Gotham By Geeks : A Batman Podcast

Sasha Bordeaux was created by Greg Rucka and Shawn Martinbrough, and first appeared in Detective Comics #751(2000) and with the introduction of the character in the hit HBO Series Peacemaker we thought it would be fun to talk about the characters first appearance and some of the DC comics events she is connected to. Join our patreon Follow us on instagram  

Hassan & Darrell are joined by Russell Latham to talk about the first four episodes of the hit series created by James Gunn starring John Cena who plays the jingoistic mercenary Peacemaker along with Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Frank Grillo, and Robert Patrick.  This podcast is sponsored by https://www.dcbservice.com/  Up to 50% off pre-order, mail order comics, trade paperbacks and collectibles from DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Boom! and more. https://taylornetworkofpodcasts.wordpress.com Join us on Patreon where you get access to all the podcast episodes first and it helps uskeeps the lights on. https://www.patreon.com/posts/dc-all-stars-ep-137294613

Darrell, Peter Rios & Hassan rank all the live action Superman films from the 1978 hit film Superman starring Christopher Reeve directed by Richard Donner to the most recent hit Superman 2025 starring David Coranswet diracted by James Gunn.  The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social

We continue our look back on New Teen Titans Vol 1 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez with a discussion on issues 13 to 15, featuring the Doom Patrol & Brotherhood of Evil. The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social

We cover some classic but weird Batman comics with Batman Vol 1 #197, featuring Batgirl vs Catwoman, and #226, featuring the introduction of the Ten-Eyed Man! The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social

Darrell Taylor & Hassan T are joined by Russell Latham spoiler filled talk about Superman is a  written and directed by James Gunn produced by DC Studios and the next  reboot of the Superman film series after Zack Snyder.  David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent / Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced.  The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social  

We are taking a look back at the comic story that inspired the James Gunn Superman film. All Star Superman is the award winning comic written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Frank Quitely, and digitally inked by Jamie Grant. We discuss some of origins of how it came about along with why the story still such a moving & poignant story to so many comic fans. We are covering issues 1-6 in this episode. The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/

Join us as we cover the last arc in the Chip Zdarsky run with issues Batman 153-156 with art by Jorge Jimenez, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Tony S. Daniel & Tomeu Morey The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social

Peter, Darrell & Hassan continue their look back at their favorite DC Comics published in 1985, with a spotlight on books published between April to June: Legion of Substitute Heroes Special 1, All-Star Squadron 47, Infinity Inc 16, Batman 386, Green Lantern 191, Red Tornado 2, Legion of Super-Heroes 14, Superman Annual 11 and DC Comic Presents 85 The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/

 Darrell, Peter and Hassan are back and they discuss recent DC Comics reads including Justice League Unlimited by Mark Waid & Dan Mora, New Gods by Ram V & Evan Cagle, Green Lantern Corps by Jeremy Adams, Morgan Hampton, & Fernando Pasasrin, Plastic Man No More by Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins, and Jacob Edgar & the Earth-Prime limited series by several creators focusing on the CW Universe. The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social

In this episode we discuss the final arc in the award winning run that includes Nightwing #114-118. by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas, Plus sharing our thoughts on the Superman official trailer  The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social https://taylornetworkofpodcasts.wordpress.com/

Summer of Superman! Darrell and Hassan discuss the Summer of Superman Special which launches the next era of Superman books by Mark Waid, Dan Slott, Joshua Williamson, Jorge Jimenez, Belen Ortega, and Dan Mora.

Sorry for the long hiatus we have some announcements for the pod along with our thoughts on the recent Superman Legacy footage and Lanterns tv news

We are joined by creator Dan Watters to talk about his current run on DC's Nightwing with art by Dexter Soy plus his upcoming Batman: Dark Patterns with artist Hayden Sherman as well as his work on the Destro mini series coming out of the Energon Universe.

Darrell, Hassan & Russ continue their discussion on  the current state of the Batline of books starting with Harley Quinn Vol 4 44 Elizabeth Torque, Dave McCaig  Titans Vol 4 16 John Layman, Pete Woods  Catwoman Vol 5 69 Torunn Grønbekk, Fabiana Mascolo Batman and Robin Vol 3 14 Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Javi Fernandez Batgirl Vol 6 1 Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa Detective Comics Vol 1 1090 Tom Taylor, Mikel Janín The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social

We are joined by creator Torunn Grønbekk to talk about her run on The Catwoman series. Torunn shares some of her plans for Selina Kyle along with some of the inspirations she pulled from.  

Darrell, Hassan & Russ discuss the current state of the Batline of books starting with  Batman #153-4   Chip Zdarsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Jorge Jimenez Poison Ivy #26-7 G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara Birds of prey #14-5 Kelly Thompson, Sami Basri  Nightwing #119 Dan Watters, Dexter Soy The podcast is sponsored by Discount Comic Book Services the home for comics at a discounted price https://www.dcbservice.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social

We wrap up our discussion on the Penguin miniseries developed by Lauren LeFranc for HBO. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, starring Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz & Deirdre O’Connell https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://www.instagram.com/gothambygeeks/ https://bsky.app/profile/darrelltaylor.bsky.social

While Darrell is on assignment, Hassan and Russ discuss Batman: Dark Age issues 1-3 and the start of the new DC Elseworld’s books; Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter 1-3, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age 1-5, and DC vs Vampires: World War V #1 Mark Russell, Mike Allred, Jay Kristoff, Tirso, Tom Taylor, Riccardo Federici, Andy Diggle, Leandro Fernandez, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt.

Darrell, Hassan & Russ cover the first issue of Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder , Nick Dragotta & Frank Martin which sets off the Absolute Universe.  https://www.patreon.com/Taylor_Network https://www.instagram.com/gothambygeeks/ https://x.com/ByGotham