30 day poll: Which is better currently, Batman or Detective Comics

[tib2d2]

Did this back in September and the results were a split between the 2 basically.

So let's do it again for 30 days!

Which is a better series currently, Batman or Detective?

Subjective, Yes

Temporary, Of Course

But let's try anyway!

[Pohzee]

I always like Tomasi's understanding of heroes, but his stories and their executions often leave me lukewarm.

King's Batman run has not been the classic run that I was hoping it to be, but has been consistently interesting at least.

[Batknight]

Detective easily. I've enjoyed the last two issues more than I have any of King's whole run on a consecutive basis so far. Reading both at the same time is fascinating though since Tomasi and King could not be more different as writers. King is really only concerned about his plot and themes, his characters usually only acting as props or mouthpieces for those things. Which is why he has such a poor handle on characterization. Even his story logic often takes a backseat to whatever idea he's trying to get across. Tomsai on the other hand is primarily concerned with characterization over anything else. He's not really out to tell a big, grand ambitious story or explore a super deep idea that will change whoever he's writing forever. His stories often are more vechicals to explore realtionships and further build upon who he's writing. Dectective just feels like a Batman book, while ironically, Batman hasn't in a long time. So the choice isn't hard.

[oasis1313]

There's no fourth choice for "Both Suck."

[Mataza]

There's no fourth choice for "Both Suck."

Damn, i was going to post this. Poll needs a 4th choice.

[Batman Begins 2005]

DC and Tomasi get my vote.

[nonsense man]

Detective is way better Tomasi understands the characters more than king ever will. If the story does not fit the characters then do not do it. It is as simple as that but King never has figured that out

[tib2d2]

Detective is way better Tomasi understands the characters more than king ever will. If the story does not fit the characters then do not do it. It is as simple as that but King never has figured that out

I think along with the better writing, I've just really enjoyed more of the "bat family" being involved with Detective.

[Celgress]

I currently prefer Detective Comics.

[Daniel22]

Batman by a mile. Tomasi is bland and I don't get the feeling there's anything behind the stories. He's a competent, professional writer who has good technical skills but he seems hollow to me. I think he's fine, very safe, standard and not challenging. I don't think there's anything wrong with the way he writes, and at a different point of my life I may have found him comforting and liked him for nostalgic reasons. But currently I'm looking for a little more meat on the bones and I don't find it with Tomasi.