A chronological review of DC Comics' entire New 52 line, with a rotating cast of all-star co-hosts, with different backgrounds and varying levels of comics experience.
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525 Years in the Pursuit of Truth: A New History of The University of Aberdeen
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From its ancient origins in the 1495 founding of King’s College through to thriving global endeavours in 2020, the University of Aberdeen boasts a historic legacy spanning 525 years of leading and engaging with intellectual currents of the wider world. Yet quatercentenary and quincentennial memorial histories of the University of Aberdeen portray the institution from a regional and national perspective. The Aberdeen University librarian between 1894 and 1926, Peter John Anderson (1853-1926), ...
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Blackhawks Vol. 1 "The Great Leap Forward"
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A reboot of the most famous comic book team you've never heard of...in The New 52! Alex sits down with David from the The Edge Desk to find out what's so great about Blackhawks, and whether or not this new version stands up to the classic! Covers Blackhawks Vol. 1 #1-8 The The Edge Desk: David Miller - @millerd https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-nove…
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Men of War Vol. 1 "Uneasy Company"
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New 52 came along and the number one burning question on everyone's mind was..."What does that mean for Sgt. Rock?" Well wonder no longer, dear listener, because his grandson is here for Call of Duty Modern Warfare the comic anthology! That's right, it's Men of War! Covers Men of War Vol. 2 #1-8 The The Edge Desk: David Miller - @millerd https://ww…
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Team 7 Vol. 1 "Fight Fire With Fire"
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A mysterious black diamond, wild coincidences, and...the answer to all our The Edge questions? Come listen to this week's episode as David Miller returns to discuss a book we've all been waiting for, Team 7! Covers Team 7 Vol. 2 #0-7 The The Edge Desk: David Miller - @millerd https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/team-7-2012/team-7-vol-1-fight-fi…
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World's Finest Vol. 1 "The Lost Daughters of Earth 2"
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The Earth 2 saga continues with its sister series featuring some of DC's most beloved heroines! Find out what the deal is with Power Girl and Huntress in the New 52 right here! And also Mr. Terrific's girlfriend finally makes sense! Covers World's Finest Vol. 1 #0-5 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphi…
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We're back on the Justice League Desk as we return to Earth 2 for the first time since Batman/Superman to check out the not-quite Justice Society who comes together in the wake of the deaths of their world's major wonders! Covers Earth 2 Vol. 1 #1-6 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/earth-2-…
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Resurrection Man Vol. 1 "Dead Again"
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Kellie Whisler joins us as a special guest on the The Dark desk to talk about Resurrection Man to death...and then she comes back to life to talk about it again except now she has a new superpower! Covers Resurrection Man Vol. 2 #1-7 Special Guest on the The Dark Desk: Kellie Whisler - @pokekellz https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/resurrection…
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More daemonites, more guns, more EDGE, but will a tight little story about the most wanted man in the world leave us with more questions than answers? And what about Wildcats? Come find out! Covers Grifter Vol. 3 #1-8 The The Edge Desk: David Miller - @millerd https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/grifter-2011/grifter-vol-1-most-wanted…
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The Edge really gets right up to the edge as we talk about the most dangerously sexy book we've run into so far! And what's more, it's super cool! It's about to get all Wildstorm-y in here... Covers Voodoo Vol. 2 #1-6 The The Edge Desk: David Miller - @millerd https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/voodoo-2011/voodoo-vol-1-what-lies-beneath…
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Legion Lost Vol. 1 "Run From Tomorrow"
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We're back after a month break with a real knockout, and a rough and tumble intro to one of DC's most beloved superhero teams! But is it...good? Come find out! Covers Legion Lost Vol. 2 #1-7 The Young Justice Desk: Maggie Herskowitz - @Maggie_Julienne https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/legion-lost-2011/legion-lost-vol-1-run-from-tomorrow…
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525 Years of Collecting and Care: The libraries, archives and museums of the University of Aberdeen
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For 525 years, the historic libraries, archives and museum of the University of Aberdeen have been enriched by donations, gifts and acquisitions leading to collections which are now of international significance. As a curator of that historic material, Jane Pirie identifies key donors and figures involved in the care and formation of collections fr…
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Lord Strathcona, Canada, and the University of Aberdeen, 1820-1906
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This podcast focuses on the career of one of the University’s major benefactors at the turn of the twentieth Century, its Forres-born Chancellor Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona from 1897. It traces his connection to the University and then tracks back, looking at how he acquired wealth and prestige at the heart of the transition in British North Amer…
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DC Universe Presents Vol. 1 "featuring Deadman and Challengers of the Unknown"
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AKA Dead Bro-Philosophical Spawn/Robin and the Psychedelic Scooby Doo Reality Show. This makes sense, I promise. Covers DC Universe Presents Vol. 1 #1-8 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @Ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/dc-universe-presents-2011/dc-universe-presents-vol-1-deadmanchallengers-of-the…
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In this house, we love DC's own Mr. T, but does his weird short book stack up? Kinda! Come listen to us marvel at the bizarre stuff they give the world's third smartest man to deal with in his first ever solo book! Covers Mister Terrific Vol. 1 #1-8 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @Ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/mister-t…
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Is this guy really the most dangerous man in the DC Universe? If you ask us, it's a bloody good time...and we do mean extremely extremely bloody! Do you think Joe Manganiello is as weird of a choice as we do? Covers Deathstroke Vol. 2 #1-8 The The Edge Desk: David Miller - @millerd https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/deathstroke-2011/deathstrok…
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Static is back in the DC Universe proper, and now he's left Dakota for New York? So does this fresh start stack up to the show, or did we miss something? Hello? Covers Static Shock Vol. 1 #1-8 The Young Justice Desk: Maggie Herskowitz - @Maggie_Julienne https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/static-shock-2011/static-shock-vol-1-supercharged…
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Hawk and Dove Vol. 1 "First Strikes"
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Rob Liefeld is back on a niche book he once defined, and Maggie is back on the "Young Justice" desk! Where the heck is this story going, by the way? Covers Hawk and Dove Vol. 5 #1-8 The Young Justice Desk: Maggie Herskowitz - @Maggie_Julienne https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/hawk-and-dove-2011/hawk-and-dove-vol-1-first-strikes…
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The Savage Hawkman Vol. 1 Darkness Rising
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Carter Hall is done with the Hawk...but the Hawk is not done with him....and something MORE VICIOUS than he can imagine is...well, we're not exactly sure what. This one was weird. Covers The Savage Hawkman Vol. 1 #1-8 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @Ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/the-savage-hawkman-2011/the-savage-hawkm…
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Economics at Aberdeen: The Legacy of Sir Thomas Jaffrey, Bt (1855-1953)
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In this year of the 525th anniversary of the University of Aberdeen, its Department of Economics is also celebrating an anniversary – the centenary of the Jaffrey Chair in Political Economy. This podcast by Economics Professor Keith Bender highlights the life of Sir Thomas Jaffrey Bt, the early 20th century Aberdonian banker and philanthropist who …
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The Influence of Professor Herbert J.C. Grierson, 1866-1960
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Cairns Craig, Glucksman Professor of Irish and Scottish Studies, recounts the influence of the first holder of the chair in English Literature at Aberdeen University, Professor H.J.C. Grierson. Grierson was closely involved with major poets of the early twentieth century, such as W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot, because of the influence of his edition of…
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After hyping it up for months, it's finally here! Wonder Woman is one of Alex's favorite runs in the New 52, but what does Zipper think? Also, as a treat, here's WAY too many thoughts on WW1984! Covers Wonder Woman Vol. 4 #1-6 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @Ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/wonder-woman-2011/wonder-woman-…
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Post Flashpoint, things are a little different in Barry Allen's world, but at least now we know that the opposite of a man so fast he can be anywhere at once is a bunch of the same dude who can all go different places! Weird, right? It is! Covers The Flash Vol. 4 #1-8 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @Ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/grap…
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James Ramsay (1733-1789): Scottish Abolitionism in the Anglo-Atlantic World
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This podcast explores the life and influence of the Rev. James Ramsay, an Anglican priest, ship’s surgeon, and pioneering abolitionist who was educated at King’s College between 1749 and 1753. Ramsay’s anti-slavery convictions were born out of the experience of fifteen years as a preacher and medical attendant to the enslaved population of the isla…
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The basis for Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen, Captain Atom is kind of like a Hydrox in that he's been overshadowed by a copy of himself, but surprisingly, he has a pretty interesting little story to tell here! How would YOU cope with near unlimited power when everyone on Earth is afraid of you? Covers Captain Atom Vol. 3 #1-6 The Justice League Desk: …
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James Beattie (1735-1803): Philosopher and Poet
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In 1773 James Beattie, professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic at Marischal College, Aberdeen, visited London to petition (successfully) for a royal pension on the back of his sudden fame as author of An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, In Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism (1770), an attack on the ‘infidelity’ of the times, and t…
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BuT waIT, IsN't AquAMan sUppOseD tO BE LaMe? No. No he is not. Aquaman is cool, and he's here to whip yr butt. Now be quiet and let him solve this deep sea mystery! Covers Aquaman Vol. 7 #1-6 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper @ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/aquaman-vol-1-the-trench…
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Thomas Reid (1710-1796): The Wise Club in the Aberdeen Enlightenment
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The intellectual history of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society, known as the ‘Wise Club’ after its founding in 1758, maps onto the institutional history of King’s and Marischal colleges in the eighteenth century. The proceedings of philosophical and literary societies were woven into the fabric of eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment intellect…
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Justice League Dark Vol. 1 "In The Dark"
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Dodger is back to discuss the long-awaited debut of The Dark's answer to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman! But will a bunch of second-rate magicians be enough to defeat...The Enchantress? Covers Justice League Dark Vol. 1 #1-6 The Dark Desk: Dodger - @dexbonus https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/justice-league-dark-vol-1-in-the-dark…
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Duncan Liddel (1561-1613): Medicine and Mathematics during Northern Europe's Age of Confessionalisation
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The endowment of a chair in Mathematics in 1613 was one of Duncan Liddel's most important legacies for Marischal College. After a life of study in Poland and Northern Germany, and a career of over ten years at one of Germany's famous Protestant reform universities in Helmstedt, under the patronage of Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Liddel returne…
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The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men Vol. 1 "God Particle"
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Firestorm is usually two people in one body, but in the New 52, we're seeing double! And now that we mention it, what's the deal with all these other Not-Firestorms that keep showing up? Is this a metaphor? Covers Fury of Firestorm Vol. 1 #1-6 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/the-fury-of-fi…
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Justice League International Vol. 1 "The Signal Masters"
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Booster Gold is here with an all new take on the UN's version of the Justice League, and trust us, Batman and Guy Gardner are definitely NOT on this team! Zipper's back from his episode off to talk about the JLA's quirky cousin! Covers Justice League International Vol. 3 #1-6 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.…
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Blue Beetle Vol. 1 "Metamorphosis"
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Is it Kafka-esque to suddenly become a human beetle hybrid alien weapon? Not when Alex and Maggie are on the case! With the debut of the "Young Justice" desk, our own super team of hosts is complete, and it's time to talk about Blue Beetle! Covers Blue Beetle Vol. 8 #1-6 The Young Justice Desk: Maggie Herskowitz - @Maggie_Julienne https://www.dccom…
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Green Arrow Vol. 1 "The Midas Touch"
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Green Arrow's a lot different (and seemingly much younger) in the New 52, but is The Midas Touch pure gold, a curse, or some kind of strange mixed metaphor? Covers Green Arrow Vol. 5 #1-6 The Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/green-arrow-vol-1-the-midas-touch…
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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. Vol. 1 "War of the Monsters"
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We've seen the Red and the Green...and now it's time for the BLACK! Frankenstein is here like some kind of crazy version of Hellboy and his team of Creature Commandos is like DC versions of the Universal monsters! Come see them face giant video game boss demons! Covers Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. Vol. 1 #1-7 The Dark Desk: Dodger - @dexbonus …
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Swamp Thing Vol. 1 "Raise Them Bones"
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Swamp Thing is awesome and beautiful and weird and we love him. Dodger is BACK on the "The Dark" desk for part 2 of our intro to the magical forces of the Red, the Green, and the Black! But is Alec Holland ready to answer the call? Covers Swamp Thing Vol. 5 #1-7 The Dark Desk: Dodger - @dexbonus https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/swamp-thing-v…
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The Local Rise and International Role of Marischal College, 1593-1860
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From its inception the purpose of Marischal College is fascinating. Most historical discussion has centred on its being a more seriously ‘Protestant’ alternative to the Episcopal (by which many mean crypto-Catholic) King’s College in Old Aberdeen. Unfortunately, this does not hold up to scrutiny. Founded as a civic university that catered to the so…
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Finally! Dodger takes her place on the "The Dark" desk for some of the best comics in the New 52! Animal Man can take on the powers of any animal he sees, but what happens when his daughter becomes the avatar for all fauna on Earth? Covers Animal Man Vol. 2 #1-6 The Dark Desk: Dodger - @dexbonus https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/animal-man-vo…
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What is O.M.A.C.? Who is O.M.A.C.? Where is O.M.A.C.? All major questions that will be answered today! Featuring the debut of our latest new host, David Miller, on the The Edge Desk! Jack Kirby fans, this one's for YOU! Covers O.M.A.C. Vol. 4 #1-8 The Edge Desk: David Miller - @millerd https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/omac-vol-1-omactivate…
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Before and after Bishop Elphinstone: Creativity and learning in medieval and renaissance Aberdeen
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King’s College has a prehistory. Dr Jackson Armstrong (Senior Lecturer in History, University of Aberdeen) sheds new light on the founding of King’s College as a kingdom-building endeavour that underscored Scottish engagement with the age of the renaissance. This involved the tenure of Archdeacon John Barbour at the medieval cathedral of St Machar’…
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This is probably the weirdest Action Comics episode so far...and that's saying something! Why is Superman murdering Jimmy Olsen on that cover? Find out as Davis returns at the Superman Desk with a story that's all over the place! Covers Action Comics Vol. 2 #19-24, and stories from Young Romance #1 and Superman Annual Vol. 3 #2 Superman Desk: Micha…
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Action Comics Vol. 3 "At The End of Days"
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Is it possible that this insane Action Comics run has completely paid off and fully makes sense now?! Find out today as Davis returns to the Superman desk to discuss the last trade of Grant Morrison's notorious run! Covers Action Comics Vol. 2 #13-18 Superman Desk: Michael Davis - @TeamDavis https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/superman-action-c…
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Action Comics Vol. 2 "Bulletproof"
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Superman's refreshed early years are getting more and more complicated and this book is practically overflowing with good ideas! Will Grant Morrison be able to pull this all together in the end? Covers Action Comics vol. 2 #0, 9-12 and Action Comics Annual vol. 2 #1 Superman Desk: Michael Davis - @teamdavis https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/s…
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It's time for the New 52 to begin in earnest, as the world's greatest superheroes meet for the first time all over again! And is that...a New God? Or perhaps...a new DEVIL?!? Also, first appearance of Eric Zipper on the Justice League Desk! Covers Justice League Vol. 2 #1-6 Justice League Desk: Eric Zipper - @Ggrogishere https://www.dccomics.com/gr…
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Action Comics Vol. 1 "Superman and the Men of Steel"
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Young sloppy t-shirt wearing Superman is far from the hero we know and love, but he's still got miles to go! But how will he make it when the whole city turns on him? Covers Action Comics Vol. 2 #1-8 Superman Desk: Michael Davis - @TeamDeavis https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/superman-action-comics-vol-1-superman-and-the-men-of-steel…
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Batman/Superman Vol. 1 "Cross World"
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The Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel get together for their first ever team up...with the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel? Buckle up, friends. This one gets wild. Also, first appearance of Davis on the Superman desk! Covers Batman/Superman Vol. 1 #1-4 and Justice League #23.1: DARKSEID Superman Desk: Michael Davis - @TeamDavis https://www.dc…
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Batman Vol. 5 "Zero Year - Dark City"
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The first ever Batman vs Riddler showdown, and there's no bones about it! The New 52's age of heroes has officially begun! Covers Batman vol. 2 #25-27, 29-33 Batman Desk: Brett Bayonne - @ShaperofStories https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-2011/batman-vol-5-zero-year-–-dark-cityAutor: Alex Faciane
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When The Riddler takes over Gotham city, it sends ripples across the whole world! Today we take a look at a compilation of Zero Year tie-ins from across the Bat-family...and even further! It's like a "before they were famous" for the whole DC Universe! Covers Batman #24-25, Detective Comics #25, Batgirl #25, Batwing #25, Batwoman #25, Birds of Prey…
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Batman Vol. 4 "Zero Year - Secret City"
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We begin, as we often do in comics...out of order! Turns out, this trade, the third big story arc in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's run, Zero Year, covers the New 52's very first baby steps into a fresh new world of superheroes. Who is the Red Hood? What is Bruce up to now that he's back in Gotham? What's the deal with that big penny?!? Covers Bat…
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Meet the cast of The New 52 and You! and get the scoop on how the New 52 came to be the new normal for the DC universe, all thanks to a really fast guy who loved his mother very much. Now, to read every trade there is! The New 52 and You is: Justice League: Eric Zipper - @Ggrogishere Batman: Brett Bayonne - @ShaperofStories Superman: Michael Davis …
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