Yeah I have a feeling it will be a funeral issue.
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#84 is also supposedly the final part of City Of Bane, with #85 as a one-off epilogue, so would be interesting to see how they will give it the Alfred focus.
And then there's also the whole Detective Comics #1000/Doomsday Clock question we'll have to wait for if it does turn out to be true.
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Preview for 78 is out. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/batman...e-in-batman-78 Clay Mann just keeps getting better and better. I love the call back on Selina's swimwear to a Tony Daniel issue during the time Grayson was Batman.
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I know when I'm licked
Huh.
Every day is a gift, not a given right.
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Oh wow, nice call back from King! I wondered if that was some kind of throwback homage thing.
Every day is a gift, not a given right.
Enjoyed the callbacks in 78 to Annual #2 and I Am Suicide. Anyone else spot other callbacks?
Other stray thoughts:
-Interesting that Selina refers to Batman as Bruce here and there along with the usual Bat, but Bruce just refers to her as Cat.
-Since this issue had the boat, will 79 feature the street?
-If there is one criticism, this issue is something of an anticlimatic follow-up to the events of last issue. I suppose it is a microscopic version of the issue that Knightmares faced as the follow-up to The Tyrant's Wing's cliffhanger.
Edit: King did tweet this in a response to a question over the ending of last issue.
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The whole issue was just beautiful. I get that it's a diversion from the "main" plot, but as with Knightmares, it's asking the questions that I really, REALLY wanted answered. What is Bat and Cat now, post wedding? What did Bruce learn from his ordeal? And so far, we're getting very, very good answers. I just bought the Wedding Album, and not only does it show all of King and Janin's hard work to parallel their story artistically, but it also includes the lovely #44, which sets up so much of what King is doing with Batman here.
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This issue was fantastic. Visually, of course it was going to be delightful, with my biggest problem being the repetition of panels when Bruce and Selina are near the bonfire. But otherwise, it was great. But what won me over was the dialogue. I felt the tension between both characters and their inner fights between keep on containing what they want to say or release everything they have been avoiding. I think this issue does move the plot forward, because Selina and Bruce are back together, which means that Bruce finally overcame one of the biggest weight that has been dragging him down since the "wedding". Now, he's starting to rebuild himself, body and mind, and he's getting ready to defeat Bane
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