15 – Into the Batmanverse

This week, Pie and Lulu cross into an entirely new territory: the Batman mythos! We discuss the iconic DC Comics storyline Under the Red Hood and its animated movie adaptation, both about Jason Todd, a former Robin turned antagonist. Topics include our (lack of) prior knowledge about Batman comics, a haphazard rundown of the history of the Robin sidekicks, moral codes in superhero comics, and being unexpectedly sad about Batman and his adopted children.

Other Media Mentioned:

• Prospect (2018)
• The Mandalorian
• A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
• Gotham Academy by Brendan Fletcher and Becky Cloonan
• Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas
• Silk and Steel: A Queer Speculative Adventure Anthology edited by Janine A Southard
• Classic New Mutants by Chris Claremont
• New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Perez
• Midnighter by Steve Orlando
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
• Joker (2019)
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
• Wayne Family Adventures
• The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
• A Death in the Family by Jim Starlin
• Batman: Hush by Jeff Loeb
• Birds of Prey (2020)
• CW’s Arrow
• Geek History Lesson podcast
• Boaty McBoatface
• Red Hood: The Lost Days by Judd Winick
• Supernatural
• Titans (2018)
• Batman by Grant Morrison
• Red Hood and the Outlaws by Scott Lobdell

Content warnings: mentions of murder and violence, death of a child, gun violence, drugs, and Nazis.