..Almost every successful Batman writer has viewed him a tragic figure. Even the beloved BTAS universe ultimately treats him as a tragic figure that ultimately ended up alone and carrying the cost of his mission.
As for the Batclan, that feels completely besides the point as unless the argument is that tragic figures can't work with other people? Also there are multiple stories that have established that even within the Clan, Batman does maintain a certain level of secrecy from others and takes actions/burdens by himself.
And, finally, on being married, that's not the point or the argument here. The main beat is that Batman can't be who he is if he is happy and fulfilled as being Batman is a tragedy. I disagree heavily with the way King tells that story as it fails to establish that argument despite it being his seeming end game, but as a concept there is nothing wrong with that. Even bringing up fatherhood is weird as the reason Dick Grayson is Bruce's greatest achievement is because Dick is able to do what he does while still having that capability for normalcy, that he did not become like Bruce.
Here's the thing. I don't think that every superhero should be a tragic figure and there are actually tons of them who aren't. At the moment, I'd actually argue the vast majority of them aren't tragic figures. Yet the tone of the backlash here seems to be that there is something inherently wrong about Bruce being a tragic hero, that being Batman is a tragedy. That I don't understand, especially considering the whole lot of major stories that have worked from that aspect.
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As for the Batclan, that feels completely besides the point as unless the argument is that tragic figures can't work with other people? Also there are multiple stories that have established that even within the Clan, Batman does maintain a certain level of secrecy from others and takes actions/burdens by himself.
And, finally, on being married, that's not the point or the argument here. The main beat is that Batman can't be who he is if he is happy and fulfilled as being Batman is a tragedy. I disagree heavily with the way King tells that story as it fails to establish that argument despite it being his seeming end game, but as a concept there is nothing wrong with that. Even bringing up fatherhood is weird as the reason Dick Grayson is Bruce's greatest achievement is because Dick is able to do what he does while still having that capability for normalcy, that he did not become like Bruce.
Here's the thing. I don't think that every superhero should be a tragic figure and there are actually tons of them who aren't. At the moment, I'd actually argue the vast majority of them aren't tragic figures. Yet the tone of the backlash here seems to be that there is something inherently wrong about Bruce being a tragic hero, that being Batman is a tragedy. That I don't understand, especially considering the whole lot of major stories that have worked from that aspect.