Capes and Japes

10 Young Avengers Today we discuss the Young Avengers! A superhero team made up of a bunch of kids that aren't actually related to or endorsed by the Avengers, even though they go by things like "Iron Lad" and "Hulkling". Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Original Young Avengers collection Children's Crusade Young Avengers (2013) "You're Not That Straight" Fake Tumblr Fake Instagram...

09 Clint Barton Today we discuss Clint Barton: Hawkeye, Goliath for a bit, and Ronin for a bit between deaths. If you take anything from this episode let it be that Clinton Francis Barton is a mess of a man. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Look we sure did detail those first two comics there, so here they are-- Hawkeye's First Appearance He joins the Avengers Young Avengers: Child...

08 T'Challa Today we talk about T'Challa, the Black Panther and King of Wakanda. First we cover 50 years of comics history and then we discuss the recently released Marvel film (we'll warn you when spoilers start happening if you haven't seen it yet). But, spoiler alert: We really enjoyed the movie. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: If you want to know more about South African Rain...

07 Runaways Today we talk about one of our favorite teen superhero groups: Runaways! The basic pitch is it's about teens and found families. The longer pitch is that it's about six teens (at first) who find out that their parents are evil and run away, all while trying to figure out how to deal with their new discoveries and take down their parents. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:...

06 Damian Wayne In this episode we talk about Damian Wayne: Bruce Wayne's biological son who was genetically engineered by his mother to be A Perfect Assassin, but became Robin instead, mostly alongside Dick Grayson's Batman. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Grayson Flash Annual Panel Super Sons "now i gotta be responsible for this water bottle" Gremlin Damian/Gremian Grant Morriso...

05 Stephanie Brown Today we talk about Stephanie Brown: Spoiler, Robin (briefly, before she dies terribly), Batgirl, and then Spoiler again once DC Comics decided that in their reboot she'd always been Spoiler and you should forget about all the other stuff because it didn't happen in this canon. We also briefly talk about how much Dan Didio hates teen superheroes. Media specifically mentioned in...

04 Tim Drake Today we talk about Tim Drake: the third Robin (the one who figured out what Batman and Robin's secret civilian identities were when he was, like, ten years old), and Red Robin! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Young Justice Comics Kid Devil Battle for the Cowl "Lucretia Adventurezone" Tim/Kon Content Honestly you don't have to read the whole thing but there are some C...

03 Jason Todd In this episode we discuss Jason Todd: the second Robin (the one who–according to legend–was murdered by a California lawyer, or–according to comics–was murdered by the Joker with a crowbar) and the Red Hood! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Batman and Robin Crisis on Infinite Earths Batman: Hush Infinite Crisis Batman: Under the Hood (comics arc) Batman: Under the Re...

02 Dick Grayson In this episode we talk about Dick Grayson: the original Robin, Nightwing, Batman for a while, and himself as a spy for a bit, before he goes back to Nightwing! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: All Star Batman/Robin Holy Musical B@man Lego Batman Movie Discowing The Hawkeye Initiative "So, Javert, you found me " Grayson Annual (Sexy Vampires) Convergence Teen Titans...

01 Batman Welcome to the very first episode of Capes and Japes, a casual comics podcast! to start off we talk about our introduction to superhero media, our friendship, and discuss Batman! Media specifically mentioned in today’s episode: - Superman/Batman - Static Shock(Cartoon) - Justice League Cartoon - Teen Titans Cartoon - The Dark Knight Returns - Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Cu...