Batman's Scariest Villain | Batman: Gothic
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- Buy Batman: Gothic! amzn.to/37dNQOj Mr. Whisper, the man without a shadow, was brutally murdered 20 years ago, and yet...somehow, he has returned. And now the mysterious figure stalks Gotham City's most notorious crime lords, killing them off one by one. With the underworld of Gotham in chaos, the Dark Knight is drawn into conflict with Mr. Whisper, only to discover that this immortal killer has a terrifying connection to Bruce Wayne's youth. Despite this shocking revelation, the Caped Crusader must find a way to stop the unkillable man from unleashing a lethal plague on Gotham.Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #batman
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Um... Never forget the horrors of the Birthday Boy or ComicPOP original Batman villain, *the Jizzler* .
The jizzler shall never be forgotten
@@cam8584 I can’t believe he beat Superman and Shazam with his jizz powers, too strong
the jizzler batman most formidable foe
Can't wait for the Spencer's exclusive Jizzler Funko Pop
The WHO?? 😂😂
Did anyone else notice how proud Sal was of Tiffany when he asked her about details to comic and she delivered the answers with such excitement. You can tell they were meant to be happy for all of you at Comic pop keep up the great work
Ngl, i cannot hear Morrison's real voice anymore, i only hear Sal's version when i try to remember...
Same thing happens to me with Alan Moore
@@austinmeghu Sal-an Moore is the best 🤣
“Batman never stops he’s a god”-sal as grant Morrison
A god of Darkness, yes children best say off the streets at night or succumb to the bats bite and fly by his side forever.
Doesn't get much creepier than Mister Whispers. The first Batman villian that really creeped me out and showed how mature these stories could be.
Another line Batman could've used was, "I am the terror that FLAPS in the NIGHT..."
Just thought about it, none of the live action Alfreds had mustaches except for the 60s tv show version! I find that interesting considering the comic one is synonymous with his mustache
Right? And none of them have been bald.
@@joezilla6615 Oh man, you are right! I didn’t even think about that either! lol
And none of them had a "broomstick"
I love how in this trio Ben always manages to say something that brings Sal and Tiffany to a full stop 😂
Ben says the funniest things that just make everyone go "you what??!"
This book needs a sequel. Batman: Art Deco
this joke got me so bad
Batman: Grecko-Roman
Batman: Finger Paints
Batman: Cubism
Batman: Modern Impressionism
I wish they'd collect more of these stories from Legends of the Dark Knight. Like Batman: Shaman. DC needs to recollect that story.
Kinda cool to see Morrison carry the father dreams/guidance through and twisting it to introduce Dr. Simon Hurt with the face of Thomas Wayne and claim to be the devil himself.
Let alone Bruce having the three nightmare dreams of future Batmen.
I haven’t read this yet, but from this intro to Gothic I feel like Batman The Black Casebook and RIP are the books that directly act as follow up.
it’s true, there’s lots of the same themes carried through. but in my opinion this book is way better than the other two combined. it is probably my favourite legends story, next to faces by matt wagner. there is nothing too complex about it, but it is still a gem. i can’t recommend it enough.
Good call Sara.
That's a good point.
Sal's Grant Morrison impression never gets old for me.
The return of Sal’s Morrison impression and the whole section of batman having to find a better catchphrase for king of hell, greatness 😂 And the occult motifs definitely had presence throughout his Batman run.
Ngl the whole "this city is Hell, and I am the Devil" monologue actually goes kinda hard
Love the morrison impression
24:34
I don’t think sal has ever been around a bat that’s entered a house during the night without the occupants knowing and having to deal with the flapping shadow flying around them when they sleep
i lived in a shed turned into a little apartment and a bat lived in there as well. Best room mate I ever had.
This is one of my favorite Batman comics! There isn't any confirmation but Mr Whisper might be a reinvention of the Mad Monk, a golden age vampire villain. They are the first supernatural Batman threats, both wear dark red, and both are obviously evil monks. Seems like something Morrison would do.
I think you have something there with the reference to the Mad Monk. Note that here, same as the original Mad Monk story, Batman had to travel to Europe to a sinister castle. And in both stories he used the bat-gyro! Also the weird contraption that Mr Whisper used with Batman can be a reference to the silly traps commonly used against Batman in the golden age comics. Finally, the cover of the third chapter is a direct homage to the cover of the original Mad Monk story.
I've never thought of that connection, but I absolutely love it.
Super cool episode. I'm glad no one has tried to make Mr. Whisper a recurring villain, he's scarier as just a single brush with the superatural/madness.
Rube Goldberg Death Machine. Got my new band name
52:56 Sals face in response to sacred geometry? Or the oddest yawn Ive ever encountered? You be the judge! lol He looks like my cat yawning when he’s disgusted with me! 😜
Grant used to cross dress in a blonde wig in the 80s which is probably explains with the mobster in the elevator (great back issues man I’m a big fan of Grant.)
Hey Sal, Ben, Ethan, and Tiffany, would you consider doing a Back Issues for Batman: Dark Victory, since you did Long Halloween?
Currently reading 😎
And I thought part one of Batman: Earth One gave me the creeps.
The birthday boy was fucking creepy
Nothing is creepier than the Birthday boy.
@@RadinV1 until we get earth one joker at least
@@normansmith9009 that will be a f*cking horror show.
I don't know if this is true, but I feel like Tiffany always does research about a book and what was going on around it during its release. If so I really appreciate it because she always shares interesting information.
Yeah she's good about giving us broader context for a story. Couples with her analytical commentary her episodes always seem more substantive. I love sal's episodes don't get me wrong and I hunger for more ultimate Spiderman but the humanities major in me always perks up when Tiffany hosts.
I’m always excited for Tiffany episodes. She’s scholarly about her subjects and makes me appreciate them more.
I'm so glad someone finally told Sal October is at least 4 weeks so you can have at least 4 spooky videos.
Calling a book Batman: Gothic is like calling a Spider-Man book “Spider-Man: Culpability”
Or writing a book called Daredevil: Catholic Guilt
X-Men: Allegorical Discrimination
Superman: Optimism
Flash: Speed
Thor: Worthy
Hotel: Trivago
"Noooo it's like a nun's habit, right?"
Well it's a bad habit she should kick. It's rudeness to go around haunting folks.
When the nun jokes (and nun pun) started flying, I halfway expected someone to reference Whoopi Goldberg/Sister Act.
OH yay! You're doing Gothic! This is one of my favorite Batman stories.
Can you imagine if this book was adapted into a movie?
Also throwing this out there for anyone who has a DC Universe subscription. If you don’t mind digital books, Batman Gothic is available to read there for FREE. This Back Issues finally convinced me to sit down and read it. Thanks y’all for showing how awesome this series is! Wonderful ghost story :)
This is easily the second best Grant Batman story. Arkham Asylum is his best but his later run was a bit too "Morrison" for me. This is an underrated masterpiece. Like most LoTDK stories.
"Gotham City is hell, we're all in hell and I'm the King of Hell" - Batman
"Matt? Did you steal the batsuit? Is this the secret sequel of that crossover? After Bruce 'dared' you about coming to Gotham did you go and steal his stuff?" - Me
"Gotham City is hell, we're all in hell and I'm the King of Hell" - Batman
*meanwhile in New York another grim vigilante is out on his early days of patrol trying to work out his own spiffy dialogue*
"I am the night. I am vengeance. I am DAREDEVIL!" - Daredevil
I found this channel recently and I've just been on a comic binge since.
The ACDC singing got me to hit that LIKE BUTTON !!
M is a great film. Coincidentally, Criterion had a 50% off sale that ended today and I ordered M, The Killing, F For Fake, and La Haine.
Missed this sale. Seems like some Criterions are going outta print. Need to snatch House (1977)
Look up The Criterion Channel. It's Criterion's streaming service
@@joezilla6615 yeah I’m already subscribed. Free shipping is one of the perks 😎
@@comicsmisexplained Ah, that is a cool perk.
Hell yes, I loved _Legends of the Dark Knight!_
I'm actually surprised this channel hasn't done _Going Sane_ yet - it was the original story DeMatteis wanted to tell but DC thought it was too much like _The Killing Joke_ (it really isn't) so he changed a few things around & pitched to Marvel as _Kraven's Last Hunt._ I'd put it in the top 3 Joker stories (I'd put _The Laughing Fish_ at #1)
But yeah, _Gothic_ was really good and I enjoyed _Shaman_ and _Prey_ quite a bit as well.
Bats eating grapes is one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen
What would’ve been great is if Batman had to wear a knockoff costume in Germany a la “Die Spinne” Spider-Man.
This was a great episode. Never heard of this book, but will definitely get it. Thanks for all that you do. Best comic book Channel on TH-cam!
I was introduced to the Legend of Dark Knight with the Clay 2 part story. It was horrifying and made me fall in love with Batman.
Fun Fact: The Legend of the Dark knight was reprinted in a lot of Asian countries under the Batman title. They did that since they were easier to get into unlike the actual Batman title. They were also double sized. So to avoid 'to be continues'
Alfred needs a moustache. 😭
This story was crazy! Instant replay.
Legends of the Dark Knight is my kind of jam for a Batman story. This was really cool!
There's also this Batman comic I found at the grocery store when I was maybe 7 or 8. Had Batman on the cover and a woman cop, and it looked super mature. I remember nothing else about this comic, but I feel like it could've been an issue of Legends of the Dark Knight
Yeah I think that was issue #37 of Legends of the Dark Knight. The name of it was "Mercy" if I recall correctly
@@LogantheSloth That was a very good guess! Looked it up and that wasn't it either unfortunately. But it looks cool, so I might get it!
@@LogantheSloth I finally found it and it super wasn't Legends of the Dark Knight! Lol
It's Batman #550, it's a Clayface Story with Cameron Chase, and Clayface looks real gross on the cover
You guys had me when I saw the notification.
But starting off with a Batman Forever reference? Now, I am complete.
Batman? On MY Back Issues?
It's more likely than you think
Sal got me into comics (Thank you) tiffany got me to buy one your channel is amazing thank you ❤
I've been eyeing this book for a while I'm definitely getting this
How your comment says four days ago?
@@bigfest6498 he’s a time traveler! Nah he just has patron so he gets early access
@Hickman thanks 👍🏽 I thought TH-cam was bugging lol
It is a great read.
Mike mignola did a one off for the 'legends of the dark knight' title, that was phenomenal 👏
58:15 - He bought "the Machine" from the Prince Humperdinck estate sale.
I know I’m a little late to the party on this series because I just discovered your channel like a week ago. But I’ve had this book in my collection since it was first printed on tpb and the story and the art give me chills eeach and every time that I sit down and read it. I seriously hope we see Batman: Gothic adapted into an Animated movie. It would certainly be infinitely more creepy than the book itself.
Sacred geometry is where the flower of life comes from. Idk if anybody knows about it but its a very cool and spiritual thing to look into
Great story thanks for the cliffnotes can't wait to get it and read it
After ben said mr whisper 5 times he was never seen from again
Some say he took on role of mr whisper
Some say he was forever stuck in the comic
Some say he just kept sleeping through back issues shootings
The world will never know
Damn... I didn't remember this story at all, I read it many many years ago (I have those floppies in a box) but the story just got lost in my head I think... I really need to read those LoDK old comics again, this one was cool.
Please, if possible, do Batman: City of Crime, it's a really crazy story arc and would make an amazing back issues ^^
The deluxe hardcover just came out for that several months ago.... would be easy to get the whole story if Sal doesn’t have it for an episode!!!!!
Over the years I have become familiar with so many of Batman's lesser known/one-shot villains.
-Victor Zsasz
-KGBeast
-The Spook
-Amygdala
-Professor Pyg
-Cornelius Stirk
-Deacon Blackfire
-Great White Shark
-The Dollmaker
-Bonecrusher
and just when I thought I had learned them all I discover a new one...
The Whisperer.
Batman meets Morgenstern at the Action Set Piece Factory! Located on 3rd Act Lane in the Cinematic District!
This may be coincidence, but the general plot reminds me of Mask Of Pantasm a little.
Wouldn't shock me if this was a major inspiration. At least in the general themes and plot elements.
If anyone would try to share their peyote through the internet, it would be Grant Morrison.
I love your channel. Keep up the good work.
I love villains like this
I was just reading this for the first time last night! Weird coincidence...
33:20 I love that they snuck a Purity Ring lyric into this batman story like a hot topic wifi password
Whisper: How did you get out of the trap?!
Batman: Plot Armor
23:33 Sounds like the box operated like a grenade, the container opening and triggering it within a set time. That or someone loaded a chocolate with ACME grade explosives lol. They had an episode of a thousand ways to die that had a guy who used to dip his gum in speed, accidentally tossed it in some gunpowder one day with explosive results.
Always here for more Grant
I missed Sal Morrison
The one may thing which I also agree on with Sal a little bit is that Batman is not responsible for all the villains that enhabits Gotham. Joker yes, but some of the others like Riddler, Mr. Freeze, and others no. Which is something that I do play with in a Elseworld story I'm working on with Batman. Keep on going strong guys and love what you do.
SNYDER DID....i think wasnt the whisper gang in court of owls a reference to mr whisper
Never made the connection but maybe so!
I've been waiting for that Batman: Shaman reprint for 5 years. It keeps getting listed and then never comes out. But hey, they reprinted the Matt Wagner and Steve Englehart stuff, so here's to hoping.
1:02:45 Which is odd, because the holiday was about Saint Walpurga who, among other things, was known for being against witches and stuff. The only reference I can find linking Walpurgisnacht to being actual occult stuff is the Black Sabbath song of the same name. And even then, they changed the name and the lyrics, and the original Walpurgis version was only done on a John Peel radio show that's only available via bootleg. So it's a bit of a stretch.
Also Bible Black had it.
1:02:45
Don’t worry about Walpurgisnacht. Madoka Kaname has you covered there Batman.
Sweet, sounds cool I'll definitely look for this!
The "spooky" intro is very cool. What's the song name?
Does anyone know the name of the song track that's used in this year's Halloween episodes? I can't find it anywhere in Epidemic Sound.
So this is basically Nightmare On Elm Street, but with Batman.... AWESOME!!!!!
This is what I need in my life right now
When ever Tiffany covers it you know it's gonna be good
Barbara Gordon and 2 dudes review a Batman comic.
A Comic POP a Wednesday keeps the boredom away!
love Sal's impression of Grant Morrison.... it just sounds like how I THINK of Grant when I'm reading his stuff.
Great story 👏
I’m surprised, Sal is a big Batman fan and he’s not read this story before? I know even the biggest bat fans haven’t read everything, but this was one of Grant Morrison’s first Batman works(and we all know he’s a big Batman writer... even though I don’t think I know what Sal’s opinion is on Grant’s long Batman run from the mid 2000s to the early 2010s). Still interesting to see Sal not hosting a Batman episode. He’s normally always the Batman/Spider-Man host know it all lol.
I literally got this book last week
So Grant Morrison's Batman books got lighter in tone as time went on? Got it.
I remember thinking this story was incredibly weird when I first read it. Par for the course with Grant Morrison.
Grant Morrison? I should get some psychedelics.
As far as I know, this is one of the only Batman stories to feature Lucifer Morningstar, which is kinda cool
How did no one make a Bat out of hell joke.
This is a great story
I'm finna turn that Halloween intro into a fire ass beat
Fam! I’ve been wondering if Sal made the beat because if so, he might wanna pick up a side hustle lol.
I want more from this villain
I'm shocked she hasn't covered rise of the midnight sons yet........ Plz haha
Eita Sempre aprendendo algo novo
Cool stuff
FACES by Matt wagner was great too
As a Christian I can confirm that murdering children and worshipping the devil in order to sin the most to then get the full glory of redemption is theologically incorrect for numerous reasons.
One being, you know, killing kids is kind of wrong.
oooh this is going to be tons of fun ;)
Please do a back issues on Batman Legends of The Dark Knight Shaman
Typical mad genius Morrison
Sup with that dope ass intro music? 💪🏾👍🏽