How Neal Adams and Denny O'Neil Made the Modern Batman
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Published 2021-12-08
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▶Chapters:
0:00 - Intro: The O'Neil/Adams Era Begins
01:45 - Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams: Secret Origins
05:37 - The Introduction of Ra's al Ghul
10:17 - The Demon Lives Again
15:08 - A Closer Look at the O'Neil/Adams Batman
18:47 - O'Neil and Adams Post-Demon
20:34 - Conclusion: The Legacy of Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams
All Comments (21)
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I just learned this morning of the passing of Neal Adams. He was my favorite Batman artist & his artwork gave the Caped Crusader a more dramatic look. He will be missed by all of his fans.R.I.P.
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Everyone gives credit to Frank Miller, but Denny O'Neil and Neil Adams were the ones who brought the character back to his roots
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This is the Batman I grew up with. Like you said “there’s no way to draw Batman to look totally realistic” but Neal Adam’s did. He drew him with grace, not overly muscular but a human at his absolute peak when performing. The splash page you showed said it all.
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Would you be willing to do a series like this where you cover the history of Superman? I know you love him just as much as Batman and I'd love to hear your take on his history too
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19:05. THE most iconic single image of Batman EVER. This pose is reproduced just EVERY-FREAKING-WHERE. T-shirts, drink glasses, kids' bedroom sets; many people who have never even picked up a comic in their lives have seen some rendition of this dramatic pose. Because it's just that awesome. Thank you, Neil.
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Rest In Peace, Neal! and Denny, but Neal passed today. :(
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O'neil and Adams were an extraordinary team, very inspirational for aspiring comic creators. RIP Dennis O'neil and Neal Adams.
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When I was a kid, I was given a digest with the Ras al Ghul saga compiled - having only known the Adam West Batman before that, it totally changed my view. That was my Batman, from then on.
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Neal Adams and Denny O'Neil are among comic books best! And their work on the Batman comic books is superb! And a superb job done on the narration of this video by Steve Shives as always.
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Batman being the gritty prowler of the night has never been anywhere near as interesting as Batman the gothic pulp detective. Incidentally, your mention of their work on Superman makes me curious to see your opinion on some of the iconic Superman renditions of the same era. A video on Maggin and Swan would be amazing.
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RIP Neal Adams. The Batman of my childhood started with issue 255 and I was hooked ever since. Almost 50 years later his run has lost none of its impact
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Neal Adams was a great artist. He will be missed.
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Rest in peace Neal Adams! 😞
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I just found out about the passing of our dear #NealAdams . I am really very sad. His art accompanied me since I was a child, despite the thousands of kilometers that separated us, his talent came to me in the comicbooks that fed our creative impulses. Thank you for so much, master, Rest in peace. My condonlences for the family
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O’Neal’s Batman was dark but he still had a moral compass, unlike Frank Miller’s Batman and later other writers who over did it and departed from the source material. O’Neal’s Batman had the right balance and I like the ghost and paranormal stories here and there, it gave the stories variety. Five Way Revenge and the Laughing Fish are my favorite Joker stories.
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Matches Malone is such a gritty aspect of the character, I’m surprised they’ve never covered it in a live-action Batman adaptation…
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My Favorite BATMAN artist may he rest in peace 😔
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Another great achievement of O'Neil's career was revamping The Question in 1986. I'm really glad you did this video, because I always thought the pair had a much longer run on Batman. Even still, as you point out, Adams remade the character to such an iconic image, one that would last till the 90s. Great video, Steve.
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Denny O Neil's time as Batman Group Editor is, to me at least, the real Golden Age of Comic Books. Great Bat video as always 🦇🦇🦇
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watched this yesterday n learned abt neal and today i learned that he passed away 🤕 rest in peace to a legend i really can't comprehend creating something or revolutionizing the way we read comics and the way that certain characters are portrayed as time goes on n he laid the foundation for batman n arrow
