This Batman Cliffhanger Haunts Me!

[@CasuallyComics]

Would you still be interested in Batman: Bellicosity? Lol I know St Cloud was in the Elmer Fudd comic, that's why I said last "significant" appearance.

[@juniravegaming8564]

As a gruesome temptation to end my desire to see it complete; sure.

[@lerouxmartin3478]

It's been awhile since I'v seen a movie I like by Kevin Smith but he's an interesting guy who made some pretty good movies. I don't really care about the cliffhanger in itself but I do eagerly wait for the end of this story, for awhile now...

[@majinsole8554]

I’d check it out if it came out, but at the same time, I wouldn’t exactly be super disappointed if it never did 🤷‍♂️ ~_~

[@VerdantRange]

After the "made Batman peeing himself" and all the stuff that happened with his Masters of the Universe show he was attached to, including how he responded to negative reviews, I don't want to see anything done by Kevin Smith ever again.

[@DarkKnightJRK]

Heh, sorry for posting about the Fudd comic in my comment -- didn't get this far before rambling. 😅That said, I do think at this point that the Elmer Fudd comic might be more significant than Widening Gyre.

[@KierenAmero]

When Sasha said the book came out 13 years ago, my mind immediately jumped to a period of the mid-to-late nineties/early aughts, NOT 2010. The passage of time is often cruel 😂

[@DarkKnightJRK]

I'll do you one better -- I recently was online and someone was talking about how they were reading Trinity War when they were a KID. I felt like I needed a walker after that one for my aching hips.

[@AlastorD]

Oh I know that feeling. I always think about the 80s when someone says "20 years ago"

[@laurelsilberman5705]

Wtfffffff I hate it😂

[@jordanjohnston2453]

I was 17 when I first read Runaways. Damn

[@jordanjohnston2453]

I'm 34

[@lovejoy1311]

As a critical care provider, and frequent Frontline responder, I promise you that Batman has peed himself many, many times. And he’s tough enough to cope with that. No one spends that much time knocked out, beaten up, unconscious, and near death without some urine. The fact that fans want these deeply, dark and realistic seeming comics without the attendant biological mess is what makes these things just fantasy fulfillment.

[@jimgillespie6109]

Thank you for saying this. The bladder spasm never bothered me at all. Let's face it, that would be the smallest problem a non-powered crime-fighter would have. I, personally, have a problem with all the frickin' scars artists love to draw on Bruce's body. If he was that bad at avoiding injury, he'd have died long before.

[@BeroDaBear]

@@jimgillespie6109 It's because he has avoided injury reeeeeeeally a LOT of times... !!! Loved it when (Sam Hamm: Blind Justice) he told the doctor "I fell out of a tree. " 🌳 🤕

[@cyclopsboxhead5318]

Exactly!! I will always defend that moment in Widening Gyre because it's a rare moment of humanity for Bruce. It really shows just how much he's allowing himself to be open with Baphomet and the story DEPENDS on that connection.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Sure. It just felt unnecessary, though.

[@greenygal6641]

I wouldn't have a problem with it if it hadn't been specifically attached to a very dramatic moment in a pre-existing comic. Could it have happened? Sure. Does it serve the tone of that moment in that story to add it in? Nope. Sometimes fiction is improved by being realistic, and sometimes it's not.

[@weathermangohanssj4]

While it's not a cliffhanger to this day my Dad, who was born in 1955, is still mad about the Non-ending that was Lost in Space's final episode.

[@weathermangohanssj4]

And for those that don't know the series ended in 1968.

[@ianfinrir8724]

On a related note, by mom _hated_ how the Dark Tower books ended. Like that was the one thing I could bring up that would set her off every time.

[@michaelkata2342]

Kevin did finish it, he considered it his greatest masterpiece... But then someone popped a paper bag behind him and it caused a bladder spasm which ruined the pages. He was so heart broken he cried and does so to this day...true story.

[@Junya01]

can confirm, I was the paper bag

[@BeroDaBear]

... and Your TRUE Name ist "KAA-LOOOOOO-TAA"...!!! 😉

[@dramonmaster222]

The only thing that makes a cliffhanger bad is when you know it will never be finished.

[@Vegadra]

Duckman flashback.

[@johnmobley9369]

Teen Titans flashback

[@matthewhood7844]

Carnivale flashback.

[@dallasgrey4247]

Two of the best Batman panels is in the Widening Gyre. One is the bladder spasm, and the second is of Bruce telling Silver that dolphins heard them having sex and told Aquaman.

[@rennythespaceguy7285]

Also the one with Polka dot man, every panel with him is an all timer

[@Taliysin]

I think a lot of us love that hair ❤, that is seriously fire on you and it kind of looks like you are trying out for a anti-villainess role

[@midnightharvest3065]

One of the best she has displayed

[@invisiblenutmeg]

Cruela DeVil

[@invisiblenutmeg]

​@Midnight Harvest nothing beats her neon yellow hair

[@midnightharvest3065]

@@invisiblenutmeg well that's very true

[@Taliysin]

@@invisiblenutmeg I’d say thats more of a full blown supervillainess look though, still a great look though

[@johnskrip7174]

Onomatopoeia is a low-key badass villain, even if Cacophony and The Widening Gyre aren’t very good at all. I wish people would do more with him.

[@CasuallyComics]

I was even excited to see him in Future State lol why was he there I dunno.

[@carn9507]

@@CasuallyComics Very much liking the Superman & Lois incarnation of the character so far. :)

[@Mechazaurus]

Yeah, and please make him a Green Arrow villain not a Batman villain (he has enough)

[@mark-s]

​@@CasuallyComics loving the character in superman and lois but can't remember his appearances in green arrow would love to look them up

[@TheBPDL]

@@CasuallyComics Future State was trying to test random characters. I mean even the white rabbit somehow got into the book. (Although I prefer her redesign)

[@DarkKnightJRK]

I don't know if the cliffhanger "haunts" me, but I certainly wouldn't mind seeing the final act. That said, I think the thing that bothers me about Widening Gyre isn't the cliffhanger, or even the bladder spasm, but the idea that Smith basically fridged this classic woman character just to prop up the villain he created. That said, Silver HAS shown up in recent years, specifically in the Batman/Elmer Fudd crossover by Tom King and Lee Weeks as a sort of femme fatale in that story. While the idea of it is bordering parody, I thought the comic itself took itself seriously enough to work as a proper appearance for the character, even if she felt different from the classic Englehart stories.

[@Lukecash2]

Smith has said that people were assuming he fridged Silver. There was supposed to be a whole other half of the mini series-and at the time I doubt he would have done so. However, once New 52 happened, Smith thought he’d get into a rollicking tale since that continuity “gone”

[@wdcain1]

The tie-in comic _Arkham City Unhinged_ also ended on a cliffhanger. It's not much, just Batman trying to find a paper pusher who's skimming money from the prison. The idea that Batman can't catch a white-collar crook upsets me.

[@timross5351]

The cliffhanger endings of the British SF tv series "Sapphire and Steel" and "Blake's Seven" that turned them into tragic endings.

[@CasuallyComics]

Blake's Seven... that ending definitely sticks with you. Lol, as do the hilarious beaming effects where they were almost never in the outline.

[@Thisisreallystupid]

Which Blake’s Seven ending? 😂 Poor Terry Nation tried to kill off that series so many times…

[@timross5351]

@@Thisisreallystupid LOL

[@uranuslad9855]

I grew up in a rural area and rarely got follow-up issues to the comics I managed to pick up when we went to the city. I "finished" the stories in my head (and sometimes on sketchpad), and as an adult I was able to read the actual endings. Almost always a let-down.

[@bobmathis-friedman6742]

The cliffhanger that drives me the most crazy isn't from a comic book; it's the end of Sliders, where the characters break the Fourth Wall and directly ask the viewers "Now what do we do?"

[@BeroDaBear]

Well, that's at least honest, when the makers habe used up their creativity... 🙄

[@bizarroguy6570]

Both Silver and Onomatopoeia are characters that I feel haven’t been handled that well; Silver started out as that one person in Bruce’s life who was normal which was ok, and lead to an interesting story arc for Bruce as he actually has to see if he can have that life, but now? Her goals are either “I want to be as messed up as you Bruce.” Or “Evil Ex.” While Onomatopoeia was legit creepy, and definitely felt like horror movie slasher that was placed in world of hero and thrived regardless of their skills and powers. But now? He’s kinda become a generic supervillain with gimmick that while was silly sounding in his original appearances, but made disturbing and fascinating thanks to Smith’s writing to just being silly. Again, “The Widening Gyre” isn’t my favorite, but I feel like that was the last time those characters felt like their own. But that could just be me.

[@ExeErdna]

You're not wrong Onomatopoeia got that weird modern "yeah they're a villain and KILLED PEOPLE but let them be close to Bat family" gimmick too many villains end up at these days. Silver... yeah they're not giving Bruce a healthy relationship or people are gonna trust it after that Bat and Cat BS.

[@Stequal2]

I would love to see Silver again, Smiths work not so much. Also yes the claylist!

[@angrytheclown801]

Given his latest work with He-Man, he can stay away from all other people's creations.

[@ReaverPrime]

Tangentially related, the cliffhanger that ate at me most was on the show ExoSquad. The show ends with an alien invasion immediately after the Neo Sapien war ended. You could see that Exo Fleet and the pirate clans would have to team up, but its left unfinished as the show was cancelled.

[@robertstull8759]

It wasn't Legacy of Kain: Defiance? lol

[@pariahred13]

THE HAIR OH MY GOD!! In the entire existence of the material universe, no one has ever had hair that looks so good on them.

[@toddcarney6527]

This always felt like a shock / tragic ending to me rather than a cliffhanger. I never expected a follow-up, and I think it's kinda awesome. It answers the question why Batman can never retire. Look what immediately happens! (Besides, as Sasha says, how do you follow this?)

[@TheComicQuest616]

Cacophony and Widening Gyre were early Batman stories for me which may be why I hold them in pretty high regard, Im sure if I was to re-read them I'd probably enjoy them less, but man I love Onomatopoeia as a villain, such a fun idea. Also one aspect I do still appreciate about it is that it was a very classic human take on Batman, which is something I think the character tends to lose in a lot of modern iterations, its a thing I think King is also very good at channeling and receives criticism for a lot of similar reasons, fans really dont like when Bruce is allowed to be human, have flaws, fears, make mistakes or as Smith put it, have a bladder spasm.

[@doujinloverXD]

Wow you resemble an intellectual Cruella Deville.

[@rebgates]

As soon as you said Kevin Smith I was like OH because yeah being infamous about killing off Karen Page is maybe not the best look for someone handling beloved comic book characters. Like the two Batman books I had no idea where Guardian Devil was going (except for Karen dying which I already knew). So maybe Kevin's way to work is just going balls to the wall. Also not a cliffhanger per se but the end of Killblesmith's Loki run was so short and rushed because he even said he was going to do a lot with it, had so much planned out, but they cut the run before he had a chance to do anything and it just makes me sad. I really want to know what he could have done with it.

[@theninjamaster67]

When i think of iconic cliffhangers I always think of that show Reboot cause it had one of the best setups for another season I've ever seen but they never did anything with it cause the show was cancelled and that fact just gives me emotional damage and has since I first watched it in middle school it has actively made me mis trusting of TV shows when they do a cliffhanger to set up the next season.

[@kcollier2192]

Don't know if it qualifies as a cliffhanger but I will always insist that Spike survived his final battle with Vicious. He's NOT dead- he's just tired!

[@hermmmc]

It certainly makes for a more interesting ending if he survived. But he died (to my way of thinking, at least).

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

I will never forgive these Kevin Smith books for canonizing Batman pissing himself during a badass moment in Year One. Unforgivable

[@Dunybrook]

Yeah, god forbid Batman be a human being .

[@Lukecash2]

Smith has done far worse than that. Killed Karen page. Changed Black Cat origin from wanting to be like her father, to learning skills to kill her date rapist. Killing the original Mysterio. He’s actually a fine “alternate timeline” guy. But honestly should keep away from regular continuity.

[@ComicDrake]

This is definitely one of the weirder Batman stories, but honestly I really love Onomatopoeia.

[@MrExtraordinaire16]

Wow😮, surprised seeing you here comic drake. Big fan of your work.

[@creativeextraordinarie]

I'm so glad someone finally talked about this. this story still makes me sad they'll never finish it.

[@amyrodman3752]

I rewatch “my babysitter is a vampire: the series” every Summer hoping the cliffhanger has changed. It hasn’t and I still don’t know how survived the explosion.

[@L337P1R4735]

I only buy trades, I don't collect comics to collect so having the trades to read is more convenient

[@TheJohno95]

Sometimes I think Kevin Smith pulled a big hoax on comic fans. For those of us that watched his movies, it seemed like comics were a big part of his life and he knew what he was talking about. But, after the curtain was pulled back on Comic Book Men, I have wondered if he was a real fan, or he just casually read what Walt had laying around the house. Kevin likes to talk a lot about his fan boying, but sometimes I feel like Walt is writing the pertinent information for him. Or Kevin is just taking pokes at Walt with comic book mentions and we took it as gospel. My biggest problem with Smith is that he really did develop a huge ego after Dogma. You can tell it in his commentary tracks. He started believing his own hype and just started to jump into anything anyone would beg him to do. For a huge comic fan, his characters always feel like they're...Off. Like he's seen some covers, but never really read the books. Now, I'm not saying he can't write. I still love some of his movie stories. But he doesn't really seem to be familiar with comic characters past their looks. The thing that gets annoying about Smith's comic work is that he can't seem to ever finish anything. It's like he goes on each book and decides he'll be "writer for life", but just leaves plot lines dangling when something shiny catches his attention. All in all, if you want a geek culture movie that might have some deep thoughts, Kevin Smith is probably your man. Just when you think he's lost it, he'll pop up with something good again. But if you want a comic writer, you might be better off calling Walt Flanagan.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Yeah, he really feels like he's the guy that read the fanwiki but didn't play the games.

[@ToonamiT0M]

My most frustrating unresolved cliffhanger is from My Name Is Earl.

[@hrothgarsdotter]

I'd be interested in seeing you do an episode describing how you would finish the book. You appear to have a very good grasp on what makes a good story and what doesn't; and since the universe that it belongs to is gone, you don't have to worry about continuity that happened after the story. You know you want to...

[@aldinbaroza9640]

God, I tried to forget that era where DC decided that Ivy didn't need to wear clothes.

[@gregcourtney751]

Well she can control plants and is a femme fatale. Kinda a precurser to full plant woman Ivy.

[@Dunybrook]

Isn't that the current era?

[@gregcourtney751]

@@Dunybrook well yes but now she's also a plant person and there's two personas?

[@SimonBuchanNz]

I'm reading her current series and she seems to wear plenty of clothes there?

[@gregcourtney751]

@@SimonBuchanNz it depends. The bigger issue it plays into is whether shes an ecoterrorist, antihero, or femme fatale. The lack of clothing obviously going toward the latter but theres been a push to focus on other elements more, since characters like catwoman already fufill that role making Ivy redundant.

[@jayrampant]

Kevin Smith so rarely finishes his comic runs.. it's frustrating because my of them start well and Full of potential!

[@adamolupin]

This is why I don't start a fanfic unless it's finished. I don't want to get sucked into a story and then crickets.

[@burnboi1]

This cliffhanger is definitely my biggest let down in comics. I was really invested in this story of a Batman finally tiring down and trying to be a human. I trusted Kevin Smith to write a faithful version of the kind of Batman I grew up with. Someone who yearns to have a decent life but pathologically needs to fight against the twisted evils of humanity. Despite the cavalcade of gags, I felt I was getting that. It's been maddening all these years waiting to see how does Batman fights against Onomatopoeia. I don't think Smith would have done anything as tired as just trussing him up and having Zatanna mindwipe him. I was invested to see how my favorite hero at the time, would stick to his principles, despite the pain and shame of "getting" his lover and real chance at normalcy killed.

[@tomorrow4eva]

I like the normalcy of WebToon’s Wayne Family Adventures. Sure, Bruce will never get the girl, but he has two full time jobs, five+ kids, the dog, cat, and cow. I’m holding out to see the BatMiniBus and the Wayne Family super-stretch limo.

[@kemmdog4444]

Please stop throwing books at me.🤣

[@samslash9]

Silver got a quick return in the batman/elmer Fudd crossover. Otherwise that's it. Also, yay! More claylist

[@paultapner2769]

She was also in Batman; Soul of the Dragon animated movie in 2021. For all of one scene.

[@randallflagg3700]

@@paultapner2769 - If we're counting the Tom King crossover & this movie *"Soul of a Dragon"* as a "significant appearance", then might as well mention that she's also in the show *Gotham* , she's a pretty important character who shows up in season 2, played by _Natalie Alyn Lind_ in 8 episodes total. young Wonder Woman in the recent *Justice League X RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen* part 1. Can't wait for part 2 next month, in which David Dastmalchian will play the Flash (Barry Allen), after years of only playing DC villains, from Flash rogue Abra Kadabra to Joker Henchmen Thomas Schiff in *The Dark Knight" & and Dwight Pollard in the show *Gotham* , Polka-Dot Man in *The Suicide Squad* , Calendar Man in *The Long Halloween* parts 1&2... I'm real happy for the dude, Mr Mastalchian has been such a massive ... to get back to Natalie Alyn Lind, she also played in the DC sow *iZombie* (iHaven't watched that show though, just thought I'd mention it so my post would be complete)

[@roberth.9664]

I don't know how much this counts has a cliffhanger, but I wish the Archie Megaman series could come back and go all the way to MM 10 like they planned if only to see how they'd handle the other robot masters.

[@demonprincess8812]

This is a big one for me too. Seeing the X characters in the crossovers and the full page spreads of other series in the final made me sad that they could've tackled the other series too in some form Unfortunately, if it goes the route of Sonic, it may need to find a new publishing house since idk if Archie is at all interested in it anymore...

[@Dunybrook]

The hair pulling thing is doubly funny because Batman is so paranoid that he can't simply ask Silver for a strand of her hair because that would give the potential android an opportunity to fake it somehow so he has to keep the element of surprise but then the world's greatest detective just lets some total stranger into the batcave. Saying that the only reason Kevin Smith wrote a Batman comic is for fame or money is kind of a disservice to him. Not that there's anything wrong with those kind of ambitions but there's more to it than that. It was something he didn't have the self-confidence to even consider because of how much he idealized the character until he realized it was a possibility if he had the courage to go for it. As a fan of a lot of Kevin Smith's work what I'd like to see is for him to write a Silver St. Cloud series but I doubt that would ever happen given the justifiable controversy over his portrayal of Felicia Hardy and the increased awareness of the sexist themes that still dominate much of comic book culture. There's no question that Kevin Smith can be seen as a very male focused writer but I wouldn't really call his work juvenile except on the surface but there's a lot of surprising mature themes underlying much of it. It's more accurate to say that he writes with a working class Jersey accent from a world where crudity and insults are often used to disguise one's true heart.

[@ZenGaijin]

This hair is Villain trying to figure out their gimmick and I am here for it. It's like is Sasha was an evil version of The Question...

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

Smith smokes so much weed I’m surprised he finishes anything.

[@ANIpJs]

When you posted that hint, I had a feeling it would be this story. I am haunted by this cliffhanger too. And I actually love Kevin Smiths take on Batman.

[@zenquantum1246]

Also digging your whole look in this video: casual Friday sorceress, confidently mystic without anything to prove

[@Animalfriend777]

Would love an episode on Silver St. Cloud. Always loved her as a Dark Horse Love interest of Batman

[@Tiggeralt]

All I can think of is that Vine where the guy asks a toddler "Do you pee your pants?" and the toddler answers "Yeah, sometimes."

[@ExiILe00]

I bet Sasha uses her Batman voice in everyday situations.

[@curtwildschutt595]

It's not exactly a cliffhanger, but it haunts me that the last appearance of Mother Panic (from dc's Young Animal imprint) was her being trapped in an alternate dimension with seemingly no way to return to her family and friends 😰

[@paultapner2769]

Well now I realise there's something I've been waiting on even longer than the Winds of Winter. Some things like this I just let go because you get the feeling they will never happen. But there's a certain frustration about a Song of Ice and Fire not being done that keeps me hoping. Beyond hope. Others: The Kingkiller Chronicles. Which I never read till 2015 anyway. All Star Batman. Was that pre 2010? But the longest is a series of books called the War against the Chtorr by science fiction writer David Gerrold. Supposed to be six books. Books four came out in 1993. Still waiting on the next one. And one I know will never be finished: in 1979 2000ad left space hero Dan Dare on a cliffhanger. Saying he would return. he never did. And doubtless never will. I had forgotten everything about the Kevin Smith ones bar that hospital chat in cacophony - I've always pronounced it Cack ophony, but there we are - and the end of Widening Gyre. Yes, even the pee pants bit. I would read it if he did do the third one. But I won't hold my breath. I laughed at that review saying worst Batman comic ever. This clearly pre dated Batman Odyssey, I think. Cliffhanger that haunts me: the end of Blakes Seven season four. Which I watched as it went out in December 1981. I screamed. Urban legend has it the bbc switchboard was crashed by all the complaints they got, so I wasn't the only one.

[@juniravegaming8564]

14 minutes and almost 500 views already?! Dang! Also I am glad you covered this story; I have tried to explain this series to friends and they swear I’ve made it up 😂 I will definitely share this video with them 🎉

[@shadowofbosstown]

She's a chick duh

[@kwayneboy1524]

​@@shadowofbosstownhow does that correlate?

[@bensneb360]

I would like to see Kevin Smith finish this run, but whether that happens or not, this giving you the motivation to finish your Claylist is a good… Silver lining lol Also, I liked what Kevin Smith did with Poison Ivy, it was fun. Cool hair by the way, I like the “Casual Spring Rouge” look.

[@isaacmartinez6904]

Cliffhangers in media, especially comics, can either be good or bad. Interesting video and nice hair with dyed color Casually Comics.

[@samuelsummers4376]

I have no desire to read any Kevin Smith books but I do like watching videos from Casually Comics. I guess I'm stuck in a conundrum.

[@TimPoultney]

Oh man, as for cliffhangers? X2: Wolverine's Revenge. Omega Red was on the loose and Apocalypse was seemingly on the hunt for either Wolverine or Sabertooth as his next horseman.

[@ukitakeitalia]

I always love your hairstyles! I'm really loving this one too.

[@LincolnDWard]

5:49 I'm definitely a trade-waiter. They're easier to store, easier to keep track of, and generally a lot cheaper than trying to buy the issues as they come out.

[@harryschlitz4067]

I think Batman # 300 in the 70s was named “the Last Batman story.”

[@COMICSAREAWESOME]

I do think that the ComicsAlliance review makes some interesting statements about how comics tend to react to other media giving them any sort of attention. (Far too many examples to mention, but off the top of my head, Spiderman by J.J.Abrams' son). While I am mildly curious to know what happened next, far too much time has passed at this point. At least Silver showed up in that Batman/Elmer Fudd one-shot which is implied to be canon, so...yay? Also, love the hair💜🖤

[@chriswest6988]

The body of that review is weirdly evenhanded and well thought considering how hyperbolic it started out.

[@shiva0]

I sometimes remember this story isn't finished. Then I hit myself in the head for remembering it exists. Bring on concussive memory loss!!!

[@treydodson4726]

The fact Batman didn't catch on to Smith's OC and the overall characterization leading to the tragic last panel is enough to tell us all we need to. I prefer to think it was just a Smithworld take not in any official continuity. As for incomplete works, I don't necessarily want to see it finished, but want to read the production notes and storyboard of what was left of the infamous Allstar Batman and Robin or as it was later to be referred to as Dark Knight: Boy Wonder for six issues to knowwhat Miller had intended.

[@camerondodge2070]

I have a couple cliffhangers that continue giving me grief (Dead Zone, etc.) but number one has to be the ever frustrating end of Quantum Leap. (While not actually a cliffhanger by virtue of the title cards, QL's ending wasn't actually an ending, making it a cliffhanger in every way that matters.)

[@alistarline]

Oh my gosh I’m loving this hair right now this is a tie with the green and black cut

[@johnmobley9369]

Sasha THE WIG. Living fit it plus the green shirt with the shoulder details

[@terryfloyd3505]

I have gotten used to it by now so I usually dont really notice so much anymore, but that hair is fire this week:)

[@mattphillips3537]

In the end it turned out Onomatopoeia was Bugs Bunny the whole time. That explained so much.

[@igitaq]

Rose of Magic was a crossover that never was completed. It was from a line of comics called Continuity Comics that was founded by Neal Adams.

[@jaredhicks1370]

I read these stories in highschool and irritated it's not done. And I'm almost 30! Let Tom King or Scott Snyder finish it fu** Kevin Smith. I need my Silver St. Cloud closure.

[@toomanyspreedsheets9802]

Cah-couph-uh-knee is how i've heard it, now i've heard ka-kaf-ah-knee

[@mr.sand7899]

Onomatopoeia appearing in Superman and Lois was the first time I learned of this character. Then it was through this video that I learned he was a Batman villain.

[@welcometogeektown]

Well, he was a Green Arrow villain first.

[@mageside]

18:47 "Too much time has passed between projects" oooof looking at the space between Kingdom Hearts II and III. I'm not a fan but I was in the gaming sphere of G4TV when that was a popular gaming hub to watch and not their messy return on the internet. Kingdom Hearts was often brought up to them asking if they got any news about the third game's release date.

[@crows2808]

The cliffhanger that haunts me the most is from Swordquest #3 by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and George Perez. There is a lot more of importance regarding that story than just the comic, but it is the comic that sticks with me. Because it is legitimately good. And much better than a comic based on an Atari game (especially this Atari game) had any right to be. Which isn't any wonder considering the talent working on it. The wonder is that they were involved to begin with.

[@torrancemoore6152]

I'm honestly blown away someone remembered Tanya spears

[@dananichols349]

Thank you, Sasha, for correctly referring to it as a "trade paperback", and not the common misnomer of it being a graphic novel which is completely different.

[@iceryu66]

I remember finding Onomatopoeia via a TvTropes page, and then reading up on him and how he got into Batman's inner circle and then pulled off this kill. Never new which comics it was from.

[@JamesHaney]

I've waited avidly for BELLICOSITY--you should hear Kevin & Ralph Garman's presentations of CACAPHONY and WIDENING GYRE on the HOLLYWOOD BABBLE-ON COMICON THEATRE (the extra "E" gives it some class). That last panel, after all the happy build-up (even when Bruce went full BatMan on Silver, suddenly convinced that things could NEVER be THIS Good...), left me past the edge of my seat, where I've been perched, patient...waiting.... I mean, Neil and Bucky are finally finishing up MIRACLEMAN: if I could hold out for issue three of THE SILVER AGE, then Kev and Walt coming thru with some eventual BELLICOSITY will be equally appreciated. Thanks for the overview! This work does not get the due it deserves, and with DC's BLACK LABEL. who's to say what might be possible? 🖖♾⚪

[@Onefromthedarkness]

I remember on his Farman on Batman podcast from years back he had Walt hinted at Trigon being in it.

[@Hum0ng0us]

Off the top of my head, there's this old show called Popular that I love, and the last episode ends in a cliff hanger that just makes the entire series, which was cancelled 5 years too soon, just that more better and bitter sweet. I'm not going to ruin it in case you go and find it and watch it, but shit man, it just blows my mind and I'm just DYING to know what happens after even though it's the perfect series ending.

[@benito6036]

Oh wow, thanks for the flashback to Comics Alliance and Chris Sims

[@WhiteRaven696]

Digital trades is literally my entire collection aside from the rare one shot or single issue I enjoy.

[@gregcourtney751]

So I see Sasha got replaced by rogue.

[@twilightalfa8852]

Oh no this cliff hanger definitely drove me insane

[@novemberbat]

All Star Batman and Robin was never finished either. Wait!!!! That might not be a bad thing

[@matthewhood7844]

I was going to say something similar.

[@tobishinkaiye7227]

holy shit Sasha, I gasped when you came up on my sreen you look great! love the top!

[@Rekuzan]

The 90's animated Spider-man series ending with Spidey still looking for MJ...

[@angryspork610]

That's quite the fetching hairstyle. It's like an inverse-Rogue meets Cruella DeVille.

[@jamesk234]

Haha when you flashed that photo of "Comic Book Men" I totally thought that was Alan Moore in the back 😂😂😂😂

[@aurahoneydew9607]

Fun fact Kevin Smith almost got to be in charge of a 90s DC cinematic where he could do any/every character except Batman and Superman since at the time they were being handled by other talent Tim Burton ill-fated Superman: Lives and Joel Schumacher's Batman. He turned it down because he thought if he was committed to he wouldn't have time for projects of his own creation. Source: Fatman Beyond podcast Comic Con 2022 edition.

[@mr.sand7899]

It's not so much of a cliffhanger but when Star Wars Dark Times was cancelled because of the Disney buy out of Star Wars that bothered me. Because the series had a really abrupt ending that left you like wait that's it.

[@michealmichelle419]

Your wig is *killing it* today Sasha!!! Absolutely gorgeous 😍😍😍😍😍

[@djchrisg1124yt]

" we should go over them again , in depth " 😂😂 hilarious Sasha.... I didn't get into the book because Smith didn't write Batman well at all and that cliffhanger.... I blame the editor that should have been resolved ... I'll just ignore it...

[@dupersuper1938]

The cliffhanger that drives me mad: the 90s Marvel Star Trek comics that were cancelled suddenly; specifically the Early Voyages title.

[@traesmith9822]

great wig work

[@pillar81]

The cliffhanger that irked me the most was Joe Madureira not finishing his Battle Chasers series, which is quite apropos since the comic imprint was called Cliffhanger. But now, it seems the coming back to the book.

[@vidaenagonia-cl]

woah, with that wig you can pull off a Cruella cosplay flawlessly

[@philiphatfield5723]

I genuinely enjoy Kevin Smith's Green Arrow run. It's sitting on my bookshelf in TPB form, although I couldn't guess the last time I read it. On unresolved cliffhangers, "People of Earth" was a fun little show full of talented people. I'd like to have seen their stories get completed.

[@jsimpers]

I remember in the late 70s or early 80s the Camelot 3000 miniseries had a delay of about a year between issues 11 and 12. And the History of the DC Universe limited hardcover following Crisis on Infinite Earths was delayed, then cancelled and had to be reordered by stores. I had ordered mine well in advance, my store only got one, so I got it. They offered me all sorts of other credits not to take it, but I wanted the book!

[@zenquantum1246]

Cliffhanger itch I can’t scratch: FC9’s “Genie” series from 2005. Three issue run and then cancelled

[@ianfinrir8724]

Kevin Smith recently sold his entire comic collection.

[@ShogunZIlla]

Battlechasers is finally getting finished so anything is possible

[@kemmdog4444]

Onomatopoeia has been around for twenty one years now.