Super-Parents & Bad Advice! (Essential Issues Podcast #031)

About this episode

The episode discusses the theme of parenthood in DC Comics, focusing on various characters and their parenting challenges.

(TIME STAMPS BELOW!) With evidence growing that Jon Kent might be de-aged, Batman struggling to raise two adopted sons, and Wonder Woman adventuring with a baby in tow, is DC leaning into parenthood more? And if so, how will they view parenting? Hopefully with more wisdom than Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, who has some monumentally bad advice for Batman! That and MUCH MORE! RELEASE PERIODS COVERED: DCUI Ultra August 2025, DCUI Standard January 2026, TIME STAMPS 00:01:09 Aquaman 7, Batman & Robin 23, Action Comics 1088, Superman Treasury 2025 Hero For All (Jon Kent Being De-Aged Soon?) 00:17:24 Superman Unlimited 3, Nightwing 128, Batman & Robin: Year One 9, Robin & Batman: Jason Todd 2, Wonder Woman 23 00:33:22 Green Lantern 25, Green Arrow 26, Superman 28, Batman 161 (Botching Bane & Batgirl's Bad Advice), Justice League: Dark Tomorrow 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=""…

Topics covered

• parenthood in DC Comics
• parenting advice
• character development
• comic book analysis
• DC Universe updates

Keywords

• Jon Kent
• Batman
• Wonder Woman
• parenting
• DC Comics
• Barbara Gordon
• Batgirl
• comic books
• character analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Aquaman 7, Batman & Robin 23, Action Comics 1088, Superman Treasury 2025 Hero For All, Superman Unlimited 3, Nightwing 128, Batman & Robin: Year One 9, Robin & Batman: Jason Todd 2, Wonder Woman 23, Green Lantern 25

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