Chris And Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

It's another one of those "good news, bad news" situations on the Road to No Man's Land. The good news is, we're back to Shadow of the Bat... the bad news is, this is Alan Grant's swan song arc! This time out, we check in on our favorite Arkham, Jeremiah, as he deals with the fallout of the verybadthing that happened at 7:03, and the fact that, ever since, he's been unable to get any supplies or meds for his Asylum full'a lunatics! As of this issue, he's t-minus one week away from being out of everything! What's a man to do? Perhaps turn to... the Joker for help?! A great issue to kick off the arc, plus (by popular demand) a replaying of my "Idiot's Guide to Comic Book Podcasting" from way back in 2021! It's a long one... but, I give ya ample warning as to where you can safely hit "stop" on your listening device! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

The final Azraeling... for now, anyway! Wrapping up the Nicholas Scratch stuff... well, sort of.  There... really ain't much to say about this one, not that that'll stop me from occupying your ear for the better part of an hour. Thankfully some friends of the show have delivered us an amazing NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

More Azrael!  More Nick Scratch!  You're Welcome... and I'm Sorry! This time out, our man JPV has some answering to do for pulling a boner on his mission to protect the life of Gotham's only friend, Senator Esty Halivan!  Not only that, he's now on the hook for the murder!  What IS an Angel of Vengeance to do?  Listen in and find out! Plus: A wonderful dive into the NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

We're officially on THE ROAD TO NO MAN'S LAND... and, with it comes a three-part dive into Azrael-Land.  In today's episode our Angel of Whateverthehell is sent off to Washington, DC to protect Gotham City's last hope on the Hill.  He does so quite poorly. We also meet the Sensational Character Find of 1998... Nicholas Scratch?! All 'at and a deep dip into the ol' NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Wrapping up the Aftershock Era with... a Red-Sky issue?! Rather than going out with a Cataclysmic Bang, we ready ourselves to embark upon the Road to No Man's Land with a wonderful little "evergreen" story, featuring the Joker imparting quite the impactful lesson upon our Caped Crusader. Potentially the strongest single-issue story of our NML Crossing journey so far!  You're gonna dig this issue... and hopefully, this episode! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

In our penultimate Aftershock issue, we get to go on patrol with the original Dynamic Duo as they discuss things like "the good old days" and spray people down with literal bat poop!  It's a good time as always... join us, won't you? NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

As we approach the end of the Aftershock Era, things can't help but to go from bad to worse for Gotham City and its costumed protectors!  Hope continues to dwindle... almost as much as the Gotham population!  We're very nearly on "The Road to...", and boy, this road be bumpy! Also: We check out the first official mention of No Man's Land in the pages of Wizard Magazine #83!  NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

It's time for a situation report!  Let's take a beat and catch ourselves up on all things post-Quake Gotham City... with an eye toward its uncertain future! Plus: A dip into the comics journos of the day in Wizard #82, and a collector-focused installment of the NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Perhaps the most off-beat issue/episode yet! Where else can you hear about an old man giving himself a cottage cheese sponge bath, a child who'd rather be eaten than see her captor beaten up... and also have a text-story in a turn of the century comic book?!  It's an odd one, all right! Plus: A very Jack Drake-focused NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Wrapping up our two-parter with a bang... well, a boom.  The supervillain team-up didn't go as smoothly as the Mad Hatter would've hoped... but, hope itself now (briefly) reigns among Bruce Wayne's Junior-Entrepreneur Club! But all 'at is just preamble to the return of the raucous NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Today our "dark horse" Bat-Book delivers what might just be one of the tentpole issues of the entire NML run.  What can Gotham City do when all of the non-Wayne-owned companies and industries threaten to bail?  Thankfully, the people... those who'll stay... have some ideas, but will it (can it) be enough?! We also get a peek at an upcoming (super?) villain team-up!   NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

It's not that the people of Gotham don't believe he exists... it's that they no longer believe in HIM.  What happens when the urban legend of the City having a protector becomes moot... since, what has he done for us lately?  Well, it leads to a crisis of confidence for our Caped Crusader... and it lends a whole lotta weight to our "new normal".  If you've always known Batman as being the "coolest" guy in any room he enters... this is an issue you'll need to read to believe. We've also got a Letters Page to discuss!  Plus: A wildly confusing (for me) NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Gotham City gets a visit from... a New Blood?! The Bruce Wayne Batman has his first team up with the man called Ballistic... and, well... that's about the size of it! Plus: A hoppin' NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Luck is for losers... but, luck'll beat skill any day! In today's episode we're checking in with a Professor called Arwin, who no longer believes in Darwin... and is looking to prove his own theory using the Caped Crusader as his test subject!  Lots of interesting food for thought... and, as has become a trend... plenty of callbacks to bits 'n bobs from that New York Magazine article! Plus: The return of the NMaiLbag, featuring a discussion of comic book annuals, that is as fun as it is frustrating! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Back to the flagship for a (relatively) quiet issue, where we check in on the man behind the mask(s), Bruce Wayne, to see how he's handling the Aftershock Era.  We get a bit of tacked-on action, but this is mostly (thankfully) a character piece! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Checking in with the Boy Wonder for a nice, quiet post-crossover issue, the likes of which we just don't get anymore!  Get nostalgic for the days before books were relaunched after every event, and we actually got to "take a breath" with our favorite heroes as they adjust to the next phase in their adventures. NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Keeping up with the Aftershock theme thus far, this issue is another search-and-rescue... with a slight (and sobering) tweak on the formula.  What happens when a group of trapped partygoers run out of food? Plus: A look at the first slew of Cataclysm ratings in Wizard Magazine, and a trip into Flashback Land for a peek Bat-adjacent USENET chatter circa early 1998! All that plus a dip into the NMaiLbag! NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Another relatively quiet issue in the Aftershock Era, showing the softer side of the GCPD. But, the real "meat" of today's episode is a deep-dive (perhaps TOO deep a dive) into the 1995 New York Magazine article that inspired the Cataclysm story to become a thing in the first place!  It's an eye-opening and sobering account of what could happen should a Gotham-esque earthquake hit Manhattan!  NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

The Aftershock Era rolls on with our titular hero doing a little search 'n rescue in the down below and running afoul of the Ratcatcher!  Lots of fun and interesting chatter to be had today!  Join us, won't you? Plus: Even another extra-stuffed NMaiLbag!  NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com

Kicking off the Aftermath Era, with an extra-sized issue of SotB!  We've got a pair of baddies to TAKE down... and a man who's lost it all to TALK down.  Lotta interesting chatter to be had today! Also: Chatting up the Alan Grant letters pages!  Plus: Yet another extra-stuffed NMaiLbag!  NML Crossing on Youtube https://gothamquake.com https://chrisisoninfiniteearths.com weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com