Essential Issues: A DC Comics Podcast

(TIME STAMPS BELOW!) This month, Birds Of Prey mystifyingly objectifies women, Green Lantern shockingly referances a weird forgotten part of DC history, Batman has an important word for CHRISTIANS, and the Flash gets me to drop his book... by standing still! PLUS SO MUCH MORE!! (SEE TIME STAMPS!) RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra March 2024, DCUI Standard August 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Shazam...

This month was a reminder that a number of DC's characters are going through significant changes, some even more than others! If you're not a fan of retconning... brace yourself! (SEE TIME STAMPS!) RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra March 2024, DCUI Standard August 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Red Hood: The Hill 0, Kneel Before Zod 2 and Batman 142 (The Joker: Year One, Part 1)! 00:22:29 Action Com...

This month, Empathy may be The Sandman's secret weapon, while Jay Garrick & Alan Scott reveal NEW old enemies! (SEE TIME STAMPS!) RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra February 2024, DCUI Standard July 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 DC’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days 1, Action Comics 1061, Green Lantern 7, Outsiders 3, & Wesley Dodds: The Sandman 4! 00:19:14 Wonder Woman 5, Jay Garrick: T...

The culmination of Magog's origin arrives in Batman/Superman: World's Finest 22, Batman learns alien martial arts in Batman: Off-World 2 and Wonder Woman comforts (& "preaches" to?) a dying child in issue 4! In Alan Scott: Green Lantern 3 The Spectre is seemingly leveraged to suggest God approves of gay relationships. What can we learn from reading this? ALSO, Cyborg 6 fails to prove the perso...

Wonder Woman might be saying interesting things about "manhood", Jay Garrick: The Flash values the traditional family, Geoff Johns unearths bonkers DC history in Justice Society and Supergirl gets weirdly competitive! (SEE TIME STAMPS!) RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra December 2023, DCUI Standard May 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Batman/Catwoman: Gotham War: Scorched Earth 1, Batman 139 & Sup...

Barry Allen & Hal Jordan Grow Up, Alan Scott changes in... OTHER ways. PLUS, Batman explores complex moral issues in Gotham & Superman becomes a victim of "Cancel Culture"! RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra November 2023, DCUI Standard April 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Are Barry Allen & Hal Jordan finally growing up? Batman has some COMPLEX moral issues going on! Reactions to Batman 1...

Superman's moral compass needs fixing, Gotham's heroes are at war with each other and why surviving death by "uploading" will NEVER work! PLUS, Dawn Of DC kicks into full gear as multiple characters are being rebuilt from the ground up! RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra October 2023, DCUI Standard March 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Geoff Johns may be back in his stride and Gotham's heroes are at e...

Aqualad takes centerstage in a key moment with powerful words of wisdom... that are lacking something vital: Truth! And DC is playing with a LOT of interesting ideas, including: Hell, Anger (toward God?), compassion for criminals, re-distribution of wealth and more! See Time Stamps For More! RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra September 2023, DCUI Standard February 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Super...

Adventures Of Superman: Jon Kent comes to an end! And Steelworks & City Boy seem to have very DIFFERENT opinions about the moral state of humanity! See Time Stamps For More! RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra August 2023, DCUI Standard January 2024, TIME STAMPS 00:01:13 Adventures Of Superman: Jon Kent 5, Steelworks 2, 00:10:43 Knight Terrors 1, World's Finest: Teen Titans 1, 00:24:12 Hawkgir...

The Future Of The Flash! A "Joyful" Green Lantern? Some interesting potential politics in the writing of Steelworks, and much, much more! Paeter speculates and also reacts to numerous comics in the Dawn Of DC initiative! RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: Print June 2023, DCUI Ultra July 2023, DCUI Standard December 2023, TIME STAMPS 00:01:13 Steelworks 1, The Flash 800, Knight Terrors: First Blood 1, Knigh...

Dawn Of DC has new beginnings, bold choices... and mixed results! PLUS, is one Superman writer ready to re-define "Life"? Paeter speculates and also reacts to numerous comics in the Dawn Of DC initiative, covering books originally published in May 2023! TIME STAMPS 00:01:06 Green Lantern 1, Superman: Lost 3 & "Defining Life" 00:12:16 Batman: The Brave And The Bold 1, Titans 1, Cyborg 1, Superm...

Is DC figuring out how to promote their liberal agenda more subtly and tastefully? Maybe...maybe not! Examples of BOTH this month as Paeter speculates and also reacts to numerous comics in the Dawn Of DC initiative, covering books  originally published in April 2023!  TIME STAMPS 00:01:06 Adventures Of Superman: Jon Kent 2, The Flash 796 00:23:09 Spirit World 1, Stargirl And The Lost Chi...

Is a Christian perspective influencing the writing of Jeremy Adams on The Flash? Paeter speculates, and also reacts to numerous comics in the Dawn Of DC initiative, covering books  originally published in March 2023!  TIME STAMPS 00:01:10 Adventures Of Superman: Jon Kent 1, The Flash 794 00:11:43 Superman Lost 1, Superboy: Man Of Tomorrow 1, Batgirls 16, Lazarus Planet: Revenge Of The Go...

In this installment of the monthly DC Comics reactions/review podcast, Paeter wraps up his thoughts on DC's "Lazarus Planet" crossover event and begins reacting to the "Dawn Of DC" initiative, looking at comics published in February 2023! TIME STAMPS 00:01:10 Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution & The Flash #792 00:17:57 Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate 00:28:12  The Flash #793 00:40:43 Lazarus Planet...

In the first installment of this monthly DC Comics reactions/review podcast, Paeter anticipates the launch of the year-long "Dawn Of DC" initiative by looking at comics published in January 2023! TIME STAMPS 00:01:10 Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 & The Flash #790. 00:23:12 Nightwing #100 & Lazarus Planet: Assault On Krypton #1 00:48:45 Action Comics #1051 & Justice Society Of America #2 Sup...