Originally Posted by
Scott Taylor
Maybe it wasn't intentional on King's part, but he may be saying something profound and true with this issue - to develop a lasting relationship, you have to put others on hold. You can't focus on love without being a bit selfish. To really develop it, one has to remove themselves from family, friends and cares of the world. Its why people go on honeymoons, and often spend the first few years of marriage really focusing on each other.
In earlier issues, Selena and Bruce didn't really have this kind of downtime, I don't think.
There is a big tragic irony that this issue is juxtaposed with the death of Alfred and capture of Damian. While that is happening, this was happening with Bruce - he is away establishing his life with Selena. Will he regret his timing, or consider Selena and his relationship to be a worthwhile trade for Alfred's life. Will he disown Damian?
In short I appreciated what this issue was doing. Even if it wasn't very "Batman"-y
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