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James and James continue to take a bite out of crime, following the adventures of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman run. This time we get ourselves a high-powered Riddler. Many discourses are discoursed.

"Dunk tank for you all."

After about eight minutes of talking events North of the boarder, telling the Ottawa Occupational force to f#$* itself, James and James return to Scott Snyder's and Greg Capullo's Batman run. Did Batman need his origin story told again? Hopefully Chip Zdarsky isn't around to hear the answer...

James and James enter into the GrimDark world of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman run. Flaming horses and living flesh statues abound!

"Ta-daa!"

Ahoy hoy people.

This week, Ed talks about the Justice League Snyder Cut release. Was it any good, was it needed, is the length of the film justify, should there be more, and many more. 

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Swamp Thing is awesome and beautiful and weird and we love him. Dodger is BACK on the "The Dark" desk for part 2 of our intro to the magical forces of the Red, the Green, and the Black! But is Alec Holland ready to answer the call?

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In #413, we cover Marvel’s rescheduling of physical books, Tom King’s Rorscach announcement, we review Dark Nights Death Metal #2, and more!

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It's a sneak preview of our new Patreon exclusive monthly comic reviews. This month we take a look at Joker: Endgame. Which stories are worthy of inclusion, and which should have been dropped? Listen to Anthony & Doc's review now!

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• Introduction

  • Preview for non-Patrons, future episodes will be available to Patrons $3 and up

  • Each month will feature a trade paperback, along with a review of the story and artwork, and whether or not it’s a recommended read

• Joker: Endgame

  • Collects Batman 35-40, Arkham Manor Endgame, Batgirl Endgame, Batman Annual 3, Detective Comics Endgame, and Gotham Academy Endgame

  • Batman: Endgame is primary story, with tie-ins and adjacent stories in the trade as well

  • Main story written by Scott Snyder, with art by Greg Capullo, ink by Danny Miki, colors by FCO Plascencia, and lettering by Steve Wands

  • Joker has returned after “Death of the Family” storyline – starts off by infecting the Justice League with toxin that causes them to attack Batman – he has contingency plans for each of them, but they take their toll on him – after subduing the League, Bruce goes to Arkham for clues, but is surprised by guard Eric Border, who turns out to be the Joker in disguise – he paralyzes Bruce and leaves

  • Bruce wakes up in the Batcave, where Alfred and his daughter Julia reveal the Joker has infected the city with Joker Venom, which spreads through laughter – and there’s no known antidote

  • Meanwhile, Joker attacks Jim Gordon with an axe, and reveals he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman

  • Batman then discovers the Joker has a regenerative virus within his body, similar to the Lazarus Pits, making him basically immortal, and also discovers the new Joker Venom is the inversion of that virus – whatever is keeping Joker alive will kill Gotham City

  • Batman heads to Arkham to find information on the virus, and finds the doctor, Paul Dekker, who discovered it – Dr. Dekker calls the compound Dionesium, and says somehow Joker has it in his spine

  • Batman goes to confront the Court of Owls about this, but they don’t care if Gotham burns, as they’ll simply rebuild from the ashes – while he battles one of the Talons, the Joker breaks into the Batcave, chops off Alfred’s hand, and steals trophies from the cave

  • Batman gathers his allies, and a few enemies like Bane, Penguin, Ivy, Clayface, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, and Mr. Freeze, to help him battle through the Joker’s mob so he can extract the fluid from Joker’s spine to revers the effects of the Venom

  • Batman fights his way to Joker, only to be subdued by an ear-piercing scream – Joker tears off his mask to reveal Dick Grayson – meanwhile, Bruce has discovered a hidden cache of Dionesium under Gotham – Joker shows up, and they battle

  • After a bloody fight, the cave collapses on top of both of them, and both are believed to be dead – but Julia was able to get the Dionesium sample that Bruce sent her, and she synthesized a cure for the Venom, so Gotham was saved

  • Review – enjoyed the story, although the notion that Batman always has a contingency plan for everything that he can draw up at a moment’s notice is tiring

  • Capullo’s artwork is engaging and incredibly detailed, and enhanced by Miki’s inkwork

  • FCO Plascencia’s colors are bold, like the use of different palates for different locations

• Substories

  • Mini-story spread throughout – written by James Tynion IV with different artists in each chapter

    • Tells the story of Mahreen Zaheer, a doctor at Arkham who’s grabbed by five inmates, each of whom has a story involving the Joker

    • “Saved” by Tynion and Graham Nolan, where a woman believed the Joker turned her family into robots, and she was only able to save them by killing them and pulling the chip out of their heads

    • “Heart” drawn by Sam Kieth, creator of the Maxx

  • Batman Annual #3 by James Tynion IV, pencils/inks by Roge Antonio, colors by Nick Filardi, and lettering by Steve Wands – tells story of Tommy Blackcrow, who wrote an expose on the Joker, calling him lonely – Joker takes this to heart, and decides to become Tommy’s new “best friend”, killing anyone else who gets close to Tommy – he ends up committing himself to Arkham, where his only friend is Eric Border…

    • Loved the story, notsomuch the artwork – made Joker look like a doof because he always smiles without a lower lip

  • Arkham Manor: Endgame by Frank Tieri – tells the story of an attack on Arkham Asylum through the POV of a worker there, Stone, who is relaying this to Det. Harvey Bullock after the fact

  • Detective Comics: Endgame – story by Brian Buccellato, tells story of Lonnie Machin, a kid who’s an expert hacker – trying to find a way to save his mom during the Venom attack – works with the Bat-family to rescue her

  • Gotham Academy: Endgame – several writers, much more kid-friendly – several kids holed up at Gotham Academy tell each other ghost stories, each somehow related back to the Joker – enjoyed this one quite a bit, because aside from Joker aspect, it felt very real that kids would be telling ghost stories during a scary time

  • Batgirl: Endgame – written by Cameron Stewart & Brenden Fletcher, with art by Bengal – wordless story about how Babs is rescuing people trapped in the Burnside neighborhood – I always enjoy wordless comics, because it asks so much of the artist, and only the really good ones can pull it off

• Final review: Main story – Story 7/10, Art 8/10; Side tales: Story 6/10, Art 6/10 (avg.)

• Next month’s review – Locke & Key: "Welcome to Lovecraft"

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• Hawkeye episode - Anthony (35:05)
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Spawn #300 Review: Capes and Lunatics Special

Phil and Lilith review Spawn #300, the issue that ties the record for longest consecutively published indie comic, a book 27 years in the making.

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Your cartoon-crazy co-hosts dive deep into Scott Snyder's six-year-long Batman run. With Court of Owls, Death of the Family, Endgame and more, how has Snyder changed the Caped Crusader?

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This one's got it all! Marvel Star Wars & Secret Wars, Great trade paperbacks to read for new comics readers, Mikey REALLY doesn't care about spoiler alerts, X-Men: Apocalypse casting, hypothetical GoT/X-Men crossover casting, Supergirl casting, Reena locks down her SDCC cosplay decision, Daredevil's premiere date & so much more!

We count down our favorite movies, tv shows and comics of the year! We also finally talk a bit about vidya games! Happy New Year ya nerds!

Horror month winds down with a more conversational and laid back episode featuring callers, Halloween rants, and Scott Snyder/Scott Tuft/Atilla Futaki's Severed from Image Comics

Be sure to check out our comic, Hurry The Rabbitoid Knight: Prelude to Epilogue!

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Episode 38: Electric Halloween

00:36 - Intro
01:26 - Don and Mike's Situation Recap
02:30 - CornJob and Flight Risk
03:10 - Rifters or Rifties?
03:42 - Caller - Batman #13
06:51 - Caller - Ethan from Ancillary Characters on Universal Movie Monsters/Hitchcock
14:33 - Letter - Comics cancelled too early
17:39 - Halloween Decorations
19:12 - Don gets on his soapbox #rant
21:21 - Scott Snyder/Scott Tuft/Atilla Futakii Severed (Image Comics)
22:50 - Severed: Jack Garron's Story
25:22 - Severed's early 20th Century setting
27:50 - Severed's artwork
29:49 - Outro
30:00 - Look for Bonus Episode on Monday

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Raise Them Bones with Scott Snyder, Yanick Paquette & Marco Rudy on DC New 52 Swamp Thing!  Also horror recommendations for a caller, and more Echo Rift Takes New York Comic Con talk!

Be sure to check out our comic, Hurry The Rabbitoid Knight: Prelude to Epilogue!

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Episode 33 - Swamp Thing

00:34 - Intro

01:01 - Planning New York Comic Con

02:40 - Caller - Horror Recommendations

04:37 - Locke and Key Prep

05:13 - Recommendation: Justin Cronin's The Passage

06:25 - F. Paul Wilson's The Keep (Novel) + Talk of The Keep movie

09:00 - Watch Phantasm!

09:52 - Obscure horror movie: Triangle

10:55 - Scott Snyder/Yanick Paquette/Marco Rudy DC New 52 Swamp Thing: Raise Them Bones

12:25 - Swamp Thing: Cinematic Beginning

15:05 - Plant life is extremely violent

17:23 - Before Alec Holland Swamp Thing + The Parliament of Trees

20:05 - Abigail Arcane

23:02 - The Boy in the Bubble

24:20 - Alec Made a Mistake

26:00 - Becoming Swamp Thing

27:11 - The Rot and The Green

28:40 - Yanick Paquette and Marco Rudy's Art

29:09 - Outro - Check for Echo Rift vs. NYCC Podcast Saturday!

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The Origins discussion continues with Star Trek (2009) plus Reboots, Rob Liefeld, and the Origin of @Connelly_Mike

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Episode 21 - Origins II, Reboots I

00:36 - Intro (3 x 7 = 21)
01:47 - Letters: Rob Liefeld, baby
02:58 - Button Your Fly!
04:15 - Rob Liefeld v. Scott Snyder
06:57 - These Fights Need to Happen in Person
10:03 - The Origin of @Connelly_Mike
16:57 - Origins II - JJ Abrams' Star Trek (2009)
19:28 - Star Trek is the Origin of a Crew
21:23 - Is Star Trek (2009) a Reboot?
27:30 - Listener Responses: Is Star Trek a Reboot?
29:37 - Outro - Don and Mike will Reboot Disney's The Black Hole next week!

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