Batman & Robin "Death In the Family" - Complete Story | Comicstorian

[@bigpistolman]

This comic is so famous for Robin's death that I didn't know that it was in the middle-east. Or that superman is in it. Or an actual historical figure Ayatollah Kohmeini is in it. Or that Joker becomes an ambassador from Iran. This comic is kinda bizarre.

[@robinwilliams6586]

Really old or 1980 looking I mean marvel looked 10 times better in their comics

[@RadinV1]

Actually im iranian and i was wierded out when i read it

[@rookiedrifter4273]

Like it's such a bizarre comic and so absurd that it really seems like they intended for the readers to vote for him to survive. And then people voted to kill him and they were like "oh, no, we only have like two weeks before printing, shit" and they just had to cobble shit together.

[@wtk6069]

My understanding is the story would be printed basically the same except a few pages of difference. Compared to Jim Starlin's other comic work, even the rest of his rather serious Batman run, this story was just over the top and borderline absurd at times.

[@silloweet]

You never read it before this?

[@SpicyMcCrispy15]

My only issue with this comic is why are all of Jason's possible moms in the same area?

[@robinwilliams6586]

Kinda crazy thinking Joker set that up also

[@spedman56]

It’s not even like they were all at Gotham, it was the Middle EAST!!! The Joker must’ve planned it then.

[@michaelmaclane5004]

That was your only issue, lol?

[@lonelyboi5020]

Michael Maclane well plus joker and all his leads for batman happen to be in the SAME FUCKING CITY

[@ThePinkMan]

I'm also very curious as to why Jason Todd's dad knew Lady Shiva.

[@jorgewyles3025]

The worst and best thing about this comic is that the fans voted for this 1) sick bastards 2) thanks for red hood!

[@robinwilliams6586]

Red Hood is a good dark character he is a anti hero who kills people but fights for good

[@CaspianMidnight]

There's a lot of speculation that the vote may have been altered by a rigged dialer.

[@impulse5674]

Caspianm2 yeah someone hacking their computer to make it so that they can vote for his death over 100 times, what an asshole man

[@Higsby100]

What's good is that even with the troll, the vote was close. So at least we can take comfort that most people did not vote to kill a kid and we got a badass character

[@muccisebastian9300]

@@Higsby100 Canadians probably voted for Jason to live

[@haustyl12]

"Did batman ever lose a robin?" Yeah twice

[@tsunasawada2326]

3x*

[@GarglingBlals]

Well, not permanently

[@PenniDeadful]

You know, I really wish Damian had stayed dead. I knew he wasn't going to, but it would have made my day better.

[@sam-i-am717]

Damian died?! YES! oh wait... he came back? DANG IT

[@robertcastanpn288]

+popodono I read rebirth I like Damian now

[@t2i3m4]

Superman: "Sorry Bruce, we'll never find the Joker's corpse". Batman: "You shitting me Clark?! Use your X-ray vision, or super vision, or search at super speed, or super hearing, or just do a heat vision blitzkrieg, there are literally dozens of ways for you to find him, or at least make sure he's really dead"! Superman: "Naaaahhh...I got shit to do today".

[@frofunk718]

lol truth

[@shadowwriter4538]

lol

[@necr0morph431]

Superman: Sorry Bruce but I gotta fight doomsday and die Batman: At least F*CKING FIND THE JOKER!!! HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND A SINGLE HUMAN BEING!!!! Superman:[Leaves in thug life style]

[@prussiawillrise8237]

+Matin Dzhumanov Batman: GODDAMN IT CLAAARK!

[@calvintan7866]

Then batman v superman begins

[@ThomasTenma]

The end is not the end but the beginning for Jason Todd

[@khalidabdirisaq6592]

True

[@ManoVeneza]

*slow clap*

[@pious83]

Not until a *Certain* someone got punchy with reality...

[@robinwilliams6586]

Jason Todd started out as a kid on the street without any parents who steals and lies to survive then after stealing the tires off of the Batmobile he meets Batman and is adopted by Bruce Wayne then Batman begins training him to become the new Robin after Dick Grayson quit to establish himself in another city

[@xHaloxReviewerx117x]

“Because he took me away from you.” Jason Todd to Batman in under the red hood. Man Jason really really loves Bruce but Bruce is just bad at dealing with his sons. Jason is truly an outcast in the bat family and that’s all he has. Sad sad story for the second boy wonder

[@nickelsons3283]

So long Ben, R.I.P.

[@quid435]

This is easily the weirdest batman comic ive ever been through. the joker became a diplomat for iran...

[@amirguerrero7433]

+laz kar Or batman fighting the Predator

[@quid435]

jose inzunza i already knew about those, lol, but at least they somewhat followed the batman formula in that a new villains in gotham and batman and robin need a new solution to combat it. But this comic not only involves batman taking down al queda (it was unnamed but still), it killed robin, and also made joker the iranian diplomat.

[@teogonzalez7957]

+QUID the only dumb thing was joker as an ambassador. Robin was killed because everyone hated this second robin and voted him to die in this story arc.

[@DrDeath-zr1ww]

this comic is so old you got the idea

[@spiderbatman97]

+QUID You should see the Grant Morrison run, now that is weird

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

worst day ever.

[@Gamer-bv6cy]

Agreed.

[@yohanwilson802]

How did u survive da explosion

[@GarglingBlals]

+Yohan Wilson he was put in the Lazarus pit

[@AnimationzAndGamez]

Yeah. Batman was sad.

[@lucca6153]

all it takes is one bad day

[@sebastianrosa7935]

The Joker becomes ambassador of Iran..........okay.

[@RadinV1]

Im persian and im wierded out

[@Kdot6_16]

Comics in the 90s

[@luminescentcore]

Muricaaa

[@rhey81]

I remember reading this in the 4th grade, my friend had the comic and let me read it on the bus ride home.. I threw up later that night the story disturbed me that much. I threw away all my Robin toys and missed school the following day.

[@Xphantomgamer]

Why did the story disturb you

[@sethstrattan7380]

Because Robin died

[@rhey81]

@@Xphantomgamer Something about the way he died. The visuals, its just eff'd with me on another level. Never in my history of super heroes had I dealt with such a loss at what age 10

[@sadesemolu]

The Joker's motivation in the Silver Age comics are really strange compared with the Modern Day Joker.

[@rocketpunchgo1]

Politics were big back in the day.

[@graybach7969]

+TheTribalOne that's because the silver aged Joker was very censored because of comic code. golden, Bronze and modern age Joker was the killer we all know and love.

[@ImACheeseyPanda]

+TheTribalOne wtf

[@inanimatesum4945]

Well, gaining wealth and diplomatic immunity with a wipe of past crimes wouldn't be that strange.

[@fatboi3559]

@TheTribalOne wasn't that like the first comic that had joker go from child friendly to a insane murder

[@KushyCouch]

For those who don't know Jason Todd, or the robin in this story, was fresturated that batman wasnt killing the joker, or anybody at all. In the story I'm familiar with Jason Todd was mad that batman wouldn't kill the joker, so he tried to kill the joker himself and he got beat half to death like In this story.

[@KushyCouch]

And I did see under the red hood.

[@andgalsgaard8104]

This is the original one the other part is a retcon via under the red hood due to superboy prime punching hole in reality

[@desolation5186]

I'm pretty sure people all recognized Jason since the reason he really died was because a public poll was held that either kept him alive or the fan base can choose to have him killed off

[@KushyCouch]

+Zom HD It was for younger viewers, and people who don't watch batman much or at all.

[@omega5040]

Superman pleads Batman to leave the Joker alone and Batman doesn't kill the Joker, but when the joker causes the death of Louis Lane superman ignores Batman and kills the Joker

[@Burning-Twilight]

Alternate universe.

[@shadowwriter4538]

That was in an AU, but I can see the hypocrisy

[@Burning-Twilight]

It doesn't really apply though since it's two different versions of a character.

[@shadygradyredZ]

well to be fair Joker did much more to Supes than Bats at once, tricked him into killing his wife and unborn child and as a direct result lead to the complete destruction of metropolis and very really nearly all of its inhabitants. Yeah time to die clown, I mean I'm worried about how he will return now after Endgame. He always tries to top himself and pulling an Injustiice might just do it

[@inanimatesum4945]

Its not really different versions until Superman kills the Joker, same superman, same morals, same powers, but what drove him over the edge is what the Joker did so, still hypocritical just not much use of using these two incidents because seperate universes.

[@taraishot100]

Jason's bitch of a mother was the true villain in this story.

[@ananicholas9852]

Even though Jason was my least favorite Robin (although I did like him as Red Hood) I still think it was kind of mean that the fans voted to kill him off.

[@ramialhudhud9039]

agree it exactly what makes an annoying horror story

[@xHaloxReviewerx117x]

It was a close call so it’s not like the majority voted for his death

[@theanigamerstudios2426]

He didn’t die he just turned into a criminal seeking vengeance from Batman I guess

[@robinwilliams6586]

Red Hood wanted to kill Joker for revenge and wondered why Batman didn't do it

[@Randy-k4p]

The vote were pretty close.

[@USxEGames]

The underlying story in this comic (Jason's death and whatnot) is fantastic, but the whole middle eastern storyline is kind of ridiculous. Under The Red Hood did it better IMHO

[@clerkwithamouth]

It was simple and no less engaging. If fact Jason thinking he could take the Joker himself adds a layer of depth to him. I like to think that even back then he knew the Joker deserved to die and that Bruce would never kill him.

[@tenshiamanda]

I will never understand the people who hated Jason and voted for him to die. He was a sad, traumatised fifteen year old kid, lashing out in the only way he knew how. But he was still good and trying to do good. He really didn't deserve the treatment he got then or the constant blame for his own death in the years that followed (subsequent comics always seemed to forget to mention Sheila's involvement and the fact Jason went in because he thought she was in danger, rather than recklessly thinking he could take the Joker down alone)

[@tutotristan8662]

Ehh people didn't relate to him then.

[@MaximilianDenisPatrickPonsonby]

never realised how good this story was, i always thought the only dark moment would be robins death, but there was a lot of dark themes that made the stories tone a lot more serious than i expected. Really good book.

[@Burning-Twilight]

Believe me when I say this Batman had gone through some of his most darkest moments in his career as a hero from the late 80s to early 90s. Batgirl (Barbra Gordon) was paralyzed for life originally by Joker, Robin (Jason) gets killed by the Joker, and of course Batman getting his back broken by Bane.

[@Mars_over_seer]

Batman:You can fly, breathe in space, and bullet proof and you can't search for the Joker body why? Superman:Because I'm Superman. Batman:You son of a....!

[@codychestnut8480]

I'm impressed with how you introduced that page where they had to choose if Jason lived or not. That was a key moment and it was executed nicely

[@JUUD79]

This was my first graphic novel. One of the best Christmas presents I ever received.

[@haileyshannon7548]

I remember that History show about superheroes, this was one of the topics they discussed. I remember one DC employee saying somebody shouted "Hey, that's the guy who killed Robin!" at him, because he didn't read comics and thought they had killed Dick not Jason!

[@dustinbucy8019]

I remember reading this when i was young. I loved the story and even cemented the Joker as my favorite villain. This and Ironman 182 showed me comics were more then just a fantasy story about super power people but can be real moving stories. These stories, while sad, will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@badposture4968]

Batman didn’t only lose a Sidekick, He also his son when he lost Jason.

[@robertsimon2885]

Jason passed his title for “Most Hated Robin” to Damian.

[@mohammedfarhan2728]

I like Damien tho it’s Tim I don’t like

[@imreadyreadygogo]

Wow, I never knew all of this about Jason's journey, his mother etc. I always just knew the basics. Jason caught by Joker then beaten, left with a bomb. This is great.

[@treetheory8465]

If you couldent tell who the Arkham Knight was before the game told youwelcome to your first Batman story!

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

I don't know how people couldn't, that was the most predictable and lame part of the Arkham Knight.

[@maverickzer0x837]

+InhabitantOfOddworld To be fair, if you didn't know about Jason and his story before playing the game, you might not have guessed.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

+MaverickZer0X true, it's possible people might not, but anyone who's a fan of Batman, as most Arkham players are, would have probably at least guessed it was him if not firmly betted on it. I'm personally still annoyed Rocksteady chose to lie and say it was someone new, when all along they knew the fans guessed right but didn't have the originality to make it anyone else.

[@GAPIntoTheGame]

hahaha an Honest Trailer reference

[@AffyThaStallion]

That was many people's first guess but the company denied that rumor and said the villain was "someone new." Basically if they never denied it, it was a very obvious choice that it was Jason Todd as Arkham Knight.

[@michaelmacleod6517]

I miss that 70's/80's Batman style. It needs to come back.

[@damienlee54]

This was very well done, Comicstorian. Thank you.

[@rodrigorebollos]

I'd like to see an alternate universe where the fans had voted for Jason to live. I wonder how that would have affected the timeline, I'm pretty sure Tim Drake and Damian would still be Robins, The only big change is that Jason's future persona would not be Red Hood or if he still were , He'd likely no longer be using guns and He'd maybe even stay at Gotham more often

[@allmightypixel9770]

I feel like the death of Jason was true transitiation to bat man the dark knight

[@bonnieeggs1288]

those people who wanted Jason dead basically said "you SHOULD not exist Jason Todd" and thats not right

[@seanimusprime9849]

People actually wanted This Robin to die. Why would they want that to happen?!?! They must have been out of their minds!!! What is wrong with people!!!!!

[@swp1758]

But if they didn't vote for him to die we wouldn't have red hood

[@XxXDrakonkillerXxX]

He was a less witty, more assholish, carbon copy of Dick Grayson

[@hunterstevens7208]

I agree, I hate that a robin died. But, If he didn't we would have this badass vigilante/superhero know as "The Redhood"

[@XxXDrakonkillerXxX]

Hunter Stevens you're right, we'd just have the classic Red Hood, who became The Joker

[@emmalorenz7653]

Warpathimus Actually, a man rigged a machine to call in for him, creating about 300 votes and ultimately resulting in the final tally. However, it was a close call in the end, so had he not rigged it, there would have been enough votes that Jason would have lived.

[@adilrahman1142]

Betrayed by his mother as she watches Joker beat him and doesn't care about him but used the last of his strength to try and save her. Real hero behaviour right there

[@paull.rogers4562]

But why did the fans vote to kill JT Robin? Well, JT Robin killed a pimp and lied to Batman about the incident. There were other things too. But this was the last straw. He threw the pimp off a building. If I remember the conversation went something like...... Batman; Robin, did he fall or did you push him? JT Robin; He slipped.

[@NickthePobrecito]

That’s not why they killed him. They voted to because he had the same origin story as Dick Grayson. He also came off as arrogant. He only came off like this because the person who created Jason Todd, didn’t like the idea of Batman having a sidekick so he made him seem horrible so that he could one day be reconciled. Also, the guy who Jason pushes off of the building had just forced a young girl into hanging herself. Also, keep in mind that Jason is a lot different than every other Robin. His rage is what empowers and defines him, and even Bruce understands that. So this is why, he kills. It’s the most effective way, and he personally doesn’t agree with Batman’s ways of returning them to Arkham Asylum because they’re just going to break out and do what they do, just to repeat the process. Jason knows that from personal experience. Although, today, Jason and the Batfamily are on good terms and often work together.

[@dio6856]

Felt more like DC's publicity stunt that Turned into a careful what you wish for moment.

[@starsandgalaxies1526]

It was a call in contest to decide to kill him off or not because a lot of fans didn't like him, and if memory serves he nearly lived, some guy set up multiple phones to rig the vote so that Jason Todd died

[@Rei-hf4bn]

not just one of the evilest things the jokers done but Todd's mom basically killed him herself feeding him to the joker

[@koolblu92]

i already knew that people vited on jason todd to be killed but hearing it again made me thunk about the jason and arsenal video you did were arsenal was captured and the one's who captured him put it all over the internet and there was a vote should arsenal live or die and everyone voted die but jason saved him and then told him these same people you try ti protect just wanted to see you die just because they had the power to do so. i don't know just the part where you read that the people had to vote weather he should live or die made a huge comparison to that event. i know it's just a comic but what happened if someone in real life was in trouble and it took the vote of others to decide weather this stranger to you to live or die do you think people would kill the stranger just because they had the power to do so? please answer this question

[@koolblu92]

sorry i messed up on so many words i was just in the moment of typing it

[@Hey-un1sk]

If it was truly private, then somewhere in the back of our heads we would. Because we could.

[@inanimatesum4945]

I don't know if you've seen it but the internet has bred some sick people and brought out the worse parts of our unconscious, its no doubt that if it came to this people would vote yes in the now. Maybe before or later down the line we would be grown past that.

[@Hey-un1sk]

The Internet is a intricate complex mirror. What ever is in humanity is just getting reflected and cut together. The beautiful, the bad, and the downright ugly. buts is us man, all us. :|

[@clerkwithamouth]

You ever hear of a craptastic movie called Untraceable?

[@easily_excitable]

Your dramatic voice is so good. Makes me watch even the stories I'm not interested in. Keep up the good work. Cheers mate

[@AnimeMiner57]

Pro:Red Hood Con:COMIC BOOK READERS LET A BOY DIE WTF

[@edwardarandomperson7752]

Nocturne I don't think they wanted a brutal death for him.

[@dcmarvel869]

Thank you for making this video, this is my favorite comic book story !! Keep up the amazing work !

[@Ethanyount]

That is an awesome story, how has this not been a DC animated movie?

[@xbrossiveaggro8346]

It has. It's Under the Red Hood. But, it starts were Jason dies.

[@zachbaker409]

there has its called batman: under the red hood

[@teogonzalez7957]

+Zach Baker that was when Jason was revived as the red hood not when he died.

[@Khalengen]

It wouldn't be much to put in animation and the flashbacks alone was good enough.

[@p0ppyfarr95]

They're going to make it into a full blown animated flick with hopefully Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill back as Batman and Joker but wouldn't be case but it'll be something well worth the watch :)

[@9ktrizz474]

It’s crazy how Superman man tells Batman not to get vengeance for robin then kills joker in injustice

[@puddin_3901]

You know as tragic as this is I'd really like to see it done on the big screen, but WB keeps deny us our rights.

[@Isaac-nc6oo]

Finally, been waiting for you guys to do this one! thank you!

[@notleo7081]

Where is Injustice year 5?

[@comicstorian]

+lilprogamer 2205 It should be ending in august now so we can do the final part

[@jaydenweeden9473]

+Comicstorian. 😲 this was dark and amazing

[@famillechoi]

+Comicstorian yay

[@miguelecheverria6663]

+Comicstorian Can you do Batman Knightfall?

[@isaacllyr4572]

+Comicstorian I found something interesting for you and other fans to think about . after DC rebirth revealed that there are 3 jokers , that means that 1 killed Jason Todd , 1 shot Barbara Gordon and 1 has Harley Quinn. This means that Batman has been punching the joker with so much rage over everything the joker has done not realizing that it was done by 3 different people , this would send Batman into a crisis as he has punished 3 people for the wrong things the world's greatest detective has not actually caught the culprit after all 😯

[@logansandoval5052]

Comicstorian !!! YOURE MY HERO. I LOVE YOU

[@babyyaoo8916]

What if Jason Todd didn't die? hmmm

[@babyyaoo8916]

Atlas56 Why? :/

[@spartan113ish]

He did.

[@citizenvulpes4562]

+Jonmyster ! H-he's still alive, how do you not know this?

[@babyyaoo8916]

D3mon Edg3 I know he's alive im saying what if the fans made him live

[@richiesahlin6409]

+Jonmyster ! They DID make two versions of the comic dependent on the votes

[@jacobflood2571]

I can't believe you waited till now to do this one. This is a pivotal moment in Batman's history

[@michaelkarimian7538]

After hearing the whole story for the first time I can see why this is one of the darkest stories of batman career. I'll be honest the story itself in my opinion is over the top rediculous. The fact that Joker would dress up in an Iranian garb is just baffling, and while I understand the US was having problems with Iran at the time, it just does not seem like something Joker would do, at least to me anyway. Really happy to finally see how Jason's death played out and it's truly tragic how he met his end. He wasn't perfect (then again who is) and while he did make some questionable descions as Robin, he died a hero, giving his life for the mother who gave him little love in return. Finally in my 100% honest opinion DC should never have bought Jason back as to me it cheepens what the Joker did on that day. I understand that in comics nobody stays dead, and maybe in a reboot he would have been bought back anyway, but it really would of been better had he remained in the grave to truly show how low the Joker is willing to go to push Batman closer to the edge. Thank you very much for showing this story Comichistorian, it was truly a joy to see as I've never read it and finally got to see it, thanks to you. :)

[@crisduta6229]

The only thing worse than the Joker beating Jason to death, is Jason's mom letting it happen.

[@Cpranav007]

This HAS to be the plot of the upcoming DC Batman Movie

[@puterboy2]

Prawny2601 Or an animated one with Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill.

[@p0ppyfarr95]

Jake Rutigliano I prefer it to be a DC Original Animated movie than a movie because it'll mess up. If A Death in the Family gets made as an animated movie, it has to be a sequel to The Killing Joke and a prequel/tie-in to Under the Red Hood while avoiding continuity issues.

[@Cyber_Smoke]

@@p0ppyfarr95No it doesn't I'd rather if this is part of the animated film continuity

[@p0ppyfarr95]

@@Cyber_Smoke but people want the Killing Joke/Red Hood connection!!!

[@M1K3productions]

I find it ironic how jasons death was requested by fans because they hated him, but because of the death,hes one of the most popular batman charaters. XD

[@sonicmario64]

What happens to Jason Todd is almost like what happened to Spider-Man's original girlfriend, Gwen Stacy.

[@johnnyboy-ws3we]

Casey Decker it is in know this cause I used to read and collect the comic's back in high school

[@BRamirez1991]

always wondered how this story went down. thanks for covering it benny

[@mr.dccomics9018]

Welcome to the 80s kids when America was hardcore and men didn't cry because a movie didn't have jokes. sad how many cry babies we have today. Oh how I miss the 80s and 90s.

[@hack8503]

this comic wasn't depressing. bvs was.

[@rocketpunchgo1]

Men "cried" because Batman v Superman just plain sucked, not because it didn't have jokes. End this nonsense already- it was a bad movie, get over it.

[@LordTuskk]

+smokebomb.exe I think they fix it up in the dvd release. And I actually thought it was a good movie

[@bernardolima3065]

you should watch batman vs superman cinemawin explanation and see everything that was wrong EXPLAINED, proving the movie wasn't the best but at the same it wasn't the worst

[@rocketpunchgo1]

Bernardo Lima When you need to watch a KZbin channel to have a movie explained to you, something must have been wrong with that movie. When a massive rift is formed between the fanbase, something is wrong with the movie. Of course it wasn't the worst ($250M budget and Zack's cool action style keep it from going there), but there's no argument that it could have been much, much better... and not in the way that "oh- ALL movies could be better" either.

[@shawnswint1521]

Funny Thing. While Lady Shiva wasn't Jason Todd's Mother. She would on the Other hand be the Mother of Another member of the Bat-Family Cassandra Cain aka Batgirl.

[@r.alford3692]

Why do they all have blue, grey or white hair? I'm a massive batman fan and have been for years, yet I only realised this now.

[@hashimahmed9409]

Highlights in the hair. It was always used for characters with black hair.

[@dhakman8765]

Seven years Later, I still think it’s extremely weird that so much of this story is based on Iran, like the story cares more about that than Robin’s death

[@guymundy]

+ Comicstorian You should say this is a re-upload. This is pretty old on your channel too

[@comicstorian]

Its not a reupload, we've never done it before

[@official50cent10]

This is death IN the family I think the one your talking about is death OF the family

[@neoxid501]

He also did the new 52 origin of the red hood

[@thewickerman5121]

Anytime anyone described Death of the Family to me, they usually describe Jason’s kidnapping and death but now I find out that tons of absurd shit was left out like Joker becoming an ambassador lol

[@TheNTony19]

Lebanon doesn't have any deserts so this comic is a bit stereotypical it's all good though I still love death in the family

[@shibboshibbo]

The also assume in the comic that the lebanese language is Farsi when its Arabic, and inaccurately dipict their looks wearing Arabic sterio typical clothing when the lebanese never wore those! I was so angry when I read this.

[@VanHalenfan-lf1kx]

this was such a good comic Batman issue unbelievably dramatic and intense

[@youngsmitty347]

Could you do a Complete Story on the Long Halloween or Under the Hood?

[@p0ppyfarr95]

He did and they were awesome!!!

[@ThePinkMan]

Jim Starlin's Batman run had a lot of weird political elements in it. His biggest story-arc prior to Death in the Family involved Batman working with the CIA to prevent the assassination of Ronald Reagan.

[@kurtandreidv8890]

Is this during the silver age or the bronze age?

[@comicstorian]

This is Modern the shift from Silver to Modern is considered the mid 1980's and this was one of the first books to push the Modern Age

[@babarmehboob]

This is an epic story. One of the best batman stories ever.

[@Bearded_Toy_Guy]

i looked but didn't see it, did you do The Long Halloween?

[@p0ppyfarr95]

Lucas Corbin he did and it's awesome!

[@diomio4364]

Thank you so much for doing that vid. Was waiting for it.

[@matthieuclaude1344]

Jason Todd Not Daec Jason Todd Is Red Hood

[@bibbyboxx2219]

He did die, he was resurrected.

[@ASliceOfGamingPodcast]

Man what was that Joker design. I couldn't help but keep staring at the ridiculousness of his elongated jaw. Especially in shots of him from the side lol

[@commandermendez57]

so death in the family was after the killing joke or before

[@highnn9761]

before. the killing joke happens years later while Jason is red hood and back together with the batfamily.

[@finndonnelly9062]

After

[@Noname-ut1ye]

+FinnDCraft Bagelmon in the killing joke movie, jason's bloody face is seen on the bat-computer. but I digress.

[@Noname-ut1ye]

+Plasmatroopa oh yeah. forgot about that bit. just checked my copy of death in the family and what you say checks out. thanks for setting it straight.

[@BuckingBadger]

If you look at the part where Barbara attended Jason's funeral she is standing

[@Talowolf]

Personally speaking, I would love to see u continue this timeline through the Tim Drake intro. Tim is my favorite Rovin and his introduction is a great thematic sequal to this story.

[@Dreez76]

Jason Todd, his mom, and those 8 Prisonguards, their deaths are on Batmans hands because he refuses to kill the Joker. It should be pretty clear to Batman that Joker will never be redeemed and functional in the normal society, and spending tax-money on keeping him in a jailcell is a waste of taxdollars. Batman should've just killed Joker and thereby prevented the death of these 10 people.

[@connorbates2756]

And hundreds more that we dont even know about

[@avidplanes]

the fact he's missing a shoe allways got me damn that sucks for batman.

[@ProraptorGaming1]

I got 1st place on something for the first time!! Best moment of my life! XD I made a video on it!

[@ProraptorGaming1]

XD

[@joshuaeng8343]

Senpai love me...

[@quid435]

its pathetic

[@84tanooki]

1 900 number. There is a difference.

[@Et3rnalPhoenix]

Never realized how much propaganda there is in older comics.

[@dngn4774]

I'd say roughly 70% of all Gold & Silver Age plots involved foreign affairs. Jack Kirby always drew communists like cavemen.

[@Et3rnalPhoenix]

dngn4774 I guess it was either pressure from superiors or just their own feelings.

[@dngn4774]

Phoenix Don't know. Way before my time. My best guess, is that they were easy to write and sell.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

He died as he lived: Being Batman's greatest failure.

[@frofunk718]

how is he a failure?

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

chad fulani He was a troubled boy with a violent streak, and Batman gave him martial arts training and a utility belt of weapons. It's not Jason that's the failure. It's just that Jason's upbringing was a failure on Batman's part. His death, of course, is another kind of failure for Batman.

[@frofunk718]

+Just Some Guy with a Mustache. However, he learned to value other people's lives and not just his own, still tried to save the person who betrayed him because it was the right thing to do, and died in the attempt to save a life. Isn't that how a hero is supposed to die if they do in fact die?

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

chad fulani True. But Batman himself acknowledges he should've given Jason another outlet than this. His death is a failure not so much for himself as it is a failure for Batman. He failed to save this boy he put here in the first place.

[@frofunk718]

+Just Some Guy with a Mustache. Also true, but everyone looks at jason as a failed robin or a cautionary tale. Not as he should be truly seen. He was a robin who didn't have support, love or guidance (grayson, drake, and damian) and still managed to not have his harsh life make him the person he could have been. Yes, i understand who he is as the red hood now. Just saying that after constantly compared to dick grayson, having to take care of himself (which no robin or even bruce had to do), he managed to still care enough to want to fight crime and say fuck everything and everyone

[@Acdcrulez5000]

JUST ANOTHER VICTIM OF REAGAN-OMICS!

[@gunstock3]

Acdcrulez5000 *tilts down sunglasses "don't you mean........... REAGAN-COMICS?

[@sarahrahhal7086]

The way they completely depicted Lebanon and Beirut wrong is honestly sadly hilarious. As someone from Lebanon, this is just sad to see. There is not a single desert in Lebanon for example lol

[@alijahguerra7022]

I love it when he gets into character

[@zander4679]

comicstorian i watch your video every day but not to day cause im currently reading death in the family

[@agentsakur9]

This was my first Trade Paperback!! Bought at my first SDCC!! When I met Bob Kane! I was nine.

[@blacknwhitestripe]

The panel of Superman breathing in the laughing gas never fails to get a laugh out of me. God what a bizarre and hilarious book for what’s supposed to be a huge big sad story.

[@darylchua6535]

FINALLY YOU DID THE STORY THANK YOUUU

[@calebtorres5471]

You explained this hella good bro 👌🏾👌🏾

[@randomguy1033]

5:37 “there were two 800 numbers” Comic reads: 2 900 numbers Benny.exe has stopped working

[@jazzyturtle7304]

This is my favorite Batman comic

[@coolboi6427]

I WAITED FOR THIS FOR LONG LONG TIME

[@jaesunwallace3399]

Thanks Benny for bring this story.

[@weird_donut114]

10:45 wait.... so the fans are basically the one who put him into all the suffering.

[@JSPagliacci]

8:19 "...and Jason follows, acting ALONE WITHOUT BATMAN..." Kids at home, emphasis.

[@TheInsaneAsylum123]

I HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS

[@doritard4207]

next to the killing joke that is one of my favorite batman stories

[@Ellisy51773]

do the whole series of this comic this would be awesome

[@lasheemrichardson9283]

i still love the under the red hood story how they did the dvd version was the best ever

[@johnwillis244]

10:35 Stolas After Finding Blitzo's Body (2020 Colorized)

[@silvercomet6782]

thank you for doing this justice