Pro Teaches n00bs: Lesson 105: Arkham Asylum: Living Hell
On Today's lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, Bianca joins me as we go over Arkham Asylum: Living Hell! Dan Slott's mini series that introduced a bunch of characters that are still used to this day! Aaron Cash, Jane Doe, Great White Shark, & Humpty Dumpty!
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell examines the dark underbelly of Gotham's notorious "House of Madness!" Warren White, one of Gotham's most successful financiers, thought he could beat his jail rap by pleading insanity. Now he's finding out why you don't cop an insanity plea in Gotham! Expect appearances by Batman, The Joker, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, and the rest of Arkham's regulars — plus the debut of several new Rogues!
Wow that's a long title huh? Well it's the final review of Dark Multiverse Week so it's alright.
Yep we close out this week with a dark take on the events of Terra's Betrayal in Teen Titans! But unlike the other 4 one-shots, this one isn't kicked off by some evil change...instead it's started by something positive!
In this case, Dick Grayson noticed something in Terra, that she felt like she was operating in someone else's shadows, and he tried to give her some advice...that she can forge her own destiny! Yeah unfortunately she takes the wrong message from that!
She ends up getting a power upgrade and becomes so OP that...well let's just say that this is the bleakest of all the one-shots as the entirety of the story is a curb-stomp. Yeah that's a spoiler but the main point is not so much how it ends, but how we get to the ending! So come see Terra, oops sorry I mean Gaia now, destroy her world as we close the door on this mini series!
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After the outrage I had yesterday over Bendis on Superman, I'm going back to something I enjoy...DC Comics He-Man comics! And, before I dive into the main series, I'm going to first start with the three Origin Issues focusing on Hordak, Skeletor, and He-Man! All three set up this universe and how different they are from the animated versions of old! How good are they? Well see for yourself!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz2IDNTtxyA
Well here we are one last time as I talk about the Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures mini that crosses over the Animated incarnations of both shows (the then current 2012 Nickelodeon incarnation for the Turtles). And it...feels just like how an animated crossover would go!
Inmates from Arkham have disappeared and it's soon made clear someone has opened portals that take them to the turtles universe where some of the villains try to make their mark on a world without Batman. At the same time the turtles are detecting someone is using the portal technology of the Krang to open portals all over the city! This eventually leads them to meeting up with Batman and, after the traditional misunderstanding, they team up! What transpires is them more or less cleaning up the already made mess, taking out Joker, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, etc before taking down the man behind everything...The Mad Hatter! Then, for an epilogue issue, we skip years later to the Gotham Knights/Season 4 era of Batman as the Krang invade Gotham!
Like I said earlier, this felt like how a crossover between these two shows would play out and it is glorious! The artwork by Jon Sommariva captures both shows, and Matthew K. Manning handles them equally as good! The best part is the two page homage to the Batman TAS Intro with Michelangelo in place of Batman!
Overall I highly recommend this if you enjoyed the main trilogy.
I also give my two cents of the animated movie adaptation of the first mini.
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Well here it is, the Penultimate issue (Turns out it was 5 issues not 6) and we get so many answers as to the CAUSE of this event! And it's made very clear...this is not a case of some big bad is behind all this. It was just an accident that's getting out of hand and the heroes need to reverse it! Yeah that's pretty much it! A lot of talking but not a lot of action. Hopefully they can wrap things up in a satisfying manner next issue cause man this series has had wonky pacing
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On today's lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, Bianca & I go over JM DeMatteis classic elseworld tale Superman: Speeding Bullets! Basically...what if Kal-El landed in Gotham & was raised as Bruce Wayne! How would he handle his parents death?
In this story, baby Kal-El's rocket is found by Thomas and Martha Wayne, who name the child Bruce and raise him until they are brutally murdered before the eyes of the young boy. As young Bruce's tear-filled eyes stare at the murderer, beams suddenly blast from those eyes, incinerating the killer. Bruce becomes a traumatized recluse, hiding his powers and abilities even from himself, until burglars break into Wayne Manor and the adult Bruce is forced to confront them and himself. Bruce becomes a super-powered Batman whose mask fully covers his face.
#dccomics #batman #superman #elseworlds
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On Today's Lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, @Pikashades joins me as we go over on of Mark Waid's best run on the Flash as we see the supposed return of Barry Allen (Before Final Crisis) but it's not what Wally wants. Is it really Barry?
Once Wally West was just Kid Flash, sidekick to his mentor and friend the Flash, a.k.a. Barry Allen. The death of Barry left Wally the fastest man alive--and the new Flash. Now, somehow, Barry has returned--as a violent and paranoid speedster determined to eliminate what he's created! Is Barry really back?
#dccomics #theflash #markwaid
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On Today's Lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, @kingdomkey2397 joins me as we celebrate lesson 375 w/ Frank Miller's Ronin! It's said Samurai Jack was inspired by this & it shows! We see a ronin vs a Demon in a future setting...but is what it seems?
It is the distant past. A great lord of feudal Japan is struck down by an entity of pure evil. A young warrior, sworn to vengeance, becomes a masterless samurai--a ronin--trapped in an eternal struggle with the demon who killed his master.
It is the near future. A great corporation in the urban jungle of New York City is preparing to unleash a deadly new technology. A childlike telepath and a tough-as-nails security commander are the only people who stand in its way.
When these two worlds collide, dreams and reality will blur together for a final, apocalyptic battle--and at the heart of the chaos, a lone swordsman will face the ultimate test of his fealty.
#dccomics #frankmiller #ronin
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It's finally here! The second half of the Justice League X RWBY duology! So I have Ingrid & Eric joining me again as we talk about it! The first movie was RWBY Centric, this one is clearly Super-Hero centric & it is better than the first, hands down!
After their adventure in Remnant cyberspace, courtesy of Kilg%re, the Justice League return to Earth. However, they find the Grimm have followed them and are somehow duplicating their powers. Bringing Black Canary up to speed, the League is forced to seek out Team RWBY for help.
#rwby #justiceleague #dccomics
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On Today's Lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, @FoxxyDoxxy & I go over the second Superman & Savage Dragon crossover. Set in Chicago, & in the past, we see the first meeting of the two! Written & Drawn by Erik Larsen, it's the best of the two books
A heaping helping of Metropolis heavies have hightailed it to the Windy City to join forces with the Vicious Circle. Superman must form an uneasy alliance with the Savage Dragon to rid two cities of two sets of super- villains!
#dccomics #superman #savagedragon
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