I was going to try to come up with something funny and misleading to make it seem like we were talking about the Marvel character Venom for this intro, but my brain isn't coming up with anything. This week's episode is about Bane, the man who broke the Bat, and does indeed spend a lot of time interrogating his relationship with the drug that powered him at the beginning of his life: Venom. We read the follow up to his first appearance, the story where he joins the Secret Six and some Tom King, so you know Will has feelings.

Thanks to the History of Batman Facebook group for the graphic accompanying this episode over on ComicsXF. Remember, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

Batman: The Vengeance of Bane II

Unhinged (Secret Six V.3 # 1-7)

I Am Suicide (Batman V.3 # 8-13)

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