I read this and loved it all. Also proves my point why Red hood and Punisher and so on are more effective. "You can't stop crime. That's what you never understood. You want to rule them by fear. But what do you do with the ones who AREN'T afraid? I'm doing what you won't. I'm taking them OUT." -Redhood/Jason Todd. "You hit them and get back up, I hit them and they stay down." -Punisher/Frank Castle.

seeing napier call quin "puddin" before going out is really satisfying (if not a little cheesy in a good way) to read.

Too Powerful for the MCU: Jack Napier

This story feels like a classic, I was legitimately amazed that it was recent.

Batman White Knight is probably the best Batman story since The Dark Knight Returns.

this literally solidified my love for joker. thank you for uploading this. any similar stories you uploaded i love different universes with twists like this. fuck man. this shit made me cry lmao

The art for this story is the best i've ever seen, it's insane actually...

4:42 Top, right, there's a poster from the end of Tim Burton's "Batman" (Keaton & Nicholson). Bottom, right, there's Heath Ledger's Joker.

1:18:48 I love that panel, you have what looks like the tumbler batmobile from the Nolan movies, then the 89 Keaton batmobile, the old 30s/40s batmobile, the 66 batmobile, and the BTAS batmobile all in one shot.

Haha, I loved that episode. "It was a big rock"

Batman the animated series is the best cartoon ever made

After seeing the joker help Batman against the batman who laughs, nothing surprises me anymore 😁

I absolutely love all the Batman storylines. This just makes me want to write even more.

I’m sad that he probably won’t do a video like this again due to poor view count. I loved this and the long style

The multiple Harley’s thing was actually something that was hinted at in the New 52 during the Death of the Family storyline. Joker tries to get Harley to comback but she’s will the Suicide Squad and has learned to be her own person again, and then he threats to chain in the basement with all “the other” and then we see a panel of a skeleton handcuffed to a pipe in a basement that’s wearing Harley’s clothes.

Already watched this as it came out but hey wth why not watch it again it is pretty badass

Loving these full stories! Good job, Rob.

This is an amazing story. I’m about an hour into your video and I’m on the edge of my seat. I wish I had the time and $ to get into comics. I so appreciate your videos though. The way you put them together is so entertaining. Great work. Love your voice too. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏻

22:21 NANOMACHINES SON. MAKING THE MOTHER OF ALL OMELETTES JACK, CAN'T FRET OVER EVERY EGG.

So good. What a great episode, this is why I started watching you a few months ago. Keep making good episode, good day to you.

Rob I lost my account a while back and recently made a new one and subbed. So cool to see how the page has grown. Nowadays when I talk comics with people they bring your name up it’s so great. Thanks so much for all the content.

Thanks for the video! I have not read this one since they came out, and this was a great recap. Now I really need to read this again.

You are my yoda...I would never care bout half the comics u explain but your way of explaining makes it enjoyable,real talk.I hate most everyone on you tube so it means a lot...once again thankyou

Best Batman story we’ve had in awhile. Sean Murphys been tweeting sketches for the next one 👌

I love the irony of what Jack Napier is doing. Batman is a hardcore believer in the Judicial System. That despite its flaws, it more times than not, does the right thing. So for Jack to them turn the tables on the Police of Gotham and Batman, he decides to sue them into oblivion for allowing Batman to operate with impunity. They’ve metaphorically giving Batman their stamp of approval and full endorsement by having a Batsignal in which they use to get ahold of Batman when there’s trouble. While also suing Batman for committing assault and battery against Jack. Then at the same time using these lawsuits as a platform in which to paint Batman in a negative light by convincing the jury and courts, whom Batman has so much faith in, that he’s nothing but an enforcer of the Rich and Powerful of Gotham took conduct a war on the poor and downtrodden. It’s fucking God-tier levels of irony and the most genius and solid plans he’s ever concocted. Touché Jack Napier, Touché. Oh and…. NONOMACHINES SON!!!!

The reason i like this so much is because ive always thought that Bruce Wayne could do way more for Gotham as Bruce Wayne than as Batman. And Jack Napier is basically that. Batman cannot fix Gotham at its core. You need to attack the corruption at its source. I found it selfish of Batman for not giving the police department some acces to his detective technologies. It shows Batman for what he really is. And im glad to see him written as someone with flaws, unlike the perfect Gary Stu way he gets often potrayed as. Jack Napier should have won. And actually fixed corruption...but thats not gonna happen, obviously the writer wont take that risk. Batman is going to win. Although in a way Jack also won. Best Batman story.

wow wow !! i missed the last few issues of this run so i was glad to see how it all played out currently reading the new stuff and it is really good!

That was an amazing story, just as interesting as the secret empire maybe even more. I think the idea came from that comics. Having the hero become an antihero but this time we got a villain who became an antihero sort off. This anwers the one underlying issue batman and superhero story has which is if they are actually helping. Or if a supervillain disappears, what would happen. It's definitely no they dont help at all in a social way. Sure earth or a city is saved but at what cause. And we see that villains just get replaced as long as there is a hero.

The art in this is SO good!

I like this story for 2 reasons: 1) Batman is acting like the crazy asshole we all joke about he is 2) It proves why Batman shouldn't just straight up kill his villains

10:00:30 personally, i think its the culmination of a NUMBER of factors that led to jack being able to take down batman there. First off, there's the emotional connection, batman is blinded by his anger towards this man who in his mind probably seemed to uproot his entire existence, who in his mind is still the joker and even if he wont admit it, is his greatest villain. that's GOTTA throw a guy off balance. second of all, jack hadn't had a LOT of training, but he's a really smart guy, like, as they say in the comic, he's beyond genius level i believe i recall them saying. that's gotta count for something for a guy who's training with a HIGHLY skilled martial arts practitioner, especially since he both has knowledge of batman's fighting style from uh... being on the "receiving end" of it for like they say, DECADES, as well as the fact that like he says, he's basically on steroids, he's in pretty peak condition at that point, as well as being in probably a lot of fights, maybe not highly skilled fights but certainly fights, over the decades as the joker. Thirdly, and finally, Batman is just straight up overconfident, this is a guy he's been fighting over and over for decades and has never truly lost to. in his mind, there's NO way in which jack is going to beat him, and jack is taking that advantage and running with it as well as using somewhat underhanded tactics by choking him out with his own utility belt. anyways, that's just my thoughts on the matter, i think its totally plausible that under all those circumstances Jack took down the bat.

Rob youre filling me up with all this content

RobbyRob. Always good to see you!

I have watched this like 6 times and read the singles a lot more than that. I think this is my favorite Batman story ever, and I have read pretty much from year two onwards. Hope they do toys of this version of the characters.

I like Joker as good guy stories. I wish DC would make more quality stories like that. This is one reason I like Sean Murphy's series.

The use of shadows in this run are phenomenal. The motif of joker and Batman’s true form being seen when they present as Bruce and jack is great.

I love this series too. Collected both covers for the entire run. I’m looking forward to Murphy’s WK2.

Recorded this video on 3 hours of sleep..see this is why I appreciate Rob and love his videos..Rob is very dedicated and is very good at explaining.

Just watched the whole video its 2:50am and im not disappointed at all great video Rob 👍

Read this a while back . It's definitely up there for not just batman stories but comics in general for me.

Your best content yet bro

I've always said Court of Owls was the best Batman story ever written. This video/comics has changed my mind. Thanks Rob!

Whoohoo!!! Thanks sir and good morning!

So glad you finally did this because Comicstorian has his but Scott Snyder even cites it as an incredible book. Anyway....I love this story. Thanks Rob Core!

All these amazing Stories 👏 Truly its amazing how these writers come up with so many different versions of all these characters. I would sell my soul to Mephisto for even a fraction of their creativity. Mad Respect

When will you do a video about the DC universe history? Like The Marvel Universe: A History (Full Story) Also great video

2022 had to come back here and listen yet again. this story is so epic its ridiculous

20:20 reminded me of the ant man movie story telling 😂 always cracks me up. Nicely edited

Dude this kicked ass, I was nailed to my monitor the entire time, riveting!!

The batmobile Gordon uses is from the original batman movie with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. Amazing story bro.

JOKER BECOMES A GOOD GUY!?! (not click bait) (Emotional)

Brilliant video.

They can use this for Joaquin's character

I love this series. It makes everyone so human and a departure from all that over the top sci Fi theme. I love it so much! If they a movie out of it and don't screw it I'll watch it over any other hero movie many times over.

Awesome video

God i love this story, great videos rob

He still killed people. Doesnt matter. But this story is pretty interesting.

Ill always remember that "It was a big rock." scene. Its great.

Have you ever covered the injustice storyline? I’m interested in learning about that one. I come here for all my comic interests.

i got an emay from warner saying "Master Bruce, it is time to celebrate Batman Day." and i say indeed its time to saw again that awesome video

Rob, could you do a timline video for all the major story arcs for both Marvel and DC telling how the flow into one another in chronological order?

This is amazing

Man this story was crazy

That panel with the Batsuit under the robe tho! 🤣🤣🤣

My Favourite Breaking Bad moment is where he makes up the story about his brother in law being the drug king pin. Because the lie works so crazy well. All the details fit so perfectly.

Its fun how any time to easy way out presents itself Rob jumps at it. Bloodyhirsty dude that guy.

Wow this was a great story!!!!!

best on your question at 32:00 min I think he is using as inspiration Superman: Red Son story line. You portray the hero in a bad way and the villian as the hero. Always freshens things up. Exactly the same in Superior Spiderman.

Such an awesome story!!

this is soo good

Batman with The Joker riding shotgun in the Batmobile IS FUCKING PRICELESS. I hope this becomes its own universe and we get to see more of Jack Napier. Jack is literally an untapped resource.

59:05 the batmobile is a throwback to michael Keaton's batmobile in tim Burton's first batman..

That was beautiful batman story told.

Definitely buying all 8 comics! Thanks Rob!

The story and the art is incredible

Outstanding! And I grew up a Marvel guy.

I would like to point out one thing. Batman is indeed an incredibly well trained fighter, no questions there. But who was the one villain that always ALWAYS gave him trouble when it was his turn to do some crime? The Joker. While the Joker isn't formally trained like Batman, he has fought against Batman, Batgirl, Robin, Nightwing, and so on for decades. fact is you'd pick up some fighting skills no matter how it goes, if nothing else muscle memory from the countless fights the two have had. Throw a lucid and arguably genius level intelligence in on a body like that, along with steroids and training (and keep in mind we have no definite timeframe between events. No idea how long it was between the scene Jack and Harley started training to the incident with the bridge to the confrontation with Batman. Give that the GTO's vehicles were up and running, and that it was several, weeks at least could have passed, if not longer. Just sayian) and an injured, desperate, and possibly Delirious batman (given everything that has happened to him thus far, parents secretly working with nazies and all can be a lot to take in) and I could see Jack being able to 'get the jump' on Batman and win. Now a perfect health and mentally stable batman, oh hell no.

Not even kidding I think I finished watching this in its separate parts like 30 min before this was uploaded😂😅 such a good story

I loved this

I wonder if there is ever going to be a batman story that talks about the idea that batman uses his no killing code as an excuse and that it explores the topic deeper of batman simply enjoying the feeling of hurting criminals and moreso that he never kills his villains because he knows that once their gone he can never hurt them again. I think it'd be interesting because it could dive into the topics of Bruce Wayne's trauma because it's always talked about how he remembers that night his parents died but never gives explicit examples of how that has psychologically affected him other than comparing him to the literal criminally insane.

Do you think you can do old school explanation: Scourge of the Underworld, as well those he killed, history/lore Scourge & his kills. Maybe even toss in Foolkiller?

Such a COOL STORY. Are there any stories where everyone knows who batman is? Like at the end of this he reveals himself... would he cease to be batman or would he continue? Anything built on that?

Beautiful story 👌

Hey Rob, after watching the full story of "White Knight" I actually wish Joaquin Phoenix's Joker-movie was based on this! He would be great playing this switch between flashbacks as Joker to him "present" state Jack Napier! OMG ROB CORP!!!! DON'T YOU AGREE???!!!

My ears have been blessed 😌 (for 1 and a half hours!!!)

Fuck this was amazing. S/N: You have the perfect voice to do this.👏🏾

Here is my take: As someone who is quite a bit mature than most of these people who are commenting, the Batman is probably the most interesting character in all of DC or Marvel. Maybe, Wolverine is a close second. I really don't care for DC's other characters save maybe Jonah Hex or Swamp Thing or even the Watchmen. I love the MCU though. But when it is animation, DC mostly rules. Batman The Animated Series was truly groundbreaking. And guess who was introduced in the series who wasn't originally part of the comics? Harley Quinn. The character was planned as a one off but became so popular she is now part of canon.

Awesome

The art of this comic is art itself

holy shit it is the best batman story. i was far more emotionally invested than i thought i was. MAN!!!!!

GREAT story 🙏🏾

The black guy from They Live is Keith David. He's an awesome voice actor

Jason Todd is my favorite Robin, and I also like the Red Hood. Also, is it just me, or is the other Harley dressed like Margo Robbie's Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad? Makes sense as an homage or jab at the DC Cinematic Universe.

RobGod. When will you cover the obscene power flex that is The Chaos War?

It’s shocking how easily impressed rob seems to be. It’s like he’s never read anything besides comics

What a superb superb story.

3:45 I would say that the pills were overkill because Batman doesn’t even know what they would do. It shows neglect and power abuse

Its been a bit of a while since the story was published, but has there been any extended content in relation to that universe?

Still my favorite Harley story yet

I loved this story arc