So much chaos in the storytelling -- often hard to follow who is where and how they got there (Cassie is flung down the street and also into a fountain at the same time?). Much of the action is hard to follow, but if the intent is to show the chaos of sudden battle with an ever-increasing number of parties getting involved, it succeeded!
But also so many whimsical touches (like the little bags of Buster Golds and J-lly Olsens). If this is how that world is, the Batcave is probably going to be filled with some incredibly weird stuff.
I think The Batwoman (also called The Bat by some of the -- snappers?) is not evil, but is part of a resistance. And there's a big question here: what she was about to say just before she was smacked by Bart. She started "Drake, you have no idea how insane, because I just found out..." and we don't know the rest.
I wonder how much we'll be checking in with Tim and Steph next time - there's the question of where the heck the Lanterns disappeared to (or maybe that's not a mystery but just part of the eccentric art), and the immediate cliffhanger with Jinny.
And if there's a Batcave, is there a Brown Manor on top?
I really hope not. I like Tim and Steph together. And without a regular title for Steph, I think a breakup would signal a complete disappearance for a long time.
There was a lot of chaos, but I enjoyed it, especially Tim's silhouette fight.
I think there's clearly going to be some development of Tim and Steph-3 in the Batcave, though probably more stuff with Teen Lantern.
That's a great idea! Though I bet it's just Wayne Manor taken over by Steph. Can't wait to see next month!
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Tim professed so much affection, I don't see them breaking up, but if Steph reverts to some jealous paranoia, as has happened in the past, things could get bumpy. Maybe Steph will get jealous of Steph-3.
You never know, with Bendis. His treatment of Lois and Clark has been head-scratching this past year, though they are still very much in love and in a romantic way.
But it seems he's more likely to put Tim and Steph together than tear them apart. There's time for conflict later.
That fight was really cool. And Gabe Eltaeb added some really nice red gradients.
Maybe it's now Pennyworth Plaza.
Agreed about Tim and Steph's affection. I think there's probably going to be drama, but a breakup seems odd based on the way Bendis has written relationships (Peter and MJ, Luke and Jessica) in the past. Steph jealous of Steph-3 would be kinda funny - we might see the very vertical hairstyle a few times in normal continuity, which could be funny.
Pennyworth/Brown Ruins
"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
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"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
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https://www.cbr.com/young-justice-sp...th-3-batwoman/
This is hilarious. They finally used the "X is [Spoiler]" correctly!
"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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"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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On tumblr, someone suggested that Steph-3s' Batwoman look could be inspired by Violet in Steph's return arc (Robin 170-174). That's a good thought, but I think she's much closer to Harper Row in design. I laid the looks out here:
https://ibmiller.tumblr.com/post/187...oung-justice-8
"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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"You can't be everywhere, you can't do it all"
"I'm not Batman, I have friends."
"But listen, call yourself Bat-Chick, Knightbat, or Black Robin- the point is, don't forget- you have a family."
"You don't need me. This is a job for.........Alfred!" -Tim Drake
"Dear Diary, I know what my next science project is going to be called: "My love/hate relationship with Gravity........And it was only then that young Stephanie truly realized gravity would forever be her enemy. "-Stephanie Brown
"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
"You can't be everywhere, you can't do it all"
"I'm not Batman, I have friends."
"But listen, call yourself Bat-Chick, Knightbat, or Black Robin- the point is, don't forget- you have a family."
"You don't need me. This is a job for.........Alfred!" -Tim Drake
"Dear Diary, I know what my next science project is going to be called: "My love/hate relationship with Gravity........And it was only then that young Stephanie truly realized gravity would forever be her enemy. "-Stephanie Brown
"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