Pandora's Longbox is a weekly podcast discussing and ranking every series from DC Comics' 2011 controversial reboot, The New 52. Each week, we read a different collected edition from this publishing era, discuss its pros (and many cons) and its place in DC Comics history, and rank it against all the New 52 books we've read up to that point.
The high highs don't stop rolling along as we return to Gotham yet a-gosh-darn-gain to see how Bruce and Damian Wayne, everyone's favourite buddy-family are doing in a return to Batman & Robin. We get a whopping two arcs in this time along with bonus one-offs, which makes it sound like lots will be happening but who really knows - sometimes a lot can happen while nothing happens, but maybe you get away with that in a good book. Either way, come find out as we read Batman & Robin vol 2, Pearl by Peter Tomasi, Patrick Gleason and Lee Garbett with additional pencils by Andy Clarke and Tomas Giorello and colours by John Kalisz, Allen Passalaqua and Hi-Fi Design.
Next week: an interesting little detour into the unknown as we read the four National Comics one-shots you won't have heard of!
Find our ongoing rankings and more at http://pandoraslongbox.club/ (http://pandoraslongbox.club/)
30 Sept 2026
Second Base - Captain Atom v2: Genesis
Its time to finish up the back half of Captain Atom, as we escalate out from a pretty but light first trade about Blue Homer, and start asking some of the big questions. Yep, this book is suddenly making us ponder the idea of power and responsibility with superpowers, especially godlike power, and what it means to take that burden, and other such questions that make it earn every time Doctor Manhattan gets mentioned (don't take a shot for this, you won't make it). Slip away into the timestream with us and Captain Atom vol 2, Genesis by J.T. Krul and Freddie Williams II with colours by José Villarubia.
Next week: that's enough time away from Gotham, back we go for Batman & Robin v2, covering issues 9-14 and 0
Find our ongoing rankings and more at http://pandoraslongbox.club/ (http://pandoraslongbox.club/)
23 Sept 2026
Second Base - Batwoman v3: World's Finest
Welcome home to one of our favourite books, Batwoman, returning for another round at maybe its peak powers. And not only do you get all of the usual best Batwoman material, as she makes one final push to rescue the kidnapped kids and hope her entire personal life doesn't fall apart as everyone else is closing their arcs, but a great Wonder Woman side arc as a bonus too. But thats enough giving away how much we loved this one, listen to the rest for yourself as we pour over Batwoman vol 3, World's Finest, by J.H. Williams and W. Haden Blackman with additional art by Trevor McCarthy and colours by Dave Stewart and Guy Major.
Next week: the good books don't stop coming, as we tie up Captain Atom with vol 2, covering issues 7-12 and 0
Find our ongoing rankings and more at http://pandoraslongbox.club/ (http://pandoraslongbox.club/)
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