The Black Casebook
@blackcasebook.bsky.social
Podcast exploring history, politics, philosophy and more through Batman’s greatest stories. https://open.spotify.com/show/0g0eISbWRkv01Xig3bmw5X
Finally figured out who Susan Dell reminds me of
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Finally figured out who Susan Dell reminds me of
The American Stupid has thrived in all eras, but unprecedented subjectivity, the demise of consensus expertise, rising functional illiteracy, and the collapse of all social infrastructure not motivated by profit have conspired to make this The Time of the Stupid.
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The American Stupid has thrived in all eras, but unprecedented subjectivity, the demise of consensus expertise, rising functional illiteracy, and the collapse of all social infrastructure not motivated by profit have conspired to make this The Time of the Stupid.
I can't claim to be a massive Tom Stoppard fan (besides R&G are Dead and The Last Crusade, I'm not that familiar with his work), but I've always found this to be a lovely evocation of theatre as an act of communal imagination—a place for magic.
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I can't claim to be a massive Tom Stoppard fan (besides R&G are Dead and The Last Crusade, I'm not that familiar with his work), but I've always found this to be a lovely evocation of theatre as an act of communal imagination—a place for magic.
Yeah, this might be the best movie ever made.
November 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Yeah, this might be the best movie ever made.
“X-Men emergency indeed, King Corinthus…the dream is over.”
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“X-Men emergency indeed, King Corinthus…the dream is over.”
Look, I'll be the first to admit he's not a great guy—and that he loses his luster each time he shows up just to get owned—but Rasputin has incredible swag in the early Hellboy books.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Look, I'll be the first to admit he's not a great guy—and that he loses his luster each time he shows up just to get owned—but Rasputin has incredible swag in the early Hellboy books.
Had to grind for this view
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Had to grind for this view
It might just be a budgetary thing, but I like that Thulsa Doom's gang in the prologue of Conan the Barbarian is little more than an evil D&D adventuring party. I always appreciate when you get a glimpse of a villain's ambitious striver period before they became established.
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It might just be a budgetary thing, but I like that Thulsa Doom's gang in the prologue of Conan the Barbarian is little more than an evil D&D adventuring party. I always appreciate when you get a glimpse of a villain's ambitious striver period before they became established.
I’m observing Beast Mode November
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I’m observing Beast Mode November
Reign: The Conqueror has to be the most obscure work of fiction that’s embedded itself deepest into my brain. I don’t know if it was actually any good, but ever since I saw Reign on Toonami as a kid I’ve been ominously invoking the PLATOHEDRON
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reign: The Conqueror has to be the most obscure work of fiction that’s embedded itself deepest into my brain. I don’t know if it was actually any good, but ever since I saw Reign on Toonami as a kid I’ve been ominously invoking the PLATOHEDRON
Thoroughly enjoyed Ngozi Ukazu’s Barda. Even though the art isn’t my exact cup of tea, Ukazu updates the Fourth World without sacrificing any of its bleeding-heart sincerity or operatic grandeur. Lovely book, and a great introduction to the story for new readers.
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed Ngozi Ukazu’s Barda. Even though the art isn’t my exact cup of tea, Ukazu updates the Fourth World without sacrificing any of its bleeding-heart sincerity or operatic grandeur. Lovely book, and a great introduction to the story for new readers.
Hellboy is the leader in the clubhouse at the moment, but Berserk, James Bond, and X-Files fans:
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hellboy is the leader in the clubhouse at the moment, but Berserk, James Bond, and X-Files fans:
It's nice that they made a "remastered" version of Knightfall for people who think ketchup is too spicy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It's nice that they made a "remastered" version of Knightfall for people who think ketchup is too spicy.
More evidence for my argument that RFK Jr. is a Hellblazer villain: this is purple prose worthy of a bad Vertigo horror comic. Jamie Delano after a serious concussion.
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
More evidence for my argument that RFK Jr. is a Hellblazer villain: this is purple prose worthy of a bad Vertigo horror comic. Jamie Delano after a serious concussion.
"You will be the land, and the land will be you. If you fail, the land will perish; as you thrive, the land will blossom."
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"You will be the land, and the land will be you. If you fail, the land will perish; as you thrive, the land will blossom."
I am once again called upon to explain what Eyes Wide Shut is actually about
(it’s got less to do with Epstein and co. than it does the inner life of a man who’s *just* close enough to power to develop prurient fantasies and dreads about it)
(it’s got less to do with Epstein and co. than it does the inner life of a man who’s *just* close enough to power to develop prurient fantasies and dreads about it)
November 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I am once again called upon to explain what Eyes Wide Shut is actually about
(it’s got less to do with Epstein and co. than it does the inner life of a man who’s *just* close enough to power to develop prurient fantasies and dreads about it)
(it’s got less to do with Epstein and co. than it does the inner life of a man who’s *just* close enough to power to develop prurient fantasies and dreads about it)
I accept that Steely Dan is unc music—I accept that I myself am unc—but people should consider what John Darnielle said about them in an old Pitchfork interview. Few artists have been able to articulate Americans' comfort living alongside (and ignoring) total abjection quite like them.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I accept that Steely Dan is unc music—I accept that I myself am unc—but people should consider what John Darnielle said about them in an old Pitchfork interview. Few artists have been able to articulate Americans' comfort living alongside (and ignoring) total abjection quite like them.
ANNOUNCEMENT: In a gesture of international solidarity and good will, @cacomixpod.bsky.social and I will be releasing our PREMIUM Knightfall collaboration on our main feeds instead of paywalling it. The people have a right to know.
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT: In a gesture of international solidarity and good will, @cacomixpod.bsky.social and I will be releasing our PREMIUM Knightfall collaboration on our main feeds instead of paywalling it. The people have a right to know.
I understand people following their passions, but this is what’s known as being a sucker. How can an aging comics creator watch what happened to PAD (and others, for decades) and conclude “RIP to them but I’m different”?
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I understand people following their passions, but this is what’s known as being a sucker. How can an aging comics creator watch what happened to PAD (and others, for decades) and conclude “RIP to them but I’m different”?
BONUS EPISODE! We're talking New Gods, baby. After a little keynote essay about Kirby and the resonance of his idiosyncratic Fourth World Saga, we open up the mailbag to answer burning questions on topics ranging from the most kissable New God to Tom King's loyal service to Darkseid.
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
BONUS EPISODE! We're talking New Gods, baby. After a little keynote essay about Kirby and the resonance of his idiosyncratic Fourth World Saga, we open up the mailbag to answer burning questions on topics ranging from the most kissable New God to Tom King's loyal service to Darkseid.
