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History of the Batman

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History of the Batman relives the defining moments of one of the most iconic figures in comic art and literature, DC Comics Batman. Your Dark Knight Archivist Londyn discuss Batman's history and how the character, the associated villains, and popular iconography were established and have changed over the last 80 years.

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With the rumored casting of Zendaya as Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man's Marvel Cinematic Universe and the split responses across the web, this week Londyn, co-host Mason Booker and guest Shadow Adam discuss the role of... more

Warning! Explicit! While Batman's mythos beautifully comes to life through the colors in his DC Comics tales, some of the best stories of The Dark Knight have been told in the seemingly simple yet complex black and white palette. In this... more

After the cancellation of the Batman 1966 live action television series, DC Comics wanted to bring Batman comics back to its gothic roots Bob Kane and Bill Finger created in 1939, issuing in the Bronze Age of Comics in the 1970s. One of the... more

David Ayer's DCEU film 'Suicide Squad' is now in theaters and Londyn, co-host / engineer Mason Booker and Shadow Adam finally went to see Task Force X on the big screen! This week the trio discuss how 'Suicide Squad' translates from... more

Warning Explicit Content!!! Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's now iconic graphic novel 'Batman: The Killing Joke' is the newest DC Animated Original Film. On this week's episode, Londyn and co-host / engineer Mason Booker discuss the film's... more

Warnign Explicitcontent! This Friday, David Ayer's DCEU live action film Suicide Squad finally hits IMAX theaters! To get you ready to see the worst heroes ever on the big screen, Londyn and co-host Mason Booker have a SUPER... more

Gothamites! History of the Batman with Londyn has reached 50 bat-tastic episodes! To celebrate, Londyn and co-host / producer and engineer Mason Booker name 50 Batman stories that every bat-fan should know! The Dark... more

When 'Legends of the Dark Knight' debuted in 1989, it was already a historic book being the first Batman 'solo' publication since 'Batman' in over four decades. The first volume running from 1989 to 2007 with over 200 issues brought amazing... more

Most if not all Batman comic book fans have heard of the Red Hood and the man under the mask being Jason Todd. But some may not have known his story before he became this anti-hero, as Robin the Boy Wonder. In this week's... more

In most DC Comics media, Batman isn't known without his Batmobile or even the Bat Cave. But something that seems special to just his comic book stories are the trophies that stay within the Dark Knight's underground cavern. Even before the... more

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