@@Marvelfanatic3658 He never said that tho, how are you getting haunting = masterpiece. Better question, are you saying a masterpiece cant be haunting? I mean considering you said it with an LOL. Sure why not! What about a masterpiece of cinema horror or something along those lines? The scariest painting? I don't see why it cant be both I am just saying the other guy was not saying that "haunting means masterpiece" thats all you, you took it that way. Nonetheless, Surely it can indeed be both, assuming can appreciate it.
You skipped over the most important part of "who benefits?" It wasn't just the killer, tangentially it was ALL of the heroes' loved ones. With a killer on the loose, the heroes didn't go out patrolling as much, preferring to stay at home with their loved ones.
The thing that you need to remember is that this story basically started the DC Universe on the path to all the hells, disasters and darkness to follow. - Batman did regain his memory at some point. That is what started turning him against the League and metahumans in general. This event is what led to him creating Brother I and the OMACs, which went on to slaughter hundreds of metas, both villain and hero. - This Crisis was also significant in that it was one of hte prme justifications that Lex Luthor-Earth 3 and Superboy-Prime used to begin the Infinite Crisis; among other things, this caused the death of Konnor Kent/Kon-El, the Superboy. - Also, the DC Universe wasn't through with Jean Loring. Not long after the Identity Crisis, she would be given the power of Eclipso; she would go on to corrupt both the Spectre (leading to the death of Magic), the end of Shazam (for a while) and the corruption of Mary Marvel into a willing servant of Darkseid. - Effects of the Identity Crisis were felt right through to the Blackest Night & Brightest Day epics, when many of the dead rose to fight the living.
David Scott one of the reasons I love the arc is because of the lasting effects it would have on the whole Universe. A big criticism I often had with event comics (Marvel had this problem more so than DC at this time) was that after everything happened everything would have a soft reboot and essentially the event didn't matter in the long run. With IC, it brought upon a new era in DC that lasted a good 6 yeasts
I dont understand why people are angry at this , the story was actually well written , more like a detective series with several societal issues, but with superheroes, adding a twist to the result , my thought is what if Batman later finds out his mind was wiped , what would happen to all involved.
Sabi Zia Yup many non comic readers still think that comic books are just children books filled with nonsense based topics and over the top fights never really digging into the dark side of them as a whole.
Deathstroke has a good look to him. I can't speak for his character or abilities, but I do know he was pulled back a bit more in the Titans run. But overwhelming the Green Lantern's ring by his own will? That's dumb.
laz kar I owe my knowledge of such things to Linkara's show Atop The Fourth Wall, admittedly. I just know Deathstroke works best when he's a villain/anti-hero foil and he is skilled/powerful (because super soldier wiht years of military experience), but still beatable by a team effort or smart plan. Y'know, like Slade from Teen Titans.
laz kar PIS and plot armour goes hand in hand my friend. it's just sad some fans take the fight seriously and think slade could pull things like this off
Great read. I have no regrets buying this. Plus, I'm a huge fan of Deathstroke and I think we can all agree he was a bad ass and kicked the Justice league's ass in this.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens: Why do people think that's its only plot armor? If people saw Captain America or black panther take out the avengers singlehandedly they would be calling him a badass. But now that's it's deathstroke it's plot armor?
DemonelfFIN You see, this is why I like Ghost Rider and the Punisher. They provide quick, "clean", and permanent solutions that prevents things like this from happening. Also, they send a DEADLY serious message to other criminals out there.
I’ve met Brad Meltzer quite a few times. I live in Miami, and every time he releases a new novel he comes by the local indie bookstore as part of his tours. Very friendly man.
......How the fuck did Batman, the world's greatest detective, not figure this out? There were footprints in the victims brain! At the very least Ray Palmer would be a suspect!
@@Ubermensch9240 because which person has the ability to shrink down to microscopic size? Ray Palmer is currently the only one with that ability and he has no reason to kill Sue and was far away from there. Plus with all the other suspects like Slipknot, Captain Boomerang and Doctor Light all being on the Suicide Squad, they are the prime suspects and not the Atom's ex wife who wants to see him again.
@@isplat927 He the World's Greatest Detective! Not being able to tell the difference between a laser blast and a fucking FLAMETHROWER is bullshit. The smell alone would have tipped him or the other science heroes off.
@@isplat927 Actually, anyone can use Ray Palmer's technology to shrink (as Jean did). What sets Ray apart is that he can remain small as long as he wants, while anyone else (like Ryan Choi) will eventually explode if they remain small too long unless they return to full size immediately.
arnt those different universes, also are you implying that once he gets stabbed in the eye with an arrow he gains an immunity to arrows in that location? lolz
+laz kar bro WTF I've looked at three separate comments and you are on all of em trolling people's opinions you lame af you Prolly jus scrolling down looking for stuff to say. if you don't like the video thumb it down and leave..
lol why are some people thinking this story isn't beloved by fans? It's literally one of the most iconic comics out there & just look at the LIKE to dislike ratio! 21 THOUSAND likes to a measly 303 dislikes
IKR, why did Kyle even try to use hand to hand comabt to one of the best martial artists in the world that just took down your entire team? WTF, just zap the guy with your ring or something.
In the comic Kyle Rayners ring stops working against Deathstroke, because Deathstrokes willpower was rivaling Kyles and the ring got confused, he cut that bit out for the video.
In the story, deathstroke was quick enough to grab Kyles hand before he could react and then proceeded to almost break him mentally, he got rid of his will-power by making him scared and feel week, the ring then got less powerful which allowed Slade to beat him
laz kar lmao he's not a generic soldier, I don't know any other generic soldiers in DC that can fight the justice league and take out a few heavy hitters before being stopped.
I was informed at the local comic book store that this wasn't really a crisis and not really a good story line to skip it and go from Infinite Crisis to Final Crisis... they were wrong... this was good and i'm going to pick up the trade to read through myself. thanks!!
I loved this story along with the other darker stories DC has. It provides a different, darker, and honestly sad tone to the lives of superheroes. The ending of this one always makes me feel sad, and shows how a hero's wife could end up going down a twisted path due to fear and sadness caused by the time she wishes her husband was there instead of him being gone with the possibility of never returning home to her. In turn she ended up being locked away and drugged in an asylum bc of what she did and he is so hurt and heartbroken his mind alters and he basically goes insane by the events leading up to this left to lay in bed every night talking to a ghost from the past as if nothing happened to cope with the pain in his heart he now has.
Ibrahim Salman Same here, but I think people don't like it due to some "plot holes". People don't think Deathstroke should've beaten the Justice League, and that the main antagonist doesn't make sense due to some other reasons, and lastly the death of SO many characters. I still love the story though.
Croc Block Deathstroke has done that more than once. People tend to dislike it for the disturbing nature and sense of realistic conflicts it has. I never heard anyone complain about the other things, beside deathstroke.
I love your recaps on these stories. This was an allright recap on a GREAT story, probably my All time fave right after The Killing Joke. Infinity Crisis is so good that it would be hard for an 18 minute recap to truly do it justice...but a good attempt. Hopefully it spurs some fans to read it and enjoy it fully as it is meant to be.
May your memory be a blessing Benny, much love to you & your family. Thanks for the years of educating us & helping us keep track of comic continuities
That image of the league all hanging up on Deathstroke, not relying on superpowers or weapons, and Green Arrow saying “the league teaches you how to fight”, so iconic. As if they found a primal spirit beneath their outer shells to bravely take down Goliath.
i think the person who first suggested this trope actually wanted to put some common sense into men of that time, that men should spend their time with their preg wives and not go out drinking/clubing. Well that's my logic.
I read this during its initial run and I loved it. A couple of years ago, I had my wife read it. She's not even a comic book fan and she fell in love with it too. Thanks for covering this.
This Is one of my favorite DC stories and to me this is an essential DC story compared to Marvel stories imo. One of the best parts missed is when green arrow says that superman could stop them because superman is capable of hearing everything but he always choose what he wants to hear. Great video
I really like this, not a lot of punch thrown around, no big world ending disaster to save people from, just the superheros doing detective work. I love when we get to see just how powerful hero's are but they got personality as well
The one problem I have with this is that I don't believe for a single second that Wally West would keep Ollie's little secret. Barry might have, but Wally wouldn't. Wally would not even consider it for a moment, no matter Ollie's justifications. Batman and Superman would know what happened faster than Ollie could physically react. Ollie would be in prison within a day. Zatanna even faster, if not far worse, since she can't be held as easily. Every single one of them who went along with that would, and should, be permanently removed from the team and put wherever they can no longer make decisions for themselves or anyone else for the rest of their naturalborn lives.
I'd heard that DC had done stories like this before. Never actually gone and looked at them though, the thought of these people who work outside of a lot of restrictions up and deciding to tear someone's mind apart? I never wanted to look at heroes that way.
Srb2wadlordGaming Unnecessarily killing off Sue Dibny which thereby gets rid of one of the most lovable and fan favorite couples in DC comics. The reasoning behind the murder to begin with was pretty weak. Deathstroke soloing the JLA. Just to name a few.
So uh, when does Bruce figure out that Zatanna has mind wiped him? Cause last Batman story you told, he was a bit salty for Zatanna messing with his brain.
I never read it but holy shit dude! I loved how you kept this moving with the music and all. I really hope you cover more stories like this! I don´t know why people say they didn´t like it.
The fact death stroke took on all those heroes no problem is kind of weird…especially a green lantern….really?? Green lantern could of easily put em in a box….that’s where I think the writers rushed some of this. They wanted a terrifying outcome and it’s all kind of rushed…but none the less a truly amazing story by DC
Happy Veterans Day Benny. This is a polarizing story that for better of worse, depending on your point of view, began the changing of the DCU to it's darker, edgier content. I love Rags Morales's art on this. Since you already did the Batman/Zatanna follow up how about doing the Catwoman story arc where she finds out about what Zatanna did?
I know you're a crazy busy guy and have a set schedule but when do you think we'll get more stories like this!? Cause I love this story and can't wait to see more!
MR.DC COMICS As I know DC it's getting praise for a lot of the comic books from rebirth, Marvel is getting some praise but there a lot of people that are hating what they are doing with the Marvel comics currently. I I'm not a fan of the DC movies for now, my favorite movie was MOS, but BVS really didn't have that good of a story, really felt forced (IMO), Suicide Squad I enjoyed but it was also meh for me. The ones really getting hate are the movies and it's quite understandable. Or you might also be referring to a marvel fanboy that hates everything DC, does you just ignore
J Ricardo i like you sir, starting a civil discussion about the flaws and pros of the current dc status. I am a DC fan and a fan of some Marvel runs as well, but i agree that the DC movies thus far are lackluster. This was personally not my favorite story, but i loved other stories of the time. I see you're frustration as casual moviegoers would sway Marvel over DC when they are both great comic companies
Badluck_ Ryan true but I really don't mind that frustration, many of my friends and people that I know thinks DC movies aren't that good because of the way they change their biggest characters , because they truly love DC and enjoy almost everything that is currently on (except Teen titans go).
This was my favorite crisis story. It wasn't some galactic threat that turned the entire league on their heads: but one average woman. It speaks volumes, and I just love it. Glad you covered it, more people needed to be aware of it!! (Also helps that we had Deathstroke's coolest fight ever in it.)
hey that was a great story. thanks for catching me up on that because there were some character interactions in the blackest night storyline I didn't quite get, this really puts some of it into place
Tbf if the Joker threatened that he would always kill or torture every member of the bat family and tell him that Arkham prison and asylum is usless and he will break out do you really think Batman wouldn't snap? Especially right after doing something horrible to a bat family member? Remember that when Joker does these things he does it once to a bat family member. Dr. Light promised to comeback and do it again.
I read a little bit of this story but to find out that Jean was the one who planned all of that, I was oh snap it really just got dark, this story was also a lead-up to Infinite Crisis and that story is gruesome and dark but sooo good, this was awesome Benny
When Lois from the pre-Flashpoint earth 2 died in Infinite Crisis, her Superman did turn into an antagonist, but he doesn't go nearly as far as Injustice's Superman
He would probably still go nuts. Personally for me what Joker did was more of question of when rather than what. He took away his happiest moment and put it down as the unhappiest memory. The what still has value,don't get me wrong but this Superman from the injustice universe seems kinda destined to this. The same as in the original JL series,the Jl became the Injustice league after Flash was killed by Luthor.
hey comicstorian I really love you're videos man can you do one about spawn when he got his wings of redemption? or how he over throws god and satan? 😊 really love you're videos man keep up the great work man 😊💙
Hands down one of the greatest of all time DC storylines! I always thought they blew it by not building off of this one. Still my #1 fave tying with A Contract With God.
The twist wasn't what we expected but the story is still dope. It's different there's no big bad guy at the end and having a different story is very refreshing. Great job Benny 💯💯
Good job at conveying the emotion with your reading!! It made the experience as serious and dark as it was intended to be. Great performance by Comicstorian 👏🏽👏🏽
I remember the first time I read this comic. It was the first from begging to end that I was on the edge of my seat and couldn't put it down. One of my all time favorites.
Ralph unable to hold himself together. Bruce cradling Tim. Some of the most haunting images I've seen in DC.
U just took the words out of my mouth this is a masterpiece
@@andrewknoblock4739 haunting means masterpiece to you? lol
@@Marvelfanatic3658 He never said that tho, how are you getting haunting = masterpiece. Better question, are you saying a masterpiece cant be haunting? I mean considering you said it with an LOL. Sure why not! What about a masterpiece of cinema horror or something along those lines? The scariest painting? I don't see why it cant be both I am just saying the other guy was not saying that "haunting means masterpiece" thats all you, you took it that way. Nonetheless, Surely it can indeed be both, assuming can appreciate it.
I’m pr sure Bruce cradling Tim is a reference to Ivan the Terrible holding his son
@@andrewknoblock4739 It's not, it has a ton of problems.
This story contains the ultimate defense of superheroes having secret identities. It's not to protect yourself, but the ones you love
Apparently you can’t always protect loved ones from each other.
I like to think the pen laser Deathstroke had was also for Catman.
MageM This comments under-rated
It should be for catwoman
Gab Moe or wildcat
Or the cat lady from fairytale
That's funny but it's wildcat not catman
You skipped over the most important part of "who benefits?" It wasn't just the killer, tangentially it was ALL of the heroes' loved ones. With a killer on the loose, the heroes didn't go out patrolling as much, preferring to stay at home with their loved ones.
So who benefits?
@@jmgonzales7701 me
The thing that you need to remember is that this story basically started the DC Universe on the path to all the hells, disasters and darkness to follow.
- Batman did regain his memory at some point. That is what started turning him against the League and metahumans in general. This event is what led to him creating Brother I and the OMACs, which went on to slaughter hundreds of metas, both villain and hero.
- This Crisis was also significant in that it was one of hte prme justifications that Lex Luthor-Earth 3 and Superboy-Prime used to begin the Infinite Crisis; among other things, this caused the death of Konnor Kent/Kon-El, the Superboy.
- Also, the DC Universe wasn't through with Jean Loring. Not long after the Identity Crisis, she would be given the power of Eclipso; she would go on to corrupt both the Spectre (leading to the death of Magic), the end of Shazam (for a while) and the corruption of Mary Marvel into a willing servant of Darkseid.
- Effects of the Identity Crisis were felt right through to the Blackest Night & Brightest Day epics, when many of the dead rose to fight the living.
David Scott one of the reasons I love the arc is because of the lasting effects it would have on the whole Universe. A big criticism I often had with event comics (Marvel had this problem more so than DC at this time) was that after everything happened everything would have a soft reboot and essentially the event didn't matter in the long run. With IC, it brought upon a new era in DC that lasted a good 6 yeasts
honestly i guess one can say all the massive events that followed could be trace to this one event
“Can the residents of UA-cam recover from one of the most devastating passings that happened to them?”
No, not for a while. I miss you dude. RIP.
I dont understand why people are angry at this , the story was actually well written , more like a detective series with several societal issues, but with superheroes, adding a twist to the result , my thought is what if Batman later finds out his mind was wiped , what would happen to all involved.
Oh he does find out later more so he finds out he and Doctor light weren't the only ones to be mind wiped by Zatanna.
King Jay.W exactly, it is a story that really intrigued me and you really the understand the risks you take when you become a hero
Sabi Zia Yup many non comic readers still think that comic books are just children books filled with nonsense based topics and over the top fights never really digging into the dark side of them as a whole.
King Jay.W im pretty sure batman does learn about this
it's implied that Batman already knows about it, "Do you want to tell me something, Wally?"
Damn, that was pretty dark and twisted
Nicky Lee the light went into the darkness if you know what I mean
Asim Hamid flash reference
Made me feel a little uneasy, but very good nonetheless!
@@swissairguh9493 dont get it
Love the art work in this one, I especially liked how Hawkman looked.
The eyes are cool
Holy shit, I've heard of this but never read it, that's crazy
Miles Martin Same! It's an interesting take on the League.
Miwa Sakata 3
It resurfaces in darkest night.
yeah and if I remember correctly once Batman remembers all of this it leads to the OMAC project which leads to Infinite Crisis.
kenzon reaper "She brought a flamethrower. 'Just in case'"
damn deathstroke does not mess around!
Deathstroke has a good look to him. I can't speak for his character or abilities, but I do know he was pulled back a bit more in the Titans run. But overwhelming the Green Lantern's ring by his own will? That's dumb.
laz kar I owe my knowledge of such things to Linkara's show Atop The Fourth Wall, admittedly. I just know Deathstroke works best when he's a villain/anti-hero foil and he is skilled/powerful (because super soldier wiht years of military experience), but still beatable by a team effort or smart plan. Y'know, like Slade from Teen Titans.
Excited Cat pis
laz kar PIS and plot armour goes hand in hand my friend. it's just sad some fans take the fight seriously and think slade could pull things like this off
* Batman defeats Deathstroke by himself *
* A whole team cannot defeat him and they have superpowers *
I think the Throne of Atlantis doesn't look so depressing anymore.
imagine if he stabbed deaths trikes left eye to make him blind XD
Aґsои Plцто the right eye, its more like a emotional scar rather that physical, and those scar are dificult to heal...
"death trike"???!? WTF?!?!
lol my bad i was typing fast a few grammatical errors in that sentence.
Federico Ascencio Then why hasn't his other eye healed?
CosmicG777 Do you mean the right eye? the reason its the one I wrote before my friend, if you know his origins you will know why it doesnt "heal"
Great read. I have no regrets buying this. Plus, I'm a huge fan of Deathstroke and I think we can all agree he was a bad ass and kicked the Justice league's ass in this.
Micahpeters000 kinda plot but it was cool
Micahpeters000 kinda plot but it was cool
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens: Why do people think that's its only plot armor? If people saw Captain America or black panther take out the avengers singlehandedly they would be calling him a badass. But now that's it's deathstroke it's plot armor?
+Panos Gamer Deathstroke casually stabbing a speedster would is like cap sucker punching Thor,complete and utter bullshit
One true Zimbo he made Wally run exactly where his blade was. Wally ran into it. Read the novel man.
Oh god this is the story where Doctor Light.... Oh no.....
DemonelfFIN Yeah...
DemonelfFIN oh yeah
Why can't I think of a death note joke
DemonelfFIN You see, this is why I like Ghost Rider and the Punisher. They provide quick, "clean", and permanent solutions that prevents things like this from happening.
Also, they send a DEADLY serious message to other criminals out there.
CosmicG777 Two of my favorite Marvel "Street Level" characters right there.
I’ve met Brad Meltzer quite a few times. I live in Miami, and every time he releases a new novel he comes by the local indie bookstore as part of his tours. Very friendly man.
This is some savage hardcore stuff damn DC.... Rape? Wow..
when you use rape in a story it's a really cheap way to make you feel uncomfortable and upset
Yeah
But it's still hella effective
Lawa Ye if this is hardcore then i dont know what you'd call the axis (the jessica jones story im not sure if this is the right name)
Planet Kuruto i Will check it out
What a twist ending! Sometimes people do the craziest things for love.
......How the fuck did Batman, the world's greatest detective, not figure this out? There were footprints in the victims brain! At the very least Ray Palmer would be a suspect!
@@Ubermensch9240 because which person has the ability to shrink down to microscopic size? Ray Palmer is currently the only one with that ability and he has no reason to kill Sue and was far away from there. Plus with all the other suspects like Slipknot, Captain Boomerang and Doctor Light all being on the Suicide Squad, they are the prime suspects and not the Atom's ex wife who wants to see him again.
@@isplat927 He the World's Greatest Detective! Not being able to tell the difference between a laser blast and a fucking FLAMETHROWER is bullshit. The smell alone would have tipped him or the other science heroes off.
@@isplat927 Actually, anyone can use Ray Palmer's technology to shrink (as Jean did). What sets Ray apart is that he can remain small as long as he wants, while anyone else (like Ryan Choi) will eventually explode if they remain small too long unless they return to full size immediately.
Been looking for this story, glad to have finally found it here. Thanks Benny. Rest in peace, man.
I'm not saying I completely disagree with Linkara's analysis but this comic really is one of my favorites.
At 7:13 it says Oliver (green arrow) stabs death stroke in the eye...
But in the show called Arrow he did that to him on the island!
Two death stroke does not have grey hair
arnt those different universes, also are you implying that once he gets stabbed in the eye with an arrow he gains an immunity to arrows in that location? lolz
Niles Avernus I know but I was just pointing out the coincidences’s
That Oli is basically the Batman of that universe 😂
Identity Crisis was how I got back into comics. Thanks for covering it and putting your punctuations to the story. Brings back memories
7:10 Green Arrow is so goated fr.
Rip man, you made my comic journey the best man. You’ll be missed
I love this story, I'd like to see more classic stuff like this.
laz kar
You're the only one that thinks that
+laz kar bro WTF I've looked at three separate comments and you are on all of em trolling people's opinions you lame af you Prolly jus scrolling down looking for stuff to say. if you don't like the video thumb it down and leave..
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@Jennetteish - It wasn't. There's a lot of problems. From the murder to the continuity errors , to the Deathstroke fight.
lol why are some people thinking this story isn't beloved by fans? It's literally one of the most iconic comics out there & just look at the LIKE to dislike ratio! 21 THOUSAND likes to a measly 303 dislikes
One of the best stories in the DC Universe. The sheer emotion shown in the images and from the numerous characters is superb.
We miss you. Thank you for everything.
Had me until Deathstroke crushed Green Lanterns fucking fist... lol Seriously.
IKR, why did Kyle even try to use hand to hand comabt to one of the best martial artists in the world that just took down your entire team? WTF, just zap the guy with your ring or something.
In the comic Kyle Rayners ring stops working against Deathstroke, because Deathstrokes willpower was rivaling Kyles and the ring got confused, he cut that bit out for the video.
In the story, deathstroke was quick enough to grab Kyles hand before he could react and then proceeded to almost break him mentally, he got rid of his will-power by making him scared and feel week, the ring then got less powerful which allowed Slade to beat him
The ring gets around actually :/
laz kar lmao he's not a generic soldier, I don't know any other generic soldiers in DC that can fight the justice league and take out a few heavy hitters before being stopped.
“…..Green Arrow has a bald spot. That’s why he wears a hat.” OKAY WOW SO ELONGATED MAN WOKE UP AND CHOSE VIOLENCE TODAY😂😭👍🏽
Hope you're having a splendid and great Veteran's Day Benny. Thank you for these fantastic stories and for you time in our U.S. Arms.
I love these older stories I hope to see more in the future please Comicstorian!!!
I was informed at the local comic book store that this wasn't really a crisis and not really a good story line to skip it and go from Infinite Crisis to Final Crisis... they were wrong... this was good and i'm going to pick up the trade to read through myself. thanks!!
I loved this story along with the other darker stories DC has. It provides a different, darker, and honestly sad tone to the lives of superheroes. The ending of this one always makes me feel sad, and shows how a hero's wife could end up going down a twisted path due to fear and sadness caused by the time she wishes her husband was there instead of him being gone with the possibility of never returning home to her. In turn she ended up being locked away and drugged in an asylum bc of what she did and he is so hurt and heartbroken his mind alters and he basically goes insane by the events leading up to this left to lay in bed every night talking to a ghost from the past as if nothing happened to cope with the pain in his heart he now has.
I don't know why so many people dislike this. It's one of my favorites
Ibrahim Salman It's dark and twisted so it makes people uncomfortable, haha.
***** thats what i like most about Dc XD
Ibrahim Salman Same here, but I think people don't like it due to some "plot holes". People don't think Deathstroke should've beaten the Justice League, and that the main antagonist doesn't make sense due to some other reasons, and lastly the death of SO many characters. I still love the story though.
Croc Block Deathstroke has done that more than once. People tend to dislike it for the disturbing nature and sense of realistic conflicts it has. I never heard anyone complain about the other things, beside deathstroke.
I hear that argument alot but the thing is....as awesome as slade was, the league still kicked his butt in the end
I love your recaps on these stories. This was an allright recap on a GREAT story, probably my All time fave right after The Killing Joke. Infinity Crisis is so good that it would be hard for an 18 minute recap to truly do it justice...but a good attempt. Hopefully it spurs some fans to read it and enjoy it fully as it is meant to be.
This was my favorite DC story for years, I'm just here to hear you read this. You make the story seem more emotional
May your memory be a blessing Benny, much love to you & your family. Thanks for the years of educating us & helping us keep track of comic continuities
That image of the league all hanging up on Deathstroke, not relying on superpowers or weapons, and Green Arrow saying “the league teaches you how to fight”, so iconic.
As if they found a primal spirit beneath their outer shells to bravely take down Goliath.
Thanks bro. I always wanted to know what happened in identity crisis but I never got around to reading it. So thanks
Whoa so this is what they were talking about in Blackest Night.
why do superheros always loose their wife when they are preg XD
because its sadder
it's a bit of a trope, and it's not just restricted to superhero comics
Because you shouldn't hold on too tightly to a pregnant women, so they're set loose.
i think the person who first suggested this trope actually wanted to put some common sense into men of that time, that men should spend their time with their preg wives and not go out drinking/clubing.
Well that's my logic.
Killing someone's loved one is already a punch to the gut. Killing their wife who's pregnant is a punch to the gut then the face.
That was just messed up on many levels.
ben truett that's why it's so good
This one's my favorite story by DC! Thanks for making this one!
laz kar And that gives you the right to judge them for it?
Yup been aware of the author! Just never got around to reading his books. Read this early into high school haha thanks for the reminder!
Raphael Coronel Same
laz kar like you?
I read this during its initial run and I loved it. A couple of years ago, I had my wife read it. She's not even a comic book fan and she fell in love with it too. Thanks for covering this.
This Is one of my favorite DC stories and to me this is an essential DC story compared to Marvel stories imo.
One of the best parts missed is when green arrow says that superman could stop them because superman is capable of hearing everything but he always choose what he wants to hear.
Great video
I really like this, not a lot of punch thrown around, no big world ending disaster to save people from, just the superheros doing detective work. I love when we get to see just how powerful hero's are but they got personality as well
The one problem I have with this is that I don't believe for a single second that Wally West would keep Ollie's little secret. Barry might have, but Wally wouldn't. Wally would not even consider it for a moment, no matter Ollie's justifications. Batman and Superman would know what happened faster than Ollie could physically react. Ollie would be in prison within a day. Zatanna even faster, if not far worse, since she can't be held as easily. Every single one of them who went along with that would, and should, be permanently removed from the team and put wherever they can no longer make decisions for themselves or anyone else for the rest of their naturalborn lives.
It's heartbreaking to hear Benny again... But he and Rob are UA-cam comics. Miss you Benny
When I was younger I wasn't able to understand this story, but now......damn
I'd heard that DC had done stories like this before. Never actually gone and looked at them though, the thought of these people who work outside of a lot of restrictions up and deciding to tear someone's mind apart? I never wanted to look at heroes that way.
Why is everyone hating on this, i liked it.
I can think of a few reasons.
Go ahead, enlighten me.
The characters are unlikable, the rape isn't handled well and sometimes the story just gets silly
JustDenzell Alright then.
Srb2wadlordGaming Unnecessarily killing off Sue Dibny which thereby gets rid of one of the most lovable and fan favorite couples in DC comics. The reasoning behind the murder to begin with was pretty weak. Deathstroke soloing the JLA. Just to name a few.
This is legit my favorite comic of all time. Like it got me back into comics. Thanks for helping me re-live this.
Rest in Peace Benny, our hero
I personally never really liked this story, but i've always loved the dramatic readings, was a great way to re-experience the story
So uh, when does Bruce figure out that Zatanna has mind wiped him? Cause last Batman story you told, he was a bit salty for Zatanna messing with his brain.
Think it was some time during infinite crisis.
He finds out about in a storyarc of the JLA book written around that time, just before Infinite Crisis started.
THanks guys ^^
what was batman's reaction when he found out?
ian Schweinsteiger He went like, Kek. Dank memes.
I never read it but holy shit dude! I loved how you kept this moving with the music and all. I really hope you cover more stories like this! I don´t know why people say they didn´t like it.
12:01 poor Robin(Tim Drake)
I always shed a tear about this story. But it's one of my favorite DC stories.
The fact death stroke took on all those heroes no problem is kind of weird…especially a green lantern….really?? Green lantern could of easily put em in a box….that’s where I think the writers rushed some of this. They wanted a terrifying outcome and it’s all kind of rushed…but none the less a truly amazing story by DC
Thank you! You finally made this video I've been waiting a long time for it. Now all you need is Infinite Crisis.
thank you comicstorian for your service
Happy Veterans Day Benny.
This is a polarizing story that for better of worse, depending on your point of view, began the changing of the DCU to it's darker, edgier content. I love Rags Morales's art on this.
Since you already did the Batman/Zatanna follow up how about doing the Catwoman story arc where she finds out about what Zatanna did?
That's... that's dark
Shit like this is why Batman was right in tower of babel
This was dark as shit and I thought bat man comic's were dark
Definitely one of my favorite Justice League stories. So many hard hitting moments and such great art.
this was one of my favorites. Thanks
RIP to a legend in the YT comic community
I have this story and I enjoy it very much. It is not a story for everyone but I think it is very interesting to see the darker side of superheroes
I know you're a crazy busy guy and have a set schedule but when do you think we'll get more stories like this!? Cause I love this story and can't wait to see more!
wait....she did all of this just to get ray palmer back?
Pretty dumb right?
@@Ubermensch9240 Especially since it was her choice they were apart in the first place.
Man, this story was intense. Loved the reading, dude.
DC have the best stories but get all the hate....
MR.DC COMICS As I know DC it's getting praise for a lot of the comic books from rebirth, Marvel is getting some praise but there a lot of people that are hating what they are doing with the Marvel comics currently.
I I'm not a fan of the DC movies for now, my favorite movie was MOS, but BVS really didn't have that good of a story, really felt forced (IMO), Suicide Squad I enjoyed but it was also meh for me. The ones really getting hate are the movies and it's quite understandable. Or you might also be referring to a marvel fanboy that hates everything DC, does you just ignore
J Ricardo i like you sir, starting a civil discussion about the flaws and pros of the current dc status. I am a DC fan and a fan of some Marvel runs as well, but i agree that the DC movies thus far are lackluster. This was personally not my favorite story, but i loved other stories of the time. I see you're frustration as casual moviegoers would sway Marvel over DC when they are both great comic companies
Badluck_ Ryan true but I really don't mind that frustration, many of my friends and people that I know thinks DC movies aren't that good because of the way they change their biggest characters , because they truly love DC and enjoy almost everything that is currently on (except Teen titans go).
Most of their tv shows don't give them justice
Uthman Oyebamiji I belive the tv shows is good exposure for the other DC heros besides Batman and Superman.
This was my favorite crisis story. It wasn't some galactic threat that turned the entire league on their heads: but one average woman. It speaks volumes, and I just love it. Glad you covered it, more people needed to be aware of it!! (Also helps that we had Deathstroke's coolest fight ever in it.)
This is by far one of my favorite League comics. It is so dark and the twist at the end is just too good and heartbreaking at the same time.
Thanks for doing this story, man. It's one of my favorite comics of all time, and I always love your readings.
To be honest I loved this story.
I read all the beginning stuff, but never saw how it ended. That was really unexpected! Thanks for this
"What you gonna do now? Give me a big knock out at the jaw?" Typical ant man reference.
hey that was a great story. thanks for catching me up on that because there were some character interactions in the blackest night storyline I didn't quite get, this really puts some of it into place
A lot of people didn't like this book but it is an underrated gem and ahead of its time. Thanks for sharing.
I love this story cause it really shows us who the true heroes actually are and are willing to skew the line and who wouldn’t
Tbf if the Joker threatened that he would always kill or torture every member of the bat family and tell him that Arkham prison and asylum is usless and he will break out do you really think Batman wouldn't snap? Especially right after doing something horrible to a bat family member?
Remember that when Joker does these things he does it once to a bat family member.
Dr. Light promised to comeback and do it again.
rip, rest easy
I read a little bit of this story but to find out that Jean was the one who planned all of that, I was oh snap it really just got dark, this story was also a lead-up to Infinite Crisis and that story is gruesome and dark but sooo good, this was awesome Benny
this story is heartbreaking...but a question if superman wasn't the one to kill lois and the city in injustice, would he still become a dictator?
When Lois from the pre-Flashpoint earth 2 died in Infinite Crisis, her Superman did turn into an antagonist, but he doesn't go nearly as far as Injustice's Superman
JustDenzell yeah but on that earth, even Batman supports him...so there's no one to tell Superman otherwise
He would probably still go nuts. Personally for me what Joker did was more of question of when rather than what. He took away his happiest moment and put it down as the unhappiest memory. The what still has value,don't get me wrong but this Superman from the injustice universe seems kinda destined to this. The same as in the original JL series,the Jl became the Injustice league after Flash was killed by Luthor.
this is so dark and twisted but deep it pulls on the strings of the heart perfect it's magnificent
hey comicstorian I really love you're videos man can you do one about spawn when he got his wings of redemption? or how he over throws god and satan? 😊 really love you're videos man keep up the great work man 😊💙
I just mentioned the other day for you to do this. I don't know if it was because of me or not but THANKYOU.
I remember this comic. It was a very good one
Hands down one of the greatest of all time DC storylines! I always thought they blew it by not building off of this one. Still my #1 fave tying with A Contract With God.
Rip to a goat
The twist wasn't what we expected but the story is still dope. It's different there's no big bad guy at the end and having a different story is very refreshing. Great job Benny 💯💯
Good job at conveying the emotion with your reading!! It made the experience as serious and dark as it was intended to be. Great performance by Comicstorian 👏🏽👏🏽
Great story, an old favorite. but it feels like we can never get something like this ever again
he is like the GOAT.
I remember the first time I read this comic. It was the first from begging to end that I was on the edge of my seat and couldn't put it down. One of my all time favorites.
Love the read stupid ending she did all that..
WHAT IN GODS NAME TOOK YOU SOOOO LONG TO DO THIS STORY ITS ICONIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!, and no video will do it great justice
Do 52 to have the continuation to Ralph's story, please! =)
Wow. This just became one of my top favorites of the Justice League stories.