After over 100 issues, William and Dane sit down and welcome writer Matt Fraction back to the show as they close out 2011. This one has it all: Casanova, Fear Itself, variant endings, the inner workings of Marvel editorial retreats and more: there’s plenty of Fraction-related-awesome for everyone.

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William and Dane return from an extended break for an extended discussion about the current status of X-Men: Regenesis, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Eric Trautmann‘s Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #1 and take a look at the New 52′s progress a full three months in.

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In the heat of the New 52 relaunch, we had the pleasure of sitting down with writer Sterling Gates to chat for over a hour about his work. From Hawk & Dove to Captain Victory, there’s plenty of great stories and insights into Gates’ career. Also, we discuss a little book we enjoyed called Supergirl. Don’t miss this one folks!

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Is this thing still on?

I am not sure how many of you are still paying attention to us. I know it’s only been a bit over a month since we posted anything here, but it feels much longer than that. Maybe that’s because the last time we posted an episode was about three months ago, outside of this appearance on Media Junkyard from a couple of weeks ago.

It always seems that Fall has a habit of just derailing anything Dane and I try to do podcast wise. It happened to us a little bit last year, but it has been bad this year. More on that later.

So. How do you start back into the process of running a website and a podcast after you’ve had the year I’ve had? Short answer? I’m not quite sure. For now, I just have all these random thoughts in my head related to comics, music and other general things (however, I’ll just stick to comics this time around). I haven’t had the time or the venue to really sit down and talk them out. I found myself with some free time this evening and decided it would be best to write it all it, if not for anyone but myself.

Here’s some context on where I’ve been, what I’ve been doing and what’s next.

Heavily rumored last week, Warner Bros. Interactive officially announced today that Nightwing will be a playable character in Batman: Arkham City. According to the press release sent this morning, Nightwing will be available as DLC (downloadable content) for the game in the Nightwing Bundle Pack which will release on November 1. The pack will include Nightwing, “complete with his own unique gadget and special moves,” a bonus Animated Series character skin, and two new challenge maps: Wayne Manor and Main Hall.

Also announced, the Robin Bundle Pack, which will follow on November 22 and will contain the Boy Wonder and his two exclusive challenge maps: Black Mask Hideout and Freight Train Escape.

Both packs will retail for $6.99 on the Playstation Network and 560 Microsoft Points on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City – five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum – and the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new, all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.

Does the addition of Nightwing add to your excitement for Batman: Arkham City? Sound off in our comments below.