The 10 Greatest Detectives In Comics
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Today on Variant, we give you our list of the 10 Greatest Detectives in Comics!
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I want to see the question have his own detective style tv show would be badass
On facts💯
Yes! It would be awesome (in my opinion) if it followed the animated version of him from Justice League.
@@unxprienced9548 yeah exactly Tim understood the question so well
I'd settle for DC giving him his own book again. But would really love to see him in something like the Arrow or Titans verse, not sure he could be a lead, he feels like he needs someone elses perspective on him.
NC Prime he has his own book now with dc black label I’ve heard good things about it
The world greatest detective is Scooby Doo
Nope it's Detective Conan
Preach
I agree with this comment
Raargh Raargh?
@@gottawatchemall1118 You're right, I forgot about him.
Martian Manhunter as a detective 🕵🏾♂️ is amazing. His powers gives him such an edge.
Detective Chimp was wearing a shirt that said “a talking raccoon? Bitch please” 😂
I would love a detective series based on the Question and Rorschach.
Same here
Wouldn't that be redundant, as Rorschach is just a rip-off of The Question?
I'm not hating, I would watch it.
Watchman is coming
@@benparrish672 he's based off the question, I love both but I prefer rorschach and honestly think he should be in the top 5 maybe joint 5th with question but I think rorschach is superior especially after Jackie earle haley's performance
@@FardeenRiyadh16 This just made me realise how awesome a younger Jackie Earle Haley could've been as Vic Sage.
Watchmen is amazing, as is Rorschach. That being said, The Question is a far more interesting character in my opinion. Rorschach is basically just a uber nihilist clone with edgy dialogue.
Constantine also the one of the best supernatural detective.Who like Constantine?
Constantine uses magic to solve problems so it's kinda different
IKR he should’ve be 6
@@loltrqll batman uses tech, smh. Its the same shit, neither of them look at entire "existences" like strange for solutions.
The guy litterally rationalises foreign inconvenienceable concepts like dimensions that lack/have fundemental laws ours dont/cant.
Tbh the one above all is usually the answer for most of these lists
I agree with you mate I think he should have made the cut
@@loltrqll he doesn't really rely on magic as much as his cunning and wit to solve any supernatural problems that come his way
Tim Drake's gotta be there!!!
I KNEW IT! But jeez, #2 is too cool
Dude seriously spoiler
Why'd you even look at the comments though? It's full of spoilers
I just like seeing a comment
mr.8s Scratchy I mean would you think not he discovered Bruce and Dick were Batman and Robin when he was a kid something that even adults in DC can’t even do Tim is not even one of my favorite characters hell he’s not even one of my favorite Robins Jason and Damian are but don’t get me wrong I like all the Robins except Karri but even though he’s not one of my favorites I still give him credit as one of the best detectives that’s the main reason he’s in the Bat family it’s not his acrobatics like Dick, his willingness to do whatever it takes like Jason or his tenacity and fighting skills like Damian it’s his smarts and detective skills each Robin has their own thing that makes them unique
@House Of Pain I thought there would be some other ones in my mind and I would get bummed out too. But I was right. Usually things don't go my way
I knew when he said DC heavy Batman was gonna be 1st
_EXQUIS1T3_
I knew when he said “top 10 detectives in comics”
@@TheEpic22 exactly
Batman said out of his own mouth Sherlock Holmes was the greatest
Tadarrel Grigsby
Maybe their is some obscure version I’m not aware of, but I don’t think Sherlock Holmes is a comic book character
@@TheEpic22 true and plus what I seen it on was on a TV version of Batman of when they caught and killed that ghost dude that wear the hat and kane but you can't see his face 😂
I honestly thought that Rorschach should've been on the list, even if he was a more extreme version of the Question. But to be fair I am a Rorschach fan boy.
Same, plus I think he's more smarter than the question especially after beating ozymandias in the watchmen
@@FardeenRiyadh16 I doubt that the question has solved millions upon millions Batman solves in a month the question solves in a day he knows more then batman because he does it every day and solves most in a day
But Rorschach is a terrible detective he spent way more time giving into his bias and not investigating obvious leads
Do a DC’s and Marvel’s smartest characters
Zo Bell if human then mr fantastic has the highest IQ
@@arafatmohamed8113 Really? Not even Batman? What about Mr. Fantastic vs Bruce Banner?
@@TheChickenRiceBowl batman isnt even the smartest in DC. Mr Terrific and Lex Luther are just two of I think 4. Batman is top 3-5 in DC.
Ray Palmer: Smartest human of DC.
Metron: Smartest non-human of DC.
Lunella Lafayette: Smartest human of Marvel
High Evolutionary: Smartest non-human of Marvel
Spiderman is gonna make that list!!!
Whenever someone's says they love DC Comics I'm like "oh yeah I like Detective Comics Comics too" and they're confused.
😂
Tysore STSL But DC doesn’t stand for Detective Comics anymore, so it doesn’t mean Detective Comics Comics.
I wish you trolled us by saying that the first greatest detective is scooby doo and his mystery gang
mohammed ayyub yeah and then expanded why, then say just kidding,the real number one is... BATMAN
Who else thought Constantine was gonna be on here
Me
He is technically an Occult Detective
Vendetta was an okay detective by Constantine is as good as hellboy
He should've been here.
Should have been
THE WORLD'S GREATEST DETECTIVE- THE BAT-MAN!
Who goes to the question when he doesn't have the answer.🤔🤣
@@nash4life124
OUCH! Very funny tho.
But to be fair, that was written by that F'n idiot Tom King. King can write an all-time classic run like 2018's Mr. Miracle, but then almost singlehandedly destroys 80 years of the BATMAN mythos.
No matter how hard I try to forget, I never will forgive Tom King for Catwoman knocking out any, but All three FLASHES with roundhouse kicks. King & his editors should've been exiled from comics and sent to live as prisoners in a 3rd world country for that.
I thought gs
@@benparrish672 ha just a bit of light hearted fun. Yeah tom is fed hit or miss. I do love the question tho n wish he got more material.
Why????
Because He is Batman!!!!!!
4:06 Shadow Clone Jutsu!
The chimp detective is actually the best detective of dc universe but he focuses more in the paranormal section of DC Universe
This is canon
Totally
Actually cannon lmao
That's why he's been on the JLD roster
@@AifDaimon but if these is true that means he’s better then batman
I love The Question in the Justice League Unlimited. I think this character was very well written in that series,I can say the same for Renée Montoya in the comics.
Ralph and Sue Dibny were among my favorite couple in the Justice League comics in the '90s, too bad they became victims of bad writings after DC opted to make the series go dark-plotted since Identity Crisis.
Damn I love this list of detectives 🔍
My boy Tim Drake Came at no.2.... That's just too cool.... Also glad to see the question be given the recognition he deserves.
I love how number ten is fore-SHADOW-ing the end
Give The Question his own darn show. Put it on the DC app. The DC App shows have been so freaking good. Way better than CW stuff. Those have sadly turned into teen soap opera melodramas.
Constantine deserves his own show back. Also on DC streaming. The Dark, brutal nature of the DCU shows are PERFECT for Constantine. Also perfect way to bring back Swamp Thing.
You don’t have to be a great detective to deduce who Batman is.
Jawline/chin
Well I suppose it’s like not being able to figure out that Superman & Clark Kent are the same man at first sight,
with his a pair of glasses being they’ve worked perfectly as a disguise for over 80 years now,
Suspension of belief and all that. 😉
@@cha5 I've always joked with my fellow comic loving friends that Lois Lane must be the most incompetent investigative journalist ever.
@@jamessutherland3683 😂😂 , true
In the case of Superman, I thought it was explained in, I think it was “AllStar Superman”, that he carries himself km a different manner as Clark, his body is more slouched, and he acts clumsily and more unsure of himself. When he’s Superman, he carries himself with the utmost confidence, and he walks upright with his chest out. He switches his demeanor, personality, and looks, in both roles. But I get what y’all are saying.
Detective Chimp 🐵 and the Question❓ are such a cool-looking characters. They should have their own Netflix show.
spidey deserved an honorable mention ngl he may not officially be a detective but has crazy deduction skills
Multiple man I didn't know he was a detective. Wow. Such a underrated character. Great stuff
I'm just glad that you guys put Constantine into the mix.
My list :-
10 batman
9 batman
8 batman
7 batman
6 batman
5 batman
4 batman
3 batman
2 batman
1 BATMAN!!!
Can you do a history of The Question?
Female or Male? I don't know much about them.
He recently did on both
@@deadpoolwrestler7179 There’s Vic Sage and Renee Montoya but Vic Sage is the actual interesting one and the one people care about. He’s way cooler too 😏. I still want Mathew McConaughey to play him in a low budget movie directed by either David Fincher or Dan Gilroy (preferably Fincher) not connected to to DCEU or anything similar to Joker.
The Question is a better detective, than anyone but Batman. He’s not a crime fighter, he wears the mask, to solve mysteries.
when the worlds greatest detective respects Martian Manhunter as "amalgam of both Batman and Superman"
Respect
“The question” has to be here
&
rorschach
? Was number 5
Timothy Jackson Drake Is My Favourite Superhero At One With Cap So I’m Pretty Happy He Came In Number 2 In This Video
Drake has always been my least favorite Robin. I loved what The Joker did to him in the Batman Beyond movie.
But I'm curious as to why Tim Drake is your favorite Superhero and tied with Captain America. I understand why you love Cap'n.
Drake has always had a cool suit and I love his weapon choice, powerstaff, and I respect his detective skills, but why do you like TIM DRAKE so much?
I'm not being a smartass, I like knowing what intrigues people about fictional characters.
Thanks whether you answer or not. Happy Thanksgiving
I love how Batman is the bar when it comes to detectives
rupert stoddart Batman is the Bar to everything.
I would like to see a greatest detectiving moments in comics. Just examples of incredible mysteries solved by finding, deciphering, and placing all of the peices of the puzzle together from our favorite comic book characters. More about the skills used or the complexity of the mystery than the character themself.
Please and thank you! : )
Alternative title: The greatest comic detectives behind Batman.
"Hey" and before I get any comments I know he has not been in many comics but he has been in a few "DICK TRACY"
Yeah, Dick Tracy should have been on this list, or least get an honorable mention. He was the fist one to have a smart watch.
Well Tracy’s tag line was the world’s most famous detective. He was more of a shoot first ask questions maybe kind of detective. Effective, mostly. But no Spirit or Shadow!
My favorite Comic detectives outside of Batman.
1. Dick Tracy:
What needs to be said about Chester Gould’s great detective who set the detective standard in comics from 1931 to the present day?
Not much, my favorite Tracy run will always be from 1931-1945 as he worked the mean bloody streets of Chicago along with a memorable supporting cast. Tracy will always be for me as essential to the detective genre as Phillip Marlowe and Sherlock Holmes were and with a rogues gallery that was an obvious inspiration for Batman’s rogues gallery.
2. Will Eisner’s The Spirit:
Denny Colt was the essential detective who returned from the dead to continue his war on crime as The Spirit,
Eisner’s O’Henry style endings and his characters plus his use of noir elements in just a year before Citizen Kane and The Maltese Falcon explored similar on the silver screen is why I give The Spirit an obvious mention here.
3. Jack Cole’s Plastic Man:
Plastic Man had started out as a crook but became a member of the police force after he gained his powers as the original “rubber man”,
He was a jester early on but he was also a committed detective.
4. The Question:
Steve Ditko invented The Question and gave him a b&w view of world, But for me Denny O’Neil gave him his persona and made him one of the most memorable characters in DC Comics back in the 1980’s with reporter Vic Sage in his almost documentary observations of the human condition.
CBG publisher Maggie Thompson considered The Question one of the three only really believable characters in superhero comics as well.
5. Mike Grell’s Jon Sable Freelance,
Jon Sable was a Mercenary and a veteran who would accept cases but also made a living, and even had a personal life with a date and a girlfriend or two.
6. Rorschach: The man whose hunt for the man who killed Edward Blake the Comedian the stakes being possibly Armageddon.
7. Gil Kane’s Inspector Bentley of Scotland Yard: An obscure Golden Age Detective series that really deserves to be reprinted, it was inspired by Jack Kirby’s art and Gil Kane’s early Art here is a personal favorite of mine. MLJ (Archie Comics) published it in Pep Comics.
8. Fearless Fosdick: Al Capp’s parody of Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy that ran in his Lil Abner strip, Not by any means a “great detective” but more on the scale of Peter Sellers Inspector Closeau as a completely inept but memorable detective.
9. Christian Walker, Deena Pilgrim: Brian M. Bendis & Michael Oemig’s two homicide detectives who investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities who are also referred to as “powers” were part of a memorable police procedural drama and were the two main characters in a story built around the mystery of who killed a heroine named Retro Girl and where Walker and Pilgrim’s investigations led as the story was built around these two characters and ran for several volumes.
10. Parker: Not a detective but an unforgettable brutal but compelling antihero adapted by Darwyn Cooke from Donald Westlake’s Parker Stories,
It starts off with Cooke’s graphic novel ‘Parker’ and is a must read for any lover of mystery and detective stories.
Someone besides me who remember dick tracy.
Finally the Shadow gets some respect! My favorite comic character, and been collecting for years, total bad ass!!! Wish someone would do a history of for him. Bring more attention to him.
I actually forgot what i came to see after the 1st minute.
I just bought the Jedi Fallen Order game and went on a massive reading spree about Star Wars stuff right after this channel's promotion lol
_My man_
How can you have Tim Drake at number 2 but no mention at all of Dick Grayson? He was also trained by the world's greatest detective and it has been stated that Grayson's skills rival that of Batman.
I feel like Sherlock Holmes was missed... he has had many incarnations throughout the years and has been in lots of cross overs including helping Batman.
Michael Timmerman he would be number 1
That is true. But I think it's because Sherlock Holmes is considered the greatest detective in literature....not comics!!!!! But being a Batman fan Bruce has to claim the title for the comics medium.
Sherlock Holmes had a comic book series back in 1955 so yes he is a relevant comic character. I will also add that Batman came on the scene in 1939 so comics where already a big thing when Sherlock Holmes made his plunge into the comic world. Batman is also adapted to TV, movies, books, toys and so much more than Sherlock ever was... but I do believe their is a Batman animated series where Batman actually teams up with Sherlock Holmes and in the end Batman subtlety admits Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective ever!!!! But regardless I consider Batman #1 but Sherlock Holmes deserves a spot on any list that contains the greatest fictional comic detectives period.
@@scientia.veritas Hitler had his own comic book series???? I know he was depicted in many satirical and or propaganda films and literature. But I don't think he had a dedicated comic series unlike Sherlock that did have a comic series back then. My point is that Sherlock Holmes is and has been a comic detective. Hitler is completely irrelevant as he wasn't even a detective in any format and a terrible example.
The Shadow Deserves Another Live-Action Treatment Either by Film or TV.
Bruce and Tim both being called Detective by Ras Al ghul. Big shoes there.
Nice to see Vic Sage in the thumbnail.
I personally have always held the question in high regard because he not only is a detective but Vic sage is a shaman, philosopher, and to top it all off he has a very unpredictable way of thinking.
Hope they do The worlds greatest detective justice in the new Batman movie
So far we have not have a good portray of that Bat in live action. We can only hope
It will be long Halloween apparently
That's something that Matt Reeves is doing as he going for a detective noir movie.
@@dominiquepowell3158 hope it's good
Batinson is supposed to show that.
I can't wait to see the blue & grey Batsuit
Question should be higher.
THANK YOU!
If we are talking about raw talent as a detective, no one comes close to The Question. No tech or superpowers, just fucking talent!
Good question.
Arris: Let’s move on to #1
Me: Jessica Drew?
OMG! I always get literal chills everytime I'm reminded how awesome batman is. When superman said "he is the most dangerous man on earth", I cried. Dude doesn't even kill.
I think Daredevil could have made an appearance in the honourable mentions
Same
His powers literally make him a great detective
took me a min to understand what you meant when you said peter tingle theres more than one way that could be interpreted 😂
My boy Timmy finally getting some love
About time to guys did a video like this Arris. Love it
I feel that this whole list was made to put batman in the #1 position... But man do I still love him ❤️
Glad to see Tim get the respect he deserves. Had to be top 3 or I'd have lost all respect for you guys, but I figured maybe he might get bumped down to 3 simply so as not to have Batfam go 1-2.
It’s interesting the difference between DC and marvel with regard to detectives. I literally couldn’t think of a single marvel character that is a detective, but there are loads of them in DC.
"Her whole character is rooted in detective work."
"After a short stint in the Avengers she opened a detective agency"
(I may have paraphrased slightly)
I mean, I suppose, that's a way of -glossing over- saying it...
I would like to see Arris's reacting to tales of the dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis. I want to see what he reacts because it is a good book to read
I was really expecting to see Constantine a place on the list. But what the heck, great list nonetheless. 😁
Thank you for putting The Shadow on this list. Love your channel.
The question deserves the top spot on this list
I had no idea about Jamie Maddrox as a detective. Pretty awesome. Explains the coat for sure. Actually I didn’t know most of what you informed us about his abilities. I really like that. I was wondering how you were gonna get anyone from Marvel on this list besides Jessica Jones. Consider me surprised.
Whose detectives in this list can solve the kira case.
Kira Yoshikage? Are you talking about something else
LANS THE DUDE kira case in death note
The question. He is very much like L. The question kinda even talks like L
L is copy of question most of anime take ideas from dc and marvel
I already liked this before watching. I didn't even know I needed this before I had it
Multiple Man: I can clone and learn.
Naruto: Hold me beer!!
Do top 10 best energy manipulators in comics.
So, who in editing really missed the fact that our guy used “conversate” instead of converse? 😂
Great list bro didn't know about #7 thanks and great work as always
Carter Hall, Batman called this man to be possibly the greatest detective in human history!
That's at least an honourable mention.
Now do top 10 scientist in comics, that would Marvel's answer to this list.
Truuuuuue
Hellboy
Elongated man
Question
Rorschach
Flash
Tim drake
Batman
Watching this back a year later, with the new DC continuity in circulation, is anybody else pissed off that the current continuity's Green Lantern has been called the best detective in the universe?
I remember a Batman comic, where Batman teams up with, in a way, The Shadow, very well written story!
Where is Detectice Conan? Lol I guess we'll wait for the anime list
If he did an anime list then L would probably take #1
FMRC93 sucks that Light killed him before he properly solved the case tho
@@denilsonthomas even though light wasn't caught, L had already technically solved it though. Even got the evidence. Truly was a badass.
Hajime Kindaichi?
@@ervinmesina5374 kindaichi's good too but he wouldn't top L and conan
The whole world knows Batman, the Dark Knight, the GOAT of comics and comic characters is number 1.
Love it. LOVE IT! I literally and involuntarily screamed YES whe you said Tim Drake and his placement. Also Love Berry so that was a plus. Also, Also, obviously Batman. Because hes Batman. Love it
I completely agree with your list other then maybe putting The Question a little higher but overall I think you did a awesome job on it.
Do a top 10 smartest characters in comics
Why is detective chimp at number 7? He is actually a better detective then batman
the batman No... Bruh Batman outsmarted a 14th level intellect, Metron also Braniac.
Eh how do u kno??batman outsmarts metron -_-
Batman is more popular
Happy Thanksgiving Variant Comics!
I’m so happy Tim got #2
I love Hellboy. It was my first comic and i read everything with him. But Hellblazer tops him in everything. But in everything else i agree.
Already know who’s number 1 batman
I like how he has the best detective of all time on his shirt
Awesome video. Personally, this list was a bit of a surprise, because I didn't know a few of these. And of course, a few of these are actually on the same TV Show so they will be a lot more popular today.
D.c over marvel anyday in my book justice!
Didnt have to watch to the end Batman always the worlds greatest Detective 💯
I know this does not say anything good about me, but this is the first time I realized that DC stands for detective comics, I don't know why I always thought that detective comics was a branch of DC created solely for batman
Dick Grayson chased after CHESHIRE, fought her, and brought back Roy Harper's daughter to Roy. Dick Grayson helped find Donna's truth.
Top 10 greatest detectives.
number 1: Batman.
*waits for the video to reach number one*
No suprise.
this is literally the third video I've seen in a row that said something about the new star wars game
it must be a sign
Maybe🤔☺️
My favorite producer of Comic book history content
"Evil is bitter fruit, this The Shadow knows."
When are we getting a live action Batman series
Seriously Gotham series was good
Batman series SHOULD be better
#10. The Shadow
#9. Multiple Man
#8. Jessica Jones
#7. Detective Chimp
#6. Hellboy
#5. The Question
#4. Elongated Man
#3. Flash
#2. Tim Drake
#1. Batman
You're Welcome
Love the countdown videos
The Sandman, Crimson Avenger, Barbara Gordon,King Faraday,Dr Thirteen,Jean Paul Valley, Midnight,Earth 2 Dick Grayson just to name a few who had/have good detective skills👁️
Arris, I rarely comment. You guys do a great job, but please, and I mean this in the nicest way... Never say "Peter Tingle" again. Okay? Okay. Good talk.
True no one cares that he rarely comments, but he was just trying to emphasize how gay it sounds to say "Peter-Tingle"
Truthfully, no one cares about anyone but themselves. So of course no one cares that he rarely comments.
Humans are the most selfish and despicable creatures to ever exist. I mean c'mon we take time to make mean comments like yours and mine for no reason besides to point out obvious truths.
@@benparrish672 , it's not a big deal, man. I don't expect high etiquette in the comments section. In all fairness, I don't think he fully understood the bit (although, naturally, I suspect he will jump back in here and retort), so I don't think your comment was mean or unwarranted. Simply an educational comment. Haha. Hope you guys had a great holiday if you're in the states.
@@MrTommyMayo
Hey Yo Tommy Gunn! Lol
I shouldn't have been so much of a Dick about it. I apologize.
Happy Thanksgiving to you man. I'm thankful I'm American and my bloodline has been here for centuries.
Merica, F#$K YEA!!! 🔫🔫🔫
It just fires me up to see people correct individuals on fun, unprofessional formats like youtube comments sections or Twitter and things of that nature.
I don't speak/write grammatically correct while participating on these formats. It doesn't mean I lack intelligence, it's just informal so I don't care as long as people can understand what I'm saying.
Plus I think Arris does a good job.
@@benparrish672 I whole heatedly agree. Variant has been my number one comics channel for years. Arris and the production team do a great job week in and week out. Check out the podcast too if you haven't. Well worth it.
But...
"Peter-Tingle"? That was weird. Haha.
"Conversate with all animals" - the verb is converse my guy.
@J
hahaha.
True.
But that made Nikola feel really good about himself.
I cared. And I thought the same thing.
@@lewis3853
Are yawl F'n English teachers or yawl just like correcting people?
Don't answer that, it's rhetorical.
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