Which Evil Batman is Best? | The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

[@JasonLopezII]

Which evil Batman is the best? Whichever looks best on a shelf as either a statue and/or an action figure.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Facts lol. I love Dawnbreaker Batman but he looks rubbish as a figure. Like Green Lantern Mister Burns.

[@michaelthethird702]

So... Red Death?

[@noahniemi2968]

McFarland toys are make the evil batman action figures

[@micheljimenez5944]

The Batman Who Laughs no doubt

[@jonahe43]

Look at prime1 studios Batman who laughs. It’s pretty awesome

[@TevyaSmolka]

Seeing Jon kent superboy being alone in a bunker watching his mom Lois turn into a monster is actually sad and devastating pun included.

[@captainvimes6079]

How does this channel not have a BILLION subs?! you all put so much character and effort into this...

[@comicpop]

Because subs like you are one in a million.

[@LukeTheSketcher]

The most disappointing thing about Metal is that the Dark Knights had cool backstories and motivations, but most of them were defeated off panel at the end an we never found out what happened to them. As Deadpool said, that's just lazy writing.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Not gonna lie. I thought hearing their backstories was going to give us hints as to how they would've been defeated. Then the final issue came out and was like "Nah. MAGIC!"

[@LukeTheSketcher]

Exactly. Though regardless of all that, the MacFarlane figures of them look amazing.

[@rodney2x48]

Yeah. I don’t even remember them killing or beating anyone on panel besides The Drowned. Like, literally, just one panel of Aquaman going “sorry, bro *stab*” and that’s it. So much potential lost and we ended up with stories where the lamest of these Batmen gets his own book.

[@LukeTheSketcher]

@@rodney2x48 Oh definitely. I honestly thought Laughs' origin issue was cool, but in true Snyder fashion, he wouldn't go away after he'd served his purpose.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

7:36 *Our Batman:* "It's okay. I'll get her rocks off."

[@fragile4408]

Nice

[@WannabeWryter]

I was thinking that too, he look good.

[@vclonev]

I feel like they saw the symbol for BVS and just thought, what if we did that for everyone else

[@flywheelshyster]

well i'm certainly down for the sequel episode and final battle with runner episode. this was just great. As gimmicky and kinda bullshitty the dark knight batman characters are...they're still kinda fun to see. just like the dark multiverse what if comics, they're cool and lets face it, they look dope as hell.

[@joezilla6615]

They go so dark as to swing back around to kinda goofy fun. Silver-age bat-shit filtered through 90's grim dark, like Slipknot covering Sgt. Pepper's.

[@Mucom]

@@joezilla6615 This comment is art.

[@psychoseb8871]

Love these "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" videos. Keep them coming! Personally, out of all the Dark Knights I enjoyed Dawnbreaker the most. The cruelty of young Bruce with a Power Ring was simply chilling. Plus the artwork was fantastic.

[@TheIceman101418]

Dead water is something established early in abnets run. It is a tainted form of water from another earth, the implication from metal is that the Dead Water leaking into Earth 0 was from the dark multiverse. It had transformative properties when it appeared. if one were to read this in conjunction with Aquaman its an interesting little twist.

[@galvatronus1139]

I like how when you get down to it, all of these dark Batmen became what they are because of loss, very on brand for them. Red Death lost his sons. Merciless and Drowned lost their true loves. Murder Machine lost his father. Devastator lost his best friend when he went bad. Dawnbreaker lost his parents, which always happens, but we don't know what our Bruce would have done if he had gotten the power to do what a green lantern can do without the years of disciplined training, both physical and mental. Even Batman Who Laughs lost Gordon and all of those people Joker killed, which caused him to snap (pun intended) and end Joker once and for all (or so he thought).

[@rivwilson9330]

This popped up in my feed and I wondered how I missed it (KZbin tends to recommend older videos). Turns out it's new!!! Love your work!!!

[@TheRealZubes]

Thank you!!!

[@seanrector5264]

I know it probably doesn't get as many views as others but I truly love this show lol

[@TheGreatDevlin]

But what if there's a multiverse where Batman was each member of ComicPOP?

[@davidbreault3283]

The good, The BAT, and the ugly

[@nerdydragonfan8673]

Seriously, the real reason why DC didn't show more of the build up, betrayal, and conflict with Devastator is because, to make the story work the way DC wants it to: they either need to portray Batman as a pessimistic d**k like in "Batman V Superman" or double down on there relationship. Show how close they were, how much Clark meant to Bruce, and how much that betrayal hurt him. DC would never do that, because it would color the reading and make it seem like Bruce's feelings toward Clark are stronger than that of mere admiration.

[@warioskapelli3100]

YESSSSS do the other evil Batmen! They’re sooooo much more fun than these!

[@TheRealZubes]

...I mean each to their own 😉

[@MrNewguy456]

Yes! More dark batman episodes please!

[@MrYTGuy1]

I have always loved what if comics. These are no exception. In fact they're some of my all time favorites at this point

[@RushedAnimation]

Isn't that how the DC Universe works though? Like in Grant Morrison's Earth 2, the CSA couldn't take over the regular Earth bc in that universe the good guys always win.

[@TommyBaysMusic]

I was just rewatching good bad and ugly all night last night, awesome to come home from work to a new one.

[@MrCeratix]

looking forward to the follow up episode!

[@peacerevolver]

So happy this is back

[@C4rea]

This was great! Looking forward to seeing part 2!

[@joezilla6615]

I am totally down for more of these! This episode was a blast. . . . also, JEEZ BATMAN. Everyone's afraid of getting their heart broken, but you don't turn yourself into an ACTUAL bony rage monster. You just start wearing Jncos and get really into Korn, like the rest of us did.

[@Samael_Morningstar666]

I’ve always loved the looks of the evil Batmen

[@WannabeWryter]

Hooryay😁👏, I always wanted to see Comic Pop do the Metal tie-ins. Although aside from the Drowned, Sal got the boring ones. Dawn Breaker, Red Death and Murder Machine are way more interstng the Doomsday and God of War Batmen. And they're all more interesting than the Batman Who Laughs

[@TheRealZubes]

These are the ones we had on hand in physicals....also aren't folk more likely to watch a sequel now. 😆

[@WannabeWryter]

@@TheRealZubes OMG your right, also I love you guys. Also they're all more interesting than the Batman Who Laughs

[@jelancritic3158]

@@TheRealZubes Can't Wait.

[@amaristudent9456]

@@TheRealZubes Lookin forward to it.

[@davidesterley3163]

TheRealZubes I am definitely down for a sequel

[@travislooney4539]

Perfect for my Friday work day !

[@nigelflood7074]

Great show , looking forward to next episode

[@Silverstroke123]

I need to know where the Tiffany's Mera shirt is from. Pleeeeease

[@draiseg6178]

I love the hat Tiffany!!!

[@ChristopherZubin]

Pirates of Dark Water but with DC characters...sign me up

[@Ryan_reflects]

I’m actually interested to see more parts for this theme of the Dark Multiverse Batmen books!

[@Slickback_Zach]

Good, Bad n Ugly has returned!! Life is whole again!! Thank you ComicPop crew! You guys are the best

[@bradwatkins7564]

Great way to end the week.

[@ericmorgan3981]

I’m sure she’s already done it but if it not Tiffany should definitely go as Rose the Hat for Halloween

[@Revanxbone]

IT'S AMAZING WE GET THIS!

[@chimeraantking954]

Want to see the rest of the other Dark Batmen on GBU

[@loganshirley9058]

Sounds like Tiffany is prepping a Theros campaign lol

[@thefrozenshadowking]

I hope this gets a part 2

[@ScronnyJohnny31]

Looking forward to a potential sequel. I think Red Death and Dawnbreaker were my favourites, so I'd love to hear the crew's fresh takes on those characters

[@Zoopadoopa23]

These books always forget that there are multiple superman level or higher, heroes living ON earth. Captain Marvel/SHAZAM alone would hand him his resignation to life. Billy can’t be canonically killed without magical interference flubbing his powers.

[@joezilla6615]

That would have been the coolest way to counter bad Supermen. Bruce uses a time-spell to have his 8-year old self get SHAZAM powers instead of Billy Batson, then has The Orphan Knight (or something) come to the present day to fight Clark. Plus it's magic, so all causality can be hand-waved.

[@Zoopadoopa23]

Joezilla that sounds super cool ngl, I’m surprised we don’t have a SHAZAM batman

[@fearnloathingingeneral]

Dawnbreaker (Evil Green Lantern Batman who Lights) was my absolute favorite story of all of these.

[@galvatron3323]

Huzzah a Friday treat cheers.

[@tylerzimmerman757]

I read this whole series, tie-ins and all right before Covid happened. I remember really liking the main series and a couple of the tie-ins. My least favorite might have been the Cyborg Batman but I liked the art of that book.

[@EmperorsVenetians]

Love the episode. A sequel with the evil Green Lantern/Flash/Cyborg issues would be cool. I got all the issues & the green lantern one is my favourite, followed by the Aquaman/Aquawoman one.

[@davidesterley3163]

I’m actually glad you didn’t go with The Batman Who Laughs for one of the three, it would had been too on the nose, plus I skipped the floppies and went for the trade but then picked up the reprint of BWL origin for Batman Day ‘19

[@comixproviderftw_02]

"Does Doomsday have a logo?" I think that's the logo used for Doomsday in the Smallville show.

[@josephroszell]

For the superman in devastators backstory the visuals show a kryptonite spear (bat v superman) but I think when devastator saw Batman who laughs I can’t remember exactly but he says about him that led me to believe it’s an injustice type story so I think it’s combo of injustice/bat v superman basically devastator comes the universe where Batman is most proactive in fighting superman

[@Iwoply]

Yay more is coming 😁

[@Pulido1mex]

Is there a tpb with all the evil batman's?

[@Zoopadoopa23]

Supermans death metal appearance is my favourite look of his, since I’m not really a superman fanboy. Favourite Batmans gotta be either the Devastator or the Merciless.

[@vidalruiziii1245]

I've been mentioned this a few times buuuut dark knights vs infinity warps lol🤣🤣 as much as I despise the warps story I would love to see the reactions

[@JorgeMartinez-fo5mv]

I love this choice!

[@ChristopherZubin]

Well if anyone is taking bets, my money's on Dawnbreaker...really a depressing read.

[@uncannyhumantorch3704]

Bryce Wayne- “when that light hits the tide it’s not just a call it’s a warning” 😂

[@GitShiddy]

Can't wait for the Drowned vs Grimm Knight vs (I guess) Red Death finale. I got all these, because Comixology had them as part of the subscription for Metal, and I only remembered connecting to The Drowned's story...until Grim Knight. That'll be a battle.

[@pjgarcia3492]

Can sal and Tiffany try to explain Fallen Angels from Dawn of X please? Like I was so lost on it even after the reread and I need someone to explain it in extreme detail

[@KD_ComicArt]

My favorite is between the merciless and the red death

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

22:43 That is so specific. I'm pretty sure that actually happened to Tiffany

[@joshuanelson6795]

Good call not including The Batman Who Laughs because it probably would have been the easy winner.

[@joshuanelson6795]

@@aurahoneydew9607 I liked it.

[@anthonylynch423]

Do an episode with secret wars tie ins!!!

[@comicpop]

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[@catandogclone7880]

The Devastator - Transformers Devastator turned into Batman and doomsday. Bat woman the drowned - rule 63. Batman The Merciless - loneliness + craziness + loss of a loved one.

[@thefrozenshadowking]

I hope they do the other 4

[@CptCrash21]

Tiff is way too cool for this scene.

[@ethannurtjahja160]

Hopefully the next Dark Knights is out around the time the 2 new ones are

[@Insane-Howl-Cowl]

I loved all these Bat-folk way more than Laughs. I wish they got more time.

[@padrehernandez188]

No, Ben! No! It's Bat-Manta.

[@UncleBlerd]

This episode brought to you by the yhe word "DARK"!

[@ryanmiller6103]

Out of these three, the drowned batman is my favorite

[@Emperor-kong]

Long time listener, first time writer. A newbie to reading comic books. Where can I buy digital comic books?

[@comicpop]

www.comixology.com/

[@Emperor-kong]

ComicPOP thank you! X of swords was the thing that finally made take the dive in to comic books.

[@nerdydragonfan8673]

😁Do you know what all three of these Dark Multiverse Batmen have in common?😁 They all take action because they lost a loved one.😄 Merciless lost Diana, The Drowned lost gender-bent Selina Kyle, and the Devastator lost his unrequited, love Superman🦇💘. LoL

[@ryanmiller6103]

Tiffany is giving off rose the hat vibes. Is this intentional? If so awesome Also go watch doctor sleep people

[@brumtownmiller6130]

I think these stories makes no sense because they dont need too. Its a universe created by fears and nightmares of batman. Nightmares are usually irrational and nonsensical

[@darkturnwabler]

For the doomsday one i thought it was superman under darksied brainwashing

[@LordVanOskuro]

Why don't they just use indigo light on the dark knights? That should make them less of a problem.

[@JPeeper]

Of all these tie-in books, I though the Cyborg Batman book was the best. Going in I had 0 expectations because I don't like Cyborg that much, but the book was just so damn good. Red Death was also a good book. Of all the tie-ins, I thought those two were the best of the bunch, with the Joker Batman in 3rd.

[@diegoyerse593]

yaaassss, sequels!!!!

[@kenlsten4651]

Funny that you didn’t do dawnbreaker. “What if Batman’s tragedy and emo-ness broke the GL ring and made him the most powerful lantern? Because no actual GL went through something as bad as seeing their parents dying” *remembers emerald twilight, xanshi, Alex Dewitt in a fridge and Jessica Cruz’s origin to name a few* 🤔

[@comicpop]

0:18

[@kenlsten4651]

@@comicpop Sorry, I commented before watching like a jackass. I just hate that story so much.

[@trevsdead]

Best dark knight is red death for sure

[@worstman2259]

Where is Dawn Breaker, Red Death, Murder Machine & The Batman Who Laugh? You only show Devastator, Drowned & Merciless.

[@TheRealZubes]

If you watched to the end, you'd see that we teased the idea of a sequel episode. As, GBU is a show that puts three books up against one another (hence Good, Bad, and Ugly), we only selected three of them.

[@comicpop]

0:18

[@daoust26]

The dawnbreaker is the best one

[@bradyburleson4569]

Evil Cyborg Batman is the best one of the Evil Metal Batmen.

[@Silverstroke123]

Doesnt Mr. Bones just have invisible tissue?

[@gtarrant2000]

(paraphrase) 🤨If you want rainbows and sunshine, go to another Multiverse.... Strange, 🤔 where have I heard that sales pitch before....🤯I believe she has revealed herself to be the Tiffany Who Laughs

[@markuscriticus8278]

Devastator is the best. I know he seems liek the dumbest-"Batman but DOOMSDAY" but no kidding, not only is he a meaningful representation of one of his fears, he is far better character than the actual Doomsday.

[@whathanul5798]

Of course the only Fembatman would be the only one with a sense of fashion.

[@Silverstroke123]

Sylvester kyle? Does he talk with a lisp and slink around hunting canaries???

[@XSaintsFireX]

Red death is the best

[@redsteel1151]

All right I came up with ideas for how to make the devastator/the merciless Batman better or least come with a better story for them like the devastator instead of just Batman v Superman as the origin for the devastator why not injustice God among us basically when Batman gets that super pill that makes him tough enough to fight on power with Superman Superman beats up and breaks Batman's body worse than bane He's crippled Batman to the point The only thing he can really move his head and he gives Batman the super pill drink his body tougher so he can be done on him even more and then lasers his logo into his body and in order to save Batman they use bits of doomsday and brainiac brains and Brawn. This is as far as I got for trying to make the devastator work or at least come with a better story for him I still got nothing in terms of how to make the name work if someone reads this tell you come with something better how to make the name work or story to make the name work or just come with a different evil Batman name that makes more sense. As for the merciless Batman well not much I like the story overall but they could definitely make his armor more bat-like make him something more of a Dark Knight. It's all I got right now off the top of my head.

[@marioacosta-warren921]

So who does everyone think would win if the Dark Multiverse Batmen fought each other? we can throw the Grim Knight in there. even if the winner is obvious to you we can talk runner ups.

[@stevemartin3706]

HANDS DOWN. BATMAN MURDER MACHINE is the COOLEST evil version of BATMAN of them all. WB needs to make a ANIMATED MOVIE of these EVIL Batmen.

[@ComicsLamar]

Dawnbreaker

[@gregthafinneser1875]

how is red death not here 😭😭😭

[@comicpop]

0:18

[@katiedaly3040]

Ya

[@daniellenihan9832]

Also they are right, the action figure of merciless is better, and more entertaining then the actual character.

[@cubencis]

These were fun for pointless off cannon storytelling imo. Much better than Injustice for example

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

Nobody: Batman: I think I'll turn myself into Doomsday. I honestly would've loved it if the Doomsday story was a parody of BVS in a way. Where Superman is just going around and Batman is so paranoid that keeps coming up with ways to defeat him for no real reason.

[@EDUBKTFO411]

My favorite is Red Death. Batman and Flash merged together? Take my money

[@noahniemi2968]

McFarland toys Making Batman the Mercy less action figure

[@EdoItachiAnbu]

Good morning to everyone who likes Batman V superman

[@cha5]

EdoItachiAnbu I prefer World’s Finest