As Fear State wraps up in the current comics, Matt and Will go back and look at three stories starring the Master of Fear, the Scarecrow. It's an eclectic mix, one quirky, one a bit off the mark, and one with a story that talks about, "an uncontrollable butt frenzy," which would have made the title of this episode but it was deemed a bit too much.

Fear for $ale (Detective Comics V.1 # 571)

Scarecrow (Batman V.1 # 523-524)

Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham

It's Thanksgiving week here in the States, so Matt & Will are dipping back into all ages stories for three Batman books you can talk about around the dinner table with one and all. Hear about the story that would have introduced a major Bat villain to the classic TV series, the cutest Batfamily in comics, and what makes a good comic vs. a good Batman comic.

Batman '66: The Lost Episode

Batman: Li'l Gotham (Batman: Li'l Gotham #1-12)

Batman: Overdrive OGN

Will takes the reins this week, with a little ill advised help from Matt's knowledge of 90s Batman stories. Will picked three stories that he figured would have art he'd love and, well, two out of three ain't bad.

Six Fingers (Legends of the Dark Knight V.1 # 85-88 [Digital])

Chasing Clay (Batman V.1 #550)

Batman: Black and White V.1 # 1-4

This episode: Batman loses!

I know, I know, it's blasphemy. But Batman's not perfect, and sometimes, a story doesn't go his way. This week, we're looking at three very different takes on Batman not coming out ahead at the end (or in one case the beginning) of a story.

Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia

Superheavy (Batman V.2 # 41-50)

Cold Days (Batman V.3 # 51-53)

He's Batman's greatest nemesis. He is as mutable as his foe, appearing sometimes as a whacky criminal clown, sometimes as a terrifying homicidal maniac, and sometimes as an urban terrorist. He is the Joker. And this week, Matt and Will look at three single issue Joker stories in their first villain spotlight episode.

The Joker's Five-Way Revenge (Batman V.1 # 251)

A Clash of Symbols (Detective Comics V.1 # 617)

The Clown at Midnight (Batman V.1 # 663)

It's Halloween week, so it's time to dig into three of Batman's encounters with the supernatural: One great, one good, and one oh so very bad. Try to figure out which before you listen; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Batman/Dracula: Red Rain

The Secret of the Waiting Graves (Detective Comics V.1 # 395)

Superman and Batman Vs. Vampires and Werewolves (Superman and Batman Vs. Vampires and Werewolves #1-6)

Dan Grote, Matt's co-host on his other show WMQ&A, stops by to talk about four stories (one of these comics is a twofer) of an all-ages Batman teaming up with other heroes.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold # 20

Batman Adventures Annual (V.1) # 2

Batman: Gotham Adventures # 6

There are many ways to describe Batman. Superhero. Martial Artist. Scientist. Adventurer. But for your hosts, Matt & Will, one beats all the rest: Detective. This week, we look at three stories that have a theme of Batman as the Dark Knight Detective.

Blades (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight # 32-34)

The Doomsday Book (Detective Comics V.1 # 572)

Beautiful People (Detective Comics V.1 # 821)

If Batman is anything, it's malleable. There are plenty of alternate Batmans (that's the plural and I'm sticking to it) out there, and this week, Matt & Will are looking at three of them.

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Batman: Holy Terror

Superman: Speeding Bullets

We're back with episode 2, the final episode!

Nah, just kidding. But we are focusing on three last Batman stories this episode.

The Dark Knight Returns (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns # 1-4)

Some of These Days (Batman Annual V.3 # 2)

The Last Batman Story --? (Batman V.1 # 300)