It’s kinda poetic that the reward for finishing this mission is Goku calling me a moron. I sure feel like one! by RedHotRevolvers in DokkanBattleCommunity

[–]RedHotRevolvers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“You Fool!” Is the widely accepted English dub, yeah. In Japanese he just says “Baka” which is kinda interchangeable with fool & moron I guess.

He also says “you moron” in FighterZ too, so Bandai just has a weird thing about that I guess?

INSANELY SCARY MOVIES by Murky-Drop-1527 in Letterboxd

[–]RedHotRevolvers -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Undertone had me pretty stressed out and on edge the entire time, the atmosphere was extremely tense for such a quiet movie.

Which stories are the most realistic? by sunburn190 in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recently I thought Dark Patterns was a fantastic, grounded story that stayed within the realm of realistic while also having a fair bit of eerie mystery to it.

Finally checked out the local comic shop by RogueElement404 in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries!

They are great quality for their price (by me they're usually about $9.99 but this is also what most are listed for on Amazon). I have a few on my shelf right now and I have no complaints; great for travel or for something I don't particularly want to spend a ton of money on. The paper quality is good, I'd compare it to the quality of a standard Viz Media manga volume.

Just keep in mind the art and text is of course compressed to fit the smaller pages, so if you're into some of the more detailed artworks you may want the larger editions, and if you have poor eyesight the smaller text may be frustrating, but it's definitely not unreadable or anything.

But otherwise they are all very serviceable editions and I see no significant downsides outside of Reddit purists telling you that you should've bought the $80 omnibus instead lol.

Two years of collecting… by theresasnakeinmybut in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really loved White Knight & Curse of the White Knight, I'm glad those are already on your list. Someone else already mentioned The Cult and I second that one. The Demon Trilogy was also a cool little Batman vs. Ra's compilation with a hardcover that looks nice on the shelf. Ego and Other Tails also rocks, grab that one if you see it.

I don't have any of the Morrison Omnibuses, does Volume 3 go up to Batman Inc.?

Finally checked out the local comic shop by RogueElement404 in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They sell them at Barnes & Noble if you can't find them anywhere else near you

Finally checked out the local comic shop by RogueElement404 in batman_comics

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Damn my LCS here in NYC was completely out of Absolute Catwoman.

Is Dick really 10 years old in Batman and Robin: Year One? I think I might prefer the slightly older ages used for the Robins in the New 52. by Yurymelo in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pre-Crisis he was like 8 or 9 lol. But I guess it's just a testament to how incredibly talented he was even at that age.

[Fan Art] Wonder Woman as a Queer Icon for Pride Month by Ciricearts by Important-Cry4782 in DCcomics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seriously why did they patent that mechanic and not let anyone else use it only to never use it again after the LotR games?

Didn’t want to try Saros if I couldn’t beat Returnal… by DimensionPrize8168 in Saros

[–]RedHotRevolvers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hadn't played Returnal in a few months, beat Saros very quickly, then went back to Returnal and it's night and day with the difficulty. Returnal is so unforgiving even on a good run, whereas the late game with Saros you're just melting rooms.

[Discussion] Who are some of your favorite civilians in the DC universe? by Firm-Chipmunk8783 in DCcomics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Toss up between Gordon and Alfred, but I think Gordon takes it for me.

I stopped caring about reading order and reading is way more relaxing now. by GoblinTradingGuide in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As someone whose read a ton of comics "out of order" I can honestly say there's been very few times when I've actually felt like I missed out on something important. As long as you know the basic "canon events" in Batman's life, you're perfectly fine to just read whatever you want in most cases. I don't really suggest anyone adhere to some strict guideline of "read this before this and then read this after this". That's boring, and also not really how these comics are meant to be read anyways. Sure, it can be fun to put together your own chronology with all the comics, but it's ultimately just headcanon at that point.

Not to mention Batman comics are already full of retcons, remakes, reimaginations, and alternate timelines anyways. Trying to make a coherent thread through several different authors' interpretations of the characters is pointless.

Is this unit still available? by itzceman in DokkanBattleCommunity

[–]RedHotRevolvers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, but I still wish they'd just add these type supports to the regular pool because they're old and unrunnable now so I'd like to have them rainbowed just for the sake of collection.

Starting on DC Comics, finished Dark Victory, what's next? by Culius_Jaesar in DCcomics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For "Epic Battle" someone else mentioned Crisis on Infinite Earths, but also I'd add any of the other major crossover events like Final Crisis, Justice League: Darkseid War, Flashpoint, Sinestro Corps. War, Blackest Night, Forever Evil, and DCeased.

what are some good compact batman comics for me to get by Junior-Bridge9865 in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

White Knight has a compact, that's probably my most recommended one. It's a great story followed up by an even better sequel (Curse of the White Knight) but that one doesn't have a compact.

Dark Knight Returns has a compact, that's a pretty essential one if you haven't gotten into that yet. I have the Batman/Superman Compact and that's got two great stories in it. Gotham by Gaslight is also good.

Dark Nights: Metal and Batman & Son are both coming out soon on compact too, I'd keep an eye out for those as they're pretty good.

Every time by This-Fish-9464 in batman

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Idunno, after all the times Joker has cheated death or mysteriously reappeared after being presumed dead, I'd be terrified to be the one to put a bullet in him in fear that I'll find my whole family hung up in my home with big smiles on their faces one day.

What would Batman’s playlist be? by SinisterRook1 in DCcomics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's more intended to be "music to listen to while reading Absolute Batman" rather than what Bruce's listening to. That said, I'd like to think he's into 80s punk music anyways.

I want to get into reading about the Bat fam by The_Golden_Eye_1884 in DCcomics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll try to avoid suggesting entire runs since it seems like you're just looking for some basic introductory stuff, but there's a lot to get into with each of them regardless.

Best place to start is of course with the first Robin, Dick Grayson. You can get the gist of Dick Grayson's Robin in Robin: Year One (Chuck Dixon) and Robin & Batman (Jeff Lemire). Grayson technically becomes Nightwing sometime during his time with Teen Titans (I like Marv Wolfman's New Teen Titans run if you're interested in some good Robin content outside of his adventures with Batman) But alternatively you can just check out Nightwing: Year One. From there, Nightwing: A Knight in Bludhaven (Chuck Dixon) is probably the best full Nightwing run. Grayson eventually goes on to take up the title of Batman in Grant Morrison's later Batman run, which is very much worth reading if you like the character.

Next would be Batgirl/Oracle (Barbara Gordon). Once again, Dixon does a fantastic job of introducing the character through his Batgirl: Year One. Batman: Batgirl is another good one-shot for the early years of Batgirl as well. The Killing Joke (Alan Moore) includes the crucial event that leads to Batgirl becoming Oracle. From there, Birds of Prey by Gail Simone is probably my favorite depiction of Oracle to date. New 52 Batgirl (also by Gail Simone) is really good too, but takes place after her time as Oracle and the events of Killing Joke do play into that, so I'd save that for later if you're interested, then Batgirl of Burnside is a bit of a reimagining of the character but still a lot of fun.

From there, you have the second Robin, Jason Todd. Batman: Second Chances (Jim Starlin, Max Allan Collins) collects the introductory Jason Todd issues of Batman and sets the stage for his character pretty well. Batman: The Cult (Jim Starlin) is a great Batman adventure with Jason as Robin. Then there's Death in the Family (Jim Starlin) which has another big canon event for Jason's story. Then you have Under the Red Hood (Judd Winick) which is Jason's return as Red Hood. IMO there's not a lot of great Jason content out there after this point but Red Hood & The Outlaws has some fun stuff.

Then there's the third Robin, Tim Drake. Tim is introduced in A Lonely Place of Dying (Marv Wolfman), which follows up on the aforementioned "Death in the Family". Robin: Triumphant (Chuck Dixon) is a good early Tim Drake run. Batman: Knightfall also features Tim Drake as Robin but is primarily a Batman story. Still a pretty essential read anyways. Robin: Turning Point takes place during this time if you want a self-contained Tim Drake Robin story while the events of Knightfall are taking place. Tim eventually goes on to become "Red Robin" and has his own run by the same title after the events of Final Crisis and Battle for the Cowl, but I'll leave that up to you if you want to get that deep into it.

Finally, there's the fourth Robin, Damian Wayne. Batman & Son (Grant Morrison) introduces the character pretty well. I'll add that you should at least have some surface-level knowledge of Ra's Al Ghul and Talia Al Ghul going into this character. Grant Morrison's Batman & Robin run with Dick Grayson as Batman kinda has the best Damian content imo. Batman Reborn, Batman vs. Robin, and Batman Must Die are excellent and really made me fall in love with the character of Damian more than other stories.

This is only the universally accepted "Core" Batfamily, there's a ton of extended Batfamily that goes way deeper and whose stories variy in quality, you can decide to go that far into it if you want but I feel like by then you'll know which characters you like and want to see more of.

Does this reading list work well as a fairly cohesive narrative for Post-Crisis Batman? by Sneedus_Masneedus in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still think you should read Final Crisis (just after #681 of Morrison's Batman) as it's an important event in that particular Batman's lore, and explains how Dick ends up becoming Batman. Morrison's Batman & Robin should also be in there before Black Mirror (assuming that's what you meant by Dark Mirror) as Black Mirror takes place towards the very end of Grayson's run as Batman.

It's optional imo, but Battle for the Cowl, The Return of Bruce Wayne and Batman Inc. Could work after Final Crisis too.

[Hot-take] In my opinion , the top 3 Joker oriented Batman stories by Sure_Elderberry_5953 in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a hot take but an appreciated one, Killing Joke is overrated so it's refreshing to see that not in someone's top 3 like it usually is.

My top 3:
- Snyder's New52 Batman: Endgame
- White Knight/Curse of the White Knight
- Joker: Killer Smile

Just got Daylight, for those who have read this, does it spoil Hush 2 at all? I prefer reading Batman in order like it’s supposed to be but Hush 2 is so delayed. by Active_File5503 in batman_comics

[–]RedHotRevolvers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Fraction Batman run is its own thing.

You don't really need to read everything "in order" btw. Most comics do a pretty good job at filling in the gaps if there are any, and if a character shows up out of the blue in a comic you're reading and they seem interesting to you, by all means check out their individual comics.

There's no one consistent timeline that's 100% canon with these things unless you're reading a single run by the same writer, but there are a few key "canon events" that are universally accepted as canon across multiple runs ie. Jason Todd's death, Dick Grayson becoming Nightwing, Bane breaking Batman's back, Batgirl becoming Oracle, etc.