Penny Men

#35 - Crisis of Infinite Comics (Part 2) [The Robin Episode]


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Holy Sidekick Overload, Batman!


The Penny Men are putting on the domino masks and diving headfirst into the bird’s nest of Bat-history — from the flying trapeze tragedy that started it all to Nightwing’s infamous disco collar phase, from Jason Todd’s crowbar rendezvous to Tim Drake’s world’s-most-dedicated-fanboy detective work! Along the way, we’ll meet Damian Wayne, the murdery little ninja son you didn’t know Batman had, and check in on a few Robins who didn’t make it past the Elseworlds!


We’ll untangle pre-Crisis, post-Crisis, New 52, Rebirth, and at least three timelines that may or may not exist anymore, plus the weird trivia DC wishes we’d forget (and some they definitely should)!


Expect:

  • One death, two resurrections, and a partridge in a Bat-tree
  • More costume changes than a Vegas magic act
  • Enough retcons to make your head spin like a Batarang
  • The only podcast where “crowbar” and “character development” appear in the same sentence

(Warning: this episode contains multiple Robins, conflicting origin stories, and a dangerous amount of “Well, actually…”)

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