Batman: The Dark Knight #1-3 - Atop the Fourth Wall

[@AussieDragoon]

Once she injects the Riddler: "I'm no longer the Riddler. Call me...THE ANSWERER!"

[@josephroszell]

I'm umm bane no I'm bigger I'm baner!!!! Aww this sucks!

[@dracocrusher]

"I'm no longer Scarecrow. Now, I am Bravecrow!!!"

[@sammcguire3798]

"I am no longer the Mad Hatter, call me Sane guy with no Hat."

[@dracocrusher]

+Sam McGuire Call me the Sane Hatter now!

[@dracocrusher]

+Sam McGuire Call me the Sane Hatter now!

[@thegayghost872]

A woman dressed like a white rabbit, and she's not working for Mad Hatter? That just doesn't make sense.

[@autobotstarscream765]

Ghostwriter This whole comic makes no sense. Literally every element of it is counter-intuitive nonsense.

[@TheAwesomeHyperon]

Ghostwriter what about Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum? Those two are criminals who are also obsessed with Alice in Wonderland, yet they have nothing to do with the Mad Hatter as far as I know.

[@autobotstarscream765]

TheAwesomeHyperon I want a Batman in Wonderland comic with all of the Wonderland villains forming a Wonderland villain team. :)

[@troin3925]

This is the New 52, making stupid decisions is normal to them.

[@Kaltagstar96]

Wouldn't she be dressed up as Alice instead if she was with Hatter?

[@randoanon4785]

Maybe White Rabbit disappeared because Scarecrow and Mad Hatter dragged her to villain court for gimmick plagiarism.

[@AussieDragoon]

Two-Face was the prosecutor...One-Face was the defense.

[@namegoeshere5220]

AussieDragoon And a bunch of guards were a jury of her peers. Unfortunately, Joker rigged it as a hung jury, and boy was it a pain in their necks.

[@Ataru320]

Funny thing is quite a few Alice characters are Batman villains.

[@SteveCrafts2k]

Scarecrow: *yOu StOlE mY fEaR tOxIn* Mad Hatter:...you stole my schtick.

[@SiRenfield]

Assuming Scarecrow wasn’t one of the people injected, I wouldn’t be surprised if he adds White Rabbit to his murderous revenge list much like Batman, his high school bullies, and the Wizard of Oz....I’m not kidding about that last one, it’s technically canon

[@Epicbingewatcher]

Alfred: "Sir, there is a villain called the White Rabbit? Do you think it's a connection to the Mad Hatter?" Batman: "You forget Alfred, this is a New 52 comic! So it must be Poison Ivy!"

[@Rocketboy1313]

You would think that White Rabbit would be a Harley to Mad Hatter's Joker. It wouldn't even be that hard to make a story. Mad Hatter mind controls a bunch of randos and puts them in Wonderland costumes, discovers the girl in the White Rabbit outfit has powers of her own to multiply or freeze time (making her harder to catch) and she eventually breaks free of his control but ends up with a split personality. If the had the "makes copies of herself" her ability they could even have her true self help Batman and try to catch the White Rabbit while Batman fights Hatter's goons in the climax, and eventually catching her bad self gives her full control of her power and makes her a hero. It could serve as an introduction to a new Enchantress type character, one that fights on the side of the good guys but has a darker side that literally comes out some times.

[@dinosaurusmaximus8506]

Joshua Pelfrey Yeah I'm not gonna lie, looking in the comments and seeing how everyone else comes up with ideas a THOUSAND times better than the writers did is both amazing and disappointing. But mostly amazing.

[@lazyrmc]

That sounds awesome! I wanna read that story

[@backlogpanic]

Change the lame 'One-Face' into 'Poker-Face' in order to follow the Wonderland theme, and you got this story SOLD!

[@zachm1123]

Hatter's always been underrated. He's got a great premise and backstory, and what does he get? little to nothing.

[@kimifw58]

A seductive, animal-themed villainess in a fanservice outfit wants Batman to chase her? Do we not already have Catwoman for that?

[@nemesis3587]

At the time she wasn't a villianess anymore instead she played some anti hero role and had sex with Batman on roofs. New 52 Catwoman book not great either.

[@DuelaDent52]

nemesis3587 That was better than this, at least. Also, they were in a hotel/motel room, not on a rooftop.

[@larrylester6207]

You and Kimi FW make valid points. Let’s hope it gets addressed in the next 15 missed opportunities video!

[@plantainsame2049]

@@nemesis3587 are you implying that every version of Catwoman doesn't do that with Batman on rooftops at some point pretty sure that even the '60s versions probably did that now try to get that image out of your head

[@GatorRay]

I swear at this point. I'm expecting them to turn the White Rabbit into a love interest and partner in crime for the Mad Hatter. Making them what Joker and Harley were. While leaving out the part where the two end up in an abusive relationship. Heck maybe Mr. Hatter could laugh at the idea. By taking a direct potshot at the Fifty Shades trilogy. Have him say something like oh I don't know "What do you think my real first name is. Christian"

[@Mr.En1gm4]

They wasted potential naming him One-Face instead of Big Bad Harv.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

(ding!)

[@Rorschach003]

Speaking >:)

[@TheDUDERulez1]

Dammit, you're right!

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Like that would be any less stupid.

[@zemox2534]

It would tie into Batman TAS and how Harvey had a split personality called Big Bad Harv

[@SilverHairedFreak25]

Y'know when hearing the name "One-Face", I was _expecting_ Harvey's face to be completely scarred over, with absolutely no sign of his original personality left. ...this was _so_ much worse.

[@zak22wolftheultramanzenith35]

That would have at least been interesting.

[@jameshowlett5106]

Hearing some of this dialogue I kinda wish it was Frank Miller writing. Because then we could HAVE Linkara talking LIKE Frank MILLER'S Batman. About how FEAR is a CANNIBAL. A CANNIBAL. Not something for a DETECTIVE! Something like that MORON in METROpolis would HAVE. A MORON. And I'm a DETECTIVE.

[@Reagan1984]

I can hear the EMPHASIS of the WORDS! It would be HUMOROUS to DECONSTRUCT Frank Miller’s SHITTY WRITING!

[@SilverHairedFreak25]

@John Joyner *cues Pizzicato Playtime*

[@Mr_Movie_Fan]

Whereas I am a MAN!

[@AaronRotenberg]

@@SilverHairedFreak25 So _that's_ what that track is called! Edit: OK, I guess I could have looked at the videos' credit sequences... 🙄

[@BATCHARRO]

You made fun of that writing. Brutally. Brutally. It was brutal.

[@lopson8683]

Arkham Asylum rioting with beefed up criminals, a beefed up Joker, a reveal that Joker was actually Clayface... Who's suddenly in the mood for the Arkham games?

[@josephroszell]

The goddamn batman??

[@rorylumley4727]

Sebastian Lopian yeah arkham games are way more fun than this story

[@TheREALwymario]

They're written better, that's for sure.

[@MegaManDBZX]

Eh. I still say Origins is fun and I still pop it in every year around Christmas. Where as Knight, I'll only go back to when doing a marathon run of the games.

[@skadooshly]

I miss crazy Steve...

[@12thLevelSithLord]

I've been watching episodes out of order and bouncing around and until now I just assumed the "One Face" running gag was a reference to a silly joke Linkara made and not a real thing that happened in a real comic book.

[@sixrabbits3972]

"This is why we can't have kids getting into comic books" I actually found out about this when working at a middle school. A parent dropped it off for her son's presentation or some such; after flipping through it before the kid picked it up, I handed it to him and told him "there's much better Batman out there" This is what the kids are reading these days.

[@daelen.cclark]

It’s a little worrying, isn’t it?

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

"Okay, I've never heard of this, how bad can it be--" (sees "One-Face") "NOPE!"

[@TevyaSmolka]

TheHeroOfTomorrow lol 😂

[@KidSnivy69]

I've learned, never tempt fate

[@TevyaSmolka]

indeed never tempt fate

[@grantmoore8228]

KidSnivy96 never tempt face

[@ChristianNeihart]

One-face, Two Face, red face, blue face.

[@RobotmanSays]

"I want to date someone who is better than you Bruce, what's Superman number?" SHOTS FIRED!

[@TheMamaluigi300]

ASBaR Batman would’ve turned her inside out for saying that

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

@@TheMamaluigi300 Can’t do that because codes but hilarious none the less

[@Rabbitlord108]

@@TheMamaluigi300 That had the kind of insanity that I think would make Parker & Stone blush.

[@namegoeshere5220]

"She has some weird power to duplicate herself into a Caucasian lady in her underwear." ...and somehow still not the dumbest superpower known to comics.

[@justinnelson5960]

care to provide some more examples?

[@justinnelson5960]

@@NotRay1995 are you serious?

[@justinnelson5960]

@@NotRay1995 oh my gosh.

[@DiscoBolante]

Arm-Fall-Off Boy's power is basically just leprosy, so that doesn't count as a power does it?

[@TheDUDERulez1]

@@justinnelson5960 Well, there was that one time Superman shot rainbows from his fingers that was actually a smaller version of himself...the Silver Age was WEIRD! Also, the Ten Eyed Man just sees through his fingers so that's pretty lame.

[@americawashington2700]

"One face" sounds like a Robot Chicken joke

[@DankeDummkopf]

America Washington They did have a bit where Two Face kept damaging his face and tried to incorporate his leave-it-to-chance thing with his extra faces.

[@thegayghost872]

At least it’s not Three Face

[@namegoeshere5220]

America Washington Real talk, not having watched this first and heard him make the "Oneface" joke...I figured it was a Robot Chicken joke. 😑

[@redkite1908]

20 face! With his standard D&D dice!

[@BATCHARRO]

I don't watch every At4W sobI thought it was a bit he invented. In fact I'm only here because I just found out it happened.

[@BBmetalhead04]

Also, why would Clayface need the serum? I understand with the other villains since they don't have any superpowers to begin with. But Clayface doesn't need a power boost, he's Clayface! He's already a hulking monster to begin with!

[@L1701]

BBmetalhead04 Because it's dumb, and these comics are dumb.

[@JaelinBezel]

BBmetalhead04 You know who else needs a serum like that to be threatening? Killer Croc.

[@Fluffkitscripts]

And it’s questionable whether clayface even has the anatomy to respond to such a thing. Like, he’s made of mud. What muscles are you going to boost? What veins are you going to put it in?!

[@noahvance6160]

I know, right? When you read about the abilities he already has without the serum, he sounds like he's already powerful enough to be a Superman villain if he lived in Metropolis.

[@PantaroParatroopa]

And now, my impression of Hank Hill as a DC Executive "I sell Batman and Batman accessories"

[@robertohara2280]

I remember the 75th anniversary, where Bruce Wanye Batman was in SEVEN books as a main or supporting character. All Batman was missing back then was the adamantium claws.

[@battlion507]

Robert O'Hara Heh, and all we need is a transfusion of Batman and Wolverine... and I think there is a picture of one...

[@orangesocks5385]

Darkclaw. Amalgam comics. Real character.

[@DjVortex-w]

Reviewer: "It's just awesome how mind-bogglingly bad this comic is. Save your sanity and skip this crap!" Review quote in comic's cover: _"It's just awesome" - Famous review website_

[@Rabbitlord108]

Whenever I think of something like this. I'm reminded of Bubsy 3D.

[@Davesknd]

Ok... you can't make an "Alice in Wonderland" themed villain and not link them to the Mad Hatter. Also: This was probably the dumbest premise for a story ever imagined. I mean.. what could the endgame of WR possibly be? All she does is slightly buff a villain for a little while and leave. Scarecrow at least took notes when he released fear gas.

[@TheCrazyTalkKid]

You want a motivation? The writers wanted some T&A and didn't really think this through. Though maybe she can control them afterwards through addiction like Ragtag from Static Shock or that one mutant from the 90's x-men cartoon (I had to look the first one up and I couldn't find the second for the life of me but he could boost or take away mutant powers temporarily). But that's mostly conjecture on my part. Edit: Fabian Cortez in "Sanctuary Part 1" from the 90's X-Men. Man that was a pain in the butt to find.

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

You want a White Rabbit-based villain? Then how about a sad sap that was so concerned with being on time that she took it upon herself to slow down the time stream just enough to complete her tasks and please her queen for completing said task given to her, all the while dressing like said character to conceal her identity.

[@TheCrazyTalkKid]

Sounds like the Clock King. Not that I don't like it mind you...

[@autobotstarscream765]

alexandra galici Not to mention that Poison Ivy is also a Genius Mad Scientist and an Elemental. She even becomes a hero sometimes! :)

[@danstiver9135]

White Rabbit is clearly a blatant ripoff of Marvel's Black Cat, who in turn is ironically a ripoff of DC's Catwoman.

[@Spikex1]

I hate what the venom drug has become over the years. Back when Bane kicked his addiction to it immediately after Knightfall, the drug's effects on users weren't nearly as overthetop as they're so often depicted nowadays, and an un-venomed Bane and Batman were both able to take on a whole gang of venom-using thugs without breaking a sweat. Bane was already a mountain of muscle and fighting skill, and he didn't actually need the (very minor) upgrade in strength to beat Batman originally. LITERALLY the only purpose venom served was for Bane's addiction to be an achilles heal to exploit at the conclusion and cause him to go into a withdrawal freakout. That was a weakness that he saw in himself afterwards and purged... until more and more artists and writers over time just kind of forgot about that character development, and eventually him using venom just became the norm again without an in-universe explanation and Gail Simone finally had to address it in Secret Six and give him a whole new different motivation to quit the drug. And as a result of all of that, we had adaptations of Bane and venom in other media that went bananas with the degree to which it enhances users (I suppose hearing the phrase "strength enhancing drug," the natural instinct might be to assume it has effects that are more extreme than venom's original depiction), creating the impression over the years for a much wider audience that it has a Hulk effect, which in turn bled right back into the comics where we would then get stories like this and Bane's wonderful appearance in the upcoming issues. :/ Writers can give out some BS and say the formula has been upgraded as much as they want; when venom starts being depicted as a drug that turns people from Bruce Banner into the grotesquely muscled Hulk towering over opponents at superhuman size, it's something entirely different. But I guess for a lot of readers and fans, that's simply what venom is now, regardless of how it started out..

[@cartooncritic7045]

Spikex1 Say what you want about The Dark Knight Rises, at least that movie made Bane a competent threat on his own without mentioning venom once. I appreciated that about that film.

[@josephroszell]

It's mentioned as a painkiller being fed through his mask and he freaks out when his supply is interrupted

[@lucianoperrone3860]

At least it gave us one good Batman Beyond episode!

[@zamirewilson7424]

At least in the Arkham games they make a version that is based on the venom formula and call it "Titan." But I definitely understand what you mean by writers forgetting the point behind venom and how Bane was to eventually drop it and not pick it up again.

[@TF2Fan101]

Luciano Perrone Hold up, are you suggesting Batman Beyond is bad?

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

"DC was trying to turn everyone into Batman." *remembers Man of Steel That seemed to apply to the movies, too.

[@LiLBird727]

Good thing the continuity alarm is dismantled and left at the old apartment, because the new 52 would drive it wild.

[@L1701]

And Rebirth would have given it ten nervous breakdowns at once.

[@ZoanBlade90]

@@L1701 Then, there's Heroes In Crisis...it might break down, then say Eff it, and turn itself off.

[@furioussherman7265]

In the Infinite Crisis review, Linkara revealed that he'd repurposed the alarm to tell him when his popcorn was ready.

[@morganyoung3557]

As a fan of Damian Wayne along with the fact that he is my favorite Robin, that little portrayal of him in this story really angers me. As Linkara pointed out, Damian is very boastful, brash, and arrogant, so much so that he makes his own father who is also pretty brash and arrogant look calm and collected in comparison. Damian would never have that look of fear in his eyes and suggest that they should get help, he is so confident in his skills that he believes that he could take them all on by himself. While most of the time Damian can back up his arrogance because he is really that talented of a fighter, he usually gets into trouble because he believes he can do everything on his own and asking for help would be seen as a weakness. While Damian has indeed calmed down a lot when it comes to his arrogance, it is still there and it will probably never fully go away.

[@rorylumley4727]

a joke between goons in Batman arkham city is that cat woman clawed off the pretty half of his face and is calling himself one face. The sad part is that the joke is less stupid than the comic as two face would have a fully scared face making him one face.

[@zamirewilson7424]

I remember that joke. 😅😅😅

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

This whole thing smacks of influence from the Arkham games tbh

[@Rabbitlord108]

And I thought it was a Texas Chainsaw Massacre reference.

[@fudgegorilla]

Lewis, I love your "Squint and shrug with one arm while shaking your head" motion.

[@AT4W]

I call it in my script "Very Confused Shrug," rivaled only by "Hit self on head, utterly confused look."

[@aros0018]

I don't think he's ever played any of the games, though he's certainly considering it if if I'm recalling the P.O. Unboxing videos correctly.

[@ciphergacha9100]

@@AT4W are all of your scripts written like they’re Instructions for Ikea furniture

[@Rabbitlord108]

@@aros0018 Also Joker being Clayface in disguise is a spoiler for one of those games.

[@jamesadamsfl]

The sad thing is, I feel like this storyline had potential. Call me crazy, but I like the idea of a villain who can create a duplicate of herself with different features is pretty cool and COULD have been a nifty trick to keep her identity a secret. Additionally, the idea that she's an adrenaline junky with a fetish for being chased is pretty unique character motivation. It's kind a rip-off of Catwoman, but without the anti-heroism Selina's developed (or had developed) over the years. I could've dug it.

[@dylansharp8471]

Had developed?

[@jamesadamsfl]

@@dylansharp8471 Authors like to go back and forth on Catwoman. Remember, this is DC; they love retelling the same blasted character arcs (as opposed to Marvel, who just pump out one bleeping event comic after another)

[@RaphBlade7]

White Rabbit however sounds similar to Roxy Rocket (another character introduced in Btas) as she was an adrenaline junkie who got off on death defying stunts (and I mean got off on it as there was one scene of her essentially having an orgasm as she engages in a suicidal stunt)!

[@daelen.cclark]

Perhaps, but it should’ve been thought through a lot more.

[@Rabbitlord108]

19:44 I think it could've been amusing if Nightwing said "Are you serious?" After Damian said they're gonna need backup. And Damian said "Nah. I'm just kidding".

[@danstiver9135]

After Two-Face becomes doused in even more acid, he goes from One-Face to No Face. And then he inexplicably goes to Japan and becomes friends with a little girl in the Spirit World.

[@androzani84productions85]

I know there’s one fanfic where he transforms into “Fourface”

[@garrettcarter2959]

You have a White Rabbit villain...and you don't pair them up with Mad Hatter? It would've been so easy to make her Mad Hatter's version of Harley Quinn or something, but no, the author couldn't put two and two together in his own writing.

[@Gyarretto7]

...Come to think of it, why haven't they done a "Batman in Wonderland" story? Think about it! They've got basically all the villains for it: The Mad Hatter, The White Rabbit Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum, and Cheshire (Yeah, I know, Green Arrow character, but she was still inspired by the Cheshire Cat (At least in Young Justice), so she counts). All we need is Scarecrow's Fear Toxin, and the rest practically writes itself.

[@L1701]

Eh, I think this is a first draft made at the last minute.

[@Relichunters01]

@@Gyarretto7 don't forget marsh harriet

[@EuclideanAl]

"You've got the backstory out of the way now RUN!!" That was an awesome clip XD

[@Astraldragon0]

I have no problem with the fanservice, but she's still kind of a wasted concept. She dresses like a sexy bunny and gives out... super steroids? That seems kind of unrelated. If they wanted to keep the sexy theme for her, then why not have her using some sort of highly addictive love potion? She and her goons addict and enthrall various people in positions of power like politicians, businessmen, police officers, and crime bosses to gain control of gotham. Hell I think I did something like that myself in story idea some time ago. Also, there's apparently no relation to mad hatter?

[@battlion507]

Wiseman Dragonexx Ya know, I kinda want a hulked out female character. More than the She Hulk body type, just something less closely to Hulk.

[@DuelaDent52]

Wiseman Dragonexx I'd like to see a story with her as a parallel to Bruce Wayne/Batman and an exploration into her mildly twisted sense of morality (I.E., all the wrongdoings and crimes she commits aren't her fault because that wasn't "really" her).

[@JaelinBezel]

Isn't that just Queen Bee, though?

[@danielwitz35]

this is like a frank miller comic even though he isn't involved.

[@battlion507]

More like a Frank Miller wannabe. LAME...

[@meowistforlife]

Daniel Witz I was expecting this to be a Miller time, no joke !

[@Breadloaf-kr4gi]

Niall Reid wrong Miller. Or did I miss something?

[@jeremyusreevu237]

This feels more like a darker version of Batman Odyseey.

[@MrBlueSkyof1607]

Honestly, makes TOO much sense.

[@starwarsnerd100]

Super muscled Two-Face? Ok, its stupid but not without precedent, what with the Arkham games and all. Calling himself "One Face" when he still has two faces? WHY?!?!

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

what WOULD he call himself if harvey was completely erased from his psyche? Scarface is already taken, and Gamble sounds more like an anti-hero.

[@cartooncritic7045]

NekoVira Someone else in the comment section suggested "Poker-Face." It's pretty silly, but worse things have happened to the character over the years.

[@LegendPurpleDragon152]

NekoVira How about “Big Bad Harv”, the name the second personality had before the acid to the face thing happened in the animated series? Sure it’s silly, but at least it has more reason to be than “One Face”

[@SiRenfield]

I mean it’d be one thing if his entire face was burnt ,but it’s still kind if a dumb name

[@AussieDragoon]

A Woman? Preposterous! i think you've been reading one too manga, Lewis. A Woman existing...bah

[@andreagreenwood5731]

True, even I'm actually just a spam bot.

[@FuelDropforthewin]

FNGLHR Yes one woman exists. Does that prove ALL women exist?

[@GorbixElite01]

of

[@JaelinBezel]

(Poorly-written) Amazons: *MAN'S* world... Me: ...You know we have women too, right? This isn't that one episode of Fairly Odd Parents where the earth got segregated into male and female halves.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Cody Hines maybe that’s what the amazons were told by the greek gods... they were the last women on earth and all that was out there were men

[@ayylmao7529]

THE WHITE RABBIT! A woman in a sexy halloween outfit! BUT WAIT! I've Just been to the Spirit Halloween Store and have some more INSPIRATION! How about, THE NURSE! Or maybe, THE FRENCH MAID! THE NU 52! Where Imagination STOPS!

[@ilopominecrafter]

Where imagination stops and.. the other imagination comes out

[@LegendPurpleDragon152]

ilopominecrafter And then gets fed to One Face

[@troin3925]

ayy lmao oh hai, Frank Miller.

[@sirpheredin1379]

So, she can duplicate herself into a Caucasian? Worst. Power. Ever.

[@thegayghost872]

At least her powers don’t come from being Indian

[@rorylumley4727]

Immunity to pain is worse you wont know when you are hurt.

[@TheSkully343]

Are we including the lame power that mutant kid from X-Men 2 had where he could change TV channels by blinking?

[@JaelinBezel]

I don't know... I bet it's pretty handy for her credit score.

[@maxman1602]

@@TheSkully343 Or Arm-Fall Off Boy, who has the power to detach his arms and thrown them at people.

[@Mister-Thirteen]

Okay, so well it might be a stretch but the white rabbit motif combined with the notion of the chase is really calling up Alice in wonderland, so could the idea be that the white rabbit leads people to a world without fear, but also without reason. Or am I trying too hard to find a justification for what is clearly a playboy bunny being cast as a villain? Wait...Shitty inner monologues, over-the-top violent action scenes, poor excuses to have scantly clad female characters, hulked out characters on every other page? Holy shit Rob Liefeld is ghost writing for DC!

[@danielramsey6141]

Mr.13 I was kinda getting those impressions too :)

[@battlion507]

Well, DC did hire him..

[@williamharmon4039]

There probably are hints of interesting concepts and potential. It's just sad to see that potential wasted so quickly and easily. Your idea sounds like the groundwork for something interesting that could fit with the psychological themes of Batman and his villains.

[@sarafontanini7051]

ironically she is apparently not the mastermind of the plot and instead its scarecrow and bane, from what I gathered which just raises MORE questions!

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

@@sarafontanini7051 Wonderland everybody

[@davidreeder43]

13:28 A CollegeHumor clip? It works, but I would have gone with the Robot Chicken clip. "You can call me... Three Face!"

[@alucardyoici]

three face is already a thing inn comic though, she's harvey's daughter

[@namegoeshere5220]

alucardyoici I...damn it, comics, stop being dumb sometimes! Get your shit together!

[@zafool4997]

alucardyoici W H A T

[@meowistforlife]

Thomas Jackson *Blue Screen of Death

[@BATCHARRO]

"Remember that name you all had for me...back when I was working at Internal Affairs?" "Yeah I..." "Say it" "Uh..." "SAY IT" "It was One Face. Harvey One Face!" "..." "..." " Well that's just stupid."

[@RhyperiorRanger]

White rabbit is the result of one of the writers expressing their chasing fetish

[@RhyperiorRanger]

TouhouFather that sounds like something that shouldn't exist

[@majine.2606]

You monster! Heathen! Recommending people look around Deviantart for fetishes. That doesn't even scratch the surface of some of the horrendous stuff you can find there. I'll have to report you to the Internet Police for that, you know!

[@majine.2606]

Oh, no worries. I was just joking about that last line in your comment. I just wanted to say that is on the tamer end of things. (P.S. So yeah, edited my comment a bit because I think it came off a bit harsh. All joking aside, if anyone's reading this that does have that fetish, it's all good! I'm sure you're a perfectly nice person. I just think the fetish shouldn't be expressed on sites like Deviantart and whatnot. On sites that support stuff like the muscle fetish, then go wild! But on DA, it's supposed (keyword, supposed) to be more family-friendly. Hell, I don't like porn on there in general. So, if you wanna make art or whatnot for your fetish, that's cool, just be mindful that DA might not be the best site to do it. Anyways, random tip over! Back to hearing Linkara rip a comic a new one.)

[@dragonempress8367]

Majin Ken family friendly? dude there's a mature content setting I've been on there. People are able to censor their art or not and they have the freedom to post what they want.

[@majine.2606]

Yeah, that's a good point. I'm not saying people can't do that, or that I'd force anything on them, it's totally within their right to post what they please. I just wanted to state that I personally don't care for that stuff much when perusing around a site not specifically tailored for it, that's all. I'll give you that stating they're "family friendly" was too strong a way to put it, since Deviantart is very lenient regarding what content they allow before you get suspended, so sorry 'bout that.

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

I’m guessing the Batman over saturation was due to the huge success of the Nolan films, especially since the Dark Knight Rises came out the year after The New 52 launched.

[@deltaprime3509]

Lol that part about Damian Wayne was so right on the nail, that it made me laugh because how right it is.

[@TevyaSmolka]

same here

[@TevyaSmolka]

thankfully superboy aka Jonathan Samuel Kent and Damian wayne are friends because there banter are so adorable

[@Roserae16]

Unpopular opinion, I really adore Damian, and all his snarky, over confident, "I will be the next Alexander the Great"ness, and honestly as head tilting as it is to see Dami ask for help, I'm just happy to see him at all. I miss Grant Morrisons run on the book with Dami and Dick being the dynamic duo, it was awesome

[@TevyaSmolka]

same i like him too i espicially like his dynamic between Jon aka superboy

[@rikowolfin4984]

Honestly couldn't care less about how badly written Damian is because he is one of those characters I wish was dropped with a reboot. He is made to be a mini-Batman that is some how already close to if not on par with the other older Robins and villains that could match his father, is unlikable in every aspect of his character and not in the "He is so bad its fun" kinda way yet people in universe seem to like him for no reason and the fact that they call him the "Son of Batman" pisses me off because it implies NONE of Bruces adopted sons were really his 'sons'. Damian is a Robin I could see fitting in with Frank Millers Batman with zero change to his character because he is already a huge smug ass hole that is played up to be better and more important then everyone else.

[@ansongordon-creed4047]

According to Batman Beyond, Bruce's inside voice really does call him "Batman."

[@TheNN]

Fear can also appear as a clown and trap you inside of stasis tubes, only for Captain Janeway to come in and beat it.

[@joshuaingobo1559]

22:30 White Rabbit next appeared in Forever Evil: Arkham War in 2014 and several covers (and variant covers) of Batman titles in the late 2010s and early 2030s before she recently returned in Dawn of DC’s Batman and Robin in 2023, where she would do something in upcoming issues.

[@Ethereal-23]

Yes. Cleary the fear removing properties is clearly the most dangerous aspect of the drug. Not the 'side-effect' of turning people into Hulks...

[@sammcguire3798]

If the comic was smart, they'd have a whole wonderland roster: Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, and Chesire

[@captainjackharkness2136]

Sam McGuire and don't forget Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

[@sammcguire3798]

Oh crap, you're right!!

[@theredheadrevolution4156]

Sam McGuire and that other bunny villain. Mad Harriet I think her name was?

[@thegayghost872]

And One Face would have a better name

[@thegayghost872]

The Redhead Revolution March Harriet

[@qualivia]

so her Job is to raise my Dark Knight? Mission accomplished

[@ChristianNeihart]

Penises are not supposed to look like that. You should have that looked at by a medical practitioner.

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

I AM THE NIGHT! *punches self*

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

qualivia "He's at home-washing his tights!"

[@hiropisku1078]

Hope he doesn't watch My Little Dark Knight

[@qualivia]

Hiro Pisku hehe the thumbnail force me to make that joke.

[@spiderbatman97]

Time 4 Backstory: this series is actually a sequel for a Pre-New 52 ongoing that came out after Bruce Wayne's resurrection in 2010. It was written and drawn by David Finch, the same guy that wrote and draw this issues. It only had 5 issues before the reboot (the book suffered constant delays) and one the subplots was that Gordon loose his job because his asociation with Batman (i don't remeber the details, but it was kind of dumb). So that scene in 17:05 is pretty likely tied to that, another example of the brillant editorial decisions of the New 52. I don't remenber how that was solved thought-

[@heisensaul5538]

This is probably one of the dumber Batman stories we've seen on this show in a long time. White Rabbit not being linked to Mad Hatter, One-face, dialogue about past events we were never told about and plot points that go no where. Hopefully you come back to this in the future!!!

[@Marelfan]

26:38 I am the day! I thought you were the night? I jumped so high I time travelled into the morning!

[@UnlimitedProduction1]

Thank you for addressing the Batman oversaturation. I stopped following Batman due to the over saturation I always said, one thing Marvel does better than DC is that they are able to get heroes on somewhat equal popularity these days. Now yes there was a time Wolverine was in every team and had a solo series and was in every X-Men book but even that turned down and Linkara mentioned like 4 Spider-Man

[@lordultimus559]

27:20 I think Jaina was implying that she thought that Bruce was asking for a three-way.

[@Ashurman666]

I dunno, making Joker into a Titan mutant back in the Arkham Asylum videogame was pretty god damn stupid. if anything, making Harvey into a behemoth is on par with that in terms of stupidity

[@starwarsnerd100]

I'd say calling himself "One Face" when he still has two faces makes it juuuuust a bit more stupid.

[@Ashurman666]

+starwarsnerd100 I guess, i mean Joker never gave himself a stupid name like that but they were both super out of character moments for them

[@Morbos1000]

I'd agree if it wasn't the worst fight in the game.

[@Ashurman666]

+Morbos1000 It may not be the worst FIGHT in the game but it was the worse DECISION in the game, it's completely out of character for Joker to do what he did

[@anthonyrodriguez1119]

one face vs titain joker

[@clearspira]

I think one of the reasons why I started to prefer manga over comic books is because of the latter's lack of continuity. Dragonball aside, choices have consequences in non-comedic manga, and storylines are often set up over many years which makes the pay off all the more sweeter when you realise all of the delicate pieces that the author had put in place for you to find. With comic books on the other hand most storylines are usually done and dusted in six issues or less, actions are forgotten in short order except for some particularly rare occasions, and characters almost never stay dead which means that it is impossible to build any emotional connection to snuffed characters because you know that give it a few years and they'll be back. That is not to say that I don't love comics because I do. In fact just ten minutes ago I finished re-reading ''Hush'' for the tenth time. I just think that manga is the only product of the two that is worth the increasingly extortionate asking price.

[@HBarnill]

The Batman over-saturation continues in the new films, given several upcoming movies are about him or characters close to him.

[@rorylumley4727]

Even if the film isnt about him he appears.

[@zamirewilson7424]

I love Batman but DAG-NAB-IT!!! he's not the only guy D.C. has, Lord knows how many characters (hero or villain,) that could hold thier own and be great in thier own right if they were just given a little push.

[@SpawnRevenge92]

The retirement line regarding Joker was referencing the events of Detective Comics #1 (though in a rather clumsy way). Joker had his face cut off and disappeared untill his return in Scott Snyder's Death of the Family (which I love, personally). Batman knew Joker had purposefully gotten Dollmaker to cut his face before disappearing and knew Joker had chosen to disappear, so he'd be surprised to see him around so soon.

[@BodySprayMan]

You know, the second issue of this series had a weird solicit info: Something sinister surges through Arkham Asylum, and Batman finds himself bombarded by his greatest foes in this second sensational issue from superstar creator David Finch!Bigger, meaner, and more powerful than ever before, the inmates of Arkham Asylum run rampant as the entire Bat Family struggles to keep the walls from falling down, unleashing Gotham City's worst criminals on the unsuspecting population. And you won't believe the jaw-dropping final page! Just keep repeating, "It's only a comic book. It's only a comic book..." ...why would the ending of issue two with a roided up Joker scare us?

[@TheGoldenNeil]

Everytime Linkara plays Weird Al, an angel gains wings.

[@sarafontanini7051]

THe problem with the white rabbit is that 1) she seems t be played mostly for sex appeal and little else, leading to her characterisation to feel hollow, especially with the lack of motive andd 2) she's a grab bag of ideas and concepts. Some people see her as a human woman and others see her as a literal white rabbit, the drug thing, the apparent teleportation/superspeed/wahetevr, the alice in wonderland allusions and finally her being some sort of weird construct created by Jaina. None of these are connected (except MAYBE the teleportation and the white rabbit from wodnerland being chased thing) and overall this lack of cohesion in her concept as well as a lack of an actual personality aside fromt 'flirtatious sexpot' makes her a forgettable character and I can see why noone DOES anything with her. The fct that the story ends with nothing about her motives or abilities explained also means we get no closure or payoff, especially since she doesn't do anything notable. Also the drug thing is stupid and makes no sense. Okay sure, fearlessness and such but what does this have to do with super strength, or making the villains seemingly more crazy than before? Its clear the author had NO IDEA what these villains are actually like or what they do or anything.

[@wisewolftony]

Do they even ever try and explain the fact that she's a tanned skin women yet as White Rabbit her skin is as white as snow.

[@wisewolftony]

Forget it I should have known doing a quick wiki search would reveal that she can duplicate herself and that her White Rabbit form has white skin.

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@wisewolftony while yes hey do show that as the twist of the story (as the scene showcasing her powers is ALSO the reveal she's the villain) that's...about it. her pwoers aren't directly explained ever, nor is it every explained WHY she did all this.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

admittedly Anti-Villain Poison Ivy sounds like an interesting idea. Also this explains Matt's comment about One Face in his and Woolie's LP of the Telltale Batman game.

[@1987MartinT]

Jeffrey Combs as Scarecrow is sheer weapons-grade nightmare fuel. His design is terrifying. He looks like an Old West preacher who's returned as an undead. And that voice! Combs dials the calm but menacing up to eleven. It is really creepy.

[@YSL8704]

The new superman villain, breaths oxygen.

[@zachfense593]

Rag-doll and the Ventriloquist are not well known and I know them. That's a first. I remember them from The Batman. The cartoon I grew up on.

[@ttgb2990]

13:48 Honestly, considering how dumb the New 52 can get, I don’t blame people at all for being paranoid and thinking DC might make One-Face the new status quo

[@Zxzero36]

Ugh what the new 52 did to Freeze...was just horrible. It seams like both Marvel and DC have done stupid things recently. Also I wouldn't be surprised if they did stick with giant two-face. Remember we have Hydra agent from the start CA, As well as Magneto joining hydra for some stupid reason.

[@GabyGeorge1996]

Zxzero36 oh yeah. I forgot that magneto got involved with hydra. Maybe it was such an insultingly asinine move that I deliberately blocked it from my mind

[@rorylumley4727]

Marvel then retconned in issue 2 that captain america was brainwashed by a living cosmic cube. Than people accepted that than in the next series people distrust captain america.

[@L1701]

Rory Lumley That wasn’t a retcon, that was always the plan.

[@L1701]

Gaby George Magneto didn’t join Hydra.

[@deltaprime3509]

Anyone else think that Damian is way more arrogant than his father?

[@elijahwatson3474]

Eamonn Deane He got better overtime, the comic series Robin:Son of Batman developed him a lot. Sadly the dumbass writer of rebirth teen titans put him back in square and stated he never had friends before(which is bullshit)

[@gracefutrell1912]

Eamonn Deane cheer to that .

[@deltaprime3509]

Eamonn Deane also being a character who's most well know characteristic is being a jerk.

[@batfan1939]

DeltaPrime350 He's got Batman's arrogance, plus the arrogance of youth, plus was told he was "The Chosen One" all his life by his egomaniacal mother and grandfather while displaying great natural prowess alongside discipline and determination. Yeah, he's super arrogant. I personally believe he'll grow up to be equivalent to some of the more cocky (and insufferable) versions of Batman.

[@geekimusprime3058]

@@manat31790 and in Batman and Robin vol 7 robin rising. Because Damian is nice and it develops damian after he died and got ressurected showing he had a good relationship with the whole family and a plus in this story is when he joined the leauge in a fight and i am a man punched kalibak. Im not kidding this actually happened and it was awesome.

[@Jygerthe2nd]

Yyyyeah, as much as I love Batman and see Rebirth as an improvement over the New 52, there's a similar issue going on: Over-saturation of Batman. He has his own solo book, Detective Comics, All-Star Batman, is in Justice League, JLA, and Trinity, frequently cameos in books starring other Gotham-related characters, and is a recurring character in the Superman solo because of his team-ups with Supes and Superboy's team-up with Robin.

[@eugenideddis]

Jeffery Phillips I feel like JLA will drop him at any moment, but yeah, way too much Batman

[@enderninja1015]

13:18 Oh, so that's where the One-Face joke came from..... ....I THOUGHT LINKARA WAS JOKING THIS ENTIRE TIME......WHHYYYYYYYYY

[@sarafontanini7051]

that was my reaction too

[@TheReignofHorror]

Did this comic come out before or after the arkham asylum game, because this whole super buff batman villian plot point seem to kind of similar?

[@TevyaSmolka]

The Reign of Horror probably both before and during the release of Arkham city these titles were released

[@TheReignofHorror]

Okay, thanks for telling me.

[@TevyaSmolka]

anytime man :)

[@TevyaSmolka]

yeah that's true

[@l0stndamned]

After the first game. The new52 design for Bane was based on the way he looked in Arkham Asylum.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

One Face? That makes absolutely no sense! Why don't you just call yourself Evil Face or Bad Face? Two Face had context to why it worked, one does not!

[@dracocrusher]

"I am no longer Two Face. Now, I am Baby Face!!!" Batman: "My god.... The world will never be the same again!"

[@thegayghost872]

MoonSpirit or even fuckin Scar Face

[@batfan1939]

MoonSpirit It would've been better if he'd done like he did in The Dark Knight Returns, and scarred both sides of his face. There, it was symbolic (not physical), but it at least doing it literally would have justified the stupid name.

[@TF2Fan101]

There’s a comment in this section that suggests Two-Face could have changed his name to ‘Big Bad Harv’.

[@Biotitan00]

So like...ya'll get this White Rabbit charatcer is a drug reference right? Ever here "chasing the dragon"? "chasing the white rabbit" is another take on that phrase. So this character? It's just a reference to that, The White Rabbit injecting people with mind altering drugs and telling Batman to chase her. (I mention it because I didn't see anyone mentioning. Though the complaint about not having her connected to Mad Hatter is fiar, since she makes refereces to Alice in Wonderland.)

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Does chasing the dragon make you ridiculously strong?

[@MovieMan1710]

Seems like the Clay Face reveal was in reference to Arkham City.

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

I think it was also a thing in the Sega CD game.

[@josephroszell]

So you can't say "Simpsons did it!"

[@xanderm6090]

Also a reference to the Birds of Prey TV show which is where Arkham City got it from in the first place.

[@geekimusprime3058]

But the difference is arkham city did it better than this comic

[@1krani]

This was legitimately the first book of The New 52 I ever bought. That was years ago and I still want my money back.

[@LestatandBerial]

That clip of Kickassia near the 6 minute mark makes me remember I actually have a dvd copy of that adventure and makes me want to watch it

[@neogotham2k39]

RIP Kevin Conroy the best Batman voice

[@robo-nidai4236]

4 years late, I admit. But something confuses me now. Given the whole "Fear" speech at the start of issue one, wouldn't you think the villain of this storyline would have been Scarecrow instead of a woman in a playboy bunny outfit?

[@ariannewingard1660]

It looks like I'm having cheesecake for breakfast ...

[@battlion507]

Arianne Wingard With a lot of BEEF on the side...

[@DGilVids]

Thankfully, you'll eat it all with ONE FACE.

[@RickClassico]

White Rabbit must be a popular villain name since there was a White Rabbit who was an arms dealer during The Reign of Superman storyline.

[@immaheadout]

I like the use of Weird Al's Polka Face in the intro title card to allude to One-Face.

[@Mewchu14]

LucasetaK J I think he just uses it when a book is so monumentally stupid nothing else can properly sum up how crazy it is that it was released.

[@battlion507]

Weird Al Yonkavic for the most inane concepts made into a comic book. I approve this.

[@Fluffkitscripts]

Breaking- one-face has teamed up with rock-and-roll, ancient Egypt, bees and marijuana to form the greatest association of batman’s enemies yet

[@wikiuser92]

What a coincidence! I fully watched "Never Fear" for the first time just *yesterday*! Yeah, a great episode that teaches how complete lack of fear can be just as bad as "Your-Heart-Going-120-Per-Minute" fear.

[@voicingdragoon7]

5:07 You know the funny thing? I think i can blame almost all bad superhero movies after Green Lantern came out on the Dark Knight movie. There is no coincidence the producer for Man of Steel was Chrisopher Nolan. There is also no coincidence the movie was colored gray and had almost no jokes in it and was taking itself way too seriously. And then came BvS and don't even get me started on that one. Oh and Fan4stic too. The same thing happened with the comics as Linkara stated earlier.

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

The introduction of ONE-FACE! Also, surprised there's no female villain who go roided up. But then again, some artists are kinda scared of having a woman who isn't your typical model.

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

She-Hulk?

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

@@TheMaestroMizerous Different company and not a villain.

[@TwilightRogue15]

6:40 As someone that attends a lot of such talks...and I mean a LOT of such talks...Bruce was either late this time giving the speech or he was in a room full of investors or other people who often go to these events that would be used to him being late. Either way, that laughter was right on time, and it was mostly polite laughter.

[@Moonbeam143]

If you really think about, don't we all have one face?

[@Erika-gn1tv]

That's deep...

[@anthonyrodriguez1119]

Moonbeam Linkara: wow south land tales is so deep🤤

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

We all have a face that we hide away forever and we take it out and show ourselves when everyone has gone

[@gonzaloegonzalez8106]

Oh my god!

[@thomaspalazzolo5902]

I really wanted a beefy version of Calendar Man who calls himself Leg Day.

[@k-trashradio5163]

im guessing the first issue was kinda trying to recapture the feelings of the arkham games especially since arkham city was the newest one at the time but that forgotten as the title progressed

[@pjdolont9012]

@5:28 the spotlights are being directed from the GCPD patrol dirigibles.

[@andreworders7305]

20:30 who got him flowers and a get-well card?

[@SonicXeno]

"I'll find you and you'll never see me coming." I was honestly expecting Linkara to start playing Last Surprise at that point

[@edwardramos4591]

At this point, I think instead of "Wolverine Publicity", we should start calling it "Bat Publicity".

[@princekiro1596]

White Rabbit should've been a member of the Mad Hatter's gang. That is a bit of a missed opportunity right there.

[@AtomicSharkCola01]

Linkara Hates New 52 As Much As I Hate Ultimate Marvel Comics

[@kkentertainment5279]

SuperMARVELLOVER at least Marvel were smart enough to make it a seperate universe so people had both options

[@AtomicSharkCola01]

KKEntertainment, True

[@caitlinbrewer4843]

KKEntertainment Ultimate universe went to crap but it had its goods points for me. Mostly in it's Spider-Man titles.

[@cartooncritic7045]

I hated both, personally. I'm glad they both ended.

[@kkentertainment5279]

Cartoon Critic I just wish DC would fully bring back Post Crisis, if they wanna keep the New 52 comtinuity fine, bring back Post Crisis and seperate them, so far that's pretty much the only reason I'm still not reading any DC Comics, I have no doubt they're good, but these aren't the characters I love, these are other versions, and while Superman and Wally West are back from what I've heard, a few characters isn't enough for me (that and the 3 Joker thing sounds so stupid)

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Well, Lewis, the entire logistics thing -- you forget that every time Batman lost Gordon's support, it took less than a day for Batman to get wrecked by Gotham PD.

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

you really got to question how incompetent the GCPD really are if they can take down Batman, but they're also completely useless against even Gotham's weakest Z-Listers. heck Batman's taken on armies before so the GCPD really shouldn't be that tough for him.

[@jonahfalcon1970]

@@anthonyrodriguez8788 Batman can't operate without Gordon's help. Gotham PD isn't equipped to deal with supervillains. Gotham doesn't have Metropolis' Special Crimes Unit (hi, Maggie Sawyer!) -- though Metropolis deals with Darkseid.

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

Okay DC, if the super beefy Joker didn't work out that well in the Arkham Asylum game, what in God's name makes you think it's going to work here?

[@alucardyoici]

It didn't work? made a decent final boss to me

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

it was decent, it was ust. not what I was expecting, I thought it was an actual fight witht he usual joker. btu eh

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

plus most people I have heard from didn't exactly like the beefy joker, like, at all

[@Operation_Bagel]

@@alucardyoici It was a horrible boss

[@fudgegorilla]

I just listened to this and the opening to his Blackest Night review at the same time and they synced up SO WELL I didn't notice until the Blackest Night Lewis took a pause.

[@kingofthegundam7974]

What is up with the dialogue? it's awkward and stilted. One Face........ One Face................ ONE. FACE. I got nothing. Geez Batman, Gordon is feeling you how you're his only friend and you disappear?!? What the hell? So the comic's premise is that the villains are being jacked up by drugs and attack people? It's like the Joker boss from Arkham Asylum except it's even stupider here. At least there it's only in the last portion of the game, here it's the whole comic with several villains. Yeah, what's the point of White Rabbit? Don't we already have Catwoman for hero/villain sexual tension shit. The moral of the story is, don't do drugs kids. They make you act out of character and hulk out.

[@beausodemann1451]

no the moral is, stay the f*** away from drugs at all costs or you'll end up calling yourself "one face"

[@SteveCrafts2k]

Don't do kids, drugs.

[@Bobsheaux]

A woman who has the power to change her ethnicity... I'm suddenly imagining a story where Batman teams up with Catwoman who's trying to stop a sex trafficker who's forcing her powers on her kidnapped victims, turning them into high-end call girls who can turn into whatever the customer's itching for. You want a fiery redhead? Do you like your ladies like you like your coffee? As a gentlemen, do you prefer blondes? Maybe in the process of freeing these girls, Catwoman accidentally gets this power like THEY did, allowing her to turn into Halle Berry when she finds it convenient? lol