Guest-starring Donovan Morgan Grant! Men on Boats! Star Wars! These are the discussions that Donovan and I have before diving into Batgirl #4-6 from 2000. Chris’s Cornucopia of Curiosities and Don’s and my year in review with literature round out the episode. Stay tuned after the show for a SPOILERY discussion of Star Wars and The Mandalorian with Carolyn Cocca.

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Guest-starring Chris Karnes! Listen to the live call-in show that took place on December 11, 2019, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the show!

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Happy tenth anniversary to BTO! Joshua Lapin-Bertone, Donovan Morgan Grant, and I discuss the highlights of the podcast from the past ten years and the hijinx of our Los Angeles trip before reviewing the 2000 story “Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood”. After the break, we review Batgirl #41/93, hear Chris’s Cornucopia of Curiosities, and list our literature recommendations for the final time in 2019.

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Join Tom Panarese and me as we watch and commentate on the 2012 DC animated film “Justice League: Doom.” How closely does it follow “JLA: Tower of Babel?” Is Batman portrayed differently? Is he still a jerk? Listen and find out!

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Guest-starring Tom Panarese for our last JLA story together! After Tom plays “Contingency Plan”, Tom and I review the 2000 story JLA: Tower of Babel (JLA #43-46). We respond to a listener email and review Batgirl #40/92. Chris’s Cornucopia of Curiosities and Tom and my literature recommendations round out the episode.

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I am joined by Derek Crabbe on this spooky commentary special for DC’s 2019 “Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Might there be shipping? Which Turtle partners up with which Bat-Family member? Does Batman eat pizza? Listen and find out!

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Guest-starring Shagalicious! After Shag plays “Foreign Bodies,” we have a brief discussion on It: Chapter 2 and the Birds of Prey teaser trailer. We then review the 2000 storyline, “The Hunt for Oracle” which ran through Nightwing #45-46 and Birds of Prey #20-21. Then, alone, I review Batgirl #39/91. Chris’s Cornucopia of Curiosities, my anime watchlist, and my literature recommendations round out the episode. Will Shag survive the test?

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After I talk about the results from the Twitter polls, my Orvieto/Valencia travels, and the HBO series “Euphoria,” I talk briefly about Nightwing #42-44 before doing full reviews of Birds of Prey #18-19 and Batgirl #38/90. Chris’s Cornucopia of Curiosities, my anime watchlist, and literature recommendations, I round out the episode.

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Guest-starring Donovan Morgan Grant! After Donovan plays “Foreign Bodies,” we have a brief discussion on Spider-Man: Far From Home and the 2019 Women’s World Cup. We then review Gotham City Secret Files and Origins from 2000, Batgirl vol. 1 #1-3, and Batgirl #36/88 and #37/89. Chris’s Cornucopia of Curiosities, Don and my literature recommendations, and a questionnaire/test round out the episode. Stay tuned after the show to hear about the Peanut Tin Incident of 2019.

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After a brief discussion on my summer so far, video games, and Hadestown, I fully review Birds of Prey #15-17. After one listener email, I take a short break, and Chris’s Cornucopia of Curiosities, my anime (non)recommendations, and my literature recommendations round out the episode.

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