Top 5 Best Scarecrow Stories
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- The Scarecrow, Batman's most frightful enemy!
In this video I rank the best Scarecrow stories (imo) ever told!
Scarecrow was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Both characters are properties of DC Comics.
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"Good scarecrow stories are actually really hard to come by."
Don't remind me, it hurts.
I find scarecrow such a cool villain. He basically uses batman's favorite weapon against him.
His redesign in the last batman tas season and his arkham knight design are his best designs imo.
Von Steiner batman begins didn’t do him justice
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The only villain who was done justice in the Nolan films was Two-Face and Joe Chill. The other villains didn’t fit in the “realistic, serious, and gritty” world 🙄 and Carmine Falcone was just another mob boss. He could’ve been Maroni, Thorne, or Sionis and it wouldn’t have made any difference
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Personally, I’m not a fan of Ledger’s Joker. He’s cool, but he just doesn’t feel like MY Joker, but maybe that’s because I grew up after the Nolan films came out and I had a wider variety of overall better content, and I could see that because I didn’t have Nostalgia for the Nolan films. As for Two Face, I feel like for the screen time he got, they used him good enough
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I liked him as a yellow lantern it fits him so perfectly
Indeed!
It's fits perfectly but I would just prefer him as a Batman villain and not be a yellow lantern.
Scarecrow should get his own movie like Joker is and it could be in a Tim Burton-gothic style. Also a Goodfellas-style Penguin Movie, but I’m actually writing a script for that while I binge your videos
It'll be interesting to see if you get what you want with the Penguin show.
I want Scarecrow to be in a Batman movie that has him be Actually Scary, I want it to dive into The Mind of Jonathan Crane and show us what it takes for a man to use Toxins and Wear a Scarecrow Suit.
Were you not happy with what Batman Begins did?
There have been talk of more Batman villain origin movies similar to joker 2019. Can you imagine Scarecrow getting one and they actually do psychological horror????
@@MsUnamusedNerd Would there be enough to work with for a film?
I'm aware i'm over 2 years late to this video, but I wanted to mention another Scarecrow story that I consider to be one of the best ever written, called Riot Act. It appears in the animated series tie-in comic called Batman Adventures, in volume 1 issues #4 and #5. The story revolves around the Scarecrow causing one third of Gotham citizens to become illiterate through a specialised broadcast, causing mayhem and chaos as people are unable to read road signs and so forth, which causes mass riots. Scarecrow holds the antidote to ransom, his whole motive apparently being to teach Gotham a lesson for ignoring the importance of its education system, and letting everyone become stupid. Some examples of the truth behind this is shown, as many of Scarecrows goons are less affected by the 'literacy bug' since they could never read to begin with. One of the best parts of the story is at the end where Batman and Robin invade Scarecrow's hideout, where Robin chases down Scarecrow while Batman deals with the goons. Scarecrow ends up trapping Robin beneath a pile of Tv sets and is about to run away with the antidote, but then Robin starts trying to appeal to Scarecrows past as a teacher. He tells Scarecrow that what he's doing isn't spreading fear, it's actually just spreading the ignorance that he hates so much, which causes Scarecrow to actually shed a tear. He then gives the antidote to Robin before trying to escape, but gets caught by Batman. I really liked this story because it shows that Crane really does believe he's trying to do the right thing, but his mental instability causes him to perform the opposite due to the extreme methods he employs. The comic also contained some nice insights into his time as both a student and a teacher, and the events that caused him to become the Scarecrow we know.
I'm aware I'm also over 2 years late but you might want to give a watch to his top 10 TAS comics video
My favourite Scarecrow origin is Year One with the whole Granny Keeny thing.
Me to. I didn't like the new 52 origin.
@@xsbaron8268 Why's that?
You should look into Detective Comics #835-836, a two-part story called Absolute Terror. In it, Scarecrow decides that his fear toxin lessens him, so he goes on a campaign to cause terror with no fear toxin. There are some very creepy scenes in it, and I think any Scarecrow fan would like it.
Actually I'm gonna do a separate video on that one ;) I remember having mixed feelings about it when I read it a few years ago, so it's going to be interesting what I think after a re-read.
Gotham Rogues wow, I know you said this seven months ago, but can I just say I can't wait for a video on that? Absolute Terror is such a mixed bag of nuts for me, that I can't help but wonder what you'll have to say about it.
I blame the "Lemme Smash" meme for tainting my view every time i hear the word "Becky"
Why do redhaired girls have to be so pretty? And why did she have to be called Becky?
It's a pretty recent one, but _Kings of Fear_ is an amazing Scarecrow story. I highly recommend it. Definitely top 5 material.
Am I the only one who wonders what would happen if Becky actually accepted Scarecrow's offer.
Good point.
In my opinion, fear of faith is the definative Crane story. It proves that Jonathan can be a major threat without his Fear Gas. He only needs his words and that is what makes him so scary. Under the right circumstances, Crane prays on the fears of others and drive them to hysteria. His depiction as a cold, psychopathic scientist was brilliant and very scary.
I personally feel the Arkham Knight game also did a good job at having Crane use words to drive fear into people, he had a lot of great quotes in that game and he was really cold and emotionless as well
I liked the AK version at first, but now I feel he is a little overrated. The voice is too serious and low. I think they should brought Jeffrey combs back as Crane. Also, Dent should have been the final villain, with Crane acting as his second in command, but secretly manipulating him. Crane works better behind the scenes, manipulating everyone and subtly putting a little fear into them.
@@tayojones9460 I personally feel that Crane having a monotone and low voice fits his character and makes him creepier. Don't get me wrong, I loved his portrayal in the Arkham Asylum game but I kind of feel that the giggling lunatic voice kind of fits villains like Joker and Green Goblin better. Jeffrey Combs would have been great though if they got him to reprise his role from TAS.
I don't know if the Arkham version of Dent would have worked well as the antagonist of the last game. He probably could have worked if most of the series had spent time building him up as a character and spent more time on his relationship with Bruce but Arkham City completely wasted him by not only underusing him but having him be more of an enemy to Catwoman than Batman himself. At least they tried to set up Crane as a bigger threat by having him develop a more personal hatred of Batman. The way I think they should have done it was by showing Two Face's origin in Arkham Origins(they can even change it to have him be scarred by Joker instead). Then don't use him at all in Asylum or City but leave clues of his existence. Then he could probably work well as the final big antagonist of Knight(and they should remove Arkham Knight and Joker from the game).
That is a great idea. Dent as the main and final villain in the Arkham series would have been better than bloody Jason and Joker. Honestly, between the two, I cannot decide who keeps getting overlooked more. Crane or Dent?
Crane at least has found fame and recognition in video games, whereas poor dent is snubbed from appearing in live action
TV shows and has not appeared as the main villain in a live action movie. Yes he appeared in Bats vs TF ahd Telltale and those were great depictions, but Dent needs to appear in a film one day. Same with Scarcrow.
@@tayojones9460 Probably Two Face is more overlooked, Scarecrow is incredibly popular and despite some people not liking his portrayal in AK, I basically consider him to be the secondary antagonist of the entire Arkham game series after Joker. Dent is not nearly as loved by fans as Crane and I wouldn't really consider any of his other media appearances to be as big as Crane's role in the Arkham games.
I agree that both Two Face and Scarecrow should be given bigger roles in live action Batman movies. I think the Dark Knight came close to doing Dent justice but ultimately Nolan focused way too much on Harvey and not on Two Face as an actual villain. And Scarecrow was just a plot device in those movies. I don't understand why Harvey has never been used in a tv show before, his story would be perfectly adaptable into a tv show style format. In fact, I feel like his origin can work even better in a tv show than a film. Although Telltale was able to do his origin justice in that way. Speaking of Telltale, I think it sucks that they shut down because I just realized that a perfect plot for the third game would be Joker and Two Face teaming up. It would be an unbelievably awesome team up since both of those villains were really close friends with Bruce and both became evil because of a dark and violent side that they had. It would be perfect!
Scarecrow has so much potential that DC has ignored for years in favour of using joker almost exclusively.
Agreed
Good list. I originally didn't care for "Cycle of Violence", but this video actually encouraged me to give it another shot. I must say, it was much better on a re-read and is now among my favorite Scarecrow stories as well.
What is your opinion on "God of Fear" from the "Knightfall" saga? That's one of my favorite Scarecrow appearances.
What did you like about them?
He was great in Heart of Hush, must read for fans of Scarecrow
Fear for Sale was the comic book inspiration for The New Batman Adventures episode.
I love your videos, I'm such a huge Batman fan, these are fun because it actually helped me find out more info and I thought I knew it ;) I'm a huge Scarecrow fan, and just everything Batman, I check youtube every day waiting to see if you've uploaded a video! keep em coming man, I'll try to spread word about you on batman fan pages, you're one of my new favourite channels here on youtube, thank you for creating the channel I've always wanted to see
Wow thanks, that's quite the compliments! I'm glad you like the channel so much and that it helps you learn more about Batman. After all that's what it's all about. ;) I appreciate your support, and don't you worry, I'll definately be keeping them comming!
Gotham Rogues, Scarecrow is my most favorite villain. And I have the novelization of No Man's Land.
i would say batman annual #19 is my favorite scarecrow story. i find this a decent reimagine orgin of scarecrow. also to me i see crane one of the most relable villains in comic book history.because i can relate to him i have been picked on(and i still am getting picked on today) hiding you're true feelings pretending you could care less .and just want to get revenge on the people who tormented him. this why scarecrow is my favorite comic book villain.
Same here, there are countless people who have been bullied at least once in their life, myself included.
So far, I think Scarecrow is at his best in "Blackest Knight" and "As the Crow Flies." I hear there's also a comic where he drives to inmates to suicide using only psychology, I really want to find that comic. As far as adaptations go, I think Scarecrow's at his best in "Fear of Victory," "Injustice 2," and both Arkham Asylum and Arkham Knight.
darkruler64 He is awesome in all those you mentioned!! he's my main character to play as in Injustice 2
The one where he makes an inmate commit suicide is an awesome comic, but unfortunately I don't remember which one it was.
It starts off in Arkham Asylum with a couple of inmates pushing and mocking him, saying, "You're not so scary without your gas!" After putting up with that, he begins whispering through his cell's air vent every night for several nights, causing his creepy voice to emanate out the vents of other neighboring cells until one inmate jams his fingers in his ears so hard as he tries to stop the voices that he breaks through his inner ear and kills himself. When an orderly goes to confront Crane about it, he hypnotizes him into giving his keycard over so Crane can escape.
He then starts spreading scarecrows all over Gotham, some filled with plain straw, some containing the corpses of his murder victims. Batman prowls nightly and concludes that Crane is not doing it at night while he is active as Batman, and that he is somehow doing it in the daylight and no one knows how he is pulling it off. With corpses dressed as scarecrows showing up in public places all over Gotham, he has the whole city terrified. People are afraid to leave their house for fear they might become his next sick display. Gordon says the police are even afraid to do their job.
At the end of the story when he is finally caught, he is led, in straight jacket, back to Arkham, and the comic ends with him yelling at the other inmates, "I don't need the gas! I don't need the gas!"
I actually really enjoy the 3 issue God of Fear story in Shadow the Bat (Issues #16-18), the things his does or, even threatens to do to some of the kids he infects with his new toxin are entertainingly cruel. And it's actually kind of cool to see Crane with a god complex...it's not perfect, but it's one of my favorites. Also, I feel like this story was a huge inspiration for Scarecrow's plan in Arkham Knight, and to a less obvious extent, Batman Begins.
1:10 - N°5 - The sinister straws of the scarecrow
2:45 - N°4 - Cycle of violence
4:55 - N°3 - Fear for sale
6:30 - N°2 - Fear of faith
9:10 - N°1 - Mistress of fear
Another problem is alot of artists don't draw him looking intimidating alot of time the burlap masks just look dopey
What they need to do is go for something along the lines of his costume in the BTAS episode "Never Fear". The design they used for the Scarecrow there remains legitimately terrifying to this day.
God you voice gives me chills (that's a compliment by the way)
Well then you should check out my Creepypasta chanel ;)
9:34 -- Hey, is that the Blues Brothers in the background?!
Haha yeah, seems like they started henching for Crane ;)
Is it me or is this dude's voice creepy asf? It makes me visualize Scarecrow speaking 😂
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Honestly, Legends of The Dark Knight’s Halloween special will always be a definitive Scarecrow story for me. It was my first Scarecrow episode and Tim Sale’s design fascinated and terrified me in equal measures
Another fantastic video Mr. Rogues! I really enjoy how informative they are.
Mr. Rogues: He stitched his lips together
me: Does he only eats soup ?
Maybe he unstiches it every time he eats
Interesting... These could be some good reads for Halloween
You're voice is perfect for a scary topic such as Scarecrow
That was a great list! Batman issue # 296 is a truly brilliant portrait of the Scarecrow. I consider it to be the definitive version. That story had the rare perfect combination of brilliant writing and incredible art.The introduction of the fear toxin laid the groundwork for later stories. The cover for this issue was also beautiful and is one of the best of all time! Thanks for reviewing those other great stories! l can not wait to check them out!
I remember picking up that issue because the art by Sal Amendola looked so much than how Batman artwork (Ernie Chan, if I recall correctly) usually looked at that time.
thank you so much for the list, I just ordered four of these stories now (I cant get "Fear of Faith" without getting the trade from "No Mans Land") and I'm going to just plow straight through them
You're welcome, I'm glad I can help out! ;) Hope you enjoy the stories!
I STAN SCARECROW SO HARD UGHHHHHH ♥♥♥ IT'S SO GOOD!
Please make more of these videos, you are great man, and I know you wouldn't be getting money for these reviews, but I sware that you are great and I love these top 5 stories. I would really like to know 5 best Two Face, Penguin, Catwoman and Poison Ivy Stories. I just like hearing you talk about them and your personal option on them. :) looking forward to your next video Rouges.
Thank you so much for the compliments! It really means a lot! I'm going to make a top 5 best stories video for every major bat-rogue, including those 4 you mention ;) Honestly I enjoy doing those videos the most, and you guys seem to like them the most too. However I want to spread them out a bit, so I don't waste them all too soon. But they will be comming.
I love scarecrow and your videos help me to keep withe the best stories thanks
.Can you make an update of each vilian and best comics?
Will probably be using this channel to determine what arcs I'm going to put in my Batman chronological collection. I plan on putting together a coherent narrative of pre-flashpoint stories and possibly new52 and rebirth stories, and then reading them in order.
God of Fear from Shadow of the Bat nails crane perfectly.
I actually had no idea how important such a thing like fear can be if it is used to keep people safe, though I was aware of how it sort of functioned by the character Fear from the Disney/Pixar film "Inside Out"... I guess everyone is able to learn something new every now and then, huh?
you rock i would love to be with idol in arkham asylum to face my fears and become the scarecrow
this is the best channel on youtube
Fun fact fear for sale was actually adapted in one episode in the New Batman Adventures which featured Scarecrow's cool design.
Actors WHO really must Play Scarecrow are Rhys Ifans , Jackie Earle Haley and Tim Roth , guys !!!!
Thanks for the recommendations for Scarecrow since he's my second favorite Batman villain after Joker of course but I always tried to find some good story arcs like the one from "No mans land" which was very good I'd say. I hope rebirth portrays a lot better his character since their getting better at writing Batman's villains like Bane, Ra's Al Ghul, Two Face and recently Mr. Freeze. I prefer classic Scarecrow than New 52 Scarecorw that whole sew-his-mouth-thing is kind of extreme but then again he's crazy. Anyway I'm recently following your channel and I like so far your videos on the top 5 Batman villain stories that I just hope rebirth gives Scarecrow the merit he deserves.
Caleb Lantigua Scarecrow will be in Batwoman series soon
Scarecrow also too really deserves his own movie !!!!
“My father was a pioneer!” - Scarecrow to Jim Gordon, (Gotham Season 4 episode 2: “The Fear Reaper”)
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The very first Scarecrow story I ever read was the Detective Comics issue you showed with the Neal Adams cover with the hall of mirrors. I think I've read at least two stories where Scarecrow amplified Batman's power to induce fear. Do you any idea when Scarecrow's motif became fear. I read a Golden Age Batman story with the Scarecrow once, and he just seemed to be a gang leader who dressed as a scarecrow.
P.S.: To this day, I fondly remember the cover to Joker 8, featuring the Scarecrow.
5.can't go wrong with the fear toxin's first appearance
4.I think this was expanded upon in the Gotham TV series
3.clearance sale, everything must go
2.wasn't this the grounds of "Arkham Knight"
1.who knew that a former patient of Crane's would lead to his capture?
Can you make a list of the best scarecrow episodes from the animated series
Actors who should really Play Scarecrow are Bill Skarsgard , Jackie Earle Haley , Rhys Ifans , Tim Roth , Rami Malek and Adrien Brody !!!!!
These stories are pretty cool even though one looks like it's involving him becoming a cult leader and the other involves him getting his very own Harley Quinn I mean really could you imagine what would happen if Becky showed up on the animated series she and Harley would probably get into a fight about rather the joker or scarecrow is the best villain
Your Audio is good, but sometimes yours guests audio isn't. I dig the channel and the style!
I disagree with that New 52 origin story. I liked the one where his grandmother(?) was raising him and kept locking him in the family chapel with the crows. Got that American Gothic vibe I like while the chemical experiment angle just feels wrong.
I Hate the writers at D.C. scarecrow has always been my favorite comic book villain ever since I watched the animated series when I was a little kid then watched Batman begins when I was a little older I just want him to be the center of the show more cause recently he’s just a background villain that the artist will draw there and he’ll get like 1 or 2 lines
Can you do Anarky if you can?
I don't know if you agree but I think Alex lawther from black mirror and the imitation game would make a perfect scarecrow for the dceu
Wait what did scarecrow use before he was shown using fear toxin? (sorry, I'm not really a full blown comic reader)
In his original story, he simply used his costume, scare tactics, and a gun.
He originally used stuff like guns during the Golden Age. And during the Silver Age he started to use stuff similar to his fear toxin. The first was a spray that made the Dynamic Duo think they were constantly falling (how amazing, am I right?). Then he used one that made everyone afraid of Batman (including Batman himself) and one that made everyone afraid of him. Basically just random toxins related to fear.
plz do 5 greatest Harley Quinn comics
I think Batman: Kings of Fear should be number one. If you haven´t seen it, i sugest you check it.
It didn't exist when I made this video.
Hi I was wondering are going to do a review on No man's Land, I'd like to know what you think. Any way thank you for making these videos.
I've actually been thinking about that. I feel that i gotta get Knightfall outta the way first though, so it'll probably be a while.
It's my pleasure!
Great and thank you, I can't wait to see it. And good luck with your work, I hope we talk some time.
Thank you, and so do I.
In fact I'd also like to know how you would write batman and the rogues. Also I had read some of the rogue stories and I agree with you they should write killer croc to be a bit more human and be street smart. But I would like to recommend that you read the new 52 Suicide Squad. But don't like how they made him stupid, what Is it with these writers making him so stupid?! Any way good luck with your channels and have your self a good day or night cuse time zone.
Well I would write Croc like Frankenstein's monster basically. A tragic monster who's hounded by society. I dont think he should be stupid either, like he is in some TAS episodes, but still not the cleverest of the bunch. He should be a fairly simple guy who just wants to find some peace of mind. Anyway thats how I would write him.
I haven't read the newer suicide Squad stuff no, just the original 80s run. I've been meaning too, but you know how it is, you gotta prioritize the comics you really want.
Name of intro song
One thing for sure is for number 1...
Since Crane took vengeance against those that bullied him and made the girl become his sidekick and take vengeance, then that makes them bullies, too.
If you take vengeance against bullies, then you become a bully yourself...
Also this story is a little similar to Joker's Asylum Scarecrow.
Anyway, GREAT video!
I'm going to read the stories I don't have.
i like the kings of fear comics
there is a new one with scarecrow terrorize black mask
Was there ever a Scarecrow Cornelius Stirk crossover?
Nope.
In the Knightfall series, Joker briefly teams up with Cornelius Stirk to spread fear, but after Stirk is captured and Joker meets the Scarecrow, Crane tells him, "If you wanted to induce terror, why didn't you come to the master of fear instead of that rank amateur?"
#5: His mask makes him look kind of like Freddy Krueger.
#4: Like the story. Gives sort of that NOES Reboot vibe. Just wish the costume was better. Like i said before, it sucks.
#3: Before Never Fear, there was this. This version sounds more interesting though.
#2: One of my favorites in my opinion.
#1: This Story is a overrated as the Becky Character herself in fandom. Not one of Crane's Better Moment. But the relationship she and him have is reminiscent of Nancy and Freddy.
Me again, sorry. I forgot to mention how Cycle of Violence actually compares Bruce and Jon in that they both are forced to follow in their father's "legacies".
So in theory would this mean that Scarecrow invented Jokers Laughing Gas?
There is a line of dialogue in the Injustice 2 video game where the Scarecrow accuses Joker of stealing his fear toxin and the Joker doesn't deny it.
batman terror was the definitive scarecrow origin
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fighting pillow Really?...I found it SUPER annoying and even laughable
Did you ever read the story "He Dreams he is a Butterfly" ? Scarecrow is the villain, and I think it's an interesting story! I want to know your thoughts on it or if you even read it? Maybe one day you can do a review of it or something if you feel it's enough
No I've missed basically that entire digital Legends of the Dark Knight series.. I wasnt quite sure how to get it, so I didn't bother.. Now I feel kinda silly haha, as there's plenty of Rogue stories in it.. I did read that "Beautiful Ugly" Two-Face story though, but that's all. Not sure how I aquired it..
Did they realease the entire series in trades?
Gotham Rogues Yeah they have the entire series in trade !! I got the first 3 volumes so far, there's 5 overall. I enjoy them, but I'm a real sucker for self contained stories, so I had a real fun time reading them cause every issue is it's own tale. I'm a fan of big epic story archs, but sometimes it's nice to have a few short Batman stories to read. I recommend you check it out, and if you do, let me know what you think of the collections !
Ok I suppose I should get them all then. I love self contained stories too. The best rogue stories are usually smaller stand-alone ones.
Gotham Rogues The price of the trades are pretty reasonable online. around $15 Canadian each, which would be around 100 Swedish Krona, not sure how much on average you guys spend on a book though ! Anyway, I hope to see some of those rogue centric stories pop up on your channel!
Dark knight...
Wait a minute
ONE FACE
Spookboi
You know you sound like your voice could be scarecrow
Masters of fee was the best origin story
Was that the origin of the Tax Collecter
Do harley quinn
I don’t like it when he turns into a bag man
Batman has the coolest villians
Every single one besides joker is a fodder what's cool about being a fodder
Joker is fodder aswell wdym
Arkham knight should have been number one lol
Hello Hush. He minuplat all of arkham to do hush's biding
i feel that the music is unnescessary but excellent video
That voice is scarier than any scarecrow
No mention of absolute terror... Disappointing
Comic Sans and an incredibly obnoxious voice/accent?