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Episode #079: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth It’s April Fool’s Day and the Joker has led an inmate revolt of Arkham Asylum! In 1989, Tim Burton’s Batman was the year’s hottest movie, and fans took to comic … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
Episode #058: Grendel: Hunter Rose Many artists look back on the work they did at age nineteen and cringe, but Matt Wagner keeps returning to Grendel, expanding and refining his youthful enthusiasms into an exploration of the nature of evil. … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
Episode #050: The Dark Knight Returns It’s the 50th regular episode of the podcast, and to celebrate, we’re finally doing a deep dive on a comic that helped usher in the Iron Age and still stands as one of its … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
The Rockford Files theme kicks off Cannell-ary, where every Original TV Score Selection of the Week this January is a Mike Post instrumental from a Stephen J. Cannell show. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 2nd, 2025
It’s that time of year when Batman smells. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 19th, 2024
The first spin-off TV series from the 2022 Matt Reeves The Batman was pretty good. Discuss it amongst yourselves here Continue reading The Penguin S1 Discussion Thread
R.I.P. to Teri Garr. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 7th, 2024
The Rack is back! Rising from the grave just in time for the spooky season, we’re going to be taking a look at an ancient and forgotten relic from the dark and dusty crypts of the mid-’90s: a colorful, fun, and upbeat Batman movie! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack Halloween Special: BATMAN FOREVER (1995)
Today is Batman Day! Some comic shops will be giving away free comic books to celebrate. Check your local comic shop to see if they are participating. This week, it was announced that Batman would be getting a star on … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman Day 2024
Batman Day is on Saturday, which means that the What Did Prince Do This Week? podcast will be doing a five-hour discussion of the meaning of “Hey, Ducky, let me stick the seven-inch in the computer.” Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 19th, 2024
Would you like that? Would you like to ride with Batman? Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 22nd, 2024
Episode #034: Batman: The Animated Series Fans love to argue about Batman, so why can so many of us agree that Batman: The Animated Series, which debuted in 1992, is one of the best interpretations of the character and his … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
Top 5 lists are very popular but some times it’s hard to pick just 5 …so with that in mind, today’s discussion is…what are your Top 6 Batman stories? Batman celebrated his 85th anniversary last week. He’s still spry for … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Top 6 Batman Stories
Did you know there was a Canadian Batman cartoon? Continue reading Ad Space – Batman Gets Animated
This week DC Comics is releasing A Death in the Family – Robin Lives. I figured it would be a good time to look back at how the Death of Jason Todd came about, the legacy of his death, and … Continue reading Looking Back…Batman – A Death in The Family
Batman: City of Madness Book One Writer/Artist – Christian Ward A sinkhole has opened up in Gotham City, causing the loss of human life and extensive property damage. It has also revealed a secret that’s been hidden for centuries. A … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman City of Madness Book One
Batman/Superman – World’s Finest Volume 1 – The Devil Nezha Writer – Mark Waid Artist – Dan Mora After work one day, I decided to visit the Mount Lebanon Library and I saw they had this collection of World’s Finest … Continue reading Comic Book Review – World’s Finest Volume 1 – The Devil Nezha
Hello and Welcome to Comic Book Chat Today’s Discussion – Batman Day 2023 Saturday September 16th is Batman Day. There will be two free Batman comics up for grabs. Please Note – Check with your LCS to see if they … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman Day 2023
Episode 008: Batman Year One We’ve seen several different tellings of Batman’s origin in comics, movies, and TV since Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli’s 1987 masterpiece four-issue “Year One” arc (Batman #404-407), but many fans still consider this the definitive … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
HOLY COMIC BOOK CHAT! Today we are looking back at the 1966 version of Batman. A cheesy camp classic that still endears and endures to this day. Some starting points for discussion – Who is your favorite villain that appeared … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman ’66
Kevin Conroy, best known for being the iconic voice of Batman in animated media, is reported to have passed away today. Please use the space below to reminisce on his life and work. Continue reading RIP Kevin Conroy
