They will break up and Alfred definitely wont stay dead for long. Comics always return to the status quo. The bigger question here is whether these things will remain canon at all.
I don't understand why people still want them together. I mean I'm sick of them. It's been nothing but Selena this and that since new 52. That was a decade ago. They should break up and find somebody new. We need something fresh! Not saying I want her to die, but I certainly want something to happen where they break up
Could not agree more. It is the 2020 roller coaster we are on. It has been an uphill climb coming out of a three month lock down. I can hear the ratcheting of the chain as we climb to the top with the likes of Knull, The Black Winter, and now DC hitting on all eight cylinders with the Three Jokers on the way. Good times indeed at least if we are locked down again on the downhill slope of this ride we will have plenty to occupy the time. Arms up, free falling, and enjoying the ride!
@@t.t6294 well they do have to make it fit for an 1hr n 40 minutes as an anime so it will be ruined a little bit...u see they change hush story but it was still good to me at least...n i believe they didn't that way cause we all knew who Hush was so the twist was for suspent
Excuse me Sir/Madam Are you saved? If you died tonight are you going to heaven? Jesus loves you. Jesus is King. For god so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
9:51 Isn't the man Bruce follows actually the detective that The Designer humiliated and defeated years ago? For some reason, Arris called him "The Designer" in the video.
Glad at least someone’s reading the comics He’s the detective that the designer gloated about defeating to the rogues when they met him all those years ago
"You're Worth Billions, Joker" Meanwhile at Gotham Bank "Oh shit, someone's transferring all of Bruce Wayne's Money to an unmarked account. Let's put a hold on that and call up Mr Wayne, get that transfer comfirmed.
As someone who doesn't live in the USA, these videos are just amazing for getting more comic book content. It takes a while for comics to be translated and brought here. So thanks a ton Variant!
Eli Wolkenstein Yes and no while DC is putting out these at the same time, they lineup differently in the actual DC timeline which is usually just figuring out which comics an event happened before and which ones it happened after. Like in this case we know The Joker War happens after/during DC’s Hell Arisen but before Death Metal due to Commissioner Gordon being infected.
Damn, that really flew over my head that that dude who refused Bruce was The Designer. Good thing I watch channels like this that help me catch things I missed or overlooked
I don't even like comics nor have I ever read them. But this guy is so lovable to the point I just drop in on his channel from time to time to watch his take on them.
I dont understand how people arent tired of all these joker stories. Plenty of other batman rogues deserve their time to shine yet they are consistently ignored in favor of giving the joker another event.
The problem with the concept of "war" in the Batman universe is how it runs counter to the history of this universe. The Joker and Batman relationship is of Law and order vs Chaos. War is about destroying or making the the other side submit. The Batman has had many chances to kill the Joker and spared his life of a number of occasions. The Joker also saved the Batman but for different reasons. It's basically Yin and Yang. The best you can hope for is a stalemate, but still entertaining to see them try to break the stalemate. If either Batman or the Joker wanted to kill, then make it final and have permanent consequences for those choices.
We Already have more than a Couple stories that have the Joker Try to break The Stalemate and every time they look like they're going to have Long Lasting Consequences until they Don't Which is Kind of the Deal with Comics in General there's always a Pace of Everything Happens but Nothing Happens really Cause everything returns to Normal Soon Enough
I thought the same thing, that it was the detective that the designer defeated and I was like oh well that’s a huge plot hole! because I thought the designer killed him, I was super confused with that part too but maybe I miss read...
ACE ZANDERS yeah he did when the designer was first telling his story in issue 90 on page 13 and he says “he fell of course humiliated and broken and I do not believe he solved another crime in his life and ultimately he died a shadow of what the world remembered him to be” ....but yet somehow Bruce managed to find this detective but yet still managed to have no idea who the designer was when he first saw him if you know who the detective is you must know who the designer is right? because they were great enemies it’s like you can’t know who Batman is without knowing who the joker is right?
9:54 - 9:59 Cassander Wycliffe Baker is the real name of the Detective that fought the Designer, not the Designer himself. The Designer’s true identity is still a mystery like The Joker’s.
I really like this more than death metal with due respect to all writers joker war potentially shows some insane character arcs and has a clear focus nonetheless
The animated shows, movies, etc DC is putting out is to me better than anything on D+ right now. Doom Patrol and Stargirl have been been put together very well. Marvel needs to shift gears and go ahead and put out some of the content they have already completed. Go ahead and put Black Widow and New Mutants out video on demand the same way Trolls and others did at the start of the shutdown, as it looks like we are in for another "time out" regardless on who likes it or not. At least Mr. Sionis gets it....
Thanks for the concise review of the important points leading to the war. Hope it truly turns to be good and stands on its own merits alongside previews stories that immortalised batman to all fans worldwide. Be safe. Mabuhay.
You’re actually mistaken. The person at the end is the ORIGINAL DETECTIVE. that went up a against the designer and lost everything. That’s why it says “seen the face of death”( talking about the designer) and tells Bruce “the greatest lesson I can teach you is how to lose” because the detective, again, loss and was overcome by shame and the designer became infamous defeating his greatest foe.
Tynon’s run is SO much better than Tom King’s. The writing is SO good, especially in that Joker devil monologue. I’m extremely hyped for the Joker war.
The thing is Batman Endgame was the best Batman Vs. Joker event, back then he had also lost his fortune and his family was fractured, Gordon was not in the GCPD and helping Bruce and Alfred was out of Commission.
So you're telling me the same Bane who broke Batman's back also snapped Alfred's neck? I'm surprised he hasn't recovered like Batman did, after all, it is just wacky comics! *if You can't*
Hey Variant, in issue #94, the mysterious man that Bruce tracks down is not The Designer, it's the man The Designer spent a whole year planning to defeat. It was The Designer's "Batman" of sorts...
You know it’s a comic video when you say “he’s *currently* dead”
You're not a comic book character if you didn't die at least once in your publication history.
@@Death_Korps_Officer only one who hasn't died in DC Comics is Trigon, I believe. But he's a multiversal force, so that's an unfair advantage
Or a dragonball video
The Joker War summary: Joker with everything vs Batman with nothing
And somehow Batman will win.... because he's Batman.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...............mmmmm
He'll win cause his Batman.
Kelden Poh True true
@@13KuriMaster LOL
@@13KuriMaster th-cam.com/video/v2YlMWr-zO0/w-d-xo.html
If they break up Batman and cat woman after everything they went through to be together I swear to god
They will break up and Alfred definitely wont stay dead for long. Comics always return to the status quo. The bigger question here is whether these things will remain canon at all.
I think this joker war is about breaking up Batman and the joker
I don't understand why people still want them together. I mean I'm sick of them. It's been nothing but Selena this and that since new 52. That was a decade ago. They should break up and find somebody new. We need something fresh! Not saying I want her to die, but I certainly want something to happen where they break up
Honestly I just want batman to reunite with his kids than focusing on a stupid relationship lol in which they can sort out way after
Personally I think it's time to canonize The Macaroni from the HQ series, I wanna see Alfred drop some gogo gadget shit on people with a wig
Death Metal, Joker War AND Marvels Empyre damn we getting a bunch of good comic arcs
Could not agree more. It is the 2020 roller coaster we are on. It has been an uphill climb coming out of a three month lock down. I can hear the ratcheting of the chain as we climb to the top with the likes of Knull, The Black Winter, and now DC hitting on all eight cylinders with the Three Jokers on the way. Good times indeed at least if we are locked down again on the downhill slope of this ride we will have plenty to occupy the time. Arms up, free falling, and enjoying the ride!
Is empyre good ?
Haven’t read it yet but been thinking about it
@@Gh3387 #1 and the FF issue were good, it is a promising story which is going to shift many cosmic alliances
A war between a Batman who has nothing and a Joker who has everything. So hyped for the Joker War!🃏
I’m
This is gonna be cool
Same
Eduardo im
4:05 those Joker henchmen have the same mask design from the 2019 Joker film.
This series has fans stoked 🔥🔥
I agree
Stroked ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )
Depending on how good Joker War is they could make a great animated movie
Only if they use the same writers cauae they bn killing it
Sure because they won't ruin it by changing the storyline
@@t.t6294 well they do have to make it fit for an 1hr n 40 minutes as an anime so it will be ruined a little bit...u see they change hush story but it was still good to me at least...n i believe they didn't that way cause we all knew who Hush was so the twist was for suspent
And butcher nightwing again
For some reason I just imagine “Into the Jokerverse.” Lmao
I can't wait for this. "Joker War", I think, will create a new "Batman".
I doubt it
With a “better batman” being what Bruce has to become I hope it delivers
@@jah422 But whats wrong with the Batman we already have? I mean more Snyder's Batman than King's though lol.
the batman who kills
Excuse me Sir/Madam
Are you saved?
If you died tonight are you going to heaven? Jesus loves you.
Jesus is King.
For god so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Damn it's crazy how Joker is declaring war on Batman around the same time Reverse Flash is declaring war on the Flash
Eobard Thawne is Barry Allen’s Joker.
Punchline is what Harley would have been if she had been insane from the beginning and not corrupted by the Joker.
YOOOO I love this story arc I’ve been waiting for this
9:51 Isn't the man Bruce follows actually the detective that The Designer humiliated and defeated years ago? For some reason, Arris called him "The Designer" in the video.
Yeah, think so too!
Glad at least someone’s reading the comics
He’s the detective that the designer gloated about defeating to the rogues when they met him all those years ago
Are they Bruce's sketches? Or his own?
Such an overused title name. We've already had Flash Wars, Darkseid Wars and now Joker Wars. It's never an actual war
@Comet Comedian Crisis
Batman is about to become a full fledged hunter of evill instead of just someone that fights against it- prepare for a deeper, darker BATman
I highly doubt it
@@dionlackey798 I agree. A darker Batman? What would that look like?
Ty Sargent the darkest night
Cough*death metal*cough
@@Gh3387 Oh. Right. Well, can't be even darker than that.
Unless he finally decides to kill the clown, No. No he won't.
I love that you're uploading more content now! this is amazing. not only more content, but quality content.
I'm still waiting for the 3 Jokers series...
Me, too.
Same
"You're Worth Billions, Joker"
Meanwhile at Gotham Bank
"Oh shit, someone's transferring all of Bruce Wayne's Money to an unmarked account. Let's put a hold on that and call up Mr Wayne, get that transfer comfirmed.
Thank you for this video.
The Designer was a very underwhelming villain, one issue then dies, but at least Punchline is going on a good path atm.
i mean, he was dead already, what was he supposed to do?
clydefrosch way before he died from Joker
Why isn’t he whelmed
As someone who doesn't live in the USA, these videos are just amazing for getting more comic book content. It takes a while for comics to be translated and brought here. So thanks a ton Variant!
How do comics work? Can there be multiple unrelated storylines going in at the same time? Bec isn't death metal also happening now?
I think this takes place before death metal
Eli Wolkenstein Yes and no while DC is putting out these at the same time, they lineup differently in the actual DC timeline which is usually just figuring out which comics an event happened before and which ones it happened after. Like in this case we know The Joker War happens after/during DC’s Hell Arisen but before Death Metal due to Commissioner Gordon being infected.
They seem to always run a couple of events at the same time making it awfully hard to get into reading their stuff.
Yes they do I wish they didn’t but it’s happening now this is before death metal
Benjamin Foster has to be before Hell Arisen bc Gordon got cured at the end of it and it took place after Year of The Villain
Dude with a story like this this makes me wish heath ledger still alive
Damn, that really flew over my head that that dude who refused Bruce was The Designer. Good thing I watch channels like this that help me catch things I missed or overlooked
It wasn't The Designer it was his the "greatest detective" that the Designer beat.
Baker wasn’t the Designer. He was the detective, the Designer’s greatest foe
That #94 ending was darn good
Yay! Finally I'm Early! Been waiting for this
I know we’re over saturated with Joker but it’s because we, the fans, love the character so much. I’m really excited for this, I think it’ll be fun.
4:21 the joker has some pretty good taste in side kicks
I’m just gonna wait till the whole story is put into a graphic novel
I wonder if this better Batman will be like Arkham Knight's Nightmare Batman.
As long as Jason gets to kick some ass and permanently off a villain, it'll be perfect
I always read all the Batman issues and somehow I enjoy it better when you describe/read it 😂
I am hoping joker war is fantastic and does end with a bang
13:07 he looks like the Batman who laughed. Like this is a loop
Also need to read Nightwing 70 - 72 to read more of the story
How Nightwing is being manipulated by the Joker and joins his team. He either has or almost kill Batgirl
So even you know who “dicky boy” is,huh ?
I don't even like comics nor have I ever read them. But this guy is so lovable to the point I just drop in on his channel from time to time to watch his take on them.
I dont understand how people arent tired of all these joker stories. Plenty of other batman rogues deserve their time to shine yet they are consistently ignored in favor of giving the joker another event.
@Ivy they really should use ivy more then they do shes Harleys sidekick at this point
@@docapathy6706 Ivy isn't a villain anymore she's more of an Antihero at best.
Joker pulled a Vince mcmahon,
IT WAS ME BATMAN IT WAS ME ALL ALONG
Keep up the fantastic work 🔥🤙🏾
The problem with the concept of "war" in the Batman universe is how it runs counter to the history of this universe. The Joker and Batman relationship is of Law and order vs Chaos. War is about destroying or making the the other side submit. The Batman has had many chances to kill the Joker and spared his life of a number of occasions. The Joker also saved the Batman but for different reasons. It's basically Yin and Yang. The best you can hope for is a stalemate, but still entertaining to see them try to break the stalemate. If either Batman or the Joker wanted to kill, then make it final and have permanent consequences for those choices.
We Already have more than a Couple stories that have the Joker Try to break The Stalemate and every time they look like they're going to have Long Lasting Consequences until they Don't
Which is Kind of the Deal with Comics in General there's always a Pace of Everything Happens but Nothing Happens really Cause everything returns to Normal Soon Enough
I really like these types of videos, for someone who can’t afford all of these books right when they come out, this is really helpful.
When I first read this I thought it was the designers nemesis who Bruce located lol
I thought the same thing, that it was the detective that the designer defeated and I was like oh well that’s a huge plot hole! because I thought the designer killed him, I was super confused with that part too but maybe I miss read...
@@LsElite4210 but he never said he killed him ...... and if so how did the designer /baker fail that bruce brought it back with him ?
exactly .......... were they the same person
ACE ZANDERS yeah he did when the designer was first telling his story in issue 90 on page 13 and he says “he fell of course humiliated and broken and I do not believe he solved another crime in his life and ultimately he died a shadow of what the world remembered him to be” ....but yet somehow Bruce managed to find this detective but yet still managed to have no idea who the designer was when he first saw him if you know who the detective is you must know who the designer is right? because they were great enemies it’s like you can’t know who Batman is without knowing who the joker is right?
And idk what you mean by Bruce bringing “it”back with him
Soo hyped up for this!
Great video! Keep up the awesome work!
his run have been okay so far...
i hope the First Victim shows up
Just goes to show how smart the joker really is to oversee the designer's plans and being patient enough to plan it all out by himself.
The best comic TH-cam channel
I hope Batman will win , after this vicious upcoming joker war , IAM worried about Batman .
Plot twist the Batman who laugh is going to come in and beat there ass
9:54 - 9:59
Cassander Wycliffe Baker is the real name of the Detective that fought the Designer, not the Designer himself. The Designer’s true identity is still a mystery like The Joker’s.
I really like this more than death metal with due respect to all writers joker war potentially shows some insane character arcs and has a clear focus nonetheless
It's Animated movie time
Animated movie time where he at where he....im not about to write all that. Y'all know the song.
The animated shows, movies, etc DC is putting out is to me better than anything on D+ right now. Doom Patrol and Stargirl have been been put together very well. Marvel needs to shift gears and go ahead and put out some of the content they have already completed. Go ahead and put Black Widow and New Mutants out video on demand the same way Trolls and others did at the start of the shutdown, as it looks like we are in for another "time out" regardless on who likes it or not. At least Mr. Sionis gets it....
The Art work looks beautiful. I want to want to read this series now . I'm going to watch all your joker war storyline videos first.
combine death metal and joker war exhausting comic book series
So its like a shounen anime war arc.....Love This
The way this Designer guy is written reminds me exactly how Moriarty was introduced in the Sherlock Holmes short story.
Variant Comics can you speak about Marvel's Runaways ?
How about the Power Pack? They're highly, HIGHLY underrated.
So good. So exciting! Can't wait for it.
My question is why does Batman never ask for help from other superheroes when things like this happens?
there's a callback to the 1989 Batman movie where Joker once again mentions all of the 'wonderful toys'
haven't read comic books in a long time but this sounds amazing story arc. Bravo to the writer and the team
Great video. I look forward to this series! When are we getting the conclusion to the Thor run though?
Thanks for the concise review of the important points leading to the war. Hope it truly turns to be good and stands on its own merits alongside previews stories that immortalised batman to all fans worldwide. Be safe. Mabuhay.
The Designer = Professor Moriarty👍
Man, I’m pumped. That was a big twist at the end of “Their Dark Designs”. Definitely gonna get Batman 95.
You’re actually mistaken. The person at the end is the ORIGINAL DETECTIVE. that went up a against the designer and lost everything. That’s why it says “seen the face of death”( talking about the designer) and tells Bruce “the greatest lesson I can teach you is how to lose” because the detective, again, loss and was overcome by shame and the designer became infamous defeating his greatest foe.
You thought it was the Designer,
BUT IT WAS ME THE JOKER!
(JOJO REF)
Because Kono Dio da
This sounds so freaking cool excited to get my hands on the book
This is so awesome
That last pic of batman in the storm of batcloud just gave me goosebumps
I love how Joker is just too chaotic and random for even the criminal boogie man lmao
Tynon’s run is SO much better than Tom King’s. The writing is SO good, especially in that Joker devil monologue. I’m extremely hyped for the Joker war.
Is this part of the rebirth comic line?
The thing is Batman Endgame was the best Batman Vs. Joker event, back then he had also lost his fortune and his family was fractured, Gordon was not in the GCPD and helping Bruce and Alfred was out of Commission.
If Alfred is dead, how is Riddler and Penguin Alice when Thomas Wayne shot and killed them?
Bane Broke Alfred's Neck
And I'm pretty sure what you're saying Happened during Flashpoint
Love this!!!🤘
This is gonna be one heck of a war i am super excited for this
If this series would make the big screen , it’ll be awesome...
Sounds Compellingly Epic!
Who wants to bet The Joker is The Designer and he is using his original plan to throw off the Bat family and Catwoman
Nope. Designer is dead.
The designer and Joker are working together more than we think
So you're telling me the same Bane who broke Batman's back also snapped Alfred's neck? I'm surprised he hasn't recovered like Batman did, after all, it is just wacky comics!
*if You can't*
Yo am I crazy for shipping Joker and Punchline?
You should make a history of the micronauts episode
Can you do History of the characters mentioned in this video?
I am so early !!!!! Nice video Arris !
I don't even read comics, I find watching Variant Comics videos more interesting
I love it keep going
Really digging this..can we get mirror master video.. Please and thank you.
Latest Batman issues have been ace! New writer is so good
I'm pretty sure the man who refused to train Bruce is actually the Detective The Designer beat so bad that he retired a Shell of his former self.
Man i need to get caught up with comics im like a year behind now smh but Joker war n DeathMetal both sound so dope!
We all see what catwoman was doing with that window lol
Have you guys seen that weird batsuit they teased for joker war? Its like shiny blue
No where did you see that
Hey Variant, in issue #94, the mysterious man that Bruce tracks down is not The Designer, it's the man The Designer spent a whole year planning to defeat. It was The Designer's "Batman" of sorts...
batman lost his money but gained the ability to summon lightning
great episode thanks for this - Ol' Bats sure seems to have his work cut out for him!
Looking slim my bro!
great vid