35 - Adventureland 2:00:28 - Simon Cowell 2:00:40 - Charlie Cowell from The Music Man 2:03:57 - Skrillex's "Bangarang" 2:04:22 - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites 2:04:27 - Tobey Maguire dancing in Spider-Man 3 2:04:30 - Sandman 2:07:27 - Dr. Freeze / Victor Fries 2:07:36 - Nora Fries 2:09:35 - Kid Flash 2:10:32 - Superboy 2:10:32 - Soulja Boy Tell'em 2:10:50 - Iron Giant 2:10:52 - Inception

Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and LobosJR talk about the Fishing Hamlet area of the Bloodborne DLC. Here's the schedule for the upcoming offseason: * Uzumaki / The Shadow Over Innsmouth * Shadow Tower (two episodes and an appendix) * At the Mountains of Madness / The Thing * Titan Souls * Souls of Darkness / The Labyrinth * Shadow Tower: Abyss (two episodes and an appendix) LINKS OF NOTE: Lobos! Exploitation of Appalachia Murloc Slaad Sahuagin Nature's All Star RE0 Leech Zombie Christmas Island Uzumaki Samara Pepper Potts Joe Chill

Back in the studio like we never left from yesterday...here we all are again getting Chatty about Batty! @CRHMarc @Angry_Oz_Geek @ThatMcBlizzard and myself spend a hot minute to talk about the possibility of a Batman TV show helmed by @ThatKevinSmith and the great Paul Dini!  If you've listened to Episode 51: Paul Dini: Shadow of the Bat (Fatman on Batman) then this is a discussion about that episode. If you're a comic book fan, especially a fan of Batman, then this is a podcast you should be listening too! You don't necessarily have to have heard that episode to listen to this one...but it would help!  Imagine the "Jesus" years of Bruce Wayne. The years never talked about. The Prep School Years! Alfred and Bruce Pull up to Blüdhaven Academy, Alfred suggests to Bruce that he could just as easily get an education from any school...why this one? Little does Alfred know that the detective in Bruce has already started to manifest. Tracking down Joe Chill, Wayne's parents killer, leads Bruce down a trail more terrifying than he could ever imagine. He knows that Falcone's son is registered at this school...but little does he know that deep in the bowels lies a secret society, a "League of Shadow's, and possibly even a "Court of Owls".  Teamed up with his new partner and roommate Harvey Dent, they set out to right the wrongs hiding in the shadows of Blüdhaven Academy... Want to SUPPORT Monkey Poo Studios? If you like what we're doing right now please spread the word about the podcast on all of your social media outlets! Also, head on over to 7daysageek.net and click the donate button in the right hand corner! That is if you've got some spare change to throw at a few geeks just trying to entertain. If not...well, stay subscribed and we'll continue to put shows out till the power man forces me to move away from the power grid!  -AG