Blüdhaven

They are, it's a comic, it's a collected edition of two halves because it is volume one and volume two.

Volume one, we'll get into the story, but I think it's more about like the setting of Bloodhaven and stuff.

And then volume two carries on the story, but it gets a bit more crazy because there's other characters from other parts of the DC universe and goes a little more out there.

You do see some of the other kind of Batman-y cast here, though, because we meet Babs.

still i mean we're we are comparing it on ryan's quite expensive lcd screen that he has in his living room and still trying

to get people to rob me when i'm all i am

yeah he's got he's got diamond encrusted cock rings guys no those are coming with me you're going to japan you'll need them i'm getting quite in the um what's called metal detector So I think I'm literally holding, there's a big splash panel right at the start, which shows Nightwing in silhouette moving across the Bloodhaven skyscape.

Yeah.

In this run, the billions that people don't realize Alfred has because of his history at the Waynes goes to Nightwing.

So Nightwing actually tries to do what you're suggesting and actually put the money into Bloodhaven.

So there's a really cool like 24 issue run of Tom Taylor wrote it and it's Nightwing trying to do what Bruce never did and the corruption in the system.

So it addresses both the punching and the money.

right, yeah.

And last time, don't forget, we got Nightwing from Bloodhaven into Gotham via a really great story instead of just saying, and then he showed up.

Because Dan Waters is a professional.

That's

Yeah.

He can continue Nightwing's adventure.

And again, because it feels so natural, because, of course, it does help that Bloodhaven is so close to Gotham.

And, you know, Nightwing already has, you know, experience with Batman, obviously.

It could go, you know, nationwide, whatever, worldwide," and they're going to freeze Gotham to get that.

They better mention that they freeze Bludhaven, too, because they've already mentioned spores have gone.

This shit's just gonna start growing other places.

[laughs]

Again.

Then they're like, "Man, you're really gonna let us out?" He's like, "Listen.

In Bludhaven, I actually took down a whole prison.

Everybody escaped-

with Cowan on the art?

yeah well this is wrapping up the Bloodhaven lore story this issue so that's kind of cool we're finally getting to the end of that some cool another Ahak variant on that which is cool but I mean the main cover's pretty great as well actually to be fair so yeah but

the Ahak one's one of those stark where it's it's on a white background

yeah

you're

a bit more you know intelligent a bit more well rounded perhaps

I I I like how much water ties this issue into ongoing Batman stuff with Minotaur, right? With the bad seeds, with even the Batman and Robin of Damien volunteering at the hospital, right? And it shows how outside the loop Dick is because he's so wrapped up with whatever's going on in Bloodhaven.

So using the current continuity of stories to do that I think really shows how disconnected Dick has been.

Yeah.

Maybe by the end of this, let's just call it here, what I think is going to happen by the end of this show is Ultron is going to launch nuclear missiles against Bloodhaven, Felicity style.

And Tommy is going to run Tommy run fast enough that...

Sure.

To move everybody out of the way.

To stop them.

And save Bloodhaven.

Or to redirect them

Hello, Pete.

From Bloodhaven, equidistant between Gotham and Atlantic City.

It's the DC Studios podcast by Fantastic Geek for Lanterns, episode eight, Dirt and Stars.

Pete, before we dive into the DCU, and before our special release of another podcast episode on the Pop Culture Podcast feed tomorrow, let's go to the future.