Tom King can be hilarious. I don't think I've genuinely laughed out loud as much at many other writers, even those who often try so hard for comedy like Humphries.
His jokes are usually dreadful, but his comedic timing and irony is on point.
It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
What about Constantine? He’s dark, has some issues, and all of Tom Kings inconsistencies can be explained away due to magic. Since he only seems to have the one type of story, he should stick to characters that works with. Keep away from light, fun, or really any superhero.
It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
They never said how long the exclusivity deal was, but it was signed over three years ago.
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Maybe something completely out of comics?? First, I recommend a few years of intense therapy.
Maybe something Wildstorm? Apollo and Midnighter?
Whenever I hear Tom King and "humor" mentioned in the same sentence, I just can't help but think of the time during his "War of Jokes and Riddles" arc on Batman when he a made a cab driver driving the Joker crack a jest about "Dick Sprang" and "69". How did that ever get approved? Did one of his kids blackmail Tom King into inserting that joke in there, because that seems to be the only scenario in which this would ever been seen as permissible!
Oh... and here's a list:
Martian Manhunter
Legion of Superheroes (only 5 years later continuity)
Deathstroke
The Authority
Unknown Soldier
Red Hood
Green Arrow
Swamp Thing
Kid Eternity
Don't give him any of the big six. That being Aquaman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Superman, Wonder Woman.
Last edited by Timothy Hunter; 05-26-2019 at 06:30 PM.
Constantine needs to be written by a Brit? Maybe Batman should be written by a billionaire. That’s a weak ass excuse. That being said, it’s best that he doesn’t write a character that even he knows he doesn’t get. He should probably just avoid anyone in DC though. Maybe Image where he can make up his own sad and depressed characters.