Today we talk about a Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan, better known as Dum Dum Dugan, who was a British man (until they retconned him to be from Boston) who fought alongside Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos in World War II and it kinda all goes poorly for him from there.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar got some really good artistic Gothic Horror in with Frankenstein (2025) and the Universal Monsters Dracula Black & White Special
• Olivia read more Something is Killing the Children (and mentions the Swamp Thing is Killing the Children crossover), and has been reading through a lot of the Age of Revelation comics, including Cloak or Dagger (2025) #1, Omega Kids (2025) #1, and X-Vengers (2025) #1. ALSO READ ABSOLUTE BATMAN ANNUAL 2025 GO BATMAN.

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Today we talk about a couple of silly little guys in Gotham, including Condiment King, Calendar Man, Kite Man, and Polka-dot Man!

What we were up to this week:

• Olivia and Briar mostly worked on Halloween Costumes, but Briar finished one of the Robin Hobb books and Olivia got excited about Something is Killing the Children getting an animated series

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Today we talk about Waylon Jones, best known as Killer Croc, who was born a scaly man and had to make due with life, and sometimes that's by wrestling and sometimes that by doing crime.

What we were up to this week:
-Briar went to a pumpkin patch, kept reading Robin Hobb novels, continued working on their Halloween costume, and read about 6 pages of DC KO (2025) #1
-Olivia read the first 3 volumes of Something is Killing the Children and has been enjoying the new Critical Role campaign

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Today we talk about Oswald Cobblepot, best known as the Penguin, who rides the fine line between Batman rogue and Gotham crime boss by being mostly an organized crime guy but he's got a funky gimmick.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar continued working on Halloween costume and reading Robin Hobb novels, and also agonized over the Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage event Wither this Path of Thorns
• Olivia kept an eye on NYCC news such as the Mighty Nein trailer and the Wonderman trailer and also went to see the Oh Hellos

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Today we talk about Edward Nygma, best known as the Riddler, whose whole thing is--you guessed it!--riddles.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar quotes in the episode this scene from Batman: The Movie (1966), but otherwise has been reading more Robin Hobb books and sewing their Halloween costume
• Olivia summarizes this tumblr post during the episode, but has also read Batman (2025) #2

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Today we talk about the Circus of Crime, which seems pretty self explanatory. They're a circus and they do crime!

What we were up to this week:

• Briar read Flip by Ngozi Ukazu and It Killed Everyone But Me #1, also check out the cover for Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #6 bc we talk about it
• Olivia read X-Men (2024) #22 because Doug

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Today we talk about various people turned into cyborgs against their will known as Deathlok, who have had various amounts of success at being not a brainwashed mercenary with no agency.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar made pants
• Olivia read Deadpool/Batman (2025) #1 and watched the Knights of Guinevere pilot

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Today we talk about Riri Williams, who built an Iron Man suit of armor secretly at MIT before deciding to quit college and be a teen superhero full-time.

What we were up to this week:

• DC cancelled the Red Hood series for social media behavior they should've known about before it was even solicited, so mostly we just talk about that
• Also Critical Role released their Campaign 4 character art, so we tried to end on a high note

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Today we talk about Lex Luthor, Superman's nemesis who is maybe a little bit obsessed with him.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar touched a lot of comics but didn't read any of them
• Olivia tried to get Batman (2025) #1 but it was sold out (rip), but is looking forward to the inevitable second printing and also Red Hood (2025) #1

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Today we talk about Lena Luthor, or, well... we talk about TWO Lena Luthors, because that's the name of both Lex Luthor's sister AND his daughter who he named after his sister. They both have... a complicated relationship with him, of course.

What we were up to this week:

• Briar bought a vintage sewing machine, read more Robin Hobb, and started a new cosplay
• Olivia read Detective Comics #1100, Immortal Legend Batman (2025) #1, and is looking forward to reading Batman (2025) #1!

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