The Entire History of Batman

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024

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  • @BINACmini
    @BINACmini Год назад +9364

    You reading 8,000 comic book issues for one video is the definition of dedication.

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  Год назад +3911

      it was more closer to 2000, but hey I'll take it

    • @BINACmini
      @BINACmini Год назад +590

      ​@@alexlennenstill a large number. How long did it take to read each issue/all of them in total?

    • @robertwesley7332
      @robertwesley7332 Год назад +249

      ​@@alexlennen it. was. eight. thousand.

    • @cyberklashnikov3062
      @cyberklashnikov3062 Год назад +243

      @@alexlennen holy shit that's like almost 1/4th of the Spawn comics

    • @SurrKas
      @SurrKas Год назад +37

      @@alexlennen thats alot of dedication

  • @exetone
    @exetone Год назад +3581

    This video made me fall in love with the joker. I love how youre talking about bruce grieving the death of his son and then you slip in "The Joker is an ambassador for Iran now - He stole EVERY baby"

    • @Frogman1212
      @Frogman1212 Год назад +444

      It's called he does a little trolling.

    • @kaxcommentssomethingREAL
      @kaxcommentssomethingREAL Год назад +338

      ​@@Frogman1212Joker is the DEFINITION of "we do a little trolling" there's no way bro

    • @olserknam
      @olserknam Год назад +51

      That's not the kind of stuff you'd see in a movie adaptation

    • @knuxuki1013
      @knuxuki1013 Год назад +44

      Literally had me going ' what the fuck'

    • @freshbread4039
      @freshbread4039 6 месяцев назад +26

      gotta say i was NOT expecting joker to seek diplomatic immunity to shield himself from batmans fury

  • @CasuallyComics
    @CasuallyComics Год назад +3599

    Hearing a core component of Return Of Bruce Wayne be explained as the power of friendship made my day lol

    • @dallasgrey4247
      @dallasgrey4247 Год назад +65

      I was wondering if you were going to be in the comments considering Alex mentioning the issue with Supes and Bats burying Jimmy and Robin.

    • @snowballeffect7812
      @snowballeffect7812 Год назад +29

      You two are my fav comics experts!

    • @RaphDeGrate
      @RaphDeGrate Год назад +28

      I really do forget that content creators actually also spend time consuming content from their peers

    • @Enigamis
      @Enigamis Год назад +11

      I am delighted to see you here Sasha love both of y'all's work.

    • @juliiju0484
      @juliiju0484 Год назад +4

      Sashaaaaaaa

  • @billiamswartz2355
    @billiamswartz2355 7 месяцев назад +197

    My favorite thing is people talking about comic books and they’re like “oh yeah and Stephanie’s back turns out she faked her dying on a hospital bed” or “yeah superboy punched a hole in reality and now Jason has been resurrected, he just does that sometimes” like I swear this happens to every character who dies in a comic and it’s always the funniest thing ever

  • @rando27enco
    @rando27enco Год назад +1032

    Man went over 70+ years of comics in a little over an hour and some how made it make sense. Absolute legend.

    • @DHunter_47
      @DHunter_47 7 месяцев назад +6

      The Kingdom of God is at Hand
      John 3:16
      King James Version
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    • @elementalt4nick
      @elementalt4nick 4 месяца назад +16

      @@DHunter_47 how is this related to Batman

    • @TNATION-1
      @TNATION-1 3 месяца назад +2

      @@elementalt4nickcuz even the DC Universe knows that God exists.

    • @ivanlol7153
      @ivanlol7153 3 месяца назад +9

      @@DHunter_47 you DO realize you're just making ur religion look bad right?

    • @MagerCheese
      @MagerCheese 3 месяца назад

      ​@@ivanlol7153how is it making the religion look bad?

  • @georgeg7152
    @georgeg7152 Год назад +1727

    Someone please give Lucius a whole years worth of vacation. He deserves it with all the stuff he's been through!

    • @jonesy279
      @jonesy279 Год назад +93

      Yeah, but then he’ll go on a round-the-world cruise that’ll end up with him getting held hostage by pirates or something 😂

    • @doctorsketch7476
      @doctorsketch7476 Год назад +48

      bro's getting the spidey treatment💀

    • @JoshuaIfidi
      @JoshuaIfidi Год назад +34

      Vacation?? Bro needs to retire immediately

    • @Ligmaballin
      @Ligmaballin Год назад

      Bro needs a cotton picking vacation

    • @frankthepug9242
      @frankthepug9242 Год назад +14

      I think his reward was being played by Morgan Freeman in the Dark Knight Trilogy

  • @dallasgrey4247
    @dallasgrey4247 Год назад +2494

    Anybody who can read thousands of comics and succinctly tell it in an hour and 2 minutes is a legend. Thanks Alex.

    • @Shrimpstan
      @Shrimpstan Год назад +10

      These are most definitely not thousands of comics,thousands of issues sure but separate comics no

    • @CrankyBarbar1an
      @CrankyBarbar1an Год назад +13

      ​@@Shrimpstanyeahhh, he replied to some other comment telling it was about 2000 issues.

  • @apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868
    @apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868 Год назад +1195

    Ok wait for real, mad props for including all the writers and artists in the credits, with the history the comics industry has with crediting writers and artists properly, that's so nice to see

    • @Enigamis
      @Enigamis Год назад +25

      Hey, thanks for noting that cause I totally missed it. Thanks for pointing it out

    • @spectacleHD
      @spectacleHD 3 месяца назад

      tbh I'd have preferred it if he mentioned the names of the writers and artists a bit more often in the video itself, but its still a nice gesture nonetheless

    • @tiagogo
      @tiagogo 3 месяца назад +3

      @@spectacleHDthis is practically 8000 comics of history

    • @JerdMcLean
      @JerdMcLean 9 дней назад

      Mad shiggities for big riggities. Ain't nothing but a chicken wang brother.

  • @undeadch1cken523
    @undeadch1cken523 Год назад +641

    "batcow" bruce says, "moo" dropped me to the floor in laughter.

  • @TheCopyNinja733
    @TheCopyNinja733 Год назад +460

    39:06
    That panel is straight up horrifying, the way it shot with Tim looking dead at the reader, clutching onto Bruce who’s shadow is partially obscuring Tim’s face, with his dad in the background.
    It’s really well composed, goddamn.

    • @JonathonJDog
      @JonathonJDog 9 месяцев назад +17

      Yeah this panel fucking hit when I first saw it.

    • @Omen0-4
      @Omen0-4 9 месяцев назад +37

      The artwork seems to be inspired by Ivan The Terrible

    • @inedibledorito
      @inedibledorito 9 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@Omen0-4oh true! Didn't think about that, definitely inspired

    • @halfmettlealchemist8076
      @halfmettlealchemist8076 8 месяцев назад +7

      Say what you will about Identity Crisis but they fucking cooked with that scene

    • @TheCopyNinja733
      @TheCopyNinja733 8 месяцев назад +3

      @@Omen0-4 definitely, definitely. Didn’t make the connection until you pointed it out

  • @Man_dezz
    @Man_dezz Год назад +2325

    Bruce. It’s been 5 years. You still owe me 16 dollars

  • @Mekasoundwave
    @Mekasoundwave Год назад +928

    The fact that you were able to find these core, running themes that are consistent in nearly a century's worth of comics across hundreds of writers and creative teams is incredible. It makes these comics, a medium derided for having an impenetrable barrier of constant retcons and reboots feel like one continuing unbroken narrative where everything has been exactly planned out from the very start. Great stuff...now when's the Superman version of this?

    • @thehman2271
      @thehman2271 Год назад +62

      I absolutely agree. It’s actually inspiring to see someone make a point of going through Batmans history to learn about the ongoing themes, which prevents it from being a dull recap for both creator and viewer

    • @storycaster4181
      @storycaster4181 Год назад +24

      I would love a video like this for Superman.

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 Год назад +5

      ​@@storycaster4181 Same

    • @Im2lazy4thisCrit
      @Im2lazy4thisCrit 3 месяца назад

      We got Spider-Man, Batman, now we need Superman YEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH-

  • @SalazarKnight
    @SalazarKnight Год назад +811

    I couldn't have done it better myself! It was my pleasure to show you around Gotham, but most importantly I'm grateful to have become friends in the process. Thank you, Alex :)

    • @assassingio9847
      @assassingio9847 8 месяцев назад +5

      I love your content too.

    • @DHunter_47
      @DHunter_47 7 месяцев назад +2

      The Kingdom of God is at Hand
      John 3:16
      King James Version
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    • @JK_PlayzReal
      @JK_PlayzReal 3 месяца назад

      @@DHunter_47???

    • @colonelthreenium5860
      @colonelthreenium5860 2 месяца назад

      now kiss

  • @tomjames9681
    @tomjames9681 Год назад +242

    Oh man, referring to the impact of The Batman who laughs as “Bruce dealing with this fucking thing” was the biggest laugh I got from this video.
    Absolutely comprehensive breakdown of that story’s impact on DC. Love it 😂

    • @janefkrbtt
      @janefkrbtt 8 месяцев назад +6

      the Batman who laughed? was it headed by the Hackman who wrote?

  • @markostojic99
    @markostojic99 10 месяцев назад +102

    "idk if its raysh or raz or, idk, fuckin' rachel?" I literally laughed out loud hahahahahaha my god, the amount of work that must've gone into this vid.... thank you, man, keep it coming and I'll keep coming back

  • @marvelfannumber1
    @marvelfannumber1 Год назад +838

    Really glad to see Helena Wayne getting a brief spotlight in this video. In spite of DC (and modern comics) insistence for sticking to the status quo forever, at least the original Batman that started it all got a conclusive, satisfying ending, that still hasn't been undone.
    I didn't think it would be possible to explain all the bullshit reboots and continuity in this video while still making it coherent, but you somehow did it perfectly, no clue how. Amazing video as always, god damn.

    • @IlIeven
      @IlIeven Год назад +5

      She's back in Geoff Johns' JSA

    • @marvelfannumber1
      @marvelfannumber1 Год назад +37

      @@IlIeven
      Although that's technically not the same Helena, because that series is set on an alternate earth, that's an exact duplicate of the Pre-Crisis Earth-Two, but not that original Earth-Two, even though you'd never be able to tell it's different.
      God damn it, I hate DC's convoluted continuity so much.

    • @michaelraymon111
      @michaelraymon111 Год назад +4

      ​@@marvelfannumber1well now it's undone technically since golden age is part of rebirth

    • @marvelfannumber1
      @marvelfannumber1 Год назад +35

      @@michaelraymon111
      I miss when it was just as simple as "the current comics are Earth-One, the ones from the Golden Age are Earth-Two".
      These days I don't know wtf anything is anymore. I don't understand how DC can have so many events to "sort out continuity", yet never think about having these events *actually* make things simpler.
      The whole thing is a mess, and they somehow made everything way more complex than Pre-Crisis ever was.

    • @michaelraymon111
      @michaelraymon111 Год назад +1

      @@marvelfannumber1 no idea what you are malding sbout but the golden age is technically canon

  • @Shreckster22
    @Shreckster22 Год назад +350

    Bro saved us so much time by compressing thousands of comics worth of info into just above an hour. This man is the definition of dedication.

  • @ComicDrake
    @ComicDrake Год назад +382

    Return of the king.

    • @SaucySquidward
      @SaucySquidward Год назад +14

      Glad to see you have as good taste as I thought you did

    • @BlackShadow01-05
      @BlackShadow01-05 Год назад +7

      Glad to see you here Drake your content is top notch

    • @sourlab
      @sourlab Год назад +1

      I'm surprised he didn't mention pig batman's most terrifying villain you're video on him is phenomenal

  • @paxtonstewart8042
    @paxtonstewart8042 Год назад +98

    I love how you can take hundreds of issues, hundreds of runs with different writers each contributing their own ideas… and make all sound like an intentional character arc.

  • @br3ndan538
    @br3ndan538 Год назад +58

    I’m legitimately impressed by how dedicated you were to this. I don’t think anyone else could condense Batman’s entire history into a one hour video while explaining it as well as you did.

  • @Heliaclay
    @Heliaclay Год назад +251

    This came at the perfect time, I needed a distraction for an hour, and this is the perfect one I’ve been wanting

  • @alfalldoot6715
    @alfalldoot6715 Год назад +80

    I can't believe we had a rare "Man" cameo as early as the very first Batman comic at 0:39.

  • @3n3my33
    @3n3my33 Год назад +381

    I'm kind of surprised you didn't mention how Post-Crisis Jason Todd's backstory was changed from his previous version, as that origin is much more widely known, with Batman meeting him after he tries to steal the tires off the Batmobile. But I guess you can't cover everything, and you clearly put in a lot of work for this excellent video!
    If I could offer a bit of constructive criticism, I think putting the writers and artists in the corner of the screen when their work appears would be more effective than just having them all at the end. It makes it easier for people who are interested in what they see to find their work. You might want to consider that if you do another video like this

    • @Frogman1212
      @Frogman1212 Год назад +26

      Jesus I didn't even notice he skipped that.

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  Год назад +264

      Thanks for the feedback! The reboots were a nightmare to explain while trying to maintain a solid pace/flow for the video. Already the existence of Crisis slows down the video's momentum, so I tried my best to minimise the explanations and just get to the new stuff asap
      In regards to the credits, I agree, I hadn't planned for credits originally, so I had to add them on at the end. Next time I do one of these I'll consider the credits before I start

    • @JiaNaDaRen15
      @JiaNaDaRen15 Год назад +7

      That was the one thing that tripped me up too, but after hearing the explanation of why they left it out it makes sense. We can only hope this will lead to more videos :)

    • @3n3my33
      @3n3my33 Год назад +25

      @@alexlennen yeah that makes a lot of sense. I'm sure there's a million things you had to leave out to try to keep things streamlined

    • @MILDMONSTER1234
      @MILDMONSTER1234 Год назад +1

      Hell most people think the arkham version is canon

  • @rick5354
    @rick5354 Год назад +47

    I hope this "entire history" videos becomes a series on ur channel i really love them and i really appreciat the work and dedication put into this and the spiderman entire history video

    • @sourlab
      @sourlab Год назад

      Imagine an entire sonic history of comics as a sonic fan I can safely say while he isn't a 100yr old character but damn a shi ton happens on those comics for some with out context things tails gets depressed eggman dies ...twice sonic gets older and his eye color changes because of it there are 2 world wars and they did endgame early by like 30 yrs eggmans nephew goes to jail and stays there until he dies sonic cheated on Sally his love interest with a bee girl also tails becomes buff and gets a six pack

    • @Im2lazy4thisCrit
      @Im2lazy4thisCrit 3 месяца назад

      @@sourlabOne day I want to make an entire history of Archie Sonic video. Might be wishful thinking, though

  • @madlift
    @madlift Месяц назад +3

    This video was my introduction to your channel. I watch a lot of similar content on other channels, and I think you bring something different to this YT genre than other creators. First, the overall flow of your own dialogue supplemented with scenes from god-only-knows how many comics was outstanding. Seriously-- bravo for retelling of the entire history of the freaking Batman in a concise and easy to follow narrative. The quality of your editing-- the intentional pauses to insert a wry comment or make a joke-- was really well done. Your commentary was often laugh-out-loud funny, but deftly done in a way that still complemented the story rather than distracting from it. I appreciated the obvious depth of your knowledge and the research that must have gone into this project. I'm excited to dig into the rest of your videos and explore more of your stories.
    (Any of my future comments will be less "high school book review" and more "nerdy comic book nerd having fun being a nerd about comics" 😀.)

  • @polkadotproductions3459
    @polkadotproductions3459 Год назад +214

    The 4 months and the amount of comics you’ve read was worth the wait! By far my favourite batman video EVER. I am also currently mourning KGbeast :( Rest In Beast.

  • @benj1835
    @benj1835 Год назад +361

    Alex has *finally* graced us with this masterpiece of a video.

    • @edehyoungthug5887
      @edehyoungthug5887 Год назад +1

      Please is power of love spider man from spider man annual 1999 earth 616 Peter?

    • @bobbyshewan4229
      @bobbyshewan4229 Год назад +8

      Most dedicated comic book RUclipsr of all time

    • @benj1835
      @benj1835 Год назад +3

      @@bobbyshewan4229 that actually might be accurate

    • @edehyoungthug5887
      @edehyoungthug5887 Год назад

      Just answer my question

  • @kcsaratoga
    @kcsaratoga Год назад +95

    The fact that Alex put in the work to make a whole history of batman video and a whole history of spider-man is amazing

  • @aryaosel5638
    @aryaosel5638 Год назад +58

    *"Bat Cow" he says, Batcow replies "Moo"*
    52:36 52:40

  • @jaivianmontgomery1134
    @jaivianmontgomery1134 Год назад +11

    Man i love your hour long videos of superhero’s stories. It’s all the content i want without constantly having to search for a video that’s only gonna be like 6 minutes. please don’t stop doing them. You’re awesome!

  • @CubingDictator
    @CubingDictator Год назад +222

    This will truly be one of the Batman videos of all time

  • @thehman2271
    @thehman2271 Год назад +51

    Rereading/rewatching the whole Batman canon is the closest way to feeling legally and freely high.
    I thought you went through it with the Spider/Man video but you have outdone yourself with this video. Truly a criminally underrated channel!

  • @verdantsquire950
    @verdantsquire950 Год назад +29

    Something to mention is that in one of the latest issues of Batman he goes on a multiverse journey against an alternate joker (but not joker) who is creating jokers throughout the multiverse and meets tons of alternate batmen on the way including but not limited to, Adam west batman, DCAU batman (both batman beyond and Justice League), arkham batman, Dark Knight returns batman and then declares adam west batman to be his favourite as he is the best prepared when he discovers in a borrowed utility belt the wonder or shark repellent.

  • @Wuoffan1
    @Wuoffan1 3 месяца назад +9

    The fact that Robin has been around longer than Alfred messes with my head for some reason

  • @riverbandit2138
    @riverbandit2138 Год назад +8

    Thank you so much for this video. It not only allows me to appreciate Batman more as a character and motivate me to read some of his comics, but it also shows an interesting glance at his history. Seeing how much he’s changed as a character along with where he’s going.

  • @ItsOver9000Productions
    @ItsOver9000Productions Год назад +77

    So i watched Salazars Batman stuff last week. And then going into this video i was like "ohh this Will be neat to see how they both interpret Batman history." Your going more by story beats while Salazar focused on the production and publication side. And then at the end of the video, it turns out you're friends! What a small world. You guys both did so well and the videos compliment each other.

  • @Croatilillious
    @Croatilillious Год назад +46

    There was an excellent moment during the Knightfall arc where Batman was still dealing with the criminals Bane set free, and Robin was trying to convince him to call other heroes for help. But Batman said he couldn't because he knew things were just as bad elswhere. And the way that scene was written, his interaction with Robin in that moment (at least im pretty sure it was robin) is one of the many reasons i love Batman

  • @IronAidan260
    @IronAidan260 Год назад +27

    I was not expecting Batman having a happy ending in the golden age to be so damn emotional

  • @RyogaEchizen
    @RyogaEchizen 17 дней назад +2

    This video made me fall in love with the joker. I love how youre talking about bruce grieving the death of his son and then you slip in "The Joker is an ambassador for Iran now - He stole EVERY baby"

  • @rayumbo
    @rayumbo Год назад +9

    Dude you are a champ. This was such an insightful and beautiful. I am an avid and adamant Batman fan. If anyone ever asks me how to learn about Batman I am sending them here to this video.

  • @telophasemusic
    @telophasemusic Год назад +29

    Alex reading as many batman comics as he has for this video is like Arkham Batman solving all those goddamn Riddler's Revenge challenges.
    And we can't express our appreciation enough lol

  • @RSRye
    @RSRye Год назад +22

    No way, it’s finally here! Thank you so much Alex for the level of effort you put into your vids, it always shines through!
    Alex you are soooo Batman, and making this vid was really Batman of you!

  • @MutantsInDisguise
    @MutantsInDisguise Год назад +41

    Thanks, Alex, for dedicating a video about Batman, my favourite superhero of all time!

  • @elekkitty
    @elekkitty 10 месяцев назад +4

    This was genuinely really helpful! I realized how little I knew about the iconic Batman, and this just summarized it so well and only in an hour! Thank you!

  • @cody3504
    @cody3504 Год назад +9

    Great timing I am going through my yearly Batman phase and I feel so caught up! Look forward to more Batman stories!

  • @br3ndan538
    @br3ndan538 Год назад +31

    Awesome work, dude! These videos of yours really have me want to try something similar with characters like Power Girl or Spider-Girl.

  • @vittoprince
    @vittoprince Год назад +16

    IMHO, Batman’s greatest attribute is his willpower. Despite going through borderline nightmarish situations in his life, he never backs down and tries to keep moving forward, facing the darkness.

  • @gregorydodd03
    @gregorydodd03 Год назад +10

    I sincerely do not understand how you are not a top youtuber. The time, the commentary, and the overall commitment to your videos all whilst staying yourself. I said it in the spiderman video and ill say it again. You’re amazing dude!

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim 9 месяцев назад

      You need to be screaming while making a soy face as thumbnail to be the top RUclipsr

  • @prime7213
    @prime7213 Год назад +6

    Stellar video, I was surprised how short the video was but you really packed all the necessary info into one hour.

  • @billthesecond6301
    @billthesecond6301 Год назад +4

    From one hand, this is one of the best videos about superheroes I've watched. You describe this long and complex story in a simple manner whilst retaining all of its deep elements.
    On the other hand, each section is so freaking crazy, I'm starting to believe that the batman comics I have been changing ever so slightly in a Mandela Effect way and I'm going crazy.
    Thank you either way!

  • @thecapedcollector_
    @thecapedcollector_ Год назад +40

    Great video! Can’t help but say that you missed when Bruce was framed for murder by Cassandra’s father and ditched the Bruce Wayne identity eventually facing the trauma of Knightfall, Contagion and No Mans Land. It was a really nice conclusion to everything the 90s built I think.

    • @725ken
      @725ken Год назад +6

      I was also hoping he would add that in there but I guess when you're condensing 2000 issues of comics into a single video there's stuff you can't include. Although I don't think anyone would've complained if he made a 5 or 7 hour long video going further into detail on these stories.

    • @thecapedcollector_
      @thecapedcollector_ Год назад +3

      @@725ken yeah i strongly agree

    • @sourlab
      @sourlab Год назад +1

      I also hoped he would mention pig or pyg as some call it he's like the most terrifying batmen villain and one of my favourites

  • @725ken
    @725ken Год назад +21

    How you were able to cover 2000 issues of Batman history in a little over an hour is anyone's guess. The amount of time and effort put into this is bonkers. Props to you Alex. Good video 👍

  • @AlDesentis
    @AlDesentis Год назад +11

    Another Magnum Opus Alex, always a joy to have you talk about your love for these characters.
    Be well.

  • @SeseOB2003
    @SeseOB2003 Год назад +9

    Your “history of…” videos are so much fun to watch from your commentary being funny and insightful.
    I was vaguely aware of Batman’s most famous stories, but your analysis gave me greater understanding of them.

  • @dkaptain5879
    @dkaptain5879 Год назад +8

    I’d love to see this series go on. This is quite honestly amazing. One on Daredevil or Punisher would be awesome

  • @NotThatAxl
    @NotThatAxl Год назад +32

    You do so much stuff just for us, your viewers❤

  • @boqk
    @boqk Год назад +18

    So much dedication just to see the history of the dark knight is crazy

  • @viderevero1338
    @viderevero1338 Год назад +7

    I'm going to rewatch this video so many times for the next couple of years. Thank you 🙏

  • @mateobenito1725
    @mateobenito1725 4 месяца назад +3

    Fantastic video. One of those i will be rewatching for years. Thank you!

  • @PhilippSchumacher-o8u
    @PhilippSchumacher-o8u 5 месяцев назад +4

    Your analysis of batmans villains being wicked aspects of himself is great.that si why i subbed and liked.well done!

  • @Shteeeeeeeve
    @Shteeeeeeeve Год назад +11

    Great video, Alex. What a monumental task covering one of the most iconic characters in fiction in this way. Looking forward to your future content.

  • @Menace_1129
    @Menace_1129 Год назад +28

    The unofficial sequel to Spiderman in 70 seconds

  • @Colotocus
    @Colotocus Год назад +7

    Huge respect to you bro, u r so underrated it’s painful, I’m excited to see ur next vids

  • @yawningcat2878
    @yawningcat2878 Год назад +2

    First time I actually watched an hour+ video with full attention not looking away from the screen love the commentary

  • @edwinlemus7478
    @edwinlemus7478 Год назад +4

    I really appreciate the work you put into these videos. I know this may get lost in the comments, but I genuinely appreciate these types of videos! Thank you!

  • @bigfriend9133
    @bigfriend9133 Год назад +11

    Batman was def one of the characters I never got into in comics,yeah I watched JL & JLU,his animated & LA movies but his comic counterpart always seemed to be so different to his animated counterparts because everyone sees the idea of batman so differently its not like spider-man where everyone knows he's a witty dork who's doing the best he can,this video will def help thanks!!

    • @Galvatronover
      @Galvatronover Год назад +5

      I feel comic Batman shares basic components with his animated versions personality wise

    • @thegamingprozone1941
      @thegamingprozone1941 Год назад +2

      ​@Galvatronover especially the animated series !

  • @chriscanul4075
    @chriscanul4075 Год назад +4

    Such dedication. I really appreciate deep dive channels like yours

  • @mandalorianhunter1
    @mandalorianhunter1 Год назад +5

    Been waiting for this video for months, glad you finally got this behemoth out.
    Hope you take a break Alex
    Also nice song on the implemencity pretension

  • @kntgaf
    @kntgaf 11 месяцев назад +7

    I would love to see you do this for more characters, but I know this takes a crazy amount of time. I don’t want to end up getting one vid a year… but I need more of this 😭

  • @dannymalt
    @dannymalt 11 месяцев назад +1

    As a fellow comic RUclipsr I just wanted to compliment you on this video. I always wanted to do a complete history of a character video, but never got around to it, stumbled on this video and thought it was a really solid summary.

  • @CrispyPro
    @CrispyPro Год назад +7

    Finally, some good content on RUclips

  • @the.one.who.knocks3590
    @the.one.who.knocks3590 10 месяцев назад +645

    How did joker become the embasador of iran😭

  • @frozarburst6350
    @frozarburst6350 Год назад +9

    Now we'd need a video about the history of Superman and Wonder Woman and we'd get the trinity. But arguably, Flash is the one who would stand out the most since he's kinda like Spiderman in some respects

    • @The_Archer-he2ft
      @The_Archer-he2ft Год назад +1

      If we are doing history videos lets get a history of the lanterns since there is an ungodly amount of them and i really just want him to talk about everyone's favorite godking larfleeze

  • @Sean-wx1nn
    @Sean-wx1nn 10 месяцев назад +1

    This is the first video I’ve seen from you and I have to say that I’m blown away. Incredible video. Couldn’t peel myself away from it. Thank you, truly.

  • @stevenkilboy1319
    @stevenkilboy1319 Год назад +3

    I just found this channel, and wow. These videos are amazing man thank you for all of the hard work and dedication.

  • @paradx215
    @paradx215 Год назад +3

    Honestly, amazing job man. Not only was the video entertaining but just like the Spider-Man one, you gave us an honest history to people who never know where to start with all these comics. Keep up the great work! I would recommend maybe doing Superman next for a real challenge hahah

  • @Gherkin.
    @Gherkin. Год назад +5

    man, this 1 hour long video was so good that i finished it 21 minutes after it was uploaded.

  • @pattongilbert
    @pattongilbert Год назад +4

    Genuinely one of the best Batman videos I’ve seen on RUclips. I enjoyed watching this so, so much. Thank you for all the effort you put in to this. Truly.
    Now…Superman next?😉

  • @Chaosic
    @Chaosic 3 месяца назад +2

    Great video and thanks for your hard and dedication,Batman has long and creative history and is one of my favorite comic book heroes.

  • @danieldejesusfigueredoorop1428
    @danieldejesusfigueredoorop1428 Год назад +4

    those whole "biography" are just amazing, kuddos to all your effort mate!

  • @kyleevison8889
    @kyleevison8889 Год назад +4

    Very excellent video, I feel as though Batman gets a lot of love put into his stories which I respect because he’s probably one of my favorite heroes, I honestly thought you left RUclips, you didn’t upload anything the entire time I had summer break, but I’m happy to watch this video ( also I highly agree the whirly bat is a menace to society).

  • @PauloJrchannel
    @PauloJrchannel Год назад +3

    Props for this guy for the sheer amount of material he has to go through just to make these videos.

  • @meccevil321
    @meccevil321 Год назад +14

    Poor Bruce. The writers will never let him rest.

  • @DylanWilliamson-fr4cn
    @DylanWilliamson-fr4cn 8 месяцев назад +2

    Hello, Alex. I have watched several of your videos, but this one…..this video was the one that earned yourself another subscriber. 👍🏻👍🏻 As a Batman fan for as long as I can remember, this recap/review/analysis of Batman’s 85 year comic book history is one of the most definitive videos on this iconic character that I have ever watched. It has made me love and appreciate Batman and his larger mythos even more now, so thank you for that. 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻 And Happy 85th Anniversary, Dark Knight! Here is to the future! 👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥🦇🦇

  • @LordUzaki
    @LordUzaki Год назад +2

    I love that throughout this hour long video documenting the entire history of the character, detailing every side character, story arc, and continuity shift, every so often you still hear some variation of the phrase "And then Lucius got fucked" just sprinkled in there.

  • @noblebojack
    @noblebojack Год назад +5

    now you just need to summarise wtf is happening in batman and spiderman comics nowdays and you channel will forever be up to date with comics, this way we’ll never need to read again, thanks 👺

  • @sampepper7682
    @sampepper7682 Год назад +8

    I have to say nothing is funnier to me than Dick Grayson. He’s just this nine year old kid that goes up to Batman and is like “my parents are dead I want to fight crime” and Batman just goes “ok why not” and suddenly he’s his sidekick. Like he’s 9

  • @zaazazaxdxdxd3980
    @zaazazaxdxdxd3980 Год назад +5

    Dude your a legend for this full story videos love your work

  • @em-by4949
    @em-by4949 11 месяцев назад +1

    oh my god this was amazing THANK YOU FOR THISSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! Batmans story is crazy and you made it make as much sense as it can. your efforts are DEEPLY appreciated and I'm glad the power of friendship helped u through this video just as it helped batman

  • @AceLM92
    @AceLM92 Год назад +2

    Great video and it was awesome of you to give Sal a shout-out

  • @arksy1987
    @arksy1987 Год назад +4

    such a great video, amazing explanation!! I could never get into comics myself, but this filled the big batman questionmark in my mind. gonna go watch the spiderman video next

    • @sourlab
      @sourlab Год назад

      I'm surprised he didn't mention pig the serial killer he was also in arkham knight if you've heard of those games on of my favourite batman villans

  • @MarkAchar
    @MarkAchar Год назад +3

    Wow! This is a complete gem. I admire your dedication and hard work. Its AMAZING.

  • @MarvinPowell1
    @MarvinPowell1 Год назад +16

    00:33 - Earth Two, pt. 1 - Batman's first case Joe Chill, Dick Grayson Robin, The Penguin, Catwoman, Commissioner Gordon, Two-Face, Scarecrow, The Joker
    03:18 - Earth Two, pt. 2 - Dating Catwoman, the Bat Cave, Alfred, marrying Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Helena Wayne is born, final battle
    07:35 - Earth One, pt. 1 - Batman in the Justice League, the Batmobile, Alfred dies, Poison Ivy, The Riddler, Mr. Freeze
    10:10 - Earth One, pt. 2 - Batgirl, campy stories
    11:06 - Earth One, pt. 3 - Dick Grayson retires, Ra's (raysh) Al Ghul, Talia Al Ghul, Arkham Asylum
    14:30 - Earth One, pt. 4 - Multiverse crossovers, dating Talia Al Ghul, dating Vicky Vale, Lucius Fox
    17:05 - Earth One, pt. 5 - Jason Todd Robin, Nocturna, Crisis on Infinite Earths
    20:11 - New Earth, pt. 1 - Batman Year One, Prey, The Long Halloween
    20:53 - New Earth, pt. 2 - Blackfire, KGBeast, The Killing Joke, A Death In The Family
    24:20 - New Earth, pt. 3 - Tim Drake Robin, Elseworlds stories, Barbara Gordon as Oracle, Huntress
    26:57 - New Earth, pt. 4 - Knightfall, Bane, Azrael Batman
    30:17 - New Earth, pt. 5 - Zero Hour, the return of Bruce Wayne Batman, Stephanie Brown, ebola, Cataclysm
    34:39 - New Earth, pt. 6 - No Man's Land, comics debut of Harley Quinn
    35:36 - New Earth, pt. 7 - Tower of Babel, Ego, New Gotham, Hush, Under the Hood
    41:02 - New Earth, pt. 8 - Year Eight, Damian Wayne, Final Crisis
    49:31 - The New 52, pt. 1 - Return of The Joker
    51:45 - The New 52, pt. 2 - Damian
    53:30 - The New 52, pt. 3 - Joker's Pathogen
    54:49 - The New 52, pt. 4 - Commissioner Gordon Batman
    55:32 - The New 52, pt. 5 - God of All Knowledge
    55:43 - DC Rebirth, pt. 1 - Gotham Knights
    57:09 - DC Rebirth, pt. 2 - Bane
    1:00:47 - DC Rebirth, pt. 3 - The present

  • @sebastianmyers4933
    @sebastianmyers4933 Год назад +2

    Dude your a legend for this video. I've been slowly getting through the earlier Batman stories and this helps a lot.

  • @aurionc2468
    @aurionc2468 4 месяца назад +2

    Holy shit! One of the best video essays I’ve ever seen, comics or otherwise.

  • @Kyle-qi8oj
    @Kyle-qi8oj Год назад +103

    Have to ask, since you read an ungodly amount of issues of Batman, what would you say are your favorite stories you read?

    • @jimsuss94
      @jimsuss94 Год назад +16

      fortnite

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  Год назад +43

      I have a soft spot for Morrison’s run, especially towards the end when it revisits the bell scene from Year One. I didn’t care much for Return of Bruce Wayne but the ending is just so powerful to me

    • @spongytrout7462
      @spongytrout7462 Год назад +6

      @@alexlennen if your still taking questions, why did you not talk about the vital Zero War comics?

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  Год назад +16

      ⁠@@spongytrout7462deserves its own video tbh

  • @roydekock656
    @roydekock656 Год назад +6

    So worth the wait!!!!

  • @millermiller3439
    @millermiller3439 6 месяцев назад +3

    Absolute legendary video. Loved the summary.

  • @donaldallen9804
    @donaldallen9804 Год назад +2

    An amazing video thank you for your time and effort that you put into it, as a Batman fan of 51 years I enjoyed every moment

  • @SahilMirza
    @SahilMirza Год назад +3

    This has to be one of the coolest videos I have ever seen.