Well, I read the issue...in less than 2 minutes. Not a lot of dialogue or action. Where Batman says "hell yeah" was so out of character that when I read it I thought "what the hell" to myself. I don't see Batman talking like that. This story is dragged out so much. I feel like the entire last four or five issues could have been told in like two books. Honestly, I read the books free on the internet because I don't think they are worth the price they charge and I would be irritated if I paid four dollars for such a decompressed story. I will be glad when Tom King is gone. I will add the books to my pull sheet again. I think runs like this, with decompression, are harder for people who have read the old books of the 50s and 60s because so much story was packed into these pages. Seriously, like three pages of those books would cover a entire issue of today's books.
My personnal theory is that Thomas will kill Damian, and then sacrifice himself in the Nain pit to bring him back. It would be the most Tom King thing to do, and it'd really cement Batman as the Worst Father Ever.
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.)
John Romita’s Jr’s artwork I thought was a definite step back from the previous issues, I think I read
This book in about 5 minutes. Literally. I mean after spending 2 issues with cat woman and Thomas
Magnum on the beach.You would think it would’ve be a bit harder to get thru bane’s defenses. The two literally
Walk up to the enemies and dispatch them in two panels
When you really look at it, what has Bane actually done in the past 50 or so issues? He sat in a chair, wrestled with Thomas in the nude, beat up Batman in his house, stood in a basement, and then "snapped Alfred's neck". Meanwhile, Thomas has done alot more and we're learning more and more about his decisions and why he's doing everything. Which is why I really believe after all this time, Bane is just a front and Thomas is really the one in charge. Bane probably had a plan, but seems to me that's basically been hijacked and reconfigured by Thomas to suit his needs, making everyone else think Bane's responsible.
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.)
Bane did considerably more than Thanos did in all the MCU movies. But about as much as he did in Knightfall.
Every day is a gift, not a given right.
I feel like Bane has done a lot...just most of it happened off-panel and was told to us rather than shown. Like his entire plan was explained in a monologue by Thomas and him taking over Gotham all happened off-panel. So we never really get to see how he actually does anything which it why it feels like he's done next to nothing throughout the story.
Last edited by Batknight; 10-02-2019 at 02:17 PM.
Was Bane behind Booster Gold's actions? I can't remember if that was said when his plan was revealed in that prior issue.
Last edited by Starrius; 10-02-2019 at 04:06 PM.
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