Geeksplained Podcast

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for a brief intermission as they cover GRAVEYARD SHIFT - an anthology collection featuring Snyder and Capullo’s BATMAN! Witness the origin of Damian Wayne and the rise of Harper Rowe! Plus the debuts of not one, not two, but THREE new players in Gotham City! In the bowels of Arkham Asylum, new orderly Eric Border meets the first inmate...

THE BEST MAILBAG IN THE MULTIVERSE! Aeric and Malcolm dig into YOUR mailbag questions that didn't make it into the main episode! Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Thank you to our Patrons: “Kooky” Kenneth from Norway “Queen” Quinn “Keen” Kyle Still “Auspicious” Alberto Figueredo “Absolute” AJ Kincaid “Crafty” Collins Saucier “Majestic” Mulletoverlord “Dastardly” Dyl...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! He’s baaaaaaaaaaaaack! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the return of the Clown Prince of Crime in the latest chapter of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s BATMAN! One year ago, a madman lost his face and disappeared. Now… The Joker has returned to Gotham with a new goal: tear down the family Batman has spent years building. Armed with supposed knowledge o...

PATREON PREVIEW! With the YEAR OF THE BAT well underway, did you know we're doing BONUS episodes on the Patreon? Each month we're doing a bonus Cookout highlighting other Bat-Family books we can't fit into the season! So for your listening pleasure, we're providing this look into what you can expect on those episodes with our latest installment of The Cookout Extra Credit! --------...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois return to the adventures of the Dynamic Duo in Volume 2 of Tomasi and Gleason’s BATMAN AND ROBIN! With the Court of Owls Saga behind them, Batman and Robin set their sights back on defending their city. Gotham has been overrun by ghosts from Batman’s past, intent on making the Dark Knight pay. Will the Dynamic Duo be able to rally and thwart...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois discuss the conclusion of the COURT OF OWLS saga, as Batman faces a city filled with masked assassins hell-bent on bringing Gotham down around him! Bruce Wayne survived the labyrinth. He bested the Talon sent to kill him. His family united around him. But the Court of Owls is not finished with Bruce Wayne… or with Batman. The full might of t...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! We have finally arrived! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the opening chapter of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s BATMAN! “Beware the Court of Owls…” Everyone in Gotham knows the old nursery rhyme. And for Bruce Wayne’s entire life, that’s all it was. But when a string of mysterious murders dating back decades point to a conspiracy at the heart of his ci...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! In Chapter 2, the YEAR OF THE BAT heads to Gotham City for the first volume of Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s BATMAN AND ROBIN! For the first time… again! Batman and Robin are united in their neverending battle against the criminal element – but it’s not the team they expected. Bruce Wayne has returned to Gotham to take up the mantle of its protector, and...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Welcome to the YEAR OF THE BAT! In the kickoff to our seventh season, we begin the journey of Batman in the NEW 52 with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s JUSTICE LEAGUE: ORIGINS! Five Years Ago… Batman. Superman. Wonder Woman. The Flash. Green Lantern. Aquaman. You know the names. But you don’t know their stories. With the dawn of a brave new world on the horizon, the...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for the GRAND FINALE of the Geoff Johnsaissance of DC Comics in the 2000s with the final chapter of the Geoff Johns FLASH Saga! Barry Allen awakes to a world that has changed. A meta-human war that threatens to end the world. Missing heroes. Urban myths of a murderous vigilante known as the Batman. And most notable among it all… Barry’s...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! For our penultimate episode of the season, the Book Club Bois finish the ROAD TO FLASHPOINT! A stranger from another earth arrives intent on stopping an upcoming catastrophe, and his first stop? A visit to Barry Allen aka THE FLASH! But what is the source of this impending tragedy, and what does it have to do with the Flash Family? PLUS, the long-awaited secre...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The End Begins. Join the Book Club Bois as they begin the Road to FLASHPOINT! Barry Allen has returned to an unfamiliar world. Central City isn’t his city any more - it belongs to the ROGUES! But when one of his mortal enemies winds up dead, it’s up to the Scarlet Speedster to solve the crime! Will Barry find the killer before they claim another life? Find out...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Aeric, Malcolm and Jacob enter the final lap of Geoff Johns’ THE FLASH! But this week, it’s time for the Rogues to reign! Captain Cold. Heatwave. Weather Wizard. Mirror Master. The Trickstah. After a year in hell, the Rogues have returned to the Twin Cities with revenge on their minds. They were betrayed, they were abducted, and worst of all… they were forced...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Aeric and Malcolm herald the return of World Famous Gaslighting Actor Jacob Brown, just in time for a speedster’s REBIRTH! During the events of FINAL CRISIS, the world witnessed the return of Barry Allen… so what happens now? Thrown into an unfamiliar world, Barry must get up to speed on everything he missed before an old enemy returns to drag him back to the...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join Aeric and Malcolm as they conclude Brad Meltzer’s time with the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and herald the return of THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE! With the new Justice League assembled, it’s time for a team-up! The JLA is visited by the Justice Society of America to solve a mystery: why is Karate Kid of the Legion of Superheroes in the present day, and are there o...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Aeric and Malcolm dig into JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA by Brad Meltzer! Is it the BEST Justice League? It certainly is the HOTTEST! One Year Later… following the events of INFINITE CRISIS, the world finds itself without a Justice League. So Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman gather to fix that problem. Who will be recruited to join? What does it mean to be the Ju...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join Aeric and Malcolm as they conclude Bart Allen’s time as THE FLASH! Bart Allen heads west to the City of Angels, and trouble follows! With Inertia plotting the downfall of the Scarlet Speedster, Bart will need to grow up fast if he has any hope of saving his relationship AND saving the city! But when the embodiment of Death arrives in the form of the Black...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois as a new era begins for THE FLASH! One Year Later… Following the events of INFINITE CRISIS, The Flash is gone - Wally West and his family have been lost in the Speed Force and the Twin Cities find themselves without their guardian. And with Jay Garrick feeling his age and Bart Allen seemingly depowered, who will take up the mantle of th...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois reunite for the final chapter of Geoff Johns’ run on THE FLASH… wait, what? Wally West sees the Twin Cities turned into a warzone as two factions of Rogues go to WAR! On one side: Captain Cold, Weather Wizard, Mirror Master, the Trickstah and the NEW Captain Boomerang. On the other: James Jesse, Heatwave, Magenta and Pied Piper! But when Ros...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois as secrets are revealed and friendships are tested in the latest chapter of Wally West as THE FLASH! With his memory returned to him, Wally West continues his superheroic career as The Flash! But something is brewing in Keystone… two fractured factions of Rogues seem to be on a collision course that could shake the foundation of the Twi...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois as they hit the ground running on a new era for Wally West as THE FLASH! In the aftermath of BLITZ, the knowledge that Wally West is The Flash has been wiped from the minds of every person on earth… Wally included! But as he settles back into a normal life with Linda, strange occurrences and unexpected reunions drive Wally to ask the qu...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois for THE defining chapter in Wally West’s tenure as THE FLASH! This is the one you’ve been waiting for. In the aftermath of Grodd’s attack, Hunter Zolomon is left unable to walk. And worse, his friend – the fastest man alive – won’t fix it by traveling back in time. But after taking matters into his own hands, Hunter Zolomon may have fou...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the fallout from CROSSFIRE and the turning point for the Geoff Johns run of THE FLASH! With Keystone and Central City now safe, Wally West can settle back into his “normal” life… as long as you define normal by a prison break, a giant beanstalk growing in the center of the city, and psychic gorillas! Covers The Flash (19...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois reunite just in time for a Crisis in Two Cities! Wally West is the Fastest Man Alive… but is he the smartest? With allies being taken off the board around him, The Flash finds himself standing alone against attacks on all sides! With the Rogues running amok in Central City and the Thinker assimilating Keystone, which way will Wally West run?...

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join Aeric and Malcolm as they dive into the most episodic volume we’ve ever covered on this podcast in the latest chapter of THE FLASH! Wally West faces Rogues new and old as he welcomes a new face to Keystone City! But with threats circling the Scarlet Speedster, will he be able to save those he loves before they are taken away from him? Find out here! Cover...