"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
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New interview! I like the analysis King does over Batman, Bane, Thomas and Catwoman. Also, some interesting information about FP Batman and his importance to the story
https://www.denofgeek.com/us/books/d...rview-spoilers
"The Batman is Gotham City. I will watch him. Study him. And when I know him and why he does not kill, I will know this city. And then Gotham will be MINE!"-BANE
"We're monsters, buddy. Plain and simple. I don't dress it up with fancy names like mutant or post-human; men were born crueler than Apes and we were born crueler than men. It's just the natural order of things"-ULTIMATE SABRETOOTH
Very interesting. The idea that Thomas is a relatively newer addition to the story does make some sense - I wonder when he became so important? It does feel like a relatively organic development of what King was trying to say about fathers, sons, growing up, etc.
I am a bit concerned about how he's talking about his next set of projects - "how to deal with the pernicious garbage around us" - I worry it'll become strident and polemical, rather than thoughtful, nuanced, and able to be enjoyed by a wide audience.
"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown Wiki, My Batman Universe Reviews, Stephanie Brown Discord
Thats something I hadn't considered before - the difference between Batman's reaction to losing his parents versus his reaction to losing Alfred. Overall, it shows how far he has come away from his quest for vengeance and how mature he has become as Batman.
Every day is a gift, not a given right.
Depends on how allegorical/metaphorical it is - if it's Bat/Cat specifically calling out common criticisms of the run in the course of it, that'd be incredibly bad, but if it's more just a hopeful "here's how we rise above the muck and not worry about what society thinks of us," then it'll probably be pretty great (I think King is 5 for 6 so far on comic runs*, so he definitely gets the benefit of the doubt).
*I wonder about Heroes in Crisis every now and then - how much changed behind the scenes (if at all) because of the Bleeding Cool leak, Azzarello no longer doing Suicide Squad, etc. to change the story trajectory. It clearly didn't end up as the murder mystery/whodunnit that was originally touted
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I really like the idea of how King structures each of his runs like a thematic trilogy.
Vision, The Sheriff Of Babylon, and The Omega Men
Mister Miracle, Heroes In Crisis, and Batman
And now Batman/Catwoman, Strange Adventure, and *Mystery Project*
I still really wanna know as well what went on regarding HiC, since that's also to me his biggest misstep. I think the most he's come out and said was that he was told by the editors to use Wally, Booster, and Harley and had to work around that, but you're right that even during the story, it feels like it's trying to do two different things at once, and switches trajectory suddenly as well.
Last year I got married only a month after my father passed away. King's run has definitely connected with me... I wouldn't have minded a more hopeful journey rather than seeing Batman get punched in the balls for 25 straight issues, but it's definitely been an experience.
Congratulations and condolences. I'm glad this run has connected with you - it has with me as well, and I've really appreciated your contributions to the conversation, and hope you will continue with us for the next leg!
I just worry that he'll go the Greg Rucka route, writing only for people who agree with him. I hope not, but I worry.
"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown Wiki, My Batman Universe Reviews, Stephanie Brown Discord
"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown Wiki, My Batman Universe Reviews, Stephanie Brown Discord