The Mad Hatter is one of Batman's oddest major foes. While all of the rogues who have existed since the Golden Age have gone through various permutations, few are as wildly different. Sometimes he is obsessed with hats. Sometimes he is a mind control scientist. Sometimes he is obsessed with Alice In Wonderland and has a creepy obsession with young girls he deems his Alices (super creepy). And we have read very little featuring the character for this show. So, our buddy Josh Weil is back to remedy that. Find out what other classic character debuted in the same story as the Hatter, read some great Greg Rucka and hear Will get apoplectic about a book that competes for the bottom spot on the Big Board.

The Scoop of the Century! (Batman V.1 # 49)
Unknowing (Detective Comics V.1 # 758-760)
Mad (Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 2 # 16-21)

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Episode 89: He's a Freakin' Pterodactyl (w/ Josh Weil)

There are plenty of superheroes you could talk about where the issues of copaganda in 2023 don't come up. I'm sure there are. But Batman isn't one of them. We've had episodes talking about Jim Gordon and the main detectives of the GCPD before and had to look at those questions, and this week, we're back again. Only this time one of the stories is asking them along with us.

Officer Down (Batman V.1 # 587, Robin V.2 # 86, Batgirl V.1 # 12, Birds of Prey V.1 # 27, Catwoman V.2 # 90, Nightwing V.2 # 53, Detective Comics V.1 # 754, Batman: Gotham Knights # 15) 
Motive (Gotham Central # 3-5) 
The Blue Wall (GCPD: The Blue Wall # 1-6)

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Episode 92: The Law of Contrivance

Originally introduced in the 1950s, Batwoman has gone from a forgotten character to one who is a queer icon and headlined her own TV series. Kate and Kathy Kane are very distinct characters, and this week, we'll be reading stories featuring them both, thanks to a request from Sam Hopper. We see Kathy meet Bat-Mite, Kate's first solo outing and James Tynion IV's run on Detective Comics begin in a story that not just features Kate but Tim Drake, so we all know Matt has feelings about that one. 

Batwoman's Publicity Agent (Batman V.1 # 133)
Elegy (Detective Comics V.1 # 854-857)
Rise of the Batmen (Detective Comics V.3 # 934-940)

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Episode 112: Batwoman Begins

It's been a while, but we're back reading the three series/runs that we have been following (mostly) in order. In No Man's Land, both Batman and Jim Gordon make some choices that definitely won't come back to bite them on the butt. In the Morrison run, they investigate ethics in vigilantism and Jason Todd's hair color. And in Injustice, well, things still find a way to get worse.

Content warning: This episode was recorded a month ago, and the opening contains a lengthy discussion about problematic creators, a topic that feels especially sensitive after events of the past week, as well as discussions of child endangerment, homophobia, transphobia, and suicide. If you want to skip right to the comics talk, that begins at timestamp 17:50.

Mosaic (Batman V.1 # 565/ Detective Comics V.1 # 732)
Revenge of the Red Hood (Batman and Robin V.1 # 4-6)
Injustice: Year Two Vol. 2 (Injustice: Gods Among Us- Year Two 
 #6-12, Annual # 1)

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Episode 130: Jason Todd- Red Headed Stranger

Each week, hosts Matt Lazorwitz and Will Nevin look at three Batman stories, discuss them and put them on a list that will encompass all Batman stories. Some are great, some are not, but we hope you enjoy them all!

New tracks tagged #Greg Rucka