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Welcome to The Checkmate Podcast episode 5, where we cover Vigilante 49, written by Paul Kupperburg and penciled by Steve Erwin.  As the Vigilante series is winding down, former district attorney turned judge in New York City is spiraling out of control as he unsuccesfully juggles his mental health, a sketchy relationship and this new idenity working for the govermnet in one of their spook agencies.  In addition, the copy cat vigilante known as the Homeless Avenger is out on the streets wreaking mad havoc.   Share your thoughts about the issue at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Tim and special guest host Delvin "The Dark Web" Williams discuss Amazing Spider-Man #283 (1986), football, shirts, and good decisions. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social @deeray1977.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17 Promos: Come Out To Play - New Warriors podcast The Bat-Pod Justice Not Dissimilar to Lightning

Summary provided by Dinae at https://www.helenawaynehuntress.com/2018/01/the-best-of-huntress-wonder-woman-308.html It has been a wild ride for the Huntress. From the moment she took on the cases of the Mechanic, Pat Pending, and the Undertaker, all of which led her to Arkham Asylum where she was shot with a potent cocktail of hallucinogens, Helena Wayne is more than happy to get back to her normal routine of being a lawyer by day and the Huntress by night. But are things really back to normal for the Huntress, or are things just getting started? As the downward spiral of Helena Wayne's life continues, she is met with a new set of friends and foes, one of which is the ambitious reporter, Nedra Borrower, who is out for the Huntress' blood! Share your thoughts with us at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

The Cassandra Cain Podcast is back to talk about the finale of the Forget Me Not storyline, where Cass finds herself solving a mystery from within only to discovery perhaps another mystery is afoot! How did you like this new villain, Batgirl's role and some of the new discoveries?  Write to us at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Tim and special guest host Sara Century discuss West Coast Avengers #16 (1986), cat tails, mental health, and the X-Men which is only natural on an Avengers podcast. Websites: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork https://saracentury.com/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social @saracentury.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17

Summary by Diane: The Huntress has successfully escaped the grasp of sinister researchers Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether. As the Huntress leaves the premises of Arkham Asylum with fellow inmate Gary Minelli, she finds herself succumbing to the side effects of the hallucinogenic drug Professor Fether shot her with. As her internalised fears consume her, the Huntress is made to confront her worst fear of all: the legacy of her parents. Will she forever operate in the shadow of her father? Or will she eventually give in to her own darkness the way her mother once did? Write to us at [email protected] www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website We would love to hear from you.    

Summary by Diane:  The violent ward of Arkham Asylum has broken free and they're out for blood...but not the blood of the Gotham authorities. Instead, they're after the people who placed them there: Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether! As the Huntress learns the dark details of Tarr and Fether's sinister operation at Arkham, Police Commissioner O'Hara is being pressured by the citizens of Gotham to take action against the Huntress, following allegations of murder by reporter Nedra Borrower! Let us know your thoughts about this back up story at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

Join the Checkmate Podcast as we discuss Vigilante 48, where Adrian Chase is back from the dead, learning new false facts about his Manic Pixie Nightmare Girlfriend, Black Thorn!   Adrian is concerned with his doppleganger, The Homeless Avenger, who is brutally murdering criminals that prey on the forgotten.  Join our discussion at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.checkmatepodcast.blogspot.com www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork.com  

The Cassandra Cain Podcast is back to talk about Cass revisiting her not so complete past while battling a new villain from her... past - with the assist of her comrades who are taking on Gotham's corrupt para-military force.  All of this happening in one location, but writer Tate Brombal and company takes us on a ride of a life time with this new direction of revelation for Cassandra Cain.  The Batgirl!  Write to us your thoughts about this story and bold, new direction at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589569239546    

Join our discussion as we talk Helena Bertinelli in the pages of Outsiders and Superman/Batman.  Write to us at https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website or [email protected] www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork We would like to know your thoughts about how Helena was used in these two stories in the eartly 2000's!   

Tim and special guest host Dr Jennifer Swartz-Levine discuss Avengers #274 (1986), floppy disks, drunk logic, and swimming pools. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social @jswartzlevine.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17

Join our discussion on the Checkmate Podcast, where we discuss the face off we've waited for, The VIgilante vs. The Batman!  As exciting as that sounds, the battle between the big boss, KGB operative, Katia, and Vigilante is quite a fierce fight pound for pound panel for panel.  Ex-Soviet, Colonel Valentina Vostok, hands over the The Agency over to Harry Stein, really setting up the transition into Checkmate part one.  

The Huntress has been captured by Dr. Tarr and Milo, both of whom escaped from the Willow Funeral Home prior to explosion. Feeling threatened that the Huntress is equally hot on the trail of their own scam, the duo take the Huntress back to Arkham Asylum to get her "fixed up" by a man known only as "Professor Fether." When the Huntress arrives at Gotham's most infamous sanitarium, what horrors await for her there? Has Arkham Asylum's doctors truly gone rogue, or have the patients taken over the asylum? Summary by Diane on the https://www.helenawaynehuntress.com/2017/06/the-best-of-huntress-wonder-woman-305.html Please be sure to visit her website for more of her analysis on the site! https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Bluesky:huestone44  

New story arc alert!  Cassandra and company find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery, which is a dark, distorted blast from Cassandra's past.  Will Batgirl be able to work through her trauma while taking on Commissioner Vandal Savage's secret police?  Let us know your thoughts at [email protected]  

Tim and special guest host Rob Kelly discuss Avengers #273 (1986), barflies, villain costumes, and mountain comics. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social @robkellycreative.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17 Outtro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk4S-XEjB_E

We had a ball and a biscuit at Houston's Comicpalooza!  Jordan, an award winning librarian, April from Straight Outta the Federation: A Blake's 7 Podcast, Mark, who does work at the Woodlands' Nerd News Now, and A.J. of Straight Outta Gallifrey talk Doctors and Captains of Star Trek and Doctor Who.   Contact us at [email protected] https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/straightouttagallifrey www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork

Join us, the Cassandra Cain Podcast, as we discuss breaking the cycle of family blood trauma one layer at a time.  Write to us at [email protected] where we can discuss Cassandra's blood and found family, her positioning as the lead in her own book, and her direction going forward leading us to issue 25.   www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website BLuesky: huestone44  

Vigilante #46 "Busted!"   Writer - Paul Kupperberg Penciller - Tod Smith Inker - Rick Burchett Letter- John Constanza Colorist -Bob Le Rose Editor - Mike Gold   Another issue with a lot of moving parts.  Colonel Valentina Volstok is handing off the Agency to Harry Stein to run going forward.  Will he be able to stir the ship while trying to gain info on Soviet Dame Katia before she smuggles secrets and weapons to her home nation?  And will Stein and Harvey Bullock be able to work together before killing each other?  I sense a buddy comedy.  Perhaps, a bromance???      e-mail us at [email protected] www.checkmate.blogspot.com    

Tim and special guest host Captain Entropy discuss Captain America #324 (1986), tacti-cool outfits, the gold rush, and blue-collar villains. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17

The Huntress Podcast is back to talk about Helena Bertinelli guesting in the pages of Nightwing's Outsiders!   Did you read this books back in the early aughts?  Did you like Roy as Arsenal?  And what is your history/opinions about Captain Marvel Jr.?  Let us know at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

The Cassandra Cain Podcast is here to talk about the Tate Brombal tale, Batgirl 18, where Cass skips out on her found family's dinner to the Spirit World, where she bumps into and plots with her blood... family.  Will Cassandra Cain meet her mother, Lady Shiva, in the Spirit World?  Will we discover a new origin about her blood father?  Because time moves differently, will Cassandra and company make it home for dinner in Gotham?  Let us know your thoughts at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website   www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork          

The Huntress has discovered the Undertaker's secret and risks exposing his funeral home scam to the public. His plan for keeping his secret is to dispose of the Huntress the same way he disposes of all his evidence: by burning her in his secret crematorium in the basement of his funeral home. He has already disposed of the Mechanic and Pat Pending in this fashion, and has one more client to dispose of before the night is over: a hitman by the name of the Paralyzer. That summary was privided by Diane's website https://www.helenawaynehuntress.com/2017/05/the-best-of-huntress-wonder-woman-304.html Write to us at [email protected] www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Welcome to the first episode of the Checkmate Podcast.  On this episode we are covering Vigilante #45 by DC Comics.  We will cover issues 45 -50 of Vigilante, including Action Comics #598, for these issues are the true beginnings of Checkmate.  Once we have covered all of those issues, then we will begin at Checkmate #1. If you are not able to get your hands on Vigilante #45, you can visit our website, www.checkmatepodcast.blogspot.com A detailed summary and some analysis are there as well.  Also, leave us feedback at the site mentioned above please. Thank you for stopping by and listening to our podcast. www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

Tim and special guest host Max discuss The Avengers #271 (1986), role playing stats, silver age science, and unearned confidence. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17

The Cassandra Cain Podcast is here to talk about Cassandra Cain returning back home to Gotham City.  But before Cass has the chance to catch up with her Bat Family, she is having issues with her blood family....and her blood.  Yes, her blood is sentient or it is something she can weaponize.  Jaya and the Jade Tiger, who is her brother, Tenji, are alongside her to try and face the Blood Master for some answers.   Please contact us at [email protected] We would like to know your thoughts on the issue.  Oh, let us know if you read the Kids Are All Fight DC KO tie in!!!!

The Huntress Podcast is back to talk about the Huntress moonlighting with the Outsiders, led by Nightwing and Arsenal.  Let us know if you read this era of DC Comics back in the early 2000's at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Tim and special guest host Ryan Daly discuss The Avengers #270 (1986), the first part of our coverage of The Avengers: Under Siege. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social @ryandaly.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17

The Huntress Podcast is back to talk classic trap cliffhangers, no ties to humanity villains and the awesome hero known as the Huntress. Summary by our own Diane Darcy: News of the Huntress allegedly killing a bank robber has spread like wildfire throughout the mainstream media, and Harry Sims once again castigates his girlfriend on how she handled a dangerous criminal irresponsibly. Fed up with her boyfriend's rebukes, Helena Wayne fires back at him by pointing out how he's losing perspective on a case where evidence of her involvement in the criminal's death is faulty at best. Upon Harry revealing that all of the criminals she's "tangled" with recently has ended up dead, Helena begins to take notice of a suspicious recurring pattern. If all of these criminals are "dying" on her, who is signing off on their death certificates and where are their funerals being held? Taking a closer look at each of the criminals profiles, she narrows down her suspects to the personnel of one funeral home in Gotham. The only one in town seemingly "interested" in these criminals. When the Huntress goes out to investigate the suspicious funeral home, what she sees next may be more than she had bargained for. Who is the Undertaker and why is he killing off all of these criminals she's been capturing? More importantly, what is he up to and why?   Write to us at [email protected] www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website  

The Cassandra Cain Podcast is talking about the final saga of The War of Shadows, where the Batgirl is reminded of what she stands for...and perhaps, everything is back to where we started, save for the life of Lady Shiva and others.  Oh, and Cassandra Cain has a new brother.  Ok, maybe everything didn't return to the status quo, but you know what we mean.   Contact us at [email protected] www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website      

Tim rambles on and on about starting coverage of The Avengers: Under Siege, plus highlighting the Masters of Evil from OHOTMU Deluxe Edition #8, and Marvel Age Annual #2 from 1986. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social @ryandaly.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17

The Huntress Podcast is back to talk about the final installment of the Checkmate vs. Huntress saga within the pages of Gotham Knights #40.   Write to us at [email protected] We would love to hear from you.  We would also like to hear from you if you read Batman: Gotham Knights back in the day.   www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

AJ and Tim rate every storyline covered in all 72 episodes to decide which story is Most Outstanding! But how does Dr Jace fit into this? Listen now to hear our final word on the Outsiders by Mike W Barr, Jim Aparo, and Adrienne Roy. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @HueStone44.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social Threads: @wright_on_work @timprice17 Closing music:  Need to breathe, The Outsiders

  Summary by Diane at https://www.helenawaynehuntress.com/2017/02/the-best-of-huntress-wonder-woman-302.html#more There is a new bank robber in town and his name is Pat Pending. Pat is no ordinary bank robber as he comes with some state-of-the-art technology that facilitate his thefts with little resistance. That is until he makes the mistake of hitting six banks in a row and grabs the attention of the Huntress! During his latest theft, he finds the Huntress waiting for him and engages him in a fight. Despite his arsenal, Pat Pending proves to be no match for the Huntress who knocks him out cold. However, he doesn't go down without pulling one last stunt of his own--one that gets the Huntress to flee in panic! Did Pat Pending take his own life, or did the Huntress go too far in her use of violence? And what does this disastrous exploit mean for Helena Wayne's relationship with Harry Sims who wants nothing more than for Helena to give up her alter ego? Helena Wayne knows she has a deeper mystery to unravel, but this is only the beginning! Let us know your thoughts about this story at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

The Cassandra Cain Podcast is back to talk about our favorite hero in a bit of a pickle, spiraling out of control in the middle of a war and perhaps she may have chosen the wrong side.  Lavish art, rich characters and twists and turns to boot by writer Tate Brombal and artist Steven Segovia. Write to us at [email protected] and let us know how you feel about the story thus far.   https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Where do you think the story is going?  And do you like how Cassandra Cain is being handled? 

The Huntress Podcast is back to talk about Helena Bertinelli in the pages of Batman: Gotham Knights, where the secret government agency, Checkmate, is using some invasive techniques to coerce The Huntress into being their Queen, which could also lead the organization to The Batman.   e-mail us at [email protected] Visit our website: https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

30 Minutes to Get Back is a podcast where A.J. and Chris will discuss 30 minutes of the Peter Jackson documentary, Get Back, 30 minutes an episode.   Contact us at [email protected]  

Feathers and Foes are wrapping up the podcast with issue 12 of Black Canary DC YOU.  Write to us at [email protected]  Let us know what you thought of this run.  We would also like to hear from you about your favorite new52 era stories.   Feathers and Foes are going on hiatus for now.  Please watch this feed, for A.J., Laurel, Mark and others are working on a new podcast for 2026, which will be Checkmate Volume 1 written by Paul Kupperberg.  We are excited about this.  We hope to hear from you about it. www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Bluesky: huestone44  

Tim discusses the women of The Outsiders with Dr Jennifer Swartz-Levine, Professor of English, Lake Erie College. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social @jswartzlevine.bsky.social Threads: @timprice17 To contribute for the GoFundMe for Mike W Barr, see https://www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-mike-w-barrs-medical-care To learn more about the Siegel & Shuster Society, go to https://siegelandshuster.com/

It's an ordinary day for Gotham's high school students as they attend a career day fair at their school. Also attending the event is Helena Wayne as a guest to talk about the law profession. The students are less than enthusiastic about the job prospects, prompting them to ask Helena what it is about her career that makes it "fun" for her. Helena answers the students' questions about the details of her job and then talks about what she "enjoys most" about it by very implicitly talking about her exploits as the Huntress. Helena gives an example of such a case by discussing an earlier exploit she made as the Huntress earlier that day - Diane Darcy Write to us at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Bluesky: Huestone44

AJ and Tim discuss The Outsiders #28 from 1987 ,"...a Land Down Under...", big robots, big villains, and big endings.  Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @HueStone44.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social Threads: @wright_on_work @timprice17 Closing music:  Men At Work - Down Under To contribute to Mike W Barr's medical expenses, please donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-mike-w-barrs-medical-care

The Cassandra Cain podcast is here to make out what exactly happened in issue 14 of this book, where Cassandra is hallucinating conversations with her mother who has passed, Tenji is injured and maybe transformed, and Batgirl is coming to terms that she may be working on the wrong side of this war.  Join the conversation at [email protected] or https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Bluesky: huestone44  

Feathers and Foes are talking about the last issue of the Kelly Thompson run, which is issue 28 of Birds of Prey, where the Birds defeat the Shadow Army and engage in the parting of the ways.  Let us know your favorite moments, characters and arcs of this run at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

The Huntress is kidnapped by Checkmate, who are trying to recruit her to join their organization/agency.  Forced under certain hallucinogens by the Mad Hatter and Scarecrow, the leader of Checkmate is trying to psychoanalyze Helena via her responses.  We know Helena is someone you can't make do anything.  Even placing her in a padded room with a one way window can't keep this woman in confinement.   Let us know what you thought about this issue and the Batman: Gotham Knights series as a whole at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website Bluesky: @huestone44 www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

AJ and Tim discuss The Outsiders #27 from 1987 ,"Robot Tyrants of Kadeyland", paved surfaces, oversized dogs, and capes. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @HueStone44.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social Threads: @wright_on_work @timprice17 Closing music: Prince - 1999

Our favorite hero, The Huntress, is caught in the middle of a battle with two involving worlds, Earth One and Earth Two.  Johnny Thunder's Earth 1 analogue, who is a nasty piece of work, has taken out the heavy hitters of the Justice League of America as well as the Justice Society of America with the help of the Thunderbolt, who is wreaking havoc...under protest, of course. Please share your thoughts with us about your experience with this two part crossover at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Cassandra Cain and company are in the middle of a war of sorts.  Will she be able to protect her brother, survive the mission and deal with the fact that perhaps she may be on the wrong side of history?   Let us know your thoughts at https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

We are at the penultimate issue of Birds of Prey.  Our heroes are stuck in the unreality while facing betrayal and perhaps the lost of a teammate.  Join us as we discuss this virtual caper on another episode of Feathers and Foes.   What do you think about the run so far?  Contact us at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Black  Canary and Company are fending themeselves against otherworldly figures.  Will she find her blood family?  Can Black Canary stop an ancient force who wants revenge based on something her mama did to him?  Let us know your thoughts at [email protected] https://wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork      

Thank you for listening to our podcast.  We truly appreciate your time.  On this episode we talk about The Huntress tangled up in the early 2000's event, Joker's Last Laugh, where the Joker believes he is dying, so his parting gift is to make everyone like him.  Yeah, we know.  This issue penned by Greg Rucka is a good one. Let us know your thoughts at www.wrightonnetwork.libsyn.com/website www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork [email protected]      

AJ and Tim discuss The Outsiders #26 from 1987 ,"...Uneasy Lies the Head...", dramatic turns, crooked crowns, and fast friendships. Website: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/wrightonnetwork Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Email: [email protected] Bluesky: @outcasters.bsky.social @HueStone44.bsky.social @timprice17.bsky.social Threads: @wright_on_work @timprice17 Closing music: Life of Brian Opening Animation