The Dark Knight III - The Master Race #9

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Comments

[joetuss]

"I did it right this time" *triggered*

[beardedjellybean]

Not the greatest Batman story ever, but still a reasonably decent comic. Addmitdly it's probably because Azzarello apparently did the majority of the story but I did enjoy it.

It was mostly nice to have heroes in anything created by Frank Miller not be completely self-righteous, obnoxious assholes.

[shadowpsykie]

okay so... Lara is Supes and Lois' daughter?

Who is the new Batman?

[beeyo]

I was never a fan of Miller's style but the artwork in the epilouge was atrocious. There's a shot of Hal where his head is clearly not aligned with his body, and one where Wonder Woman sends a spear through a dragons head and it's facial expression is just "duh".

[zapbiffpow]

That 'my tastes run darker' line seems cringey, but I do like the new duds. Pretty boss ending.

[bradygirl_12]

So I guess Bruce never kidnapped Carrie, forced her to live in the Cave and eat rats?

[jmacq1]

That reverse black/grey color scheme on Batwoman looks so sharp I'm amazed they haven't given it regular rotation as Batman's costume.

[leoboiko]

"My tastes run darker. Dark like the corruption lining the streets of this city. Dark like the bottomless depths of the grief in my soul."

"Bat... woman.... I'm so proud..."

[silverhammerman]

Yeah, I kind saw the whole rejuvenation thing coming, and frankly it disappoints me.

People talk a lot about the legacy of TDKR being sullied by the sequels, but I think there's a genuine disconnect between this and TDKR. TDKR was all about Miller (as a relatively young man) dealing with themes of mortality and change, but this straight up ends with what I can only call a retreat from the idea of mortality. It's coming from a much older writer whose relationship with his own mortality has almost certainly changed, and maybe there's something to dig into there, but it's a disappointing nonetheless.

Personally I'm always annoyed by stories set in the future which contrive to put Bruce Wayne back into the Batman role rather than having him pass it on. Here, Superman/Batman Generations, the Scott Snyder version of the future which we saw briefly in his Batman run all did it, and it just doesn't click for me. The whole idea of Batman, almost from inception, has been defined by the people he inspires and trains, so I've always felt that for Bruce Wayne to be a success as Batman his legacy has to be those people whom he inspired.