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.
