The Question was actually owned by Charlton Comics before he was purchased by DC. A very underrated and underused character IMO. It would be great to see more of him and the Human Target as well.
@@AdamFuqua Along with Blue Beetle and various others. The Question is one of my favorite characters. Too bad DC killed him off to make Renee Montoya the new The Question.
It really is a shame...Though, the last time they gave him attention in New 52, he wasn't the same character, so they even found a way to mess up giving him attention. I'm not sure what his status is in Rebirth, but I imagine it's not as good as he deserves. Seems like a shame that the show Arrow was willing to borrow Batman and Titans characters, but never saw fit to spotlight Question, despite the two having actual history together.
@@seantaylor424 He's been mostly in the background, especially in the Event Leviathan series, and he's been doing some guest roles in other comics. But he did have his own series, The Question: The Many Deaths of Vic Sage and he had a really good story in a detective anthology series called DC: Crimes of Passion.
@@seantaylor424 Damn sounds like DC really didn't do him justice over the years. I didn't watch Arrow but you're right about him not showing up being a huge missed opportunity, what a shame indeed.
@@JW666 Oh, really? I thought that "Many Deaths of Vic Sage" was an older story from its cover, but good to hear that one and his Crimes of Passion are current. Is he back to being human, or is he still a cursed demigod?
rorschach is not a ripoff, he is indeed based on question but all of watchmen's heroes are like that, they where made to bring a twist in the superhero trope, one thing is to make a character with the exact same traits going through identical adventures, but making a character that clearly is meant to symbolize another character in a subversive way is not called "ripoff".
The Question started at Charlton Comics, until it went bankrupt and was bought by DC Comics. In New 52 they made him more of a magical character, but it didn't work, then Vic Sage became the new boss of the Task Force X/Suicide Squad program which was weird, but when Rebirth happend he came back as The Question again. He made some guest roles in Action Comics and Detective Comics, was part of an event comic/mini series called Event Leviathan, had his own series called The Many Deaths of Vic Sage and he had his own story in a detective anthology comic called DC: Crimes of Passion. Right now he's part of Checkmate, a spy organisation, which is still part of the Event Leviathan story...
@@dutchvanderlinde2002 He's been mostly a guest star in other comics, he had his own Black Label story which is The Many Deaths of Vic Sage & he's one of the main characters on the Checkmate comics.
'The question is not if I'm paranoid but am I paranoid enough' this is one of my favourite lines from The Justice League TV Show and he is one of my favourite characters. If they did a movie they'd have to walk a fine line if you go too dark too gritty you'd loose some of stuff that makes him such a fun character and the last thing the DCEU is another dark bleak gritty movie. I also worry about how the character will translate visually to live action. Then there is finding an actor will to spend most of his screen time faceless we don't want another Sly's Judge Dredd.
Justice league Unlimited Question is in is his own A tier. I've read the original question comics, I've read the new more supernatural line, and I've read the Trinity of original Sin line constantly looking for the kind of Question we got in JLU to no avail. The Question has always been written as a gritty street level crime fighter fighting some form of inner demon in the comics. JLU wrote him as a Batman level detective without the gadgets or infinite wealth and voiced him like a crackpot Chaotic Good small fish in a big pond Foil to the super heroes that flood the show. He had chemistry in the show like dropping Rorschach into the JLU that you will not find anywhere else.
@Caitlyn Carvalho Now allowing it has been a while since I've seen Justice League but 1 I think he makes a comment about it and 2 he has met people from that era and several of the Justice league travelled to WW2
@Caitlyn Carvalho First I have often felt Gotham try's to be too smart for it's own good and secondly that sounds more like something out of a Hellraiser movie combined with the tackiest type of virtue signalling rather than a heroic investigator. Of course this all has to do with rights issues. The question is an investigative journalist turned vigilante now he's always been more interested high level corruption than street level (lets ignore the runs where he is pretty much straight out evil) and unlike someone like Batman he doesn't have mega bucks and gadgets to back him up excluding the psuedoderm mask and some trick calling cards. So how does the Gotham one compare me I think less well than it could of but the Question has had several versions and his Suicide Squad and Trinity of Sin versions did wander away from the core character
Most recent Batman shows more detective work than any other Batman movie and it was well received, with that being said this man having his own show/movie would do absurdly well.
The original Vic Sage version of The Question I really would love to see in a show or a movie if done right! I never liked the idea of killing him in the first place and be replaced by Renée Montoya, always thought Montoya would have been better as Batwoman instead or just let her be her own character.
I once asked my friends if they had an unrealistic dream scenario to make their dream movie, what would it be? I said mine would be to adapt the early portion of Dennis O'Neil's run on Question because even though I haven't read the issues proper, the synopses I read for them on a now-dead website were so enthralling; with the success of Joker, it seems like I'm not alone in wanting a more dour super-flick (that doesn't involve weird takes on Superman, Batman and Lex Luthor).
@Mr. J Ooh, gotta disagree. Rorschach got his esthetic from Question, but his personality was based on what Alan Moore thought someone like Batman would be like in real life. As cynical as Question gets, he still explores philosophies and sees things from other perspectives whereas Rorschach famously never entertained other views and was willing to die for it. Add to that Vic had a story arc where he didn't want to kill at first and it was a big moment when he finally did whereas the first thing we learned about Kovacs was that he kills people and I'd say the two are as similar as Spider-Man and Venom: Similar appearance and both hate crime, but wildly different approaches and outlooks. Q's series actually explored this a bit when he tried acting and interrogating like Rorschach and it didn't work out for him.
@@matthewschwartz6607 He didn't die in New 52, in New 52 they did two versions of the character - One were he didn't know who he was, he only had a faceless face & he became a magical character. It never got a real end because it wasn't a real hit. The 2nd one is were Vic Sage, without being The Question or a journalist, became the new boss of the Task Force X program in The New Suicide Squad comics. Which was pretty weird... When ReBirth happend, Vic Sage came back as The Question in an issue of Action Comics that lead to a new miniseries/event comic called Event Leviathan.
@@seantaylor424 Yes, though Rorschach is based on both The Question and another Steve Ditko creation called Mr. A. Mr. A had no problem with killing because of his objectivism belief - like evil is evil & good is good, there's no inbetween. The Question started as a less violent version of Mr. A, but became more zen in the Dennis O'Neil run.
The Charlton heroes were created by Charlton Comics in the late sixties before being acquired by DC in the early eighties.. They were actually going to be used by Alan Moore in WATCHMEN. However, since DC had just purchased them and had plans for them following Crisis on Infinite Earths, Moore created his own heroes for the series Coincidentally, Moore's creations were retroactively folded into the DC universe four decades later.
I've always wondered if they could make a video game for The Question. An open world detective style video game. A cross between the Batman Arkham games and L.A. Noire. I think that would be very cool.
DC didn’t come up with The Question in the 1980’s, that’s when they acquired the rights to his character. In fact DC didn’t create him at all. He was created by Charlton Comics in the 1960’s... not trying to nitpick but that’s a fairly easy fact to research.
As other have stated, The Question, Captain Atom and a few others were aquired when DC Bought Charltan Comics. One of their best investments. The only place which i have seen him used creatively was in JLU. Jeffrey Combs really brought this character to life.
Although the question has had spare appearances in media, the few we have had in animation have definitely been very excellent and enjoyable. I'd love to see him transition to live action one day be it TV or the movies. Also I would also love to see him in Young Justice.
The Question seems to me like a reboot of the Shadow. The character seems interesting and not stupidly overpowered like most of the characters in movies today. Maybe some real writers with real talent can come up with a good show based on this character's limitations.
DC Comics didn't make the Question. He was purchased when Charlton Comics was acquired by DC and was originally lined up to be in the Watchmen in the position of Rorschach until DC nixed the idea.
Mr. Question deserves a Solo film in the Snyderverse, Jeremy Sisto Would’ve Been A Great 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated Actor For The Question in Zack Snyder’s Justice League Film Universe
i think the big takeaway is the DCs roots are detective comics (derp) and that those characters and the environments and the story telling all go hand in hand in what is a very effective if not a very inventive formula.
He IS! Steve Ditko created The Question and Ted Kord Blue Beetle for Charlton, but then it went bankrupt and DC bought their superhero characters. The creator of this video didn't do his or her homework!
There was a 6 issue mini-series done by Rick Veitch with Tommy Lee Edward on the art, which incorporated some Rorschach abilities, and he was able to save Superman from a Luthor trap.
DC did not create the question. The Question was created by Steve Ditko for Charlton comics. While he is a great character, your research on him is lacking.
The Question is one of my favorite lower tier DC heroes. Honestly I hope that not only the Question but Tommy Monaghan aka Hitman get their chance in the spotlight.
I love most versions of The question even ones that go into strange places or try something different. My favourite series is the 80's Denny O'Neil run of the character, the zen warrior aspect was really interesting to me & it has yet to be replicated. Renee Montoya herself is a great question and is a bit more easier to write as a character its a shame DC seems like they don't want her to be the question again.
As much as I would love to see a Question and Huntress series, the truth is the character would get ruined by today's writers... They would either go with the female version or the female gay version, and make the series a political agenda driven series and ruin it. He will just have to live on in our hearts.
The Question is but a Few of my various types of favorite comicbook characters of which has Been The Batman,Red Robin,The Hourman,Doctor Midnite,The Phantom Stranger Doctor Fate,The Scarlet Avenger,The Spectre,The Shadow,The Spirit,The Phantom,The Rocketeer,The Ghost,The Green Hornet,The Green Lama,The Green Arrow,Deadman,The Bat,Zorro,The Lone Ranger, and others as the More mysterious and far More Darker characters in comics as a Group not actually Being featured in various types of comicbooks nowadays and hopefully they Will get to that eventually.
The Question is actually a derivative character. He was largely based on the pulp hero The Shadow. Including the "lacking a face" aspect which appears in one of the pulp stories the name of which is escaping me at the moment (this story also likely inspired the early version of the villain Clay-face) Edit: the name of the story is "The Red Blot" Other characters which were based on The Shadow: Batman (the first story is literally plagiarized from the Shadow story Partners in Peril) Darkman Mr. A V (V for Vendetta) Darkwing Duck The Silver Shroud Rorschach is tangentially inspired as he was a take on The Question
I’ve only known about this character for the last 20 years or so but I really dig the overall. The DCEU unfortunately is hit or miss these days so I don’t think a stand alone feature would work. However due to the success of shows such as Peacemaker I believe he is definitely worthy of his own series. PLEASE HBO MAX, PICK THIS UP BEFORE IT BECOMES STALE!!!! And remember… all ways QUESTION authority in the wrong hands! ( are there any right ones?? )😶
He is my favorite hero in DC comics especially in Justice League Unlimited episode Fearful Symmetry (First appearance) he had an amazing voice actor and when my state had its first ever comic con I went as him. To my knowledge Victor not in his alter ego look is a red head with brown eyes so WB needs to either find an actor with those qualifications or use a wig with contacts and also wearing the same outfit In Justice League Unlimited. Hopefully they can hire Jeffrey Combs or hire him to play as the Voice Actor using the same one in the JLU cartoon when the real life actor wears the faceless mask.
The question is the closest to the Batman. And I mean that intellectually wise. But I think batman would win because of how intelligent is. But the question is highly underrated.
Interesting pitch for a question what if: vic sage as rorschach and renee as the question; by this i mean have both heroes be a detective duo with vic being the more grizzled objectivist veteran mentoring the zen renee montoya. Say vic was once a controversial investigative journalist for his strict ideals and black and white morality but was also known for afiery temper that got him i nto problems. Professor rodor contacts him for asistance on a case regarding his colleague dr twaine ilegally mass producing their experimental invetion pseudoderm a artificial skin esque bandage for medical application such as prothesis covering or reconstructive surgery. But the pseudoderm was highly volatile in open wounds and infected areas not to mention highly reactive when expose to certain chemicals. Twaine starts selling a semi perfected version to criminal organizarion from hub city to gotham, metroplis chicago detriot etc. Vic dons a perfected pseudoderm mask created by prof. Rodor after years of continued work refining the formula creating an aerosol solution than help counter act the harmful effects of pseudoderm as well as chemical altered the pygmentation of a pseudoderm laced fabrics cosmetics. Doning his new mask vic gathers enough evidence to have twaine arrested and criminal ring exposed with the help of new found allies batman, green arrow, blue beetle and young gcpd detective renee montaya who vic forms a partnership and later on mentorship as after years of crime fighting have taken a told on vic sage mind and his newly gained violent streak causing him tobe able to continue his work decides to semi retires entrusting the mantle to his protege and friend renee who becomes the question while vic continues to support her a the rorschach a mysterious P.I. rumored to be a conspiracy theorist working on a staged ww3 plot linked to powerful govemrment turned insaned homeless man that dons a mask of shifting ink blobs.
Why were you guys using footage of Jack Ryder from the Batman The Animated Series episode "Beware the Creeper" towards the end of the episode? Did you guys really think we wouldn't notice? He had plenty of screentime and footage in Justice League Unlimited, why not use some more of that?
Yes he did. During Dennis O'Neil's run, Question was on a bus that Riddler was holding up and had to confound him with philosophical paradoxes to distract him from simply shooting his gun. As Riddler was getting arrested, he explained that he delves in riddles to avoid thinking about those kinds of questions whereas Sage confronts them head-on.
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I loved when he was voiced by Jeffrey Combs. He really took the character to a whole another level
Combs also did the voice for Braniac in Injustice 2 - he's GREAT!
Im about to meet Jeffrey Combs today!
The Question was actually owned by Charlton Comics before he was purchased by DC. A very underrated and underused character IMO. It would be great to see more of him and the Human Target as well.
I came here to say that. DC didn't create him in the early 80s, as the video suggests, Charlton did in 1967. DC just bought him.
A quick google search would have told them that, and added some runtime.
@@AdamFuqua Along with Blue Beetle and various others. The Question is one of my favorite characters. Too bad DC killed him off to make Renee Montoya the new The Question.
He wasn't good until Neil Adams got a hold of him
I sometimes wonder where these people get their information! I cringed when she said DC had created the Question!!
The JLU episodes with the question were some of my favorite episodes
The best episode tbh. Him and huntress were awesome together
Agree 100%. I have been hunting down Question material ever since I was introduced to him through JLU episodes. Such amazing episodes
The man really needs his own TV show. Why DC don't give him much attention is beyond me.
It really is a shame...Though, the last time they gave him attention in New 52, he wasn't the same character, so they even found a way to mess up giving him attention. I'm not sure what his status is in Rebirth, but I imagine it's not as good as he deserves. Seems like a shame that the show Arrow was willing to borrow Batman and Titans characters, but never saw fit to spotlight Question, despite the two having actual history together.
@@seantaylor424 He's been mostly in the background, especially in the Event Leviathan series, and he's been doing some guest roles in other comics. But he did have his own series, The Question: The Many Deaths of Vic Sage and he had a really good story in a detective anthology series called DC: Crimes of Passion.
@@seantaylor424 Damn sounds like DC really didn't do him justice over the years. I didn't watch Arrow but you're right about him not showing up being a huge missed opportunity, what a shame indeed.
@@JW666 Interesting, might check That out.
@@JW666 Oh, really? I thought that "Many Deaths of Vic Sage" was an older story from its cover, but good to hear that one and his Crimes of Passion are current. Is he back to being human, or is he still a cursed demigod?
A dark noir style detective movie with him would be pretty cool. Rorschach in the Watchmen film was essentially a rip-off and he was a fan favorite.
Ror is way more violent and not a detective
idk how its a rip off
rorschach is not a ripoff, he is indeed based on question but all of watchmen's heroes are like that, they where made to bring a twist in the superhero trope, one thing is to make a character with the exact same traits going through identical adventures, but making a character that clearly is meant to symbolize another character in a subversive way is not called "ripoff".
@@herickteixeira9060Watchmen was "realistic version of comics and heroes"
All of watchmen were a different version of already pre-established superheros. The most obvious one is owlman as batman, of course.
@@Zeeboklown he's called Nite Owl and was based on the first Blue Beetle
"The plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister!"
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My favorite line of his!!That,and uncovering the truth behind Baskin-Robbins ice cream!"AHA!!I knew it..thirty-TWO flavors."
Or the real reason behind Girl Scout Cookies
what is the answer !!!!
Him being voiced by Jeffery Combs makes him even better
The Question started at Charlton Comics, until it went bankrupt and was bought by DC Comics. In New 52 they made him more of a magical character, but it didn't work, then Vic Sage became the new boss of the Task Force X/Suicide Squad program which was weird, but when Rebirth happend he came back as The Question again. He made some guest roles in Action Comics and Detective Comics, was part of an event comic/mini series called Event Leviathan, had his own series called The Many Deaths of Vic Sage and he had his own story in a detective anthology comic called DC: Crimes of Passion. Right now he's part of Checkmate, a spy organisation, which is still part of the Event Leviathan story...
Are the Checkmate/Event Leviathan comics good?
@@phillipjensen5201 Event Leviathan is an interesting idea, but the execution was mostly meh.
Haven't started with the Checkmate comics.
Don't know how the newer Question series are but the Question by Dennis O'Neil was great but its a little dated.
@@dutchvanderlinde2002 He's been mostly a guest star in other comics, he had his own Black Label story which is The Many Deaths of Vic Sage & he's one of the main characters on the Checkmate comics.
'The question is not if I'm paranoid but am I paranoid enough' this is one of my favourite lines from The Justice League TV Show and he is one of my favourite characters. If they did a movie they'd have to walk a fine line if you go too dark too gritty you'd loose some of stuff that makes him such a fun character and the last thing the DCEU is another dark bleak gritty movie. I also worry about how the character will translate visually to live action. Then there is finding an actor will to spend most of his screen time faceless we don't want another Sly's Judge Dredd.
Justice league Unlimited Question is in is his own A tier. I've read the original question comics, I've read the new more supernatural line, and I've read the Trinity of original Sin line constantly looking for the kind of Question we got in JLU to no avail. The Question has always been written as a gritty street level crime fighter fighting some form of inner demon in the comics. JLU wrote him as a Batman level detective without the gadgets or infinite wealth and voiced him like a crackpot Chaotic Good small fish in a big pond Foil to the super heroes that flood the show. He had chemistry in the show like dropping Rorschach into the JLU that you will not find anywhere else.
@Caitlyn Carvalho Considering the character I very much doubt he'd believe that
@Caitlyn Carvalho Now allowing it has been a while since I've seen Justice League but 1 I think he makes a comment about it and 2 he has met people from that era and several of the Justice league travelled to WW2
@Caitlyn Carvalho Jeff Combs is always awesome
@Caitlyn Carvalho First I have often felt Gotham try's to be too smart for it's own good and secondly that sounds more like something out of a Hellraiser movie combined with the tackiest type of virtue signalling rather than a heroic investigator. Of course this all has to do with rights issues.
The question is an investigative journalist turned vigilante now he's always been more interested high level corruption than street level (lets ignore the runs where he is pretty much straight out evil) and unlike someone like Batman he doesn't have mega bucks and gadgets to back him up excluding the psuedoderm mask and some trick calling cards.
So how does the Gotham one compare me I think less well than it could of but the Question has had several versions and his Suicide Squad and Trinity of Sin versions did wander away from the core character
Note: DC publishes him NOW, but he is a Charleston Comics character.
Most recent Batman shows more detective work than any other Batman movie and it was well received, with that being said this man having his own show/movie would do absurdly well.
The original Vic Sage version of The Question I really would love to see in a show or a movie if done right! I never liked the idea of killing him in the first place and be replaced by Renée Montoya, always thought Montoya would have been better as Batwoman instead or just let her be her own character.
True. Has he come back since his death in 52?
I once asked my friends if they had an unrealistic dream scenario to make their dream movie, what would it be? I said mine would be to adapt the early portion of Dennis O'Neil's run on Question because even though I haven't read the issues proper, the synopses I read for them on a now-dead website were so enthralling; with the success of Joker, it seems like I'm not alone in wanting a more dour super-flick (that doesn't involve weird takes on Superman, Batman and Lex Luthor).
@Mr. J Ooh, gotta disagree. Rorschach got his esthetic from Question, but his personality was based on what Alan Moore thought someone like Batman would be like in real life. As cynical as Question gets, he still explores philosophies and sees things from other perspectives whereas Rorschach famously never entertained other views and was willing to die for it. Add to that Vic had a story arc where he didn't want to kill at first and it was a big moment when he finally did whereas the first thing we learned about Kovacs was that he kills people and I'd say the two are as similar as Spider-Man and Venom: Similar appearance and both hate crime, but wildly different approaches and outlooks.
Q's series actually explored this a bit when he tried acting and interrogating like Rorschach and it didn't work out for him.
@@matthewschwartz6607 He didn't die in New 52, in New 52 they did two versions of the character - One were he didn't know who he was, he only had a faceless face & he became a magical character. It never got a real end because it wasn't a real hit. The 2nd one is were Vic Sage, without being The Question or a journalist, became the new boss of the Task Force X program in The New Suicide Squad comics. Which was pretty weird... When ReBirth happend, Vic Sage came back as The Question in an issue of Action Comics that lead to a new miniseries/event comic called Event Leviathan.
@@seantaylor424 Yes, though Rorschach is based on both The Question and another Steve Ditko creation called Mr. A. Mr. A had no problem with killing because of his objectivism belief - like evil is evil & good is good, there's no inbetween. The Question started as a less violent version of Mr. A, but became more zen in the Dennis O'Neil run.
Super underrated hero!
Question was created by Ditko in the 1960s, then bought by DC in the 1980s.
I want this as a HBOMAX series so badly.
You dont want that in 2023 lol
Plus they'll probably cancel it after 1 season
The Charlton heroes were created by Charlton Comics in the late sixties before being acquired by DC in the early eighties..
They were actually going to be used by Alan Moore in WATCHMEN. However, since DC had just purchased them and had plans for them following Crisis on Infinite Earths, Moore created his own heroes for the series
Coincidentally, Moore's creations were retroactively folded into the DC universe four decades later.
I've always wondered if they could make a video game for The Question. An open world detective style video game. A cross between the Batman Arkham games and L.A. Noire. I think that would be very cool.
Personally i would kill for a series about the Question
QUESTION IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS, RIGHT UP THERE WITH BATMAN AND VIGILANTE. AWESOME VIDEO
The Question was NOT created by DC comics he was a Charlton comics character. Charlton characters were bought by DC
He's been my favourite DC hero since I was a kid. I NEED a movie.
DC didn’t come up with The Question in the 1980’s, that’s when they acquired the rights to his character. In fact DC didn’t create him at all. He was created by Charlton Comics in the 1960’s... not trying to nitpick but that’s a fairly easy fact to research.
I’ve always wanted something with the Question this would be awesome, a TV Show or Movie would be great.
As other have stated, The Question, Captain Atom and a few others were aquired when DC Bought Charltan Comics. One of their best investments. The only place which i have seen him used creatively was in JLU. Jeffrey Combs really brought this character to life.
Was that Jeffery Colmbs I hear voicing the question?
Yep!
Yes
Question is like a Anti-hero version of The Riddler
Although the question has had spare appearances in media, the few we have had in animation have definitely been very excellent and enjoyable. I'd love to see him transition to live action one day be it TV or the movies. Also I would also love to see him in Young Justice.
What's the most underused DC character, ripe for his own movie / series? The Question's the answer!
The Question seems to me like a reboot of the Shadow. The character seems interesting and not stupidly overpowered like most of the characters in movies today. Maybe some real writers with real talent can come up with a good show based on this character's limitations.
You do know the shadow can use hypnosis right? And batman is based on the shadow
He is the CCA approved Mr. A, far as I've heard.
Question first appeared in Charlton Comics
My favorite detective
DC Comics didn't make the Question. He was purchased when Charlton Comics was acquired by DC and was originally lined up to be in the Watchmen in the position of Rorschach until DC nixed the idea.
The little plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called "aglets" and their true purpose is sinister.
Mr. Question deserves a Solo film in the Snyderverse, Jeremy Sisto Would’ve Been A Great 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated Actor For The Question in Zack Snyder’s Justice League Film Universe
The Question was created at Charlton Comics, not DC.
I LOVE this character! The Denny O’Neill run was awesome, from what I read of it (It was better than The Ditko run.). Thanks for doing this.
The Question is awesome! He needs his comic and anime series 👍
Steve Ditko and Charlton Comics deserve way more credit than they get for The Question.
The question is an awesome character from DC comics I would love to see a TV series of this phenomenal detective character.
i think the big takeaway is the DCs roots are detective comics (derp) and that those characters and the environments and the story telling all go hand in hand in what is a very effective if not a very inventive formula.
DC didn't create the Question. He was created by Charleton Comics. DC got the rights to The Question when they bought out Chrarleton.
I've been waiting for a Question movie for years. Can't believe they still have not made one.
Thank you for this awesome video :)He should really get his own live action show :)
JLU did right by him.
A Noir styled movie with Matt Reeves will be epic
With the question, I prefer Kevin fincher directing the live action
I think it would be great if he had a movie and tv show (and have a special appearance on peacemaker)
There's a fourth utensil after the Fork, Spoon and Knife
I thought he was a Charlton Comics creation.
I was thinking the same, Steve Ditco .
However it could be the Spirit, I'm confused with.
He IS! Steve Ditko created The Question and Ted Kord Blue Beetle for Charlton, but then it went bankrupt and DC bought their superhero characters. The creator of this video didn't do his or her homework!
There was a 6 issue mini-series done by Rick Veitch with Tommy Lee Edward on the art, which incorporated some Rorschach abilities, and he was able to save Superman from a Luthor trap.
Todd Phillips at the helm of a The Question movie is what Hollywood needs!
i liked him the most in justice league unlimited.
How about a story of Question vs Riddler? Maybe in this recent Batman movie universe. Fits in with the realistic dark mood
DC did not create the question. The Question was created by Steve Ditko for Charlton comics. While he is a great character, your research on him is lacking.
Hardboiled Neo Noir like John Wick is the best way to adapt the question for example movies like Brick, Payback...
The Question is one of my favorite lower tier DC heroes. Honestly I hope that not only the Question but Tommy Monaghan aka Hitman get their chance in the spotlight.
Ah yes reading Wikipedia, how hard that is.
Always loved the question and Jeffery Combs voicing him is perfect
I really enjoyed this video especially learning more about Question. You should do one on the Creeper next.
The deaths of Vic Sage
Still one of my favourite collections
i wish the flash would hang out with the question for one moment, then wonder why this guy knows so much
Such a cool underrated character the first time I saw him was on Justice League Unlimited along with Hawk & Dove been a fan of the 3 ever since
Question/Huntress was my favorite couple in JLA.
I love most versions of The question even ones that go into strange places or try something different. My favourite series is the 80's Denny O'Neil run of the character, the zen warrior aspect was really interesting to me & it has yet to be replicated. Renee Montoya herself is a great question and is a bit more easier to write as a character its a shame DC seems like they don't want her to be the question again.
Is that where Lady Shiva has him “killed” only to be trained by Richard Dragon?
@@diablojones yeah if I remember correctly it happens in the first issue, the arc is called Zen and Violence
Side note Detective Renae Montoya became the question when Vic Sage dies of Lung cancer during the final crisis and she is absolutely great 👍
The question started in Charleston comics along with the blue beetle and has been around since the 1940's!
I loved the question and huntress story line in the animated show
Imagine Roschach with a positive mindset...and bathed regularly. Also, DC Comics did NOT create him.
still bummed he doesnt have his own series. youd think with him being a detective it wouldnt cost as much with the more down to earth stories
DC comics created a never-used villain known as The Answer/ Mike Patten who’d been an ideal villain against The Question.
As much as I would love to see a Question and Huntress series, the truth is the character would get ruined by today's writers... They would either go with the female version or the female gay version, and make the series a political agenda driven series and ruin it. He will just have to live on in our hearts.
truly an underrated character
Fun Fact: The Question hates it when other people ask him questions when he’s asking questions, because they don’t have question powers.
Another Fun Fact: sometimes he won’t be able to hear you talking too him because he has no face.
Love it.Great character.I find him kinda similar to The Shadow.
I wish he'd get a movie
He would fit in to well in the Reeves Batman world.
I prefer they use original Charleston comic run, not DC version
The Question is based on the character Mr. A by Ayn Rand (Steve Ditko was a diehard Randian objectivist.). Denny O’Neill did away with most of that.
A question movie could be fascinating.
The Question is but a Few of my various types of favorite comicbook characters of which has Been The Batman,Red Robin,The Hourman,Doctor Midnite,The Phantom Stranger Doctor Fate,The Scarlet Avenger,The Spectre,The Shadow,The Spirit,The Phantom,The Rocketeer,The Ghost,The Green Hornet,The Green Lama,The Green Arrow,Deadman,The Bat,Zorro,The Lone Ranger, and others as the More mysterious and far More Darker characters in comics as a Group not actually Being featured in various types of comicbooks nowadays and hopefully they Will get to that eventually.
Charlton Comics.
I always loved his incarnation in justice league ultimate
The Question is Batman's original personality, I feel.
The Question movie would be great 👍
where does the pannel from 3:23 come from?
"Wow..I had no idea that the Girl Scouts were behind the crop-circle phenomenon."
"Very few do..Even fewer ever choose to ask the question..."
The Question is actually a derivative character. He was largely based on the pulp hero The Shadow. Including the "lacking a face" aspect which appears in one of the pulp stories the name of which is escaping me at the moment (this story also likely inspired the early version of the villain Clay-face)
Edit: the name of the story is "The Red Blot"
Other characters which were based on The Shadow:
Batman (the first story is literally plagiarized from the Shadow story Partners in Peril)
Darkman
Mr. A
V (V for Vendetta)
Darkwing Duck
The Silver Shroud
Rorschach is tangentially inspired as he was a take on The Question
I would love a live-action the Question
I’ve only known about this character for the last 20 years or so but I really dig the overall. The DCEU unfortunately is hit or miss these days so I don’t think a stand alone feature would work. However due to the success of shows such as Peacemaker I believe he is definitely worthy of his own series. PLEASE HBO MAX, PICK THIS UP BEFORE IT BECOMES STALE!!!! And remember… all ways QUESTION authority in the wrong hands! ( are there any right ones?? )😶
The Question reminds me a bit of Rorschach from the Watchmen
Question was supposed to be in watchmen but dc got cold feet...we got rorschach
He is my favorite hero in DC comics especially in Justice League Unlimited episode Fearful Symmetry (First appearance) he had an amazing voice actor and when my state had its first ever comic con I went as him.
To my knowledge Victor not in his alter ego look is a red head with brown eyes so WB needs to either find an actor with those qualifications or use a wig with contacts and also wearing the same outfit In Justice League Unlimited. Hopefully they can hire Jeffrey Combs or hire him to play as the Voice Actor using the same one in the JLU cartoon when the real life actor wears the faceless mask.
If they make a film or show.... similar to denny O'Neil's run in the comics....it could be amazing
Imagine a noir-style show in the DCU…would be really awesome to see!
The question is the closest to the Batman. And I mean that intellectually wise. But I think batman would win because of how intelligent is. But the question is highly underrated.
I like the way in batman the brave and the bold and the JLU animated series they used the same star trek actor.
Interesting pitch for a question what if: vic sage as rorschach and renee as the question; by this i mean have both heroes be a detective duo with vic being the more grizzled objectivist veteran mentoring the zen renee montoya. Say vic was once a controversial investigative journalist for his strict ideals and black and white morality but was also known for afiery temper that got him i nto problems. Professor rodor contacts him for asistance on a case regarding his colleague dr twaine ilegally mass producing their experimental invetion pseudoderm a artificial skin esque bandage for medical application such as prothesis covering or reconstructive surgery. But the pseudoderm was highly volatile in open wounds and infected areas not to mention highly reactive when expose to certain chemicals. Twaine starts selling a semi perfected version to criminal organizarion from hub city to gotham, metroplis chicago detriot etc. Vic dons a perfected pseudoderm mask created by prof. Rodor after years of continued work refining the formula creating an aerosol solution than help counter act the harmful effects of pseudoderm as well as chemical altered the pygmentation of a pseudoderm laced fabrics cosmetics. Doning his new mask vic gathers enough evidence to have twaine arrested and criminal ring exposed with the help of new found allies batman, green arrow, blue beetle and young gcpd detective renee montaya who vic forms a partnership and later on mentorship as after years of crime fighting have taken a told on vic sage mind and his newly gained violent streak causing him tobe able to continue his work decides to semi retires entrusting the mantle to his protege and friend renee who becomes the question while vic continues to support her a the rorschach a mysterious P.I. rumored to be a conspiracy theorist working on a staged ww3 plot linked to powerful govemrment turned insaned homeless man that dons a mask of shifting ink blobs.
i upvote the question all day everyday, but do you know why the question, rather than the question itself?
Why were you guys using footage of Jack Ryder from the Batman The Animated Series episode "Beware the Creeper" towards the end of the episode? Did you guys really think we wouldn't notice? He had plenty of screentime and footage in Justice League Unlimited, why not use some more of that?
9:10 And the people of Gotham thought the Riddler had taken over! Oops!
Slenderman has been really quite lately.
Did Question ever have a battle of wits with Riddler?
Not that I know of, but I hope so. It would be amazing.
Yes he did. During Dennis O'Neil's run, Question was on a bus that Riddler was holding up and had to confound him with philosophical paradoxes to distract him from simply shooting his gun. As Riddler was getting arrested, he explained that he delves in riddles to avoid thinking about those kinds of questions whereas Sage confronts them head-on.
@@seantaylor424 Leave it to Sage to be the smartest man in the hold up
@@seantaylor424 That is correct and it was a good story =)
@@seantaylor424 Thanks! I'll have to see if I can find it to give it a read.
The voice of him in JL is so similar to Pedro Pascal
I would like to see the question in James gunn dcu reboot in the near future
He reminds me of a Japanese Yokai called the Nopperabō.