Batman #5

[aeka]

If a song is to be written about this issue of Batman, I would call it 'Batman's Going Slightly Mad.'

Added this for all the cameos



And onto the main point...

Comments

[espanolbot]

Bruce having a Black Swan moment there.

Still, despite what people are saying about this being a retread of the Black Glove storyline (which is both is and isn't), his breakdown here seems a bit less silly than the back up personality thing that Morrison introduced.

Not bashing RIP, it had its good bits, just that I think that some parts work better here.

[darkknightjrk]

"Bruce having a Black Swan moment there."

You know, I didn't notice that the owl characteristics were showing up that early until now. I just thought it started after Talon stabbed him--if that part is even real.

It should also be noted that this also a bit like Batman: The Cult, specifically in that Blackfire truly BROKE Batman, whereas in RIP he always had something hidden under his sleeve.

[mrstatham]

The thing is, it's not even a retread of the 'Black Glove' storyline. It's a generic 'villains are tormenting the hero' storyline - and the execution is, as always, where the quality comes into play. Morrison used it to further his 'Batman has a plan for everything' concept, which is true to his version and doesn't really hurt anything, and Snyder's got this, but it's hardly anything that started with RIP.

I mean, the Kevin Smith Guardian Devil story is pretty similar to RIP in that respect. Unseen foe is actively and constantly tormenting the hero? Check. Mental instability? Check.

[darkknightjrk]

Hell, Miller's Born Again damn near created this troupe in superhero comics.