Batman Volume 18: Their Dark Designs Part 1 (Comics Explained)

[@TheChees1996]

As a baby you was use your hand and legs four legs As a child till you are that old you walk with you feet two legs When you are old you walk with a cane and two legs - three in the evening

[@comics_explained]

My man!

[@larrywolf2509]

@@comics_explained Bruh, I love ya tons, but how do you not know this? It's one of the oldest riddles, given by the Sphinx to Oedipus in Greek mythology. Need to read up on your myths, my man!

[@SetoShadowVT]

Tom King shouting out to the Arkham Asylum game with that one

[@Justwosweet]

@@SetoShadowVT I doubt it.

[@CountryTortoise]

Beat me to it. Good job fam

[@ShamPenny]

Rob: The joker is alive!! Me: I didnt even know he died.

[@swansonjoe7121]

lmao same

[@mrsuncameup6401]

Same

[@brentmckee3805]

Same lmao

[@thelittlefriends3779]

Joker's new "Girl" friend is gonna be an interesting character that will last throughout as Harley Quinn i can gurantee it as long as the writing is good. The writer understands what joker is and what he can be, he said this in a latest interview, "If Harley Quinn is the angel on joker's left shoulder, then Punchline is the Devil." That's fucking awesome! I'm looking foward to more of it.

[@angelacooper8973]

I’m Harleys ride or die but Punchline has got to impress me. But if she’s jokers other half I’ll miss my HarleyxJoker ship

[@angelacooper8973]

Shayotita like I care

[@Alex-RNG]

That sounds awesome, and I really like punchlines design.

[@the_rose_garden01]

@Shayotita He's saying that Harley isn't real, and missing the relationship between her and the Joker doesn't mean that someone supports abusive relationships. Enjoying something messed up in fiction is sort of the point of putting messed up things in stories, but that's more of a philosophical thing and not really what he was saying; it's more my interpretation.

[@ali773n]

No. Thats why it wont work. Joker is the devil.

[@TipeneThorner]

"the big thing is that the Joker is alive!" I'm sorry, no, the big thing is joker knows who the batfamily are

[@Violent_Wolfen]

Exactly, that's the elephant in the room.

[@OverworkedITGuy]

pretty sure he's known who they were for some time now. But his obsession and warped mentality means he isn't going to actually tell anyone or use that because it would detract from the fun of sparring with Bats

[@soraxstacy1477]

The Joker knowing who the bat family is has been done numerous times. It ends the same too. The Joker doesn't care who batman is as long as he fights with him. I think the only time the Joker has been a threat with the knowledge of Batman's identity was in Death Of The Family storyline.

[@CAPappy]

He’s known since Scott Snyder’s run

[@gieldecloet7987]

I didn't even know he was dead, I thought he survived catwoman's attack at the church

[@garymckay2929]

Riddler: The designer is coming! The designer as he walks out the shadows: panda...panda...panda panda panda panda panda!

[@MichaelBoogerd]

Gary McKay I fear this is going to go underrated but it made me laugh 😂

[@garymckay2929]

Chris Clarke i appreciate that.😂😂

[@kingoftheleos]

I would love if desiigner was like signed to Lex Luthor and he becomes a villain to get out of his contract.

[@ernieb2323]

I thought of it that way too 😂

[@DigiCube4]

timmy timmy timmy turner

[@thegoodsmaster]

2:00 cheshire poisons may kill you. if you were to touch her, grab her hair, get scratched by her, get bit by her, or touch her skin you will die or cause you pleasurable pain....roy harper

[@firetarrasque4667]

I can't lie, that was a pretty beautiful interaction between Batman and Deathstroke. "Ha, Batman, I have the upper hand over you thanks to my partners!" "I have lured away your partners, meaning that your upper hand has been removed!" "Foolishly, you assumed this fight was my goal! Instead, you have fallen victim to a mere distraction!" "You fool, I knew your distraction ahead of time and foiled it with my ally!"

[@czarkiddy9543]

It’s funny that everyone’s focus is on the girl working with Joker and they aren’t talking about the collage of the bat family’s true identities.

[@stephenjarrett1826]

Czarkiddy lol ikr like that’s big 😂

[@l3R0K3N8BIT]

Rob and it seems everyone else seems to be missing a lot of what the jokers been doing lately. The comic says that the dude in the coffin is not the real joker, just some guy. Plus, the joker never went away, hes been doing his own plotting as well as whatever happens in Hell Arisen

[@Violent_Wolfen]

@@l3R0K3N8BIT Like in New 52 where after three events it was discovered that he never left Arkham the whole time.

[@CAPappy]

Deathstroke: 'Slits Penguins throat' Music in the background: Cheerful upbeat

[@LAVATORR]

"She won't be a part of Batman comics in the near future..." I don't think Batman comics will be a part of Batman comics in the near future.

[@cajunbatman]

Nonsense. Don't believe everything you are on the internet.

[@kevinnosaurus793]

You mean the 5G thing?

[@MrTerrorzone2012]

I can see that happening for the main Batman comic. But still think comics like Detective comics and other side batman comics are gonna stay classic Batman stories where Bruce is Batman and he fights the same bad guys.

[@natman2939]

Roach but otherwise what will happen? What is this guy even referring to?

[@Violent_Wolfen]

@@natman2939 There is a rumor where if 5G fails it's basically game over for DC Comics.

[@YTHandlesBlow]

Best part for me, "Batman, take that car and go, its alright" "You want me to steal a car?"

[@TheChees1996]

Also are we going to ignore that the joker has a batman family on the board?

[@djanos1988]

this right here

[@stephenjarrett1826]

Meelo the Great yah lol was about to say like he got the whole family and identities revealed up there 😂

[@khaliqspruill8284]

He’s known for a while. It’s what the BatFamily was pissed about at the end of death of the family

[@Qristos]

Sphinx's riddle: The 3 stages of man... Rob didn't pay attention in History class 🤦

[@SuperShanko]

He said man, but knowing Riddler he’s dunk Rob in acid based on semantics.

[@GeorgeDCowley]

@@SuperShanko *He'd.

[@SuperShanko]

VDX Or maybe I meant to say “dunking”.😉

[@certifiedsliim]

Damn Penguin cant catch a break. Gets beat up for years by batman then gets shot in the face by Redhood just so he can recover to have Slade slice his throat 😭😭 nobody respects this man 😂

[@larrywolf2509]

We don't even know she's the _GIRLFRIEND_ of the Joker. She's just a henchman who female for goodness sake.

[@wickedamoeba8719]

Thank you!

[@marvinellis7221]

The urge to rid ourselves of Harley is strong in the community at the moment.

[@larrywolf2509]

@@marvinellis7221 I never cared much for Harley... Her first iteration was okay and not too bad, but her current irritating, Hot Topic, Juggalo styling does grate the nerves. Punchline is cute, without overdoing it... But she's just a henchman who happens to be female. I mean, no one thought the Joker was romantically involved with any of his other #2s. (The idea of the Joker involved with the topless Nazi bodybuilder girl from All Star is hilarious.)

[@Axesiscntrl]

@@larrywolf2509 Wasn't the topless nazi girl originally from Dark Knight Returns?

[@Ae7herium]

She probably won't last long anyway. Just look at "Joker's daughter" from New 52 and Neo-Joker from "White Knight".

[@xaviercopeland2789]

The Designer has a dope ass design, and I can see where his name comes from.

[@kcollier2192]

22"26 Rob, the riddle works like this: a baby crawls, which is man walking on 4 legs. As an adult he walks on 2 and as an old man he uses a cane, or 3 legs.

[@williamlyon5553]

I never have been into comics but for some reason listening to you gets me so hype and helps me get into it. I'm a huge fan please keep up the content I love listening to you thanks!

[@mrmackay8353]

I think that the designer is the Joker, and in the Joker war we are going to see them all. I think the Joker in the coffin is one Joker, the Joker seen at the end of this story the other and there is another one at the end of nightwing with a crowbar

[@Sifer2]

It's possible. It would be nice if they finally followed up on that twist.

[@mrmackay8353]

Jav253 yeah it would, it’s been rumoured that it’s happening for ages, I just want to know what is about, lol

[@alexandelsosa7718]

"...not really batmobile, not really a batwing..." So the"batmobile" from Batman beyond. If that's the case I'm down to catch up to future Gotham canonically in the main DC universe that would be cool.

[@theyvnggod]

If the stakes weren't so high, and the narration so clean, I would be jamming to this soundtrack!

[@timberwolf3781]

"10 feet of cement-lined in concrete" 10:33

[@despanchito2119]

For some reason the way the joker is drawn here reminds me of bianca steeplechase, by far one of my favourite versions of the joker, i would love to see her again.

[@zakkgrady7223]

This is awesome thank you for this. I always watch your channel.

[@blocknessmonster18]

The message from Riddler is actually a cool Arkham Asylum video game easter egg. He asks the same question to one of the Arkham psychiatrists on an interview tape collectible. Very cool.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

22:35 man as a baby crawls on all fours, man walks on 2 legs at noon, then 3 with a cane at Twilight

[@JaiProdz]

That was dope. I love that Catwoman and even Harley here, aren't villains but reckoning with their past. I love that it's full of rogues, and Punchline seems intriguing as well.

[@ChristopherJohnson-wh5xi]

Just literally read about punchline and thought I wonder when Rob is gonna tell us!

[@novaphonix8284]

Hope to hear more from you on this story, so far loving it!!! Great job Rob!!

[@noahholderman5725]

Drinking game: take a shot every time Rob says “quick, fast, and in a hurry.”

[@robertchodorowski8545]

Are we not going to talk about the Joker identifying the identities of all of the bat family on the wall behind him there?

[@rod2467]

Robert Chodorowski after all, it is pretty obvious.

[@buckanderson8194]

The Riddler's riddle was also posed to Egon by the Sphinx on Ghostbusters the animated series.

[@cjtrules1]

Rob's laugh counter: 10 I think Rob likes Batman... lol

[@BrothaBeige88]

Funny because the same riddle was used in Mission 6 of Devil May Cry 3...4-2-3 - 4 limbs as a baby - 2 limbs as an adult - 3 limbs when you're old with a cane

[@BrotherMag]

4 crawling as a baby. 2 as a man walking. 3 legs = old man with a cane. Stages of a man's life

[@dakotablount251]

3 when you cut off a leg

[@isidrobotello8680]

Everyone other than Rob hates Tom king run on Batman Rob: it was just different

[@jaridknapp2644]

Right. Like people spent real money on thease crap issues. I do enjoy I am gotham, I am suicide, am bane, city of bane, but literally everything in between bane and bane again is wasted and literally was so pointless.

[@nope5023]

Jarid Knapp i agree, first 3-4 arcs were great. Everything else was hit or miss. And when king misses it’s almost unreadable and could be considered torture

[@jaridknapp2644]

When they say "cat" "bat" i want to cut my eyes out

[@petermclean7089]

Hey Rob! How are you doing? It's good to see you are still making kick ass videos!!

[@MrRonald327]

Death is the ultimate punchline.

[@DontTrustThemSnakes]

Designer lol Kayne coming for Batman's neck, zombie walk no control!

[@KingClickMusic]

Joker's New Girlfriend is the next Legends BAF.

[@kendrickfisher9319]

4:40 reminds of the Arkham games with batman vision

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

I’ve never been this early for comics explained in all my life 😁.

[@kongsied4279]

Yes you have😜

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

Kong You are the King, ... of replies.

[@kongsied4279]

@@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In Thanx brother just trying to keep positive vibes.

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

Kong, you and me both, in the community.

[@jaridknapp2644]

I read em so this is just bonus

[@coreythomas3633]

the way the joker had the bat family identity's is insane

[@aceofknaves61]

one of the reasons why he is best villain ever

[@coreythomas3633]

@@aceofknaves61 he very underrated as far as intelligence goes

[@dfailsthemost]

Dude, this makes me sad that Beware the Batman didn't go on for longer. Insanely underrated show. It was like a an evolution of batman the animated series.

[@deucespades9416]

So he hooked up with a kinda poison ivy

[@Joseph_inc.89]

Hey man im digging it. And buy it i mean your story telling snd i say that as ive been hanging around your sister channel comicstorian mainly because i havent been feeling it from you lately seems like your back in to being into the story

[@ldbboosha]

4 legs in the morning = Toddler crawling 2 legs at midday = Adult walking 3 legs in the evening = Senior with a cane It's the famous riddle from the Sphinx to Oedipus

[@hectordelvas1388]

Simon Miller would be proud 🤣

[@delkeithreid4314]

Harley quinn jealousy won't let her allow punchline to live long

[@theabsurdityseries5597]

Delkeith Reid didnt she leave joke and punch him in the face?

[@delkeithreid4314]

@@theabsurdityseries5597 it's the psyche of Harley quinn

[@theabsurdityseries5597]

Delkeith Reid she stopped being that way a long time ago in the comics

[@Harleyxjokerforever]

@@theabsurdityseries5597 Jealousy or not I'm expecting a fight between those two.

[@RockSchneider]

dude thats one of the oldest riddle's. What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the evening and 3 on the night, the human. When youre a infant you crawl on all 4, when you grow up you walk on two legs and when youre old, you use a cane to walk, hence the 3 legs.

[@imagebyemmettdillard3061]

I love all your contact but what is the song you are playing at the end of your video

[@ororo2263]

I have a feeling Puncheline is getting used by the Joker to just ruin Harley

[@nestorrodriguez746]

Yea her origin out ik save u time by saying her origin sucks like she just a fangirl and that it her origin is lazy and boring

[@jaym8988]

12:46 Batman's plot armor strikes again? Her thing is poison. Bruce would know. I thought he was going to have an antidote for each.

[@dfailsthemost]

Dude, Rob, I just realized I've been watching your videos for like 6 years.

[@alexye456red]

Do a video on Wally West becoming Dr.Manhattan!

[@alejandroinc9575]

Wait what

[@Anti-HyperLink]

Do all the cars in Gotham have Wayne components? How does he not have complete control of Gotham?

[@damienfield8144]

Four legs is crawling infant, two legs is an adult, three legs is elderly using a cane.

[@Vamroc]

Yeah, The Designer is Alfred I say that because people have long speculated Alfred hired Joe Chill to kill Thomas & Martha Wayne for an as yet unknown reason and the guy we know as Alfred is simply an actor hired to play the role of Alfred whenever the true Alfred needed to be somewhere else

[@adambrokas5845]

@Comics Explained, hey Rob, info on the song playing during the ending credits, Please? Thanks! Btw, another great video, good sirrah, another great video.

[@kongsied4279]

Can anyone tell me what title and issue this is?

[@10-OSwords]

The bat mobile has always been a kinda bad idea: it says track me back to the bat cave really. The only good use for the echo is to use it as a decoy to get villains away from Batman.

[@blackpotatomaster]

I like how penguin is getting some action with the hands

[@chillprescription8020]

Another Dollar Store Harley makes it into DC 🤣 I think the Joker fears being alone more than anything

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

or being forgotten

[@aceofknaves61]

He has been alone for a long time, he just found somebody crazy as him so he took her in as his girlfriend

[@llaffer]

No discussion on the images in the last panel shown in the video?! lol

[@MegaSkourge]

11:28 damn dude. You cold lol

[@dawnunited6946]

Mr. Jay got him something new and sweet to eat

[@jacobnethercott2336]

I love how when penguin dies he makes a waluigi noise

[@dustinhowell7612]

Hey since DC Death Metal is coming up, could you do a video on Barbatos or Perpetua, or both?

[@davidpledger9842]

Great Video

[@brettvonklock3206]

being a YJ fan I'm obviously a big Cheshire guy, so I love this run so far its amazinggggg

[@felixleidig8307]

Finally Batman Comic are exciting again

[@yunglito7797]

The question is who u hitting first rob 😂

[@SuperShanko]

Depends on which one stalks you at your school to press against the glass. (Injustice joke).

[@dancinginclownshoes]

Thank you for comparing Tom King's dialogue to Aaron Sorkin's, it's the perfect connection! (And I hate both lol)

[@terriblefrosting]

I wonder if Rob has sampled his chuckle and just edits it in from time to time....

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Best batman story in months

[@Stephen-mk9ey]

Punchline's boutta be Catwoman in disguise. Edit: or better yet like Bruce and Selina's secret daughter that Joker got ahold of. That would explain why there was a collage of the Batfamily.

[@fredflintst0n375]

Never have time to read comics so I’m very thankful your content

[@alisonson25]

Cant waitfor pt2

[@JoeBlow-ev6ue]

When you publicly admit you've never heard the riddle of the sphinx

[@quinnnicholas5]

Anybody else notice how awesome batman is looking in this comic?

[@theonewhoisbetterthanyou3570]

We got jipped out of Batman vs Deathstroke again.

[@RYAN_4_]

Anyone gonna mention how Rob says Che-shy-er And then 17:27 days the correct way, Che-sher

[@KingDorkFTC]

I don’t enjoy how people say that King’s dialogue between Batman and Catwoman isn’t right. To me it is one of the draws of the book because I get that kind of conversation. As I read him, King may know how to slay it with women. A married man now, but I can tell he knows how to chat up women.

[@5280Comics]

Didn’t Harley say that the dead Joker was one of Joker’s henchmen? She even said she liked him, thought he was a nice guy.

[@silverraven9436]

so about the Ridler, is kind the oldes and most famous Riddle in the story of humankind. when man are born they walk in 4 legs like babies, when they are in the middle of the life they walk in two legs like adults, and in the end of the life the walk in 3 legs by using a cane like a old man

[@forsakenV12]

Hi Rob, Is there a reading order for this?

[@galibx2332]

A penguin sitting on a chair is goddamn cute.

[@MistarZtv]

Is James run better than Tom's run? is it worth getting back into if you really didn't like toms run near the end

[@theone3746]

When do comic con tickets normally go on sale?

[@Lizrdspheerx]

Rob. I would love to see a video covering the coolest sunspot story. As in the mutant. Not actual sunspots.

[@webtely]

You should also read hell arisen it's also really good and important it ties into joker war.

[@Jamie-wh3kd]

how do i read this? every time i look it up it says its only available in october.... the artwork looks incredible and id like to take a closer look at the panels.

[@PartialKredit]

Joker knowing the Batfamily’s identities isn’t new. They’ve stated that since Death of the Family. That was the whole point of that event

[@KM-vw2oq]

Hey rob core watch the two ads in the video in the start to support the boy and he gets more as cents he deserves it he works hard!

[@erobos111]

Their Dark Designs: Brightburn!👿

[@herokid789]

Random question was deathstroke always a international villan or was he a part of someones rouges gallery

[@colorcommentary5987]

As riddles go. The one that was mentioned in this story is one of the most well-known. It comes from the story of Oedipus in Greek mythology. Seeing as how knowledgeable you are Rob, I'm surprised that you didn't know this one.

[@SetoShadowVT]

Plot Twist: I believe Joker is The Designer. What the plot right now seems to be an alternate take but canon of Arkham Origins. Someone hiring assassin's to kill Batman but in this case his alter ego Bruce Wayne. Two players of that he are in this plot, Chesire and Deathstroke, but the plot thickens to this time it's not just to kill The Batman it's also to kill the classic villains. I think why people are freaking out about Punchline is she may have figured out who The Bat family is and relayed that info to Joker. She besides Joker (which contradict my earlier theory I know) she and Joker could be The Designer

[@rvingonthego]

Baby crawl on all 4 later, walks on 2 legs, and when he is old walks with a cane 3 legs. That riddle was in the batman animated series.

[@bryanwaggoner9903]

Do a video explaining all of spawns comics