Watch them make Bruce and Harley cousins
Watch them make Bruce and Harley cousins
I really liked this issue. A nice back to basics reset. Hopefully that's the last we see of Catwoman for a while as she has her own stuff to do, I'm sure.
"He's pure power and doesn't even know it. He's the best of us."-Matt Murdock
"I need a reason to take the mask off."-Peter Parker
"My heart half-breaks at how easy it is to lie to him. It breaks all the way when he believes me without question." Felicia Hardy
I get that it was kinda heavy on the exposition for where its going/setting stuff but that was kinda expected with a post-Joker War issue here. I like dit and really glad Tynion is going with a back to basic batman, it makes things a little more interesting and gives it some stakes imo. Also Tynion didn't just break them up, I feel like separating them is a better fit for a Batman that is going to be stripped of everything, he needs that loner thing to go with it, and they're prob still banging whenever they want to anyway. Obviously the whole 'give it a year' won't stick but yeah.
I don't get why people are so upset to see the wedding plot get swept away...sure, I like Bruce and Selina as a couple myself and would love to have them actually start a family but DC was never, ever going to let that happen as aging in their comics isn't a thing. They were destined to break up from the start so why be upset when it happens?
The whole wedding plot was just a marketing ploy to sell more books, it was never going to stick and to anyone who thought it was? Well, I have some mountain top property in Nebraska I'd like to give to you. All I need from you in order to transfer the deed over to you is your bank account and routing numbers.
Last edited by thwhtGuardian; 10-26-2020 at 05:46 AM.
I never thought the wedding was going through (didn't buy the books, either). But I can understand fans being upset that it was done. Firstly, being upset at the lack of progression allowed (except, I guess, in acquiring more and more kids over the decades), and secondly in the hyped events that end up going nowhere and changing nothing in the long run. It's expected (by me, anyway), but tedious and annoying.
All of the stories with characters getting together (or dying, becoming evil, etc.) feel meaningless because they are undone two minutes later. I'd rather avoid the (mostly bad) events that happen than make them permanent, myself (I like more upbeat stories and am so sick of grimdark and unremitting angst), but I can see those who just want events to be committed to. I do rather like some of the marriages and babies that came along, though sadly many were later erased in reboots.
Also, frankly, this kind of thing really makes it impossible to ship any characters without disregarding huge swaths of canon. And many like shipping. But, really, if they've gotten together four or five times, but always break up pretty much immediately after, how can fans actually think they should be together and are actually capable of making a go of it if they "count" all those breakups?
I hope this is an opportunity to get batman on the street, solving crimes and hitting criminals, not relying on billion dollar tech and dozens of allies to defeat a supervillain taking over the city or the world, and without all the life changing events, just a back to basics batman who is doing his thing. I think it'll freshen things up and allow stories to feel like they have some stakes at play. But I doubt the living in a brownstone apartment alone in gotham is going to last too long
I at least appreciate Tynion addressing the logistics of how the relationship was going to work in the public before things hit the fan.
I'm happy to see the Selina and Bruce relationship go away, I never cared for it.
I loved seeing Grifter again, it had been a long time, and I think his look and character is pretty awesome.
Finally reading this tonight. I cant wait to see what direction they are going after joker wars.
I’m excited to see Grifter, but I’m hoping to see this lead to an interdimensional event, giving the WildStorm characters their own universe again.
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