Bat Books For Beginners 141 - Catwoman: Dark End of the Street

We cover the first arc in volume 3 of the Catwoman series this month on Bat Books For Beginners. Dark End of the Street is a re-imagining of the Catwoman character and gives her a section of the city to call her own. Darwyn Cooke also redesigns Catwoman's costume and makes it functional and timeless.

Dylan and John are back with another Bat Books For Beginners episode. Please visit www.thebatmanuniverse.net and check out all the Batman news, comics reviews, and podcasts they have to offer.

Direct link to the episode page: Bat Books For Beginners - Episode 141

Please leave us some feedback on the episode page and we will incorporate it into our next episode.

Arc Reactions Podcast will be back on April 24th with our review of the Daredevil Season 2.

Bat Books For Beginners will be back on May 17th with Bruce Wayne: Murderer?

ARP - 47 - ECCC 2016 Coverage

Dylan and John attended Emerald City Comicon 2016 and share their experiences and discuss what they would like to see the convention continue to do and also things they would like to see changed going forward into 2017.

As mentioned in this episode
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Arc Reactions - S03 - Secret Origins
Arc Reactions - 41.1 - The Force Awakens
Arc Reactions - 35 - Billy Love Nibbles


Ryan Fisher's print for Torchlight Lullaby

Torchlight Lullaby

Our next podcast will be our coverage from Daredevil Season 2 Review on April 24th. Our next Bat Books For Beginners episode will be Catwoman - Dark End of the Street on April 19th.


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We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.

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ARP - 46 - New Avengers - Breakout

New Avengers - Breakout is the story that relaunched the Avengers team and books following Avengers Disassembled. Zomburai joins Dylan and John to discuss this story as well as the comics industry as well as superhero team books.

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BAD THINGS
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Art  (4:41)


NEUTRAL
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Story (9:15)
Brian Michael Bendis' writing (15:17)


GOOD THINGS
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How do we feel about this Avengers lineup? (18:54)
What is the role of a team book in comics publishing (23:43)


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As mentioned in the episode
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ARP - 43 - Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth

TV tropes - Wolverine Publicity

ARP - 05 - Armor Wars

ARP - 21 - Thor: The God Butcher

Our next podcast will be our coverage from Emerald City Comiccon on April 17th. Our next Bat Books For Beginners episode will be Catwoman - Dark End of the Street on April 19th.


We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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ARP - 45 - Batman V Superman film

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!

Batman V Superman, the long awaited film from Warner Brothers is here. Dylan and John talk the good, the bad, and everything in between about this film.

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Our next episode will be New Avengers - Breakout on April 3rd.

We want to thank Packie Wambaugh for composing our intro and outro music selections.

We are also now on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.

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Bat Books For Beginners 140 - Orpheus Rising

Batman encounters a new hero in Gotham named Orpheus. Writer Alex Simmons tackles some challenging issues regarding race and representation in this DC comics mini-series. Donovan Grant joins us on this issue to offer his perspective on the mini-series and the questions raised by the author.

Dylan and John are back with another Bat Books For Beginners episode. Please visit www.thebatmanuniverse.net and check out all the Batman news, comics reviews, and podcasts they have to offer.

Direct link to the episode page: Bat Books For Beginners - Episode 140

Please leave us some feedback on the episode page and we will incorporate it into our next episode.

Arc Reactions Podcast will be back on March 27th with our review of the Batman V. Superman film.

Bat Books For Beginners will be back on April 19th with Catwoman - Dark End of the Street.

ARP - 44 - Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth

A story from 1978 that introduces many elements into the Judge Dredd canon that endure to this day. It is also the first long form story for the character. We talk about the story, the social commentary, and the possible origins of the Jurassic Park novel in this episode.

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BAD THINGS
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The Plot (15:09)


GOOD THINGS
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Atmosphere (19:34)
World Building (21:25)
Alien Riders (26:46)
Social commentary (29:26)


OTHER POINTS
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Jurassic Park comparison (54:10)
Favorite sub-story (57:45)


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As mentioned in the episode
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Arc Reactions 41 - Who Is The Black Panther?
Michael Crichton lecture on Yellowstone
Insular Cases


Our next podcast will be our review of the Batman V. Superman film on March 27th. Our next Bat Books For Beginners episode will be Orpheus Rising on March 15th.


We are also on Comics Podcast Network. Please go over there and check out our section as well as some of the other podcasts they host.


We would like to thank Packie Wambaugh for recording our intro and outro music for us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Bat Books For Beginners 139 - Joker's Last Laugh

Joker is told he has a terminal disease and this story covers the chaos that ensues from there. We talk about the question of "why don't they just kill the Joker?", the plot elements, and the characters.

Dylan and John are back with another Bat Books For Beginners episode. Please visit www.thebatmanuniverse.net and check out all the Batman news, comics reviews, and podcasts they have to offer.

Direct link to the episode page: Bat Books For Beginners - Episode 139

Please leave us some feedback on the episode page and we will incorporate it into our next episode.

Arc Reactions Podcast will be back on March 6th with our review of Judge Dredd - The Cursed Earth.

Bat Books For Beginners will be back on March 15th with Orpheus Rising.