Batman's most messed up villain

Comic Book: Batman: The Black Mirror (2011)
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artists: Mark Simpson (Jock), Francesco Francavilla
Music used:
Don't Look Back by Matooma
Left Behind by Gal Lev
Resonance by Shahead Mostafafar
Out There by Emanuele Errante
All Hope Abandon by Alon Peretz
Waking from the Dream by Charlie Ryan
Darkness by Jordan Hatfield
I Remember You from My Scattered Dream by Kyle Preston
Medium by Jon Gegelman
Many Persons in His Head by Max H.
Static Tensions by Amulets
Oval Window by Yehezkel Raz
The voices created for these videos combine elements of voice acting and the integration of AI technologies - Voice Changers like (Voice.ai),
Text-to-speech (TTS) technologies (Uberduck, Elevenlabs) and etc. This means I can speak into a microphone using my own voice and sound like a well-known actor (or use (TTS))..
For now fair use is a complex legal doctrine, and its applicability can vary.
People who inspired the voices and deserve all the credit
(The voices are not in their original form; the pitch and tempo has been modified).
Narrator inspired by Morgan Freeman.
Barbara inspired by Ashley Greene
James Gordon, Jr. inspired by Matthew Porretta

[@Nomoredrama2000]

This could make for an excellent horror/psychological thriller if adapted on screen.

[@mandalorianhunter1]

Honestly a sequel to year one would be perfect

[@venomfan2020]

DAMN, LIKE A SPINOFF TO JOKER??? THAT'D BE _INSANE_

[@cetomedo]

There's an anime called Monster that's very, very close to that concept. There's no superheroes though, its devoid of all fantasy elements.

[@jjqq4116]

Batman is basically as boring as superman as a protag so it's the endings are always trash. I wanted the bad guy to win. As the good guys didn't earn it.

[@pillow1557]

​@@jjqq4116 🤫🧏‍♂️

[@Kagira2006]

The scariest thing about James Gordon Jr. is that he's... realistic. There are a lot of serial killers who were just like him.

[@thehermit761]

name me some

[@fvckpoly]

@@thehermit761literally every single one

[@claudiaorozco560]

How exactly?

[@bensoncheung2801]

111 👍

[@WiIdOutLaw]

@@thehermit761 The main one he's inspired from, Jeffery Dahmer.

[@josedarocha2949]

For god's sake, Jim Gordon doesen't have enought on his table? He is a Police Officer in Gotham, IN GOTHAM, and writers still gives him a Psycho son!? they are trying to compete with spider-man's writers to see who is more sadistic!? (but the DuB was Great)

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

Bat man spider man and the punisher, when these three combine they take take the form of : *a bleak and incurable depression*

[@AzguardMike]

and plot twist, the mother was actually Harley Quinn. She pulled a Talia and raped him, had his baby and left him on the doorstep. Jim did a paternity test and tried to raise his son the best he could, but it was all for naut. Ok that never actually happened but, give them time. The women in the comics are massive rapists. Be it Shado, Talia, Cheshire, The Goblin Queen....

[@elongatedmanforever1252]

​​​@@AzguardMike They were??, for some reason They act like they arent, if They were men id be a big deal.

[@elongatedmanforever1252]

​@@AzguardMike Dont forget harley quinn is Defintley one herself.

[@IvanKiselyvov]

​@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvusYeah. I didnt think of frank castle until ypu mentioned him. That guy has it rough as hell

[@mikeattard3543]

Everyone: The Joker is the most messed-up psychotic freak there is! James Jr.: Hold my beer!

[@Reddotzebra]

I wonder if Mr. J would congratulate this guy or try to kill him for being crazier than he is?

[@MrSpannners]

Hold my pint of blood

[@Eli-uw6zt]

Hold my pills

[@nicolovoci7265]

Professor Pyg

[@Raincloud5137]

​@@nicolovoci7265 You didn't have to got that far man

[@sorsomething709]

Messed up? Seems perfectly sane for Gotham standards

[@garganrose]

He’s perfectly sane he’s just evil

[@Jesús-s6c4b]

Real.

[@ManOfX305]

@@garganroseNo, he’s psychotic, if you’ve read Batman Year One, you see the kind of head trauma he had to go through. He likely has shaken baby syndrome which in turn, opens a door for mental illnesses.

[@jacobzamora4628]

He's like Jeffrey Dahmer

[@Jon_Hing]

It is sane for gotham standards Take Black Mask. He made a woman eat her own husband's eyeballs turning her insane

[@galatic-wyvern2993]

2:00 oh, just a HAWK HIDING IN MY CLOSET! NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT

[@jagoz7465]

Eh, just an average Giant Hawk

[@Lezm]

For real, why the hell was a Hawk there 💀

[@ZombieBrains_]

Most normal experience in gotham

[@patrickhizon5763]

Commissioner Gordon sounds like Martin Sheen...the narrator kinda sounds like Morgan Freeman

[@all_these_damn_kids_are_em4658]

Hawk tuah

[@onidogg1593]

The editing was perfect here tbh made it feel like I was watching a true crime story and not just a guy reading a comic to me

[@TellyVee]

agreed

[@SynnekoNya]

This was giving me hella Death Note vibes ngl... as if Light were a serial killer without the death note... the whole setup and family too.

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

what's funny coz in the TDK trilogy the kid who played Gordon's son also played Joffrey in GoT, which, as we all know, is a complete psychopath

[@cetomedo]

Gives me a lot more Monster vibes. He's like discount Johan.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@cetomedo monster was more subtle, you’ve made me wonder how much influence the twins from black lagoon had from monster.

[@Zzzodiackillerrr]

The ending was literally beat for beat with Deathnote when he got caught.

[@peterhellgren2962]

I’m sure it was in ”Batman begins”, but he didn’t play Gordon’s son, just a kid in the narrows.

[@jonhdoe6303]

Am I tripping or did Gordon not check that bathroom in the dinner?

[@greenmumin]

He should have LOL

[@destroyerfam3785]

Would’ve been nice continuity if he did

[@Izzyduude]

Wondered the same thing.

[@JZXS_Edits]

Ikr 😂

[@czarnykarol5747]

he checked the diner after Jr left but there was nothing in the bathroom. just water from the sink.

[@Tousicle]

17 MINUTES?!!?! .... I'm making popcorn.

[@dreamfev.r]

I just had a chunk of cheese torn off with pomegranate juice call me weird

[@Tousicle]

@@dreamfev.r that sounds phenomenal

[@300kyuubi]

@@dreamfev.rokay that actually sounds really good right now

[@rich8666]

That was amazing please do more comics like this the narrator the voice actor 10/10👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Leavemebejewtube]

your hands are Brown. You should wash them from time to time buddy

[@Tricxxx23]

@@Leavemebejewtubeuhh it’s race bro.

[@3sixgod36]

Another Tuesday in Gotham 💀

[@JR_Purplehollow]

This is excellently put together. The sound effects, the scouring, the voice actors , the editing is all great

[@jiyu9277]

It’s AI voiceover

[@celsos.arestalll7013]

17:53 that's Batman Beyond's problem.

[@oldaccount_marcel]

wait but lowkey it actually kinda make a perfect segment to it I mean, isn’t Gotham in Batman Beyond more corrupt and more dangerous, with more gangs also running around?

[@Razor_n_scalpel]

Honest reply

[@ignoranzaco.3178]

Who is that baby?

[@gourdguru]

@@oldaccount_marcel yes, and while i don't have actual receipts to character ages etc., the beyond timeline shows bruce as finally starting to get old and being less capable as a main reason for his retirement(he grabs a gun in the field in a panic because he's struggling to keep up), and shown with grey sideburns, so that would probly be bruce hitting somewhere around 50 years old, and then in the actual events of beyond he's clearly at least 70-80. if we do the rough math: - age 18-21, bruce returns to gotham and begins acting as the batman. - assume a year or two before finding dick grayson at age 12-ish, then around 7 years with grayson as robin before he becomes nightwing, bringing our age to 30-ish. - assume jason is brought on after dick leaves, more to keep up appearances than anything else, and has a short run(before joker takes him out) of about 4 years max, putting us at around 35-40 years for bruce. - it was around 2 years before bruce brought tim on, and tim had another around 5 years of service as robin, bringing us to around 45-50 years old for bruce. - assume Damien is going to be robin for a similar 5-10 year stint, and bruce's age starts to catch up with him around this time, with his multiple near death experiences and dick taking over as batman(during which time this story would occur) serving as evidence bruce isn't able to keep up anymore, causing him to retire sometime during this period, between age 55-60, cutting damien's run short and either forcing him to take up the cowl or to retire as well. this leaves about 20 years between retirement and finding Terry McGuiness, putting bruce at around 80-ish. the timeline would fit, and while it's no explanation for Beyond's major villains, it would perfectly explain the younger anarchic petty crime gang members like Ghoul from The Jokerz gang, etc.

[@NeoN-PeoN]

Commissioner Gordon can't catch a break in ANY version of Batman.

[@bobfg3130]

There's an antidote to Jim Gordon Jr's formula. The children can be administered the antidote and they will be fine.

[@TheKeller101]

I don't think Gotham is quite so bad as to administer child murder...

[@pancakes8670]

​@@TheKeller101I think he means the literal antidote formula that Batman used to cure Jrs psychopath syrum.

[@TheKeller101]

@@pancakes8670 oh yeah, I guess that could work too lol

[@juliancamacho3837]

These are so amazing please keep these longs stories comin!!!

[@aSimpleTailor]

Good job man. Listened to the whole thing.

[@suiginmigasuto3356]

This is quality Batman stuff right here.

[@suiginmigasuto3356]

I mean seriously. This is as "Batman" as you could possibly get. This is good shit.

[@UltimateZenith]

Imagine what Christopher Nolan could’ve done with this story

[@doofsivaworshipper8015]

I whole 17 MINUTE vid. I feel honored. Thank you keep making vids. Their amazing.

[@willowierwaif7363]

17mins of pure perfection, thank you!!!

[@attonattonatton]

Please keep making these videos, better than most tvshows/movies

[@aSimpleTailor]

Gotham is so depressing.

[@doomslayerthesentinel.6707]

Why do people still live there? Another thing is that it wouldn't be if Batman started killing the bad guys.

[@anuschijansachchi9680]

His videos are getting better and better.

[@lightningsam]

Very well made. I honestly felt like I was watching a movie 🍿

[@qwasbae5854]

The most unbelievable thing about this comic is that the daughter of the frickin police commisioner who is also frequently targeted by Gotham's nastiest criminals doesn't at least keep a gun hidden on her at all times. I mean come on!

[@MartezDGoat]

No Killing Rule.

[@qwasbae5854]

@@MartezDGoat his daughter has a no killing rule?

[@universatechus]

@@qwasbae5854she’s closely tied w the bat family so most likely she has one

[@overlordtealover1128]

She does, but also she's usually the "lady in yhe chair" and they don't expect their enemies to target barbra

[@ErithAnerith]

She stuck a knife into her brothers eye. I bet she was hoping it'd kill him.​@@MartezDGoat

[@susanroche597]

These voice actors are Ai labs Really happy with the results tho. Make more! ❤

[@BigScaleBaller]

damn really what AI

[@JonathanCute-e4f]

Huh 😅 cool

[@TheTomahawkCatcher]

Sounds like Liev Schreiber (Sabretooth in Wolverine Origins).

[@Darkstar77_1]

Martin Sheen. Was driving me nuts initially, but for Jim Gordon, Martin Sheen is the voice. Honestly a pretty good fit.

[@JF-cd5hc]

Oh, that's it! I couldn't place the voice until you said it.

[@MrSpannners]

"But it was just a hawk with a big rat" This made me laugh out loud at 1:45am and I don't really know why

[@BREAKocean]

Whoever did the voicing for this is amazing.

[@jiyu9277]

It’s an AI voiceover

[@andresortiz2901]

''Little Piece of Damian'' 17:26

[@dr.markus-level3researcher]

Lmao 😭

[@brucenatelee]

Without empathy, we subject ourselves to our own weaknesses. Nobody else there to share each other's strengths.

[@Scipio488]

Individuals who are so "strong" (or think themselves so) make society impossible and society it what actually enables us to live, succeed, and thrive. A world where everyone is simply out for themselves is a world where EVERYONE is miserable.

[@n00bfest32]

@@Scipio488 how do they make it impossible?

[@Agent_Chieftain]

Empathy is not a universal good. It's a tool in an emotional tool box. Too little empathy, and you become an anti-social loner who can't cooperate in a group; which is necessary for a stable, productive civilization. However, too much empathy is also a problem, specifically because of psychopaths like Gordon Jr. Giving empathy to such people is like throwing it into a bottomless void. They will take and take, but never reciprocate. Worse still, they will use and abuse your empathy for their own benefit.

[@n00bfest32]

@@Agent_Chieftain it’s 100% a universal good. you genuinely don’t run out of it, almost everyone is capable of it, and yet people still advocate “keeping it to yourself” so you don’t magically run out of the ability to care about others. the world is certainly getting less cool, the more we spread ideas like that.

[@kaiz1845]

@@n00bfest32 It's not running out of it lol, it's that there will be those who misuse it. Empathy is ultimately just a cool party trick. What really matters is justice. Punishing people who make the wrong choices. Bringing consequence.

[@haraya_manawari]

this would actually be a pretty nice live action sequel to the Dark Knight trilogy

[@mandalorianhunter1]

After you read and watch Year One, you realize that one of Batman's most insane villains is born there.

[@maximianocoelho4496]

"Hello Dick!" Gets me every time.

[@h27]

Stumbled upon your channel and love how u bring these comics come to life! Looking forward to more DC content from u

[@jamiemeansjamesmusic]

I'd say this guy is up there with the messed villains like Professor Pyg and Dollmaker

[@RiasatSalminSami]

The art design was excellent. Really matched the tone of to story. Also I like James facial design. His face and his overall look really gives that uncomfortable vibes.

[@wr5488]

He’s my favorite Batman villain! I love how scary he is while being a normal guy. Favorite scene is him and Gordon at a diner. James excuses himself and goes to the bathroom for a minute. When he comes out he apologizes for taking so long, he says he murdered a waitress and stashed her in a stall. Gordon immediately gets up to check and James goes ‘cmon dad it’s a joke’ and Gordon sits back down. As they leave after dinner a red pool starts forming from under the bathroom door. Dude is unhinged. Hated his death/revival. Joker killing him is lame, and him coming back as a Talon is even lamer. His Hannibal lector vibes are perfect as is.

[@Alexander-Lionheart_1881]

Naw I'm glad joker took him out😂😂

[@Alexander-Lionheart_1881]

KZbin I have hundreds of different accounts, stop deleting my comments or I'll rain down hell fire in these comment sections

[@keittkatranch5167]

If anything, he should have killed the Joker.

[@Bane520]

Was that blood pool real? Why wouldn't Gordon or anyone else see it?

[@wr5488]

@@Bane520 I dont think anyone besides the reader sees the blood pooling out.

[@ianfinrir8724]

According to Batman, the one villain he truly hates is Victor Zsasz. I think that says a lot.

[@kaliyuga9895]

Your Channel is awesome thanks for the almost 20 min video

[@M05tly]

Wow, it was so well made it only felt like 5

[@a-animations8163]

Light Yagami? Nah, we got James Gordan Jr.

[@hoapham7389]

I'm loving these so much

[@darkon1093]

Greatest channel on this website ngl💪

[@thetalantonx]

Very well done! As long as you continue to keep the explanation in your descriptions and make sure to edit the results Uberduck and 11ElevenLabs gives you so that it sounds *inspired by* a style and voice you're set. Your pairing of the music with the rest of the audio design was on point, and your edits and framing were fantastic. Well done. Subscribed and will be digging back into your content.

[@bryguytyguy]

I can’t believe you got Alan Wake out of the dark place for this

[@o_o-037]

I like How James Jr sounds like Light Yagami from Death Note. But instead of killing criminals, he kills innocent people. It's poetically dark if you think about it.

[@crimsonskystudios]

If this story could be turned into a movie I genuinely believe it could top The Dark Knight in terms of story by a LONG shot.

[@mr.knightthedetective7435]

If Matt Reeves decides to make Hush the villain for The Batman 2, I hope he uses James Gordon Jr cause he perfectly coincides with Hush

[@minhdao-nn7ho]

Your channel is amazing dude

[@loganguppy9356]

This is awesome I'm so glad I found you!!!😊

[@Ronin_Vector]

Gotta love the time when Batman thought to himself "How do I track down the most fucked up mind in the multiverse? (The Batman Who Laughs) I know! James JR.!"

[@wassabbi8034]

Very cool. Looking forward to the next upload

[@mraintnevacare]

The baby at the end...

[@bobberry1463]

Ulu feel like this be the perfect explanation for why in batman beyond there so many new big villains.

[@qwerty84-w9h]

17:50 the honoured one

[@_blankface]

I dont know how it took me this long to look up comics on youtube

[@UncensoredScion]

That is an absolutely fucking cool story

[@jkiture]

Dude your content is amazing

[@sarahjane7886]

This is really good

[@Jojo-vq4vg]

.... Man this was awesome and how it's done!!!

[@KaiMangaKnight]

So... Jim Jr grows up to be a psychopath. When he was a kid, his son gave him a speech about Batman "being a hero they need but not what Gotham deserves. A silent guardian. The Dark Knight".

[@chc8551]

This was fun to listen to. I would love to come here again for more narrated stories 🙂

[@Randomcontent133-y9v]

Underrated channel ❤🎉

[@southerncanadiancoins757]

not going to lie batman saying can i play to was the most badass thing batman could do

[@madrogan]

Wow. This is the first Batman villain that left me feeling very uneasy.

[@donniecash1737]

Thank you. really enjoyed the video.

[@davidalangay1186]

Gosh, that's one heck of a story. The cool thing about it is that Batman wasn't the main protagonist this time. It was Jim Gordon!

[@carlosmerces]

Really cool, keep doing it

[@kevingunning9259]

We need a legit Batman Horror Movie ASAP, rated R

[@weedingadmiral9431]

I think good thriller/criminal would be better, just returning to the roots of Batman.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

@@weedingadmiral9431 That's just The Batman, we've done that.

[@faustinoelia965]

your vidoes are the best .the voice is just the best . wish you could make longer vidoes

[@muleboy3537]

Are there only three names in Gotham? Harvey, Jim, and Barbara

[@DreadGB]

Bruce, Bess, Martha, Thomas, Dick, Jason, Tim, Damien, Alfred, Harleen, Selina, Bette, Katherine, Stephanie, Helena, Cassandra, Jean-Paul, Lucius, Onyx, Claire, Julia, Duke, Henry, Lucas, Basil, Harper, David, Jonathan, Oswald, So at least 32!

[@twilightsparkle2764]

Can you please do more short, dark stories like this? This is fantastic!

[@gokublack3107]

I love how dark and sad the ending is alone with the music

[@thepresidentofatlanta]

This deserves a live action adaptation

[@buddybaldur768]

The sad part about this comic is that everyone knew what he was on some level and just choose to ignore it and that led to a lot of people getting horribly unalived

[@silversalmon9909]

Thats typically how it goes tho. Manipulative ppl specifically target ppl high in agreeableness, because they are more likely to buckle under social pressure and unlikely to speak out about odd behaviour, in order to keep social peace and cohesion.

[@johny1220]

16:22 I love that line, such a Nightwing thing to say! Also, this story is really creepy man, the poor babies.. 🥲

[@enigma7310]

*Gotham is just Chicago with extra steps...*

[@mrnukes797]

Detroit

[@ssgoko88]

You put it in bold because you're so confident you told a great joke you need everyone to see it Or maybe you're just desperate for attention so you repeat the things you see on tiktok and get confused when nobody praises you

[@enigma7310]

@@ssgoko88 *YOU A FAN YOU A FAN YOU A FAN...🗣💨🗣💨🗣💃🕺*

[@nctpti2073]

Junior did all that at the end with a knife buried deep through his eye socket? Umm.....

[@AudioGreenade]

First time on the channel and this is the 3rd video I'm watching. I like how you add sound effects and edit the videos, it adds so much to the tension. 👍

[@willchee4366]

Superb video. I'm a new subscriber. Perfect video to play when stuck in a traffic jam.

[@ahabduennschitz7670]

Gotta say the Voice Acting here is on Point. Gordon and Graysons Voice fit perfectly

[@c0mrade1]

i need y'all to take in that this guy is reading a sheet of paper and is only narrating and editing this video to appear scary, amazing video job well done 👏

[@milano.e5861]

dawg i watched all ur vids keep the work up !

[@Patisdead]

James Gordon jr is so messed up he's literally Jeffrey Dahmer

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

There’s some influence but they hard hardly similar

[@overlordtealover1128]

I love these VAs

[@Athravdingledegenbutnotbased]

James Jr sounds like what the Joker does on an average Monday morning

[@hdofu]

Got respect Jim for giving Ben Wolf a hand when he needed one.

[@almondmagnum8604]

It would have been funny if Junior was, in fact, innocent. And his family shunned him for years by mistake.

[@JaseHarraden]

That was scary as hell “Hey Junior, Can I play too?” THAT IS SCARY AS HELL

[@miguelanthony5775]

James and Safran need to get on this and make this a live action series 6-7 episodes of this

[@theonechillbeing9317]

Can anyone ask me why James Gordon jr is messed up or what made him this way. So James Gordon is the most implicit horrifying villain or Gotham's criminal.

[@darknessends127]

his father put him in a cell across from joker to scare him straight jr instead admired the joker

[@BANANA42k]

Sometimes it's a tumor in the brain, head trauma as a baby/young child, or glandular issues making them prone to rage, etc. Also some people are simply born without empathy and remorse for their actions. Psychopaths just happen sometimes.

[@seeleunit2000]

​@@darknessends127 Jordan couldn't have just giving him a spanking or have Batman strike fear into the kid ? Those would have seemed like better options

[@EmptyMan000]

@@seeleunit2000 Only an idiot thinks physical punishment or fear can make a psychopath stop being a psychopath. Problem is there's too many idiots.

[@bonosustabletop]

Antisocial Personality Disorder

[@mhernandez378]

I just recently discovered your channel and it has been a blessing 🙏🏽 thank you for the amazing content

[@kevcan2372]

I feel like if Barbra went missing the whole bat family would be on the lookout.

[@penjamingwrangler]

AI Gordon sounds like Martin Sheen or The Illusive Man to others

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

Did they ever follow up on this? Even if it's just an Elseworlds thing, I'd love to see the twenty year jump where it turns out the plan worked and there's a whole new nightmare in Gotham. It could even have parallels to what happened decades ago with lead poisoning and increased criminal tendencies.

[@DecoderWalrus]

I like how I never heard of Commissioner Gordon Jr. and then when he shows up of course he's a serial killer psychopath

[@shimaalcarrim7949]

Excellent channel

[@ragecawk]

Most messed up is saying a lot. Holy moly

[@DipsYourFriendlyArtist]

Fun fact: in kill the Justice League, part of the Arkham series. You can see a wanted poster of James Jr!