The Black Casebook
Episodes
Knightfall (with Collective Action Comics)
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"But, at night to Mohammed, he confessed his doubts: It will not be as we dream, when those of us who survive finally get there. Corrupt politici...
BONUS: Year Four Mailbag!
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With three years of The Black Casebook in the books, it only seemed right that we celebrate by turning the floor over to you, my beloved listeners, fo...
COMING THIS SUMMER: Knightfall
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a teaser for something Nat from Collective Action Comics and I have been cooking up together. This summer, we'll be releasing a bonus e...
Casefile #19: Strange Apparitions
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where were you when the lights went out? Like a specter from the past, The Black Casebook returns to discuss Strange Apparitions, the seminal Bronze A...
Casefile #18: The Black Mirror
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's hear it for the boys. The Black Casebook returns with a deep dive into The Black Mirror, an Oedipal tale of fathers and sons that pits Dick Gray...
BONUS: All-In on ABSOLUTE BATMAN
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Size matters. In humble appreciation for Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's shockingly good debut installment of Absolute Batman, we're reopening The Bl...
Casefile #17: Dark Knight, Dark City
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The city never sleeps. The Black Casebook returns with a MEGA-sized exploration of Dark Knight, Dark City, Peter Milligan and Kieron Dwyer's under...
BONUS: Year Three Mailbag!
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As of today, Year Two of The Black Casebook is officially in the books. Thank you to everybody for your support and your questions! I hope you enjoy t...
Casefile #16: Cold Days
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The trial of the century. The Black Casebook returns with a deep dive into one of the most controversial eras in Batman’s recent history: the Tom Ki...
BONUS: Whedon's MCU with Collective Action Comics
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A birthday miracle? To celebrate my encroaching obsolescence, here's a fun chat I had with Nat from Collective Action Comics about Joss Whedon'...
Casefile #15: Batman Returns
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Christmas miracle. To close out 2023, we’re taking the plunge into the kinky, gender-bending world of Batman Returns, the strangest blockbuster ev...
Casefile #14: The Last Arkham
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the twisted mind of Casebook Walt! We're looking back to the early '90s and the heyday of American crime with a deep dive into "The ...
Casefile #13: The Black Glove
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's raise the stakes. This month, we're investigating Grant Morrison's brilliant, challenging Batman run through two lesser-known storie...
Casefile #12: One Bad Day: Clayface
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hoo-ray for Hollywood. We're turning our gaze to the stars this month for One Bad Day: Clayface, which might be the best Batman comic in a decade....
BONUS: Year Two Mailbag
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have to become...more. Year One of The Black Casebook is a wrap! Let's celebrate a year of hard work, announce some plans for Year Two, and answ...
Casefile #11: A Death in the Family
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm not mad, just disappointed. This month's casefile digs into one of the most notorious Batman stories out there: "A Death in the Famil...
Casefile #10: The Dark Knight
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a big one, folks. What better way to kick off 2023 than with a deep dive into The Dark Knight? Christopher Nolan's take on The Empire Strikes ...
Casefile #9: Night of the Stalker/Deja Vu
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is happening again. For our last casefile of 2022, we turn to what might be, pound for pound, the two best Batman stories ever written: 1974's "Nig...
Remembering Kevin Conroy
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A few words on the late, great Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman and a hero in his own right. You can find The Black Casebook on Twitter @blackcaseboo...
Casefile #8: Batman vs. Predator
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
IF IT BLEEDS, WE CAN KILL IT. For our special Halloween episode, we're taking a look at Dave Gibbons' and Andy and Adam Kubert's Batman vs. Predator i...
Casefile #7: Year 100
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're going back to the future, as the Dark Knight wages a crusade against a fascist police state in Paul Pope's Batman: Year 100. Released...
Casefile #6: Batman: White Knight
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well, they can't all be winners. This time, we're covering White Knight, Sean Gordon Murphy's revisionist take on Batman and the structural nature of ...
Casefile #5: The Court of Owls
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Casebook returns! This week, we're covering a modern classic: The Court of Owls, the debut story of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's legendar...
BONUS: Bat-Politics with Collective Action Comics
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Way back in March, I sat down with Nat Yonce of Collective Action Comics to discuss the politics of Batman, both in specific incarnations like Year On...
Casefile #4: The Saga of Ra's al Ghul
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Batman goes global this week as we explore the Orientalist framework supporting Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams’ classic, if problematic, Saga of ...
Casefile #3: The Long Halloween
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Bat goes noir. This week, we're delving into one of the most iconic and tragic Batman stories ever created: Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's The Long Hall...
BONUS: The Batman Returns!
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just a little old-fashioned speculatin' on where Matt Reeves and co. could go with their Batman sequel, now that it's been officially announced. Will ...
Casefile #2: The Batman
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Time to give Matt Reeves his flowers. This week, we're diving into the characters, themes, and cinematic style of The Batman (2022), which might be th...
Casefile #1: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, you gotta start somewhere. One of the most controversial and challenging stories in the Dark Knight's canon, Arkham Asylum is also one of the mos...