Did you know gasoline burns really well when used for evil? All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe lovingly raise Joker: One Operation Joker, also known as the manga where the Joker has to be the responsible parent for a baby Batman. Plus, the return of Crackship Crisis!
Omae wa mou shindeiru, bub! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe cross over with The Uncanny Maddy Myers for Suicide Squad Isekai. Join them in a new world filled with beautiful fight scenes, Damian Wayne with a Death Note, and an answer to why Harley Quinn is as popular as Batman or Wonder Woman right now.
Put some respect on his name! Gita Jackson and Alexander Jaffe swing a giant mallet at Batman: Caped Crusader, the new animated series produced by Bruce Timm. Hear strong opinions on the state of western animation compared to anime, Harley Quinn’s new origins, Batman’s new voice, and where Caped Crusader ranks against other Batman animated shows. Oh and also ghosts are real.
The Illustrious Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe interview Greg Rucka, yet another legendary architect of the DC universe and co-author of 52. Enjoy yet another contradictory perspective on the series origins, strong opinions on story decisions after his work, and a whole year of stories about the detective who must arrest Wonder Woman for murder.
Beware creative differences! Gita and Alex review the load-bearing film The Flash (2023), serving as the swan song for the DC cinematic universe as Zack Snyder saw it, and a timeline of the many strange and heinous crimes of Ezra Miller.
All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe interview legendary author of 52 Mark Waid, covering how to write massive events, what the Speed Force actually is, the Doctor Who crossover concept that almost happened, and Superman’s stance on vegetarianism.
Death to imperialists! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Mystery Man Josh Trujillo pour over Blue Beetle, the ultimate slumber party/laundry day movie.
Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang joins Gita and Alex for an interview, covering Superman’s place as a sci-fi immigrant story, how to write through a historical stereotype instead of around it, the thematic differences between Superman and Batman, and his pick for the actual smartest man in the DC universe.
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