Batman: Night Cries is a Terrifying Masterpiece | An Analysis

Okay so a few people have said that they can hear more of the video coming from the left earphone rather than the right. Or they don't hear any audio coming from the right earphone at all. And to be honest I don't know what could be causing this issue. But when I listen to the video. Both on headphones and on earphones through my laptop and my phone, I hear the audio from both sides perfectly.

I live for Batman stories like these because they highlight something about Batman’s mission that gets glossed over. Batman isn’t seeking to stop all crime. He’s seeking to stop all suffering. Every night he goes out as Batman because he knows someone is suffering without a hand reached out to help them, and a story like this really highlights how much Bruce needs it. Children, alone, suffering and reaching out. Like a boy standing in an alley all alone.

The image of Batman screaming at the fact he can't hear the screams of the children is heart-breaking. Trying, failing, and knowing he won't be able to save everyone is such a defeating image.

This story hits hard I'm a victim of abuse. My father beat me and yelled at me over stupid things. Almost like he was looking for excuses to hurt me My father was a victim as well, and his father may have been as well, I've never met him, for all I know, that's fortunate I remember being a violent child. My behavior was horrible, and I felt so alone for years and years, never being able to seek anyone's help Until Junior year, I had no one to depend on, but I've made friends who helped me get through my father's abuse during that time, and they've helped me become a better person, my mother and her side of the family too, and my grandma on my dad's side I've done well being a better man than my father, but I'm only 18 now. I've made a promise to myself to never abuse substances like my father, and hopefully it stays that way, I won't give in to the cycle of abuse like my father did

Possibly the most underrated Batman so glad to see a proper analysis on it.

There was a similar story like this that came out a few years later, Batman: Ultimate Evil. I haven't read it in years but it was basically about Batman investigating a child trafficking ring run by wealthy powerful people. There was a time when people would be called a crank for talking about things like that. But everything that has been exposed in the last 10 years turns out they were right.

Read it for the first time a few months ago, instantly became one of my favourite Batman comics. Scott Hampton’s art is incredible, to bad it hasn’t been reprinted in decades

Words can't describe how beautiful and heartbreaking this story is. The artwork, the writing. It's breathtaking. I can't believe I had never heard this comic before but I'm so glad to have found this channel.

15:26 “Sadistic” tendencies is more accurate. “Psychotic” refers to the state of being in Psychosis. I’ve been through it and it’s an extremely degrading, confusing, humiliating and terrifying thing to experience. People with Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar, Parkinson’s, Dementia, Encephalitis, Brain injury and sometimes PTSD can have it as a symptom of their condition. When they experience that, they aren’t sadistically murdering someone and being cognisant of what they’re doing. Most of the time they’re standing on the roof of a building in a rainy November evening, ready to jump off because they can feel the sun, smell the water and see the waterfall. Or they’re slicing their arm open trying to remove the maggots inside them. Or they’re on the floor bawling their eyes out because the people made of coats and gloves won’t stop banging on the door and windows and screaming at them. Aside from that I enjoyed the video. Night Cries is a deeply relatable story and one that deserves to be recognised for how beautiful and haunting and powerful it is.

If often find myself accidentally stealing parts of this book in my own work, it’s a book that has an incredible influence over me. Thank you for this video.

You’d be surprised how often hulk comics talk about child abuse

This is the first ever Batman story that made me cry. The fact this is something acknowledged by one of our most beloved heroes. This truly resonated. After this now i love Batman even more. Just going to leave this here and say thank you for making this video.

I'm a victim of abuse by both parents, then when I was r*ped I just isolated from everyone until I found out I had a daughter from it so I have been raising her and I just try my best I don't hurt her at most I will raise my voice but I feel so terrible just raising my voice at her because I don't want to be my parents and I don't want to my daughter's mother to find me... I'm just scared

As a survivor of childhood abuse... this comic handles the subject beautifully.

There was a video I watched about Night Cries that broke my heart. The narrator of the video was on the verge of tears when talking about the scene of Gordon realizing he did a terrible thing after hitting his son, stopping it, and hugging his son while letting him know that he’s sorry and loves him. The maker of the video said that that’s all he ever wanted his father to do, but he never did. I don’t even cry very often but I have tears in my eyes just remembering the pain in his voice.

I've heard of this comic book, but never read it or seen a video on it. The story is heartbreaking but I love to see Batman stories deal with these topics. Childhood trauma is something sadly too many people deal with, even Bruce Wayne himself does. So, it was nice to see this type of comic exist. The subject is dark, but evil in this world exists and this comic showcased this. Batman is a deeply disturbed person, while he does good but he's also very violent. He's not above his trauma, he's still going through it. This was a refreshing video, I've enjoyed all of your comic analysis videos and hope you continue. This was a fantastic video, thank you for posting it and thank you for shedding light on this intriguing but horrifying piece of art.

I was beaten by my father as a child. I was never beaten badly by him, but never had enough for cps to step in and do something. As a kid, my twin brother and I always promised ourselves that we would break that cycle if we end up being fathers. We were extremely luvky to have an amazing mother, and eventually a great father figure in our stepfather. So when that panel of Gordon grabbing his son crying was shown, I broke down. I've never heard about this comic until today, but I really want to find a physical copy of it now

The art style is so interesting to use for this type of story, and it works beautifully.

With how dark and almost real the more modern Batman adaptations are trying to convey, I wouldn't be surprised if we get a story heavily inspired by Night Cries of this vein. Because it also affects Batman as a character at his core.

Surprisingly the batman in this comic looks a lot like the Robert Pattinson version