Capes and Japes
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#40 – The Joker

Clown Prince of Crime

40 The Joker

Today we talk about the Joker, Batman's most iconic villain, who just does so many murders, and all of the bad stuff you could think of. We also spend a LONG time at the end talking about Heroes in Crisis #1

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Some Jerry Robinson Joker design
-Seduction of the Innocent
-60's Batman Joker threatens Batman over the phone
-The Dark Knight Returns
-The Joker (1975)
-The Killing Joke
-Endgame
-The Joker's Last Laugh
-A Serious House on Serious Earth
-Lego Batman
-Azzarello's Joker Miniseries
-Batman: White Knight
-Batman (2016)
-Heroes in Crisis #1

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#39 – Cassie Sandsmark

Wonder Girl

39 Cassie Sandsmark

Today we talk about Cassie Sandsmark, the 2nd (or 3rd if you count Teen Diana) Wonder Girl. She's a spunky teen who wants to fight crime but also joins a cult later to resurrect her dead boyfriend, because Comics.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-it's a good mug y'all
-Young Justice
-Teen Titans, Geoff Johns Omnibus
-Infinite Crisis
-New 52 Teen Titans
-Super Sons of Tomorrow
-Justice League: No Justice
-Young Justice (cartoon)
-Batman Vol. 6
-Preludes to the Wedding
-Batman: Damned
-Heroes in Crisis

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#38 – Donna Troy

Wonder Girl/Troia/Darkstar/Wonder Woman

38 Donna Troy

Today we talk about Donna Troy: Wonder Girl, Troia, Darkstar, Wonder Woman for a bit, and a woman who can remember all her lives in the multiverse because she's been cursed by an alternate universe version of herself? It's wild.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Seduction of the Innocent
-Teen Titans: The Silver Age
-New Teen Titans: Who Is Donna Troy?
-Crisis on Infinite Earths
-Titans Hunt
-Check, Please!: #Hockey
-Check, Please! webcomic page 1
-DC Titans Trailer
-Kieron Gillen/Stephanie Hans DIE
-Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #36
-Border Town #1

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#37 – Diana, Princess of Themyscira

Wonder Woman

37 Diana, Princess of Themyscira

Today we talk about Diana, who sometimes has a secret identity as Diana Prince, but other times is just Wonder Woman all the time. There's a lot of bondage talk in this one, folks.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
-British spy show The Avengers
-the cover of Ms Magazine
-Wonder Woman movie
-Wonder Woman Theme from Batman V Superman
-also here's the Wonder Woman soundtrack on youtube
-G. Willow Wilson's Wonder Woman news
-Seduction of the Innocent
-Wonder Woman Rebirth
-Grant Morrison's Wonder Woman: Earth One
-Wonder Woman (2006), Gail Simone wrote #14-#44
-You can actually see (presumably) all the things Gail Simone has written for DC on the bottom of her Writer's Page
-Wonder Woman New 52
-Gravity Falls: Lost Legends
-Batman #54

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#36 – Flash Roundup

Other Flashes/Flash-adjacent characters!

36 Flash Roundup

Today we talk about a bunch of Flashes and Flash-adjacent characters that we didn't have enough material on for their own episodes!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Don and Dawn Allen/Tornado Twins
-Jenni Ognats/XS
-Iris West II/Impulse/Kid Flash
-Jai West
-Jay Garrick/The Flash
-Flash: Rebirth
-Max Mercury
-Johnny Quick
-Jesse Quick
-Wallace West
-Teen Titans: Rebirth
-Avery Ho
-August Heart/Godspeed
-Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash
-Hunter Zolomon/Zoom/Reverse-Flash
-Edward Clariss/The Rival
-Thaddeus Thawne/Inertia/Kid Zoom
-Walter West/Dark Flash
-Black Flash
-(the fastest grim reaper)
-Blackest Night
-Nightwing Annual #1
-DC/Looney Tunes crossovers
-Rick and Morty vs Dungeons & Dragons
-Saga

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#35 – Bart Allen

Impulse/Kid Flash/The Flash

35 Bart Allen

Today we talk about Bart Allen, Barry's grandson from the future, who becomes Impulse, then Kid Flash, then The Flash for a little bit.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Legion of Super-Heroes
-Who Named Impulse? bc it's comics, a lot of different people, it turns out,
-Impulse Solo Series
-Young Justice
-Teen Titans (2003)
-Infinite Crisis
-stupidest boy dead
-Final Crisis
-Flashpoint
-Flash War
-Bart Allen is BACK
-Young Justice Cartoon
-Lumberjanes Vol. 9
-Teen Titans (2016) Vol. 1
-West Coast Avengers (2018) #1
-Nancy Drew #1

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#34 – Wally West

Kid Flash/The Flash

34 Wally West

Today we talk about our favorite Speedster, Wally West, who started out as Kid Flash then took over as The Flash while Barry was dead for 23 years, and boy howdy does this one get weird.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Young Justice Cartoon
-Silver Age Teen Titans
-Crisis on Infinite Earths
-Justice League Cartoon
-Look we didn't mention this specific clip but please, Wally is so good in Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, please watch this cartoon
-Flash War
-The Flash (1990) by Mark Waid
-Flashpoint
-Titans Hunt
-The Flash Rebirth
-Teen Titans (2003): Lightspeed a.k.a. the wally west episode
-Lex Luthor in Flash's Body
-I failed to mention Flash in Lex's body and for that I'm sorry
-Squirrel Girl and the Great Lakes Avengers
-Captain America and Hawkeye
-Nightwing Vol 6: To Serve and Protect
-Nightwing Vol 7: Shrike
-Young Justice Book Three
-Batgirl #25
-Batman Jury Duty Arc #51, #52, #53
-Eve Ewing to write Ironheart
-Mariko Tamaki's X-23
-Nnedi Okorafor to write Shuri series

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#33 – Barry Allen

The Flash

33 Barry Allen

Today we talk about Barry Allen, who is not the first Flash, but is most likely the most well-known, even though he was dead for 23 years.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-it doesn't have Barry in it but Justice League Cartoon!
-Crisis on Infinite Earths
-apparently DC has a Crisis on Infinite Earths collection??
-Final Crisis
-Battle for the Cowl
-Flashpoint
-Flash War
-Justice League War, Barry meets Batman
-Teen Titans Earth One
-Action Comics #1000
-That Tom King tweet
-Squirrel Girl vol 8
-Heroes in Crisis pin
-Batman double date issue

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#32 – Teen Titans

A group of superhero teens (mostly sidekicks), now with a Legacy!

32 Teen Titans

Today we talk about the Teen Titans, a group of mostly teen sidekicks (except they grow up and sometimes get back together as the Titans). Over the decades there have been several different rosters, but the Titans legacy is always there.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode (the internet ate my first list so this is incomplete and out of order, sorry y'all):
-New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
-Teen Titans Year One
-Teen Titans (2003): A Kid's Game
-Reign of the Supermen Sneak Peek
-Teen Titans Rebirth Vol. 1
-Super Sons of Tomorrow
-Batman Ninja trailer
-Teen Titans Earth One Vol. 1
-Gravity Falls: Lost Legends
-The Long Con

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#31 – Hellboy

Red

31 Hellboy

Today we talk about Hellboy (some folks call him Red, since that's better than calling a dude "Hellboy" day-in-day-out), a half-demon who works for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-This article has scans of Hellboy's first appearance in SDCC Comics #2
-THE FISH MAN MOVIE did we ever say it was called The Shape of Water? Did you not know that? it is, we're sorry, it's very good.
-excuse me 90's i cannot see my comics
-Abe Sapien Volume 1: The Drowning
-B.P.R.D. Volume 1
-Hellboy: The Wild Hunt
-Hellboy: Wake the Devil
-Hellboy Omnibus Versions
-Hellboy II is very good have the drunk singing scene
-hellboy animated? more likely than you'd think
-The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
-Titans trailer
-Aquaman trailer
-Shazam! trailer
-Marvel Rising trailer the shorts are airing August 13!!!
-Young Justice S3 trailer

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