Originally Posted by
gregpersons
Since Morrison, each Batman writer has approached their run in a more "auteur" way, for better or worse. I liked Snyder okay but mostly thought it was juvenile and tryhard, although I think it aging nicely for me. I've enjoyed his run more on re-reads. There are certain things I don't like about his style, basically he's too pedantic, but with less of the New 52 context around it, and more of just as a Batman run, I like a lot of the ideas and contributions.
The last three runs — Morrison, Snyder, King — have each taken places in separate universes, each starting with a somewhat clean slate from a soft reboot, which heightens the situation too. But really every long-tenured Batman writer has tried to leave their mark, they all have different approaches to that but usually their larger arc tends to be built around a proxy character.
For King, that's Gotham Girl, and Catwoman, and Flashpoint Batman.
For Snyder it was Duke, and Batman's narration
For Morrison it was Damian and Talia
For Greg Rucka it was Sasha Bordeaux, Jim Gordon, the GCPD, Renee Montoya, Two-Face, Batwoman
For Doug Moench it was Batman's narration style, Lt. Kitch, Sarah Essen, Jean Paul Valley, Huntress
Same with 'Tec
For Chuck Dixon it was Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Oracle, Birds of Prey, Bane
Steve Englehart is Silver and Dr Strange
Denny O Neil is Batman's narration, Leslie Thompkins, Ra's al Ghul