Casefile #12: One Bad Day: Clayface
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Hoo-ray for Hollywood. We're turning our gaze to the stars this month for One Bad Day: Clayface, which might be the best Batman comic in a decade. Essentially a super-sized Batman: The Animated Series episode, the story follows the artist formerly known as Basil Karlo as he tries to carve out a new life for himself in Tinseltown. As Clayface looks to the future, we dig into his past, excavating his character history to understand why his bid for a second act was doomed from the start. We have a Patreon⁠⁠! You can find The Black Casebook on Twitter ⁠⁠@blackcasebook⁠⁠ and Instagram ⁠⁠@blackcasebookpod⁠⁠, and you can write in to ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ to share any Bat-thoughts you have. ⁠⁠Theme by Black Plastique⁠⁠. Synopsis music by ⁠Setuniman.⁠
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