Wonder Woman Versus Batman (Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia)

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Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia is a graphic novel written by Greg Rucka with art by J. G. Jones. The work marked Rucka's first outing with the character, before he became the writer on the ongoing Wonder Woman series one year later.

[@hoahlola]

Me: "I swear to god, I will never J-Walk again!" Batman: "SWEAR TO ME!"

[@bent2461]

Batman is like "That's Gotham for you "

[@Airworthy55]

One of the primary reasons I find the interactions/relationship between Bruce and Diana intriguing is their conflicting ideologies, character, and personalities. Batman being born out of darkness, vengeance, and cynicism as opposed to Wonder Woman being an image of light, altruism, and optimism.

[@thomaspierce5835]

You mean Superman? Unless you mean romantic relationship

[@Airworthy55]

Thomas Pierce The relationship in general. Bruce questions how Diana can be so trusting and idealistic while she is often confounded by his detachment and mistrust. I believe both characters mutually develop as they attempt to understand and depend on one another. Although I must admit I have never been fond of the one-dimensional, contrived 'romantic' relationship between Clark and Diana. There isn't the same type of mutual development.

[@TerryTerius]

Airworthy55 honestly, I'm 99% sure that comes down to the author not having the imagination to make it work properly, and not an incompatibility with the characters themselves. Outside of comics, I've seen plenty of stories where they have been made to work romantically without altering who they are at all. Fundamentally, Superman and wonder woman are more alike than they are different. Granted, you can draw similar parallels between wonder woman and Batman.

[@Fenris30]

@@Airworthy55 It's only one dimensional because you choose to see it as one dimensional. You perception affects you reality. How does one who is the embodiment of Truth react to someone who's built up such a falsehood around himself that even he's blind to it?

[@JosephCantu-qq1yr]

Batman using Wikipedia for research going into battle?

[@Gaaaaaamer]

pre new 52 Wonder woman is the best thing coming out of DC rebi- ....oh wait... 😓

[@gar8177]

lol

[@warrenferguson5174]

_ Winter wow wow wow wow.

[@albertrex6851]

Why?

[@Soulkey_sbr]

0:52 Batman is like: Harder. HARDER!!

[@ballsweat5578]

Soulkey sbr he got weird kink

[@MrShika07]

deagleninja shup up bitch

[@mrwestsida12]

Soulkey sbr Jewish

[@bigblue7977]

Soulkey sbr 😂😂😂😂

[@ownthevoid]

Soulkey sbr No he's not? Stfu virgin. No need to sexualize everything.

[@alvin9033]

After helping him 1,000's of times, the plot armor karma finally catches up to Bruce.

[@Outlier999]

Frankly, Superman should be able to rip it off him or melt it off him with his x-ray vision.

[@CBrown]

Batman's intelligence has to be toned down, just like Flash's speed has to be toned down. It's not that it's "toned down" per say but that if Flash were just allowed to always do everything he has the potential to do in every instance, there would be next to no conflict in his stories. Here, I don't think it's that they toned down his intelligence but he can't know everything. He just can't. He shouldn't always win and sometimes you have to apply logic to Batman stories to make that happen.

[@draymondthegoatgreen4821]

Chris B. Fact.

[@Y2JLionHeart]

He can't know everything, but he wouldn't go into battle with someone like Wonder Woman and not know exactly what he needs to about Hiketeia.

[@nakarasblade]

Much as I agree overall in this case there's a difference between not knowing one of the most famous stories in history(the Iliad) and not being all knowing. Batman shouldn't know everything but he should at least know something that's taught in a large number of high schools not just in the US but worldwide.

[@CBrown]

Jay Hignite​ Think of it this way then, maybe Rob's opinion is a misinterpretation. Rather than his intelligence being toned down, maybe it was just a last ditch effort. Notice the panel where he says "I had to try". That leads me to believe that he knew this might not work but when he had no other option, and he had no other option, what else was there for him to do? Wonder Woman isn't like Superman where he can whip out Krypronite and weaken her when he has no other option. Wonder Woman is one of the most powerful characters in DC. What else could he do but try some sort of trick. Even if he knew it could fail he can always place a bet that she doesn't kown the rules fully and use that to his advantage. Just a thought.

[@Bluew0lfie]

Yeah I took it as him taking a gamble because he had no other option, he figured it wouldn't work but maybe she would be thrown off/not remember the rules exactly.

[@GandalfOfRivia]

A story about honor, duty and morality... and th people cares only about "Batman loses twice!" It's a elseworld dudes...

[@AhsimNreiziev]

+

[@eivor5453]

Cry me a river he lost

[@albertrex6851]

Dude ... You are not supposed to nerf batman like that .

[@GandalfOfRivia]

@@albertrex6851 Why not? She's a demigod, the only slighty weaker than Superman. Batman has no chance.

[@albertrex6851]

@@GandalfOfRivia Two Words : Agamemnon Contingency . 'Nuff Said

[@asdfg741852963]

Batman would never just try to bar-fight superman, so why he did this with Wonder Woman? He's intelligence was way lower than the normal in this history. Also by the way that he talk with WW,almost in a ignorant tone like man.. he's not like that

[@thomaspierce5835]

Batman abuses peoples good will a lot, especially when fighting characters like Superman. Right, if this were Superman, Batman could probably guilt trip him or whatever, and dashing past him would probably work. WW is a killer though, and that isn't going to work on her.

[@asdfg741852963]

Exactly man,it isin´t,and just a moroon wouldn´t know that. They dumbed him beyond the point of acceptable for the sake of the history

[@nerdsforever4852]

if she wanted to she would throw him through the earth

[@joseyataco1685]

André Luiz well in bvs he was an ignorant tone down man, but thats movies

[@dragonheart1236]

Nerds Forever um, no, no she couldn't. Yes, Wonder Woman is strong, but not that strong.

[@chrissorreda4982]

"Don't let me go *through* you Diana" "You *can't* go through me, Batman" OH MY GOD THAT WAS INTENSE.

[@16shogunelitegreen]

But he still won 😁

[@Simplystimulating]

🧐

[@blinkycosmo2158]

@@16shogunelitegreen when?? Last time i check his Face is being Stomp by WW. And thrown away by a Ragdoll. HAHHAHAH go and Cry

[@16shogunelitegreen]

@@blinkycosmo2158 Are you stupid? In every fight Batman had against Wonder Woman, in fact against every woman, he always WON. If the truth hurts you, GOOD!!!!! Now fill these cups with your tears 🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤

[@himathegreat2987]

@@16shogunelitegreen no he didn't, writers spank him only because of his plot armour. He's great as a vigilante detective , but without prep and Plot, he ain't winning

[@RebaHashiri]

Batman: "Don't make me go through you, Diana" Wonder Woman:: "Hahahaha, Are you serious, Bruce?" Batman: ".......... I defeated Clark, Soooooo." Wonder Woman: "True, But GREEN ROCKS don't work on me!" Batman: ".................. *tries to dash past her" Wonder Woman: *Quickly grabs him & throws him out of a window* Batman: "Ow.....". Wonder Woman: "Know your place, Rich Boy" Batman: "Too far........"

[@betaraybillfan1750]

Reba Hashiri Keep your day job

[@hcll707]

Lol ^-^

[@kingofthebis1068]

Reba Hashiri Superman should lazerbotomize Batman Lazer lobotomy worked against the elite

[@joshmeagher985]

Linguini Batman doesn’t have any powers.

[@imvocalinbed]

Ow = defeated F E M I N I S T L O G I C.

[@betaraybillfan1750]

I love watching Batman get his shit pushed in because it makes his fans make excuses for him

[@DarkChocolateGamer]

The issue is the Writer did a crappy job representing Batman, instead of being anyone with any bit of intelligance they made him this thug with batman's name that's here so people can feel like WW is going against a strong ally. Point 1: After getting kicked out once he didn't at all bring something to prepare himself when he knows he's going to fight WW again Point 2: Of all things he trys to do the ritual thing with no idea of why without any real research of it.

[@bozzmulattomulattonibba7381]

LeeroyGreen well maybe cuz he can prob defeat her

[@jaynyce5923]

Beta Ray Bill Fan Even you have to admit though, they REALLY dumbed down Batman in this. He would’ve definitely came in with countermeasures against WW after the first encounter

[@ZetsubounoKiwa]

People don't want wonder woman on their corner? My corner is Wonder Woman and Aquaman... Maybe also the Flash... But only if it's Wally West.

[@bigdurk4115]

ZetsubounoKiwa wally west is the best flash period.

[@ZetsubounoKiwa]

Yussss.

[@WannabeWryter]

Lpve me some Aquaman but Barry the og and Bart the young blood, ain't good enough for yah?

[@kennethmartin8715]

that's not what batsman would do. they most definitely dumbed him down for this story.

[@Y2JLionHeart]

Kenneth Martin: homeless in Houston This story could've been accomplished with any detective or cop coming to Wonder Woman and trying to arrest Danielle. I think they just wanted to have WW defeat Batman 😂

[@kennethmartin8715]

Y2JLionHeart agreed

[@Ali-bd6kb]

Kenneth Martin: homeless in Houston well they needed to have something flashy for people to buy this and realistically speaking you can't write stories like this with batman remember after gl rebirth when Hal offered batman the ring and batman rejected that didn't make sense either he would've realistically taken it and used it to enhance his crime fighting abilities not act like a pussy and be like "no I can't mommy and daddy got killed in front of me (cries heavily and squeaks like a kid)" Edit: I feel like my point wasn't clear I was trying to say that he's really smart and really powerful that you can't write stories with him where he's facing an obstacle that he can't beat in that story batman would've just been like "Clark Diana is holding a murderer she won't give her and just threatened to kill me" and superman would come straight away or he would reason with her and understand what's going on like a logical human being we already know that he had plans for her in Tower of Babel he could've just executed hem

[@Ali-bd6kb]

ImInfinite MidWest I don't feel like we can judge because we don't know what happened in that universe maybe there is something that happened that we don't know that caused superman to become a slave to the country

[@skrishna3]

Wow, that's a pretty pathetic cop-out. If Batman get's his ass beaten or gets outsmarted, the writers dumb him down but it's ok when it's done to Superman?

[@CripSkylark]

the thing I dont get is How is Superman so fast and strong but constantly gets beat easily. How is Batman know every fighting style in the world but gets beat in hand to hand combat. How can wonderwoman be so honorable but make the most corrupted decisions? This is why Comic books annoy me sometimes because it leaves to many unanswered questions and are not consistent

[@noya9592]

Easy. One you're reading the wrong books LOL there is NO CANON comic story, where wonder woman is corrupted. Not one! All the ones where she is? are elseworlds, like injustice, Kingdom come, etc. For whatever reason, fuck knows but the writers seem to feel the need...to turn her into a bitch *shrugs* I don't know why XD I really wish i did but yeah, the loving wonder woman you're seeing in the video? is the one you see in the mainstream continuity As for superman and Batman? LOL fuck knows

[@CripSkylark]

Noya Haname shit could've fooled me seems like she can do no wrong

[@seekeroftruth9454]

Will Inneed wonder woman, the TRUE one is honorable and pure, injustice wonder cunt isn't, she isn't ww at all.... but OUR ww its like the one from here, good, pure hearted, compasionate and loving

[@henrycavillsrealmustache3553]

Will Inneed superman gets beat because he doesn’t actually know how to fight so if somebody has his level of strength and can actually fight (wonder woman for example) he loses almost every time. Batman is a master in fighting but he isnt as strong as most people he fights. And wonder woman is never corrupt in her actual stories. Only in what ifs and just elseworlds

[@NP-zv4bf]

Wonder Woman may not be as strong or as fast as superman, but she’s a warrior and she is far more skilled in fighting than superman, so as long as superman isn’t holding back she has fighting chance to win

[@overlycaffeinatedsquirrel779]

Yea Batman is for punishing criminals. Unless you're Jason Todd. Several other characters.

[@BrianandSnoopy1]

I've read "The Hiketeia" it's one of my all-time favorite WW stories.

[@eivor5453]

WW is my favourite female character in DC

[@albertrex6851]

I dislike it

[@maqpi8335]

It gets Batman wrong

[@terryliliana]

@@maqpi8335 oh but when batman stories get other heroes wrong (read: makes them stupid and useless) it's perfectly ok, right?

[@radiantberserker8857]

​@@maqpi8335bat writer regularly dumb down everyone around him to make him seem smarter in crossover stories Besides the girl murdered someone regardless of reasons its reasonable to believe bat will go after her

[@UnifiedEntity]

So why is Batman getting beaten up a big ass deal? lmao

[@skrishna3]

His fans would tell you "Cause he's Batman. He always has plans to beat his opponents and he knows 127 different martial arts. He can't lose," just like how so many people are whining in the comments right now.

[@UnifiedEntity]

Batman is my third favorite hero under Superman and Spiderman, but the dude is human, even with prep he cant beat every and anything. He was "prepped" for Darkseid and look what happened. He got his ass blasted.

[@TylerG13]

RaginDXDemon because it's illogical. It doesn't matter that Wonder Woman is a goddess. Batman is supposed to be the best hand to hand combat fighter in DC. As that guy^ said, hes mastered 127 different martial arts. Him getting thrown out a window that easily is just illogical.

[@skrishna3]

He ain't the best fighter in DC for god's sakes. Mastering more martial arts don't mean you're a better martial artists. Why does he get his ass handed by people like Death Stroke and Lady Shiva in H2H then? He ain't the best nor will he ever be, so stop the fanboying. WW is a goddess and that means more than some rich white dude playing Superhero. She has more combat experience and more training than Batsy can hope to have.

[@TylerG13]

Shashank Krishnanand more mastered martial arts means he has more knowledge over different ways to approach a fight. Deathstroke isn't a mere mortal either and Batman regularly beats his ass 😂 see the Arkham Origins game, Injustice Gods among us game, etc. Your argument over that is just invalid and it's not me being a fanboy. If a boxer fights an MMA fighter in an MMA fight, he's gonna get his ass kicked because the MMA fighter knows more martial arts. Absolutely no amount of experience Wonder Woman has should take away from Batman's combat ability because his lack of experience is made up for the fact that he knows literally everything about fighting. But as rob said, his intelligence is toned down for the sake of this being a Wonder Woman story.

[@Cliffjumper]

Wonder Woman and Sonic The Hedgehog have the same kicks 🤔 0:47

[@WannabeWryter]

gasp, you're right

[@JDaGoat0713]

Rob would you jaywalk in front of Batman?

[@thedreameater]

I love you, man. Everything is the "best ever" to you. You're so into everything, it's like Christmas morning every time you experience everything. "This coffee is the best coffee in the world!" "This individual square of plain, single ply toilet paper is a masterpiece!" "This second is the best second ever, no this one is, no this one is better, no this one, no this one!"

[@DoomRulz]

So is this also the greatest thing to come out of DC Rebirth, Rob? :p

[@davidpaul1970]

Wow, man. What a powerful story.

[@kingplunger6033]

I don't like the way batman is presented in this

[@Pinkrosessss]

Why ? Cause he lost ? Get over it Wonder Woman is better

[@bibbyboxx2219]

@@Pinkrosessss Because he’s completely unsympathetic, unaware, and overly stubborn.

[@TheRagaz]

batman could've just waited until WW is not at home. and i thought batman was smart...

[@draymondthegoatgreen4821]

TheRagaz they nerfed his intelligence for the plot

[@WannabeWryter]

like she wouldn't find him

[@aarondx3764]

WW took Danielle with her didn't she?

[@seekeroftruth9454]

@@aarondx3764 yeah, like everywhere😅

[@NJ-eo2oc]

@Darth Pancake Studios If WW wants to kill him,he would be dead before he even blinks.the writers make other heroes weak and dumb in order to make batman a god.while in this situation,WW is actually a God and batman is a normal guy.but hey,he's batgod for a reason

[@TeamTagSwag]

I wouldn't want aquaman in my corner

[@austin7761]

TeamTagSwag But we could use whales, guys. Whales!

[@defrte]

AMCC4728 If you put it that way, I think I would take sea monsters if I had to choose

[@firetarrasque4667]

Hey! Yeah, you just reject what is probably the most powerful nation on earth, a Superman level fighter, and THE *KRAKEN.* I'd rather have Aquaman in my corner then Superman!

[@CornBreadtm1]

Too be fair it would be a wet corner....

[@PunchianThe3rd]

Zee Nyte he is an submarine human. The strength they evolve too from being in water will be stronger then terrain humans

[@TerryMcGinnis]

Oh God she wasn't even trying to beat him. Just imagine if she really wanted to kill him. Batman = dead in 2 seconds

[@HollowGolem]

Classicist here, ready to drop some knowledge. Hiketeia is a well-established ritual practice and Homer mentions it in the Iliad and the Odyssey. It works pretty much as it happens in the graphic novel, with the supplicant touching the knees and chin of the person they beg protection from. Interestingly, there is no obligation to give the protection. Thetis is refused by Zeus at the start of the Iliad, and Lykaon is refused by Achilles later on. But the more interesting parallel, which Rob kinda skips over, is the comparison to the Oresteia by Aeschylus. The story of Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, is the story of contradictory duties, which is what this book is about. Clytemnestra killed her husband Agamemnon when he returned from the Trojan War as retaliation for his sacrifice of their daughter Iphigeneia to please the gods. A mother avenging her dead daughter was required by Greek custom. But to avenge her by killing your spouse was also a violation of that custom. So, Orestes and Elektra must avenge their dead father by that same custom. To do so means killing their mother, which is JUST AS BAD as not avenging their father. It's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" kind of thing, and Aeschylus characterizes the Furies as reveling in that sort of no-win scenario. In the end, Athena pardons Orestes through trial-by-jury and the last play, the Eumenides, is an origin story for the rule of law in Athens, where Aeschylus basically makes the statement that trial-by-jury is superior to the legal code of vengeance and vigilantism. There's a LOT to unpack in how that ties in with this graphic novel and super hero comics in general, but suffice it to say, I love this book specifically because, as someone with a degree in Classics, I'm excited to see Rucka tackling themes so well, and digging so deep into the things the ancient writers were dealing with in their literature. Rucka GETS the Oresteia in a way that isn't a shallow, surface-level understanding, and it makes that parallel the more interesting one in this book. I highly recommend you check out the play cycle (Agamemnon, the Libation Bearers, and the Eumenides) if you want to see the ancient myths that most closely associate with this book. Page 46-47 is where Rucka makes the comparison explicit, by the way. It's a big two-page spread that's essentially the comic's thesis statement. It ends with "Greek Tragedy is always a story of the insoluble. The conflict of personal desire versus the demands of society."

[@BlinkSh0t]

Last! WOOOO! Also.... BEST REBIRTH is the DC thing coming out of Wonder Woman Right now.

[@juancortez857]

BlinkSh0t wtf

[@BlinkSh0t]

hi :D

[@indeedgaminghere401]

I can't understand why everyone keeps acting so surprised that wonder woman can beat batman in a straight hand to hand fight. Like, yall do realize batmans not even close to a quarter her physical strength or durability? Its not amazing that she beat him in a regular fight, its not really amazing she beats him ever, he's a human, she's a demigod. The only rain batman usually beats superman is because outta everyone in the JL no one holds back more the superman.

[@guy70yearsfromnow95]

What happened to Batman's Prep time?

[@Lalandia-fy6qb]

He left it back in Gotham. It didn’t fit in his utility belt.

[@El3ctr0Lun4]

I think in this case the in-story explanation could be that he didn't think he'd need much preparation because he wasn't seriously considering fighting Wonder Woman, as she's his colleague and friend, and he likely thought he'd be able to simply convince her to surrender the girl to the authorities to account for the people she killed. This Batman seems a bit more reckless, because normally Batman is willing to listen and consider what the circumstances might be (as he is supposed to be a great detective), but here it seems he just doesn't have the patience to listen to WW's explanation. The conflict also gets amplified because Batman doesn't really understand that ritual and he isn't aware of the real threat of the Furies.

[@roberthyder4023]

dumb down Batman for the sake of story. Did I just hear that? How did the girl know the ritual to Hiketeia before Wonder Woman explained the details. The woman had the motive of protection from Batman, a far greedier motive than when Batman invoked the ritual to put the woman in jail for her crimes. IT MAKES NO SINCE. The example of the poor man invoking Hiketeia on the rich man set the tone. It seems to be a type of mentor-ship ritual to help the poor man learn how not to be poor with the help of the rich man. In Wonder Woman case with the lady, the lady just wanted to get away with murder. What is is the point of Hiketeia at that point. SO what if Hitler invoked Hiketeia on Wonder Woman in 1940s. Let us say he wanted forgiveness for his war crimes and wants to be a humanitarian of peace for the world, he is sincere. She has to say yes and protect him from the majority of the world. Bullshit! Just like this story. I do not like WW

[@shushunovafan4301]

Diana can't be prepped, because she has no weaknesses. You beat her by being better than her (eg MMH would defeat WW), which Batman is certainly not. He even said himself that he has no contingency plan for her if she gets out of control like Supes for example.

[@javierlopez9789]

He does have a contingency for her, he has 2 that we know of

[@whenallelsfails21]

What are you talking about? He made her hallucinate into seeing everyone around her as cheeta and fighting herself into a heart attack, which veeeerry nearly worked. He has like 2 more plans on top of that, just for her. The only person he doesn't have a plan for is plastic man, bc his cells adapt to whatever is thrown at them.

[@andyfiggz7536]

wonder woman straight mollywhapped the GODDAMN Batman. like a boss.

[@Malthizar]

So let me get this straight... Batman, the world's greatest detective, stalks a lone murderer for several days, to the point that he knows exactly where she is... all without thoroughly researching who the people were and why she would want to kill them, that Diana was harboring her in the first place, WHY she would in the first place, how to put her down, or the full info on Hikataeya? Does not sound like Bruce at all. Maybe Terry would go in half cocked like that, but Bruce would have, if it was THAT important, at least came with a way to put WW down. This is sloppy writing if there ever was

[@NJ-eo2oc]

He cant.she's a god with superman level powers without weakness

[@garlicamvs6235]

@@NJ-eo2oc she does though if a man raps he up in a rope or if anyone wraps her lasso around her she loses all her powers and becomes essentially powerless

[@evandugas7888]

This is not a serious fight though. Ya Batman could spend a lot of time, resources and money to fight wonder woman on this. But he has bigger fish to fry and this is over all a small conflict.

[@blinkycosmo2158]

@@evandugas7888 don't think so. Do you really think all those Machines in the World is enought to Take Down a GOD made by Zeus??? Considering The Most powerful Version of Batman ( BATMAN who laughs) was Killed by WW. So their base form is obvious Who wins.

[@sweetyeetus]

Although I liked the clash of ideologies, I really couldn't stand Batman's weak attempt at hiketeia, especially since there's a much more logical attack for him to make: mindgame Danielle. If Batman did his research (which he would have), he'd know about the contingency that hiketeia ends when the supplicant chooses. Thus, he could use the unwinnable fight to convince Danielle to give up. Subtly, of course. Directly, he asks Wonder Woman if it was right for Danielle to kill, to take vengeance into her own hands. With Batman's greatest weapon being his mind, I have no doubt he could get Wonder Woman to admit how she knows Danielle should face justice, but her honor demands she protect Danielle. This could essentially guilt trip Danielle into surrendering herself to Batman because she doesn't want to force Wonder Woman to protect her from what she now sees is justice. For me, a story that doesn't end on the right not just isn't compelling, which is why as interesting as the premise is, I just can't get very excited about it.

[@gregoryjames7696]

Rob I love that you did this story and especially that you allowed it's emotional weight to move you. Good job man.

[@fumarc4501]

I know Bruce doesn't apologize, but did he make up with Diana? He'd never try to take Wonder Woman on in a straight up fight. He would do it as a distraction, but I don't think it was his goal to have Danny kill herself. More likely have Robin or the Police pick her up when Wonder Woman isn't looking.

[@OverworkedITGuy]

This was one of the best WW stories. It was so emotional and deep. Amazingly done and a must read for anyone who likes WW

[@larrystone744]

you should do what if daredevil gets a green lantern ring

[@TrinidadSuperman]

Malak Troutman he wouldn't be able to create anything cause he can't see 😂😂

[@larrystone744]

Lmao that's messed up he still got his "radar" ability or whatever that is lol

[@w2wcookie]

Domo Akira Right, but if Matt Murdock wills himself to see, will the ring give him sight?

[@jaisachdev0803]

blind person can not be a green lantern jla tower of babel for proof

[@that1guy350]

Daredevil can see just not the same way we do watch the Netflix series (I'm sure there are other examples) theres an episode called a world on fire or something like that it shows you the way he sees the world

[@terryliliana]

is not fun, isn't it batman fanboys? to see your hero suddenly become stupid for no reason and forget about what they can do? not fun at all, so take you hypocrisy and accept he can't win against most other superheroes without plot induced stupidity.

[@himathegreat2987]

That's the truth, every member of the justice league would've beaten his ass most of the time if it wasn't for Batman's plot armour

[@Dawn_Of_Justice]

Wonder woman is a higher being than her justice League friends. She should be more powerful than all of them. Only Superman and Green lantern should even have a chance against her. Unfortunately because of bad writing they sometimes write her below Superman when she is his equal.

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

Honestly this is just out of character for betman. WW would quickly indeed beat batman in a fight, but what’s with the fetishy stuff of batman ‘submitting’ to WW by kissing her thighs and shit? Who wrote this shit? I’m not even someone who thinks it makes sense for Batman to be able to just beat everyone, but someone was certainly writing this because they were either horny it thought this was empowering.

[@terryliliana]

@@anotherrandomguy8871 my comment remains: Batman writers do the same with other characters. Superman forgetting he can react VERY quickly? WW forgetting she is an expert fighter? Flash forgetting he is the fastest man alive? Etc, this time batman got karmicaly hit by that

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

@@terryliliana​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠true and I think all that stuff is stupid too along with this. A lot of the JL Batman shouldn’t be able to beat especially flash, ww, or superman if he’s not using kryponite. Writers gonna be better with power scaling and maybe learn to not be overkill with their heros and villains loosing by making them do dumb stuff or in this case kinky stuff. In fact, Batman needs to be more in character in general. The dude hates assassins and killers but then will always throw his morals out of the window when it comes to Talia and him falling in love for her over and over again for some reason.

[@orestis9575]

No, that's not batman!!!!

[@amorirussell8251]

why didnt batman just knock wonder woman out with gas or with some of his gadgets

[@ssgsorrels]

Amori Russell she can level mountains with a punch. I think she can hold her breath for 20 seconds

[@dragonheart1236]

D20asmr well, get a device in her ear, she'll just keep fighting nothing.

[@alastairmccomb7330]

DragonHeart 12 yah but how

[@dragonheart1236]

Sad Femaledog not that hard, actually. It happened in the Tower of Babel story.

[@aquariuskudo]

DragonHeart 12 Wrong, it happened in the shitty endgame comic. He also ran away from her in that comic.

[@thesilverbeast6092]

am i the only one thinking that batman wouldn't be bone headed enough to get in WW face and expect to win without any plans.

[@DerpDerp27]

Neo Nexus no, everyone is saying that expect Anti-batman fans.

[@thesilverbeast6092]

Derp Derp would be interesting to see her beat him while he has some sense

[@DJNLdabest]

I love this story for being every batfanboy's nightmare.

[@bw-xv2rz]

bat-fanboy here. hiketeia's one of my favorite DC comics ever, second only to all-star superman and year one. really have no idea how people think this isn't a great batman story.

[@DJGENOTYPE]

Batman is not as smart as people think. And he can’t possible think himself out of every situation. Superman is smarter than Batman and so is Lex Luthor.

[@joseaguilar3323]

Azzarello's Wonder Woman run is also pretty great, it has the New Gods and everything.

[@TarisRedwing]

lol like what did batman think he was gonna do? besides get his ass kicked and thrown out the window. The guy is smart but some times I wonder if they do stuff like that just to make the story interesting lol seems out a character. Also that was a weird story and ended weird lol

[@Dascorpio36]

this is a awesome storyline, to bad it's to graphic for the big screen.

[@pain2204]

who gives af about wonder woman batman wins he always win because he is batman even when he loses he wins because hes fuckin batman

[@evandugas7888]

I think wonderwoman should have taken him. The guest can't abuse the kindness of the honest, such as insulting them. Batman breaking her rules by attacking guests under her roof would mean Batman broke the vow. So wonderwoman could make batman subservient to her and try to teach him laws are not everything.

[@yu-gi-ohheathen]

love to see batman getting beat

[@darraghwalsh2730]

please do a video on how the infinity gems were created

[@rocketpunchgo1]

The "big sister avenges little sister from the Heartland turned prostitute/drug addict" is super cliched and almost a cop out when it comes to an adult story, but this was still a pretty good read.

[@cedarstriprocketship8222]

I'd love to see Miracle Man covered on this channel.

[@dignerds]

I understand...I've never been into Batman ..So I get ya

[@osiancoleman8447]

I don't like the art in this story but I do like the story

[@justicethedoggo3648]

"sometimes it's men who feel empowered IN DIFFERENT WAYS by wonder woman , but the facts remains here ....hahaha" :/

[@TheBigBadBeowulf]

You should do: What if The Punisher went to Gotham

[@caspianhorlick4529]

Most of the villains would be dead, until Batman stopped him, but I'd like to see how that would play out

[@TheBigBadBeowulf]

Thomas Garrison Told The Joker, Frank Castle, or Batman?

[@TheBigBadBeowulf]

Thomas Garrison Hm

[@jrthe2nd494]

Thomas Garrison Well not really, if you're a Punisher fan...he kinda got trounced, then ran away lol

[@TurnOntheBrightLights.]

18:38 Is Batman kissing her thigh? Lol

[@dragonheart1236]

RocketPawnch I mean, what would you do if you had that position?

[@jordandennis6794]

:O I'd do it, hoping it works

[@omegahtv6779]

Great Wonder Woman story!

[@buffyxenaman]

there are a lot of butt hurt batman fans out there because he didn't out smart or beat wonder woman.

[@stevecharles5228]

Rob here is a what if - what if Damian was the son of Wonder Woman and Batman?

[@caspianhorlick4529]

Now I don't know much about Wonder Woman but in terms of the superhero community it seems like she might be a great parent, but again I don't know much about her.

[@ollehkacb]

Lord of Keks a great parent, maybe if she has a daughter. ww is as sexist as they come, just in amazonian nature.

[@ericposey4124]

I can see cetain situations where having batman is more useful, him being the detective and all, but 9 times out of 10 you want superman in your corner. Then wonderwoman is superman isn't available. I can see some arguments for the flash but unstopable juggernauts of combat that have a head on thier shoulders are just so usefull..

[@blueboyscout4297]

I have mixed feelings about this comic. I do sympathise with Danielle and I also think Wonder Woman was written well. My problem is with Batman, not so much that he got his ass kicked by Wonder Woman. There is just something wrong with his character.

[@garlicamvs6235]

He’s basically dumber he came in completely unprepared for a fight

[@tobyhriatpuia4701]

everyone's like what if bat man got a power ring what if Superman got a power ring.... bruh, just read blackest night if you wanna se other superheroes having power ring's Flash got the blue right of hope and scarecrow got a yellow ring and so on... it already happen just go back and read!! have a great day y'all

[@Harleyxjokerforever]

Why didn't Batman call superman to bring some muscle?

[@NJ-eo2oc]

She can beat him too even when he's bloodlusted.but that would result in destroying the city

[@zerozoroark4631]

Everyone talking about Batman vs wonderwoman and I am here dying because of how dumb WW looks in the thumbnail XD

[@zerozoroark4631]

it's like how stupid spiderman looked in the train scene

[@jflexfit]

Wonder woman is the god killer tho. She could literally kill them if they are gods according to the movie.

[@dragonman5330]

Joseph Franzo The movie panders and over exaggerates on wonder woman's capability. She can hold her own against the most powerful greek/roman deities and has potential to defeat some of these deities but to say she can kill gods, like any god is just ridiculous.

[@rolandngom5080]

Dragon Man no not really she has beaten ares on countless occasions

[@dragonman5330]

roland ngom Again, she can hold her own and defeat most of the greek/roman deities but not all. When it comes to the gods of other pantheons than no. Their divine power and weapons are capable of bypassing wonder woman's bracelet, shield and her god-killer sword which she didn't have in her comics originally.

[@RoyBatty03]

Wow. This actually was an awesome female-centric story. I really enjoyed it.

[@albertrex6851]

I don't like it

[@PunchianThe3rd]

I never have too much bout her too til she stole the show in Batman Vs Superman

[@ItsLikeaPodcastorWhatever]

Speak for yourself, Rob. I've always wanted WW on my team. She's fierce, powerful, loyal and a warrior. Like a warrior who fights in wars. Wars in which people die. As great as Supes and Bats are, she's the only one willing to kill.

[@skrishna3]

How does Wonder Woman get exhausted? Dafuq kinda plot armor are they giving Bats to overcome Metas now? I thought the primary advantage most Meta-humans and gods in DC have is the severe lack of lactic acid build up and they never get exhausted through exertion.

[@javierlopez9789]

Wonder woman can certainly get exhausted, she doesn't have the sun to power her up like Superman

[@NJ-eo2oc]

@@javierlopez9789 She has limitless stamina and her powers come from greek gods(an infinite source of power) thats why she travels in space unaided

[@rossietaylor2534]

How is Wonder Woman a better fighter than Batman. As an Amazon they only fight in ancient greek fighting styles. They haven't develop new and different fighting styles. Where as Batman has travel around the globe learning every fighting styles there is.

[@UnifiedEntity]

Rossie Taylor You know......that is a damn good question.

[@thatoneguy8604]

Didn't Wonder Woman train under the God of War who basically created every fighting style in existence?

[@Kekkersboy]

Batman has many many times said that Wonderwoman is the best fighter in the Justice League.

[@amarukaufman6766]

Rossie Taylor she has fought against the god or war and many combatants that have trained millions of years more than batman

[@rossietaylor2534]

Son Goku I don't think Ares created every fighting style he just thrives on war for his power. He basically fight the same way as she does in a Greek fighting style.

[@KariTargaryen]

This made me cry a little😭♥️

[@geoffreykandolo973]

What's the link to the discord Chanel ?

[@PitchBlackLaser]

I would also like to know ^^

[@SIFUSAYSRELAX]

BlackLaser word me too...just found out about discord while playing pokemon go lol

[@pandabro5171]

when batman attempts hiketeia, all he wants IS wonderwoman

[@MultiBalto123]

don't like the comic. there should have been no fight between batman and wonder woman.

[@hxshxt3530]

I have to say, I really appreciate you covering more and more Wonder Woman. REALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@o0rolyat0o]

that doesnt make sense. batman is a character that exploits his enemies weaknesses. here he was just like "hur dur gonna fight an amazonian twice with my fists and hope i come out on top"

[@KillerArmyStyle]

There are plenty of times where he charged in blindly against someone...not just here

[@SwankyKitteh82]

One of my fave WW hardcovers. She whooped Batman's ass! Though granted, he didn't put up too much of a fight.

[@NJ-eo2oc]

Batman CANT harm a Goddess.he's a mortal and he would hurt himself if punching WW

[@albertrex6851]

All for the sale of making WW look good .

[@SwankyKitteh82]

@@albertrex6851 To be fair, she wasn't given crutch weaknesses like Superman was. There's not a lot Bats could do with/against her.

[@spicytaco8561]

I don't know. despite the fact that this is coming from a Batman fan In my own opinion I think this story was poorly written. I mean don't get wrong I won't deny that Wonder Women could beat Batman. But NOT fast and easy like in this book because you have to you remember your talking about a man who defeated Superman and knows how to beat the entire Justice league single handedly. So in this book he barely throws any punches at all and is completely man handled by WonderWomen. Sorry but like I said before this book is just poorly written.

[@preke953]

I feel the same

[@preke953]

SpicyTaco this story also alters the concept of batman and his ideology .

[@seekeroftruth9454]

SpicyTaco he stood a chamce against superman bc he has a weakness and a pretty effective one but ww has no weakness, she's unbeatable for someone like batman lile superman would be if he didn't had any weakness

[@masterbrainthevollmilch7091]

Superman actually has defeated Batman more often than vice versa. :D And it's actually a story about honor and things not 'bout which character is stronger. :-)

[@NJ-eo2oc]

Throw punches?!?!? batman would literally break his damn arm for doing that

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Looks like Wonder Woman wears the pants in the relationship, which is ironic considering she wears no pants.

[@Ademar440]

Make batman dumb to make the femenist look better yeah, excellent story telling right there yeah because really women have to look better sure 10/10 wonderfem story.

[@rolandngom5080]

Ademar440 lol I love batfans when he loses he is dumbed to please someone else, even though he is a regular human and she is superhuman lol

[@javierlopez9789]

@@rolandngom5080 Batman fights superhumans on regular basis.

[@rolandngom5080]

Javier Lopez he has never fought anyone on the caliber of Wonder Woman that was not holding back.

[@javierlopez9789]

@@rolandngom5080 he beat Kalibak and Darkseid using the hellbat and they were certainly not holding back

[@rolandngom5080]

Javier Lopez lmao what, he got thrashed by darkseid he almost got killed he had to run. I have the comic so you’re definitely just making shit up. He only beat kalibak because of the armor without it he is nothing. Now stop making yourself look dumb

[@osiancoleman8447]

Do Wonder Woman blood

[@XaldinX]

Can wonderwomen beat batman? Probably, but theres no he's that dumb lol no way he would fight wonderwomen head on WITHOUT a plan. He always has a fucking plan... especially knowing diane would over power him. Not knowing hicatea is one thing, but trying to fight wonderwomen 1v1 was a fools gamble. Batman was written horribly..

[@carguy1697]

XaldinX his batfans had made him think he can do anything but when he got his ass beat he remember wait I'm human

[@DerpDerp27]

Joshua Gained No he's just written badly here ... Batman gets his ass beat alot👌

[@arkaelius]

ComicsExplained, Rob why would you upload so early! Since I'm in school I forgot my ear buds and can't watch you today until I get home. 😩

[@PokerFaceZero]

Arkaelius Tragic

[@smoothness856]

Arkaelius No one cares

[@chrisdominic6236]

Smoothness hush, child

Arkaelius good learn something

[@arkaelius]

nic defendis You sound like my dad 😁

[@justicevow]

That was cool!

[@tooglianprimus15]

Honestly Danielle was incredibly selfish. For her to kill herself, instead of simply releasing WW and allowing batman to take her into custody, is very self centered. She didn't care about the law, and she certainly didn't care about Wonder Woman. How she would feel about her death. His she would have to live with that. She wouldn't have died had she gone with batman. She only would've faced the consequences for committing a murder. She didn't want to face those consequences so she took the easy way out. Avoiding the law and simultaneously causing immense pain to someone who cared about her.

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

The law didn't do a damn thing for her sister. She can feel how she wants because she's the only one who avenged her sister.

[@badnewsbear2355]

im sure youve read Justice League: League of One...amazing story featuring Wonder Woman.

[@koushikraja331]

ah, the tears of batman fans... "BU--BU--HE'S BATMAN!!! HE KNOWS 13858428724 MARTIAL ARTS!! MUH PREP TIME!!! MUH CONTINGENCY!!! BECOZZ HE'S BATMAN HURRR WAH!!! BAT4LIFE!!!".....keep it up, rob!!

[@marcusmoore1542]

koushik raja I'm a Batman fan and I find this hilarious 😂

[@etherraichu]

Here's a completely unhelpful way way to pronounce it: Erinyes: Short I (like in "bid") stress follows: r ('rye') I ('bid') n ('no'), y ('happy') z (zoom)

[@duffystrings9680]

The reason I don't like Wonder Woman is because she isn't really a hero she is a warrior. She isn't like Batman or superman. She would kill if pressed hard enough. also Batman is way smarter than this.

[@ollehkacb]

DuffyStrings yeah, she mostly only cares about girls too.

[@marcusmoore1542]

ollehkacb Not mention a huge feminist icon as well..

[@callianr6980]

Ah, so you're saying soldiers aren't heroes because they kill, then?

[@anewchallenger2825]

Did Batman and Wonder Woman ever hook up or something? I watch the cartoons and they did hook up there, but I haven't seen it in comics yet. All I see are Superman and Wonder Woman. And I'm not really well versed in the DC Lores Also, do you guys think that DC is hinting at a Batman-Wonder Woman pairing in the DCEU?

[@eolan7567]

They have kissed many times but never got together they have kids on other earth's but not in the main timelime they only ever kiss nothing further

[@jacinath]

If "the best Wonder Woman story" turns the world's greatest detective into a thug that doesn't ask any probing questions when someone close to him is harboring a murderer, then I'm better off never reading a single Wonder Woman comic.

[@MaxMikescrool1]

I got a game for y'all Take a shot every time the word Hiketeia is said

[@jcbrundage]

Now I know why I don't read Wonder Woman comics... That be some bad story tellin'.

[@thomaspierce5835]

In my opinion, WW works well with others rather than on her own. For instance during Infinite Crisis with the Maxwell Lord stuff going on, she was used very well in conjunction with Batman and Superman.

[@AhsimNreiziev]

You want to expand on what you count as "bad storytelling" as far as this particular story is concerned, and why? Give *examples*, man! _[Or, you know, woman.... irritating sometimes how these aspects can not be easily seen in places like a KZbin comment section...]_

[@jcbrundage]

Thanks! I'll check it out. :)

[@jcbrundage]

Danielle killing herself to get out of the corner they wrote themselves into.

[@brandonlivega]

He can't, he's just a batman fanboy

[@capsall1132]

If this was Batman at 100% he wouldn't just have 2 plans he would go from plan A-z and still have a back up plan. He would also find a way to incapacitate Wonder Woman.

[@garlicamvs6235]

I mean I’m pretty sure this is a wonder women comic so they have to keep it possible for wonder women

[@chrisguzman3090]

You will pin this because I'm eating Rice Noodles... Also I have a Clever Name

[@SuperWolsey]

"Don't. Get. Up." Me: Bats be grateful Alfred never made a joke about that. Ne grateful!