Its ladies night and we feel alright, oh yes its Birds of Prey night, oh what a night. We're looking at a little band of dysfunctional girlies working together to fight off a mind control scheme, and seeing if love, or at least comraderie, truly can bloom between Gotham's murdering women. Join us as we get along with Birds of Prey vol 1: Trouble In…

Its been so long since we last read our double bill of the big man of Geoff Johns at the very start of this podcast, and now we're back with one of his most famous works - Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern. Thanks to the New 52, we get to jump straight in at the last stretch of his saga, so join us as we see what four different levels of experience can…

And so it happens with a randomised wheel, we're back this week with a book that's all killer, no filler as we come round to the New 52 relaunch of Batwoman. The gayest book in the line just missed Pride, but it was well worth the wait as we dig into all the comings and goings of Miss Kate Kane, Gotham's Boldest Buttkicker and Lovingest Lesbian. Co…

As much as we all joked about being commitment phobes to the scale of this undertaking, we made it halfway! A whole half a year of reading New 52 books and talking about them and producing Content about the experience! And now its time for us to be as backwards-looking and nostalgic as DC Comics themselves, and take a look back at what we've read (…

Welcome back for another installment of your favourite grindset podcast, as we look in on our good friend and idol Cole Cash, also known as Wildstorm's own Grifter. He's got the schemes, he's got the guns, he's got the goofy red bandana mask, what more could a guy need? Let's go on a journey to see if there is anything more he could need, like qual…

What's red, yellow and fast all over? That's right, its The Flash, aka Barry Allen, here for a post-Flashpoint adventure, and he is sure going to look great doing it as he zips by with his old friend and zooms along with his new girlfriend. Come and listen to the perfect medium for discussing how gorgeous the art in this book is with our discussion…

Its time for a solo book about DC's younger circus acrobat and their first child sidekick, Dick Grayson, as we see what trouble Nightwing can get into as he goes back to his roots (dating readheads) and finds out the mysteries of his youth. Listen up as we find out all this and maybe even more in Nightwing vol 1: Traps and Trapezes, by Kyle Higgins…

We're off to hyperspace with the former Wildstorm universe's premier super-team, coming hot and fresh into the DC Universe for the New 52. Do we get to start Pride off right with the first gay married superhero couple, or has editorial come even for the gays? Come along to find out and also hear about the moon's big hand, the mountain's big horn an…

Could it be an eagle, or a falcon, or another NFL team? No, this week, its a hawk (hold the sea), man. We're following the adventures of a rebooted Carter Hall, folks, and maybe he'll be easier to follow than his reputation suggests and maybe the book will even be good too. Take a journey with us through the skies as we go through The Savage Hawkma…

We've finally hit our first Green Lantern book and its a book all about Atrocitus? More like a book all about being atrocious, if this particular Red Lanterns book has got anything to say about it. Come along and join us in our suffering as we have to read Red Lanterns vol 1: Blood and Rage by Peter Milligan and Ed Benes with colours by Nathan Eyri…

We've met a Superman, and now its time to meet a Superboy in his very own comic book. He's got a Tron suit, he's got cool ladies hanging around with him and he's got tactice telekinesis - what more could you need to know? Anything else you can find out by listening along as we crack open Superboy vol 1: Incubation by Scott Lobdell, RB Silva and Ric…

Much like Busted, this week we're taking a trip to the year 3000 and finding out that not much has changed with the Legion of Super-Heroes to how they used to be before the New 52. Join us as we try to make sense of a new book continuing from an old one none of us have read, and figuring out how this relates to the Chinese Century, as we dig into L…

Book readers, mount up, its time to roll into Gotham with DC's favourite cowboy and see what sort of pulp shenanigans he can get into. Join us to see whether this New 52 restart for Jonah Hex is as much of a sure shot as he is, or if it should be consigned to the distant past of the 19th century, when we read All-Star Western vol 1: Guns and Gotham…

It's a bargain this week as you get two characters for the price of one in the one anthology book of the New 52. You get an existentialist sandwich with Deadman and a reality show slasher adventure salad on the side with the Challengers of the Unknown, what a deal. Come along for the ride with us to see if the pairing really works in DC Universe Pr…

200 years of Frankenstein have finally led up to this point, at the height of culture - he now has his own book in the New 52, and we're discussing it for this week's episode. Now, this might not be quite what Mary Shelley had intended to put across, but dive in with us into Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE, vol 1: War of the Monsters by Jeff Lemire an…

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, its a new episode of Pandora's Longbox where we are talking about the Big Blue Boy Scout, Superman. Come and see if this books flies along with him, or if it should never have left the Krypton of the editorial office, as we discuss Superman, vol 1: What Price Tomorrow by George Perez, Jesus Merino and Nicola Scott. …

We've all been very excited for this one to come up and see what our new favourite, Lincoln Blackhawk, is like, so please come along on this journey with us into whether or not our blorbo and his comic are any good. Join us as we dig into the one and only trade of the updated Blackhawks, vol 1: The Great Leap Forward by Mike Costa, Graham Nolan, Ca…

This week, we're spending our time with Nathaniel Adam aka Captain Atom and his scientific misadventures as a blue guy with control over molecules and his struggles with having powers akin to a god - pinch us if you've heard of a similar character before. So join us as we discuss Captain Atom v1: Evolution by JT Krul and Freddie Williams II and see…

And we're back in Gotham yet again to see what's up with the First Daughter of the GCPD. That's right, this week we're discussing Batgirl vol 1, by Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf, and join us to see if this beloved book still holds up for our crew. Next week: Captain Atom vol 1, covering issues 1-6 of the 2011 series Current rankings: Resurrection Man…

Its been 9 whole episodes since we last covered a Batman book, so we were about due to come back around for more adventures with DC's favourite. Whether this one is better or worse than the main series, I guess you'll have to listen to find out, so join us as we discuss Batman: The Dark Knight vol 1: Knight Terrors, by David Finch and Paul Jenkins.…

It's Mister Terrific's first solo comic series, and with how good this one is, its not hard to see why it was his last. Join us this week discussing Mister Terrific v1: Mind Games by Eric Wallace and Gianluca Gugliotta for a journey into the depths that tested us all. Next week: Batman: The Dark Knight vol 1, containing issues 1-9 of the 2011 serie…

Voodoo (2011) represents a struggle between two modes of comics: light, procedural storytelling versus heavily plotted crossover material. It's rare to see both modes displayed in such stark contrast in the same book, so join us as we discuss Voodoo vol 1: What Lies Beneath, by Ron Marz and Joshua Williamson. Next week: Mister Terrific vol 1, conta…

We really let Ariel go off in this one. Join us for some really bottom of the barrel comics in Blue Beetle vol 1, Metamorphosis, by Tony Bedard. Honestly, just go read the 2005 series, you won't regret it. Next week: Voodoo v1: What Lies Beneath (issues 1-6 of the 2011 series) Current Rankings: Resurrection Man Batwing Teen Titans Supergirl Batman …

This week on Pandora's Longbox, Batwing vol 1 by Judd Winick takes us to an ambiguously African setting to see a different, angrier take on Batman. This comic has a lot of interesting, big ideas, some of which we wish were executed better, and others we are excited to see blossom later on. Join us next week for Blue Beetle vol 1, Metamorphosis (iss…

How much do you like the X-Men? Hopefully a lot, because Teen Titans volume 1 is a 90s X-Men comic by another name. Join us as we discuss a book that worked surprisingly well for us, some weird art, a zany cast, and an author with a long history of offensive behavior. Current rankings: Resurrection Man Supergirl Batman Justice League Justice League…

This week, we are reading Supergirl volume 1, a pretty normal and enjoyable comic book that still manages to produce some spirited and passionate debate about where it goes in the rankings (including two members completely fumbling their position). The show may never be the same again! Join us next week for what may be the episode to really kill us…

The Wheel giveth, and this week, the Wheel taketh away. Join us for a real down read in Justice League Dark by Peter Milligan and Mikel Janin, a book in which virtually nothing happens across its 6 issues. The highs and lows of the New 52 era, manifest. Current rankings: Resurrection Man by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Fernando Dagnino Batman by S…

The Wheel delivers us our first big surprise in Resurrection Man: Dead Again, by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Fernando Dagnino. Unlike anything we've yet read in this show, Resurrection Man quickly establishes itself as a lost opportunity in this brave era of DC Comics, and we are here to celebrate and make the best of what we got. No spoilers for…

This week on Pandora's Longbox, the wheel decided to keep us on the mainstream track with Batman: The Court of Owls, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Arguably the most successful series of this era, join us as we try to get a sense of what works in this introductory arc, and what drags on and on, with some surprising division in the panel's takes!…

In our first episode of our first season, we read Justice League volume 1: Origin! Written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jim Lee, this is the first arc of the New 52 continuity, no better place to start. Join us for our discussion about how nothing actually happens in this comic, and how this comic is a poor introduction to the iconic superteam. Also…

You can't discuss The New 52 without discussing Flashpoint, the extremely popular and enduring DC Comics event that ended DC's long running post-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity and started The New 52 continuity. This is the first episode we recorded, so it's a longer, bumpier road than our normal weekly episodes. Feel free to skip this if you …