Batman Betrays The Justice League (JLA Tower of Babel Part 1)

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[@BarbarossaSC2]

18:42 - Barbara Gordon became the "backbone" of the bat family? I see what you did thar.

[@RadinV1]

Haha I get it 😂

[@GhostShura1984]

i get it

[@christopherbondoc9402]

"Ubu, show him the same 'kindness'." So Ubu is gonna feed that guy chocolate? How pleasant.

[@roseyetistudios]

Plot Twist: It’s Dark Chocolate

[@KoffingOnion]

@@roseyetistudios Dark chocolate is best chocolate though.

[@OmniDan26]

@@KoffingOnion no. White and Milk chocolate is.

[@OmniDan26]

@@KoffingOnion Youre just objectively wrong. There is no discussion to be had.

[@aTalkingPizza]

​@@OmniDan26nah you're objectively wrong about what "objectively" means. Both what you and the person you replied to are sharing opinions and are therefore subjective. You're really passionate about chocolate, though. I'll give you that.

[@chendaddy]

Am I the only one who thought the guy who obliterated an entire race of tigers out of reckless idiocy had it coming? It's basically how I feel about all bad dog owners.

[@juliusdepravedprince7104]

Too be fair he didn't know, surely someone would've told him so either he did it out of spite and pretended it was an accident or genunely didn't know which would be awful and incur sever punishment but not like death, also other people already got the species down to that level so he didn't actually take out a whole race of tigers, it just so happened those were the last two, I believe it was completely stupid but stupidity shouldnt infer death in most circumstances

[@fitnessoni7881]

The moral of the story Don't mess with Batman!

[@swerve248]

damn right

[@bradleygilmore5638]

No the real lesson: Put that scheming cunt in his place. Seriously, Batman is long overdue for a serving of humble pie!

[@analothor]

they could kill him at any time if they wanted

[@LarryBonson]

More like batman is not tustworthy.

[@Lion-O-Richie2040]

He does his job. Total trust can be a weakness. Never know when the league may go rogue.

[@CactusJackIV]

Batman way ahead of Prof X when it comes to taking out your friends.

[@Pawg_Alf]

but can even batman think up of a way to neutralize dazzler? you need an omega level mutant brain to solve that puzzle

[@aredjayc2858]

Nice. Have a Like.

[@spoodurmin9742]

Jeb Galicia Batman isn't Marvel.

[@Pawg_Alf]

Peter Parker but could he?

[@CactusJackIV]

Jeb Galicia Of course he could, he's the GD Batman...lol

[@zenbrown9715]

Put respeck on Ra's Al Ghoul's name

[@LOUDMOUTHTYRONE]

Is you finish, or is you done?

[@sirivn]

lol

[@marcosavalos2502]

so Ra's or Ra's?

[@OMGitsTerasu]

ZENDEL Brown facts. RAJ- Not RAJE-

[@ohboi8765]

Aaron Turner false. it's a hard "sh" sound.

[@Nexion3653]

HAPPY BATMAN DAY EVERYONE

[@filipe19991]

They now give a day for anything these days.

[@Nexion3653]

yup

[@AJZulu]

He's The BATMAN

[@_S_P_A_C_E_M_A_N_]

+filipe19991 there's even a bubble wrap appreciation day(30 January)

[@filipe19991]

THE DEADPOOL That is nice.

[@Fextur]

Barbara Gordon Became the backbone? really?

[@Tajriq]

lol...cruel

[@joerodriguez5079]

Haha dude Rob very cruel

[@kevincole2843]

brutal

[@drink15]

meh....a weak pun, if it can be considered one.

[@2ooflyyx68]

He went there lmao

[@ScooterinAB]

So far, I prefer the retelling of this story in Justice League Doom. The stakes there were much higher and less... goofy. It's not "Green Lantern is blind," but "Green Lantern has his willpower, the source of his power as a Green lantern, broken and robbed from him." The whole setup is just far more dangerous and interesting there than it is here.

[@chiefbologna5719]

I’m not sure if you care anymore, since it’s been 4 years, but the blindness is exactly from Batman’s plan to take down any justice league member and tbh it’s a pretty good option when fighting a green lantern user. A lot harder to break the will of someone than it is to convince them they’re blind

[@monta269]

we need a movie of this story.

[@zeonblade4055]

There is one that's was kind of based around this story called DOOM that's been out for a while. I would say check that out if you hadn't seen it yet. Though unless you are referring to everything that happens in these comics then I would say yes...they do need to do it but DOOM pretty much goes off this premise

[@sonofgod2907]

@zeon except they change Ras to somebody else for no reason.

[@monta269]

Thanks for the suggestion I will check it out.

[@drsandoz2810]

+Ugh vandal savage

[@chrisgarcia6098]

there is one , just done differently

[@supermegapizzaguy808]

I have no idea what it is but I love your damm voice! its so smooth...its like chocolate, like galaxy. Its like Morgan Freeman's voice, there's just nothing wrong with it!

[@WolfStreak]

"You're voice is like a chocolate galaxy." I am using that one. I love it, and in this case, very on point!

[@sidney3808]

So like a Milky Way?

[@supermegapizzaguy808]

+sidney3808 exactly!

[@Splashus_Klay]

supermega pizza guy! I have to say that his Deadpool impersonation is my favorite of his

[@nope9233]

Am I the only one that thinks DC just has the better stories?

[@TLparkZ]

At the moment they do for sure but Marvel has some good ones as well. Heck some of the smaller companies are putting out better stores then both.

[@MrPink-qf1xi]

İmage, Valiant, Dark Horse and other indie publishers are killing it but I think The Vision is still best series right now.

[@PitchBlackLaser]

"had" I would say :( but they still have the way better villains :)

[@saulw6270]

Sadly their movies suck

[@MrPink-qf1xi]

Lord Roose Bolton Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Nightwing, Aquaman, Green Lantern they doesn't have that much great villains like Batman or Spider-Man but they are still loved characters and having a villain that is better than the hero just makes you don't give a shit about the hero, wanna proof? Every Batman movie.

[@Chandasouk]

Mark Waid penned a hell of a story. The Doom movie was a good adaptation and I liked some of the changes the made in it too.

[@Wickedthtz]

This also remind me of "DOOM" same but it happens in different scenarios.

[@misterw591]

This needs to be partially in the DCEU

[@KillerArmyStyle]

DOOM just made the rest of the Justice League into a bunch of idiots. This one actually had them figuring out Batman's traps themselves

[@r.graves5531]

Fire is my kryptonite too. fire is everyone's kryptonite.

[@Lucario4thewin]

yeah, except plastic man is nowhere near as smart as Reed Richards and Reed isn't anywhere near as stretchy as Plast.

[@redxsage]

Exactly. The characters are completely different from each other. Elastic Man is somewhere in the middle of the two.

[@trongopai7474]

it's not the point of his character that's why, but he is still more powerful than reed richards, well i believe so. i would explain it entirely but nah

[@RadinV1]

Also he's a doosh, an ex criminal and also extremely less intresting and popular.

[@JohnDoe97637]

@@RadinV1 not true.

[@RadinV1]

@@JohnDoe97637 Which part? He is a dick, he was a criminal, and he's not as popular as Reed.

[@krxwnvxk3432]

Rob knows how to inform anyone on comics. He’s so thorough and takes his time to make sure you understand. I put my friend onto subscribing to his page and he didn’t ever read a comic in his life. Now me and him talk about different comics and characters daily. Thank you Rob!

[@mzov_1724]

This comic led to my favourite line in an animated movie "ALFRED, PREPARE THE BATWING. THE JUSTICE LEAGUE IS UNDER ATTACK." "By who, sir?" "BY ME."

[@TORULEZ10]

Plastic Man was created 20 years before Reed Richards.

[@TORULEZ10]

But I see your point.

[@thegingerbreadman1043]

I'd disagree with that comment that Magneto is a "run of the mill" Villain

[@timhutfless8135]

hey, I have been watching your comic book coverage for over a year now. I have to personally thank you for reigniting my love of comics. please keep doing what you do. thank you

[@Lakefront_Khan]

Why can't he just bring the tiger back with the Lazarus Pit?

[@luisfernandollinas6029]

Or clone it

[@DamonCagnolatti]

Lazarus pits can't bring back the dead. They will be "zombified". When I first read the story I thought the same thing though bro!

[@greasysmith3150]

lazarus pits work as the plot demands

[@carlfletcherjunior9076]

Greasy Smith for real 😂

[@kevinsmithgaming]

Damon Cagnolatti TODD TODD TODD TODD TODD TODD TODD TODD

[@theshadowcatcher4721]

So the DC animated movie, "Justice League Doom" was based after this story line. This would have been a much better movie than the one the released.

[@ethanstarbuck3124]

Honestly, I disagree. The plans by which Batman has the different members of the league being neutralized are much more interesting in the movie than they are here. The most egregious of this is Green Lantern, since in the movie he has his will and spirit broken and isn’t just “blind”. Also the stakes feel much higher in the movie version overall. I’d say it’s like Under the Red Hood in that it’s a fantastic graphic novel, but the movie is even better

[@dennisobewu426]

Rob you're such a legend, can't wait to see the rest of these videos.

[@LSValentine]

Dudei cant wait for part two!! So awesome!! This is why I have been subscribed for so long! So informative and just great! Bravo! Well done! Loved it!

[@StudioDragoonX]

Haven't listen to one of your vids in a minute. You haven't lost a step. Glad you did this story. It's one of my all time fav's.

[@richardspillers6282]

Hey Rob, I just wanted to say thanks, man. I recently subscribed but I've been watching this channel since you uploaded the character BIOs and I wanted you to know that being able to play these on my job kept me alive. Hard to stay awake for 3 days on the road and this was 1 of the very few things I had to look forward to. keep em comin!

[@snahpuu]

When i saw the xavier protocol, i knew this would eventually happen! Either through you or comicstorian. Love this!

[@joerodriguez5079]

Awesome vid Rob

[@thechad2553]

Great vid!

[@TevyaSmolka]

Great video man

[@thejameslock1]

great video! awesome job as always Rob!!!

[@lokycat79]

SO AWSOME!!! I can't wait for Part 2!!!!

[@kazraf7778]

thanks for all you done.

[@claybfx]

love it! I've missed your longer vids

[@theronmitchell3073]

thanks for doing this one Rob I love that story.

[@jgillan92]

Been waiting for this Rob :)

[@CandyCoated7779]

well plastic man came out way before mr fantastic not to mention he's a lot better in combat

[@locker011]

oke mooooom!

[@CandyCoated7779]

locker011 good now do your homework lol jk jk

[@CapLives]

good for him but he's nowhere near as popular

[@CandyCoated7779]

Bryan Carter yeah sad isn't it

[@CapLives]

+LunaGraves I mean, not really. Namor came out before Aquaman but Aquaman is more popular

[@cent1130]

Great video This is one of my favorite DC stories.

[@xEwm01]

awesome vid!!

[@TigerDan04]

Nice work, Rob! Keep cranking out videos please, so I have something to look forward to! Again, THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK, BUD!!! The story so far for this is incredible. (I like your style and adjective choices here much better than some of the sped up videos of late!)

[@datkrazymerc1391]

keep up the great vids dude

[@GrzlyBeard]

Great story Rob, I remember reading this one, you explained it very well especially the pivotal points near the beginning with everyone losing the ability to read, the middle where Batman is behaving shady and the end where he ultimately comes clean.

[@robertgarnett5423]

Great Video Bro

[@tempest0118]

Great content as usual.

[@DavidoffProductions]

Awesome video

[@beyondu77]

great job Rob!

[@stefanfilipovits9221]

Can't wait for part 2

[@greghouseislove]

Great job, Rob!

[@terrorwolfxx]

I have really wanted to read this story for a while thank you so much this is pretty awesome

[@OscarRobalino]

love ur story telling

[@derrickstewart2344]

Old school type of video right there. Love it.

[@Metalframey]

this is amazing so cool :)

[@lilbill15]

i love your channel i love the way you talk you make it sound smart like a podcast with pictures

[@kuma-ziontheperson5864]

Barbara Gordon being the "backbone" of the Bat Family, eh? Keep playing, I got Joker on speed dial.

[@bgwheel]

I wrote this while you were explaining your babble, and laughing at your jokes. I like your vids and content.

[@forsakenchao]

As always Rob good job! it's nice to know this is where they got the idea for the DC animated "Doom" from!

[@thatone85]

awesome video

[@noaboahQR]

well I just learned my birthday is barman day! keep up the great videos Robb

[@paulclarke7696]

Happy Belated Batman Day - Great Video - Well DOne

[@jeremiahhay5875]

rob.. dude these last few videos you have made have been fucking awesome man keep it up

[@jake_hicks]

this was fucking awesome. can't wait for part 2

[@presidentecamacho8579]

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar, Thanks

[@dimitripearson9571]

Rob, you have the best series on comic books every

[@trongopai7474]

this story would've been the perfect time to use the "martha" moment for batman in a live action movie.

[@Tajriq]

Rob...the world needs more peopl like you

[@Tajriq]

people

[@NalyKalZul]

that same button to the right side that lets you report spam or abuse, is also used to edit/delete your own posts.

[@Tajriq]

I corrected it!

[@robjla1]

Much better than the animated movie version. Thx rob

[@jojolt1467]

God even 7 years later you still got it rob :) you definantly deserve the robcore!!!

[@kidistight]

Love this story and the mild version that they animated in a movie. Doom I believe.

[@alexc8873]

This was a gr8 read back in the day!

[@rgprichporter]

this was one of my Rundown picks ( nice one Rob)

[@keNNed1987]

Simply amazing ! Wow ! :D

[@rashadmiller25]

jesus this beat the crap out of that movie now i really want to find this trade nice work Rob

[@supasaul9973]

Best Justice League Story

[@thegorgeousgloriousone9851]

Thank you Rob

[@MrChupacabra555]

The one problem I have with all of this is that the Flash shouldn't have been able to have been shot with anything at all, unless you somehow catch him completely by surprise (and I would say he was in a heightened state of alertness due to all the strange crap going on around him at that time).

[@cartrellsplunge1525]

Yeah but to be fair everyone kind of has a blind spot even the flash is not immune to his blind spot being taken advantage of

[@umbralowl]

Yeah but plot has to happen I guess

[@therealeverton]

always loved this story. This kind of thing is why Batman is always in my top 3 characters, even though I read much more Marvel than DC.

[@vincentfranklin17]

This was an excellent storyline!

[@MrEddHard]

Can't wait for your video on the power rangers!

[@3obardThawn3]

LOVE IT !!!

[@Camanation42]

How are you doing Rob just wanted to say this is great channel I've been watching your channel for a while now. Im a big marvel fan but. I recently started getting into Star Wars, wanted to know if you could make a few videos on it. Once again great Channel!!! Best place for info

[@TheQauntumSamuri]

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! .....this is awesome

[@OllieConnorsFilms]

One of my favorite storylines.

[@arj3030]

Thank you sir

[@gerrmmanplays2936]

love this comic

[@manuelmezquita9462]

roooobbbb you gotta do the Geoff Johns green lantern run its long yes but it be amazing!!!!

[@dekalios4588]

btw Rob Plastic man was created before reed Richard

[@drsandoz2810]

that was elongated man

[@benjaminscott8198]

Plastic Man, I believe was created in the 40s of 50s, was a small time criminal who accidentally got doused in chemicals that completely changed his body chemistry. He is in a sense a living plastic polymer. He has no organs and when he gets an arm cut off, the inside is the same color as his skin. He has no bones or blood. During The Obsidian Age story, Plas was turned to stone 3,000 years in the past and shattered into little more than grains of sand. The JLA found as many pieces of him as they could, I believe it was 85%, and he reformed in the modern day. He is with all intents and purposes, virtually immortal. He is more powerful than Reed Richards by a long shot. Reed has a limit to how far he can stretch. Plas can become any shape he wants, even a car. He has complete control over his entire body.

[@dekalios4588]

fahad habib plastic man was created in the 40s

[@CapLives]

yeah but Reed is more popular. PPL say that Black Lightning is a wannabe Static, even though Static came after Black Lightning

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

Plastic Man has been around since the 40's.

[@AB-ee5tb]

2 tigers couldn't repopulate the species. Too much inbreeding. R.a.g isn't that smart

[@mothaflippinpimpin]

the bible says otherwise :p

[@gauravpatil9652]

Well...they give out 4-5 kids..they breed....then maybe it is possible...but will take a lot amount of time

[@tis_ace]

@@gauravpatil9652 inbreeding much?

[@Nozirev]

How the hell did the tigers start out then? There had to have been 2 tigers originally right?

[@tis_ace]

@@Nozirev evolution basically

[@sergioavila877]

i was waiting for this comic ever since the movie JLA" DOOM

[@In3inity]

You didn't explain why Aqua man was scared of water

[@pious83]

part 2...

[@ChunkyTheClown]

It's in the next episode, but to answer your question, fear toxin that gave him a phobia of water.

[@zachhilliker4766]

If you look at the text while their in the tower it says that he was hit by fear toxin

[@o37WoLf]

awesome

[@TLparkZ]

Wait if Martian Manhunter is afraid of fire then why does he have Heat Vision?

[@TheTheDontae]

fear of fire is purely psychological it's a built in emotional trauma, i'm not an expert with Martian man Hunter but I believe during brightest day he got over his fear

[@SFHumpZx]

I think it's more he's afraid of being burned alive rather than fire itself

[@TLparkZ]

hmm ok thanks

[@ShellySummers]

he is afraid of fire because of the guardians. the green lanterns boss put it into the entire Martian society.

[@benjaminscott8198]

The Martian race was extremely powerful and the Guardians of the Galaxy had concerns that they could wreak havoc across the universe. So the Guardians separated the Martians into White and Green Martians and added the fear of fire into their being. J'onn learned to curtail his weakness, later on, so only Fire of a psychological kind, i.e. love would harm him. As for J'onn's heat vision, it's actually Martian Vision and more closely resembles Cyclop's Optic Beams whereas it doesn't produce heat.

[@brandonkramer7388]

This is should be called Batman "Betrays" the Justice League 2. He "betrayed" that Justice League with Brother Eye or Brother I

[@1stan2amendmentabsolutist]

Love it to hear rob say best story ever from 6 years ago lolz

[@herothatdoesntmatter]

Hal Jordan parallax outfit looks so dope

[@15DEAN1995]

did you say part 2 is later today?awesome :D

[@UnifiedEntity]

We need a history of Aquaman. Have no idea about the reputation he's had and how he's evolved really. To be honest in JLA and JLAU he was pretty damn badass

[@naturalbey]

more please!

[@darkmikel001]

Loved the vid man, sorry 7 years late 😅

[@ldiod4374]

14:33 Holy shit, Kyle created a patlabor mech.

[@OMlN0US]

good shit