Comic Patrol

Batman: Dark Victory [Arc Analysis #13]

On the heels of out official episode, Bat Meat (Epi #42), we bring you the sequel to one of the books we covered there, Batman: Dark Victory. The successor to the overrated Batman: The Long Halloween, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale are back to continue their Bat-ventures. As always with our Arc Analysis episodes, spoilers contained within, so check it out and see how we stack it up on it's own and against The Long Halloween.
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#43 - DCFU: Killing the Josstice League

We don't often do news-y episodes, but when something as big (and as great) as DC Fandome happens, even D'Lethal Weapons take notice.
We talk about a heap of reveals that DC dropped on top of our nerdy little heads this weekend; from The Batman to Suicide Squad to Wonder Woman and even more Batmen, check out our new name for the whole thing: The DCFU.

#42 - Bat Meat

Back in April, DC Comics Twitter sent out a simple question - which 3 books are in your reading pile out of the following nine:
Batman The Dark Knight Returns
Batman Gotham by Gaslight
Batman The Killing Joke
Batman The Long Halloween
Batman Knightfall
Batman Year One
Batman The Court of Owls Saga
Batman Hush
Batman R.I.P.
In today's meaty episode, we break down the exact definitive top 3 list (it really wasn't that hard) from this selection. Full spoilers for all these stories within this episode.

Morning of X [#33.4]

Back at it again with our next Dawn of X episode: this is our 4th entry, Morning of X!
Fantastic 4 meet the X-Men, Domino and Colossus share battle scars, Kate has to sink or swim, Sunspot and Deathbird romancing violence, we learn about the Crucible, Exodus is in some books, holy Nightcrawler, and remember Warwolves? Covered in this episode:
X-Men/Fantastic 4 #1 & #2
X-Force #7
X-Men #7
Excalibur #7 & #8
New Mutants #7 & #8
Marauders #7 & #8

#41 - Rogue vs Psylocke: Hero Draft Finale

It's been a very very very long time coming, but we're finally here: The Hero Draft Finale!
It's down to our two finalists: Rogue and Psylocke - and we're here to give you backstory on them both, as well as set up the 3 different scenarios they will find themselves in for this final round - And it's up to you who will be crowned the champ.
The 3 rounds consist of:
1. A fight of their 90's iterations in The Savage Land2. A fight between their first appearances3. A no holds barred fight of their current iterations
With those 3 matchups in mind, please hit the poll here and let us know who you all think would win the best 2 out of 3.
Going way back to our very first episode, we have had Hero Draft segments that we had tagged onto the end of most of our episodes, if you care to listen back. If not, the first 2 rounds are tallied up on our website.
 

X-Men TAS Beyond Good & Evil [Bottle Cap Review]

If you know Comic Patrol, then you know we can't help but bring back snippets of our beloved 90s comic book cartoons. This time around, it's a deep cut from season 4 of the X-Men Animated Series which should have (and kind of is) essentially the series final arc: Beyond Good and Evil. 
It's Apocalypse, it's Sinister, it's Magneto, and telephaths and time manipulation and an existensial crisis.. It's a lot more Wolverine than makes sense. But hey, that's the 90s baby!

Daylight of X [#33.3]

Welcome to our next DoX update episode - it's been a whiiiiiile (thanks, 2020), but we're back with more X-books.
Wolvie dazed and confused in the snow! Militant Hank McCoy! Sunspot the mack! And the end of Fallen Angels (and possibly some other mutant[s])! There's a lot happening in this update. Thankfully, Coke N Dank have all the summaries, commentary and hot takes you can (maybe) handle.Covered in this episode:
- Wolverine #1- X-Force #5 & #6- New Mutants #5 & #6- X-Men #5 & #6- Excalibur #6- Fallen Angels #6- Marauders #6

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret History of the Foot Clan [Arc Analysis #12]

[Keg Week Pt 5]
The final entry in our first ever Keg Week, and we'd like to say that it is a doozy. Published in 2012, The Secret History of the Foot Clan sheds light on how the ninja gang got it's checkered start while also linking it all to the present day. 
We can't even pretend like it's a bad comic. It's good. It's really, really good. Listen in to find out why... Or eff off. 
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TMNT: Out of the Shadows [Bottle Cap Review]

[Keg Week Pt 4]
Michael Bay can't help himself. He just can't. This movie proves that, even if it is his best version of the Turtles... while compared to the abysmal 2014 film.
There is a lot to talk about when it comes to TMNT: Out of the Shadows because there are both good, and bad things about it. A heap more of one of those things, but listen in to find out whether it's the good stuff or the bad stuff we're highlighting.

#40 - TMNT Crossover Comics

[Keg Week Pt 3]
Welcome to the middle of our TMNT Keg Week, and return of Comic Patrol. 
What started out as a part two to our "Odd Crossovers" (Epi #34), quickly became a TMNT Crossovers episode based on two things: 1. How many crossovers the Turtles have been in since their conception, and 2. How much we fucking love the Turtles.These aren't every crossover they've ever been in, but there are definitely some standouts from Miyamoto Usagi to X-Files to Power Rangers, we've got em here.So listen up or eff off

Batman vs TMNT [Bottle Cap Review]

[Keg Week Pt 2]
When two of our all-time favourite properties meet in a movie, you already know we have to Bottle Cap it. 
The title is as the movie does: Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and boy does the movie ever do what it does.
Listen inside to our Bottle Cap Review of it - and spoiler: it may set a new record for the amount of bottle caps it does (or doesn't) get.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984) [Arc Analysis #11]

[Keg Week Pt 1]
AND WE'RE BACK!
Been a while, and because of that, we're kicking off a very special week that we call a Keg Week, where we drop content every day between Monday and Friday on a certain theme. For our first Keg Week, we chose none other than our beloved TMNT, so here is our Arc Analysis of the comic book that literally started it all:
1984 Mirage Comic's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1.
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[SPECIAL] Coke N Dank Stakeout - Black Lives Matter

Coke & Dank scratch the surface of racism and its impact on the social climate of society in this special episode, before we return to form.
Black Lives Matter.

Bloodshot Vol 1: Setting the World on Fire [Arc Analysis #10]

Just in time for the movie to come out, Bloodshot (bang bang!) is here in comic book form for the 10th installment of our Arc Analysis series.
Disclaimer: This book has a lot of blood and a lot of shots, which is fitting to it's name. It was part of the 2012 Valiant Universe 'reboot', and is the starting point for one of their main flagship characters. It's gory, it's bloody, it's action-y, but do the Weapons dig it? See inside...
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#39 - James Bond & Ninjak [Across the Pages]

Across the Pages (AxP) is our series where we take two similar-ish characters/teams/properties from different creators or publishers and give their various forms of media a well-deserved spotlight.
This time it's all about spies, MI6 and gadgets galore: James Bond and Ninjak. How similar are these two chaps? Well, aside from body armour and actually being a ninja, pretty damn close. Secret Agent Men, indeed
The movies we cover are 1967's You Only Live Twice, and 2018's compiled web-series, Ninjak vs The Valiant Universe.The books we cover are Ninja-K: The Ninja Files (2018) and James Bond, 007 (2019).

#38 - Comic Books Based on Video Games

Comic books and video games have a long(ish) history, going back a few decades: sometimes adaptations, sometimes continuations, sometimes filler and other times trash.
With co-host Dank away in another galaxy, we have our 3rd(ish) team member fill in, who just happens to love video games as much as Coke does: introducing Whippet! The two Weapons go through a bunch(ish) of video game based comic books and how well(ish) they translated to this wonderful form of media. There was a list made for both co-hosts to cover the same books, but instructions weren't followed so there are more books in this episode than originally planned...This episode contains spoilers and/or brief looks at the following books:- Injustice- Infamous- Mercenaries- Mass Effect: Redemption- The Witcher (2014)- Tomb Raider: Discoveries- Tomb Raider (2014)- Ratchet & Clank- Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)- Sonic Universe- Mega Man (2011)- Mortal Kombat (1994)- Mortal Kombat X- Resident Evil (1998)- Halo: Breaking Quarantine- Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp

Prince of Cats [Arc Analysis #9]

You've never read anything like this before. Trust us, you haven't.
Oh, you have, huh? You've read an 80's, hip-hop influenced, samurai-themed spin on Romeo and Juliet, that positions the title characters out of the spotlight to focus on Tybalt (and his underground sword-dueling gang) instead, while written in iambic pentameter?
Is that a yes? Well then, keep it moving, I guess... But for those of you who have yet to experience Ronald Wimberly's 2012 (or 2016 rework), please listen in as we talk about Prince of Cats for our 9th installment of Arc Analysis.
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#37 - Zorro & Batman [Across the Pages]

Across the Pages (AxP) is our series where we take two similar-ish characters/teams/properties from different creators or publishers and give their various forms of media a well-deserved spotlight.
This time around, for our 4th go at AxP, it's The Fox and The Bat: Zorro and Batman. Zorro enters his 101st year in 2020 and Batman his 81st, so it isn't hard to tell that these two have HISTORY. They also have a ton of similarities, and one is partially based on the other, hence their comparison in Across the Pages!
The movies we cover are 1998's The Mask of Zorro, and 1997's Batman and Robin.The books we cover are Zorro: Sacrilege, and Batman: Gothic.
Needless to say, there are both very high and very low points in this episode... Very, very low points...

Zorro: The Gay Blade [Bottle Cap Review]

Ok, wait. Let us explain! This isn't what it looks like... ok, it is exactly what it looks like: an 80's Zorro parody flick where Zorro injures himself and his flamboyant twin brother takes over the cowl in the meantime.
That's really it. Oh ya, plus some solid laughs and not as many gay jokes as you might expect (there are definitely still gay jokes and the like tho). 
We break this movie down - one of us for the 1st time and the other for the 50th time, this is our bottle cap review of Zorro! The Gay Blade.

Daybreak of X [#33.2]

Welcome to our next DoX update episode - it's been a little while, but we're back with more X-books.
Boom Boom to the rescue! Apocalypse in a suit! Kate and Emma new besties? Psylocke's enemy revealed, monsters and dragons galore, and a few new deaths are all ahead for your eargasming pleasure.
Last time we did all the #2's and #3's, but this time around, we're covering the #4's and a few #5's (the others will be held off until the #33.3 update). In this episode we talk about, breakdown and add some commentary to: 
New Mutants #4X-Men #4Marauders #4 & #5Excalibur #4 & #5X-Force #4Fallen Angels #4 & #5