Gotham City gets a visit from... a New Blood?! The Bruce Wayne Batman has his first team up with the man called Ballistic... and, well... that's about the size of it! Plus: A hoppin' NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Luck is for losers... but, luck'll beat skill any day! In today's episode we're checking in with a Professor called Arwin, who no longer believes in Darwin... and is looking to prove his own theory using the Caped Crusader as his test subject! Lots of interesting food for thought... and, as has become a trend... plenty of callbacks to bits 'n bobs from that New York Magazine article! Plus: The return of the NMaiLbag, featuring a discussion of comic book annuals, that is as fun as it is frustrati...
Back to the flagship for a (relatively) quiet issue, where we check in on the man behind the mask(s), Bruce Wayne, to see how he's handling the Aftershock Era. We get a bit of tacked-on action, but this is mostly (thankfully) a character piece! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Checking in with the Boy Wonder for a nice, quiet post-crossover issue, the likes of which we just don't get anymore! Get nostalgic for the days before books were relaunched after every event, and we actually got to "take a breath" with our favorite heroes as they adjust to the next phase in their adventures. NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Keeping up with the Aftershock theme thus far, this issue is another search-and-rescue... with a slight (and sobering) tweak on the formula. What happens when a group of trapped partygoers run out of food? Plus: A look at the first slew of Cataclysm ratings in Wizard Magazine, and a trip into Flashback Land for a peek Bat-adjacent USENET chatter circa early 1998! All that plus a dip into the NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomics...
Another relatively quiet issue in the Aftershock Era, showing the softer side of the GCPD. But, the real "meat" of today's episode is a deep-dive (perhaps TOO deep a dive) into the 1995 New York Magazine article that inspired the Cataclysm story to become a thing in the first place! It's an eye-opening and sobering account of what could happen should a Gotham-esque earthquake hit Manhattan! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gma...
The Aftershock Era rolls on with our titular hero doing a little search 'n rescue in the down below and running afoul of the Ratcatcher! Lots of fun and interesting chatter to be had today! Join us, won't you? Plus: Even another extra-stuffed NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Kicking off the Aftermath Era, with an extra-sized issue of SotB! We've got a pair of baddies to TAKE down... and a man who's lost it all to TALK down. Lotta interesting chatter to be had today! Also: Chatting up the Alan Grant letters pages! Plus: Yet another extra-stuffed NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
It's taken us eighteen entire episodes, but we have finally arrived at the Cataclysm ic conclusion! Today we're going to find out who the Quakemaster REALLY is... or was... and, in so doing, your humble host (who is denser than most) will have to eat a little bit of crow! Also: Batman meets a dog! Plus: Another extra-stuffed NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
We enter "pink skies" territory with our third (of three) Cataclysm ic one-shots. This time out, we sit for story-time as some Arkham All-Stars attempt to regale a new security guard with their "Tales of Madness"... hey, that's the name of the book! Plus: A return to an extra-stuffed NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
All's I can tell ya is that today's issue happens... at some point after 7:03pm on the night of the verybadthing. It's Catwoman vs. Poison Ivy, with Harvey Bullock as special guest referee... even though he's supposed to be in the middle of a Hard-Bock Hostage situation. Oh well! In addition to that, we'll be going through all the Cataclysm ic bits from the 1998 Wizard Batman Special ! Lots of fun (though nebulous) data and information to comb through... lots of food for thought and room for me ...
More interesting clashes in vigilante-styles between Batman and the Huntress, and a look at some highly "inconvenient" post-Quake Gotham clean-up. Also, we get a sorta-kinda out-of-nowhere zeroing in on the Quakemaster's lair! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com
When methodologies clash! Today's episode features a look into the secret diary of Stephanie Brown, the Spoiler... as she gets the opportunity to sit under a different sort of learning tree, and learns that the "by the book" Bat-stuff she's learned from Robin might not be the best way of vigilante-ing, especially in a post-Quake Gotham! Plus: A soul-bearing NMaiLbag! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Aka. Remedial-Theoretical Geology! Come for the Bat-Talk, stay for the (heavily abridged) tangent regarding Crustal Displacement and the belly-contents of the Woolly Mammoth! We get a whole lot of information this time out suggesting that our Big Bad might not be able to put his quakiness where his mouth is! Plus: A wonderfully fun stroll down pod-memory lane via the NMaiLbag! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
It's a chapter of reunions, and great leaps in Cataclysmic progression! Nightwing heads back to the Batcave, Robin returns to the Drake House, Alfred and Harold bust loose, and the Quakemaster's dire threat is delivered! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com
Welcome to Anthology Land, where we can take a peek into how some of the non-Bat-characters are handling the "new normal" post-the verybadthing that happened at 7:03pm. It's very much a 90s anthology... so, prepare for a very "your mileage may vary" experience! Plus: A thought-provoking NMaiLbag For those playing along at home, the rest of this week's books are: Nightwing #20 Batman #554 Huntress/Spoiler: Blunt Trauma #1 Detective Comics #721 https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistor...
As Gotham City continues to crumble, Batman realizes that times of crisis sometimes call for strange bedfellows to come together. Also: Meet the... err... Quakemaster?! Plus - Some "fun" Bat-chat outta Wizard Magazine , and your comments! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com
Taking a look at the first (of three) one-shots tying into the Cataclysm event and finding out what happens at 7:03pm when the Verybadthing happens... at a prison full of violent, dangerous, and angry fellas! Believe it or not, a humanoid bat-figure gets his land legs back and figures into things! Plus: a very special NMaiLbag! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Holy Red Sky Crossover, Batman! Today's chapter of Cataclysm ... well, isn't really one! We're going to be paying off an ongoing story arc in Robin, and getting our boy home in time to see the Gotham skyline engulfed in flame. Please listen anyway... we've got NMaiLbag, and my usual bulletproof analysis. Um, please listen anyway. https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Putting the C-A-T in Cataclysm , today we find out where Selina Kyle was at 7:03pm when the verybadthing happened! Plus: Another dip into the NMaiLbag! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com
Where was high school teacher and recovering vigilante, Helena Bertinelli at 7:03PM when the verybadthing happened? Today we're going to find out! We also discuss Chuck Dixon deftly flipping the script on the Bat vs. Man-ness of Bruce Wayne! Plus: Our first dip into the N-MaiLbag... which, uh, don't say that out loud. https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Azrael was still coming out in 1998? Oh yes... it was! In fact, this is the first of many issues of the title we'll be discussing as part of our No Man's Land coverage! I hope we survive the experience! Today, having just beaten the man who broke the bat, Jean-Paul arrives in Gotham just in time for that thing that happens in this story... to happen! From there, he must chase and defeat Bane... again. https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Cataclysm reaches our flagship book, and its titular hero's story takes a backseat to Barbara Gordon's attempt at herding cats! It's not the GCPD's finest hour... but, at least they're under good leadership! Also: some tangent-laden back issue bin chatter! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com
In today's installment, Nightwing returns to Gotham and we get some great insight as to how the Cataclysmic Quake has affected the regular citizens of Gotham! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com
At 7:03pm, Gotham City was rocked by a 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake... let's talk about it! Today we're looking at the opening chapter of Cataclysm, in a Bat-Book I didn't even realize was still a thing in 1998! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com
Welcome to a New Year... and a new project! We're kicking off the Road to No Man's Land, with designs on covering every single chapter of the Batman Crossovent from Cataclysm to Endgame ! Today's issue is a fun one, taking us back to those post- Zero Hour "Batman-as-Urban-Legend" days for a somewhat ephemeral romp, before hopping into an ominous pre-cataclysmic epilogue! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
With our four-part primer out of the way, we have finally arrived at the Dawn of DC Titans #1... which starts off with a (literal) BANG! Our heroes have their first "official" outing as a unit, have a run in with an unsavory agent, and lay the first brick in what looks to be quite the little mystery story! Are you a Titans fan, Titans-curious, or Titans Lapsed? If so, I'd really like to hear your thoughts on this new Dawn of DC direction! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gm...
In which we wrap up our discussion on the four-part Dawn of DC Titans lead-in story arc, Rise of the Underworld! What will SuperDick do with his powers? Will he sell the soul of his nine-year old ward in order to keep them? Are you a Titans fan, Titans-curious, or Titans Lapsed? If so, I'd really like to hear your thoughts on this arc and new direction for the team! https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com...
Taking a look at the penultimate chapter of our Dawn of DC Titans "pre-req" story arc. During which, your humble host can't help to fumble and stumble over his words as he attempts to adequately describe and define why this storyline feels like a "real" Titans story... and how it has the nebulous quality of "heart". It's a(nother) half-hour of me rambling is what I'm trying to say -- join me, won't you? Are you a Titans fan, Titans curious, or Titans-Lapsed? I'd love to hear your thoughts on thi...
In which your humble host's inner comics cynic takes a good, hard look in the mirror! Taking a look at Part 2 of the Dawn of DC Titans "pre-req" story, and having an uncharacteristically great time with it! Listen to me stammer on and on about how this feels like a "genuine Titans story", without being able to actually put into words what a "genuine Titans story" ought to feel like! I guess it's just one'a those things where ya know it when ya see it! Are you currently reading, catching up on, o...
