Brian Michael Bendis on BATMAN! | Batman Universe
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- Buy Batman Universe right now! amzn.to/33RNGbD The Riddler has stolen a priceless jeweled egg, and Batman is on his trail, chasing him from Gotham to Gorilla City and points beyond. But when Batman catches up with the crook, he realizes something is wrong with his old foe. The egg is possessed of some strange power that is scrambling Riddler's brain. The clue to what this is may lie in who hired Riddler to steal the egg: Vandal Savage. What does the immortal mastermind want with it? Batman's quest is like a tour of the DC Universe, spanning space and even time. Guest stars include Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Deathstroke, Jonah Hex and more! Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #batman
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It's quite entertaining when Sal rags on a bad book, but there's nothing better than Sal talking about a book he really enjoys
and then using it as an excuse to shit on a bad book
Agree the show is great when sal hates the book. But the greatest episodes are when sal loves the book.
Bendis has been on both.
*Tom King:* "But Superman's boring. Who cares about him?"
*Frank Miller:* "...What, are you dense?"
Just Some Guy with a Mustache Superman: Up in the Sky is really good and so is the Superfriends arc in the Batman run. People bring up that quote and never mention his comics.
I see what you did there
@@DanV900 Cross checked the dates. The interview was October 27th of 2017. Superfriends arc was in was December of that year and Up in the Sky was 2 years after that. Could be that the interview cleared something's up for Tom.
Edgar Garcia No, the Superfriends arc was already written at that point with double shipping. Tom King wasn’t influenced in that interview when Batman #36 came out on December 6th. Clay Mann is a very slow artist which is why Batman/Catwoman still hasn’t been solicited and Clay Mann would have been drawing it in October.
@@DanV900 But Up in the Sky is a near definite right?
Ethan: Batman is basically an act of God
Grant Morrison: Oh?
I don't understand why anyone hires Morrison to write anything. He's is almost as bad as Frank Miller with how hard he has fallen. He tries so hard to be like daddy Alan Moore.
@@ShawnWeeded510 He's still great. Morrison's green lantern was good.
If Bendis is so good at writing street-level characters but nervous about writing Batman, he should have written Green Arrow
I need a new green arrow book😔
@@robertj2557 i get the vibe that Tom Taylor really wants to write a Green Arrow book so I'm just praying for that at this point
This could be gold
God, he would’ve made a damn good Green Arrow book. Bendis fucked himself over for picking Superman. Hell, dude seems to have fun writing that Leviathan story, which is mostly filled with street level heroes, even if the whole thing is kind of a mess but better than his Superman book.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks this
"Hey Ollie, it's fun we can joke around."
"Hey Alfred, I think I'm dying, I love you so much."
"Hey Hal, sorry I missed your call."
... This Batman... I love him...
"When Kirby came to DC he created the Fourth World!
Bendis created...Rogal Zar..."
I love this channel lol
Jack Kirby took Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olson because he didn’t want to bump off the writers of the main Superman books.
Michael Bendis asked for Superman and Peter Tomasi got kicked off the book because Dan Didio hates Rebirth being more successful and well liked than his New 52 baby.
@@rayvenkman2087 This is exactly what happened. So sad...
Batman: Worlds Greatest Detective but even Greater Friend.
What this book taught me is that Nick Derrington is an incredible artists who needs to be on more DC books.
His art reminds so much of Darwyn Cooke
I really want a shirt that says " You're embarrassing yourself in front of Green Arrow" now
That secret he realized about batman, either 'batman is just a man!' or 'I just have to write batman exactly the opposite of how he is currently being written'.
Sal being excited for a bendis book again made me pause this after the first 5 minutes, go buy the series, read it, and now I’m back. Awesome recommendation!
Having Vandal Savage say "Damn millennials" alone made this series worth it.
When the synapses fired in Ben's head, connecting the Omega Beams to the Kirby Crackle -- I can't lie, his smile made me smile. Good shit, Ben.
Seeing Sal really enthusiastic about a recent Batman book is not something that we had seen in a while, I really need to read this book
Back issues drinking game:
•"some part of ___ imprinted onto ___ "
•"You see ___ has many powers..."
• "let's go back"
• "why is ___? well I'll tell you why..."
• "wrong universe"
• a princess bride reference
• a Tommyknockers reference
Am I missing any?
I love it. I don't know Tommyknockers but this is a great drinking game.
PunkPinata yeah that's more in some of their older stuff but it happened often enough I felt it should be included.
The langolories lol, I don't even know how to spell it, but it always comes up
@@geekgirl616 Have your cake and eat it too
Ethan explains why the science presented doesn't work
Or Sal not answering a "Why is that?" question because the writers didn't bother with an explanation
the Bruce Wayne that was teamed up with Deathstroke looked so much like John Wick
All I needed to hear from Sal was “this book is excellent”. I’ll return to this video after the book has been read thanks comicpop
"Of course they are; they're bat shoes."
"Damnit."
This made me giggle for much longer than it should have.
Sal: "Vandal Savage interacted with a meteorite that gave him super intelligence and immortality"
Ethan: "...HOW?"
Ben: *with obvious tone* "....Meteorite!"
Ben was just like, "duh dude, comics" and Ethan refuses to move his firmly planted feet on all the nonsense he's been thrown for these past few years. I love it XD.
Ethan should take over for (Because Science) show.
Him being cain makes sense the scar is the mark
He made up his other origins and eventually he forgot his real originHe!
This is a book that needs to get made into an Animated Feature for sure
The concept and some dialogue already sounds like an episode of Brave and the Bold
Would watch!!!
This could be the All-Star Superman for Batman
It reminds me of the Batman Brave and Bold cartoon. A lot of fun and a love letter to the silver age.
It blows my mind that bendis Batman universe book is actually good really good but his Superman books are complete and utter trainwreck.
Tevya Smolka have you seen “event” leviathan, it’s nothingness in book form. Issues 1-5 are irrelevant with only 6 having something happen.
I love his Action Comics. Invisible Mafia, the Leviathan thing, focusing on Superman as a reporter. All Awesome. His main Superman book is trash though. It's his New Avengers being awesome and his Avengers being trash all over again.
@@rabl3535 yes i have read event leviathan and i agree that entire event was a complete and utter trainwreck that nothing happened until like you said issue 6 but by then it was too little too late and the reveal of who leviathan is was so boring that i just didn't give a shit anymore but that's just my opinion, also his young justice book is also a complete and utter mess that nothing is happening in that entire series.
After what he did to Superman and Supersons I just don't think I can enjoy a Bendis "Story". Is that petty?
@@WannabeWryter i don't think it's petty because if anything you have the right to be angry towards bendis and towards what he has done to superman and destroying the super sons was just wrong and really messed up on so many levels that it isn't even funny but that's just my opinion.
"it's true...crime rarely leads me to dinosaur island..." 😂
Sal: "I was ready to get my Drink ON!
...Ohh shit. Those are real dinosaurs. I'm not prepared!"
It’s phenomenally hilarious that everyone loved Bendis Batman and hated his Superman… and everyone loved King’s Superman and hated his Batman 😂
I figured that Hals ring couldnt contact Oa because Abin Sur's ring is still active in the wild west Era, because he's still alive(presumably, not sure how long his race lives to, so it could just as easily be any one of the ring bearers from that specific ring's user ancestry), and each ring probably has a unique IP address to connect to the main router(battery) on Oa. The current Era ring would probably supercede that connection to Oa because it's been constantly connected to it, while Hals appears out of thin air, and tries to put his future key into a lock that's already got a key in it.
P. S. Jesus, my analogies were all over the place this time, hahah.
Man, this book is definitely the best Batman story in a good long while. I laughed out loud about the interactions at least five times.
I'm gonna text my shop to see if they have it so I can read it myself
Oh man, this was so good.
I would not have believed anyone if they had told me that Bendis on Batman would turn out to be this awesome. The art obviously helps it, but I love this take of Batman not being a dick, him just being a person who isn't an asshole and cares about people.
The dinosaur talk at the end is some of my favourite banter to come out of comic pop
I would love to know what Sal thinks about Tom King's Superman: Up in the Sky, or Superman Smashes the Klan.
I would want to know as well because if you put King’s Superman in front of me I would have not guessed he thinks of him as a boring character. Whenever he writes the character he seems to understand him really well and doesn’t act out of character often.
@@nicholaskatsikas4904 I think King said that before he wrote Superman. His opinion is probably a lot different now
Nicholas Katsikas Yeah, I was surprised too, especially seeing as he wrote that wonderful short story for Action Comic 1000 as well as Superman Up in the Sky.
I’m surprised that Tom King said that Superman was boring, cause his Superman book was actually really good. Smashes the Klan is also great.
I love that Back Issues are all getting longer and longer
The Thanagar sequence even better if you imagine all the hawk people sounding like Birdperson.
Headcannon☆
"In bird culture, we call that a "dick move."
Batman isn't an act of God, Ethan. He's an act of Barbatos.
You should do King’s Superman Walmart story when it’s released.
they did
This feels like the Batman that we were supposed to get after Infinite Crisis
I just want to thank you guys for all your work. Two weeks ago I had to drive 10 hours straight on my own to get back home and you guys got me through it.
*salute* happy to help!
Bendis might not do well with big comic events but his style on character driven stories are amazing (most of the time). This Batman is somehow badass, likable, and even relatable at the same time. Normally he’s just an asshole for no reason.
I really do enjoy how pleasant this book is. It's just a nice adventure. The art is so good great, the layouts and panel work are phenomenal! Derington's is what I'd describe (especially the texture and detail on his character designs) as "toyetic", aided by the vibrancy of Dave Stewart's colors. They're a great pairing and the style provides a greater sense of weight and presence to the character, particularly on closer perspectives.
Along with work by folks like Paul Dini, I kind of consider this comic's Batman as like one of the pivotal Batmen in the sense that you can kind of have it all. You can have the street level stuff, this globetrotting superhero, the detective skills, the tech-savy gadgeteer, space-faring, time-hopping, etc. You can have Batman in all these crazy scenarios and have him be competent and aware while still being a relatively ordinary person in temperament and attitude. He can have trouble and unfortunate circumstances without falling into angst and despair. I really dig the work Bendis did here with Bruce's character overall and the overall tone of this story.
It's just a good superhero book in the most 4-color way imaginable!
Gotta say this was a really fun Batman story. I don't get to say that enough.
Lol when bendis showed up he created Rem Lazar!
Flywheel Shyster veeerryy cool
Everyone has a Rem Lazar! Don't let him near the twin towers though...
@@esavalila576 oh my god! the two towers are in this episode! great wrap around...so many connections, i need more string stat!
@@flywheelshyster Just like the guys at Redlettermedia said, everything is connected in a grand Rem Lazar conspiracy!! All hail The Watcher Rem Lazar!
I like that when he says "because I'm Batman" on the note, it's not really because he thinks it makes him sound like a badass, but more because he doesn't feel like explaining himself.
I always enjoy an episode of Back Issues but there is always something special about an episode where Sal really enjoys the book he's reading. His excitement and joy really sets a fun tone for the rest of the episode.
"If I could, I would take you with me."
A Fabrige dragon?! I think this Ben kid should be a comic book writer!
An actually good Bendis DC book?
Now THIS is a good April Fool's.
You clearly haven't checked out Naomi or Action Comics. The rest is mediocre to terrible though.
@@tashaem1 naomi was pretty decent but is action comic's actually good cause I'm not a fam of bendis superman
After what he did to Superman and Supersons I just don't think I can enjoy a Bendis "Story". Is that petty?
@@WannabeWryter Nope thats understandable
@@shiningnight12 I think so. He is trying with Action Comics to make it the down to earth Superman book. Ne fprwarened ot eventually becomes prelude to Leviathan bit even some that is pretty good.
Hey Sal..... so where’s this Frank Miller interview with Tom King and other writers. Lol I’m dead ass looking this up RIGHT NOW 🤣😂🤣
here it is: th-cam.com/video/eLRsxS-V6zs/w-d-xo.html
And here's the part Sal referred to th-cam.com/video/eLRsxS-V6zs/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/eLRsxS-V6zs/w-d-xo.html
Jonah Hex is pretty funny in this
Literally the BEST SHOW EVER. 6th year in love with this show ♥️ Back Issues rocks ✊
TRUE!
Best thing about this: Batman is not so damn DOUR!!! He had everything that Batman is, but with more personality and I loved it.
I love Ben the most!! He makes jokes for us no matter what!
Just finished reading Batman Universe. Now I'm here to finish the video.
This is probably the best episode ever. Such joy and fun being had. I've watched this a few times and I love it each time.
Sals and Bens Batbot impressions are the best part of this episode. I nearly pissed myself I had to laugh so hard. If I could like multiple times I would. I am so glad that you have enough material to last through a couple of weeks during the quarantine. Hope you are all staying safe.
I loved this book. I need more Bendis Batman.
The discussion of cabana wear Jim Gordon makes me wonder: what does Jim Gordon's beach vacation t-shirt say?
I watch this show religiously (and most episodes multiple times) but this is by far the most fun I have ever had watching Back Issues. Thanks for being such a great distraction from all the craziness.
I bought the comic 10 minutes into this video and then read the whole thing before continuing it. Fucking great comic
The Wal Mart comics was a good idea imo, mine still put out the newest issues of Swamp Thing and Titans exclusive stories
If I ever get my dream of one day writing a Nightwing story I’m definitely stealing your dinosaur island idea but instead of it being like a family training mission it’s like Dick or Bruce’s bachelor party and everyone who goes is like “cool we get to just run around Dinosaur island and see dinosaurs” while Jim is just like “I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A NAME” while running from a T-Rex
Jinny Hex is the best new character Bendis has done.
Oh hell yes, read this the other day and holy shit is it nice to hear Batman talk normally!
Disappointed he never referenced the JLU episode when batman, wonder woman, and green lantern went to the old west and teamed up with Johan Hex and his crew.
The Moment Sal tells them what's in the egg..... I cheered
On paper this story sounds like a stupid mess, but having read it, its actually incredibly coherent and easy to follow and badass all the way through. Sometimes bendis can be a great writer
okay i love this story and i’ve read it three or four times now but watching this i’ve just now realized that Vandal Savage lived through the same 150 years three times and that’s kinda funny to me. like we could get a sequel of him breaking out from hex’s thing and finding the other two versions of himself to form like a Savage Cabal or something like that
Based on this review I bought the book. It was a good choice.
"We put you in Zoo's."
"..that's messed up, man."
This is my second time watching this episode and it's still just as funny as the first time. I'm definitely going to pick this book up. Keep up the amazing work everyone!!
40:06 @ ben“Thought we wouldn’t notice...but we did”
Sal: Favorite dinosaur, go! Triceratops.
Ethan: T Rex.
Sal: Really? Alright fair enough, its pretty dope.
Me: Yeah, makes sense, cool, epic, tough, the classic favorite dinos--
Ethan: I like the little arms.🙂
Me: ...Of course that's it.
Thumbs up for tiger shark! That's my fav too.
This was one of my favorite Back Issues ever.
now i want a comic set during the super sons era where the bat family and the superman family go to dinosaur island for a vacation.
So quick theory on the ring maybe it is an actual prototype white lantern ring before the Gaurdian decided to focus on only will power exclusively because a white lantern just had the power of the whole spectrum
This is a really cool book. I love the channel and I feel like if anyone else did a show like this it wouldn't be nearly as good, your guy's personalities fit so well together.
This. Book. Is. Amazing.
Why is Bendis not on the main bat title? Make it happen DC!
absolutely love this episode. Already know i'll be watching this over and over again.
It did make me wonder, how many times has Batman ended back to the crime alley on the night of his parent's murder? I remember a couple of times.
The biggest joke on this April Fool’s Day is that Bendis isn’t writing main Batman yet.
That jaws joke at the end made me laugh waaaay harder than it should have
Batman: The Best Day Ever!
Yes, a new Back Issues to start the day. Perfection
I don’t know about Bendis and Superman,
But Bendis can write Batman all day long
I mean maybe not stories like this all the time but still just having a more relatable Batman is amazing to me
I am a fan of Bendis and all criticisms aside, which some are more than valid, this is a great series of his and if he could revisit this, I'd love it. I'm glad y'all got to enjoy it on the show. 😄😄😄
Best thing Bendis has done in a long, longggg time
Also, the back and forth between you guys in this episode is top notch
Bruh 😂😂😂 when sal was saying “a gun to me A GUN?!”
Best back issues of all time
As one of those enterprising shmucks who insists on buying every single DC Walmart comic while they are available, the actual content of the issues is mostly an ancillary detail (though their story selections have been consistently amazing across the board; Super-Sons in the Titans Giants, which you guys covered not so long ago, is my absolute favorite feature of the archival stuff). Bendis's "Batman Universe" saga, however, was a sheer delight to discover every month. Batman cracking jokes and romping through the wider reaches of DC minutiae was one of the line's finest features, and inspired me to pursue some of the characters and worlds briefly visited therein on my own reading quest. That's what I now look for in every new Giant: interesting characters or ideas that I can then follow through the wider DC catalog for further enjoyment.
The only DC Bendis book that I loved !!!
ARYAN WAYNE the only one that is not absolute crap
Same here
57:03 "i thought it was just a name?" Hahaha YES! Lisa on ice... best simpsons episode ever!
this is probably one my favourite back issues. this is just do funny and kinda wholesome! grst stuff
omg Bendis true batman is "the brave and the bold"
Oh pleases do more books you love! This was awesome!
I feel like the Walmart books are a good idea just SO poorly executed, still love this story tho
Yea I agree
Comic books stores are the modern day equivalent of Blockbuster and Hollywood. Nobosy is going to Walmart to buy books and when it comes to toys Walmart is least concerned with selling reading material to children. Comixology and going completely digital is the only move that makes sense and will actually make money. The walmart deal could've be perfectly executed ans it wouldn't have a made a difference. Digital will always do better.
Shawn Zamir FFXV I meant I think if the books weren’t hidden, it could’ve been an ok way to bring in new readers
Especially in smaller towns that don’t have comic shops i think it would be easier to take the comic to one of the biggest stores in the country
I live in Mexico where Walmart does in fact sell the main character comics translated plus some few trades. It really works. More and more I see casual readers pick some comics up
I assume the Thanagarian armor needs you to be shirtless to "read" your muscles for better flight control... Or because it's a dope design lol
Hi Sal,
I hope you and your family (and the rest of comic pop nation) are doing well. Your videos have helped me through some hard times in my life. I hope you and yours are able to make it through this challenging time unscathed.
Sincerely,
Steve (from Massachusetts)
1:22:53
Loved this moment
"It gets explained, and you wish it hadn't." Ah, just like the Clone Wars.
Comic pop! Is so amazing and after seeing this video i got the comic and it's awesome thanks Sal and Ben's is hilarious
It's been a long time since I browsed TH-cam, and I am so glad I came back to revisit you guys.
Your channel is a breath of fresh air and I hope you keep going for years to come. Keep up the great work
It’s been a while sense I’ve seen these 3 have this much fun on the couch
The egg of hex? What could possibly go wrong here?