On this guestless edition of Bat Lessons, we cover the first appearance of Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Then we fall down the rabbit hole on Lewis Carroll, and the creation of Alice in Wonderland.

• Detective Comics 74 (DCU Infinite)

• Don Cameron (wikipedia)

• Lewis Carroll (wikipedia)

• Annotated Alice (amazon)

• Enantiomorphs (wikipedia)

• Thalidomide (wikipedia)
  

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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R . M. Duarte

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00:00 Intro

02:43 Detective 74

22:17 Story Thoughts

25:34 Alice in Wonderland

29:39 Lewis Carroll

38:27 Tweedledum and Tweedledee

50:44 Closing Thoughts

Very special guest Sasha from Casually comics comes along for a chat about the malevolent Mad Hatter and crack photographer Vicki Vale!

• 75 Years of Batman (Kindle)

• Mad as a Hatter (Wikipedia)

• Mad Gasser of Mattoon (Wikipedia)

• Creators of the Super Heroes (Amazon)

• Torchy Blane (Wikipedia)

• Casually Comics (Youtube)

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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R . M. Duarte

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We’re joined by special guest Jameson from A Comic Book A Day to go over the first appearance of the duke of duplicity, Two Face!!

• Geroge Russous (Blog Post)

• Detective #66 (DC Universe Infinite)

• Batman: The Complete History (Amazon)

• Creators of the Super Heroes (Amazon)

• History of Comics (Amazon)

• The Shadow: Face of Doom (Amazon)

• The Bat Strikes Again (Amazon)

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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R . M. Duarte

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We’re joined by special guest Sal from ComicPOP to go over the first appearance of the pompous waddling master of foul play, the Penguin!

• Detective Comics #58 (DCU Infinite)

• Creators of the Super Heroes (Amazon)

• Steranko History of Comics (Amazon)

• Jerry Robinsion: Ambassador Of  Comics (Amazon)

• ComicPOP (YouTube)

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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R . M. Duarte

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Brian and Alex Discuss Clayface in person! A brief overview of various iterations of clayface, and a read of the very first appearance of Clayface. A fun episode!

• Silver Age Origin: Detective Comics #304 (DCU Infinite)

• Clayface Hero: Detective Comics Rebirth (Amazon)

• Batman Beyond: Disappearing Inque (wiki)

• Lon Chaney: The Phantom of the Opera (wiki)

• Lon Chaney: The Wolf Man (IMDB)

• New 52 Origin: Dark Knight #24 (DCU Infinite)

• First Appearance: Detective Comics #40 (DCU Infinite)

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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

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On This Bonus Episode, we're thrilled to have Dr. Jennifer Conary joining us! We discuss Dickens (to contextualize episode 20 and Batman: Noel) and victorian genre fiction in the vein of Batman. You don't want to miss it! 

• Dr. Jennifer Conary
• Reynolds Reimagned 
• A Christmas Carol

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On this very special Christmas episode, we cover a retelling of “A Christmas Carol” that has become a modern classic in its own right: Batman Noel. In standard Bat Lessons fashion we go way too deep, and cover the history of the original novella and bring in a Charles Dickens expert to school us.

• Dr. Jennifer Conary

• Reynolds Reimagned

• A Christmas Carol

• Lee Bermejo Interview

• Batman Noel
  

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Batman tracks down the infamous serial killer: Jack the Ripper! Brian and Alex continue their Victorian era arc, chatting about the history behind the murderer. We also cover the acclaimed graphic novel “Gotham by Gaslight” where Batman crosses his path. Finally, we cover the story of the creation of the comic book itself.

• Gotham By Gaslight (Paperback)

• The Enduring Mystery of Jack The Ripper (Video)

• Mike Mignola Interview (Video)

• Mike Mignola’s Genius For Simplification (Video)

• Batman On Film: Brian Augustyn (Video)

• Gotham by Gaslight Video Game Footage (Video)

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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

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