Batman Forever: The Official Comic Adaptation, Part 1 - Atop the Fourth Wall

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

Did... did they really cut one of the best bits in the movie? The bit where, after Two-Face demands Batman reveal himself or let hundreds of people die, Bruce immediately stands up and shouts that he's Batman, only to be drowned out by the panicked screaming and clamoring of the understandably freaked out crowd? That was a very powerful moment that spoke volumes about Bruce's character, and they apparently didn't put it in the comic! What the hell?!

[@romdan7136]

Maybe they just didn't know how to put it in right?

[@LestatandBerial]

I honestly don’t remember that part. I’m gonna have to watch the movie again and see

[@thomaspalazzolo5902]

One bit I really liked in the movie was when Two-Face did the circus scene, Bruce IMMEDIATELY stood up and tried to yell he was Batman to him, only to be drowned out by the screaming crowd.

[@tunafour-shoes4618]

On an unrelated note. I actually really like the scene at the circus when Bruce gets up and yells that he's Batman. I love this because it shows him willing to sacrifice the position of Batman if it means saving people. It makes him, in my opinion, more heroic than the bat-dick he tends to be written like. There is a similar scene in The Dark Knight where he's prepared to admit he's Batman, but doesn't have to. Here he stands up and screams that he's Batman, but no one hears him because of the pandemonium.

[@michaelramon2411]

14:17 "...cross-dressing night rat!" Now we know how Barbara in Batman & Robin was able to get the heels and boob socks to make her costume!

[@GleeChan]

For some reason, Linkara making Val Kilmore's smooth voice into Christian Bale's smoker-lung is just hilarious.

[@JageshemashFTW]

12:50 What’s funny is that Bruce Wayne actually does have a PhD in Criminal Psychology. I can’t remember if he got the PhD under a false identity or not, but he definitely did put in the time to get the degree. Course with PhDs, you should get them renewed every few years or so (I don’t know if that’s actually a legal requirement or not, but it should still be done either way) so who’s to say if Batman’s PhD (any of them really, since he also has degrees in Forensic Science, Chemistry, and who knows what else) still holds any water.

[@undertakernumberone1]

I just love everytime Linkara does the "WHAT?! NO! NO! I'M NOT BATMAN!!!... I'm Batman!" thing :D

[@StarrPower2232]

It could've been worse. Tommy Lee Jones could've been playing One-Face.

[@SpeedyEric1]

At least he later went on to star in a BETTER comic book movie, like Captain America: The First Avenger, thank you very much.

[@ShermTank7272]

Good thing, too. I couldn’t possibly sanction *that* level of buffoonery.

[@AxioProductions]

He hated working with Jim Carey with a passion

[@Grim_Sister]

He can't sanction that buffoonery

[@PhoenixDemon94]

Batman's TRUE arch nemesis... next to Rock & Roll

[@BobLogical]

I cracked the code. Jesse Eisenberg wasn't trying to play Lex Luthor, he was trying to be Jim Carrey's Riddler.

[@twilightman2816]

Doug Walker's (and Angry Joe's) review of the movie had Eisenberg slowly morph into Heath Ledger's Joker, so yeah. his portrayal was really odd.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Anti-Mattering not too far off since i heard rumor esienburg was supposed to play riddler, but was changed last second because....... heck if i know, make your own reason

[@truthhopelove]

Honestly associated Eisenberg's portrayal with Johnny Depp's version of Willy Wonka.

[@northwindkey]

He was playing Birthright Lex. Ever read Birthright? It's literally that.

[@Mobysimo]

No I think even Jim Carrey would think that Lex is going too far

[@auvelier]

Wow, that’s actually a pretty good Jim Carrey impression.

[@katzewerfer63]

I'd say Jim Carry would make a better Creeper than most of the batman villains (the character not an actual creeper mind you) basically aggressive TV turned manic hero like character

[@grantmoore8228]

I could actually see that. I mean in my opinion nothing will ever top the riddler from the Arkham games in terms of smug asshole you want to punch but a crazy vigilant who's wacky and has bizzare body movement? That's Jim Carry to a tee!

[@jingweizhangzhang6862]

Grant Moore youtube music

[@christopherwall2121]

I'd watch that. It'd be like _Bruce Almighty_ with more capes.

[@BartmanBegins]

Batman Forever: The comic adaptation that raises too many questions, but not as many as Marville.

[@LaNoLaCola]

Now that's a clever comment

[@ronconauta]

There's no such thing as a comic that rises as many questions as Marville. Hopefully.

[@rorylumley4727]

With the mind control and design i get a mad hatter vibe from this version of the riddler. The riddle gimmick is kinda shoe horned in. I don't know if it was decided to use riddler for name reconition.

[@pious83]

Also Madhatter often has _undertones_ that would likely have meshed more with Burton's Batman than Schmaucher's.

[@Relichunters01]

@@pious83 you mean how he was turned into an opium addicted pedophile by Alan moor?

[@Mobysimo]

@@Relichunters01 I'm horrified yet not surprised that he did that to Jervis. Just...why? Mad Hatter is messed up enough as is

[@carlrood4457]

I believe the comic industry's problems really started in the 80's. The direct market lead to them focusing only on people already reading comics. This lead to more stretched out stories, crossovers, etc. because they no longer had to worry about unsold issues. It also meant consumers had to be specifically looking for comics and wouldn't normally come across them during a typical shopping trip. The customer base kept getting older and smaller as more people dropped out than came on. Then they started really pushing that existing customer base with price increases well above the inflation rate and more issues to tell less story. One of Linkara's early video reviews, Amazons Attack is a perfect example. A Wonder Woman event where most of her story takes place in her solo title and it all is ultimately just a Countdown tie-in. It was about getting completists to buy more.

[@L1701]

The Direct Market kept the industry alive in the 80s.

[@the4thwallkid132]

A comic review of a movie adaptation with Jim Carrey, while a Sonic movie trailer was released with Jim Carrey.... Coincidence I think YES!!!

[@LARKXHIN]

I was thinking "OH......the timing. Love it."

[@jordandehart6905]

I wonder if the IDW comics will adapt the Sonic film, since Archie used to adapt pretty much every Sonic video game as a story arc iirc.

[@Sonichero151]

Maybe.... It's Jim Carrey that is the one that TRULY lives... In a Gangsta's Paradise.....

[@the4thwallkid132]

@@Sonichero151 I give you a thumbs up because you have the stones to pull that joke😂

[@gargoyles9999]

The 4th Wall Kid It just raises too many questions

[@grantmoore8228]

14:17 Actually yes! There was the direct to video sequel dealing with cross dressing called Batwoman Rises! Harley Quinn was in it and had access to an atomic bomb somewhere in Gotham and batman had to disguise himself as a college girl to sneak into an all female sorority to find out where. I absolutely love the scene where batman and black canary bonded and had a fashion montage to ask Man-bat out on a date!

[@skyslasher2297]

For real

[@hikimi18]

I read comics and I actually own comic books, because of you and my favorite show Regular Show. Seriously Linkara thank you for getting me into reading comic books.

[@jayarby8494]

Perfect timing, the Sonic movie trailer with Jim Carrey just came out.

[@tipulsar85]

And he's just as zany there as he is in this film.

[@dynamicjaethought7788]

Jay Arby Isn't Jim Carrey Dr Robotnik(or Eggman depending on what name they go with)?

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

@@dynamicjaethought7788 yes he is

[@sirjedisentinel]

5:51 Funny enough, my parents still own the Two-Face Batman Forever glass mug from McDonalds

[@buchiklop110]

That's actually the only one of those glasses I don't have. XD I still get regular use of those glasses to this day.

[@sirjedisentinel]

@@buchiklop110 We used to have... it was a Robin one or a Riddler one as well. I can't recall because we either lost or broke it some time ago. But yeah, same here. The Two-Face one is still in use.

[@nawf4372]

Those things were suprisingly sturdy, my family had one of those for years before it broke.

[@chadraygun5268]

My uncle still owns the Riddler glass mug from McDonald’s

[@jfdrac]

I won them all Mwahaah.....plus I have the plastic cups too

[@JinxSanity]

I gotta applaud you for that opening statement about Comics. The whole argument about their current decline has lately turn into an ugly political debate, Ignoring the fact that people have focus more on movies, tv and now digital media since they are more accessible and cheaper, as oppose to overprice short issues. Even growing in the late 90's I didn't know anybody who read comics, the only big deal being Spawn amd most of it because of the Toys and movies than the series itself. And yeah today's kids are reading Manga thanks to the current anime trend and independent comics not being dragged by years of confusing convulated storylines and character changes.

[@daelen.cclark]

Even if they just lowered the TPB prices in Canada, I’d have bought a lot of them already.

[@MegamanNG]

You are not wrong honestly. I still collect comics but it's mostly MLP based by IDW and since they are still having the license, a good excuse for me to get them all.

[@sonicsucks20]

@shadowspider9 Bleach, Naruto and MHA don't exist.

[@DerRitter7]

"A surprising amount of Ask Tumblrs are still active." Ah, speaking from personal experience are we?

[@dr.strangebat9397]

"It just raises too many questions." - Running gag

[@TokuBoyStudios]

Batman Forever is one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies

[@nawf4372]

It's the worst movie we've all seen, like, twenty times.

[@BronzeBoy520]

You know, as a huge comic book fan... it is kind of depressing to realize that a lot of people don’t read comics. I feel if comics were longer and cheaper, more people would buy them. Comics can be more popular... if they were cheaper and longer to enjoy. But that’s my opinion.

[@themagicalrobotprisma2793]

There is a company that proves comics can be sold in newsprint, maybe the big 2 can take notes.

[@L1701]

The Magical Robot Prisma Newsprint is cheap, but it’s also low-quality. Ink comes right off on the hands.

[@L1701]

bigevilworldwide1 it’s a sales trick that keeps working. If it didn’t work, they wouldn’t do it.

[@azurai3934]

@@shadowspider9 True but a volume (or tankōbon) of manga is about the same price as 2-3 comic book issues, and typically has around 8/9 times the number of pages compared to a standard 20 page comic book. It's much greater value for money.

[@L1701]

The Magical Robot Prisma And yet, they likely sell less than the Big Two ever did.

[@seanfulldark]

Interesting notes: the director suggested Robin Williams, the producers, and the studio suggested Jim Carrey! I'm not sure based on the reasoning for the studio! I mean, technically at the time Robin was actually cheaper than Jim, now could be because scheduling outlets but they never bother talking with Robin so that highly doubtful! Just a little food for thought.

[@thatonea-hole]

Have you seen one hour photo with Robin Williams. Williams could be a kind of creepy.

[@SuperWolsey]

A Weirdo and his turn on an episode of L&O: SVU

[@daelen.cclark]

seanfulldark That’d be awesome!

[@Mobysimo]

Honestly I think that Robin could have pulled off Nigma. Guy had a lot of range and he could have made hom both funny and scary

[@seanfulldark]

@@Mobysimo absolutely granted I think he would have a bunch more fun time playing Harvey it's my personal opinion

[@northwindkey]

Fun fact: This comic is actually using the original scene order. Dennis O'Neil preferred the original cut of the film to the cut we actually got, so he based the comic more off of that original cut (But was unable to put in some of the really dark elements of the original cut). This is how the original script and cut flowed, which is why the scene restructuring makes more sense here than the weird scene reordering in the other comic adaptations did.

[@dahakaguardianofthetimelin4780]

"Oh no... IT'S BOILING ACIIIIID!!!"

[@thatonea-hole]

Oh no, bad dialogue!

[@dahakaguardianofthetimelin4780]

@@thatonea-hole Bad or Oscar-worthy?

[@jswatch9270]

@@dahakaguardianofthetimelin4780 oscar worthy

[@LaNoLaCola]

You could say waiting for this episode took... forever? That was a terrible pun, I’m sorry.

[@sawinater7526]

LaNoLaCola you will be PUNisht

[@kalainreinard8421]

Still better than any pun by Mister Freeze.

[@kimifw58]

You commented seconds after the video was uploaded, so you'll get likes regardless of what you actually say.

[@lightsonitzekioro3918]

Why would you make that pun? It just raises too many questions. ;P

[@cinemagraphic6324]

+LaNoLaCola You know what you did.

[@BulletTooth504]

14:17 Yes, there was. Another one of those interesting things that happened was more development of the "triumvirate" formed by Batman, Gordon, and Dent, as well as Dent's scarring by Maroni. It was basically a condensed adaptation of The Long Halloween.

[@patrickmorris71]

2:01, am I the only one hoping Linkara will one day do a review of 'My Hero Academia'? He's done manga before but this time it would be manga heavily influenced by superhero comics.

[@yugotokusatsu289]

He already did...

[@thetruewisegamer]

Live show which he constantly forgot post even though it has some of his best work

[@ZoanBlade90]

@@thetruewisegamer Someone posted it online.

[@thetruewisegamer]

@@ZoanBlade90 yea but not himself

[@myriadmediamusings]

Perfect timing considering that Sonic movie trailer starring Jim Carrey as Eggman.

[@nawf4372]

Is he really?

[@johnnygyro2295]

@@nawf4372 Yep!

[@SpeedyEric1]

1:06- Love "Avengers: Endgame" 3,000, BTW 2:56- "Blade Runner" was adapted to a comic? ...Then when are they gonna do the same with "Blade Runner 2049"? 4:18- And we have the Alien Quadrilogy DVD box set released in 2003 to thank for that. 5:55- I still remember seeing that McDonald's commercial back in the day. 9:45- I think Cory Michael Smith did an awesome job playing the Riddler in the Gotham TV series; far better than Jim Carrey. 11:26- "I'll get drive-thru." was also in the film's trailer. Just FYI. 14:45- In the Arkham games, it's called the Lady of Gotham. 16:21- So, you expected to look like The Leader from the Marvel Universe, minus the green skin?

[@truec]

My favorite explanation for the Bat credit card remains the one from a fanfic where Sid the Squid from BTAS got out of prison and decided to open a credit union for henchmen. The Blackgate Allied Trades Credit Union.

[@jackdreas4415]

”That's Wako” ”That's not Wako this is Wako!” *gets hit by a big cartoon Mallet*

[@PapaTaurean]

I agree with your statement about comics. Shifting media has robbed us of a truly unique media style... But then again... No more Youngblood!

[@vectorequinox6202]

I think that's a pretty fair trade.

[@marcosdheleno]

lets be honest here, this is 100% due to the many youngblood, issue n1, ultimatums or DC reboots they keep making just to milk the fans.

[@nawf4372]

It's not dead yet, just in decline. The big trade issues have been keeping the medium alive for a while, though as LInkara noted that means there are less oneshots and everything has to be part of a storyline, but I think what DC is doing, making a streaming service that has both Tv shows and comics, is going to get more people casually reading comics and that will increase demand for more oneshots. Honestly, half the reason manga is so popular is rampant scanlation making a ton of series available online for free. Then because the licensing companies come down on the site, or because fans want to have better quality versions of those series or they just really like them and want to support the series, fans go and buy the manga in the store. WEbcomics are similar, but on a more legit scale: people read for free online, the creator gets some ad revenue, and if the fans really like it they'll get the physical copies of the series. If the Big Two could just be satisfied with just making ad revenue from their individual issues online, they could really expand their base and still make a lot of money from selling collections and merch.

[@mst3kharris]

I don’t know why I find Linkara’s Batman voice so hilariously incongruous coming out of Val Kilmer, but it’s making me laugh.

[@lynngreen7978]

Can you imagine the Burton version? Keaton as Batman, Billy Dee Wiiliams as Two Face, and Robin Williams as Riddler. The Marque: Keaton-Williams-Williams

[@HiddenInTheTruth]

Wow, that Carrey impression was pretty spot on. Nice work Linkara!

[@TheSkully343]

An entire month dedicated to Movie Adaptations? It just raises too many question marks.

[@AnInsideJoke]

Linkara is here to boldly challenge the opinion that "Batman Forever" would have been improved by having Jim Carey's Riddler speak out of his butt.

[@davincent98]

ASScuse me, sir, I must ASS you a quASStion.

[@fionordequester6748]

Man, too bad the comic axed a lot of Nygma's lines... "IIIIIIIII'm... SUCKIN' UP YOUR IQ! Vacuuming your cortex! Feeding off your brain!"

[@samuelbarber6177]

I genuinely like Batman Forever unironically, it’s not a good movie, but I just love it. I think most people lump it in with Batman and Robin. As a fan of the sixties era, I can appreciate the more wild nature of these characters as this is essentially what you’d get in a 90s version of Batman ‘66.

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

That’s precisely why its hated. The 1966 Batman was a parody of the Batman comics at the time. Redoing the 1966 show in the 90s was the last thing anyone wanted to see

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

Hey, I just saw "In the Mouth of Madness" recently! What a prize of a movie.

[@MrJango1122]

The comic of this episode was my very first comic book I ever read and what got me into super heroes and comics

[@MrJango1122]

SonicStantz indeed

[@maskofice9432]

With that bit any comics becoming less relevant, it reminded me of an argument I made as to why manga was outselling American comics (as someone who is more of an anime fan, but has an appreciation for comics) If you want to start reading Iron Man, the question of where to start is a bit tricky. You can start with stuff from his debut, but it can be unrepresentative of the character nowadays. You can pick up a modern issue, but there's a lot of continuity across multiple series that makes it a bit harder to get into. You can look up good, self contained runs (which is arguably the best way to do it) but that does require more external research, which is another step between you and actually reading the comic. If you want to start reading Naruto, you pick up volume 1, which is still in print, and continue reading volumes. Now honestly, I think the fact that there is this giant interconnected universe of characters is really cool and a unique part of superhero comics. But it does sacrifice accessibility doing that, and while that absolutely can be something that is worth it to get into, from what I've seen through Linkara, it feels like comics have reached the point where they've sacrificed too much of that accessibility to convince a new reader to get in.

[@XXsirstrawhatXX]

Wait, you DIDN'T use Seal's Kiss From a Rose for the title card?!

[@wikiuser92]

In Finland, over a million people read Donald Duck every week. In a country with 5.5 million people. No other country reads Disney comics as Finnish people do in Finland. And yes, it's Donald Duck. He's way more popular than Mickey Mouse over here.

[@marcosdheleno]

and thats just confirming what he said.

[@TheSkully343]

Well naturally Donald is more popular. He can cast Zettaflare.

[@wikiuser92]

@@TheSkully343 ...I didn't understand that reference.

[@TsukiCondor]

That intro legit.....hurts but its sooo true... 😅 but for really dont know anyone who read comics

[@TsukiCondor]

@@duncananderson2113 Dude chill.....Its an Alternate Universe Earth-19999

[@keithhannah3911]

The Gotham City branch of the Ghostbusters, eh? That’d be a hell of a job!

[@starbird3939]

Half the comments: “This was released the same day as the Sonic movie”

[@Jesterclown17]

To this day, I stll stand by the novel adaption of the movie. It felt like the author really was continuing from Batman Returns, character development is expanded on, and of course alternate and original scenes that flesh the story out further including insight on Edward Nigma's early obsession with Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent's fractured partnership with Batman.

[@heidifedor]

Tim Burton wanted either Robin Williams, or Micky Dolenz, to play The Riddler.

[@jfdrac]

Mickey Dolenz? that is a deep cut

[@theultimatememelord5494]

14:35: Ah, the statue of Gothamy. It was a gift from French Metropolis.

[@weirdotzero7065]

huh. What a coincidence. We got a trailer today for another movie that looks like Jim Carry will be the best part of the film.

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

I love the song Kiss From a Rose by Seal

[@dubbingsync]

Best thing to come out of this movie... and it’s an end credits song.

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

@@dubbingsync Yeah

[@angelofbubbles7623]

Batman will never be forgotten. He stand the test of time

[@S1nwar]

can you beat 2 face by constantly subjectim him to 3-way choices?

[@andrewollmann304]

They actually tried that in Grant Morrison’s comic, “Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.” They changed the cpin to a die, and then to the 128 card Tarot. The result? ...He couldn’t even go to the bathroom cuz he couldn’t make a decision.

[@mikethegrunty5968]

21:33-“ the bat signal is not a booty call “ needs to be on a shirt

[@eman2863]

Funny Linkara uploaded this the same day as the Sonic movie trailer, where Jim Carrey reprises his role of the Riddler

[@ruggiebuggie3195]

I hope you do the comic adaptation of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film.

[@cherry-cj9iq]

Have watched the review before, but the thing about the time in which Two-Face commits his crime reminded me of the clearly superior, clearly Objectively Better™ live action adaptation of Batman… HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN! The lines from the musical to keep in mind at the moment are: Superman: Two-Face is the worst. His theme is just the number two. What’s he going to do, rob the second national bank of all its two dollar bills? God forbid Gotham runs out of all its two dollar bills. Poison Ivy: What’re you gonna do, rob the second largest National Bank of all its two dollar bills? Two-Face: Yeah! On February 2nd!

[@wcapewell3089]

Edward Nigma= "The Box" Last angry geek= "its a cone" Me= "No you idiots, its a bloody blender! Even linkara agrees!"

[@samuelbarber6177]

I look at these films like the Bond films. The films are mostly self-contained and even switch out actors and crews, however they do retain certain actors and plot details, as well as being in the same continuity.

[@melainakiss]

I should see Batman Forever one of these days. It took me forever to know that's where "It just raises too many questions" came from.

[@elieeee6]

Well Jim Carrey is certainly relevant again

[@thatonea-hole]

Been a while since that was a thing.

[@leephillips4402]

Your jim carrey is good surprisingly subtle

[@ianmac4595]

Comic books are storyboard art for movies and games

[@thatonea-hole]

Basically. Especially if said comic is adapted into a movie or video game.

[@L1701]

Pretty much true for Mark Millar.

[@daelen.cclark]

I was actually on my way to Halifax when this uploaded. One of those fun times my life had.

[@the4thwallkid132]

I agree with you about movies and TV shows being more popular than comics, but I think people should look up the comics to see how they were created and what the movies and shows were based on

[@giddthedevil1790]

While true I think the other factors that linkara brought up are good factors as to why people are turned off by the medium. A few years ago, wanting to support the industry, I did start buying individual issues of comics but stopped after about a year because it was getting too expensive. I mainly stick to trades now but even then I've been doing it less and less since they take so long to be released and I lose interest. To get my comic fill I just got a shonen jump subscription since for what I would pay in monthly comics I get a year of access to manga with new releases weekly.

[@kimifw58]

Yeah, but they won't. I think the issue-to-issue format is the main problem. If the series were released in trades to begin with, they'd be a lot easier to follow. People are busier than they used to be. They don't have time to track down all the issues. That's why novels are more popular. That and the persistent belief that graphic novels are strictly for children.

[@kimifw58]

@bigevilworldwide1 Yes, because most developed countries abolishing the death penalty and calling for gun control has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's all the cartoons' fault that mainstream fictional heroes can't fill your darkest fantasies anymore.

[@isenokami7810]

Something about the One Face gag being used at that acid vault kinda makes me want to swap that, see Three or more Face. Yeah, it’s just as stupid as One Face, but that’s kinda what I’m going for, a dumb idea that might be fun to run with and see what happens.

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

19:54 In short: 'this is why Superman works alone.'

[@Wanderingsage7]

You know? I think this is the first time that The Riddler has been on this show. Neat. and it's this version of the Riddler.

[@MrZerothejedi]

I care about comic books enough to watch this show XD

[@deltaprime3509]

Really good intro about the comic industry

[@xgray2012]

@14:25-14:57 To be fair. It was a gift from the Joker after he stole it from Carmen Sandiego.

[@Facade953]

The graphic novel resembles Schumacher's uncut " Red Book Edition " since it contains adult themes which were cut from the official version.

[@wcapewell3089]

"The box" ITS A CONE!

[@skyslasher2297]

Thank you

[@RudyHarlanPhantomBoom]

I was waiting for this one. Thanks Linkara!

[@AnkfordPlays]

I sincerely believe Superhero comic books are less popular because they got stolen by the adult readership in the late 80's. I would NOT let my 11-year-old nephew read Death of the Family even when he asks me directly about the books on my shelf. He loves Batman, but I can put on a Batman animated tv series or movie without any issue, I can't go down to a store and just pick the latest issue of Detective Comics off the shelf for him.

[@TheSkully343]

Aww! They didn't include the "Oh no! Its BOILING AAAAAACID!!!" line.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

If it's a statue representing justice shouldn't it be holding a scale instead of a torch?

[@NoahDaArk]

18:11 You’d be surprised how much can be learned about a criminal’s psychology from a single piece of evidence Linkara. In fact there are many criminal psychologists who have correctly deduced the mannerisms and habits of criminals from a few pieces of evidence. In fact Chase Meridian(?) says she is a criminal psychologist in the film, which means it isn’t far fetched for her to learn that information from a single riddle. Granted the movie did a poor job explaining that but still

[@kevins.4185]

I now want to see Linkara review MHA, QUICK TO PATREON!

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Think the batmobile in this film was odd. Check out HR Giger's concept art for it

[@michaelrhett4958]

Actually saw Ace Ventura a few weeks ago. My thoughts: NOBODY! MESSES! *WITH THE DO!* Btw Lewis have you watched the Ace Ventura movies before? If so, did you like them?

[@aarenNOLDPALMER]

He used a quote from the second one in his review of Marville #1.

[@ZoanBlade90]

2:20 Then, there's the recent launch of DC Universe. This is a service for not only shows, but comics as well. 2:35 Suddenly, you turn to comic review/recap channels on KZbin to help you stay updated. 9:50 Everybody knows someone like this, be it in their family or fandom of their choice... 14:25 Well, it IS Joel Schumacher... 15:12 "3D fish?! You unethical bastard!" =D 15:32 And now, one of my favorite lines from the Rifftracks: "3D fish?! You unethical bastard!" 18:10 So...the writer of Heroes in Crisis, then. 18:20 "I prefer the term Tom Cruise."

[@tannerprice2018]

Is one of those comics this “Movie adaptation month” gonna be the comic adaptations of the TF (Michael Bay) movies? Cause while it would be SO much better to spotlight the mainstream IDW TF series, spotlighting some TF comics in general would be fun, even though I know you’ve done it before with the old Marvel TF comics.

[@princealigorna7468]

Is that Bruce Hippodrome, owner of the Gotham Hippodrome?

[@alexisandraphaithe]

Obsessional Syndrome?! Didn't they open for Van Halen, in 1987?!

[@VaderTheWhite]

I'm a simple girl, I see an In the Mouth of Madness reference, I click Like.

[@themagicalrobotprisma2793]

The market for comics is continuing to shrink due to constant crossovers, controversies (looking at you secret empire), failure to expand outside of comic stores, rising prices, and it seems like there's so many books n spinoffs that seems to be flooding the shelves. When books cost $5 and you don't know what's good nor have something consistent that you dont have to buy 5 more books, no duh the industry is shrinking.

[@dynamicjaethought7788]

The Magical Robot Prisma When both DC and Marvel, makes billions upon billions on movies, tv, shows, cartoons, and digital books...they are fine. What gets hurt are the brick and mortar comic book stores, it's harder for the sellers if not many people are buying comics.

[@AnInsideJoke]

Honestly? I'm not actually a comic reader myself, though I'd like to be, and this is one of the reasons why. I hear a lot about different storylines with the superhero comics second-hand through sources like Linkara, and they sound like something I want to check out, but I also know myself. I know that I couldn't just follow a single series/book/run, but I would also want to check out the crossovers and the other, previous series with the same characters just to "get the whole story." Problem is, most of these stories go back for over 50 years, and some, such as Captain America, nearly a century, and a LOT of them are out of print, and all of that is without bringing up the incredibly tangled timeline of when each book/story arc takes place. Yes, there are digital comics services and scans, but they can seriously add up money and time-wise, as I'm a working adult on a rather-to-extremely limited budget. All in all, because I didn't get into comics when I was a kid or teenager, I ended up kind of "locked out" of comics as an adult when I started finding the stories interesting. Which is a shame, because they seem incredibly fun, and, having gotten into stuff like the MCU, Supernatural, and a few anime series, I know that I have little to no problem with random weirdness, so long as it's entertaining weirdness.

[@themagicalrobotprisma2793]

@@dynamicjaethought7788 question is, are the digital comics selling? Nobody's posting digital sales and that does not bode well

[@themagicalrobotprisma2793]

@@AnInsideJoke think alot of people are on the same boat. And it's the failure of the comic industry for not adapting.

[@pious83]

@@AnInsideJoke _Problem is, most of these stories go back for over 50 years, and some, such as Captain America, nearly a century, and a LOT of them are out of print, and all of that is without bringing up the incredibly tangled timeline of when each book/story arc takes place._ That is a popular misconception. The truth is *no one* expects you to read all of it. Every single popular series, since their inception, has been redesigned, relaunched and retconned so much, to go back to 40's Captain America you would gain nothing in comparing it to a modern iteration, aside from superficial similarities. Timelines too, are restarted every decade to make them relevant to the era they are in. For example, Iron Man's Vietnam origins have been modernised to latter conflicts as the decades have gone by. Generally speaking, a single timeline lasts 5 -10 years maximum. There is *NO* storyline for any major character from Marvel or DC, that has continued uninterrupted since their inception. Batman of the 40's has only a passing resemblance to the Batman of today etc etc

[@brennanhearn6342]

Can confirm, webcomics are very popular and the ones I follow are very, very good. If I had the funds to be a patron, there's a finished, physically published one that I'd make regular requests for that'd be pretty difficult for you because it's good.

[@L1701]

Linkara has reviewed comics he enjoys on occasion. Look up his Titans: Technis Imperative review, for example.

[@brennanhearn6342]

@@L1701 Very true. Dunno how he'd fair with Inverlock, but it'd be entertaining to see him try.

[@dylanbeebehive2024]

7:38 I've come from the far future of 2020 and I saw the Arrowverse Crisis On Infinite Earths and can confirm that the 89 universe was in that special

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

And now... The real book begins.

[@twilightman2816]

18:41 Portrayed by Mitch Gaylord, Olympian extraordinaire and MST3K punchline (because you know they like saying "Gaylord" a lot). He was also O'Donnell's stunt double (especially in that scene where he swings down and enters the Batcave).

[@christyl43077]

I saw the robocop comic that came with 3d glasses way before the movie and I loved that comic.

[@SassyandalwaysClassy]

The Statue of Liberty thing is always funny to me. In the Young Justice universe regular New York exists. And Gotham is in Connecticut instead. Mixing together the real cities of Bridgeport and New Haven. As it falls somewhere between the two.

[@heynae2016]

0:32 Geez Homestuck! Stop following me!

[@isenokami7810]

That speech at the beginning applies quite a bit to a major point of Mother’s Basement’s “Why SAO is a Terrible Game Too” video. Namely, how the player base is SAO was lower than even those general sales numbers for comics you mentioned. As he put it, good sales numbers for a book, tantamaount to apocalyptic for a game, especially on that scale.

[@johnmartinez631]

You can never kill the Bat-credit card