Went ahead ordered the Knightfall Omnibus. Be nice to have the issues all in one binded collection tbh.
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Went ahead ordered the Knightfall Omnibus. Be nice to have the issues all in one binded collection tbh.
Yea, except for Sword of Azrael, DC seems to get it 96% right (taking 1% off for each issue of Sword of Az omitted). I swear, I bet royalties played some part in DC's decision to omit Sword yet again (but I could be wrong).
Besides just merely introducing Az, Az's origin and all (The Order of St Dumas) in Sword of Azrael become things to appreciate in full in Knightquest when Az starts falling apart mentally.
Last edited by JBatmanFan05; 06-14-2017 at 01:17 PM.
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Grant Morrison: “Adults...struggle desperately with fiction, demanding constantly that it conform to the rules of everyday life. Adults foolishly demand to know how Superman can possibly fly, or how Batman can possibly run a multibillion-dollar business empire during the day and fight crime at night, when the answer is obvious even to the smallest child: because it's not real.”
I was listening to a podcast with Tom King on it, and he said that there would be dialogue corrections for his Batman in the hardcover of his run, but that the TPBs were released too early to include these changes. Does anybody know what specifically this is? I buy collected editions exclusively in paperback format, but don't want to buy an inferior product.
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.)
Thanks for letting me know, now I may not buy the next softcover, or wait for a long time until a corrected one surfaces.
No, the (ugh) Deluxe coming soon of two arcs/softcover trades of his run might be the first glimpse of these changes. Won't know until Sept.
https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Vol-De.../dp/1401271324
I hate when DC does these trade dialogue changes. I hate it. The softcovers should be correct the first time. And I too favor softcoers, NOT DELUXES (!).
Last edited by JBatmanFan05; 06-14-2017 at 01:31 PM.
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Grant Morrison: “Adults...struggle desperately with fiction, demanding constantly that it conform to the rules of everyday life. Adults foolishly demand to know how Superman can possibly fly, or how Batman can possibly run a multibillion-dollar business empire during the day and fight crime at night, when the answer is obvious even to the smallest child: because it's not real.”
I can see both sides of including Sword of Azrael.
On one hand, yes it does give a fuller backstory so that when Jean Paul Valley starts to lose it you already know why.
On the other hand, DC's thought maybe that within the Batman/Detective issues there is more than enough backstory and exposition to also explain that.
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Things I love: Batman, Superman, AEW, old films, Lovecraft
Grant Morrison: “Adults...struggle desperately with fiction, demanding constantly that it conform to the rules of everyday life. Adults foolishly demand to know how Superman can possibly fly, or how Batman can possibly run a multibillion-dollar business empire during the day and fight crime at night, when the answer is obvious even to the smallest child: because it's not real.”
I can SLIGHTLY see their point. Being a twice a month title, they wanted to rush the first Rebirth trade to the people, as quickly as possible. Although I'd have to imagine these text changes aren't that important, and are probably so minor, it doesn't contribute anything to the story at all.
Any idea what was wrong with the original dialogue? Were words missing? Or did they just realize some of the lines sounded stupid and eye-roll inducing?
Read this review on Amazon for I am Suicide TPB. May or may not be useful:
"Dialogue is repeated several times as a motif, and it usually works well to convey the dark, mysterious tone. However, it grows a little tiresome after a few chapters. It's difficult to describe without giving too much away, but anyone who reads this collection will immediately understand."
Is it possible that DC is removing some of this repetition? (I haven't read Batman at all)
I gave it a chance, 12 issues or so and then said the hell with it. Horrible writing.
More than likely the latter.
It honestly reads like bad 7th grade poetry. All that's missing is a bad attempt to rhyme. (Maybe we'll get a Demon guest appearance soon.)