What's that lurking around the corner? It's the latest episode of Dear Watchers! We head to Victorian era London to discuss the very first Elseworlds comic - Batman: Gotham By Gaslight that sees the Bat tangle with Jack the Ripper. We talk the real life history of Jack the Ripper plus his many appearance in fiction, from Time After Time to From Hell. We do a deep dive into the Brian Augustyn, Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell comic plus wonder what is next for Elseworlds. Ep. 137 What if Batman's origin is tied into the origin of Jack the Ripper?from Batman: Gotham By Gaslight #1 (DC Comics)Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersJoin your favorite junior Ripperologists for a discussion of Jack the Ripper, Batman and the first Elsewords comic, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight. We start by talking the real life story behind Jack the Ripper plus his many appearances across literature, film, music and comics including From Hell and appearances in DC and Marvel. Then we talk Gotham By Gaslight from the twists to the art and wrap up by debating what is next for Elseworlds, what Batman and Superman stories we'd like to see and why it might be awhile before we see a Wonder Woman Elseworlds film project. Reading / Watch List:Batman: Gotham By Gaslight #1 (1989, DC Comics)Email Podcast@DearWatchers.comFind us & support us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersTheme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0) ★ Support this podcast ★