Capes On The Couch - Where Comics Need Counseling

It's the Season 2 finale, and per our President level Patron Ariel's request, we're covering TALIA AL GHUL! Anthony & Doc go in depth on Ra's daughter, her on/off-again relationship with Batman, and how good of a mother she is to Damian. All this, plus a first ever treatment session and the weirdest accent Anthony's done yet - LISTEN NOW! SHOW NOTES: Introduction Shoutout to Blood & Black Rum (NSFW) –  – Ryne & Chris drink beer and talk about (mostly) cult films – (3:34) Background (5:54) Created by Dennis O’Neil and Bob Brown in Detective Comics #411 (May 1971) Daughter of Ra’s al Ghul, introduced as simply Talia – Batman rescues her from the League of Assassins, and she shoots her captor (Dr. Darrk) to save Batman Later revealed that a kidnapping was a test by Ra’s to see if Batman would make a good husband for Talia – Bruce rejects the offer, but still loves Talia She marries Bruce in 1978 with Ra’s approval She becomes pregnant with Bruce’s child, but she realizes she can’t s