The Batman Book Club

In this episode, Mr. Minnesota returns for a jolly discussion on a holiday tale, A Christmas Riddle. Hear us discuss: -Paul Dini's superb storytelling -How Ty Templeton makes an established look all his own -The Peregrinator's Club -blink-182 -Condiment King And more. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on X: @thebatmanbc . Follow The...

In honor of Mask of the Phantasm's 30th anniversary, Ryan Hoss returns to the show to talk about the movie's novelization and comic adaptation. Hear us discuss: -Dialogue differences from the movie -Added scenes not found in the movie -Leslie Thompkins -Dick Grayson and most importantly, the legend of Burton Earny. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The...

In this episode, Peter Verra returns for another monthly wrap up show, this time talking the new Batman comics released in November.  Hear us discuss: -The big arc launching in Batman -The two issues of Detective Comics released -The debut of the new Batman '89 series, Echoes Plus, Peter's favorite segment, Batman and Friends. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon...

It's the One Bad Month Finale! We finish a busy month taking a look at the last book of the One Bad Day series, focusing on Ra's al Ghul. Joining me is Paul Hermann from The Comic Binge, and we take a deep dive into this book's story, art, overall impression and more. Plus, a ranking of all the books covered this month! Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow...

One Bad Month continues! We continue taking a look at the recent One Bad Day series, one book at a time. Joining me is Paul Hermann from The Comic Binge, as we take a deep dive into Part 7: Clayface. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram:  @thebatmanbc . Follow Paul on...

One Bad Month continues! We continue taking a look at the recent One Bad Day series, one book at a time. Joining me is Paul Hermann from The Comic Binge, as we take a deep dive into Part 6: Catwoman. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram:  @thebatmanbc . Follow Paul on...

One Bad Month continues! We continue taking a look at the recent One Bad Day series, one book at a time. Joining me is Paul Hermann from The Comic Binge, as we take a deep dive into Part 5: Bane. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram:  @thebatmanbc . Follow Paul on Twi...

One Bad Month continues! We continue taking a look at the recent One Bad Day series, one book at a time. Joining me is Paul Hermann from The Comic Binge, as we take a deep dive into Part 4: Mr. Freeze. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram:  @thebatmanbc . Follow Paul...

One Bad Month continues! We continue taking a look at the recent One Bad Day series, one book at a time. Joining me is Paul Hermann from The Comic Binge, as we take a deep dive into Part 3: Penguin. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram:  @thebatmanbc . Follow Paul on...

One Bad Month continues! We continue taking a look at the recent One Bad Day series, one book at a time. Joining me is Paul Hermann from The Comic Binge, as we take a deep dive into Part 2: Two-Face. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram:  @thebatmanbc . Follow Paul on...

One Bad Month begins here! All month long, we're taking a look at the recent One Bad Day series, one book at a time. Joining me is Paul Hermann from The Comic Binge, as we take a deep dive into Part 1: The Riddler. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram:  @thebatmanbc ....

In this episode, Peter Verra returns to the show as we wrap up a busy Halloween month looking at new Batman comics released in October. Hear us discuss: -The back half of The Gotham War -The final issues of Batman: The Adventures Continue and Generation Joker -Christian Ward's new Black Label book City of Madness Plus, Pete's favorite segment, Batman and Friends! Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  ...

Spooky Month continues with the scary Italian himself, Peter R. Verra, who brings nothing but treats to the show with the recent Batman story, The Long Halloween Special. Hear us touch on: -The magic of the Loeb/Sale collaboration -The added contributions of Brennan Wagner -The two takes on Gilda Dent -Solomon Grundy's emotional payoff -Batman's badassery and more! Rate and Review the Show:  Apple...

Spooky Month continues!  Garret Grev returns to the show and talks the seasonal vibe found in Action Comics #1, Skeeter! Hear us talk: -John Byrne's vampires -Where this issue fits in the post-crisis universe -The equal billing for Batman and Superman and more! Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The...

Spooky Month has commenced! Ryan Hoss is the first guest of the month to dip into the spirit of the season, taking us back to Batman '66 with the fun-sized Halloween story, The Short Halloween. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book Club on Instagram:  @thebatmanbc . Follow Ryan Hoss on...

Peter R. Verra from the Straight Outta Gotham podcast returns for another monthly wrap up of new Batman comics. Hear us talk: -The Gotham War -Gargoyle of Gotham -Tom King's riveting Penguin series -Tyler Durden -Elmo gifs -Eric Holzmann and more! Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatmanbc . Follow The Batman Book C...

In this episode, Bill Ramey returns to the show with special guest Michael Uslan, to talk about the legendary Batman story found in Detective Comics #439, "Night of the Stalker". Brought up in the conversation: -Batman '89 -Steve Englehart -Neal Adams -Tim Burton -Defining moments of the story -The Shadow And more! Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The...

In this episode, Tim Rooney returns to the show as we rewind to the debut arc in the Shadow of the Bat title, The Last Arkham. Hear us discuss: -Alan Grant's superb writing -The (once again) incredible artwork of Norm Breyfogle, -Some nuggets behind the origin of the title and more. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @th...

In this episode, Peter Verra returns to the show for another monthly wrap up of new Batman comics, this time released in August. Hear us break down: -the final issues of Knight Terrors -White Knight: Generation Joker #4 -the origin of Batman/Superman: World's Finest -Tom King's debut issue of Penguin and more! Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batma...

In this episode, Jay Yaws returns to the show to help hunt rabbits and bats in the brilliant Batman/Elmer Fudd crossover, Pway For Me. Hear us talk about: -Lee Weeks's excellent art -Tom King's clever writing -Looney Tunes cameos -Behind-the-scenes nuggets shared directly from King -and more! Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twi...

In this episode, Micah Ramey returns to the show to revisit the back half of Matt Wagner's "Dark Moon Rising", discussing Batman and the Mad Monk. Hear us gush about Wagner's covers, how the story continues to fit well in the early-Batman timeline, our favorite parts, and more. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman Book Club on Twitter:  @thebatm...

In this episode, Peter Verra has a summer frolic back to the show for a wrap up discussion on new Batman comics released in July. Hear us talk: - The Knight Terrors event, and how Batman plays an important role - Generation Joker #3 - Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #10 - The Audio Adventures finale and more. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  |  Amazon Follow The Batman B...

In this episode, Ryan Hoss returns to the show to help celebrate 15 years of The Dark Knight, by analyzing the film's novelization. Hear us talk about the strengths of Dennis O'Neil being the writer, how the book provides a great expansion of the world, what portions of the novel we are glad didn't translate to the big screen and more. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  Spotify  |  iHeartradio  ...

In this episode, Peter Verra frolics back to the show for another monthly recap of new Batman comics, this time in June. Hear us talk:  legacy titles BATMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS their differing opinions of the BRAVE AND THE BOLD book how GENERATION JOKER continues to operate at a high level of storytelling The unique issue of RIDDLER: YEAR ONE and our favorite issue of the month Rate and Review th...

In this episode, Eric Carter from The Fire Rises podcast returns to the show for a discussion on the latest entry in the White Knight universe (aka Murphyverse), Beyond The White Knight. Hear us talk about the many characters and plot lines from the story, Sean Murphy's strengths in storytelling, and even a message the creator sent to be read on this episode. Rate and Review the Show:  Apple  |  S...