scans_daily: Batman #5

Diane Darcy (

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@ 2012-01-20 07:22 pm UTC

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char: alfred pennyworth, char: batgirl/oracle/barbara gordon, char: batman/bruce wayne, char: batwing/david zavimbe, char: catwoman/selina kyle, char: harvey bullock, char: jim gordon, char: robin/damian wayne, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, creator: scott snyder, title: batman

Batman #5

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

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espanolbot
2012-01-21 12:46 am UTC (link)

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.

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darkknightjrk
2012-01-21 12:53 am UTC (link)

"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.

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mrstatham
2012-01-21 01:53 pm UTC (link)

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.

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	Hell, Miller's Born Again damn near created this troupe in superhero comics. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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