OVERLOOKED DARK KNIGHT EPISODE 41 – STARLIN’S BATMAN PART 3: TEN NIGHTS OF THE BEAST PART 2

Episode 41 – Starlin’s Batman Part 3: Ten Nights of the Beast Part 2

Welcome to the forty-first episode of The Overlooked Dark Knight. The is a non-index index show where the hosts, Andrew Leyland and Michael Bailey, look at Batman comics that rarely, if ever, get talked about.  Back in episode 39 they started a series covering Jim Starlin’s run of Batman and they are going to continue with that until they get through all of his issues, up to and including Batman: The Cult.

This time out they finish up their look at the four part “mini-series within a series”…Ten Nights of the Beast!  In Batman #419, the Dark Knight and Robin continue their cat and mouse game with the KGBeast continues and leads to an exciting if not choppy ending.  Things wrap up in Batman #420, which features the ultimate confrontation between Batman and the Beast, with an ending that leads to a short conversation on the ethics of the Dark Knight.  The guys also read some feedback and Mike tells a story from his misspent youth.

Note: Mike says the story happens in the late eighties.  It actually happened in the late nineties.  Mike wasn’t going to strip clubs when he was 14.

Below are the covers and selected pages from the comics discussed during this episode.

Andy and Mike want your feedback on this episode so they can read it on an upcoming show!  You even have options in how you leave your feedback.  The most direct way is to leave a comment right here on the site.  You can also send all questions, concerns, fears and trepidations to overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com.  Then there’ the Facebook page, where you can also leave a Batman related question for Andy and Mike to answer at the beginning of the show.  If you talk about this show on the social medias please include a #overlookeddk so the guys know where to find it.

If you want to subscribe to the show here’s the RSS Feed and the Apple Podcast link.  If you use iTunes please leave us a review.  Not only will we read that on the air like the other feedback but it really helps the show out.  The show is also available on the Google Play Store and Spotify.

Next time: Andy and Mike’s coverage of the Jim Starlin run continues with Batman issues 421-423!

BAILEY’S BATMAN PODCAST EPISODE 29 – STACKED DECK: THE GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD

Episode 29 – Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told

The Joker turns 80 this year.  I’d love to tell you that this is why I decided to do this episode, but it’s just a coincidence.

This is why I will never call myself a professional podcaster.

That, and this isn’t how I make my living.

Anyway, this time out I am joined by Tom Panarese (from Pop Culture Affidavit and Required Reading With Tom and Stella) joins me once again to talk about a greatest stories ever told book.  Tom and I have previously talked about The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told Volumes 1 and 2, so we thought we’d complete the hat trick and cover The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told.  However, I wanted to throw a curve ball into this by covering Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told Expanded Edition, a printing that was put out in 1990 that reprinted The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told in a lovely, purple, leather bound edition with a few extra stories thrown in.

It’s a gorgeous book.

Over the course of two and a half hours Tom and I talk about the Joker’s first appearance, his evolution from homicidal maniac to jokey clown criminal and then back to homicidal maniac.  At one point I drop in an audio version of one of the stories that was released in the sixties.  Tom and I have a lot of fun with this collection and then, after we’re done with the comics in the book, we talk about what stories should be included in a modern version of this sort of affair.  We also talk about the Joker as a character and zero in on the point he went from preeminent Batman rogue to the absolute arch-enemy to the Dark Knight.

Below are a collections of splash pages and covers from the stories discussed in this episode.

I’d like to thank Tom again for coming out and playing.  As always, we had a lot of fun.

Next Time: No idea, but I’m sure it will happen sooner rather than later.

FCTC EPISODE 233: DECEMBER 1995 SUPPLEMENTAL

Episode 233: December 1995 Supplemental

Welcome to the two hundredth and thirty-third episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast!  This podcast has a simple premise; examine just about every Superman comic published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman #649 in 2006 in an informative and hopefully entertaining format.

Welcome to the very last supplemental episode (at least for the moment) of From Crisis to Crisis.

That’s right, folks, even though Mike and Jeff don’t mention it in the episode proper this episode not only closes out cover date December 1995 (and cover date 1995 in general) it also closes out talking about the side books in their own dedicated episode.

Didn’t they just say they were going to keep this going a couple of episodes ago?  Probably, but Mike the Editor talked to Mike the Host and after a long, drawn out fight that raged throughout the Fortress of Bailetyude Mike the Editor won out.

So, starting in two or three episodes you will hear the regular segments folded into the talk of the main books and the side/family books will be folded into the Elsewhere segments and not given as much attention.  There will be exceptions (like the event books Mike and Jeff actually like) but for the most part that is how things will be going for the foreseeable future.

Anyway, this time out the boys kick things off with Superboy #22, which as The Kid fighting an Underworld Unleashed Killer Frost.  Then things circle back to The Trial of Superman in Steel #22, which has some great scenes with Supergirl and Steel.  Next up Underworld Unleashed gets wrapped up with the boys’ thoughts on the second and third issue of that event.  Showcase ’95 #12 is next, which has yet another pilot episode of Supergirl.  Finally, Jeff breaks down what was going on in the real world in the Meanwhile, At the Daily Planet segment and Mike tells you what was going on Elsewhere in the DC Universe.

Below is a gallery of covers and select pages from the books the boys discuss in the episode.  Mike put scans of the original paper versions of the covers to Underworld Unleashed issues 2 and 3.

You can subscribe or listen to the show in a variety of ways. First there is the RSS Feed and then there is the Apple Podcasts link.  You can also find the show on Spotify and the Google Play Store.  Are you on Facebook? Be sure to “like” the official FCTC page, which you can find by clicking on this link.  You can email the show by clicking this link. All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome.  Also be sure to give us a review over on iTunes and feel free to comment on the show here at the site!

Next Time: A surprise that has been a long time coming.

OVERLOOKED DARK KNIGHT EPISODE 40 – STARLIN’S BATMAN PART 2: TEN NIGHTS OF THE BEAST PART 1

Episode 40 – Starlin’s Batman Part 2: Ten Nights of the Beast Part 1

Welcome to the fortieth episode of The Overlooked Dark Knight. The is a non-index index show where the hosts, Andrew Leyland and Michael Bailey, look at Batman comics that rarely, if ever, get talked about.  Back in episode 39 they started a series covering Jim Starlin’s run of Batman and they are going to continue with that until they get through all of his issues, up to and including Batman: The Cult.

This time out they continue their look at Starlin’s run with the first two installments of the “mini-series within a series” Ten Nights of the Beast.  In Batman #417, a rogue Soviet agent known as the KGBEast (cagey beast!) is in Gotham and while the FBI and the VIA are both on the Beast’s trail, Batman gets involved because he may be the only one to stop the carnage.  The action and political intrigue continues in Batman #418, where the Beast continues making his way through the list and Batman has his first confrontations with the Soviet super soldier.

Below is a gallery of the cover and select pages from the comics discussed during the course of this episode.

Andy and Mike want your feedback on this episode so they can read it on an upcoming show!  You even have options in how you leave your feedback.  The most direct way is to leave a comment right here on the site.  You can also send all questions, concerns, fears and trepidations to overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com.  Then there’ the Facebook page, where you can also leave a Batman related question for Andy and Mike to answer at the beginning of the show.  If you talk about this show on the social medias please include a #overlookeddk so the guys know where to find it.

If you want to subscribe to the show here’s the RSS Feed and the Apple Podcast link.  If you use iTunes please leave us a review.  Not only will we read that on the air like the other feedback but it really helps the show out.  The show is also available on the Google Play Store and Spotify.

Next time: The thrilling conclusion to Ten Nights of the Beast!

FORTRESS OF BAILEYTUDE SHOWCASE PRESENTS… THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Fortress of Baileytude Showcase Presents… The Hunt For Red October

This time out the show finally lives up to the original premise that I had for it several years ago. Instead of talking comics I am talking movies, because I like movies and thought, “Hey, why not talk about them from time to time?”  My first subject is a film that I just love to pieces…The Hunt For Red October.  And I am not alone!  Joining me to talk about this cracker jack of a movie is none other than Zaki Hasan.  Zaki co-hosts The MovieFilm Podcast and hosts Nostalgia Theater: A MovieFilm Podcast.  He is also a movie reviewer and has written reviews for a number of newspapers and sites.

For a little over an hour we focus in on the cast of The Hunt For Red October.  The story is pretty simple, but it’s the performances that really make the film memorable and we go over the main cast, which includes but is not limited to Tim Curry, Sam Neil, Alec Baldwin, and, of course, Sean Connery.  What makes their performances so good?  What are the best scenes?  How many times does Mike lapse into a Sean Connery impersonation?  Listen and find out!

A huge thanks to Zaki for coming out to play on this one.

Next Time: If everything goes to plan I’ll have a special Fourth of July episode for your listening pleasure.

OVERLOOKED DARK KNIGHT SPECIAL – REMEMBERING DENNY O’NEIL

Overlooked Dark Knight Special – Remembering Denny O’Neil

No real preamble this time out. This isn’t a normal episode. Andy and Mike got together on the morning (or afternoon for Andy) of June 15, 2020 to talk about the death of writer/editor/legend Denny O’Neil. The guys were huge fans of Denny as both as an editor and they wanted to spend nearly an hour talking about him. It’s a very off the cuff conversation. There are no notes involved. It’s just two fans talking about their feelings on Denny with a tangent or two along the way.

RIP Denny O’Neil.