Darks Days: The Forge #1 Spoilers/Discussion

[The Whovian]

Interesting ideas, it just has the wrong character in the lead. It should be a character with their roots in multiversal ideas and/or time travel to be spearheading all these events, not Batman.

Batman is the perfect choice. He's the DCU's greatest detective and strategist. He's been on this for a while now and I bet we'll find out that he knows a lot more than just what was revealed in this issue.

[Kristoffera]

I haven't seen this discussed too much yet, but what was Batman referring to in his conversation with Aquaman? What's underneath Atlantis?

I would also like to know.

[The Whovian]

Thanks for that write-up. I loved the issue, but it left me a little confused since I have never read Crisis on infinite earths". I also had to look those characters up, but the story has me super intrigued.

No problem. Pick up the book, you won't be disappointed.

[Johnny]

When Batman tells you to do something, you do it.

Regardless of how foolish it could make you look.

[Sacred Knight]

Batman is the perfect choice. He's the DCU's greatest detective and strategist. He's been on this for a while now and I bet we'll find out that he knows a lot more than just what was revealed in this issue.

I simply don't like him in this role on a multiversal scale. I like my Batman far more street level and only caught up in this stuff when there's no way to avoid it as opposed to being front and center in it.

If others do, fair enough of course. For my money though I would have been more excited to see Terry Holt as the huge gun here. I know it wasn't crafted that way, and I know its been leading to this for some time so you would have to go back a couple years to accommodate someone else in the lead role so I'm not suggesting they should have just thrown someone else in there as is. I just would have preferred it constructed from the get-go differently for someone else.

[Assam]

Batman is the perfect choice. He's the DCU's greatest detective and strategist.

None of these things is true. A time or cosmic based character would be a better choice narrative wise, and while he's top 5 for both, he's neither the best detective or strategist in the DCU.

[Kristoffera]

Lots of good info & explanations here!
http://www.cbr.com/dark-days-forge-annotated-1/

[The Whovian]

Regardless of how foolish it could make you look.

[The Whovian]

None of these things is true. A time or cosmic based character would be a better choice narrative wise, and while he's top 5 for both, he's neither the best detective or strategist in the DCU.

I disagree. Who do you think is better?

[The Whovian]

Lots of good info & explanations here!
http://www.cbr.com/dark-days-forge-annotated-1/

The second part tomorrow will give us a lot more insight. Glad they're doing this.

[Assam]

Damn it 10, you are still the worst Doctor. (Besides 1, maybe)

But yeah, listening to Batman outside of when in immediate danger really isn't a good idea, and his peers should know this by now.

[Objectively Biased]

Yea, bingo. There's a distinction.

I mean.....is there? This is the "street level" JLA:

[HandofPrometheus]

Outsider are back yes! JLA was just a reason for another team. Outsiders will deal with the Metal stuff. I'm hyped

[The Whovian]

Damn it 10, you are still the worst Doctor. (Besides 1, maybe)

The 10th Doctor is the best!

[JBatmanFan05]

I mean.....is there? This is the "street level" JLA:

Yea, lol, they may not have tried hard enough to make that distinction of "mortals, not gods" and "street level." I think my point was that gave lip service to some in story distinction.