If you're takeaway from what I wrote was that Damian is a 40-year-old in a 13-year-old body than you didn't really understand what I originally wrote, and I don't think you get what we're saying.
Damian isn't a 40-year-old in any form. He'd like everyone to believe he is, but he's very much 13, but a kind of 13 where he doesn't actually relate well to other 13-year-olds, because he didn't have a childhood in the same way they did. He has older brother figures that he cares for. Dick being the prime example. But these are older people telling him he should lighten up, and a lot of the time it bounces off him. Jon was different. Emotionally, Damian is actually much more on Jon's level. Jon is younger, but he's actually more emotionally mature and well-adjusted. Damian bonds with him under the front that he's training Jon, but, in reality, Jon gives Damian just as much as Damian gives him. They're equals, even if Damian is three years older.
Jon is older now. He LIVED those seven years. And the way Bendis has written him so far, doesn't portray a ten-year-old in an older body. It actually portrays a super emotionally mature 17-year-old (undeservedly so). These no pretense Damian can take, these's no younger brother element Damian can hid behind. Jon is now in the same position Dick and most other teenagers are to Damian. He's not on his level anymore. An older young hero getting Damian to lighten up is something we've seen before. It DOES take the uniqueness out of the equation. And no matter how many times you say Jon is still going to be younger one, it doesn't make it so.
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I'm still not sold on the idea. What you just described sounds extremely boring to me. If you like it I'm glad for you but I don't like it one bit and thus have zero interest in seeing how it plays out. At the end of the day, I think this is simply sleight of hand so Bendis can have his cake and eat it too regarding the Clois Marriage/Relationship. Subtracting Clark Kent from Clois is doing a disservice to Clois that is both intellectually dishonest as well as ignorant of why their dynamic is so cherished by fans. Why they are the most beloved couple in comics is because Lois accepts both sides of her lover she does not favor one over the other but embraces the whole. At this point, there is no tension in their marriage about Clark's dual identity nor should there be. They have evolved beyond that. If Bendis does not understand this maybe he should not be writing Superman, but what do I know.
Last edited by Celgress; 04-15-2019 at 05:10 PM.
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Last edited by Konja7; 04-15-2019 at 05:14 PM.
Yeah, I'm getting a little concerned about that too.
We know Bendis can juggle a dozen titles at once, but his quality drops pretty hard once he hits a certain number. Since coming to DC I feel like Bendis has caught his second wind and I've liked what I've seen and I really dont want the guy to sink back down to GotG levels. I dont know if his later years at Marvel, and the lower quality of his work, was due to burnout or if he had too many projects running or what. But I'd rather have Bendis on three or four books with Daredevil quality than fifteen books that aren't worth reading at all.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
I'd be down with that.
You notice we're getting a lot of personal imprints lately? Way's Young Animal, Gaiman's Sandman Universe, Ellis' WildStorm (if that can be called an imprint), Bendis' Wonder Line and whatever imprint his Cover and Pearl stuff is under.....and isn't Johns rumored to be launching an imprint too or something?
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
Didio is the one behind it. He specifically offered Bendis his own imprint to get him to jump ship. He’s a big supporter of these imprints because he believes they will help DC appeal to people who aren’t regular comic readers, and expand DC sales beyond Comic Book Shops, Bendis talked about it on Word Ballon. Didio is also the one behind the Walmart book for example which seem to be a success.
I wonder when we’re going to hear more? It’s been months since we’ve heard anything. I’m also wondering if Johns will be writing everything or if he’ll be doing what Bendis does where he sets the tone and then picks writers to helm other books that Johns wants done.
While I doubt that happening, editorial isn't why. In fact, I'm almost certain that they're pushing for it because it'll land a headline in a traditional media publication and therefor garner them fictional sales like every gimmick headline.
In essence, it's a terrible idea and therefore I am certain they're looking for every way possible to enact it. I'm going to go ahead and say Bendis is the one pushing for her staying altruistic.
Last edited by Celgress; 04-15-2019 at 10:35 PM.
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