Batman and Robin #4 preview

[sherkahn]

Fallout from their encounter with new foe NoBody begins for Batman and son. ComicBookResources has the preview. 2 pages behind the cut.





The Wayne's have a dynamic discussion (I know that you know that I know....), which leads to (once again) Alfred showing the World's Greatest Detective that his missed something.

Comments

[icon_uk]

I think without the kids he would be FAR from flaw free, in fact he'd be a whole lot worse. Without someone else in his life to feel responsible for and keeping him connected to the rest of the world, he tends to get cold and distant.

[brooms]

friends exist.

[shadowpsykie]

yes friends exist, but when he pushes away those who are pretty much his family, Barbara, the boys, alfred ect, what makes you think he would let his friends in? batman has always been at his worst/lowest when he pushes away his family

[icon_uk]

There is a difference between friends and family. (Paul Dini even has Bruce say that out loud on one occasion)

[brooms]

some people don't have any (family, I mean) and they cope all right. gosh, some pretty popular comics characters don't have any and they cope all right. at the end of the day, comics batman is what writers made him into, and instead of being the sort of guy who gets friends (and trusts them, and confides in them), he adopts and surrounds himself with a trillion kids (who i can't be arsed to give a toss about, tbhq).

i'm cool with other ppl finding this great and brill, for realsies. it's just not my thing. i prefer him solo. i love reading him solo. :) or with the league, as i found out recently.

[shadowpsykie]

exactly! if you notice, the times when batman is at his worse is when he pushes everyone who cares about him away. Thats when we get Bruce Wayne Fugitive, that's when we get No Man's Land, that's when we get the BatDick (not to be confused With Dick!Bat)

there is a time and a place to play the BatGeneral, but when he gets over come in that role, that is when makes mistakes.