An amusing page from the Batgirl 17 preview

[espanolbot]

Hee, Lincoln.

I love the mixture of concern and distaste that Alfred seems to have for Damian in the pages prior to this one. He's a guy who routinely did the housekeeping for an insomniac semi-crazy person and a girl who littered the floor with garbage and smashed practice dummies, and Damian is the one who bugs him.
Though Bruce and Cass were at least courteous, in their way.

Wait, where did Dustin Nguyen go, I thought that he was the new artist?
http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/01/06/stephanie-brown-and-damian-wayne-form-the-dysfunctional-duo-in-batgirl-17/

Comments

[jarodrussell]

I think Alfred and Damian are the new Mr. Belvedere and Wesley.

[icon_uk]

Bruce always treated him with respect, Dick with affection, Jason with affectionate snark and Tim with awed respect. Damian is just... arrogant.

To be fair though, it is traditional to refer to the butler by his surname (less senior servants would be known by their first name), so he's actually following the form more than Bruce and co did.

Plus I suppose Alfred has to make do with over-starching Damian's underwear, replacing his cola with the decaf version and effortlessly outsnarking him when he can be bothered.

[darkblade]

Did she make her Spoiler costume into a bed spread? Thats what it looks like.

[proteus_lives]

Waste not, want not.

[rainspirit]

She tried laundering her costume along with her white linens one fateful evening. Baaaaad mistake.

[rebecky-mo.livejournal.com]

I'm eager to watch when Almighty Alfred gets to the young 'master' in the end, in his own way. It may take a year. Or two years. Maybe more.

Just another notch in Mr. Pennyworth's soup ladle.

And the first time I looked at that "I OVERSLEPT OHSHI-!" panel, I thought she had a giant green vine stuck in her hair. Late night with Poison Ivy, Steph?

[rordulum]

And the first time I looked at that "I OVERSLEPT OHSHI-!" panel, I thought she had a giant green vine stuck in her hair. Late night with Poison Ivy, Steph?

Well, that would tire anyone out, I'm sure.

I'm glad that it doesn't look like Steph is moving to a finishing school in England, as was suggested in the Return of Bruce Wayne book.... Hope I haven't jinxed that, now.

[retro_nouveau]

Steph likes Metallica? Definitely the slide-down-the-banister type. :)

[shadowpsykie]

i loved t his preview. Steph will always be steph, just compitent now ;D

"Kill you Abraham Lincoln" i really hope there is more too that, cuz seriously.... hilarious!

[tacobob]

Yes! She's predicting the FUTURE! There will be a Superman/Invincible crossover comic and for some reason, BG will have to kill "The Immortal" (Who is Abraham Lincoln!) Make it so Image & DC! :D

[irrelevant]

I love these two as Batgirl and Robin. I love this title. I look forward to Batgirl like no other comic. *waits impatiently for Thursday*

[psychopathicus_rex]

Is it just me, or are there a few too many random lines on that page? At first glance, I was all 'has someone scribbled on this page before scanning it?'
And that 'Oh, good. You're up' page is well done. I like how while Alfred himself appears completely unruffled by Damian's unfolding himself from the ceiling, the objects on the tray are jiggling back and forth just enough to show that he was SLIGHTLY startled.

[teamrodent]

Heck of a way to serve waffles.

[nezchan]

They're action waffles!

[sadoeuphemist]

Damian's adorable. "No, no, my shortness is a tactical advantage!"

[grazzt]

I see a team-up with Edward Elric in his future.