Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the penultimate chapter of the Batwoman ‘Elegy’ story in Detective Comics #856, released August 2009!

Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:32

Intro and Background: 3:25 - 8:56

Synopsis: 8:57 - 17:44

Promo Break: Magazines and Monsters

Analysis: 19:31 - 32:09

What Else Was In the Book: 32:20 - 38:25

Mailbag and Sign-off: 38:37 - 44:52

Related story links from DCOCD: 52

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Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, continuing the Batwoman ‘Elegy’ story in Detective Comics #855, released July 2009!

Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:46

Intro and Background: 3:39 - 7:49

Synopsis: 7:50 - 12:16

Promo Break: Coffee and Comics Podcast

Analysis: 13:47 - 19:40

What Else Was In the Book: 19:52 - 24:48

Mailbag and Sign-off: 24:59 - 33:45

Related story links from DCOCD: Blackest Night

Sources:

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Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the introduction of Batwoman as the lead for the series in Detective Comics #854, released June 2009!

Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:03

Intro and Background: 2:51 - 9:14

Story Synopsis: 9:15 - 13:27

Promo Break: Infinite Earths: A Guide to the DC Multiverse

Analysis: 14:50 - 26:56

What Else Was In the Book: 27:09 - 31:05

Mailbag and Sign-off: 31:17 - 37:06

Related story links from DCOCD: 52 and Final Crisis

Sources:

Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here

Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here