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The Many Deaths of Batman on Back Issues! (Patreon)

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2026-02-25 20:49:25
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2026-03-04 19:04:02
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2026-11

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The MANY Deaths of The Batman!

Batman is DEAD! But then another Batman has died! And then ANOTHER?! A new villain with an insidious connection to Batman is on the loose in Gotham! Subscribe for weekly comic book deep dives, reviews, and fun conversations! https://bit.ly/2WYvgkt #batman Welcome to ComicPop — where comic books meet conversation! Whether you’re into Marvel, DC, or indie comics, our team of passionate fans breaks down the stories, characters, and creators behind your favorite books. From hilarious Batman rants to emotional Spider-Man retrospectives, every episode brings a mix of insight, humor, and honest comic book talk. Longform reviews of Marvel & DC story arcs Character breakdowns and lore deep dives Funny, no-gatekeeping comic book discussions Whether you're a longtime reader or just getting started, hit subscribe and join the ComicPop community! Browse our official ComicPop trade paperback library (updated constantly!) 🔗 https://www.libib.com/u/comicpop Follow us everywhere else! Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/comicpop Discord – https://discord.gg/YdyWAhH Twitch – http://www.twitch.tv/comicpop TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@comicpoppa Instagram – https://instagram.com/comicpopofficial Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/comicpop/ Mailbag: ComicPop PO Box 1157 Denville, NJ 07834 (Note: We can’t return anything sent—sorry!) More ComicPop content: ► ComicPop (Main Channel) – https://youtube.com/comicpop ► ComicPop Returns (Talk & Commentary) – https://www.youtube.com/c/ComicPopReturns ► ComicPop Plays (Games & Reactions) – https://youtube.com/@comicpopplays #BackIssues #ComicBookAnalysis #ComicPop

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Hudson

Couldn't wait for this since I heard you tell casually comics y'all did it.

Mx Self-Destruct

I remember reading this decades ago, but I don’t think I’ve thought about it since. I love how very golden age the plot is with all of the bizarre deaths and the completely unhinged conclusion. It would also make a great Battinson movie where they don’t show any of them dying, they just find the bodies. It feels like a great premise for the Joker, with the joke being that they all die by the thing they trained Batman in.

Eric Miller

Great episode. The first-issue atmosphere really is as good as you describe. The kill-chain design is more elegant than you gave it credit for. Each victim is killed by the method associated with the next victim in the sequence. The crossbow champion's bolt kills the gymnast, snake charmer's cobra kills the chemist, and so on. That's not random variety, it's Stone building a trail that leads investigators from one victim to the next, which is both his frame job (implicating each victim as the prior killer) and his vulnerability (it creates a deducible pattern). You touched on it but moved past it pretty quickly for how central it is to the plot mechanics. Also, Stone's motive plays better than "paranoid idiot" if you take seriously that he actually did reverse-engineer Batman's training network from his own position inside it. His reasoning is: if I could figure this out, so could the Joker, and then the trail leads to me and Sally. The problem isn't the logic, it's that Byrne gives it about three panels of exposition instead of building it across the arc. The idea deserved the space that the Paris subplot got. For the sex worker's death, you guys pointed out that a cop did find her clue and the forensics did work, but then kept running the bit that Gordon ignored her, which kind of undercuts your own narrative. I think the overall problem is that a silent first issue in a three-issue mystery means you've traded a third of your plot-development for atmosphere. That's a real gamble and the interesting question is whether that exchange was worth it, rather than just "Byrne didn't plan the ending." Anyway, great coverage of a book that deserves more attention. The Aparo art discussion especially.

ComicPop!

If this was a great episode, I'd hate to see what you think about a bad one.

Allyn Weimer

This was my first Batman comic book

Eric Miller

I don't think I've ever seen a bad one! None of my points are intended as criticism. Just showing that people take away different things from art.