Best DC Comics Stories MEGA EPISODE (Best Batman, Best Alfred, Best Batman Writers, Best Superman, Best Batman v Superman Stories)

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts, Film History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 291 minutes

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Summary

Batman is an Absolute beast! Superman has the Absolute best covers! With the Dark Knight and Man of Steels's DC Absolute Series flying off the shelves there is no better time to explore what it takes to tell the best Kryptonian tales and adventures of the Caped Crusader than now. Strap yourself into the Batmobile we present you these episodes from the archives for this MEGA EPISODE:

GHL 431 - Best Batman Family Stories - Discover storytelling beyond the Bat!
GHL 432 - Best Alfred Pennyworth Stories - Did you think we'd forget Batman's true father?
GHL 402 - Best Batman Writers of All Time - Want to guess at our list?
GHL 351 - Best Superman Stories - Learn what an alien can teach us about being human
GHL 106 - Top 5 Batman v Superman Stories - Strap in for when The Big Blue Boyscout and Gotham's Son come to blows

Learn what it takes to tell the best of the best comic book stories in the DC Comics Universe. Is it style? Or substance? Join us for this in-depth celebration of top dogs: Batman and Superman!

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Transcript

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0:00.5	Jingle bells, Batman smells Robin laid an egg.
0:05.4	Hello and welcome to Geek History Lesson.
0:07.7	I am Ashley Victoria Robinson.
0:09.7	Christmas is right around the corner.
0:11.5	We've had so many amazing winter festivities.
0:13.8	Festivus is right ahead of us as the Yule Tide comes to a close.
0:18.4	And to celebrate this week, we are putting out our best DC Comics
0:23.3	Stories mega episode featuring some of our past episodes exploring the best stories from
0:29.0	DC Comics. We have for you, best Batman family stories, best Batman writers of all time,
0:35.2	best Superman stories and top five Batman v. Superman stories all riddled with
0:40.2	incredible guests all featuring myself and Jason Inman and all giving you some great story
0:45.5	recommendations to check out from DC Comics on your holidays off whether you like Superman, whether you like Batman and
0:56.4	Superman together, you are going to get a lot of fantastic recommendations and a lot of
1:00.3	explorations of what it takes to write these characters right. So without further ado,
1:06.4	Best DC Comics Stories Meg episode, take it away. Past Jason and past Ashley. For a loner orphan who likes
1:12.6	to beat up criminals in alleyways, this superhero Batman sure likes to surround himself with partners
1:18.6	and sidekicks. He's created his own Batman family, or group of Gotham Knights, if you will.
1:25.8	And there are plenty of comics out there to read in order to get to know Batman's family
1:29.7	and how they view him and how they manage to stand out from Batman's Shadow.
1:34.4	So let's dig into the best Batman family stories because this geek history lesson is now in session.
1:41.4	Music is now in session.
1:56.4	Hello and welcome to geek history lesson.
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