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The world was in love with the Caped Crusader! Batman '89 had catapulted this character off the comic pages onto the movie screen, and into peoples' hearts.  There was immense pressure on the team in charge of continuing the story.  Who do you cast in the iconic villain roles?  How do you construct a film to please comic readers but also make sure it is enjoyable to kids who will ultimately buy th...

In the early 80's, who will be the next big-screen hero?  Can anyone match the popularity of Superman?  How about someone a little more like us. What if he had no superpowers? When Bruce Wayne's parents were gunned down in an alley, he made a vow. He promised to use his resources to protect the residents of Gotham anyway he could. Let's explore how the character of Batman was born out of the minds...

What is left of humanity is surviving in The Bleed. It is a place between universes that is low on resources, very unstable, and not a sustainable plan. Our heroes must defeat the Anti Monitor to save the worlds that remain.  Is it even possible now that the Monitor is dead?  Supergirl feels an incredible amount of guilt for the role she played in his death.  She would do anything to help the univ...

We start this chapter in Gotham but not the one that this Batman grew up in. Our hero's main focus is to stop the anti-matter wave from swallowing another Earth. In a ship outside of time and space the Monitor sits and observes. A young girl is in distress in her space pod. The Monitor intervenes even though he is not supposed to.   He has also been collecting heroes to help stave off the universe...

Every planet in the known universe is in danger!  The Monitor has gathered the best and brightest of all worlds to see if they can devise a plan to avoid annihilation. There is a wave of antimatter heading this way and it's destroying everything in its path.  Superman cannot punch it down. It cannot be defeated by sheer force.  It will come to Barry Allen, the fastest man alive, to save the multiv...

In the Absolute Power comic arc, Amanda Waller waged war against all Metahumans. Her opinion was that all superpowers were dangerous. It didn't matter if you were using these abilities for good or evil.  She wanted anyone with powers punished and The Justice League discredited. Now it's 52 days later and Superman and the rest of The Justice League have reconvened in the new Watchtower to make sure...

The team is fractured. Flag and Frank are racing to save the princess. The rest of the team is continuing the original mission of killing the princess before she can start World War Three. Can Circe be trusted? How reliable are her visions? How credible is this threat? Along the way we are treated to the backstories of Dr. Phosphorus, Nina and Frank. Join The Silver Vox and your Eye in the Sky Gre...

Amanda Waller was told she could no longer use humans to do her dirty work in Task Force X so she must make a new plan. Who will she send on her most dangerous missions?  Who will the world not miss? In other words, who is completely expendable?  Then she remembers the beings in the basement. No one will mind if they get hurt. Join Silver Vox and Green Butterfly as we meet this new team, Task Forc...

Oz has consolidated power away from the Maroni's and Falcone's but those major players are far from down and out.  Things get personal when Oz's mom is taken hostage and his operation is literally blown to bits.  We dive deep into the past to see what and who shaped Oswald Cobb into what he would become - the Kingpin of Crime in Gotham - The Penguin . Cougar's Comic Corner: Batman - Santa Claus: S...

Every move that The Penguin is carefully planning to take over Gotham is going terribly wrong.  Sofia is rebranding herself and making alliances with her previous family's archenemy.  Victor is finding out that the criminal life has some very tough choices.  And Oz is quickly losing the one good thing in his life - his mother.  We've got a LOT to talk about in these two dynamic episodes of The Pen...

We're still hanging out in the Riddler-devastated Gotham City as we encounter two very different origin stories in Victor Aguilar and Sofia Falcone.  We watch Victor lose everything only to be found and "adopted" by Oz into a different worldview on life.  In Sofia's case we see a mob princess stripped of everything and have multiple murders pinned on her.  Now is her time to make a new - and deadl...

Oswald Cobb has watched The Riddler destroy much of Gotham City and his former boss, Carmine Falcone has been shot dead in public.  There is devastation everywhere and turmoil within the Falcone family about where the next leader will come from.  Oz sees his opportunity to take over the city and he has to balance many different people in his life to make that happen.  His first act is killing the...

On the streets of Gotham his name is famous but within the walls of Arkham Asylum he is just another prisoner.  The conditions these men and women are living in are horrible. They are treated like animals. Arthur's only defense against these dark nights is to tell jokes or retreat into his mind.  In his fantasy world color fills his black and white reality. In this place he is no longer alone.  Hi...

Arthur just wanted to make people laugh but people couldn't relate to him. People felt uncomfortable around Arthur, and he became an outcast. He was a product of his environment. Gotham was a city drowning in darkness and garbage.  Arthur needed help. The money had run out for the therapy program he desperately needed, and he had lost his job. The most revered and influential man in Gotham had aba...

It only takes one bad day to make an ordinary man go insane. He just wants to raise his family in a better neighborhood. That is what motivates the failed comedian to help The Red Hood Gang break into the playing card factory next to the chemical plant. The police then inform him that his pregnant wife is dead. The gang will not let him back out of the plan. In order to escape being captured by th...

Brainiac has locked Clark inside his own head using black mercy. He wants to manipulate Superman into helping him. This crazy mechanical being wants to rebuild Krypton and he doesn't care who he has to hurt to do it. The love and relationships that Clark formed for himself on this planet will save us all in the end. Superman has saved his friends many times and now he needs them to save him. Jimmy...

What if Superman was not raised by a sweet couple in Smallville?  What if Kryptonian power was harnessed by a twisted menace, set out on world domination?  Clark is feeling alone. His birth father tells him that his cousin was sent to Earth at the same time as himself. Clark sends a beacon out to find his cousin. When he meets Kara Zor-El, she abducts him and takes him into space. Jimmy and Lois m...

What are Task Force X and Amanda Waller doing in Metropolis?  Why is General Lane's phone disconnected?  Clark is having dreams about his father Jor-El, who reveals to Clark he is not alone.  First, they must save the missing citizens then the search for Kara Zor-El can begin. Join Silver Vox and Green Butterfly as we soar into a discussion about Season 2 of My Adventures with Superman . Please pr...

Dive into DC Podcast is proud to present our discussion on the DC Pride 2024 comic!  Join Green Butterfly and Silver Vox as we immerse ourselves in fantastic stories featuring some of our favorite characters from across the DC universe. This year's issue also includes an exclusive preview of a new young adult novel starring Harley Quinn. This book shows us that love is love across the infinite ear...

It was 1990 something and I was headed to Blockbuster to select a movie for family movie night. My Dad likes action, my Mom likes Kim Basinger, and I like a little bit of everything. I didn't know anything about Batman. This Butterfly had no history with the character at all; however, there were posters all over the store and I was intrigued. I remember my first impressions of the film were not go...

Charles must go to hell to save Edwin! Before we can close the case on season one of Dead Boy Detectives , we must join them on their most challenging case ever. Will Charles be able to navigate through the endless rooms of suffering using Edwin's notes?  Will despair keep Edwin from his mission or will he remember what mirror to use to exit this vast realm?  Ester is trying to harness ghost energ...

The dead boys are off to solve a few more mysteries, and love is in the air. Jenny has a secret admirer.  Edwin has a crush. Charles and Crystal, well we're not sure what to say about that.  Please push play and enjoy our conversation. The Silver Vox and Green Butterfly discuss episodes 4-6 of Dead Boy Detectives , streaming on Netflix. I promise it will be a ghostly good time. Cougar's Comic Corn...

Edwin and Charles have been running away from Death for years. This is especially interesting because they are both already dead. They are best friends and are afraid that in the afterlife they will be separated. Their mission now is to help other ghosts find peace by solving mysteries and healing the trauma that holds them here.  The boys are about to get their deepest mystery to date as they mee...

It was a dream come true when Nicole Maines brought Dreamer to life on Supergirl . Now she is a writer for DC Comics. Please join the Silver Vox and Green Butterfly as we discuss Bad Dream , Nia Nal's origin story, written by Nicole herself. Let's join Dreamer as she discovers her powers and writes her own future. PLUS: A breakdown of the trailer for Joker: Folie a Deux  ! Cougar's Comic Corner: T...

Swamp Thing has been captured and is being tortured at an abandoned factory. Dr. Woodrue thinks his actions are justified because he plans on using what he learns to cure his wife. The curse of the Blue Devil continues to bring death and destruction.  Elsewhere, Avery is seeking revenge on both the women that left him for dead in the swamp.  Long story short, there is a lot going on and I hope you...