Notes on the preview:
Some of these days - featured heavily in the Batman Annual #2. I actually hunted down the song, and didn't enjoy it at all, but eh. The words are very effective.
We're back to the boat and the street! Still predicting it'll be a crucial plot point of 100!
Bane vs. Thomas is FASCINATING to me. Seeing Bane fight a Batman with the brakes off...
Thomas saying "You'll have actually lost, when you think you've won" - we've seen that twice, so far - Bane thought he won in I Am Bane, but he'd lost because Batman knew just when to strike. And Batman though he won by locking Bane up, but he's lost because Bane planned for that circumstance. I fully expect this to be a key part of the finale as well. But it's intriguing that it's Thomas, another Batman, not Bruce.
I'm starting to understand the purpose of Batman #44 - the deep dive into Batman and Catwoman's history of costumes and interactions - it's so that King can reference those costumes again here. I love that kind of iterative storytelling - layering detail and meaning onto repetition.
I still don't understand why Bane has to be naked, though. Ah, well.
Paquette and Fairbairn's art is very nice. He's not my favorite (he and the Dodsons feel extremely similar, and are pleasant, but never blow me away), but it's very strong.