Originally Posted by
Astralabius
I agree.
Some people are still waiting for the wedding, even though I think it's pretty obvious that there isn't going to be a real wedding and I'm sure King knew all along there was never going to be one. He also never promised a real one after 50, he said something along the lines of there being something similar, but fans only saw what they wanted to see in his statements and claimed he had promised it, desperately hoping for it for the rest of the run.
The last page of this new story makes it pretty clear it's set in King's annual 2 continuity. Which is not canon. It also wouldn't make sense to use King's story as a set up for Helena in the main book, since the story ends with a grown-up Helena. That's not how you set up a new storyline in the main universe. You probably would have ended with Helena's birth in that case. Batman and Catwoman is most likely also set in King' annual 2 continuity from what he said about the story so far. A story spanning 50 years and ending with the death of your protagonists isn't a main universe story.
That interview with Tynion I have seen a few people use to claim that he confirmed he had to take King's batcat book into account doesn't actually do that. Tynion simply said that it's difficult to write them after the previous run was so centered around that relationship and hints that how he writes them might clash with how King is going to write them in his book. Nothing more. It's not a confirmation for what they claim it confirms.
Of course nothing of this being main continuity doesn't mean you can't enjoy it. I enjoy DCeased and it's not main continuity.
But I don't expect things like Damian and Jon growing up together and being part of a new Justice League to happen in main continuity.
I also think that after 85 issues of King's Batman and my personal disinterest in the batcat ship I can safely say that it's probably for the better if King doesn't touch main continuity Batman again.
He didn't add anything of value in 85 issues, Tynion already has me more interested in what happens to Batman in under 10, probably because I don't feel like throwing his version of Bruce repeatedly against a wall because he's so annoying.
If people want to know where main continuity is going they should look at what Tynion is writing on Batman and look at what the new creative team for Catwoman starting September has teased so far, which is heists and crime/action drama.
They shouldn't look to King.