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this list we’ll be looking at moments
from Batman comics that fans found to be
annoying illogical cringe-worthy and
disappointing moments that likely made
fans wish they’d never picked up that
particular issue for the record if it
appears on the list
fans were frustrated by the moment at
the time of publication not just in
hindsight after it had time to age
poorly we’re not necessarily calling all
of these stories bad but if it appears
on this list it definitely rubbed a good
chunk of the fanbase the wrong way
number 10 Batman fortunate son Oh what
is that horrible sound nails on a
chalkboard
fight between two alley cats a knife
against a glass bottle nope it’s the
sound of batman and rock music clashing
in the late 90s and what has to be one
of the single worst Batman stories ever
told
seriously whole pages are dedicated to
Batman and Robin debating their
conflicting views on rock and roll its
morals implications and the idolatry of
rock stars it would be funny if it
weren’t so cringe inducing ly
self-important seriously as you watch
the dynamic duo fight to save Gotham
from a crazed Rock Idol and that same
rock star from himself you’ll be wishing
someone had saved Batman from this
abysmal chapter in his life number nine
the death of Stephanie Brown and
everything surrounding it Bruce Wayne is
a damaged individual we get it but
that’s not an excuse to treat people
badly and this particularly nasty
chapter in Batman history sees the Caped
Crusader manipulating both Tim Drake his
third Robin and Tim’s girlfriend
Stephanie who served as Tim’s
replacement people Stephanie included
saw this as a move to make
Tim jealous and when Batman let her go
she got fatally injured trying to earn
back his approval this felt like yet
another example of violence against
women serving to further the stories of
men but the real kicker the fact that we
later learned that dr. Thompson lets
Stephanie die to teach Batman a lesson
about putting young sidekicks in harm’s
way what a mess number eight hush
returns the original hush storyline
ranks amongst Benny Batman fans favorite
story arcs the same unfortunately cannot
be said about the follow-up Batman hush
returns okay to be fair there are those
who did like it but having this newly
introduced villain go around town
quickly dispatching of Batman’s various
rogues it felt cheap unrealistic and
disrespectful towards Batman’s classic
villains like Riddler and the Joker who
both end up on the receiving end of an
over-the-top beating from Batman’s
bandaged body hush even runs the Joker
out of Gotham
obviously fans of the Clown Prince of
Crime weren’t too pleased about that
number 7 batman odyssey in defense of
this title there are people out there
who genuinely enjoyed it
however such fans are few and far
between and they’re the sort of readers
who obviously don’t mind comic book
writers getting seriously experimental
with iconic characters for many people
batman odyssey feels weird for weird
sake offering little else of merit to
the reader writer and artist Neal Adams
has made major contributions to the
Batman mythos alongside Dennis O’Neil
he’s credited with revitalizing The Dark
Knight in the early 70s and elevating
Joker and Riddler around the same time
he freaking co-created Rachele Ghul but
Batman Odyssey with it’s strange
dialogue and sane plotting and bizarre
characterization proves that creativity
sometimes should no bounds number 6
attacking silver st. cloud Batman can’t
be happy in love it’s the lesson that DC
seems determined to remind us of every
few years despite us already knowing it
well in fact is such a frustratingly
repetitive narrative that were actually
going to be addressing the issue in two
back-to-back entries just to really
hammer home the point first up Batman
the widening gyre written by Kevin Smith
the whole story disappoints but one of
the worst moments comes when suspicious
of how happy he is having reunited with
silver st. cloud Bruce becomes paranoid
and attacks her for fear that she’s a
robot it’s just dumb Batman is always
paranoid and as the world’s greatest
detective he handles his suspicions way
better than this number 5 the wedding
that never happened Batman gets engaged
he doesn’t get married
but honestly this time around DC really
had us convinced that they finally
opened up to changing Batman’s status
quo after 50 issues have build up in a
big PR campaign advertising the
impending marriage of Batman and
Catwoman fans got burned twice though to
be fair only one is DC’s fault
first the New York Times spoiled the
ending that’s on them but the ending in
question marriage never happens and
honestly that was arguably worse in the
end Selina refuses to marry Bruce
because she believes that their marriage
would rob him of the fire he needs to
protect Gotham in an otherwise great run
this felt like a hugely disappointing
return to the status quo number 4
abandoning Gotham when a character has
been around as long as Batman there’s no
such thing as one definitive version the
character revolves as each new writer
takes the reins be that as it may but
the character as iconic as Batman and
overarching personality psychology and
set of values takes shape
regardless readers can see the forest
through the trees
so to speak and when a writer has Batman
do something fundamentally out of
character well a ragequit courtesy of
readers becomes a very real possibility
the fact that Batman would remain absent
from Gotham for months during the
catastrophic events of no-man’s land
isn’t just a plot hole it’s preposterous
number three
Batman peeing his pants remember when we
said that the widening gyre was a weak
story start to finish yeah
it bears the unflattering distinction of
giving readers not just one but two
major opportunities to simply put the
comic down and say you know what it’s
not worth finishing this story this is a
scene that only Kevin Smith would come
up with in it Batman reminisces about a
crucial scene from Batman year one and
adds that he actually peed his pants
because his incendiary was hotter than
expected yes really note to any aspiring
writers out there if they give you the
keys to the Batcave don’t make Batman
piss himself number two everything in
The Dark Knight strikes again the Dark
Knight Returns it’s one of the most
widely cited beloved influential and
critically acclaimed stories in the
medium and rightfully so
yes this world-weary Batman’s
personality and mannerisms are a
departure from those of the main
continuity but they work in the context
and that context makes for a great
insightful read so when it was announced
over fifteen years later that we were
getting a sequel fans were
understandably over the moon that is
until they actually read the thing
rarely is something so highly
anticipated disappointed so
spectacularly the art was childish
heroes behaved unrecognizably and Wonder
Woman and Superman have sex that causes
natural disasters if you haven’t read it
probably best to keep it that way
number one flaming dock intimacy in 2002
The Dark Knight strikes again felt like
a low point for both Batman and Frank
Miller but together they managed to dig
far deeper just a few years later in the
pages of all-star Batman and Robin we
could highlight any number of things
that inspired us to stop reading but for
fear of beating a dead horse or the
charred remains of nameless henchmen
we’re going with flaming doc sex as the
moment that really did people in Batman
and black Canary have sex in costume
while recently defeated goons burned to
death nearby as if that’s not bad enough
the dialogue both before and after feels
like it was written by a pubescent
extraterrestrial who hasn’t been paying
attention in human class do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and be sure
to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
the Caped Crusader please do so with
care welcome to watchmojo.com and it
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’ll be looking at moments
from Batman comics that fans found to be
annoying illogical cringe-worthy and
disappointing moments that likely made
fans wish they’d never picked up that
particular issue for the record if it
appears on the list
fans were frustrated by the moment at
the time of publication not just in
hindsight after it had time to age
poorly we’re not necessarily calling all
of these stories bad but if it appears
on this list it definitely rubbed a good
chunk of the fanbase the wrong way
number 10 Batman fortunate son Oh what
is that horrible sound nails on a
chalkboard
fight between two alley cats a knife
against a glass bottle nope it’s the
sound of batman and rock music clashing
in the late 90s and what has to be one
of the single worst Batman stories ever
told
seriously whole pages are dedicated to
Batman and Robin debating their
conflicting views on rock and roll its
morals implications and the idolatry of
rock stars it would be funny if it
weren’t so cringe inducing ly
self-important seriously as you watch
the dynamic duo fight to save Gotham
from a crazed Rock Idol and that same
rock star from himself you’ll be wishing
someone had saved Batman from this
abysmal chapter in his life number nine
the death of Stephanie Brown and
everything surrounding it Bruce Wayne is
a damaged individual we get it but
that’s not an excuse to treat people
badly and this particularly nasty
chapter in Batman history sees the Caped
Crusader manipulating both Tim Drake his
third Robin and Tim’s girlfriend
Stephanie who served as Tim’s
replacement people Stephanie included
saw this as a move to make
Tim jealous and when Batman let her go
she got fatally injured trying to earn
back his approval this felt like yet
another example of violence against
women serving to further the stories of
men but the real kicker the fact that we
later learned that dr. Thompson lets
Stephanie die to teach Batman a lesson
about putting young sidekicks in harm’s
way what a mess number eight hush
returns the original hush storyline
ranks amongst Benny Batman fans favorite
story arcs the same unfortunately cannot
be said about the follow-up Batman hush
returns okay to be fair there are those
who did like it but having this newly
introduced villain go around town
quickly dispatching of Batman’s various
rogues it felt cheap unrealistic and
disrespectful towards Batman’s classic
villains like Riddler and the Joker who
both end up on the receiving end of an
over-the-top beating from Batman’s
bandaged body hush even runs the Joker
out of Gotham
obviously fans of the Clown Prince of
Crime weren’t too pleased about that
number 7 batman odyssey in defense of
this title there are people out there
who genuinely enjoyed it
however such fans are few and far
between and they’re the sort of readers
who obviously don’t mind comic book
writers getting seriously experimental
with iconic characters for many people
batman odyssey feels weird for weird
sake offering little else of merit to
the reader writer and artist Neal Adams
has made major contributions to the
Batman mythos alongside Dennis O’Neil
he’s credited with revitalizing The Dark
Knight in the early 70s and elevating
Joker and Riddler around the same time
he freaking co-created Rachele Ghul but
Batman Odyssey with it’s strange
dialogue and sane plotting and bizarre
characterization proves that creativity
sometimes should no bounds number 6
attacking silver st. cloud Batman can’t
be happy in love it’s the lesson that DC
seems determined to remind us of every
few years despite us already knowing it
well in fact is such a frustratingly
repetitive narrative that were actually
going to be addressing the issue in two
back-to-back entries just to really
hammer home the point first up Batman
the widening gyre written by Kevin Smith
the whole story disappoints but one of
the worst moments comes when suspicious
of how happy he is having reunited with
silver st. cloud Bruce becomes paranoid
and attacks her for fear that she’s a
robot it’s just dumb Batman is always
paranoid and as the world’s greatest
detective he handles his suspicions way
better than this number 5 the wedding
that never happened Batman gets engaged
he doesn’t get married
but honestly this time around DC really
had us convinced that they finally
opened up to changing Batman’s status
quo after 50 issues have build up in a
big PR campaign advertising the
impending marriage of Batman and
Catwoman fans got burned twice though to
be fair only one is DC’s fault
first the New York Times spoiled the
ending that’s on them but the ending in
question marriage never happens and
honestly that was arguably worse in the
end Selina refuses to marry Bruce
because she believes that their marriage
would rob him of the fire he needs to
protect Gotham in an otherwise great run
this felt like a hugely disappointing
return to the status quo number 4
abandoning Gotham when a character has
been around as long as Batman there’s no
such thing as one definitive version the
character revolves as each new writer
takes the reins be that as it may but
the character as iconic as Batman and
overarching personality psychology and
set of values takes shape
regardless readers can see the forest
through the trees
so to speak and when a writer has Batman
do something fundamentally out of
character well a ragequit courtesy of
readers becomes a very real possibility
the fact that Batman would remain absent
from Gotham for months during the
catastrophic events of no-man’s land
isn’t just a plot hole it’s preposterous
number three
Batman peeing his pants remember when we
said that the widening gyre was a weak
story start to finish yeah
it bears the unflattering distinction of
giving readers not just one but two
major opportunities to simply put the
comic down and say you know what it’s
not worth finishing this story this is a
scene that only Kevin Smith would come
up with in it Batman reminisces about a
crucial scene from Batman year one and
adds that he actually peed his pants
because his incendiary was hotter than
expected yes really note to any aspiring
writers out there if they give you the
keys to the Batcave don’t make Batman
piss himself number two everything in
The Dark Knight strikes again the Dark
Knight Returns it’s one of the most
widely cited beloved influential and
critically acclaimed stories in the
medium and rightfully so
yes this world-weary Batman’s
personality and mannerisms are a
departure from those of the main
continuity but they work in the context
and that context makes for a great
insightful read so when it was announced
over fifteen years later that we were
getting a sequel fans were
understandably over the moon that is
until they actually read the thing
rarely is something so highly
anticipated disappointed so
spectacularly the art was childish
heroes behaved unrecognizably and Wonder
Woman and Superman have sex that causes
natural disasters if you haven’t read it
probably best to keep it that way
number one flaming dock intimacy in 2002
The Dark Knight strikes again felt like
a low point for both Batman and Frank
Miller but together they managed to dig
far deeper just a few years later in the
pages of all-star Batman and Robin we
could highlight any number of things
that inspired us to stop reading but for
fear of beating a dead horse or the
charred remains of nameless henchmen
we’re going with flaming doc sex as the
moment that really did people in Batman
and black Canary have sex in costume
while recently defeated goons burned to
death nearby as if that’s not bad enough
the dialogue both before and after feels
like it was written by a pubescent
extraterrestrial who hasn’t been paying
attention in human class do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and be sure
to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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