Batman who laughs origin

[@Necrophz]

"A Batman who laughs always wins" best quote from the comic

[@victorjechart2179]

To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back. You see... A Batman who laughs... is a Batman who always wins. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@marioulises5978]

@@victorjechart2179 it's a false quote. If superman really wanted to all he needs is one punch to absolutely obliterate the batman who laughs. Kryptonite or not the batman who laughs doesn't have the reflexes even less so the speed or strength of superman. If Superman said you know what I'm going to land just one quick punch and not hold back. The batman who laughs becomes dust.

[@victorjechart2179]

@@marioulises5978 Said by BwL to Superman Prime: "See, down in our realm, worlds are created by all you people up here. You fear or hope for something, and it births a world. They tell us we're your Bruce's great fears come to life. Like say, oh, I don't know, one day you get out of control and he experiments with the Doomsday Virus to stop you and destroys the planet? *The thing is, each of us has killed you - all of you - on our worlds. We cross the lines he's scared to.* Which actually begs the questions... Are we really his fears? Or are we his desires? Food for thought."

[@9b_35_sheershshrivastava8]

@@marioulises5978Ulises then he will become next joker?

[@marioulises5978]

@@9b_35_sheershshrivastava8 Doubt it superman is to fast for that to work on him. Hell superman doesnt even have to touch him to absolutely obliterate him. He can do it from any distance he so desires.

[@quinnwhiteley1096]

This is a comic that should become an animated movie.

[@taahirsa7673]

I highly doubt they would do it. Mainly because they need to keep it child-friendly and this comic series is far from that. Part of me wants it and the other part doesn't because its way too fucked up for me to see this particular comic animated.

[@hidan407]

Taahir Sa If they can make the killing joke R rated. They can do this xP i havent read it myself though, from 1-10 how fucked up is this series?

[@taahirsa7673]

This batman in particular is by far the most messed up of the group. I was probably exaggerating a bit. The rest of the dark knights just kill people. So 6 or 7 since they don't show most of the killings he does. Its great though. Instead of the normal Batman vs Justice League stuff we get Batmen who have powers to go against the Justice League. Breaks the "because I'm Batman" fluff.

[@DarksaberForce]

Under the Red Hood definitely wasn't family friendly.

[@emmanuelchavarria6631]

If this happens I want Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill voice TBWL at the same time!

[@benja6902]

The scene when Batman laughs (HA!) after Superman tells him a Joker-ized child tries to rip out the throat of a psychologist was chilling, and the first sign of Batman's descent... I think you should have emphasized that. But as always, awesome review!

[@Griphon212]

I just noticed that in all of these the story can be summarised as "Batman gave up" gave up on his ideals and gave up on holding back. At which point im reminded of JLU where Batman claims his one superpower is that he "never gives up". When Superman gets depowered he becomes an ordinary guy, when Batman gets depowered he destroys universes.

[@connorschultz380]

Isn't that the greatest power of all?

[@victorjechart2179]

"Take a good look, Bruce! What do you see?! You've never fought someone with all your training. All your discipline. See it yet? I'm not him in a batsuit. I'm you. You. How you're supposed to be without the codes! Without the rules... Except one! Batman. Always. Wins."

[@sbt4371]

This needs to be animated

[@batfreeze56]

Did you guys notice a little piece of dialogue from the Batman Who Laughs while he's sitting on his throne? He says that he's killed the wrath of God, which is another name for The Specter. Guys, we've got a Batman who's figured out how to kill an extension of God himself. We've got a problem.

[@krombop212]

Batfreeze tbf im sure that just goes with batman being able to take out anyone. The whole point of this story isnt to explain the origins of tbwl. Its to explain why hes the most dangerous dark knight. hes the same as regular batman just as a sociopath whos driving force is chaos. Basicly a man who know how to take out anyone who crosses him and has the will to do it on a whym

[@tranhuy2304]

squall But that is bullshit in anyways. In injustice universe when superman went nut he couldnt stop justice league amd superman even with the help of the other. How can he wipe out the freaking entire earth😂😂

[@krombop212]

Tran Huy because that was just batman. Even in injustice he had a code. A moral compass that at the least made him hesitate or think things went to far. This is a batman who stopped being limited by that.

[@tranhuy2304]

squall i understand that part but its literally impossible for only a guy to wipe out the whole earth😂😂This is bs

[@krombop212]

Tran Huy keep in mind its a batman with access to just about any resorce with abunch of zombie joker robins. Dude could do it. Especially of he removes all the heroes and villians first

[@SaintsDR]

At 7:55, lol Jason tried to shoot first.

[@changvasejarik62]

Diego Santos alas Jason is and shall never be Han Solo.

[@kennyle6590]

He got a headshot but he has a helmet

[@stabbymcstabberson3177]

kenny le And Tim got shot in the chin, which definitely wouldn’t kill him.

[@andrejosue98]

@@kennyle6590 He has a hood

[@RealBurritoTheMVP]

Jason kinda slow pretty they saw that coming 😂 idk how Batman was getting clapped by him when he was known as red hood 😂😂 LMAO

[@michaelsierra2850]

The Batman who laughs says that the black kryptonite makes Super Girl kill her family before it kills her. Ergo Superman kills his family then dies.

[@Moshuun]

Shit gives me the chills. Gives a whole new meaning to being afraid of the dark.

[@mezmer6612]

Moshuun Reeeeaaalsss I Was Watching This And I Was Like FUCK This Is So Messed Up. I Literally Had To Hold Myself.

[@lizbethmosqueda255]

Kamoshun tumn

[@benmoss786]

I love how we have seen joker commit crimes for 80 years and he still isnt any more predictable

[@geraldtarrant3656]

This is for ppl who didn't approve of the story. I don't think this was phoned in it made sense. Joker's toxins have a history of turning ppl in seconds if not out right killing them. He was infected when he killed the Joker. Toxins always effect the brain first. You ppl forget that at the end of the day, Batman is a human. Period. Resisting just cause his will is that strong is hilarious to me. His origin couldn't happen any other way. When he told Superman what happened, Superman more than anybody should have locked him up and had him scanned. Hell when they were talking Batman literally gave Supes the biggest hint he wasn't right. He randomly laughed at something not funny at all concerning children. If you know Batman, that should have been a dead give away.

[@Opalance]

Yeah, but how is Batman genius enough to defeat every superhero and every world government and kill humanity and not smart enough to solve that one virus or see it coming to where he tells them to lock himself up? It's contrived...

[@Jeduthunn]

Exactly!

[@impaidfr]

He mentions to the bat family that He brought them to the cave to kill them so. maybe when it started to get more in affect he didnt want to be stopped.

[@doom4167]

Maybe he was turn in seconds and waiting for the right time to strike. He is planning in the shadow to take down the worlds government and the justice league along with all his hero.

[@LLara-ej3eq]

Opalance Its likely that OUR Batman has surmised a permanent vaccine to himself making him highly resistant to it while the one who laughs either forgot or dismissed the threat of the toxin once he found the cure.

[@ericlynum3041]

I wanna see joker interact with the Batman who laughs

[@jonhawk117]

It would be a more graphic version of what happened in the Lego Batman movie... This must happen!!

[@captainbrent3756]

The Golden Pick YASSS, dude I want Joker Batman team up to be what ends up stopping him

[@captainbrent3756]

And the comic not telling who got the last hit on him so we don't ever know

[@ericlynum3041]

The bandaged man was the joker

[@TheRealRehman]

I honestly thought the joker was the one in the wheelchair talking to BWL...that would have been an awesome ending.

[@cashusbucks]

ROB!!!! You forgot to tell them that the Joker killed EVERYONE in Gotham, Villians included! Then the part with the girl happens and it seems to be the last straw for Batman. Also this Joker appears to know who Batman is because he calls him Bruce, even refers to Batmans beginnings with a Family heading home from a theater before killing the girls parents!!!

[@fernybern]

Instant Transmission Gaming he covered the girl

[@WellnessWarriors9]

This was the best one villain origin story that I have ever read.

[@cashusbucks]

yea he did!!! he covered the girl, but in a few panels all of that happened too :) Its such a great read tho, i just want everyone to realize what it took for Bats to actually kill him...... and man it was a lot!!!

[@cashusbucks]

Neutral President dude so good. I want to read more about this earth -22 and how Batman took it apart

[@thisnewnamesystemisdumb]

Did he kill alfred too?

[@ShauKenshin]

The Joker of the main universe and the man who laughs need to have a sit down and a real... heart to heart .... can you IMAGINE that conversation ....?!?!?

[@juanp.7305]

it would be amazing

[@sasukekuniski1959]

no it wouldnt

[@ShauKenshin]

Yeah...it would..

[@helloeveryone5251]

Well, batman and Joker fought TBWL

[@eligonzales186]

Darkest conversation ever.

[@GamerGuyHere123]

And people say Injustice superman is bad lol. He is tame compared to this.

[@feywinterfox9630]

By the GODS I have been waiting for this! I need popcorn!!! Roll that beautiful bean footage Rob!

[@MRMfwich84]

Omg spoiler alert! The bandaged guy is Batman from the light multiverse... 😱 fan theory

[@r2kiiwolf831]

Neo or superman

[@giovannicorraliza4393]

FeyWinter Fox by the gods*

[@giovannicorraliza4393]

FeyWinter Fox by the gods*

[@nicholaspoling9691]

Which Gods? The New Gods, the Old Gods, the Romans, Greeks, Norse, Celtic, Irish, Hindu, China, Japan, Middle East, Sumerian and Babylonian, there are over 5000, to whom are you referring, then there are the Endless and Eternal, Titans and Primordials, there are the Lords of Ando Londo, and the DM, there are Lovecraftain, and those of Middle Earth, the Ones Who Came Before, and God of the Mind, to whom do you refer?

[@hindsightpov4218]

This reminds of “Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker” where the Joker comes back after his death by implanting his DNA into Tim Drake.

[@goonerOZZ]

HindsightPOV it reminds me more of Arkham Knight...

[@dyllanrodriguez2828]

HindsightPOV I was thinking that too, along with the Arkham Knight game.

[@hindsightpov4218]

I️ don’t know the Arkham Knight story. Spoilers welcome.

[@goonerOZZ]

HindsightPOV okay, but fair warning to anyone else *SPOILER ALERT* I'm kinda rusty on the details since it's been a while, so if anyone spots a mistake, feel free to correct me: at that game, Batman kills the Joker indirectly, sort of, in the previous game... Okay lets go back to the 1st game first, Arkham Asylum, Joker is trucking Bane into giving him his Venom. Joker then uses it to make him this super buff version of himself and also making a lot of super goons with it. The thing is he kinda dabbles with the formula to make it his own, so after Batman defeated him, it leaves the Joker mortally ill. In the 2nd game, Arkham City, Joker works with Clayface into tricking Batman that he's okay, that he's recovered after their previous meeting. He planned this whole take over on Arkham that is now it's own island and basically the size of Manhattan (because making a whole town of crazy criminals is a good idea it seems) to hide the fact that he's dying. But before he died, he had scattered his blood to blood banks, tainted with his concoction of his and Bane's venom he got from previous game, long story short, they got into a fight, and it was revealed that the "healthy" looking Joker was Clayface and Joker is indeed sick and dying and he once again turned into gigantic venom infused Joker, which resulted in his death. At the 3rd game, the plot revolved around Scarecrow trying to take over Gotham by spreading his toxin all over the city, he's being helped by someone dressed as a military type Batman who seemed to have a grudge against Batman (Spoiler: it turns out to be Jason Todd) Because the Joker is dead, the main plot seemed to have no connection to the Joker, but then we see Batman have hallucinations of Joker, we first thought it was just his guilt for "killing" the Joker, but then we find out that Batman did not caught all of the Joker's tainted blood in the previous game, he missed a couple, resulting in 3 random people turning into the Joker, there was a 4th man who got it and he send Tim to find him, but it was a wild goose chase because Bruce was that 4th man. That's why he's seeing these Joker hallucinations, he was slowly turning into Joker. In the end Batman uses an overwhelming amount of Scarecrow's fear toxin onto himself to "scare away" the Joker inside him (well Scarecrow is the one injecting him, but he thought he was injecting it to make Batman died of fear, well you know it's all in Batman's plan) Well that's it I think, and I'm only focusing on the Joker plot, and not the whole game, because there's a lot of over arching plot in that game.

[@madscientistshusta]

Ozz Lee i love how you even get to battle with slade in that game.i mean riddler joker all par for the course buy fighting the other dc bad guys was the best

[@scoobydoo4093]

Can you imagine if instead of a flashback overview type of one shot, we got a detailed fully fleshed story. These dark knights could be popular as the injustice story if they weren’t one shots. Imagine the possible emotion

[@maxyman1469]

scoobydoo4093 um these are just back stories for a giant event going on, dc Metal

[@sasukekuniski1959]

emotion is pointless

[@johnnyscott7153]

If the video starts with "Man, let me tell you something, man..." you know it's gonna be good!

[@suba6639]

@7:48, this is when things to from 0 too 9001!

[@IHadThisNameSinceLike2019]

ITS OVER 9000

[@simonrpires2336]

I want a man who laughts skin in injustice 2. I want them all. ED BOON do this!!

[@johnvaz432]

that would be awesome but they would have to do with gear not a premiere skin

[@slothful2039]

Finally! I was waiting so long for an explanation on this guy.

[@Bright-ht9th]

I loved seeing Martian Manhunter in that last panel

[@charleshixon5497]

Michael Ortiz The first time we're even seen Martian Manhunter in DC Rebirth, and they show him dismembered, and completely fucked up

[@graysonsewell652]

Michael Ortiz I wish they would do more with him nowadays.

[@Bright-ht9th]

Charles Hixon I'm not sure which part of the panel you're looking at. But if you look right behind the spider Flash he is there and he actually looks pretty normal to me.

[@Bright-ht9th]

Grayson Sewell I know. He is actually my favorite DC character.

[@TahoesLimit]

Michael Ortiz theres the panel showing the defeated JL, and Mmh is stetched out and presumed dead, and theres the final panel that shows him possibly a kryptonian or red lantern. Cause of his glowing red aura.

[@DaemonRiku00]

Fuck justice league. Just make an entire franchise surrounding the Dark Multiverse, make it R rated and see the money flow.

[@YOURFAVORITEDOOMGUY]

Efren Arevalo they is justice league dark an flashpoint

[@connorschultz380]

LOL BATMAN MOVIES THE GLOR

[@chibii423]

Okay, everyone is talking about how messed up the death of Superman and his family was, but can we talk about the murder of the Batfamily? I mean here is this man they fought with for the majority of their lives and see as a sort of father figure, and then he murders them?! And they see it coming. Jason even realizes it soon enough where he is able to pull out both of his guns. Also, judging just from the picture, it doesn't look like they all died instantaneously; meaning they had time to process tgat they were going to die and who was responsible for their deaths. For me, the death of the Batfamily was equally as shocking as the murder of the Kent family, if not more so.

[@TheChocoboKid]

So the Batman Who Laughs is the edge of that coin that is Batman and Joker

[@theimmortalhunter]

ChocoboKid No he is the coin

[@hobbsgoblin7498]

Not the edge, cause this is still evil like the joker without any of Batmans heroic traits. The is more like the coin is insideout.

[@fumarc4501]

ChocoboKid The Edge isn't heads or tails, it's nothing.

[@joluoto]

He's all edgy

[@gmaxion2001]

See, this is why we can't have nice things. People will try to correct a correct statement. Yes, this version is what happens when both sides of the coin merge into one or when a yin yang is folded into itself as we know that black and white combined creates gray. The reason it's how you say is that the Batman Who Laughs can have an opposite where the Joker uses his tricks to defend Gotham. . .the Joker Who Detects? Lol The problem is that Batman would murder the Joker in that because evil placed into genius beats good placed into nonsense any day.

[@nhall129]

See... Dragon Ball Super is great and all but this... THIS is how you do a multiverse! Best thing comin' outta DC Rebirth

[@trebot9292266]

There is no real difference though. The actual multiverse in DBS is where the second Zeno came from, the "Multiverse" Zeno is from is just a segmented Universe(think something like Battleworld).

[@nhall129]

I'm not really talking about the concept but more like how DC has hyped up the dark universe with infinitely possibilities and no real cap in strength as opposed to DBS which doesnt really explore all that much

[@MRDicristofaro]

check out dragon ball multiverse

[@SakuraiKunLikes]

Err comparing Dragon Ball with DC comics is like comparing a candy bar with mac and cheese.

[@nhall129]

SakuraiKunLikes Fair enough, i just wish DB in general had better writing

[@MadeArtCreative]

The moment i heard Rob say "Let me tell you something." i knew shit got real

[@Sterben_knight]

With the intelligence and readiness of Batman combined with the Chaotic and insane nature of the joker. I can’t think of anything more terrifying

[@yaujustin5622]

I think that masked men is Alfred from earth -22

[@randypeace6691]

Lived up and EXCEEDED the hype. The Batman Who Laughs above all.

[@randypeace6691]

Also, a Batman Who Laughs, is a Batman who ALWAYS wins.

[@bigbossmoney189]

Randy Peace gu Vet

[@monta269]

Jason Todd has the second best bat glare

[@alfier.robinson9919]

Beyond Omega Level: Bruce Almighty

[@DrFunky-wk6nr]

beyond omega level: morgan freeman

[@Big_Fink]

zach brusuelas Morgan Freeman played god so many times I think that's what god may look like😂😂

[@xavier9508]

Jayy Who same 😂

[@matthewplays7232]

Omega/ Beyond Omega Level: the new kid

[@Psycorde]

He can make boobs big

[@GloomyHouse]

Loving the channel!

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

I just realised there's a f***ing nightmare version of Doctor Fate next to Parasite Superman. Doctor fricking Fate turned into a hellish version of himself. *W* *E A* *R* *E S* *O F* *U* *C* *K* *E* *D*

[@poundsofslothcigars]

Man, dude, man, maaan, dude!

[@Aristocratic13]

Lol

[@fumeking701]

10000 pounds of sloth cigars Duuuude

[@theycallmejojo6090]

Flash spider sounds fucking scary.

[@sharilshahed6106]

Reminded me Darth Maul's first appearance in the Clone Wars.

[@groovyfox8244]

Doesn't he infect Superman and Superboy with the black kryptonite? I thought they both ripped Lois apart

[@lordadorable7362]

me too!

[@naaben6533]

Groovy Fox they did

[@silentpaw]

Here's a theory for you: The World of Injustice, is actually part of the Dark Universe. It just hasn't gotten as bad as the ones we have seen so far.

[@choloeseguay]

silentpaw that's pretty cool

[@robertcastanpn288]

silentpaw no supes turn evil not bats and they universe is probably connected to the normal mutilverse we see at the injustice 1 a different supes defeat injustice supes

[@malcomalexander9437]

Yeah... The Dark Multiverse isn't all just Evil Batmen. Cause in Justice League #33 we see a glimpse of the rest of the forces of Barbatos. Parasite Superman, Zombie Green Lantern, Cheetah Wonder Woman, ETC.

[@robertcastanpn288]

Malcom Alexander didn't he create them?

[@omegalock3549]

No, the Injustice universe is in the regular multiverse. They were visited by the Justice League of the normal universe too. But they could retcon it

[@TevyaSmolka]

to see superman jon and lois die like that was really depressing and made me cry :(

[@TevyaSmolka]

Truth agreed it was fucked up :(

[@corazonarts916]

Yeah that was too much for me. I still feel sick from reading it the first time

[@simran4u145]

Tevya Smolka Atleast we can confirm both Jon and Clarke "BLEED"

[@rozansama2512]

Simran4U touchè....... touchè..

[@rotaryz3335]

Yeah, even though we didn’t see it happen. Just reading it was hard to swallow.

[@The_Dejected_King]

God helps us all the day Batman becomes evil in any form (especially Joker-Batman) .

[@changvasejarik62]

cutejay012 no god will not be of any help if batman turns evil for he will be bested by captain marvel, the flash, plastic man, dr fate, deadman, adam strange, the doom patrol, the atom, the Spectre, and all the other reasons this origin shouldn’t work if you think about it.

[@hardcoregamer1282]

Zettabeam62 Batman evil > all

[@marcusmoore1542]

Zettabeam62 Well That didn’t work since The Batman Who Laughs killed everyone in his universe 😂

[@Chann223]

@@changvasejarik62 Yeah but this is the Dark Multiverse though, where everything that could possibly go wrong does just that, no matter how inconcievable or unbelievable it may be.

[@dripkuz]

He literally just did in this comic

[@thetinslebee497]

that moment you sign up for twitter only so you can see when this video will go up and 10 minutes later its up... thats why i love this channel

[@choloeseguay]

austin lipski hell yeah

[@DorianJones_PBA]

FUCK YEAAAAH! ROB YOU'RE THE FUCKING BEST FOR THIS!

[@seth9165]

Aw3ZuMInc WATCH YOUR FUCKING LANGUAGE

[@DorianJones_PBA]

Seth Bennett FUCK THAT

[@Gooombaa]

Seth Bennett YOU SICK FUCKS

[@charleshixon5497]

Andrew Johnson EVERYBODY CALM THE FUCK DOWN

[@Gooombaa]

Charles Hixon FUCK YOUUUUUU

[@samuelfrazier7562]

That Green Lantern looking thing was PARALLAX!!! The freaking entity of fear, working as a GL?! Man, I've got to hear that story!

[@thagawd6302]

He solo'd damn near the whole dc universe just for the hell of it and he has an army of hellish beings . How do you stop 7 Batmens who each single handedly bodied the justice league and everyone?

[@thehoundschicken1746]

ishmael mitchell you eat them?

[@jordandennis6794]

Get the regular Batman

[@izzy6918]

Ishmael Mitchell get the Avengers and Thanos

[@TheRealRehman]

By the old god's and the new....this was fucked up

[@illbill5904]

I know right? How can batman rip off judge dreads look and not get sued?

[@cashusbucks]

Man read this today!!! Dude yes buy this and read it twice, so good man.... Sooooooo Gooooood!!

[@prophet1390]

Instant Transmission Gaming twice!?! It to good to only read twice ima go make a religion out o dis!!!

[@cashusbucks]

man buy a copy for each eye so you can read it twice as you read it twice!! lol i loved it, great read

[@prophet1390]

Instant Transmission Gaming only 2 times 2 times!?! Lol

[@cashusbucks]

ok you can sneak a third lol but only you!!

[@prophet1390]

Instant Transmission Gaming only 3!?! I read it 24/7

[@firix5585]

hey Rob , can you please explain how constantine tricked the presence?

[@noahlillis6602]

Fírix he didn't really. The presence had a plan for everything in DC. The best video on it I've seen is by the imaginary axis. Basically the presence has his own agenda and basically everything that happens was meant to. I mean Lucifer's rebellion from rebellion basically was planned lol

[@lookingglassknight139]

spider flash spider flash does whatever a spider flash does

[@notyourdamnbusiness8795]

7:51 i kinda like that the dude with the red head is, seemingly, already reaching for his gun.

[@YeaItsMeMatt89]

Great video Rob!! This is Beastmode!!

[@akashshanmugam7162]

The man The Bat who laughs is talking to is Nightmaster!!!

[@murkleers3281]

Yes omg I just got it, it's amazing

[@jobdylan5782]

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[@Jebus53]

I just finished reading it and honestly it's so twisted but really interesting to see someone like Bats go so dark.

[@Clownboytoostrange]

omg It be scary stuff to see the Batman who kills evil side

[@calebelectric]

This is the coolest Evil Batman ever no contest he's the one.

[@TheLostDude7]

Murkle Ers ok but.. Can't have one without the other? So who is he telling this to? Can't be just some random guy.... And he kinda looks Iike a teenager

[@AstaIsAMonster]

I love this issue so much it is the best tie-in and it’s dark AF and I like it 😁 also love the art style and the writing

[@himayamata]

If Joker Batman can do this, why can't Earth-3 version of Batman (Owlman) can be this evil?

[@BPoe07]

Because it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Consider: The Owlman is an inverted Batman, but not literally Backwards Batman. He isn't Batzarro. Only some aspects of Owlman are the opposite of Batman's at any given time, and even then the result is more likely to be corrupt/twisted than straight-up backwards. Basically, Batzarro is a Zen Idiot who is slick without even knowing it. His Inner Dialogue literally is his Outer Dialogue. Owlman is an aspiring Mafia Boss. So not the Apex Predator of crime fighters, so much as he is the ultimate Wise Guy, or inside man. He's the guy who makes it work. He knows all of the cheats and who to blackmail at any given time. So not how to stop injustice, but how to USE injustice. TBWL? He's entirely different. He's a form of Batman from an unstable parallel Earth that existed ONLY to create a Batman with the Joker's "moral center". This Batman's entire world conspired to, and existed to make damned sure he would become as depraved as his worst enemy, all while keeping most of his intellect and resources. Batman's money, skills and weaponry meets the Joker's impulse to depravity and anarchy. Owlman could be this evil, but it would look very different. The children would die first, then the dogs and cats, all in the most gruesome ways possible. Then the water and electricity would go out, followed by any and all radio or cell tower broadcasts. And nobody would know who was doing it really. There would be no proof--or the proof would point to someone else instead. And in a weekend, tops, the surviving adults would be out to murder each other out of paranoia and suspicion.

[@himayamata]

No wonder he came from the Shadow of the Multiverse

[@kojinko]

BPoe07 I see you have a PHD in metaphysical comic book characters personalities. Very well phrased.

[@BPoe07]

Thanks for the compliment. I'm not sure I've earned it--I'm not half the fan of comic books I used to be. I collected them once. : ) That last paragraph about Owlman was me riffing on a _Twilight Zone_ concept to be candid. But it really speaks to me of that character: in both Grant Morrison's Syndicate and the _Forever Evil_ one, to an extent, Owlman was always the lateral thinker, either asking "How can I use this?" or "Who do I use to get results?" He's way less direct and linear a thinker than Batman is (seeing as how Bruce sees Deductive Logic, and Evidence, as the be-all-end-alls). Bruce solves crimes, Thomas Jr. picks victims. In some ways the version of him in _Crisis on Two Earths_ (the animated feature) was an aberration. That nihilist Owlman was way too direct. **lol** It was out of necessity--there's no insidious, corrupt way to build a planet-buster nuke and use it--but still. : ) In some critical ways--laughing, using guns, mocking the Robins--The Batman Who Laughs follows Bizarro Logic almost as much as Batzarro does, being literally reversed for its own sake (using the tool of crime, not being serious, being a creep to young orphaned boys).

[@Kokuto_Cinoten]

BPoe07 I find your comparison of TBWL with Batzarro on point, plus TBWL is also has an eyeless cowl like Batzarro lol

[@meaty220]

Love the character design of The Batman Who Laughs!

[@noahroberson9384]

Never clicked on a video so fast

[@pukelike2007]

Same

[@sonk-rays5798]

Right there with you

[@Zaaphod]

I have not drawn anything in a long time. My work is killing every piece of creativity I ever had in me. But holy shit, I am going to draw this Batman like crazy! Well done DC. Well fucking done.

[@NathanVentus]

BTW Rob "The Killing Joke" isn't an elseworld, and it didn't end ambiguously it's in the main continuity. It's where Barbara Gordon get's paralyzed and Joker is still alive after that. The idea of it being an elseworld is a widely believed myth, however if you want to read it as a one shot and take whatever out of it you feel, that's up to you the reader has final interpretation.

[@sebastianvasconez5600]

Honestly I’ve been searching for a channel like this for years, you do what I’ve been looking for, get a comic not everyone has the opportunity to read and explain the whole thing (with background info added) I’d love to see whatever parts come after this and have you break it down for us.... amazing work man you just gained an active, loyal subscriber🤗😄

[@ghoullazarus2835]

Comics Explained is he first Channel I ever subscribed to, thank you Rob.

[@Neuroticmancer]

I bet the guy the batman who laughs is talking to is Hawkman

[@OKatsby]

Possibly. The upcoming Hawkman Lost cover shows Hawkman in full gear in the Dark Multiverse. But if that comic takes place before this one, I think it's a solid guess.

[@Lone_Rocket]

Killing him will only incapacitate him for 20 years or so.

[@MB-si4hs]

What if he's talking to the sandman?

[@japango1]

Nope...Hawkman at 8:09 in the window.

[@Psycorde]

+japango1 That's somewhere in the past and his original universe

[@DorianJones_PBA]

As Much As I Love Batman Supes Should've Broke His Neck When He Laughed

[@captainbrent3756]

Dude, it's like he don't even know him

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

I feel like at the end of all this, our earth 0 Batman will tell our earth 0 Superman something along the lines of "Hey if I ever laugh, kill me... You should know at that moment that something's off."

[@Jeudaos]

Yeah, good call. Exactly, 'that's all i needed to hear bruce.' How did superman not SMELL the toxin on bruce in the first place? give me a break.

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

Wodinn Joker has trapped superman before and batman is more than prepared for superman (he literally states that he has a thousand ways to kill him). Even if he wanted to do something he couldn't cause joker was obviously filled with krytonite weaponry.

[@sid300e]

to be fair there was a version of batman that failed in most of those ways and had to resort to turning into doomsday.

[@Jeudaos]

And I thought Dawnbreaker batman was messed up. Personally, my FAVORITE little part of this is the linguistic tie in. It's directly reminiscent of The Man Who Laughs, The BatMan Who Laughs. If i remember right, the actual image of the joker, the persona, was based on the man who laughs.

[@Manlker]

I want Kevin Conroy to come back and voice The Batman Who Laughs

[@90snickshows84]

Oh man i'd love to hear his take on that character

[@charlesjacobs295]

Before I start,I'm new to your channel but it has been a must watch these past few days. My dad and I have been collecting comics for years and have amassed a very decent collection. We got lucky and found a 1st print of this comic with the metal cover in a small shop in Wilson,NC. I NEVER read it-its still sealed but I saw the plot on another channel. This version of Batman next to the Red Death and the Dawnbreaker are my absolute favorites.

[@KizzyyJ]

My master, Sauron the Great, bids thee welcome.

[@neerujat1978]

Joker as a yellow lantern !!!!! Scream in fear for I am here Laugh in pain that I brought here This ring shines bright...turn it off!(lantern oath) Wanna see this story come true

[@Anbualex]

I been waiting for this.I haven't even watched the video.

[@nathannguyen8022]

DC has been putting out pure gold in terms of comics lately. It feels like we're in the Golden Age of comic books.

[@messyiix7613]

Man lemme tell ya somethin dude. Video just started and I'm 10000% hype already.

[@timymax]

I hate to disagree with you but I feel like the Joker was always this dark. after the Tim Burton Batman movie, the joker (along with the rest of the Batman Universe) got more dark and sinister. I'll agree that after the New 52 reboot series he matches with the 30s style Joker more but closely but the Joker was always relatively dark before that happened.

[@Reagan1984]

Tell that to the 50’s Joker.

[@odeiofunkdeputariarum851]

no he is just dark now because of edgy people

[@TheDesknight]

When the batman who laugh say " i shoud'v picked the batman merged with lex........"

[@Sun-cg6lv]

TheDesknight JL #33

[@omegalock3549]

That was funny. And we don’t know if that was a joke or if it actually was true

[@magneto9210]

WTF This came out TODAY! How did you even...? This comic isn't even uploaded to the website I use yet. I'm like "Oh, if Rob's got a video about it already it's gotta be uploaded by now, right? Wrong."

[@deekotaarchibold6424]

Magneto go to readcomics.io

[@eight216]

I was just browsing through youtube and saw this on a couple other videos. Clicked on one and heard someone who wasn't you. Said to myself "nah man. Gotta be Rob." the "lemme tell you something man"s get my hyped!

[@johndouglaswilson7504]

He looks like a mixture not only of Batman and Joker , but with a splash of Clive Barker horror. Good video.

[@AllThings_Gaming-c1m]

Dang that was a pretty dang good origin

[@thewah130]

I am glad it didn't go with just, batman kills the joker and he goes insane, but I feel they could've dealt with the bat family better

[@brandongriffin6154]

The Wah i think daiman live cuz dark one was in a tie in less he took that one from another earth

[@captainbrent3756]

The Wah I actually would've kinda liked that just to show haters why he refuses to kill

[@megazion34]

But that’s what happened

[@watsonsmith4126]

I think that Joker needs Batman, and Batman needs Joker, because in a way, Joker is like someone who keeps Batman in check, if Batman became a bad guy, or if he went rogue.

[@damonicruz2408]

The fact that red hood was able to pull out both pistols at the time of his death (plus he shot a bullet) tells me he knew what was going to happen but was way to scared to pull the trigger.

[@travelerluke5748]

This is so badass it needs a seperate run.. Seeing batman stories with this batman would be awesome.

[@absolutelynoone136]

Somehow im left to assume that earth -3 has good superheroes, Batman should go there i guess

[@connorschultz380]

Absolutely NoOne o my gooooooooooosssshhhhh

[@Aristocratic13]

Rob begins his videos with: "MANNNN dude this story so good!" Rob ends his videos with: "Andddd I'll catch you guys later... Peace!" Since I know this by heart, Does this mean I've became a fan?

[@avinashkai6604]

I really really really want a cinematic version of this. I know the movie will never happen but could you imagine what the movie would be like aside from crazy as hell. Man I hope it happens.

[@Bolbi145]

Joker actually got pretty dark in the 80’s and 90’s. Also we cannot forget how Neal Adams and Dennis O’Neal brought back the sadistic/comedic Joker that we know and love.

[@Rayuka]

When Rob says and i quote "Man let me tell you something" it get me laughing every time and also that's when you know the story he's going to tell it's going to be good.

[@TimpossibleOne]

If Batman had killed Joker at the end of The Killing Joke then he did so right in front of the police because in the last three panels where they are laughing at the joke you can see the lights and "hear" the sirens of the police arriving.

[@gilmher38115]

While everyone is reviewing the JL movie, Rob is out doing God's work bringing us this orgin story.

[@nomier]

*Joker Needs A Ring* *A Yellow Ring*

[@HypedHazard456]

No. A black lantern ring

[@gscbbnclarke]

This was the perfect cherry on the cake for the best birthday Ive ever had. Been following you since 2015, you've smashed it Rob and educated me along the way. Respect brother 👊🏽

[@emanuelruiz6676]

Joker: We're both Bruce Wayne gone terribly wrong" 😂

[@unclechair2208]

FINALLY!!!

[@Grizzlymilsim]

He looks so much like Judge Death

[@reignmanss]

BUT HOW DOES HE SEE?!

[@sheluvskip688]

reignmanss I don’t even know

[@GinKoSenseiorKuro]

Maybe some sort of camera technology in his cowl?

[@kzakulenga5138]

he's as blind as a bat ...plus it gives him an advantage in hand to hand combat cant knock him out.

[@Mijono09]

Echolocation.

[@Harlequin19]

I have two theories: either the feral Robins act as guide dogs or his helmet has a similar viewing technology as the original Red Hood. Maybe a combo of the two?

[@christian5410]

I've been waiting for you or comicstorian to do this video! I don't have much time to read comics, so yall's channels are some of my favorites.

[@Alfareon]

Your analysis at 10:14 really reminded me of the events of the Batman: Arkham Knight game

[@Raegus]

Things we'll never get a dc animated series for :(

[@endless3cho]

What if all the fears of the bad guys were that they'd be convinced to become heroes?

[@bdg404]

No one seems to focus on the fact that the things that drove every other Dark Night evil are the things that this one willingly does. I think that may be a reason why the rest turn on him

[@CAPappy]

Red Death is one of my favorite Dark Knights he just looks so cool

[@Acheroncontranydes]

subscribed now. I absolutely Love how you word and explain. I can't read comics because I work too much but this.. how you explain it.. brings chills.