All-Star Batman #9 preview

[The Whovian]

Boy, they really are pushing Duke hard. smh

[dietrich]

Great issue but didn't love the Art style. Very keen to the find out more about Duke's new power.

@The Whovian To be fair Duke has been around for sometime and his development has been slow and gradual.

[J. D. Guy]

This has been a fun cumulitive story, and as always, I've been loving the interviews that tend to come out alongside them, as they've always enhanced the feeling of the story.

http://www.cbr.com/interview-scott-s...l-star-batman/

[marcotheblerd]

Boy, they really are pushing Duke hard. smh

They been slowly building up his character for the past couple of years. We would be complaining if they created him out of nowhere and gave him his own series like they did with Talon, and it doesnt go anywhere. This is the right way to go when it comes to new characters.

[Frontier]

This has been a fun cumulitive story, and as always, I've been loving the interviews that tend to come out alongside them, as they've always enhanced the feeling of the story.

http://www.cbr.com/interview-scott-s...l-star-batman/

Surprised they didn't mention Catwoman's appearance.

[skyvolt2000]

They been slowly building up his character for the past couple of years. We would be complaining if they created him out of nowhere and gave him his own series like they did with Talon, and it doesnt go anywhere. This is the right way to go when it comes to new characters.

Not to folks who hate him.

Him just being there is offensive to some. A 8 page back up and cameos in the main books is a push?

[dietrich]

Just realised that batman never actually puts on the Batsuit in this issue.

[JBatmanFan05]

The Cursed Wheel backups in All Star Vol 1 definitely happen before the Two-Face story (there is a Two-Face reference that proves that, and Snyder said so in an interview), but anyone know about these Ends of the Earth Cursed Wheel backups?

Snyder seemed to say in an old interview that all the backups would lead to Two-Face's acid attack in Vol 1 that we never see (just a flashback to the aftermath). But I can't tell really if maybe Snyder just meant the Vol 1 backups and not the following ones.

Anyone think they have the chronology clear?

[Pohzee]

Considering that the backups were a lead-in to Dark Days and Duke appeared in the main story sans any mention of his superpowers, either the backups of Ends of the Earth take place after the arc, which I think is most likely, or both main arcs takes place after the backup stories and, as a result, DC: Metal, which I find unlikely.

[JBatmanFan05]

Considering that the backups were a lead-in to Dark Days and Duke appeared in the main story sans any mention of his superpowers, either the backups of Ends of the Earth take place after the arc, which I think is most likely, or both main arcs takes place after the backup stories and, as a result, DC: Metal, which I find unlikely.

Definitely not the latter, so I think you're right, that the backups of Ends of the Earth must take place after Two-Face's arc.

[Bookem Danno]

This was the first All-Star Batman issue I ever read. It was a good final chapter story. The art was only serviceable, which leaves me leary of starting next arc, and I wonder if it is worthy payoff to the issues buildup (was is EIGHT ISSUES?) that preceeded it. Is the cover significant in some way or more generic poser?

My real question is - what the heck is the 'riddle' that the backup revolves around? I understand from this thread that the story was supposed to be a puzzle piece of a bigger story? It was really really funny to follow and enjoy the lead story only to be stymied by the backup immediately after. Can someone summarize it please?

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[the illustrious mr. kenway]

This was the first All-Star Batman issue I ever read. It was a good final chapter story. The art was only serviceable, which leaves me leary of starting next arc, and I wonder if it is worthy payoff to the issues buildup (was is EIGHT ISSUES?) that preceeded it. Is the cover significant in some way or more generic poser?

My real question is - what the heck is the 'riddle' that the backup revolves around? I understand from this thread that the story was supposed to be a puzzle piece of a bigger story? It was really really funny to follow and enjoy the lead story only to be stymied by the backup immediately after. Can someone summarize it please?

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So far its been two main arcs, the two face arc which was 1-5 and 6-9 was end of the earth. This arc was the last part and it tied things together well for me.

The backup was Batman training Duke. Duke had a run-in with The Riddler in Zero Year and Riddler is trying to call him out. Duke fails and is doubting his ability to be a Bat-hero.

[16 Bit]

IDK if I'm just dumb or what but this book is so confusing and convoluted. I could barely follow what just happened this arc. Was that bacteria outbreak real? And is it still happening? I don't understand when this book takes place.

The lack of a recap every month is pretty brutal too, for something so dense. I can't remember who characters like Daryl are from 2014 or whatever.

[darkseidpwns]

IDK if I'm just dumb or what but this book is so confusing and convoluted. I could barely follow what just happened this arc. Was that bacteria outbreak real? And is it still happening? I don't understand when this book takes place.

The lack of a recap every month is pretty brutal too, for something so dense. I can't remember who characters like Daryl are from 2014 or whatever.

Yup the world is still infected by that bacteria, lol. The arc was ambitious so I'll give it points for that but it did end up falling flat.

[SicariiDC]

IDK if I'm just dumb or what but this book is so confusing and convoluted. I could barely follow what just happened this arc. Was that bacteria outbreak real? And is it still happening? I don't understand when this book takes place.

The lack of a recap every month is pretty brutal too, for something so dense. I can't remember who characters like Daryl are from 2014 or whatever.

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