# How DC Is "All In"! - (Essential Issues Podcast #022)

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Podcast: [Essential Issues: A DC Comics Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-issues-a-dc-comics-podcast-6465850)
Published: 2024-12-06T17:40:42+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spiritblade.com/essential-issues-podcast/2024/12/6/how-dc-is-all-in-essential-issues-podcast-022
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(TIME STAMPS BELOW!) DC's "All-In" initiative is looking to help new readers jump onboard, and has so far involved a mixed bag of intriguing, frustrating and mystifying. But when Dick Grayson loses, readers might win! (SEE TIME STAMPS!) RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra November 2024, DCUI Standard April 2025, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Dick Grayson is harshly denied justice he has longed for his whole life... and that might be a good thing for us as readers! Reactions to Batman and Robin 14, Wonder Woman 14, Titans 16, Catwoman 69, Nightwing 118! 00:18:56 Although I'm not excited by the "All-In" brand DC comics this week, Batman is wrestling with the value of human life in a VERY interesting way! Reactions to Absolute Wonder Woman 1, Green Arrow 17, Nightwing 119, Superman 19, The Flash 14, Detective Comics 1090 (Batman's Mortality & Valuing Lives Of Evil People)! 00:48:08 DC fell flat for me this week. Despite a nice spotlight given to The Penguin, a strange artistic choice and a baffling philosophical choice left me hoping next week will be more my cup of tea. Here's why... Reactions to The Penguin Special 1, Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween 2, Poison Ivy Swamp Thing: Feral Trees 1! GET THIS PODCAST 3 DAYS EARLY and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions <a href=" https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/essential-issues-a " title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="// feedburner.google.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png " alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href=" https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/essential-issues-a " title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a> <a href=" http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds…

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