We're less than a week from Valentine's Day, and what says love more than a guy in a Bat costume pursuing a woman in cat themed leather or a beautiful assassin? Or a disastrously dysfunctional relationship between two clowns? Talking about those things with thee ones we love, of course. That's why this week, Matt and Will are joined by Will's better half, Abigale Heartbalm to discuss three stories of romance in Gotham. Well, two stories of romance and one that is most assuredly not.

Batman Adventures: Mad Love

Only Takes a Night (Catwoman V.3 #32)

Batman: Son of the Demon OGN

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Wow, we've made it to 20 episodes! To celebrate, Matt and Will are looking at three stories from three volumes of one of their self-confessed favorite series, the legendary (see what I did there) anthology, Legends of the Dark Knight. Will they gush about the original volume? Will they complain about DC not giving the most recent volume a shot? You better believe it.

Mask (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight # 39-40)

Riddler in the Dark (Legends of the Dark Knight V.1 # 53-55)

Haunted (Legends of the Dark Knight V.2 # 7-8)

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It only took us 19 episodes to swing back to ground we've already tread; it's not like there are 80 years of completely unrelated Batman stories to talk about. But this is our podcast, and we'll do what we like (unless you back us on Patreon, and then we'll do what you want). Anyway, this week, Matt & Will are reading three stories that are direct sequels to stories that they have read on earlier episodes.

Batman: Bloodstorm OGN

Batman: Master of the Future

Batman: Dark Victory #0-13

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Continuity is a cruel mistress. DC's ever rebooting universe has meant most characters have at least two completely distinct histories. And amongst the Batfamily, no character's two histories are more different than the Huntress. Introduced as the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman of Earth-2, Crisis on Infinite Earths wiped out the alternate Earths and instead made her the daughter of mobsters who were killed by a rival family. And the New 52, well, we aren't gonna talk about that in this episode so you'll just have to wait for us to get there. Instead, here are three stories featuring Huntress just in time for her to step back into the Batfamily spotlight over in Detective Comics' "Shadows of the Bat" storyline

From Each Ending... A Beginning (DC Super-Stars # 17)

Days of Rage (Huntress V.1 # 17-19)

Cry for Blood (Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood # 1-6)

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If there's one thing you need to know about Batman, it's that Batman works alone.

Except for Robin

And Alfred

And Jim Gordon

And the rest of the Bat family

And the Justice League

OK, it's pretty obvious that Batman is not the lone avenger of the night after all. And since, this week, Matt and Will are talking about stories where Batman is a part of the Justice League, they figured it was time to add in a guest for this titanic team-up. Enter Armaan Babu, writer over at the pod's internet home of ComicsXF. Enjoy three stories of Batman's adventures with the JLA

New World Order (JLA # 1-4)

Tower of Babel (JLA # 43-46)

Bouncing Baby Boy (JLA # 65)

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It is a mad house. It is the home to terror, both supernatural and all too irrational. Arkham Asylum is one of the most recognizable locales in Gotham City, if not the entire DC Universe. This week, as "Shadows of the Bat," the tale of the new Arkham Tower, begins in Detective Comics, Matt & Will take a look at three stories set around Arkham Asylum and its inmates

Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth OGN

Madmen Across the Water (Showcase '94 # 3-4)

Living Hell (Arkham Asylum: Living Hell # 1-6)

Editor Matt's Note: Last one with the janky sound! We will soon return you to your regularly scheduled listening

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2021 is winding down, and as we look forward to 2022, we're dipping back into the well of alternate reality Batmans (the proper plural), to look at three new takes on the character for the new year: one is a 60s more swinging but far more real (and bleaker) than the one from the classic TV show, one in the American Civil War and one who made a very different choice the night of his parents' murder.

Happy New Year from Team BatChat! We look forward to much more Batman talk in the coming year.

Thrillkiller (Thrillkiller # 1-3/Thrillkiller '62 # 1)

The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat (Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat # 1)

A Grim Knight in Gotham (The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight # 1)

Editor Matt's Note: Still some mic issues on my end this week. One more episode after this and things will be back to normal, I swear.

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It's the week of Christmas, and even the Dark Knight has taken time out to celebrate the holidays. This week, Matt & Will are looking at three Christmas stories in Gotham. Happy holidays to one and all, and we hope your Christmas doesn't involve the Joker. Trust us in this one.

Death Casts the Deciding Vote/The Silent Night of Batman (Batman V.1 # 219)

Favorite Things (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight # 79)

Slay Ride (Detective Comics V.1 # 826)

Editor Matt's Note: Apologies on my sound this week and the next couple. My mic had switched from headset to laptop without any logical reason, and I didn't pick up on it for a bit, so the next couple episodes I sound a bit echoey. Sorry about that!

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Sometimes it's hard to judge a story. Sometimes you might need to... flip a coin. Yes, that is a labored wordplay to get to something to tie into this week's subject, Batman's (possibly) second greatest foe, former district attorney Harvey Dent, best known as Two-Face. Fortunately, these stories didn't require any coin tosses for their ranking.

Half an Evil (Batman V.1 # 234)

Faces (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight # 28-30)

The Long Halloween (Batman: The Long Halloween # 1-13)

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With DC continuity a mess of Crises, reboots, Rebirths and New 52s, some stories get rewritten and some stories get retold. Batman's first year has been rewritten numerous times. But his first meeting with Dick Grayson, the first Robin? That one gets retold, and each time it's tinkered with just a little. This week, Matt and Will look at three versions of that very first meeting, comparing and contrasting what stays the same, what changes, and what makes them better or worse.

Robin, The Boy Wonder (Detective Comics V.1 # 38)

Batman: Year Three (Batman V.1 #436-439)

Robin: Year One (Robin Annual V.2 #4)

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