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This list is in response to my Top Ten Worst Moments in Marvel Comics that I published a few months ago. In due fairness, here is a list of the Top Ten Worst Moments in DC Comics. Originally founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications, DC Comics has grown into one of the two biggest comic book companies in America. They are the home of such flagship characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League. Despite their enormous success, they have had their fair share of horrible moments. This list examines ten of the very worst things to ever happen in DC Comics. This list is arranged in chronological order of when each event was originally released.
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10. Superman Makes a Adult Film with Big Barda
9. Emerald Twilight
8. Superman: At Earth’s End
7. The Dark Knight Strikes Again
6. Identity Crisis
5. All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder
4. Amazons Attack!
3. Countdown to Final Crisis
2. Final Crisis
1. Justice League: Cry for Justice
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[@codekillerz5392]

What if I told you, you can like Marvel AND DC at the same time?

[@TheKulteska]

+XxtrollsniperXx unpossible

[@cottoncandykittens2954]

Dude, I'd just say that you're a genius.

[@codekillerz5392]

What if I told you, you are correct in that statement?

[@cottoncandykittens2954]

CodeKillerz Then I'd say that you are right.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

CodeKillerz BLASPHEMY

[@mrhappy0121]

I liked identity crisis a lot.... It was the first thing I had enjoyed from the main DC universe in over a decade

[@artturner2054]

identity crisis had my favorite fight scene in comics: Deathstroke vs the Justice League. taking out the Atom and Hawkman with just a laser pointer. . .epic

[@davenoneya1092]

I read comics for about 26 years and in that time I don't remember a major DC Villain called Dark Seed. Can someone enlighten me? Is he a new character introduced since the horrid New 52 started? Is he a love child of Poison Ivy and the Floronic Man? I know who Darkseid is but I must admit Dark Seed escapes me. I guess my once vast knowledge of comic books has begun to vanish from my brain.

[@javierobregon2081]

Yeah I haven't heard about about Darseed ever... I guess he's a pretty obscure character... or Darkseids parallel counterpart.

[@Price-fw3bw]

he's superman and spiderman's actual dad. you'll find him in SpongeBob: weeks of future present #1738

[@VzDARKzV]

+Dave Noneya I think it's just the way he pronounced it; because I myself have never heard of a Dark Seed and so far haven't found anything on google that implies that Dark Seed is a existing character.

[@arturodejesuscruzcasab9502]

+Adrian Rivera Hey, I have the variant cover for that!

[@ItsButterBean1020]

Woosh

[@g41g32]

Darkseid ... Darkseed? Corps ... Corpse? Boy Wonder ... Wonder Boy?

[@TheGeoshark]

I actually DO have an encyclopedic knowledge of DC's history and I still have know no idea what was going on in Countdown.

[@QuintMarvel]

I ALSO have an encyclopedic knowledge of DC's history, and can tell you Countdown was very simply, profoundly stupid. There is no secret to it. What you saw was what it was about.

[@sonicrush44]

I know what you mean. Personally I see it as one huge clusterfuck of an event in comics.

[@TheGeoshark]

Say what you will about dumb marvel events like Marvel Zombies, at least those largely affect characters that anyone actually cares about (looking directly at you, Morbius).

[@QuintMarvel]

TheGeoshark Marvel Zombies didn't affect anything. It's noncanon.

[@sonicrush44]

Actually it did. It affected the Ultimate universe and created that version of the fearsome four.

[@thedredmanable]

"Hey killed the entire Green Lantern *corpse* " Eyyyyy.

[@joluoto]

Top 10 worst moments in DC comics: 10. New 52 9. New 52 8. New 52 7. New 52 6. New 52 5. New 52 4. New 52 3. New 52 2. New 52 1. New 52

[@fuckakakaka]

there are still gems in the new 52. Animal Man, Swamp-Thing, Dial H, Demon Knights, Azz's Wonder Woman were all good. and the best part all those crap events in the past got erased. Batman's lore has taken the worst hits from the reboot i'll say though

[@captainwhatsits]

fuckakakaka What about Scott Snyder's "Batman" though? Every issue is a classic there.

[@fuckakakaka]

I Can Dig That i loved Court of Owls, but didn't like it's ending. hated Death of the Family didn't read Zero Hour actually what i'm saying that Batman lore has taken the worst hit is mostly the Batman family, 6 years for 4 robins, thats just stupid, should have been a real reboot if they did it with the rest, except GL Dick isn't close with any of the Titans or even met a lot of them Tim wasn't even "Robin", hell he's nothing like old Tim don't get me started on the Batgirls but Jason got a better end of the stick of them all at the very least Grant Morrison and Geoff Johns should have been allowed to finish their Batman and Green Lantern runs before they decided to reboot the universe honestly

[@joluoto]

Yeah, while a reboot was getting kinda necessary, this one was handled very poorly. No real thoughts about continuity and issues it presents (Green Lantern continuity is kind of a mess since it still relies heavily on pre 52 events that hasn't happened in this continuity). Also, the way you start a reboot is with strong stories, and while we got some good stuff, we got piles of garbage mostly, like that dreadful Red Hood and the Outlaws, and how they handled Teen Titans and Superman (well that got better, barely).... the list goes on New 52 is how to not do a reboot, while DC quality was already diminishing pre new 52, the reboot was supposed to finally turn the tide, not make it even worse.

[@Aristocratic13]

So how you feel about Contigency? I was introduced into DC comics when New 52 started. Before I was all Marvel

[@tomfou]

Can't stop laughing at his miss pronuncation XD. English is my third langauge and I could've pronounced them correctly XD.

[@nohomers100]

DarkSEED!!!??? It's DarkSIDE!!! Say it right!!! ChowDER? ChowDER? Its ChowDA!!! Say it right!!

[@ababy8261]

Are you bitching about him not being a comic geek?

[@fleabagrusty]

+Don't do drugs Or fnaf says the one who compares Fnaf to drugs....

[@WakingScissors]

Well, it's spelt "Darkseid," so I understand his confusion.

[@phillyblunt1763]

DarkSEED is DEF the ACTUAL pronounciation, as is LOOTHER not Loo-Thor like they say on the cartoons. It came from outside sources not in the comic world who don't know or care to say correctly.

[@StevieStitches]

Superman did not make an adult film with Big Barda. Sleez commented that Big Barda's strength of will is great. Sleez also comments on Superman's strong moral fiber making him resistant to Sleez's power. All they did was a G-Rated hug and kiss. Jack Kirby hated it? Where is the evidence of that? John Byrne is actually a big fan of Jack Kirby's and Jack Kirby was interviewed with Stan Lee in 1987 and John Byrne's work was brought up when asked if there is anything new they admire, Stan Lee said, "The DC series the Watchmen which I think was absolutely superb. There's the work that John Byrne has been doing. The work that Frank Miller has been doing. Their very sophisticated and their very dramatic and their very cinematic. A lot of them write and draw and they definitely have their own styles." Jack Kirby said, "The younger people have absorbed a lot more than we did, Stan, I think that's what it's all about today. Their understanding of life and what they produce is on a very realistic scale and I don't think that there is anything visually around us that the younger people haven't noticed, that's why I respect the younger people." kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2Lce42Bedx8iKc The Dark Knight Strikes Again art is more cartoonish, that doesn't make it "ugly." The story is refreshingly different, not a repeat of the first Dark Knight Returns at all, that doesn't make it "poorly written." Batman doesn't come off as a "hate-filled madman" at all. Batman is the mastermind behind the take down of Luthor and Brainiac. There is plenty of Batman in the story. "Immature, sexist and blatantly disrespectful towards all of the characters and their legacy"? That is totally ignorant and shows the book went over your head. It's fun, sexy and blatantly returning respect towards the characters and their legacy. It's a love letter to the cosmic Silver Age comics in many ways. Frank Miller's work is so misunderstood, mocked and dismissed as crazy by lazy ignorant fanboys. All-Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder was about why Batman needs a Robin. That he needs a restraining figure. Batman as created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane originally killed and fought the police. Read the Batman Chronicles volumes, kids. Alfred gave Dick Grayson a bacon cheeseburger and french fries and milk on a silver platter.

[@derekgray5338]

thecooooolcat I don't think this guy knows what he is talking about or is a comic book fan at all. with all his bad mispronunciations I think he more or less read online reviews to do a top ten cause he ran out of ideas. I loved the dark knight strikes again and villain hal Jordan. it was a refreshing take on a classic character.

[@LazerDude]

Someone has been watching Linkara...

[@kryceksangel]

Also Identity Crisis threw in the Nightwing who plot wise was supposed to be in the Manor recovering from being shot

[@thewerewolff7248]

Darkseed? Green lantern corpse? Robin the boy wonder? Read the script right

[@gintori5329]

Uk

[@thewerewolff7248]

gio charkviani I'M FROM AND LIVE THE UK AND I'VE NEVER SEEN MISPRONUNCIATIONS LIKE THIS FROM US.

[@redrod8140]

+gio charkviani racist idiot

[@redrod8140]

+The WerewolfF he said robin the wonder boy

[@steburg10]

Being British is not the reason he mispronounced those he’s just stupid. I can say them just fine

[@LiLNikoable]

I believe that the New 52 deserves to be on this list

[@THectOrtiz]

And, btw it's: Robin, The BOY WONDER!!!

[@leepeffers9331]

DC's worst moment: Inventing the most boring, overpowered superhero. Superman.

[@RbkARI]

Without him, there'd be no other superheroes, DC or Marvel.

[@leepeffers9331]

Superhero Fan I'm sure somebody else would have come along with a superhero idea.

[@Ms18girly]

Yawn. Another comics reader who doesn't know what they are talking about. Perhaps if you learn to read in a more literary way (comics are literature after all), you would be most satisfied.

[@leepeffers9331]

Ms18girly So you're making assumptions about my reading ability just because I'm not on superman's jock? Being a DC fanboy doesn't make someone a literary genius... My statement has nothing to do with reading level and or comprehension.

[@Ms18girly]

Lee Peffers You're right. I didn't have enough information to say those things, it was just the way you worded your statement that made me feel you were a shallow reader. Could you explain to me your distaste for Superman?

[@moderncombatarts2956]

Why would emerald twilight make the list? It was a great story line that revamped GL and introduced the next popular lantern character. Also identity crisis was very popular for its story. This list seems based more on preference than outcome

[@BigFatCock0]

Seems like some people just don't like their beloved super heroes getting into any real conflict.

[@DKConnections]

ElMoShApPiNeSs This is the one thing I have taken from this guys videos on the subject. It seems many, many of the issues has with the comics in the lists, are taken from either when bad things happen, or when heroes do bad things. Its almost child like.

[@jedijones]

Jay Kay CMJ When the stories get retconned as the character being possessed by an evil demon or something, you can't deny he has a point. It's out of character for a noble hero to suddenly become evil.

[@pushon10]

Superman taking a walk in J michael Stracynski's run

[@jakebryant3445]

Yea and his poor way of helping a suicidal woman(Grant Morrison did it so much better)

[@praxicoide]

Obviously more recent stuff will be remembered easier, so this leaves out a lot of terrible stuff that DCs done in it's long history. Even sticking to post-crisis DC, we could mention: How the Justice Society was abruptly cancelled and the killed for no reason in Zero Hour. The almost hateful way Amethyst saw her world collapse, her family disintegrate, being snubbed by her mother and finally willingly walk into a nasty, violent death. How Thriller, one of the best comics of its time, got botched because editorial mandates made the creators leave. The hotline set up to vote on whether Jason Todd would live or die on A Death in the Family. How Sarah Essen Gordon got shot in the head by the Joker just because a major story arc was closing and somebody "had to die" (!). The horrible "Face to Face" series in Batman, where long established rogues get killed for pure sensationalism and Batman willingly trains Two Face to be an expert at martial arts before abruptly cutting him loose so that he would go insane. The original and literal woman in the refrigerator moment that is the murder of Kyle Rayner's girlfriend. There are lots of other times when characters are off'd, but these lead to new possibilities or make for great storytelling. These and so many more, though, are just cheap.

[@StevieStitches]

Mario Morales Refreshingly knowledgeable comment from a guy who really knows DC history!

[@ggt102]

Mario Morales I have to disagree with you on the Jason Todd one. At the time a lot of readers didn't like the character and I don't think giving the readers an opportunity to influence the story through a vote is a bad idea.

[@praxicoide]

I guess it's all up to personal opinion, but Denny O'Neal wasn't happy with it and he wrote that he thought a lot of people voted for Jason to get nixed just to see if DC would do it. If the writers wanted to off hm, then they should. You can get a feel of it without calling an actual vote, which is contingent anyways. The end result isn't that bad. Instead of a smarmy 80s edgy Robin, we got a 90s geeky Robin, but at that time, well, dot dot dot

[@ggt102]

Personally I think Knightfall would be a better fit than A Death in the Family. Knightfall is that story where Bruce Wayne is replaced by a guy that turns out to be a PSYCHOTIC KILLER!!!!

[@praxicoide]

Could be, but that was on purpose. It was the edgy 90s and they thought that a good route for the character to not get classified as antiquated is to give readers an Image-type psycho killer and then have everyone hate him. Obviously it was a commercial ploy too, like the Death of Superman or Emerald Twilight. It gave us Bane, in any case, but it was really gut-wrenching at times, like when Bruce was tossed from the top of Gotham's version of Times Square.

[@madalaine4992]

i died of laughter when you said 2 clones of Adolf Hitler stole Bruce Wayne's body! OMG! It sounds so stupid!!!

[@pushon10]

I like Emerald Twilight.....and Zero Hour. Watch gonna do 'bout it?!

[@brendanhughes9642]

Emerald twilight would be a perfect elseworlds story, but it destroys hal's character. They punished him for recreating coast city! Why? He's mourning. The guardians understand emotion right? They even let John Stewart marry another green lantern, so why not let Hal mourn for his city? Other than that, the story is epic, but works better in an alternate universe.

[@jakebryant3445]

It's still somewhat of a tragic story. He lost everything plus a bug monster possessed him

[@valkon_]

So basically if you have "crisis" on your title,game over

[@5foldunderstanding547]

This Narrator is either reading out loud someone else's (unknowledged) amateur opinion. Or its A Voice-over resume thing for like A radio job. No knowledged DC fan could possibly pronounce so many nouns incorrectly. & Btw James's Robinson's - JL "Cry for Justice" limited series, was supposed to be Dark. Its in the Wake of A (somewhat questionable) Crisis. How can you be turned off by The ATOM (Ray Palmer) torchering Ol'school villains; by going inside their head & jumping. *& the only characters killed were ancillary one's at best. DC stood to gain more stories in their absence.*

[@5foldunderstanding547]

***** First off. One could argue (& win the argúment) simply by stating: Robinson's "JL. Cry for Justice" is A good noteworthy story because its almost A decade later & were still talking about it.. Seriously.. *-People don't talk about "Bad Storys" at all, let alone in excess 8yrs or whatever later.* Ask yourself. How dangerously concerning is A villain; who never does anything evil enough to emotionally affect our HERO & the reader's emotional PoV. Hmmmmm.... Especially too long-time readers who follow the continual DC universe & its progressive evolution. Alot of us are sick of 'the same old silver-age song & dance' (which today costs alot more & usually has no payoff). So- *Robinson upped the ante. He took Prometheus & made him threatening.* A perfectly believable modern Villian. Who's been there, done that. In A very short time period (one could argue Prometheus's storys has ran its course). *Robinson used all of which beautifully, in the wake of A Crisis. By using A classic Dark "eye for an eye" template with some of America's favorite characters. & If we both agree the little girl is an ancillary character, well than; who cares about her future?* DC stood more to gain in the wake of her catastrophic death, than they did watching her grow-- into yet ANOTHER archer. As fot Roy Harper (Speedy/Arsenal/ Red- blah) you call "an anti-hero" which is colloquially ubiquitous, synonymous hyperbole & A mute point. DC was trying to make us care about All the branches which stem frm the GrnArrow (i believe the 8th member of the JLoA) tree. Which validates his blackhearted quest for vengance. It All makes sense with the sepration of League, interior "Family troubles" on multiple levels. *I don't get- what you (or whoever) doesn't get about A solid Dark Story. That makes perfect "real-Superworld" sense in the wake of A Crisis. It was beautifully drawn. Something new for Oldschool DC fans, that was also absent of the "Big 3". All the more kudos for "Cry For Justice" A dark thrilling (rare) emotional read.*

[@AmericanPsychonautV]

James Robinson wrote "Blades" in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight in the '90s (illustrated by Tim Sale)

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Dark and retarded, having heroes act totally out of character, and killing Lian Harper one of the nicest most innocent characters in DC for a fucking shock value death, yeah this story can fuck off

[@ShawnsterVideos]

I agree. This v.o. is horrible. The guy's proper British English is better suited for a dry news reporter, which does not fit the subject of American comic & superhero products. Plus, not enough graphics to illustrate what's being said. Horrible.

[@5foldunderstanding547]

***** It is huh.. Its like An audition, resume-sample for A Radio/V.O. job. There's just way to much incorrectly pronounced DC Terminology. Which should be routine for someone who has A DC acumen- high enough to make A top 10 list.

[@barilj]

Thanks, I found this channel really enjoyable to view. Keep up the good work.

[@kinanradaideh5479]

Dark SIDE! That's how it's pronounced. Sorry I had to :P

[@DeanStrickson]

Dark Seed! It's a fitting name for a male African-American porn star! Also, "corps" is actually pronounced "core".

[@AmericanPsychonautV]

Wesley Pipes, AKA Dark Seed

[@DetectiveHootjustcallmeNathan]

its spelled darkseid thats most likely why he said it like that

[@DeanStrickson]

***** It's spelled "corps" but is pronounced "core".

[@Jay0253]

MediaGold Why can't it be pronounced both ways? O.o

[@ObiWann90]

Identity Crisis was a huge part of DCU lore, it was the spark that ended with Infinite Crisis, the repercussions were EPIC!!!

[@bengates9722]

After watching this, I realised that you have no knowledge on comics and you have only read reviews, meaning you haven't read the books. You cans even pronounce simple words such as Darkseid. I'm off to put my head in a blender and drink darkseed coffee

[@asura2545]

do not forget the time in which superman tells supergirl about incest and how it would be ok by kryptonian law

[@asura2545]

Action Comics 289

[@asura2545]

good luck

[@marquiskrystal]

You must watch a lot of Atop the fourth wall. because you nailed this list perfectly.

[@callac]

I don't know how the green rings are capable of choose someone for beeing brave but not leaving the person that they choose when they start to get crazy... like Hal Jordan and Sinestro.

[@fablefay]

I feel Emerald Twilight was one of the more memorable stories of the DC universe. Sure it wasn’t “kid friendly”, but it was the first time in my young life that I witnessed a hero became evil - a valuable narrative lesson, but more importantly a brilliant, unexpected end to a much beloved character. Hal Jordan then became The Spectre which I thought was a stroke of genius. I find modern comic book writers don’t take anywhere near the same risks as they did here. I also believe Identity Crisis was again an unexpected but brilliantly written story that evolved the universe in a much needed way by giving depths to otherwise clichéd, dare I say interchangeable, characters and killing off somewhat boring heroes who were all brought back to life in some way not long after. When will you do the top 10 best moments in DC comics?

[@thebarksman]

Without emerald twilight, we wouldn't have the awesome green lantern rebirth and the subsequent geoff johns epic run.

[@MegaFortinbras]

The word "corps" is pronounced "core".

[@chipo715]

whoa whoa whoa, Identity Crisis is one of the worst moments in DC History? since when? That was a good book. It goes without saying that what happened to Sue Dibny and Tim Drakes' Dad was messed up and sad but the story was really entertaining. It brought a lot of stuff to the table like how these superheroes are able to keep their families safe, what happens when a villain discovers one of their identities which happens fairly often, and makes the Dibnys one of the sweetest and tragic couples in DC. And Ralph Dibny can then go on and become a detective maybe even better than Batman in the "52" yearly event

[@pytko3]

It's an awful story that deserves it's scorn. Identity Crisis is one of the worst books I've ever read.

[@Nightman221k]

Paul Cipollini Identity Crisis isn't well liked because it turned the Justice League International book which was the fun, light-hearted superhero team and they made it the backdrop of a brutal rape that only existed because it was retconned in as having happened but having been covered up. Sue wasn't shown dealing with the rape since it was only shown as something her friends were sweeping under the rug by wiping Dr. Light's mind (and possibly Sue's since I honestly find it hard to buy that it would never come up in the history if it was something she had happen to her years ago, and I can't possible imagine that Sue would be anywhere near okay with Dr. Light going free even if he was mind altered to be a simpleton). Besides that the Dibnys were always a fun and happy couple so making them have such tragedy was ill-fitting and seemed to cruel just for the sake of being cruel just to try to be dark. Not to mention the fact that they killed her in a really over-the-top circumstance. It's not enough that she's murdered horrifically but Ralph finds out after she's dead that she was about to say she's pregnant and this all occurred on their wedding anniversary. Besides that Jean Loring's motivation was bullshit, she broke up with Ray Palmer! Not the other way around so making her do it all because she wanted him to notice her and go back to her is so non-sensical that even if we go with the "well she went insane" excuse. And Tim's dad getting killed bugs me because I liked that Tim was different from the other Robins since he had a living biological parent.

[@chipo715]

Nightman221k ok, for me it was different. A murder mystery / thriller story that was something new. And it addressed these characters home lives / secret identities. Yes it was dark but Im not the type of person that freaks out because one writers story changes something. I think people should take arcs like stories a writer wants to tell that are in a preexisting universe. Im ok with a writer trying to tell a different story or try a different way of telling a story. If it doesnt work or changes things about characters that I dont like then I stop reading or just forget about it. That story specifically I never heard of the Dibny's before that. After Identity Crisis & 52, Ralph & Sue were one of my favorite couples

[@Nightman221k]

Paul Cipollini If you like Ralph and Sue Dibny I'd highly recommend the Gerald Jones, Mike Parobeck, and Ty Templeton Elongated Man series, it's incredibly fun and entertaining with fantastic art by Mike Parobeck. And I actually will agree with you on the fact that when I read story arcs and I care more about the story than continuity in most cases. If the story is great, then its easy to look past the changes and appreciate the writing. But if they are just doing mean-spirited stuff for the sake of it to be edgy and the changes deeply affect character's histories (the whole mind-wiping thing with Dr. Light) it just seems too hard a ill to swallow. And I don't get offput by things being really dark if it works. I've liked the many dark twisted Batman stories over the years, but it just feels off to inject something as twisted as that into the lives of characters who never had any hints of it prior (Zatanna, Jean Loring, Sue, Ralph, etc.) and it almost seems like it wanted to try and be Watchmen only that it was using pre-established characters whose histories just didn't work for a story like this.

[@chipo715]

Nightman221k yeah while i liked IC, Im not a fan of movies/games/comics using rape as a plot device or for shock value.Its uncomfortable and its rarely handled right

[@David315842]

TopTenz British Guy was a British Guy who narrates for Top 10's, however for some bizarre reason he was programmed with the corpse of a Dark Seed, because of this he was unable to say 'Boy Wonder; but 'Wonder Boy' an awful lot. The corpse of the Dark Seed could not be removed and he kept miss-pronouncing words forever. For those who want to know; Green Lantern Corps (pronounced core) and Darkseid (pronounced Dark Side).

[@superoxas64]

I thought final crisis was a very interesting book, but it definitely was difficult to read and follow along. even when I try to look up videos explaining the story in depth, it's always half-hearted and many things are skipped or completely ignored

[@kennethmalone4689]

The thing that irritates me the most about lists like this is the fact that it's clear the narrator, despite talking like they're authorities on the subjects, show their horrible unfamiliarity because they can't pronounce some of the key names.

[@MarcelinoToysExpress]

Identity Crisis was a great book.

[@RickReasonnz]

One of the best, what the hell! Bad list!

[@jakebryant3445]

The book isn't bad just some of the plot.

[@basketcase386]

ı think it was a great comic book too

[@irock2rap]

should have been an elseworlds.

[@lissfirefly9517]

If the finding the girl in the fridge isn't on this list, I give up on this channel.

[@blacksabbath8542]

Emerald twilight was cool

[@jaspercamino2110]

Good video ! Though I cringed every time I heard "Dark Seed" lol

[@tacocat1457]

You know this shit's real when you start off with superman making a porno

[@basichuman2679]

Lol

[@StreakyBaconMan]

How does non-canonical books make it into the top 10 worst moments in DC comics? If it's not canon, it's not a moment in DC comics at all.

[@BiggyPeezy]

7, 6, 2 and 1 shouldn't be on this list. Terrrrrible list.

[@ldiod4374]

6 and 2 aren't that bad, but 7 and 1 were both universally panned.

[@thewalrusclown]

What, no mention of the 2011 reboot??????

[@shoutenry]

The New 52 is controversial as well, but it's not unprecedented at all. The DC's continuity system has been one of "Crisis Reboots" for decades. Honestly, it's a ton more palatable to me than Marvel's "rolling continuity"... which basically says anything the editorial staff wants not to have happened hasn't happened... but if we want to use something from 40 years ago that would normally completely destroy continuity... we will. And then we'll explain it away by making the story not have existed if it wasn't popular. One basically throws past comics in the trash. The other keeps all of them, but only really in a rather mean spirited fashion.

[@roar91328]

shoutenry if by controversial you mean its shit then yea its controversial

[@roar91328]

shoutenry yet marvel comics sell far better then dc comics do why is that could it be dc has one flagship character (batman) were as marvel has many popular and likeable characters.

[@shoutenry]

roar91328 They don't actually sell much better... the market share has been in dc's favor for quite a few months now... Marvel's art style has more variety but less consistency. DC's house style of art is more consistent but less varied. The numbering via storytelling is also different in that Marvel restarts the numbering for comic lines for each story arc while DC only does so if a line sells poorly, is cancelled, and requires resurrecting. A la Teen Titans/Suicide Squad. Honestly, as a reader of both sides... DC currently has an edge. The complete mixture and time paradoxing going around with the Avengers + X-Men lines as well as the basic death of the Ultimates line have really put Marvel on a rather ugly track that they're going to need to finish out of and then retcon hard... But you don't actually care because I'm rather sure you probably haven't ever even read more than a few dozen comics outside Marvel and DC in your life... There is no competition. Get over yourself. Good comics are good comics and bad comics are bad comics. Doesn't matter who's selling them.

[@roar91328]

for quite a few months huh you realize for almost ten years prior to new 52 marvel was beating out dc in everything but batman comics right. my point is valid if your too much of a fanboy to accept it then fine but the only reason publicity stunts like the new justice league comics are profitable is because people like seeing heroes fighting heroes. the truth of the matter is dc needed to be revamped but the new 52 didnt revamp it they destroyed decades of continuity cause geoff johns didnt like it.

[@ericpleasant7225]

I disagree about IDENTITY CRISIS I felt that it was terrific. It was just a bit too real for certain comic book readers.

[@ericpleasant7225]

***** Let us get real, ever since I was a kid people were saying that DC's output was all old-fashion and out of date and Marvel was far more up-to-date so-some thirty years later-they get very adult-even outdoing Marvel-and so-called fans demand that they go back to the light, primarily colors and bland output-that was not really selling in the first place. What do you people want from your comics?

[@ericpleasant7225]

***** I thought that it was a very different slant on those characters-something that lead-to me-into a horrible mess like the other CRISIS series-and it does put the heroes in a different light after 70 years. Which is disturbing I admit.

[@dxcSOUL]

I don't know I thought it was great. It was my introduction to DC and I don't regret it.

[@anarchiousgaming]

This is pretty dope. for more effect you should add examples in the video of art work and story telling and what not it will liven this up a bit more.

[@anarchiousgaming]

will do

[@OGRunner]

Sorry, another vote for Identity Crisis. The fight scene with Deathstroke was excellent. Also it is noted the reason Dr. Light was such a chump was due to the mindwipe.

[@juanrosell4883]

I totally agree, I enjoyed Identity Crisis so much!!!

[@shoutenry]

***** It's basically fine other than Kyle Rayner not immediately stopping Deathstroke and Black Canary not kicking his head in. Wally getting stabbed is understandable because of how much history Deathstroke has of getting into his head.

[@shoutenry]

***** Again, it's rather in character for Wally to get caught up in his emotions and screw up majorly. Not like this is the first or even the fifth time that Deathstroke had been able to seriously injure a speedster. Sure, Wally is basically the greatest speedster of all time... but everyone is weakened in team titles. The worst team titles are those that basically make excuses to NOT use the big guns anyways.

[@shoutenry]

***** Hell yes! If only.

[@jimmyboyle3543]

Identity Crisis is a masterpiece of superhero story telling, and I find it fits perfectly into the tone of DC's universe.

[@TheDoctorFF]

At Emerald Twilight I was like "I don't see it. I thought it was a rather interesting and well done story in hindsight. I can see how it'd be unpopular when it first came out, but after johns I have more respect for the story." As for Identity Crisis WTF? It is one of my favorite DC stories. It's original, well written, focuses on characters that AREN'T Batman and Superman, and it kept me guessing until the end. It was a great story

[@ori6inal-gam3r17]

Mate the word corps, it is pronounced cor not corpse... you sound British so get it right for God's sake.. "Wonder Boy" WTF it's even on the cover of the comic, and everybody should frigging know it's the Boy Wonder.. please get someone else to narrate your videos..

[@johnmoyer1682]

I thought that Raven interrupting Dick and Kory's wedding and impregnating Kory with a demon seed was incredibly bad.

[@morbidchid]

Robin the Wonder Boy?

[@Ironcabbit]

Like Krypto the Wonder Dog?

[@Greeno86]

I'd disagree about Identity Crisis, that is a good story and some really good parts e.g. Deathstroke taken on the JLA.

[@Greeno86]

I don't think he necessarily out willed Green Lantern though at that close a proximity and the fact that he would have plenty of will power himself he very well could have. As Justice League War says the ring works on willpower and concentration, Kyle initially couldn't concentrate while Deathstroke was crushing his hand. The book even says it was the 1 fight Deathstroke was unsure of and I think it implies he was buckling before Green Arrow stabbed him in the eye and if he was, Kyle was probably fighting through the pain and regaining his concentration.

[@brandonmaloney9758]

identity crisis was great

[@pytko3]

No it wasn't.

[@MarcelinoToysExpress]

Yes it was. It was one of the best.

[@pytko3]

Marcelino Soliz It was one of the worst.

[@energon]

Identity Crisis is the crossover that started the downfall of the post-COIE DC Universe,which became so bad they have had to reboot it twice since. (Three times if you count the Flashpoint Universe.)

[@brandonmaloney9758]

l'm doubling down, crisis was so good it should be the next dc movie

[@ZoanBlade90]

4:10 Although, on a high note, it spawned the "I AM A MAN!" meme.

[@thejohn2617]

That...Thumbnail...SHOULD......NOT...........................................EEEEEXXXXIIIIISSSSTTTT!!!!!!

[@pjamese3]

Actually, I liked Identity Crisis. You may call it "mean spirited", but I think it was good storytelling...and it did address the problem of how heroes keep their identities from being discovered (or broadcast.) The villain mind-wiping seems a smart thing to do and - yes - it is a slippery slope to abuse. I also like the idea that they changed Doctor Light to a 3rd tier villain to use as a punching bag to help train the Teen Titans.

[@davidwhanford3645]

It's pronounced dark-side, not dark-seed.

[@mchapmond]

I agree with most of this list but Identity Crisis and Emerald Twilight were both excellent. Especially, Identity Crisis which is one of the best, most heartbreaking events of all time.

[@brendanhughes9642]

Emerald twilight shouldn't be canon. Other than that it's an awesome story, but an elseworlds stamp on the cover would be appreciated.

[@danielmedina9519]

I thought that that Identity Crisis was pretty awesome

[@blixer8384]

What know one could expect was Frank Miller going completely insane.

[@hassanpalomo4705]

emerald twilight was awesome. you crazy top tens.

[@bengates9722]

+TopTenz no, the 2nd, following me. 'Darkseed'? It's Pronounced dark side

[@blackpeter70]

+ben gates I guess you could pronounce it either way. Darkseid comes home from the pub, with his new best friend. He puts some Barry White on the turntable. After he turns off the light, in the middle of the Beast With Two Backs, he yells, "Here comes the dark seed, Baby!"

[@johnnyb2687]

Grant Morrison's entire Batman run. Talk about poor characterizations and complete arcs based solely on shock value.

[@jamessingletn8196]

I loved Identity Crisis!

[@RegularGirl79]

Damian Wayne should be on that list

[@dASDFGism]

That thumbnail is haunting me

[@RegularGirl79]

Sasha Banks is My sister He's just annoying as hell, acts like a complete brat, isn't grateful, etc.

[@544001]

Regular Girl Damian Wayne is a great Robin, killing him off was one of the worst things DC did in the New 52

[@544001]

Regular Girl There's no law saying that the Robin character can't ever evolve, that's ridiculous and boring. Also Damian being a part of the League of Assassins is exactly what needed to happen to challenge Batman's flawed "no-kill" policy. And Stephanie Brown blows imo

[@RegularGirl79]

***** But it doesn't need to evolve because the original idea cannot be evolved when it was perfectly fine. Jason was already challenging that as Red Hood, there is no need for another one to do so as well.

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Stop it! Corps is pronounced CORE, not CORPSE. (face palm) Darkseed?

[@ababy8261]

Are you bitching about him not being a comic geek?

[@foxymetroid]

+Don't do drugs Or fnaf He's complaining this guy can't pronounce a word "Corps" properly. To be fair to the guy in the video, the letter P isn't usually silent in most words that contain it.

[@ababy8261]

foxymetroid I don't care anymore

[@mumzly1]

Superman made a porn but what they didn't tell you was when the porn turned into a snuff film when he came and blew the top of Big Barda's skull off. Oh and it's pronounced Corps like core not Corpse like a dead body

[@wesker75]

...hehe - and I also like Identity Crisis :D

[@jakebryant3445]

What's funny is that two of these bad comics were Frank Miller's work

[@LordSpleach]

Green Lantern Corpse!

[@LordSpleach]

Amazins!

[@LordSpleach]

Darkseed!

[@Uknow_imright]

Wonder Boy!

[@hezekiahramirez6965]

I'm not sure how you kill an old corpse, exactly... Unless you're talking about a vampire or something. Or a zombie maybe. So Green Lantern killed a vampire? I don't remember anything like that happening.

[@chinomsookafor4564]

Pronunciation: Dark • side not Dark • seed

[@chinomsookafor4564]

***** Ah ok. Watched the video now and I guess it makes sense.

[@Matt-so3wq]

Corps is pronounce "core", not "corpse". You would think think that the narrator would know that, considering his people invented the language he is speaking.

[@laurabarlow1132]

That's rich when Americans say Arkansaw when the spelling is Arkansas where the W come from?????? Plus there are some other words that Americans pronounce wrong as well, but God for bid if a BRITISH person pronounces something wrong. I am you voted for a man who could not say nuclear

[@laurabarlow1132]

***** and the narrator prounced corps how it was written to on the piece of paper given to him. That fact that most of this comics are more sold in America that England u would think ppl would get off their high horses and chill out he probably only sat in a recording studio and hasn't seen the video. And back to arkansas where did the w come from??????????

[@Matt-so3wq]

Laura Barlow Laura, that is how you pronounce Arkansas. Stop arguing, because no matter what you say you will be wrong. With regard to the narrator, his job is reading things, so he should learn to read.

[@laurabarlow1132]

randomdigits so do u know what the script said and how things where spelt? And why will I be wrong because I speak proper English and not so called American English. So before ppl jump down the narrators throat think he didn't write the script he only read it the ppl who wrote could have spelt it wrong

[@Matt-so3wq]

Unless the script read COPRSE instead of CORPS (which is ridiculous), he read the word wrong. Also, "proper English" doesn't matter when it comes to proper nouns, such as the name of a state (Arkansas). I promise you- if you go around saying Arkansas the way you think it is pronounced, people will think you have a learning disability. If it helps, I am not American, and I doubt you speak proper English, seeing as how your grammar is horrible.

[@RobDBailey]

emerald twilight, identity crisis and final crisis and cry for justice are well renowned as great runs. also robin the wonder boy.. boy wonder. if this was done in film version like the Nolan verse. people would love it. which they did, because batman was a dick in them. countdown had some good moments. the story didn't make sense to people who didn't buy all f the comics... well yeah, that's like saying if you go to take a crap during a movie and comeback you miss bits.

[@RobDBailey]

do you actually know your shit, because the way you talk... it dosent sound like it. cry for justice isn't just one comic, that's just one example. and if were talking about things being out of character that goes into continuity and the whole DC company have destroyed that over and over and will continue to do so, I mean in original comics, superman killed and batman used guns.

[@RobDBailey]

the title of the thing where DC's worst moments... so yeah they would count.

[@RobDBailey]

but the discussion was kinda about characters being out of charcter and this is some of the biggest examples.

[@RobDBailey]

if it was that bad I really think they would have deleted it from their time line basically imedietly. but it was part of hal jordans character for many many many years. its events like this that builds characters. and maybe your partially right that its not out of character for them to kill at the time.

[@RobDBailey]

half of that didn't even make sense, they introduced John and guy without killing the corpse... so yeh

[@dominicrigsby8547]

Emerald Twilight was not a bad at all. It was awesome.

[@richiericch8158]

Three words teen titans go

[@jakebryant3445]

Eh that's actually mild compared to Amazons Attack, ASBAR, and Countdown

[@ranmahalf]

What about Flash rebirth? Bringing back Barry Allen was a bad idea.. But not as bad as bringing back Jason Todd.

[@gangs20003]

dark...seed?

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Certain events in the new 52. I won't lie, there have been some AWESOME runs in the new 52. Batman, batman and robin, batgirl( despite that they had to remove oracle, Gail Simone's run was awesome) animal man, pure awesome. Than there was red hood and the outlaws(specifically what Scott Lobdel did with starfire ), and Scott Lobdels teen titans run( the current run is leagues better) breaking up Lois and Clark, making Wally west black( I'd have just as much objection if cyborg was made white) just to name a few.

[@mahelatabraha9385]

how was identity crisis is bad it was one of the best events in the comics books history you don't even know comics books.

[@dabunnyman9133]

Valid list, although I liked Identity Crisis but should have been set as a stand alone Elseworlds series rather than part of main continuity. Hope you'll do a list one for Marvel, heck Spidey alone can get a top 10 worst stories.

[@mynameishubbabubba]

please stop saying wonder boy.... lol

[@Geezyk]

***** Don't redo it, it's too good

[@lavonalewis8568]

So Frank Miller is basically trolling himself and everyone else? And still getting paid all this money after all this time? You have to admit that is genius. Soulless, but genius.

[@cmam8246]

Geez...

[@r-monsolace2630]

Lol.

[@jrwith]

Cry for Justice was awesome! Green Arrow essentially did what other heroes wouldn't do and killed a Prometheus because not only was his "son" crippled but he lost his "grand daughter" to this mad man. Prometheus wouldn't have stopped and would have ended up killing more people.

[@mabos555]

i agree i hate Frank Miller's work. it is a huge shit! even TDKR was shit in my opnion hated it! i'll never read any frank miller's work again. i read TDKR and TDKSA and some of his Daredevil run and Sin ciry. i hated each one i read!!!

[@mabos555]

i also hated the work of Grant Morrison in DC. his run of X-Men was good, but in DC he just make everything shit in there. it's good cuz i hate DC comics right now i'll wait when the New 52 will end or something

[@pious83]

mabos555 His run of X-Men was good.. until Planet X. Xorn as Magneto made no sense at all and yet after reading Final Crisis a few years later, I see Morrison seems to enjoy generating implausible scenerios in much of his work.

[@mabos555]

still don't like him

[@mabos555]

who us awesome and why?

[@thebestofthebest5724]

Hey I love TDKR it's one my favorite batman stories

[@StudioInkblot]

It's almost as if they just skimmed a list of Linkara reviews.

[@thecomicnation1085]

Man, your voice is sooooooooooo dull! Are you doing that on purpose?

[@thecomicnation1085]

***** oh... umm, okay then

[@shsronmurphy1746]

+TopTenz ha ha nice

[@Xone9]

Hey, you asked.

[@mikethompson1983]

sounds like the dude version of siri lol

[@demonvalentine1]

While I disagree with the OP's comment, your retort is superb, Simon.

[@AdzPower]

I actually like the new 52, it gave me a chance to jump onto DC and not be overwhelmed by all the complicated storylines.

[@The1Floyd]

I don't think Wonder Woman will ever really recover from the just downright terrible stories and boring character development. DC have turned down multiple opportunities for her to have her own movie or even appear in one, and it's now believe that she just wouldn't work anyway. The Justice League film needs to get her right or she may go down as one of the worst character flops in history.

[@chipo715]

i guess you don't read comics anymore then? because Brian Azzarelo just ended his Wonder Woman run and it's one of the best comic book stories ever let alone one of WW greatest stories

[@The1Floyd]

Paul Cipollini Well that's a very good thing, I'm a DC fan over Marvel so I really want these characters to start kicking ass again.

[@doro626]

Identify Crisis was one of the best and well reviewed stories I have ever read from DC comics. I'm not a DC fanboy, so killing the characters didnt upset me. If was akin to tower of Babel in my eyes.

[@jackgore7240]

Good list 👍

[@TheZosonic]

Putting up Final Crisis because Grant Morrison is too much of a genius for most people to understand is silly.

[@WinterSteele]

This list would make Linkara proud.

[@bowielee]

Everybody hates on Emerald Twilight. I loved it.

[@robanddonovan]

I never understood why so many find Final Crisis to be confusing or hard to follow.. It's pretty straightforward.. And it absolutely skewers DC editorial, without trying to mask it at all.. And with what they did with the New 52, it made me appreciate Morrison's take even more. But I guess you either love Morrison or you hate him. I'm definitely in the former.

[@jameswalker7628]

Make your videos less boring to watch at some music would help.

[@LeeArdz]

***** Wow you still reply on these older videos that's pretty cool. I just found your channel and i'm just watching all your videos.

[@jameswalker7628]

Same here. I thought that was awesome.

[@glentalbot9166]

Linkara's Greatest Hits.

[@T-Fry]

"The wonder boy" who has ever called any Robin "The Wonder Boy"

[@wesker75]

Emerlad Twilight was pretty good to my opinion. Something totally unexpected - I liked it ;)

[@TevyaSmolka]

somehow heroes in crisis made identity crisis actually readable.