It's a bit psychotic that Alfred's fanfiction includes the death of his master/ward/pseudo adopted son and his wife, leaving their son an orphan just like his father was.
"I have an idea for a Father-Son legacy story... but hmm... how do I make a reluctant son take up his father's legacy as Batman? I know! I'll just copy Bruce's origin! It's so simple, it's genius!" I really don't think it's that messed up. Could just be the easy solution to writer's block.
This episode was very loosely based on silver age Batman comics in which Alfred actually did write some stories like this, if my memory serves me correctly.
I like how at the time, this was the first time Damian Wayne was ever used outside of comics, and probably one of the best since, he wasn't a jerk right out the gate... which probably isn't the best representation of him overall. Also, Alfred is a fanfic writer and a shipper, who is voiced by Avatar Roku.
3 things: 1. NICE TO SEE YOU HERE ⚡ 2. He was also great in Battle of Supersons Thx to Bat-Cow & Jon, everytime Jon & Bat-Cow appear they make Damien actually likeable 3. Brave & The Bold Alfred was also Voiced by King Bradley in the Spanish Dub
One has to wonder, if it's because he's a historically accurate butler, based on indoctrinated military operatives who can't function in society without a schedule or rewriting propaganda narratives, or it's because the adult authors are themselves so childlike with no beter understanding than the children they write about violence to. Maybe I'll ask Chelsea Manning.
It actually might be funnier if Alfred writes fanfiction to make extra money and does commissions, and The Joker found out about this, and create a fake account, and paid in obscene amount of money for a Batman Batgirl slash fic… that seems like the kind of crazy things Joker would do just a mess with people lol
8:38 Pretty sure the guy at the funeral is supposed to be Plastic Man. The hair checks out and it will explain why he has the glasses. Plus, he was a regular guest.
It is more likely to be Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, who would go semi-legit. He would become friends with Bruce Wayne, despite not knowing he was Batman.
@@strongbladeseems like a huge stretch. Plastic man makes more sense, considering he’s one of the most reoccurring heroes in this continuity. Plus both of his eyes being covered, since we never see Plast’s eyes. Not 100 percent on it being Plast, but I’m pretty confident it ain’t Oswald.
I’m picturing Bruce looking through the library in the manor and finding the fan fic and not recognizing it as something he owns and sits down to skim through it seeing if he knows it seeing his name in it a few times
The pirate with a parrot has gotta be El Papagayo, who was honestly more of a Jonah Hex villain, but did fight batman briefly back in the day and was then brought back in Morrisson's Batman Incorporated where he was a little less of a racial stereotype. But he did die, almost immediately.
"Alfred, I found your journal. I'm not sure what's more concerning: your story having me die horribly, or that you gave my prospective son the same name as the Devil's child in 'The Omen'."
I remember this one Damian Wayne is Composite Character of Himself, Bruce Jr Batman's son from those imaginary stories and Earth Two's Huntress aka Helena Wayne Batman and Catwoman's Daughter.
The man with the parrot on his shoulder is El Papagayo, a Mexican bandit Batman fought in the 40's, by the way Papagayo, is Portuguese not Spanish, I am Portuguese, anyway he was retconned into a 19th century Johan Hex foe if you look him up but I recall reading his story in one of those 80 page giants in the '60's, yes, I'm old.
How? That none of them happened? There alternate earths stories from the comics. Brave and the bold depicted the else world's and silver age stories very well. I know huntress was originally batman and catwomans kid from earth 2 and it wasn't a faithful adaptation of that story but it was a nice story and a great episode.
I'm pretty sure that Silvery Batman costume is from that 1990s Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, an Elseworlds story made to use all the rejected Azrael-as-Batman costume designs. Some were pretty cool, too.
Also, this episode is partially based on Batman #131's story "The Second Batman and Robin Team". That's where "Damian's" attitude and it being a story told by Alfred come from. The differences are the Villains not being the Joker, and Robin being a version of Bruce Wayne Jr. and his mother being Katherine Kane/Wayne instead of Selena since it was written in the Batwoman era of comics, also his parents may not have died I'd have to double check. They likely changed it to Damian since he was more well known at the time as Bruce's biological son so more people would be familiar with the name and Selena for internal consistency as a love interest (and BTBATB's Batwoman's episode I don't think happened yet).
It all makes Alfred seem pretty bizarre. Those are real people for him and he didn't even bother to change the names or disguise what he was doing with some of his own creativity like writers usually do when they crib from real life.
Never gets old seeing just how much passion went to Brave and the Bold. Its a pure celebration of all of DC, mainly Silver Age but it brings in stuff from all comics and all media at the time. Its so much fun to rewatch and spot all these little references. Thanks so much for giving BnB the spotlight.
Fun fact. This also happened in the silver age. Alfred wrote fan fiction about Bruce and Kate Kane having a son who became Robin 2. Like… seriously. There was a giant 2 on his uniform.
So, Alfred is writing a book about Bruce Wayne passing the mantle of Batman down to his son? And we thought Bruce was who doesn't understand what "secret identity" means.
Okay the part that screwed me up with this ep is hearing Alfred’s voice. It’s literally there voice of avatar rooku and it’s messing with my brain. It’s not bad casting it’s just really funny in hindsight
Since you've been talking about various superhero animated series lately - I'm kind of surprised you haven't yet touched on "My Adventures with Superman." Definitely one of the best superhero series in years!
I think Sasha's interest would be so piqued if they do an episode where Lois Lane for some reason begins doing all the crazy Silver Age nonsense that Silver Age Lois did. Marrying monsters and being a marriage obsessed schemer.
“I’m going to be honest, I wrote myself into the corner with the whole “Damian doesn’t wanna be Batman” thing, and needed an excuse to get back on track, so…” - Alfred Pennyworth, currently being sued for liable.
I feel like the armor is close to either Justice Lord Batman or the Batman armor from when they have to face Vandal Savage in the past, it's been awhile but they're both Justice League 2 parters
This reminds me of the comic where Alfred was at Batman’s funeral where he tells how he killed Batman. In that comic he tells how Alfred and his friends where once theater actors and to help Bruce they all dressed as silly villains to so Bruce can fight them and feel as though he is making a different until it goes to far and Bruce dies.
I like to think like to think Alfred is the actual writer of superman’s girlfriend Lois Lane it started as Alfred being petty because Lois made some comment about the food or the house or something when at one point she interviewed Bruce Wayne, so Alfred got out his anger by writing story’s about her having failed marriages next thing you know it’s become a hobby he does every time Bruce is off with the league. Because no one questions Alfred ability as a butler.
I can't help but think of Neal Gaiman's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" Where Alfred creates the Joker as an alternative identity to give Batman an arch-enemy and so let Bruce Wayne live out his fantasy.
We can agree they should've shown more of Alfred in brave and the bold I like the series but not showing him that's crime and THE HAMMERS OF JUSTICE NEEDS TO CORRECT THAT
I don’t know whether or not this is a hot take but I think this episode (minus the reveal that it was written by Alfred) should have been the final episode of the brave and the bold.
that final suit has some feeling of the batman one-million (and one million and one) suit. which is a pretty obscure as a character, but has that shiny 'chest piece going to the shoulders" setup also, cut that potential. but if italians cared, there would have been noticeable pushback already.
I was expecting a mention of how, in the (Silver Age I think, could be Golden Age) comics, Alfred would write stories where Dick Grayson grew up to be Batman II (with the II prominently on his chest), while Bruce's son became Robin II.
The metallic Batman kinda reminds of Batman one million The only difference is the mask but I’m not sure if that is a direct inspiration or coincidence
i'm for ANYTHING that keep RAS al goul from being Batman's father in law. as for what else Alfrerd writes we know in (recent) maybe not CURRENT conintuy he's given a lot of thought to "ok what IS the joker?"
The Damian Wayne Batman suit, has a few traces of the Knightfall Batman with the extending shoulder mantle, Rob Leifeld garter pouch, and the beefy gauntlets..
I am fascinated by learning Bill Finger didn't think Batman would be effective if the villain didn't die. Just thinking about that in the context of modern debates about whether Batman should kill his villains blows my mind!!!
I remember the episode, but the only thing that stuck out was thinking that is a rather random story for Alfred to be jotting down. If they needed a framing device wouldn't Batmite have been a better idea.
Actually I think I might have something to contribute to the discussion. Emphasis on might. So I recently picked the first volume of Grant Morrison's JLA and I was really struck by the similarity between one of the stories and this episode. So I'm talking about issue 8 'under lock and key'. In this issue the villain The Key forces the League into strange dreams without their knowledge Dr Destiny style. And we get to see different what if's or whatever, but interestingly Batman's seems to be very similar to this episode. As in it's an older Bruce married to Selina, with a former Robin as the new Batman (in this case Tim) and Bruce's son as the Robin (in this case Bruce Wayne jr). In the brief look into this dream we get, we see that the Joker has suddenly returned and is now super old and still proposes a serious threat. Idk if the story actually did influence the episode, but i found it interesting when I read it. Even the fact that neither story is presented as real by the end.
Yeah, of all the episodes of BatB, this one is one of the ones I immediately think of due to it being Alfred's fanfiction... masterfiction? Employerfiction?
What comic is the wedding scene at 3:36 from? It's not DC Super Stars #17, or The Brave and the Bold #197. I've got to find it to get the context on why Dick is in costume when Bruce and Selina aren't, and who the creepy dude is who's so gleeful about kissing the bride that he needs to take his glasses off for the occasion.
If I wrote an ending for Batman, I’d try to combine elements of all those stories. A little from DKR, a little from Beyond, and Dick Grayson’s Batman somewhere in between the two.
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Alfred writing a fanfic about his surrogate son getting married and starting a family is one of the most adorable and funny things I’ve ever heard
One of the only funnier things is that it's also about him and his wife dying horribly and their son going down the same road as Bruce.
This was one of my favourite episodes. This is how batman should be handled.
It's a bit psychotic that Alfred's fanfiction includes the death of his master/ward/pseudo adopted son and his wife, leaving their son an orphan just like his father was.
"I have an idea for a Father-Son legacy story... but hmm... how do I make a reluctant son take up his father's legacy as Batman? I know! I'll just copy Bruce's origin! It's so simple, it's genius!"
I really don't think it's that messed up. Could just be the easy solution to writer's block.
Bro plays no favorites, that's better than most fanfic writers
@@danielendlessand many comic writers
“It’s called Kill Your Darlings, my dear, one mustn’t play favorites in the grand art of fanfiction literature.”
This is Gotham we're talking about
The fact Alfred wrote this possible future is both funny and disturbing at the same time.
Alfred is a fanfic writer confirmed.
He needs to have hobbies since he cannot die from old age.
The best he is
This episode was very loosely based on silver age Batman comics in which Alfred actually did write some stories like this, if my memory serves me correctly.
I like how at the time, this was the first time Damian Wayne was ever used outside of comics, and probably one of the best since, he wasn't a jerk right out the gate... which probably isn't the best representation of him overall. Also, Alfred is a fanfic writer and a shipper, who is voiced by Avatar Roku.
3 things:
1. NICE TO SEE YOU HERE ⚡
2. He was also great in Battle of Supersons Thx to Bat-Cow & Jon, everytime Jon & Bat-Cow appear they make Damien actually likeable
3. Brave & The Bold Alfred was also Voiced by King Bradley in the Spanish Dub
Woh Woh what his voice actor is that of Roku awesome
@@ArcTrooper269 hey do you think Damian likes rock n roll?
So Alfred basically spent his time off writing What If Batman Fanfiction? Basic fanboy.
A frustrated father wondering when he's going to get some damn grandkids already
One has to wonder, if it's because he's a historically accurate butler,
based on indoctrinated military operatives who can't function in society without a schedule or rewriting propaganda narratives,
or it's because the adult authors are themselves so childlike with no beter understanding than the children they write about violence to. Maybe I'll ask Chelsea Manning.
Alfred took the "canon convergence" Ao3 tag and ran with it.
Based on this episode, my head cannon is that The Killing Joke (2016) is Alfred’s fan faction after a few too many glasses of wine one night lol
That's somehow more disturbing than it being canon
It actually might be funnier if Alfred writes fanfiction to make extra money and does commissions, and The Joker found out about this, and create a fake account, and paid in obscene amount of money for a Batman Batgirl slash fic… that seems like the kind of crazy things Joker would do just a mess with people lol
Don't insult Alfred's fanfiction writing skills, man. He wouldn't write Barbara so out of character in his Real Person fanfic AU.
Please the one without the animated parts
@@genesismultiverse4896 Alfred is a man of taste. The animated version was a fanfic of Alfred's fanfic.
Shippy Alfred amuses me. How about that Catwoman, huh Master Wayne? Huh?
Bruce: well she can maybe replace my missing heart piece of the joker
Convinced now Alfred can only ask Bruce to settle down in the most convoluted ways.
8:38 Pretty sure the guy at the funeral is supposed to be Plastic Man. The hair checks out and it will explain why he has the glasses. Plus, he was a regular guest.
I was thinking it might somehow be the Penguin but Plastic Man makes far more sense.
It is more likely to be Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, who would go semi-legit. He would become friends with Bruce Wayne, despite not knowing he was Batman.
@@strongbladeseems like a huge stretch. Plastic man makes more sense, considering he’s one of the most reoccurring heroes in this continuity. Plus both of his eyes being covered, since we never see Plast’s eyes. Not 100 percent on it being Plast, but I’m pretty confident it ain’t Oswald.
@@TheShockVox Heh heh "stretch"
Four weddings and jokers funeral.
Yikes. Alfred's fanfic gives Bruce rather a horrific death. Freud would have a field day.
I’m picturing Bruce looking through the library in the manor and finding the fan fic and not recognizing it as something he owns and sits down to skim through it seeing if he knows it seeing his name in it a few times
I remember a few Silver Age stories that Alfred "wrote" in continuity. One involved Bruce marrying Kathy Kane and lawd girl it was a mess
I have Batman 145 (Feb, 1962) with a future Batman II fighting Joker II , in a story written by Alfred
@@Valohir666 I think that was collected in "Batman: From the 30s to the 70s" or some such thing
I can't believe I've never read that one! It has ginger Robin and everything! Looks like a follow up is in order :)
@@CasuallyComics YASSSS
@@Therese504yes, that's where I know it from.
The pirate with a parrot has gotta be El Papagayo, who was honestly more of a Jonah Hex villain, but did fight batman briefly back in the day and was then brought back in Morrisson's Batman Incorporated where he was a little less of a racial stereotype. But he did die, almost immediately.
"Alfred, I found your journal. I'm not sure what's more concerning: your story having me die horribly, or that you gave my prospective son the same name as the Devil's child in 'The Omen'."
"Master Bruce I swear I gave him the name before I watched 'The Omen'."
I remember this one Damian Wayne is Composite Character of Himself, Bruce Jr Batman's son from those imaginary stories and Earth Two's Huntress aka Helena Wayne Batman and Catwoman's Daughter.
Damian: I don't like rock n roll but I don't know why
I love this episode. The ending with Alfred writing it all as a fanfiction was wild to me.
The man with the parrot on his shoulder is El Papagayo, a Mexican bandit Batman fought in the 40's, by the way Papagayo, is Portuguese not Spanish, I am Portuguese, anyway he was retconned into a 19th century Johan Hex foe if you look him up but I recall reading his story in one of those 80 page giants in the '60's, yes, I'm old.
I think Alfred writing Fanfic can explain all the Elseworld's stories.
How? That none of them happened? There alternate earths stories from the comics. Brave and the bold depicted the else world's and silver age stories very well. I know huntress was originally batman and catwomans kid from earth 2 and it wasn't a faithful adaptation of that story but it was a nice story and a great episode.
Damian's batman suit may have taken some inspiration from the batman one million suit
I'm pretty sure that Silvery Batman costume is from that 1990s Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, an Elseworlds story made to use all the rejected Azrael-as-Batman costume designs. Some were pretty cool, too.
Also, this episode is partially based on Batman #131's story "The Second Batman and Robin Team". That's where "Damian's" attitude and it being a story told by Alfred come from. The differences are the Villains not being the Joker, and Robin being a version of Bruce Wayne Jr. and his mother being Katherine Kane/Wayne instead of Selena since it was written in the Batwoman era of comics, also his parents may not have died I'd have to double check. They likely changed it to Damian since he was more well known at the time as Bruce's biological son so more people would be familiar with the name and Selena for internal consistency as a love interest (and BTBATB's Batwoman's episode I don't think happened yet).
Someone also tossed Batman 145 into the mix, this vid is going to need a follow up. I'm excited lol two episodes for the price of one.
@@CasuallyComics What a deal!
Thank you. I knew I had read a story where Alfred was writing a fanfic marriage of Batman and Batwoman and Dick becoming Batman II.
@@CasuallyComics there were quite a few of these tales, all handily collected in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol 2 Batman and Robin
That scene in The Return of The Joker where Joker explains what he did to Tim remains one of my favorite animated Batman scenes ever!
It all makes Alfred seem pretty bizarre. Those are real people for him and he didn't even bother to change the names or disguise what he was doing with some of his own creativity like writers usually do when they crib from real life.
I think that future Batman in the black and silver costume is slightly based on the future Batman from the DC One Million crossover.
10:47 The suit honestly looks like a hybrid of Tim’s 90’s costume and One Year Later costume
Never gets old seeing just how much passion went to Brave and the Bold. Its a pure celebration of all of DC, mainly Silver Age but it brings in stuff from all comics and all media at the time. Its so much fun to rewatch and spot all these little references. Thanks so much for giving BnB the spotlight.
The pirate might be El Papagayo from Batman #56 (1949).
Brave & the Bold generally kicked ass.
Damien's batsuit looks kinda like Batman One Million, first appearance in '98
Fun fact. This also happened in the silver age. Alfred wrote fan fiction about Bruce and Kate Kane having a son who became Robin 2. Like… seriously. There was a giant 2 on his uniform.
Wait really? That sounds hilarious
So, Alfred is writing a book about Bruce Wayne passing the mantle of Batman down to his son? And we thought Bruce was who doesn't understand what "secret identity" means.
i want alfred writing more fanfics, and not just about batfamily, but others.
and maybe some smuts? lol
Okay the part that screwed me up with this ep is hearing Alfred’s voice. It’s literally there voice of avatar rooku and it’s messing with my brain. It’s not bad casting it’s just really funny in hindsight
In my head alfred has always been righting fan fiction to past time
Since you've been talking about various superhero animated series lately - I'm kind of surprised you haven't yet touched on "My Adventures with Superman." Definitely one of the best superhero series in years!
I think Sasha's interest would be so piqued if they do an episode where Lois Lane for some reason begins doing all the crazy Silver Age nonsense that Silver Age Lois did. Marrying monsters and being a marriage obsessed schemer.
Damian’s Batman suit has Batman 1,000,000 vibes.
For damien's suit at 12:37, it reminds me of batman from dc one million, with the silver bat that goes all the way to the shoulders
NGL whenever I saw this I was confused but also one my favorite episodes.
Looking back it the ultimate love letter to what could it be.
I think the top hat baddie in the montage is supposed to be Deadshot, his early look was a top hat wearing guy with a pencil mustache
“I’m going to be honest, I wrote myself into the corner with the whole “Damian doesn’t wanna be Batman” thing, and needed an excuse to get back on track, so…” - Alfred Pennyworth, currently being sued for liable.
I feel like the armor is close to either Justice Lord Batman or the Batman armor from when they have to face Vandal Savage in the past, it's been awhile but they're both Justice League 2 parters
This reminds me of the comic where Alfred was at Batman’s funeral where he tells how he killed Batman. In that comic he tells how Alfred and his friends where once theater actors and to help Bruce they all dressed as silly villains to so Bruce can fight them and feel as though he is making a different until it goes to far and Bruce dies.
The future suit gives strong Azrael Batman vibes to me
What other stories is Alfred writing?
probably all the great stories DC doesn’t wanna do
I like to think like to think Alfred is the actual writer of superman’s girlfriend Lois Lane it started as Alfred being petty because Lois made some comment about the food or the house or something when at one point she interviewed Bruce Wayne, so Alfred got out his anger by writing story’s about her having failed marriages next thing you know it’s become a hobby he does every time Bruce is off with the league. Because no one questions Alfred ability as a butler.
Alfred writes about Bruce's "playboy exploits" and sells them to tabloids.
@@alexanderf8451 I just created a whole head canon with Alfred Beagle and Vicki Vale lol
I can't help but think of Neal Gaiman's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" Where Alfred creates the Joker as an alternative identity to give Batman an arch-enemy and so let Bruce Wayne live out his fantasy.
3:55 ok now i wanna see the footage of comic stores with wedding cakes
Damian's silver batsuit reminds me a little of the Kingdom Come batsuit.
*12:38* also the helmet reminds me of sonar suit batman from lego batman
That future Bat-suit reminds me of something from the 1995 'Brotherhood of the Bat' story.
Little know fact; Strange like getting punched by Batman and Catwoman. That’s were the strange part of his name came from.
We can agree they should've shown more of Alfred in brave and the bold I like the series but not showing him that's crime and THE HAMMERS OF JUSTICE NEEDS TO CORRECT THAT
12:30
that suit looks very Batman One Million inspired
I'm pretty sure Damien's future Batsuit is a reference to Batman One Million
ALFRED IS GOD, SO I CAN TOTALLY SEE HIM PREDICTING THE FUTURE, SO
*For me, this episode is 100% Canon*
12:30 I think the suit takes inspiration from Batman One Million exactly for the accents
Based on Commissioner Gordon's other appearances in Brave and the Bold, it was Chief O'Hara, who is always by his side like in the 60s show.
I think Damian's Batsuit might be a reference to DC One Million, but that could just be the logo more than anything else
I don’t know whether or not this is a hot take but I think this episode (minus the reveal that it was written by Alfred) should have been the final episode of the brave and the bold.
I would have liked it better, then the actual series finale!
that final suit has some feeling of the batman one-million (and one million and one) suit. which is a pretty obscure as a character, but has that shiny 'chest piece going to the shoulders" setup
also, cut that potential. but if italians cared, there would have been noticeable pushback already.
I was expecting a mention of how, in the (Silver Age I think, could be Golden Age) comics, Alfred would write stories where Dick Grayson grew up to be Batman II (with the II prominently on his chest), while Bruce's son became Robin II.
The metallic Batman kinda reminds of Batman one million
The only difference is the mask but I’m not sure if that is a direct inspiration or coincidence
12:30 That metallic costume remind me to the futuristic Blue Falcon from the "Scooby Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon" movie
I like to the elderly Joker reminds me of the Earth 2 Joker in terms of design
i'm for ANYTHING that keep RAS al goul from being Batman's father in law.
as for what else Alfrerd writes we know in (recent) maybe not CURRENT conintuy he's given a lot of thought to "ok what IS the joker?"
I think the mystery man at the funeral is Alfred Beagle.
I would love it if you tackled the Superman BatB episode. So many amazing silver age Superman references.
Honestly, I prefer these versions of the characters and deserves recognition.
WHAT! There’s a Ned Kelly bushranger style villain called SWAGMAN?
As an Australian, I absolutely hate Captain Boomerang, but this is TOO COOL
But but but he has a boomerang!
I am surprised brave and the bold didn't include PIDGEON PERSON!!!!
Yes that's a real villainess
NGL she kinda bad tho
@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 and she could've been in the montage
Batman brave and the bold is one of the best Batman shows of all time
Batman 457 changed my world when I bought it from my local comic shop the week it came out
12:45 I think Azrael's Batman suit was definitely an influence as well
That could be Harvey Bullock
This and Chill of the Night are my favorite episodes.
Geriatric Joker has maybe my favorite Joker line ever: "The doc gave me six months to live... 😢 I gave him six seconds. 😂"
The Damian Wayne Batman suit, has a few traces of the Knightfall Batman with the extending shoulder mantle, Rob Leifeld garter pouch, and the beefy gauntlets..
Happy Friday and happy Brave and the Bold video!
Also, maybe that person behind Gordon is Chief O'Hara?
I am fascinated by learning Bill Finger didn't think Batman would be effective if the villain didn't die. Just thinking about that in the context of modern debates about whether Batman should kill his villains blows my mind!!!
I remember the episode, but the only thing that stuck out was thinking that is a rather random story for Alfred to be jotting down. If they needed a framing device wouldn't Batmite have been a better idea.
even just batmite sitting beyond alfred. could have even put in a "the public's never happy" joke
14:50 the one one the left is the OG deadshot
Nah, if shops ordered cakes, and Batman and Catwoman didn't get married, it's the funniest thing on the planet.
I love that the two top comments are the exact opposite of one another
The guy in the top hat was the robber baron I believe he was featured in the third volume of the Batman golden age omnibuses.
That's such a deep cut but so cool
I'm Italian and I love Carlo Calzone and I have no problems with non-Italians enjoy saying the name. :)
Whoa whoa The Question is a master martial artist
Actually I think I might have something to contribute to the discussion. Emphasis on might. So I recently picked the first volume of Grant Morrison's JLA and I was really struck by the similarity between one of the stories and this episode. So I'm talking about issue 8 'under lock and key'. In this issue the villain The Key forces the League into strange dreams without their knowledge Dr Destiny style. And we get to see different what if's or whatever, but interestingly Batman's seems to be very similar to this episode. As in it's an older Bruce married to Selina, with a former Robin as the new Batman (in this case Tim) and Bruce's son as the Robin (in this case Bruce Wayne jr). In the brief look into this dream we get, we see that the Joker has suddenly returned and is now super old and still proposes a serious threat. Idk if the story actually did influence the episode, but i found it interesting when I read it. Even the fact that neither story is presented as real by the end.
Yeah, of all the episodes of BatB, this one is one of the ones I immediately think of due to it being Alfred's fanfiction... masterfiction? Employerfiction?
I could see Alfred writing about himself in his supervillain alter-ego the Outsider also him writting Merry Little Batman.
My favourite episode growing up
What comic is the wedding scene at 3:36 from? It's not DC Super Stars #17, or The Brave and the Bold #197. I've got to find it to get the context on why Dick is in costume when Bruce and Selina aren't, and who the creepy dude is who's so gleeful about kissing the bride that he needs to take his glasses off for the occasion.
12:45 The suit kind of reminds me of Jean Paul Valley's Batman suit, though I doubt it's referencing that haha
I thought the last suit was based on Batman One Million (1998)
This animated serie is underrated.
Another weird facet of Alfred's fantasy is basically Swole Joker.
I'm Joker Jr, but you can call me Jo-Ju.
If I wrote an ending for Batman, I’d try to combine elements of all those stories. A little from DKR, a little from Beyond, and Dick Grayson’s Batman somewhere in between the two.
15:00 I think the guy in the left is supposed to be a early version of deadshot