Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Let's take a look through DC Comics' Elseworlds imprints, and see where and when the imprint has decided to place these legendary heroes! And if they work in their new environments.
Transcript:
As Tom sits in the middle of nowhere, he reflects on his life as Robin. His father was sent to a Skulp prison camp, and his uncle Bruce Wayne the 20th took him in, becoming the new Batman and Robin. They worked with the underground trying to undermine Skulp propaganda, only for the Skulp to paint Batman as the enemy and rally humanity to their side. And eventually the Skulp discovered Bruce and Batman were the same, ultimately leading to the chase that led to Bruce's death. Meanwhile, the friendly Tom android enters the disguised Batcave, where he grabs two storage chips before announcing he must find the real Tom, using a teleportation system and a homing device installed in Tom to track him down. After a scene where Genra tells Dregon she's only cooperating because he's holding her parents hostage, we then see Tom meeting up with his friends at a bar, where Moon brings them a resistance agent who can help them. After convincing her he's not working for the Skulp, they say they have to trace the Tom androids back to the source, and they need a ship to do so, which the agent can't provide, but does tell them that the androids may originate from the Marat system. They track down Dire, who informs them he's been fired from the Skulp research program after he discovered that the genetic plague had been the work of the Skulp all along, thus they destroyed all his work, so he's more than happy to lend them his ship. As the friendly Tom android stops by a planet where Tom's uncle's friend Selina Kyle lives to get a teleportation recharge, the team travel to Marat, while Tom uses his tech knowledge to install multiple systems onto Dire's ship. They finally track down a signal from one of the other Tom androids and literally crash his speech, taking the android with them and using their new weapon systems to fend off their attackers. However, once they're back in orbit, they immediately surrender to a large cruiser, figuring it's the ship carrying the one responsible for the Tom androids. They're arrested by Genra and taken to their cells, where Tom instructs Moon to use his psychic abilities to peer into Genra's mind, listening in as she reports to Dregon that she's captured Tom, but even an overjoyed Dregon makes it clear that he'll never release her parents and lose such a valuable operative. Genra brings Tom to Dregon, who says he's impressed with Tom's brilliance and gives him the choice to either join him, or be placed in an infinite time loop starting from his original escape from his jail cell. He chooses the latter, but Genra has finally had enough and fires on Dregon, seemingly taking him out. Tom and company use a group of malfunctioning service robots to avoid the soldiers and run for the transit tube, before making it to the control room that they jettison from the rest of the ship. Genra orders the ship to be steered towards Rigel, where her parents are being held, and after some convincing, they all decide to go there, confident they have what they need to take down the Skulp. It's revealed Dregon is alive, but as he attempts to use his time machine to go back and change the events, a mysterious figure interferes and sends Dregon through time to parts unknown. The friendly Tom android finally arrives on Tom's ship, where he gives Tom the storage chips containing Batman's DNA, meaning they can bring back the main Wayne lineage. And the story ends with Tom putting on the android's Robin costume, announcing it's time for Robin to return. This was a decent space opera slash young adult dystopian resistance story, very theatrical in its execution. ...But again, what does this have to do with Batman? The answer is nothing, as the story was originally written as Tom Swift 3000, a take on the early pulp adventure hero. But the original publisher rejected it, and it was later reworked into its current form by changing some names and artwork. Which, yeah, explains a lot. I also really don't care for the comic's palette and its focus on solid reds and yellows. That said, there is a beauty in how simplistically the characters are designed, giving them just enough facial features to convey the scene, which sometimes has them resemble the Tintin style. And the universe is very well constructed, setting a setting I wouldn't mind seeing explored more, though it's unlikely this will ever see a sequel. So if you want to read a fun space adventure story and don't mind the color palette, this is a good read. Also, I want a comic starring THIS lady!
Help Support the Channel: patreon.com/ZCInfinity
Let's take a look through DC Comics' Elseworlds imprints, and see where and when the imprint has decided to place these legendary heroes! And if they work in their new environments.
Transcript:
As Tom sits in the middle of nowhere, he reflects on his life as Robin. His father was sent to a Skulp prison camp, and his uncle Bruce Wayne the 20th took him in, becoming the new Batman and Robin. They worked with the underground trying to undermine Skulp propaganda, only for the Skulp to paint Batman as the enemy and rally humanity to their side. And eventually the Skulp discovered Bruce and Batman were the same, ultimately leading to the chase that led to Bruce's death. Meanwhile, the friendly Tom android enters the disguised Batcave, where he grabs two storage chips before announcing he must find the real Tom, using a teleportation system and a homing device installed in Tom to track him down. After a scene where Genra tells Dregon she's only cooperating because he's holding her parents hostage, we then see Tom meeting up with his friends at a bar, where Moon brings them a resistance agent who can help them. After convincing her he's not working for the Skulp, they say they have to trace the Tom androids back to the source, and they need a ship to do so, which the agent can't provide, but does tell them that the androids may originate from the Marat system. They track down Dire, who informs them he's been fired from the Skulp research program after he discovered that the genetic plague had been the work of the Skulp all along, thus they destroyed all his work, so he's more than happy to lend them his ship. As the friendly Tom android stops by a planet where Tom's uncle's friend Selina Kyle lives to get a teleportation recharge, the team travel to Marat, while Tom uses his tech knowledge to install multiple systems onto Dire's ship. They finally track down a signal from one of the other Tom androids and literally crash his speech, taking the android with them and using their new weapon systems to fend off their attackers. However, once they're back in orbit, they immediately surrender to a large cruiser, figuring it's the ship carrying the one responsible for the Tom androids. They're arrested by Genra and taken to their cells, where Tom instructs Moon to use his psychic abilities to peer into Genra's mind, listening in as she reports to Dregon that she's captured Tom, but even an overjoyed Dregon makes it clear that he'll never release her parents and lose such a valuable operative. Genra brings Tom to Dregon, who says he's impressed with Tom's brilliance and gives him the choice to either join him, or be placed in an infinite time loop starting from his original escape from his jail cell. He chooses the latter, but Genra has finally had enough and fires on Dregon, seemingly taking him out. Tom and company use a group of malfunctioning service robots to avoid the soldiers and run for the transit tube, before making it to the control room that they jettison from the rest of the ship. Genra orders the ship to be steered towards Rigel, where her parents are being held, and after some convincing, they all decide to go there, confident they have what they need to take down the Skulp. It's revealed Dregon is alive, but as he attempts to use his time machine to go back and change the events, a mysterious figure interferes and sends Dregon through time to parts unknown. The friendly Tom android finally arrives on Tom's ship, where he gives Tom the storage chips containing Batman's DNA, meaning they can bring back the main Wayne lineage. And the story ends with Tom putting on the android's Robin costume, announcing it's time for Robin to return. This was a decent space opera slash young adult dystopian resistance story, very theatrical in its execution. ...But again, what does this have to do with Batman? The answer is nothing, as the story was originally written as Tom Swift 3000, a take on the early pulp adventure hero. But the original publisher rejected it, and it was later reworked into its current form by changing some names and artwork. Which, yeah, explains a lot. I also really don't care for the comic's palette and its focus on solid reds and yellows. That said, there is a beauty in how simplistically the characters are designed, giving them just enough facial features to convey the scene, which sometimes has them resemble the Tintin style. And the universe is very well constructed, setting a setting I wouldn't mind seeing explored more, though it's unlikely this will ever see a sequel. So if you want to read a fun space adventure story and don't mind the color palette, this is a good read. Also, I want a comic starring THIS lady!
