Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 12 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. And for this episode, they’re not alone. This episode, Ian Miller returns from The Batman Universe Podcast along with TBU comic book reviewer Adam. Together, they kick off discussion of the newest Gotham City event — Batman: Bad Seeds. Mayor Pamela Isley has given up on Gotham and has decided to turn it over to the Parliament of Trees. GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage wants to keep it for himself at all cost. In the middle are the people of Gotham with only Batman and the Bat Family to save them. How will it
After speaking about my experience in the Falmouth Road Race, I review the 2007 “Whitewater” story appearing in Birds of Prey #104-108. After the break, I review Barbara Gordon: Breakout #4. Stella’s Dungeon of Smut and my literature recommendations also appear. The post Episode 276 appeared first on The Batman Universe.
Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 11 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, they review Absolute Batman #23. The Absolute Universe’s Scarecrow is driving Bruce Wayne insane, so much so that he won’t listen to his friends or his or mother. Can anyone bring him back from the brink before it’s too late? Who do you think is the most dangerous “rogue” in this Gotham, Jack Grimm or the Scarecrow? Listen in to get the crew’s thoughts. Titles Covered In Season 18 Episode 11 Main Titles Absolute Batman #23 Greater Gotham Barbara Gordon: Breakout #4 Batman and Robin: Year One –
Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 10 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, they review Detective Comics #1111 and Batman #12. We now know the story behind Prion’s death. Does it really matter to our crew? And Verity Pennyworth is making herself comfortable in stately Pennyworth Manor. Do Bruce and Damian feel the same? How about Steph and Theo? And the debate continues as to weather Alfred is an AI or figment of Bruce’s imagination. What are your thoughts? Listen in to get the crew’s thoughts. Titles Covered In Season 18 Episode 10 Main Titles Detective Comics #1111
Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 9 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, they review Detective Comics #1110, Batman #11, and Absolute Batman #22. Another layer of Prion’s story has been revealed. But does it answer any questions? What is the Ojo’s issue with Dr. Zeller, or is there. And the Robins really has their sights set on Batman, especially Jason. Listen in to get the crew’s thoughts. Titles Covered In Season 18 Episode 9 Main Titles Detective Comics #1110 Batman #11 Absolute Batman #22 Greater Gotham Justice League Unlimited #20 Harley Quinn #63 Gotham Academ
In Season 14 Episode 11 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) are talking about Batman: The Knight by Chip Zdarsky and Carmine di Giandomenico. What is this very overlooked story? How does it connect to Batman Begins? Is it worth it despite Chip Zdarsky’s uneven history on the Batman title? For our Bat-Family: What skill and teacher for Batman are you most interested in seeing a story about? Drop us a line at TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.net. As always, if you like this episode, please rate, share, and subscribe on the streaming platform of your preference. It’s a great
Another one-issue show! After I speak about my time in Italia, my experience with the reality show “Summer House,” and my opinions on Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” I review Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3. Stella’s Dungeon of Smut, listener emails, and my literature recommendations also appear. The post Episode 275 appeared first on The Batman Universe.
Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 8 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, they review Batman #10 and Absolute Batman #21. Bruce Wayne and Jack Grimm finally meet and it’s quite a doozy. What are our hosts’ thoughts on the interaction. Plus, get their thoughts on Babs’ final message to the family before being taking into custody by Vandal Savage and the GCPD. Titles Covered In Season 18 Episode 8 Main Titles Batman #10 Absolute Batman #21 Greater Gotham Batgirl #20 Poison Ivy #45 Harley & Ivy: Life & Crimes #6 Absolute Catwoman #1 Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2 Batman: G
A quick one before I jet off to Italia! After I talk about my new motorcycle-life, I review Barbara Gordon: Breakout #2. Stella’s Dungeon of Smut and my literature recommendations also appear. The post Batgirl to Oracle Podcast: Episode 274 appeared first on The Batman Universe.
In Season 14 Episode 10 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) compare two tales of Batman in World War 2 – Howard Chaykin’s Batman: Dark Allegiances, and Dan Jurgens and Mike Perkins’s Bat-Man: First and Second Knight! For our Bat-Family: What do you think is most interesting about a Batman who begins his career during World War 2? Drop us a line at TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.net. As always, if you like this episode, please rate, share, and subscribe on the streaming platform of your preference. It’s a great way to show your support, and it’s quick and easy! Thank you,
In Season 14 Episode 9 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) are talking about Batman: The Cult by Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson. What is this often overlooked tale of Batman and Robin vs Deacon Blackfire? Is it just a copy of The Dark Knight Returns? All this and more! For our Bat-Family: What story do you think is most connected to The Cult? Drop us a line at TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.net. As always, if you like this episode, please rate, share, and subscribe on the streaming platform of your preference. It’s a great way to show your support, and it’s quick and e
Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 7 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, they review Batman #9 and Absolute Batman #20. How can Scarecrow be more scary than the Joker in the Absolute Universe? Why would Babs set herself up to be captured by the GCPD? Listen in and find our thoughts. After that, they give you one big segment of Greater Gotham to catch everyone up. Titles Covered In Season 18 Episode 7 Main Titles Batman #9 Absolute Batman #20 Greater Gotham Batman / Wonder Woman: Truth #1 Batgirl #19 Poison Ivy #44 Batman / Static: Beyond #6 DC x Sonic the Hedgehog:
In Season 14 Episode 8 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) are getting ready for the new Lego Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight video game by talking about two Lego Batman movies – 2019’s Lego Batman: Family Matters, and 2017’s The Lego Batman Movie! What Easter Eggs do we love in these films? How does each one comment on each other and the Batman comic mythos? For our Bat-Family: Is there a Batman story you’d like to see adapted or referenced in a Lego Batman movie or video game? Do you have a favorite Lego Batman set? Drop us a line at TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.n
Guest-starring Professor Carolyn Cocca! After (ever so briefly) discussing “Maul: Shadow Lord,” “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” and Camilla from Vergil’s “Aeneid” and her comparison to Captain Marvel, we review the 2007 Birds of Prey storyline “Blood and Circuits” from issues #100-103. After the break we quickly look at Batman vol. 4 #9 and Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1. Stella’s Dungeon of Smut and our literature recommendations are also present. The post Episode 273 appeared first on The Batman Universe.
In Season 14 Episode 7 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) are talking about Batman crossing over with tokusatsu (NOT tonkatsu, fried pork cutlets) stories, with 2017’s Justice League/Power Rangers by Tom Taylor and Stephen Byrne, and 2025’s Immortal Legend Batman by Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, Erica D’Urso, Dan Mora, and Daniel Bayliss! What do these mashups have in common? Which one executed the concept better for a new audience? For our Bat-Family: What would you like to see if Immortal Legend Batman is continued? Drop us a line at TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.net. As
A new location for recording? After a brief intro to explain the circumstances, I review the 2006 storyline “Headhunt” found in Birds of Prey 96-99. Stella’s Dungeon of Smut and my literature recommendations also appear. The post Episode 272 appeared first on The Batman Universe.
Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 6 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, they review Detective Comics #1108 and Absolute Batman #19. How do they feel about the Robins of the Absolute Universe? Is it odd that they are all wards of Jack Grimm, aka The Joker? Listen in and find our thoughts. After that, they give you one big segment of Greater Gotham to catch everyone up for the month of April. Titles Covered In Season 18 Episode 6 Main Titles Detective Comics #1108 Absolute Batman #19 Greater Gotham Sirens: Love Hurts #3 Nightwing #137 Batwoman #2 Catwoman #86 Superma
Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 5 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. This episode, they review Detective Comics #1107 and Batman #8. How do they feel about Ollie and Dinah being in Gotham and the whole “controversy” of Dinah beating Bruce in boxing? Also, how do they feel about there being no follow up to the Bruce/Joker interaction in Batman #7? Listen in and find out. After that, they give you one big segment of Greater Gotham to catch everyone up for the month of March. Titles Covered In Season 18 Episode 5 Main Titles Detective Comics #1107 Batman #8 Greater Gotham Batman
Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 4 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. In this episode, the Dynamic Duo talk about their favorite comics of 2025. How do their favorites compare to yours? Books Covered In Season 18 Episode 4 A whole bunch of titles from 2025 Get Even More DC Comics Goodness By Supporting Us On Patreon At The $5 Level This will get you access to Beyond The Gates Of Gotham, our Patreon-exclusive podcast https://patreon.com/TheBatmanUniverse Follow The Batman Universe Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BatmanUniverse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebatmanuniver
Broadway, motorcycles, and Resident Evil 9, oh my! After a recap of the past few weeks, I review the 2006 story “Progeny” in Birds of Prey #92-95. Listener feedback, Stella’s Dungeon of Smut, and my literature recommendations also appear. The post Episode 271 appeared first on The Batman Universe.
In Season 14 Episode 6 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) are inspired by the announcement of the second DC x Sonic crossover to examine the first, by Ian Flynn and Adam Bryce Thomas! How did the Sonic comic book creative team integrate the video game characters with out beloved DC characters? What other bits of Sonic crossover creation do we bring up? For our Bat-Family: What do you want to see from the second DC x Sonic crossover? Drop us a line at TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.net. As always, if you like this episode, please rate, share, and subscribe on the streami
In Season 14 Episode 5 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) read the JLA/Titans crossover The Technis Imperative by Devin Grayson and Phil Jimenez! What causes our two titanic leagues to crash into each other? What similarities to today’s crossovers did we find? For our Bat-Family: What team crossover would you like to see in a similar miniseries, and what writer and artist would you like? Drop us a line at TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.net. As always, if you like this episode, please rate, share, and subscribe on the streaming platform of your preference. It’s a great w
It’s been a minute, but Steph and Theo are back with Season 18 Episode 3 of The Batman Universe Comic Podcast. So what has been going on with the two of them the last month. Listen in and find out. This episode, however, Steph and Theo are going to do something a little different. Since we’ve missed out on the entire month of February, we going to give you one big segment of Greater Gotham to catch everyone up for the month of February. Of course, they will have time to sprinkle in their thoughts here and there. Books Covered In Season 18 Episode 3 Batman #6 DC K.O.: Knightfight #4 DC K.O.: Bo
In Season 14 Episode 4 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) conclude the spy series sensation Grayson by Tim Seeley, Tom King, and Mikel Janin. Covering Grayson #12, Grayson Annual #2, Batman and Robin Eternal #2-3 and 19-20, Grayson #13-14, 16-20, Grayson Annual #3, Nightwing Rebirth #1, #26-28, we cover the CONTINUED inadequacies of current collection, the ridiculous number of crossovers DC slathered Grayson over during the series’s second half, and the legacy of the series in current comics. For our Bat-Family: How long do you think Grayson would have lasted i
In Season 14 Episode 3 of The Batman Universe Podcast, Ian (@ibmmiller) and BJ (@bjshea33) start the spy series spectacular Grayson by Tim Seeley, Tom King, and Mikel Janin. Covering Batman Inc vol 1 #4, Leviathan Strikes special, Batman Inc vol 2 #13, Nightwing #30, Secret Origins (2014) #8, Grayson #1-5, Grayson Annual #1, Grayson #6-8, DC Sneak Peek: Grayson, and Grayson #9-11, we cover the inadequacies of current collection, the excitement of the status quo, the thematic exploration of the title, and the unique artistic partnership the produced the book. For our Bat-Family: Are there other
