Batman: Odyssey #1 - Atop the Fourth Wall

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  • @herosshade2247
    @herosshade2247 7 років тому +452

    I like how you pointed out Frank Miller didn't actually "bring us out" of the campy era of comics and that dark storylines existed before him. I really feel like more of the casual audience should know that.

    • @Shiirow
      @Shiirow 7 років тому +16

      well he wasnt the one to do the heavy lifting but he is the most prominent name that sticks in peoples heads when it comes to helping the process of the mature evolution of comics. that was always the issue.

    • @PolarPhantom
      @PolarPhantom 7 років тому +35

      And Alan Moore.
      Actually, I think Moore and Miller accidentally started the Dark Age of Comics.
      balls

    • @eugenideddis
      @eugenideddis 7 років тому +21

      PolarPhantom Which is hilarious when you realize that they released "light and happy" material during the dark age

    • @erickamakeeaina1649
      @erickamakeeaina1649 3 роки тому

      200th like

    • @ZeldaTheSwordsman
      @ZeldaTheSwordsman 2 роки тому

      Frank Miller is an overrated piece of trash whose one contribution of real value was revamping Daredevil.

  • @CaptainAvenger1993
    @CaptainAvenger1993 2 роки тому +95

    Had to come back and rewatch this review after hearing Neal Adams has passed away. RIP Neal Adams your work on Batman Odyssey is batshit insane.

    • @noahmagana137
      @noahmagana137 2 роки тому +15

      At least adams and O’Neil are together again

    • @RaphBlade7
      @RaphBlade7 2 роки тому +8

      Also his work on Mr. T & The T-Force was just plain awesome & as Linkara said we'll all be eternally grateful for!

    • @vanyadolly
      @vanyadolly 10 днів тому +1

      A timeless gift that will baffle and amuse many generations to come. It's a good thing to live in a world where Batman: Odyssey exists.

  • @Robin0928
    @Robin0928 7 років тому +519

    Ah, the long awaited sequel to Batman: Illiad.

    • @Robin0928
      @Robin0928 7 років тому +27

      Also, the line was "It's more than slick, Boy Blunder"... Although that makes no sense for Batman to be saying that, Robin didn't call it "slick", he said it was a Super Car.

    • @DeathGodRiku
      @DeathGodRiku 7 років тому +5

      Robin0928 oh hey Robin. I didn't know you were a Linkara fan

    • @Robin0928
      @Robin0928 7 років тому +6

      DeathGodRiku Absolutely love AT4W.

    • @DeathGodRiku
      @DeathGodRiku 7 років тому +3

      Robin0928 are you and silver the only at4w fans in the brony analyst community?

    • @Robin0928
      @Robin0928 7 років тому +4

      DeathGodRiku I know Voice and Toon are fans

  • @myriadmediamusings
    @myriadmediamusings 2 роки тому +40

    At the time of this comment, I'm saddened to report that Neal Adams has tragically passed away at the age of 80. RIP Mr. Adams, your work and influence on comics, and indeed Batman, will never be forgotten.

  • @CrazyDyslexicNerd
    @CrazyDyslexicNerd 7 років тому +165

    I desperately want to see a Captain America shield made out of guns and duct tape.

    • @theycallmejojo6090
      @theycallmejojo6090 7 років тому +26

      CrazyDyslexicNerd
      Dont give nick spencer any ideas.

  • @Sperium3000
    @Sperium3000 6 років тому +118

    I appreciate how this story allows Batman to make mistakes. That's something that frustrates me to no end with Batman media nowadays. Of course, the execution was all over the place, but hey, you had a nice idea at least.

    • @jamesoblivion
      @jamesoblivion 2 роки тому +11

      The Nolan movie trilogy was all about Batman making mistakes.

    • @skibot9974
      @skibot9974 2 роки тому +7

      @@jamesoblivion even Batfleck made mistakes with the Ya know trying to kill Superman thing

    • @ironmaster6496
      @ironmaster6496 Рік тому +8

      ​@@skibot9974i think the Batman being overly perfect is just a DC animated movies thing, specifically movies because the original animated series portrayed Batman as a flawed individual

    • @nicwoolfe3885
      @nicwoolfe3885 3 місяці тому +1

      Kind of like Batman Earth One, too

  • @th3rasave
    @th3rasave 7 років тому +55

    9:03 i heard once heard a theory that Batman placed guns on his vehicles to get rid of obstacles such as barriacades or windows (as examplified in the Dark Knight trilogy) or to use on enemies in non-lethal ways, such as shooting at limbs to neutralize, or to threaten without actually firing (as examplified in Batman Beyond) so, a gun wielding Batman can work, but I still think he's much cooler without guns

  • @RedFoxReviewer
    @RedFoxReviewer 7 років тому +136

    I respectfully disagree with Neal Adams. One More Day ruined Spider-Man and destroyed him as a character. Spider-Man has not been able to move forward or grow up since One More Day.

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 6 років тому +33

      +GojiratheGamer And look how that ended up. He lost the company, went broke and wound up right back at the Daily Bugle.

    • @DarsiPadilla
      @DarsiPadilla 4 роки тому +2

      @@OrgaG1742 Parker Industries is muda.

    • @DarsiPadilla
      @DarsiPadilla 4 роки тому +7

      @@Wright805 Marvel is just stupid, but more on the mixture of pity and loathing to the extent they're better off dead.

    • @hitomisalazar4073
      @hitomisalazar4073 4 роки тому +5

      I mean, you're not really disagreeing with him at that point. Neal Adams's point was that Spiderman HAD grown up and ought not to have. It's just you think it's bad (as do I) while he thought it was good (as did Joe Quesada).

    • @RedFoxReviewer
      @RedFoxReviewer 4 роки тому +1

      @@hitomisalazar4073 true

  • @tuvyamaeir4684
    @tuvyamaeir4684 7 років тому +64

    I really do love this comic. I'm not kidding. The silliness and outright absurdity of it makes my copy of it a real prize to me, and when I met Neal Adams in person I was HEARTBROKEN I couldn't get him to sign it since it was "missing" at the time.

    • @skibot9974
      @skibot9974 3 роки тому +7

      Why is missing in quotations

  • @joemomma3648
    @joemomma3648 7 років тому +145

    Linkara, I love the reviews and how you're still doing old callbacks from nearly a decade ago. Which brings me to a small request: NEVER stop referencing Batman Fortunate Son or ASBAR. I don't know why, but those jokes never fail to make me laugh.

  • @shadowspider9
    @shadowspider9 7 років тому +55

    Honestly i think Frank's biggest contribution, is not 'taking Batman back to his root's'. Since other creators were already doing that, and in some cases doing it better. Killing Joke.
    Frank's biggest contribution is that Dark Knight Returns got A LOT of publicity for being dark and thus got a lot of other Batman related things off the ground.
    Batman 89 came out 3 years after DRK. And 3 years after that we got BTAS. Had Frank not done DKR these projects might never have gotten off the ground.

    • @justanotheranimeprofilepic
      @justanotheranimeprofilepic Рік тому

      Yeah frank didn't get batman back to being dark he made sure the world knew batman was back to being dark

  • @Nazo-kage
    @Nazo-kage 7 років тому +109

    I'd like to see a retrospective on the death of Superman, focusing mostly on the death of Superman event but the aftermath too.

    • @RotaAbyssian
      @RotaAbyssian 7 років тому +10

      seeing as that was the first Trade I owned, arguably the first COMIC I owned, and one of my favorite STORYLINES, I couldn't agree more. plus having people be introduced to how DOOMSDAY was introduced is almost worth the price of admission.

    • @tehn00bdude
      @tehn00bdude 7 років тому +2

      Nazo- kage Max Landis actually has a really cool video kind of like that on HIS channel.

  • @KidSnivy69
    @KidSnivy69 7 років тому +256

    Why is watching crazy Batman so fun!?

    • @TevyaSmolka
      @TevyaSmolka 7 років тому +52

      lol crazy Steve has returned

    • @HORRIOR1
      @HORRIOR1 7 років тому +24

      Arf arf.

    • @dnmstarsi
      @dnmstarsi 7 років тому +26

      Why is Batkara so fun?!?!

    • @ZoanBlade90
      @ZoanBlade90 7 років тому +8

      Rage Select actually has a name for him. Loco Steve. =D

    • @JMDarkly1
      @JMDarkly1 7 років тому +14

      Because he's a crazy character to begin with and its just fun to see him finally go over the deep end.

  • @burnthetrolls5971
    @burnthetrolls5971 6 років тому +43

    Robin: "Seals?"
    Batman: "Arf, Arf"
    World's Greatest Detective everyone 👏👏👏👏

    • @stefanfilipovits21
      @stefanfilipovits21 3 роки тому +2

      Look out Joker lol

    • @wolfmantheimpaler
      @wolfmantheimpaler Рік тому +5

      Commissioner Gordon: *just contacting Batman* Batman, we've got the Riddler surround....did you just bark?

  • @OnDavidsBrain
    @OnDavidsBrain 7 років тому +69

    Ok, at some point during our look at this series I'm expecting Batman to just look at the reader or whoever he's supposed to be talking to and scream "I NEED 200 LINCOLN HATS!!!"

    • @jaredsamples6969
      @jaredsamples6969 7 років тому +5

      I understood that reference.

    • @OnDavidsBrain
      @OnDavidsBrain 7 років тому +7

      Sage's Anime Abandon Episode of Sins of the Sisters.

  • @Tunga001
    @Tunga001 7 років тому +179

    Linkara's kid halloween mask reminds me of Bat-mite.

  • @alexisandraphaithe
    @alexisandraphaithe 5 років тому +13

    The guns making Captain America's shield joke made me laugh out loud. Bravo, Sir. *sincere applause*

  • @VirtualBoy500
    @VirtualBoy500 7 років тому +60

    "Systems"
    "ONLINE"
    "Seals"
    "DISENGAGED"
    "Seal"
    "There is so much a man can tell you..."

  • @Longshanks1690
    @Longshanks1690 7 років тому +182

    Whenever something is called the "Odyssey" and it isn't about the main character travelling across the ocean with people he hates, having sex with women he barely knows and trying to get back to a strangely supportive wife he left two decades ago before fucking with her by pretending to be someone else, I have to admit, I feel slightly cheated.

    • @brandonlyon730
      @brandonlyon730 7 років тому +10

      When I hear Odyssey, I think Abe's Odyssey.

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 7 років тому +9

      King Edward "Longshanks" I, Hammer of the Scots, Lord of Wales and King of England Thoughts on Super Mario Odyssey?

    • @mogan4534
      @mogan4534 7 років тому +24

      Man, can you just imagine Batman doing that? He gets lost in California and has to walk all the way across the country to get back. He cheats on his wife, Talia Al Ghul, with Catwoman. The cyclops would be Harley Quinn because Polyphemus is such a blind, naive, and horrible decision making fool. Calypso would be Poison Ivy because obvs. The underworld would be Metropolis and the Joker would be Hades. His crew is made up of Dick Grayson Nightwing, Tim Drake Robin, and Jason Todd Red Hood. His son, Damian Wayne, grows up without Batman and when his dad gets back, he resents him.
      Excuse me, I need to go write a fan fiction now.

    • @mogan4534
      @mogan4534 7 років тому +9

      Odynn MoonFox I'm gonna call it "Batman: The ACTUAL Odyssey"
      And yes, the capitalised "actual" is apart of the title.

    • @Werewolf_Korra
      @Werewolf_Korra 7 років тому +3

      Poor Circe... Turned attempted rapists into pigs out of defense only to be successfully raped by Odysseus with help from Hermes.
      And what does she get for her abuse? Becoming the staple bitchy witch who turns people, mostly men, into animals out of spite. DC, Percy Jackson, Hercules (voiced by Idina Menzel of all people) and just a straw man for feminazism and misanthropy. She was living on an island with nothing but animals. She's not misanthropic... She's Fluttershy with more confidence.

  • @starmaker75
    @starmaker75 7 років тому +354

    I would like you to talk about more on the Bronze Age of comics.

    • @kalebsantos72
      @kalebsantos72 7 років тому +6

      Polandgod 75 and let us curse the gods for it

    • @starmaker75
      @starmaker75 7 років тому +12

      Because I find it it to be very interesting and love most of the art of it.

    • @KidSnivy69
      @KidSnivy69 7 років тому +7

      That'd be awesome!

    • @bloodstoneore4630
      @bloodstoneore4630 7 років тому +16

      I would like to talk about the bronze age of history

    • @Elementa2006
      @Elementa2006 7 років тому +8

      Polandgod 75 The Bronze Age Superman comics were great especially when written by Elliot S! Maggin.

  • @silversoulbrony
    @silversoulbrony 7 років тому +66

    Wait, Bruce Wayne is a rubber person?
    Guys... what if Bruce Wayne is actually Monkey D. Luffy after he found the One Piece and decided to become a superhero?

    • @dynostretch9215
      @dynostretch9215 6 років тому +11

      I could see that being problematic when he needs to punch someone.
      Batman: Gomu Gomu no Bulle- WAIT, WHAT AM I DOING?!?

    • @mitchfletcher2386
      @mitchfletcher2386 6 років тому +6

      @@dynostretch9215 ONE BAT!

    • @shingshongshamalama
      @shingshongshamalama 5 років тому +5

      Yo ho ho he's the goddamn batman.

    • @larrypoppins6273
      @larrypoppins6273 3 роки тому +1

      Why is no one talking about mr fantastic? He came out kong before this luffy character did. He's the original rubber man. The fantastic four came out in the 60s (I think) and they've been one of the longest running comic book characters.

    • @RRVCrinale
      @RRVCrinale 5 місяців тому +2

      The inverse is even funnier. Picture Luffy methodically hunting down bad guys like it's an Arkham game, scaring the crap out of them one by one while stalking them with _Pirate_ Vision, armed with gadgets Franky and Usopp cooked up for him.
      Then the Going Merry turns into a tank!

  • @guillaumebabey4484
    @guillaumebabey4484 7 років тому +84

    I think the reason Neal Adams decided to dress Dick with Tim's Robin costume is that Neal Adams was responsible for designing it in the first place.

    • @luckyducky7819
      @luckyducky7819 7 років тому +9

      So, its an Easter egg?
      I guess that's understandable.

    • @shino4242
      @shino4242 7 років тому +17

      Could also be seen as "this is what robin looks like now". I mean, i think it looks awkward anytime someone gives Dick or Jason the speedo in a story that takes place in the past or is a flashback or something...I've always seen the original costume as retconned away. That's my head canon at least.

  • @redleaderantilles1263
    @redleaderantilles1263 7 років тому +195

    Really like your point about Batman and guns. So many people just dismiss the idea of even exploring the idea which frustrates me cause honestly there is an interesting conversation to be had there. Bruce using a gun and either shooting to wound only or using rubber bullets makes sense with his morality cause after all he will beat people up which can easily lead to severe injuries and even internal bleeding. The reason for him not using firearms really has more to do with the fact that it represents a weapon made specifically for killing and most importantly he has a psychological issue with it due to how his parents where killed.
    Many writers botch this (I hate the Brubaker issue about it where he essentially says that anyone even good guys who use guns are the "enemy" cause killing should never take a button press despite.....you know sometimes killing someone quickly being kinda needed in combat) Batman is supposed to always be able to find the non lethal solution, most people cannot and he has no qualm with that, it is a matter of Batman (and subsequently the Batman family) being there to do the impossible and prevent others from having to make that sacrifice. There is such a thing as a righteous kill, Batman is there to make sure the people of Gotham don't have to make that kind of decision though, not cause killing makes you just as bad as a a murder like Joker (as hack writers think it does) but rather because it is still a terrible thing to have to do and so Bruce wants to make sure people don't have to if he can help it

    • @Nintendon85
      @Nintendon85 7 років тому +22

      redleader antilles I agree, though I'd say rubber bullets. If a rubber bullet misses the mark, it injures the wrong part. If a regular bullet hits the wrong spot, it can kill, and Bruce doesn't seem like he'd take that risk. Though in modern time, the only gun Bruce should have is the grappling gun.

    • @redleaderantilles1263
      @redleaderantilles1263 7 років тому +11

      yeah obviously Bruce should not be taking that kind of risk, but a young Bruce is certainly makes sense for or if he is in a fight. Like is someone goes to shoot a hostage and a batarang will not work for some reason, he should be also to pick up a gun and disarm that person. Just reading Dixon's det run again and there was a great scene of him having to snipe gunhawk's gun away cause he took to long fighting deathstroke and he was pissed he got put in that situation.
      Though to the rubber bullet point, those still can kill accidentally, likely another reason Bruce just uses batarangs. They don't cause internal bleeding

    • @PokemonHaloFan
      @PokemonHaloFan 7 років тому +7

      Hmm an interesting take on the situation. Although I have always attributed it more to the psychological scars of having seen both of his parents gunned down in front of him. And his no kill rule, well most of the time anyways. I think some of those random thugs in Tim Burton's Batman and Batman the Animated Series are either in a coma or clinically brain dead after the thrashing they got.

    • @madquack6449
      @madquack6449 6 років тому

      redleader antilles I

    • @2wingo
      @2wingo 6 років тому +7

      Actually, a rubber bullet is capable of killing you no matter WHERE it hits, it's just less likely to do so than a real bullet (hence rubber bullets being referred to as "LESS-lethal" ammo, not "NON-lethal" ammo).

  • @robo-nidai4236
    @robo-nidai4236 7 років тому +62

    Speaking of Batman and guns, there's a Batman story called Batman: Year Two, the sequel to Batman: Year One. (You know. A story Frank Miller wrote back when he made GOOD stories) In that comic, Batman also used a gun during the climax against the villain of the story. But it doesn't stop there. The Gun he used? It belonged to Joe Chill.
    For those who don't know, Joe Chill is the name of the criminal who shot Thomas and Martha Wayne. That's right, Batman was using the gun that killed his parents. Granted he gets rid of the gun by the end, but still.

    • @callianr6980
      @callianr6980 5 років тому +9

      Didn't he also accidently throw a guy into a garbage compactor in that story?

    • @daelen.cclark
      @daelen.cclark 4 роки тому +3

      Robo - Nidai
      I’ve actually heard that story’s pretty good.

    • @ForeverGotShorter
      @ForeverGotShorter 4 роки тому +2

      Year Two was actually written by Mike Barr.

    • @robo-nidai4236
      @robo-nidai4236 2 роки тому +2

      @@daelen.cclark Late response. But I want to make it clear. I'm not saying it detracts from the story that's told (I haven't been able to find a copy of it to read.) And it's not even the fact Batman uses a gun that I have a problem with. What bugs me is that fact that, as I mentioned, he was using the gun that killed his parents.

  • @Florceleste28
    @Florceleste28 5 років тому +19

    I just love the "murcielago" part, is so funny when they try to make a character sound spanish and then completely forget the accent. Its "murciélago", if you ever say "murcielago" someone will laugh at you.
    Btw, i mean the comic autors, not Linkara, he pronounced it as it was written.

  • @Takisan111
    @Takisan111 7 років тому +77

    Definitely so bad, it's good. Few things make sense and Batman is being way more goofy then even his Adam West incarnation, but when you finished reviewing ASBaR I was filled with a whole lot of "I don't care" while here I'm actually chuckling over how weird everything is. Just the idea of Batman making seal noises is just too funny to stay mad at it.

    • @DoctorWhoKage
      @DoctorWhoKage 3 роки тому +5

      I liken the seal moment to...pretty much any funny moment in an MCU movie. It's just that funny.

  • @moonraven6145
    @moonraven6145 7 років тому +12

    always cracks me up when he uses his Batman voice when it's just Bruce Wayne talking to people.

  • @Elementa2006
    @Elementa2006 7 років тому +7

    When you think about it, the Batman from the early seasons of Batman The Animated Series was closer to the Bronze Age Batman than the 90's Batman

  • @wikiuser92
    @wikiuser92 7 років тому +6

    Asterix next? Nice! A rare case of Linkara reviewing a comic I'm familiar with beforehand. My late grandfather had a full collection of Asterix books, and I've read through many of them.

  • @skycommander2153
    @skycommander2153 7 років тому +6

    Hey Linkara it was so awesome meeting you this past weekend at Con Bravo and thanks again for signing my copies of Kickassia and the Atop the 4th Wall Vol. 1 DVD I got from you. Great review as well just as good as my old favorites of yours the All Star Batman and Robin reviews

    • @AT4W
      @AT4W  7 років тому +6

      Thanks! I hope you enjoy the DVD! ^_^

  • @Gyarretto7
    @Gyarretto7 7 років тому +41

    I would love to see you continue to riff on this ludicrous nonsense of a series featuring Crazy Steve's sane, yet still jokey cousin, Goofy Steve!

  • @christianmclaughlin6247
    @christianmclaughlin6247 7 років тому +77

    Are we sure it's not "Batman Oddity" ?

  • @georgemiser
    @georgemiser 7 років тому +56

    Bob Shrek...
    "Somebody once told me...''

    • @someguynamedtrevor6081
      @someguynamedtrevor6081 7 років тому +10

      georgemiser the world was gonna roll me

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 7 років тому +6

      She was looking real dumb with her finger and her thumb

    • @rtsman7255
      @rtsman7255 7 років тому +9

      Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming and they don't stop coming.

    • @kimifw58
      @kimifw58 7 років тому +2

      Enough already. At least be creative about it.

    • @th3rasave
      @th3rasave 7 років тому +6

      Ryan Slezak fed to the rules and I hit the ground gliding
      Hit the ground gliding
      Hit the ground gliding
      Hit the ground gliding

  • @Pikatwig16
    @Pikatwig16 7 років тому +42

    9;04 Another thing to mention about the whole 'Batman with guns' thing is that, if you remember Beyond, it's ultimately what made Bruce retire.

    • @kimifw58
      @kimifw58 7 років тому +10

      Yeah. Him needing one made him realize that he's no longer Batman and is just a man fighting for his life.

  • @SilimSavertin
    @SilimSavertin 7 років тому +73

    I dunno, Robin and Batman throwing small insults at each other just seems like something friends and family do for fun. And hey, they're both.

    • @sdgdhpmbp
      @sdgdhpmbp 7 років тому +19

      Other than Bats himself not being the jokey type, I don't see it working with mentor/student relations. Also, it might've been a thing when it was fresh but now it feels like a cliche of its own.
      To each their own, I guess. If Bats really wants to make funny quips, I prefer he emulates Dr Cox not JD or Turk.

    • @kimifw58
      @kimifw58 7 років тому +24

      Robin quipping at Batman, sure, but Batman's sense of humor, if he has any at all, is supposed to be dry and biting like... well, Dr. Cox. He probably is capable of being jokey when he's in his Bruce Wayne identity, but it's not in his nature.

    • @shino4242
      @shino4242 7 років тому +10

      Even if that were the case, and I don't personally agree, the manner in which Bruce does it feels awkward and out of character. Even when superman, one of his best friends makes a joke, he either makes a snide remark or basically internally face palms and has a look on his face that just says "god damn it clark...". Never actually saying anything goofy himself. Like take the animated series for example. He made some jokes and puns here and there, but he was straight faced and serious with them
      So the issue isn't necessarily that batman is incapable of humor, it can work. It's the type of humor and the way its presented and his own mannerisms that feel off.

    • @Andreu0rtin
      @Andreu0rtin 7 років тому +6

      It depends on Robin, if it Dick Greyson it's kinda weird.
      If it is Jason Todd or Damian Wayne it would be more fitting.
      (I use name and surname becose there are a LOT of Robins)

    • @gratuitouslurking8610
      @gratuitouslurking8610 6 років тому +4

      I mean, there's a difference between Batman pointing out someone's grimdark nature by going 'lighten up, will ya? My god, you're positively grim!' in dark irony, and, well... this.

  • @BusoRockin1000
    @BusoRockin1000 6 років тому +5

    Not really related to the review but I really like that Linkara reads Bruce Wayne as Batman even when he isn't in costume.

  • @aidan4252
    @aidan4252 7 років тому +68

    Bad Batman is always fun.

    • @PeanutBuny27
      @PeanutBuny27 6 місяців тому +1

      Don’t you mean Badman?

  • @Little_Schach
    @Little_Schach 7 років тому +70

    Now I want to hunt this comic down just for shits and giggles.
    Also, I love that floppy mask he used.

    • @KidSnivy69
      @KidSnivy69 7 років тому +4

      Defintly would be a interesting read.

    • @more17
      @more17 7 років тому +4

      I'm tempted to do the same no lie.

    • @Breadloaf-kr4gi
      @Breadloaf-kr4gi 7 років тому +1

      Read it online lol

    • @skadooshly
      @skadooshly 6 років тому

      Kennedy Haagen it’s that good huh?! 😂😂😅

    • @briangilbert8733
      @briangilbert8733 2 роки тому

      I bought the first issue of BATMAN: Odyssey with zeal and glee, knowing Adams was returning to my favorite character. After the first read, I said to myself "Well...maybe it's me", so I read it again. The SECOND time, I thought "OK...maybe it's the stroke (which I had recently had.) The THIRD time through, I came to the conclusion "No, it's NOT the stroke...and it's not ME...though the artwork is beautiful...THIS DAMNED BOOK MAKES NO SENSE!!" Like a bad movie you've already paid to see, but now you HAVE to see how it ends, I eventually got the trade paperback, and (once I prepared myself properly) laughed HYSTERICALLY at this "comedy masterpiece!" I was stunned to learn of Mr. Adams' passing yesterday, and will choose to remember his ENTIRE body of work...but maybe about once a year, I will take THIS out for an annual chortle! RIP Neal!!

  • @42ndLife
    @42ndLife 7 років тому +32

    Okay, now I'm hooked. How will this comic review involve Cheese Wiz?

  • @Moonbeam143
    @Moonbeam143 7 років тому +9

    This is Crazy Steve's less crazy, friendlier brother, Insane Bob.

    • @runeanonymous9760
      @runeanonymous9760 4 роки тому +3

      Not less crazy, just less violent and dangerous; I’d argue Insane Bob to be even less lucid.

  • @TheMellowFilmmaker
    @TheMellowFilmmaker 7 років тому +4

    This feels like Batman in this comic is actually the Lego version of him.

  • @handsomebrick
    @handsomebrick 7 років тому +50

    So Batman initially used guns but he stopped because he got shot by bandits and was rescued by the Mexican Punisher who tells him that guns shouldn't be used by pussies, later he gives a speech to Robin about why he thinks guns are stupid, then Man-Bat and some kind of gargoyle monster argue about something in the Batcave while Batman goes to a pier to avoid the Riddler and do an impression of Kite-Man? And this is all a story being told by Batman, about... guns, I think? What?

    • @georgekostaras
      @georgekostaras 7 років тому +9

      Does it make your head hurt as much as it does mine?

    • @JaelinBezel
      @JaelinBezel 6 років тому +5

      This plot is getting less focused than Uncharted 3.

    • @stefanfilipovits21
      @stefanfilipovits21 3 роки тому +1

      That’s about as concise a description of Batman odyssey I’ve ever been able to find. Well done.

    • @L1701
      @L1701 3 роки тому +1

      Neal Adams: COCAINE IS MY GAWWWWWWWWD!

  • @justinpullen1097
    @justinpullen1097 7 років тому +8

    From what I remember, Adams actually designed Tim's suit and just wanted to use it here.

  • @Tareltonlives
    @Tareltonlives 2 роки тому +7

    The Halloween Batmask is one of my favorite running gags

  • @davidcolby167
    @davidcolby167 3 роки тому +5

    Honestly, I kinda love the goofy banter between batman and robin in this.

  • @clearspira
    @clearspira 7 років тому +10

    I like this Batmobile. It looks practical. I'll never forget the ridiculous sight of the 1989 Micheal Keaton Batmobile needing a grappling hook to make a moderately tight corner due to just how huge and unwieldy it is.

    • @handsomebrick
      @handsomebrick 7 років тому +4

      Better than the Tumbler, or the Batpod. Or the Batwing, actually.

  • @calemr
    @calemr 6 років тому +9

    "I'm more like some kind of rubber person."
    "Gomu Gomu No.... BATARANG!"

  • @Phos9
    @Phos9 7 років тому +1

    Wow this really makes Niel Adams’s weird arguments in favor of an expanding earth make more sense. Firing a gun with a bullet wound through your forearm (no grip strength), perfect hearing in the midst of a gunfight (ear ringing), it’s just so confused.

  • @theangryholmesian4556
    @theangryholmesian4556 2 роки тому +5

    "6 dollars a gallon?!" Greetings from 2022.

  • @ForeverGotShorter
    @ForeverGotShorter 4 роки тому +4

    I don't know if anyone else mentioned this already, but Neal Adams designed Tim's costume, so that's probably the reason he went with that design as opposed to Dick's classic short pants and pixie boots outfit. He seems quite fond of that design.

  • @Jygerthe2nd
    @Jygerthe2nd 7 років тому +41

    Y'know, to be fair, I COULD see Batman being inspired by BOTH Zorro and James Bond. It would certainly explain a lot.
    Also, I think the reason Dick Grayson is very clearly dressed like Tim Drake...might actually be the fault of the animated shows. For some reason, ever since Tim Drake's costume was introduced in the comics, the cartoons featuring Robin would use that as the default costume for the character, despite the fact that, more often than not, it was Dick as Robin. Even in the New 52, his original costume was changed to look more like Tim's. So it's not outside the realm of possibility that the artist simply drew him in Tim's costume out of habit of seeing him in it. Mind you, that's still a major botch, but it's at least one with an explanation.

    • @kimifw58
      @kimifw58 7 років тому +5

      Agreed. I often find myself saying "Batman is like James Bond, except..." and then I trail off trying to think of any significant differences. Um... well, he's not working for the queen, and... he's not as eager to sleep with women for information. Uh... he rarely drinks. That's all I've got.

    • @jamman9569
      @jamman9569 6 років тому

      He came out way before James Bond.

    • @reidmason2551
      @reidmason2551 5 років тому +4

      Chris O'Donnell's Dick Grayson wore the Tim Drake suit as well in BATMAN FOREVER (both the spandex circus suit and the full-armor Robin costume). I think the decision simply came down to Drake's suit translating better in a modern context than Dick's original look.

    • @Mochitachi70
      @Mochitachi70 3 роки тому +7

      @@reidmason2551 Tim's costume, with the full covered legs, looks more "straight" than the original costume, given how Dick's own image was considered a gay/camp icon for decades.
      Which might be hilariously ironic considering what's very likely to happen to Tim next week.
      EDIT: LMAO I was right.

    • @MoojinBoi
      @MoojinBoi 2 роки тому

      and then they kept stealing from tim and he would never recover in any medium outside of comics to this day

  • @Cdr2002
    @Cdr2002 7 років тому +14

    I like how he's possessed by the entity but still takes the time to review comics.

    • @StarWarsAddict527
      @StarWarsAddict527 7 років тому +5

      He doesn't know he's possessed by the Entity. The lost beast only takes control when it wants to. At the moment he doesn't. When the Entity isn't in control, Linkara is himself.

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 7 років тому +1

      Yes

  • @zillafire101
    @zillafire101 7 років тому +13

    Thank Gahhhhad for a new Linkara review.

  • @gatorshark0870
    @gatorshark0870 7 років тому +19

    You know, the batman mask with the floppy ears really remind of the 1949 batman that rifftrax did

  • @Detahramet
    @Detahramet 6 років тому +3

    I feel like this is a call back to the silver age with a more modern aesthetic. Either that, or they're going for an Adam West kind of flavor, and I feel like that helps make this a little bit special, in both definitions of the term.

  • @Crowley9
    @Crowley9 7 років тому +1

    Oh boy! I have been hoping for this for a while. Hopefully we'll eventually also get to Batman: The Widening Gyre.

  • @constructivecriticism2568
    @constructivecriticism2568 5 років тому +2

    So I got a short art outline revolving around that scene on top of the train. There were no speech bubbles, just black and white pencils. That bit where it cuts away to Bruce and Dick confused the ever loving shit out of me, and I had no context to fill in the blanks. I honestly thought he had an invisible mask or something covering his face to hide from the guy charging him.

  • @mogan4534
    @mogan4534 7 років тому +42

    You know how you said that this is all just a weird episode of Rick and Morty?
    For the love of everything, PLEAAAAASE do a Rick voice for Batman and a Morty voice for Robin.
    Keep the Halloween Batman mask though. It's hilarious.

    • @runeanonymous9760
      @runeanonymous9760 4 роки тому +2

      Odyssey Batman is too cool a dude to be Rick- Crazy Steve is the REAL Bat-Rick. Only in personality only, because Crazy Steve isn’t smart enough to be a Rick.
      This is more like one of those Spider-Man episodes that were just Rocket Robinhood episodes with Spidey painted over Robinhood, only it’s Batman instead.

  • @JadedMax
    @JadedMax Рік тому +4

    Anyone one who defends "One More Day" fucking loses me instantly.

  • @supersmashbro596
    @supersmashbro596 6 років тому +10

    (internal thoughts)I thought about the moral question of whether I should use guns....
    (says aloud) "I LIKE CHEESE WHIZ!!!!"

  • @firefly4f4
    @firefly4f4 7 років тому +95

    Also: Neal Adams is a proponent of expanding earth "theory"
    I'll give you time to recover from the palm imprints in your forehead.

    • @ChristianNeihart
      @ChristianNeihart 7 років тому +34

      You're paying for the indent I left in the wall.

    • @HypeVoiceActing
      @HypeVoiceActing 7 років тому +15

      Don't suppose you'd explain this please?

    • @ChristianNeihart
      @ChristianNeihart 7 років тому +11

      I smashed my head on the wall.

    • @TheGoldenNeil
      @TheGoldenNeil 7 років тому +7

      firefly4f4 And... I'm a bit afraid to ask.... is that?

    • @MoffMuppet
      @MoffMuppet 7 років тому +62

      From what I could find on Wikipedia, it's just what it sounds like; a theory that the Earth is expanding. And what I mean by that is, the planet itself is growing bigger without altering its own mass. Like a balloon. The theory was apparently put forth to explain certain geological effects, but it has largely been abandoned due to all the proof against such a thing.
      As an idea for a science fiction or fantasy world, this sounds fine. As a scientific idea, in todays' world it sounds positively moronic.

  • @Fluffkitscripts
    @Fluffkitscripts 3 роки тому +2

    “There wasn’t a communications breakdown between the artist and writer- they’re the same guy!” That doesn’t actually rule out the possibility. And considering that… it would explain a lot.

  • @troin3925
    @troin3925 7 років тому +4

    I _love_ that title card! It's even funnier in context.

  • @pyrolee17
    @pyrolee17 2 роки тому +2

    I'd say the boy blunder scene is more of a jovial jab. He's become so comfortable with the lad that he can be a little comedic at times in good faith. I really enjoyed this comic for its portrayal of Batman. He feels more light hearted, like a batman that has a moment to relax and spend time with the people he's close with while doing business as usual

  • @reyonXIII
    @reyonXIII 7 років тому +1

    YES! YOU'RE DOING THAT COMIC, and one of the funniest and my favorites too! Ready your magic potions!

  • @TactlessC
    @TactlessC 7 років тому +23

    There seems to be a common line that authors or comic creators have that Spider-Man being more akin to his roots is better than the whole Marriage thing even though fans preferred that. And yet by that logic then why did they ever advance his character in any direction and just have him be a forever high schooler instead. Like...seriously. Honestly i'd say the direction Peter's in now of being yet another philanthropist CEO is more ruinous and off putting to the idea that defines Spider-Man than whatever the problems were before One More Day.

    • @davidbarco4245
      @davidbarco4245 7 років тому

      TactlessC Peter is gonna lose his company and go back to the daily buggle. They announced that a while ago if I am not wrong

    • @PolarPhantom
      @PolarPhantom 7 років тому +3

      I think Peter being a Tony Stark figure can be interesting for character development.
      And I look forward to what the MCU does to Spidey.

    • @azuresaiyan9005
      @azuresaiyan9005 7 років тому +10

      PolsrPhsntom Not really, it just makes Peter another rich superhero, of which there are many of already. Spidey's appeal is that he's a very relatable hero, who comes from a similar background as most readers would. Also, I just love how so many creators are alright with Peter saving the universe, becoming a CEO, having clones, dying and coming back to life, etc, but marriage goes against what he he was originally stood for.

    • @servoaugusta513
      @servoaugusta513 7 років тому +7

      But Peter Parker is a genius.
      He is no longer a boy in high school who can only solve things with fighting.
      Getting wealthy means he no longer worry about trivial things and him sharing his inventions with the rest of mankind would make it safer and he can use his wealth to address the root of a problem rather than the stem.

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 4 роки тому +4

      @@azuresaiyan9005 that doesn't work, because even before we got "modern" Spider-Man, Stan Lee was already having Peter grow up. He went from High School to College all while Stan was writing him. Spidey was never going to stay a kid.

  • @daelen.cclark
    @daelen.cclark 4 місяці тому

    You going “arf arf” in your Batman voice is hilarious to me!

  • @BartmanBegins
    @BartmanBegins 7 років тому +1

    He... He's gonna review an Astérix comic? He's gonna review an ASTÉRIX comic?!?
    Dude, I LOVE Astérix! It's my all-time favorite Franco-Belgian comic book series! I never thought this would ever happen, but I'm so pleased to see that someone on Patreon managed to make him review an album from that series. Though I'm surprised it's not one of the comics made by Albert Uderzo on his own, given that the ones made after the death of co-creator René Goscinny are usually seen as much weaker, particularly the one with aliens in it. But still, an Astérix comic reviewed by Linkara? Bring it on!

  • @SpeedyEric1
    @SpeedyEric1 5 років тому +3

    15:26- To be fair, Dick also wore the Tim Drake Robin suit in Batman: The Animated Series.

  • @etrules100
    @etrules100 5 років тому +1

    19:04 Why didn't you make a Kiss from a Rose (by Seal) joke when they brought up seals (especially since it's in Batman Forever)?

  • @furioussherman7265
    @furioussherman7265 7 років тому

    Something that it kind of bugs me that Linkara didn't address are the anachronisms in their portrayal of the Orient Express. First of all, that conductor doesn't quite know why the train was called that. Its name came from the fact that it ran from Paris to Istanbul, which back in its heyday of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was a very long route for a train to go on and with a seemingly exotic and far-off destination. This also kind of answers the second problem I have with this: The Orient Express, considering it travelled from Paris to Istanbul, wouldn't possibly be going through the States, meaning that the Mexican spy wouldn't be violating a law about working on American soil.

  • @malcolmferguson4869
    @malcolmferguson4869 7 років тому +2

    OMG, I love Asterix! Those comics were a huge part of my childhood! Can't wait for next week!

  • @Zenn_Chan
    @Zenn_Chan 3 роки тому +3

    so simply going off what is shown in this review, I'm pretty sure that the "Other" Man-Bat, is actually a manifestation of his mind. He states specifically that he HAD to come in the Man-Bat form to tell Bruce something, and we see the creature pushing him to tell him that something. In addition to the earlier statements about guns making Batman/Robin feel "strong", I think it was meant to be implying that he was drawing inner strength from the serum, or the transformation. I don't know much about ManBat's lore, so I may be way off, but that was how I read that part

  • @aaronjones592
    @aaronjones592 7 років тому

    It really speaks volumes that a man dressed as a bat arf arf-ing like a seal is not the weirdest thing he's ever done.

  • @isaacbailey3681
    @isaacbailey3681 5 років тому +3

    Two things:
    First off, think I know why the flashbacks are the way they are. The art and word balloons are what's actually going on at the time, and the narrative captions are Bruce telling the story. However, _there is no indication of this in the comic itself._ Not even an author's note. That and it's likely (but not certain) that the moment with him mentioning the semi-auto pistols was meant in general, but again, there's no indication of that in the book itself!
    Also: I _need_ to see a Dr. Seuss-style book about crimefighting.

  • @Altar360
    @Altar360 2 роки тому +2

    “Arf, arf!”
    I bust out laughing at that. Like… the hell? What a weird tone…

  • @SavageGreywolf
    @SavageGreywolf 7 років тому +4

    Ohhhh, you haven't read too far into the book yet, I see.
    Odyssey gets... it gets like, Marville level crazy. The first issue only hints at the madness to come.

  • @schtive81
    @schtive81 7 років тому +6

    Yeah, the facial expressions are weird, but the artwork itself is actually quite nice for the majority of it. But the dialog is seal-shit insane. ARF ARF!
    But, if you just ignore the dialog and look at the artwork, the comic seems like it is going though the motions of a standard storyline. The dialog looks like it was all placeholder.

  • @Chatedh
    @Chatedh 7 років тому +1

    I must say that I love the way Batman looks on this art!!

  • @Gowkaiser96
    @Gowkaiser96 7 років тому +1

    Floppy eared "I am the night!" improved my day.

  • @dallinturner
    @dallinturner 7 років тому +2

    The problem with bringing in living legends to make comics is the editors are too afraid to tell them no.

  • @bebecranney8740
    @bebecranney8740 6 років тому +5

    I actually fought this was okay until Man-bat came and everything got really complicated

  • @GigTube
    @GigTube 7 років тому +1

    FINALLY! I've been waiting years for you to review this. I agree it is bizarre, poorly-written, ridiculous and confusing. Can't wait to see the rest of the series!

  • @davidrowland902
    @davidrowland902 5 років тому

    I think the Text Boxes being different from the Thought Balloons is supposed to be that trope where you tell someone you did something cool but in reality you did a lame- i.e. "I used my cunning to persuade them to follow my lead!" (I cried like a blubbering idiot until they pitied me)

  • @EuclideanAl
    @EuclideanAl 7 років тому +5

    Batman: I'm more like some rubber person.
    Monkey D. Luffy: ...Ripping off my thing, huh?! At least give me credit!!

  • @ryanrobotham7696
    @ryanrobotham7696 7 років тому +12

    I know this is a non-storyline episode, but I still can't help but be a little creeper out by... the truth.

  • @romdan7136
    @romdan7136 2 роки тому

    In the train robbers defense with the demon comment, I feel like that panel actually WOULD represent a frightening image: a 3 pointed head atop a muscular body, with the cape flapping in the wind in a rather frightening manner. (Granted, yeah, once Batman got any closer and i saw the floppy ears, i'd lose all fear immediately)

  • @SuperDevolution
    @SuperDevolution 6 років тому +2

    This is the comic equivalent of letting the drummer in the rock band write a song by himself, isn't it?

    • @OtakuD50
      @OtakuD50 3 роки тому

      I'll thank you not to insult Octopus' Garden.

  • @cobra8888
    @cobra8888 7 років тому +10

    The other day I was wondering why Linkara never reviewed this stinker. And by the mother of all coincidences he just did. Finally.

  • @jokerz7936
    @jokerz7936 7 років тому +6

    It amuses me when people say OMD "saved" Spider-Man so he could be who he was meant to be. Really? Well Stan Lee and Steve Ditiko created Spider-Man and it was Stan Lee's idea to marry Peter and Mary Jane. Wouldn't he know better than any who Spider-Man was meant to be?

  • @CactusJackIV
    @CactusJackIV 7 років тому +30

    AT4W on my little ones bday. Can get better for me? lol keep up the great work, love the story.

    • @KidSnivy69
      @KidSnivy69 7 років тому +12

      Happy Birthday!
      🎈🎉🎊🎁🍰🍹🍻🎂🍨

    • @LadyPhoenix7777
      @LadyPhoenix7777 7 років тому +1

      Max Power awwww, is your little guy/girl a comics fan?

  • @theponydalek7923
    @theponydalek7923 7 років тому +1

    Bruce: open the bat-cave doors Alfred.
    Alfred: I'm sorry master Bruce, but I'm afraid I can't do that

  • @nemesis3587
    @nemesis3587 7 років тому +1

    Ah, Neal Adams, artist of some of the most influential comics like Green Lantern & Green Arrow run and Batman: Demon Saga. It just bizarre, I couldn't finish first issue.

  • @segundovargas
    @segundovargas 7 років тому +2

    17:19 Of course! The criminals are trying to build a deadly bee weapon!

    • @Mewchu14
      @Mewchu14 7 років тому +1

      segundo vargas bees. My god.

  • @deathbysloth
    @deathbysloth 7 років тому +1

    I'm halfway through this series and you HAVE to do the rest of the series. Everything in it is just wrong, but it looks so pretty.

  • @charlezard5579
    @charlezard5579 7 років тому +99

    Even Rick and Morty can't get beyond thunderdome

    • @FinestFantasyVI
      @FinestFantasyVI 7 років тому +16

      Thunderdome? Dont you mean the Blood-dome? xD

    • @supernerd5781
      @supernerd5781 7 років тому +1

      Crazywhovian Nerd Cool fez.

    • @isabelr3467
      @isabelr3467 7 років тому +8

      Save it for the semantics dome!

    • @nakenmil
      @nakenmil 7 років тому +3

      Aw, I miss Spoony's videos.

    • @marthia8015
      @marthia8015 7 років тому +1

      Astrithor Of course it didn't take long, this is the show that turned McDonalds sauce into a meme the day after the episode aired.

  • @LaNoLaCola
    @LaNoLaCola 7 років тому +9

    What's the Entity planning? Matter of fact, what are 90s kid and the others planning to counter the Entity?

    • @MotownFan1962
      @MotownFan1962 7 років тому +5

      Tune in next week-same bat-time, same bat-channel!

  • @brandonnetwork
    @brandonnetwork 6 років тому +3

    I wish Linkara would use the crappier mask in more reviews, it’s just awesome

  • @LeHobbitFan
    @LeHobbitFan 7 років тому +5

    Linkara is going to review Asterix.
    My life will soon be complete

  • @HypeVoiceActing
    @HypeVoiceActing 7 років тому +51

    Batman with a gun.
    The Walker Brothers are proud

    • @anthonyrodriguez1119
      @anthonyrodriguez1119 7 років тому +6

      Hype VoiceActing
      Linkara: Gun's in the bat cave!?
      Nostalgia critic: Batman fans beware there's killing in this movie.

    • @kingofthebis1068
      @kingofthebis1068 7 років тому

      Hype VoiceActing
      Lol

    • @Shiirow
      @Shiirow 7 років тому +1

      well to be fair, guns dont automatically mean death, one can shoot someone to maim or even disable. Guns dont kill people, its people intent on killing someone with guns that kill people.

    • @АлександрМиранович-п9с
      @АлександрМиранович-п9с 7 років тому +1

      Not a big deal. If he point his grappling thing on someones head and shoot it, any normal guy would be dead, because it's powerful enough to get strong root in a walls. Allso guns can be loaded with rubber and other non-letal bullets, which realy less letal. That's missed opportunity.

    • @LeHobbitFan
      @LeHobbitFan 7 років тому

      this comment is *MINE*
      Sorry, it's become a habit...