Batman versus Gotham's Superman! | Batman: I Am Gotham

He is Gotham City’s hero, its Dark Knight, its greatest protector. He is Batman. And he is not alone. There are two new heroes in town-a pair of masked metahumans with the powers of Superman and a devotion to preserving all that is good about this twisted city. Calling themselves Gotham and Gotham Girl, they’ve saved Batman’s life, fought by his side and learned from his example. But what happens if Gotham’s new guardians go bad? What if they blame the Dark Knight for the darkness that threatens to drown their city? When sinister forces are unleashed that can warp the minds of men and make heroes into monsters, the time will come for Batman and his allies to decide once and for all: Is Gotham a force for good…or an engine of evil? Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #batman
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[@comicpop]

Buy Batman: I Am Gotham here: amzn.to/2s2ZvIZ

[@danilo9498]

I’m watching all of your videos rn and seeing you guys go back though and adding the comic book link just shows how much dedicated you guys are to this

[@roam_y]

"Wait, so you're just gonna gloss over the calendar man has powers?" "Yep" "Where did they come from?" "Good question" "So in the beginning of I AM GOTHAM-" Friggin love this channel

[@comicpop]

+Roamy Camilo Thanks Roamy!

[@34Vilend]

ComicPOP Tiff's face there is fantastic

[@Evan-zx2vd]

Roamy Camilo I was dying. Definitely one of the funniest things I've seen on here

[@SomeGuyNamedLex]

Vilend Is it ever not?

[@34Vilend]

Lex Betty no. Tiff always looks fantastic.

[@ocskope]

'Aren't they strange?' -sigh- 'So Hugo Strange...' Greatest line out.

[@oatmat]

Superman: I Am Metropolis Nightwing: I Am Bludhaven Flash: I Am Central City Flash(Golden Age): I Am Keystone City Green Lantern: I Am Coast City Wonder Woman: I Am Themyscira Aquaman: I Am Atlantis Green Arrow: I Am Star City Hawk-Man: I Am Midway City Supergirl: I Am National City The Atom: I Am Ivy Town The Question: I Am Hub City Shazam: I Am Fawcett City JSA: We Are Civic City Justice League: We Are WatchTower

[@corbinjones4936]

The RED Samurai Shouldn't Green Lantern be "I Was Coast City" lol

[@komarkko1]

Teen Titans: We are the world, we are the children

[@ZeroRevenge55]

Corbin Jones ooh dark bro

[@oatmat]

@Corbin Jones OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH......................... snap

[@corbinjones4936]

koushik raja i would totally want a 300 wonder woman movie or comic

[@miwasakata691]

I actually love the gold outline of the Bat symbol and the cape doesn't bother me too much.

[@miwasakata691]

Mitch Gosser yeah, it's actually a nice touch that kind of makes the costume more interesting.

[@totalcliche3066]

if king continues this I am thing with the titles the last 3 have to be I am vengeance I am the night I am Batman you know it has to happend

[@brandonhines25]

total cliche Oh no fucking question his run is gonna end with I Am Batman

[@ijl007]

oh yea i have had no doubt that this whole arc will end with "I am Batman" i also think that if King follows many a bat writer there will be an "I am Joker" arc too lastly never thought of "I am vengeance" and "I am the night" but i sure like those names better then "I am suicide" :)

[@GI.Jared1984]

I know

[@quietwyatt8214]

What about "I am justice!"?

[@Evan-zx2vd]

Sal, you put my problems with King's Batman into words better than I can.

[@comicpop]

Thank you Kyle!

[@liverusrock6789]

It's interesting that in Death of The Family, Joker's point is "There's too many people with you man, you gotta lose a few" and after that Snyder makes Duke, which is a "new idea" that is totally irrelevant and won't matter in like 4 or 5 years.

[@batnick4433]

Live To Rock i kind of wish people would use him more... it does suck that’s he’s irrelevant...

[@liverusrock6789]

@@batnick4433 He's in Batman & The Outsiders now so at least they're proving me wrong by using him but he still isn't interesting to me.

[@batnick4433]

Live To Rock hmm I’ll have to check that out. I liked him when he was first introduced but since there was so little of his character I don’t really have an opinion but I’ll save any more judgment when I read more.

[@ThatsHipHop4Yaaa]

Hopefully someone is able to make Duke cool in a few years. Hopefully someone will give him a definite arc and transformation similar to Nightwing

[@lolobrezzy24]

Back issues is the best thing coming out of DC rebirth

[@vincenticemanvangogh7504]

RNDS 24 debatable

[@jepsmcsmackin2507]

Not debatable, Back Issues on DC Rebirth are the best

[@stanzre]

RNDS 24 someone isn't reading Aquaman or wonder woman

[@vincenticemanvangogh7504]

mircro usb charger everything is debatable...to imply otherwise displays your true ignorance...that's one of the beauty's of free will...congrats on not being a more evolved human

[@vincenticemanvangogh7504]

sebastian galoria can't believe...Greg rucka is leaving...and the artist on aquaman #25 is really cool

[@kofteburger]

Your mom is Batman. -Sal 2017

[@FlameOfUdun96]

Spiderman: I am New York

[@landonny]

Kind of works honestly.

[@langleymneely]

That's EVERY Marvel character! "We are New York!"

[@corbinjones4936]

Flame of Udun Spiderman: I am divorced (against my will)

[@maymay5600]

england is my city

[@davidrosas-pennarieta9276]

so tiff is know a amazonian sorcerer supreme... that must carry a heavy burden

[@TheRealZubes]

David Rosas-pennarieta I don't have a lot of down time, but you know with great power and all!

[@thoarnejones6805]

David Rosas-pennarieta that title is the best thing coming out of DC REBIRTH.

[@langleymneely]

Especially considering that movie just came out! How can an Amazon of Tiffany's stature NOT do press junkets and screenings?! Got to see that WW is done right, unlike Bruce and Clark with BvS!!! What were THEY thinking?! lol Can we figure out a proper Greek name for Tiffany?! Tiffonia? Tiffus? jk lol

[@movieguy2459]

I'm just gonna say it, I LOVE THIS SERIES. I haven't learned so much about comics. I love the videos and you guys rock. If I can make a request for back issues it would be Paul Jenkins inhumans. Keep up the good work.

[@comicpop]

Thank you! Someday....

[@movieguy2459]

ComicPOP ok thank you guys for considering it

[@movieguy2459]

I was also considering it because of the inhumans show in September

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

MovieGuy 24 what is your profile picture?

[@movieguy2459]

It's Over 9000 Productions Marvin the paranoid android from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Why does it look bad?

[@jepsmcsmackin2507]

I can imagine some chick talking to her fiends about Bruce like So we danced and things got real intense, then he looked at me and leaned in close and it looked like we were gonna kiss or talk about each other... then the window gave him explosive diarrhea

[@TheRealZubes]

mircro usb charger LOL, yes!

[@lonewonderer5039]

I actually liked this book and the design of the new outfit. Also can we mention how amazing it is that bill finger is finally getting credit in these comics?

[@nixybe86]

I always thought when she said this is where Batman died, she was talking about their image of Batman what he stood for in their lives. Not him literally dying.

[@kordelshorgar122]

Grant Morrison = Batman is a God; Scott snyder = Batman is a Person ; Tom King = Batman is a F$%& Robot...

[@kordelshorgar122]

i almost want to see the next writer to come along maybe in that we will get something weird like Batman is a octopus or a puppy or an alien or a doppelganger

[@deazy6453]

javier solarte Somewhere between Zach Snyder and Tom King is correct

[@Ayrton_Chitwood]

Only if you like roided out, muscle-bound monsters that feel nothing, kill without hesitation, and are also emotionless assholes who speak in sentence fragments. Doesn't sound like Batman now, does it?

[@jcastrowhite08]

Frank Miller - Batman is a monstah!

[@QueerComics1994]

Zach Snyder?

[@Evyscreations]

Every Back Issues is a glorious treat. Tiffany, I didn't think I would enjoy Night of the Monster Men but I really did. The art by Riley Rossomo is stellar and it's a nice short distraction/mini event for the Bat books.

[@comicpop]

The art is lovely.

[@georgesanchez4075]

"keep reading" Ethan's and Tif's reactions to that are priceless 😂😂😂😭👍

[@wilagaton9627]

I gonna admit, I hated the new Batsuit at first. But I kinda warmed up to it. Certainly now up in my top 5: 5-Rebirth suit 4-Lee Bermejo design 3-Silver age blue and gray suit (Aparo, Adams, Garcia-Lopez) 2-New 52 suit 1-Batman Inc suit by David Finch

[@sonicjr53]

despite how ...interesting this run is, the one issue where Bruce revealed his identity to gotham girl just hits me every time. "I just miss him." I mean jeez, those simple word. Never had a comic almost make me cry lol.

[@comicpop]

Will admit, that was a solid issue.

[@OreoBrawl]

Great episode, I hope you cover Super Son's first arc soon

[@comicpop]

Me too!

[@QueerComics1994]

Tom King's autobiography: I am Pretentious

[@QueerComics1994]

@@darthdragonborn1552 It's 2021, there's no need for that.

[@sean-paultrottier5745]

Saul I love how you're wearing an RLM tee. YOU BROKE NEW GROUND!

[@comicpop]

ENDLESS TRASH!

[@pikapal91]

ComicPOP it took 12 years to make

[@sean-paultrottier5745]

AT-STs! AT-STs ! AT-STs! AT-STs !

[@laughingatnothing4642]

Very Cool!!!

[@jabezcreed]

This is my favorite Back Issues in a long time. The ripping of Batman stories is always epic! I could listen to the explanation of Bruce ditching the ladies over and over and still find it funny.

[@sonofhercules195]

I loved the Bruce/Diana relationship from the animated series. They felt like equals to me even though one was super powered and the other wasn't.

[@Tamaki742]

"You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues."

[@andrepaul3483]

#WonderBat!!!!!!

[@MrNewguy456]

This episode was A LOT of fun. Loved that random tangents outside of the story!

[@endergamez5874]

The Weekly Pull Catchphrases Benny: SHUT UP JOEL Sal: Thats a story for another time Rob: Splooge and ...Best thing coming out of DC Rebirth

[@warrenfields3963]

14:57 they're all having a party without him like in Lego batman

[@thesavageJ]

Man I love Back issues reminds me of me and my friends discussing how funny and stupid most comics we loved this made laugh so hard

[@Zoopadoopa23]

I liked this book, I just wish they didnt have the cliche, kill the new guys thing, these could've been some great longrunning new mainstays to the dc universe. I love their costumes and theme and powers, and story.

[@32SamMoore]

Out of the last decade of Batman? Who do you think has written the best Batman? I still like Morrisons Batman the most personally.

[@superjlk_9538]

I really like the Rebirth suit aside from the belt. I think the color palette leaves a lot of potential for color contrast and shadow work

[@TakingBackStormwind]

I really disliked his new suit at first, now it's easily my favorite of all time. I've really enjoyed Tom Kings run so far. Issue 23 is easily my favorite. Awesome video guys.

[@jeremyjohnson9053]

We don't get a whole lot of Ethan and Tiffany episodes but they are great. Excited for Ethan's new bond movie, A Story for Another Time.

[@cuddlyquinny]

I always liked the idea of the bat symbol meaning hope like it was in the tribute to Adam west and the sadness it meant in endgame when batman "died "

[@priceyyeti4058]

Say all you want about how you don't like Tom King's Batman, at least it ain't Marvel Legacy. I couldn't think of anything better to say...

[@superioridiot3846]

Pricey Yeti443980 you couldn't be anymore right

[@trebot9292266]

Do they not use enough of the characters or do they overuse too many? Cause having a lot of characters is not too bad, but using a lot of characters in a poor way makes it bad.

[@ctl6985]

PriceyYeti40 It doesn't say much about this run to just say it's better than this other thing that many people don't like. It has to stand on it's on

[@derekgarcia384]

The guy who wrote the book about Bill Finger came to my school back in 5th grade 6 years ago, the guy is awesome

[@comicpop]

+Derek Garcia Cool!

[@TevyaSmolka]

cool man

[@noobslayer135]

Sal's wit and sarcasm is the best thing coming out of DC Rebirth

[@luckyafro4991]

Sal out here using those big "I was an english teacher" words, I see you

[@FrozenLavaDragonProd]

Wait, where?

[@ramonorozco2670]

That neck snapping sound Sal made with his mouth was legit.

[@comicpop]

Practice.

[@Araqnidm]

Have you guys watched the documentary “Batman & Bill” on Hulu? It covers the life and death of Bill Finger and the quest to get him credit for co-creating Batman. It’s pretty great.

[@Grievousish]

Awesome video as always guys. Thanks for helping to keep my spirits up during some rough times.

[@TheRealZubes]

Grievousish 😀 Don't forget that rough times pass, even if they feel like they won't!

[@OwenLikesComics]

Been waiting for you guys to talk about this for a while, awesome!

[@comicpop]

Thanks man!

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

Durararara! The sound of the motorbike of which a female dullahan(durahan) with a cat eared bike helmet rides.

[@d.c.stranded7134]

GuyWithAnAmazingHat DRRRRRRR

[@allendrake6960]

Loved this Back Issues, as usual. Any chance you'd do some of Morrison's Animal Man at some point? Maybe the issue that started the "off the rails", mind-bending direction?

[@chancebeaver7729]

This is literally the best Back Issues ever! I laughed so hard!

[@thatHARVguy]

33:31 "One out of five always fall for it." "And there's dozens."

[@esac7472]

i love tiffs facial expressions during the vid

[@rickshaw9497]

Hey ComicPOP! I just wanted to say how much I love all of your videos. I discovered your channel two years ago with your back issues episode on Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House in Serious Earth and I've been hooked ever since. You are all great and I wish you all the best!

[@comicpop]

+Rick Shaw Thanks Rick!

[@MrTerranis]

The flock kinda sounds like a budget court of owls

[@landonny]

I have never been more flip floppy on a writer for a book then Tom Kings Batman.

[@freebatman4everyone]

"...and Batman goes away, but they got powers, so Gotham is like : HEYHEYHEYHEYHEYHEY!" And I cried of laughter right there :'D

[@StFoley92]

I'm a huge fan of King's batman run and find it fascinating... that said, I love this episode and laughed my ass off

[@comicpop]

Thank you!

[@jonE5203]

Love the show, I've been a fan since the tv little house days. I do however have to say that i miss seeing Ben and Ethan on the couch together as thier reactions are what hooked me on this show, and its a bit hard to sell the show as a discussion series explaining comics to two guys who dont read them when one of the most featured members lately knows a great deal about comics. Not that Tiffany isn't great, I enjoy watching all of you guys on the live feeds, off the rack and letters page, i just miss Back Issues Classic. Love the channel, and ALL of the cast, keep up the good work guys and gals.

[@comicpop]

Both Ben and Ethan have full time jobs that make them unavailable a lot more often, which means it's Tiff or nothing. I like to think without her the channel falls apart. We appreciate you digging the guys, but let's not make others feel like they're second-rate.

[@jonE5203]

ComicPOP Of course, and if Tiffany feels that what I've said is upsetting in any way i apologise, it was definately not my intent. As i say im a big fan of the show and that includes all cast members, I often see Zubes in the chat replying and chatting with commentors, part of the reason people are such fans of the show is the level of personal interaction you guys have with the population. I hope no offense was taken

[@johncunha3848]

"It's like poetry... it rhymes." Oh my god.

[@brianadkins3880]

This one was really good! Tiffany especially was really outgoing and funny. Some of the older ones she seemed a bit more reserved. Great job everybody! :-)

[@Atem_in_the_streets]

The Jilted Women of Wayne. bwauahahahaha! I love you guys.

[@comicpop]

Thanks Stegman ;)

[@spagredo]

I'm Loving The Rebirth Back Issues!

[@dickgrayson5586]

been following you guys since the inception of off the rack. sorry it took me so long to create an account just to suscribe. on to 100k then 1 million!

[@comicpop]

Thank you so much!

[@krishna7404]

If a plane would be crashing in Gotham then Scott Snyder most likely would have whipped up some armor to overcompensate, but throughout King's run Batman hasn't used any kind of armor, which in itself is great, but I also like how he has explored the futility of Batman too. I really like Scott Snyder's run on Batman, but I appreciate Tom King's run too. Not unlike King's other works, investment is long term but return is equally great.

[@spdrwrtr]

Totally agree about the variants on this series, you guys! Tim Sale is one of my favorite artists ever!

[@danielsimpson5994]

I'm just reading Detective Comics and pretending King's Batman doesn't exist

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

Dude, that sounds awesome! I would love to meet David Finch

[@TheRealZubes]

jonathan mortensen it was amazing and nerve racking all at once!

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

TheRealZubes Sounds effing radical!

[@madisonc310]

My friend excitedly showed me this book in the store because she misread the title as "Batman: I am Goth". Which of course is accurate

[@KennethKralyJr]

Great review Sal. I like Tom King's Batman run so far and I do like The DC Rebirth Batman costume even if it does look a bit odd.

[@rushjl92]

ethan: Wait, is it in continuity? Sal: Is it? ... yes lmao

[@Standard_human]

1:10:10 - 1:10:20 "like here is the thing you cant create characters and say that they are gonna kill the character i am here to buy and expect me to be down with that" THE PROBLEM WITH LAST OF US PART 2 IN A NUTSHELL

[@phillipgardner5478]

Thank you so much for that Seinfeld reference Sal lol.

[@davidmackey1922]

do Grayson next. Tom King wrote it as well and it's kind of interesting seeing how it's a spy comic written by a spy

[@ZiggyGamma]

I'm glad I finished the video before I commented cause I was just about to say what if the death of Batman is metaphorical and as soon as I was about to hit comment Tiff said it and I got to enjoy the slow zoom in on Sal's depressed face

[@taylorpechter5422]

To be honest, I have to agree with Sal. I have been very hot and cold on this series. some issues have been great, but most of it has just seemed empty to me. It just feels like these stories trudge on. I am also not a fan of King's dialogue because as Sal said, it it very robotic. I also find the art inconsistent. Finch is okay, but can get very sketchy. Mikel Janin, on the other hand, is great. His art is very clean and dynamic. Overall, I prefer Detective.

[@ComicCrossing]

Detective is hardly even a Batman book

[@TevyaSmolka]

I also agree duke is so boring

[@AI-df7jg]

That ‘I’m leaving’ call back from Gaslight

[@falkyrie5228]

14:02 The reference to the NES game brings some good memories back

[@JK-gx7kd]

poor Alfred has to clean all that bat guano

[@redx-man8813]

I loved this episode, I hope Sal does the rest of the Rebirth books, I would love to do a ComicPOP Rebirth Marathon

[@JoshMunroe]

17:00 *elbows Sal* Eh? Ehhhhh?

[@pikapal91]

Love the Nerd Crew shirt. Very cool. It broke new ground

[@CarlosRodriguez-sv4wd]

Batman is a closer. Wonder woman loves a closer.

[@joshdone4617]

I think that "Batman" isn't going to die. The persona of Batman is going to die and she will take over as savior of Gotham.

[@thelittlehomie658]

32:45 Vicki Vale would be all like "first time?"

[@depressedknicksfan6060]

Hell yes I love the DC REBIRTH!!!!

[@dumbot12]

I think Capullo is the only one who can draw the new suit and make it look good, David Finch can kinda draw it, Mikel Janin isn't the great with it, Jason Fabok can draw it awesome except batman is blue not black so it doesn't count, John Romita Jr. It was fine, Jock it looked good, Rafael Albuquerque can draw it quite well but his batman face is so shadowy and toothy it hinders it.

[@atenakehnaton3965]

I forgot to say thanks for posting this. I was curious what was going on with this story.

[@TheRealZubes]

Aten Akehnaton Thank you for watching!

[@alexandrumarin8981]

"NOTHING" I died😂😂😂

[@ErwinRommelNazie]

34:42 i always laugh here

[@slayerking88]

5:55 - Here we are witnessing Sal's soul escaping his body.

[@comicsmisexplained]

*_Just a friendly reminder that Gotham Girl is gonna kill Batman_*

[@tristanbastille8554]

I had the exact same reaction as Sal with the whole "death of Batman" bullshit.

[@aaroniannitelli5370]

Thank you for making such great content. I loved the elsewords exchange today thank you for talking about preacher. I think talking about preacher would make a great elsewords exchange episode or maybe even on back issues.

[@aaroniannitelli5370]

Not to be an umm actually flash fanboy dick but in vol 1 of the new 52 flash title he had to stop a crashing plane in central city so he managed to get into the crashing plane and vibrate the entire plane and people through a bridge and land it safely and save everyone. So I guess flash might not be bad. Again not trying to be an ass. love your channel

[@TommyBaysMusic]

Duke is called the Signal now apparently,lol, goldfinch was better.

[@phillipgardner5478]

Duke has Selty's helmet from Durarara! lol.

[@oldkingcole4354]

Alfred's thinking he might as well get some while he deals with Master Wayne’s BS

[@laramiewall]

For the 1000th time, thank you for pronouncing Ra's "correctly". I know it's just Denny O'Neil's (or whoever it was) pronunciation, and it's not something I "well, it's actually pronounced..." but it's nice to hear it as I think it should be spoken.

[@LOSTchrisPSN]

King's batman is fantastic. Batman/Elmer Fudd was great today

[@vincenticemanvangogh7504]

Justin Bradshaw Taylor yeah...cool touch with the writing...having elmer have the lisp...

[@brandontriplin5447]

Justin Bradshaw Taylor wait wht

[@knoober3756]

I love the rebirth costume, I think the purple on the cape reminds me a lot of the animated series blue interior cape plus I can always admire something unique

[@thelittlehomie658]

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT TOO😃😃😃!

[@PipByMac]

Good stuff, everyone! Instant and strong sub.

[@comicpop]

Thank you!

[@laughingoctopus8556]

Spider Man - *I am New York*

[@danielroden1815]

In reference to the small bit about Bill Finger in the first half of the video; you guys should check out the new documentary "Batman & Bill." All about how Bill Finger was finally given the credit he deserves for his part in Batman. 9/10 you will definitely cry at the end. It's on Hulu, I think. And there is mad shit talking about Bob Kane in the movie, which i really enjoyed.