Batman R.I.P.

[Drz]

So your saying the Black Glove got a super-villain who can travel thru time? Well thats abit disappointing thing. Means they could just fix the altered things and so on.

 

[David Rice]

I think Doctor Hurt is Thomas Wayne.

God I hope not.

 

[Hole Shot]

So your saying the Black Glove got a super-villain who can travel thru time? Well thats abit disappointing thing. Means they could just fix the altered things and so on.

No, no, no, no. I guess you could get that impression if you haven't read it. When I said "power" I didn't mean superpower. I meant he has the power/wealth/influence/connections everything to change someone's history. He's kinda like the U.S. Government in Will Smith's "Enemy of the State" but like way worse.

 

[Drz]

No, no, no, no. I guess you could get that impression if you haven't read it. When I said "power" I didn't mean superpower. I meant he has the power/wealth/influence/connections everything to change someone's history. He's kinda like the U.S. Government in Will Smith's "Enemy of the State" but like way worse.

Hehe good to hear. =) I just thought the wrong way then. =D Thats positive.

PS. I don't know who doctor hurt is so could someone sum up a quick info?

 

[sto_vo_kor_2000]

I just read the first two parts of R.I.P. and I started to get a general feeling that I read this story once before.

While reading the books I started to get the same feeling that I got when I read a Batman mini serries back when I was a kid.

I hope I'm not the only one here old enough to have read this book.

Now I might be wrong but R.I.P. seems to be following the same formula as the Untold Legend story......

Batman having a sort of breakdown before the main story starts.Batman being targeted by someone with personal info on Bats....

Batman questioning his own sanity.....his hallucinating

Alfred reminising and talking to [a] Robin about Bruce, even the part where Alfred said he may never truly comprehend Batmans actions and capabilities
is right out of Untold Legend.

I think they even gave a hint.....they seemed to have focuse on Thomas Wayne's Batman suit and the guy incharge of the Black Glove looks like an older Bruce Wayne.

It could be Bruce himself with make up on to look older trying to destroy Batman himself just like in Untold Legend.

Those are my thoughts......tell me what you think.

 

[twilitezoner]

I just read the first two parts of R.I.P. and I started to get a general feeling that I read this story once before.

While reading the books I started to get the same feeling that I got when I read a Batman mini serries back when I was a kid.

I hope I'm not the only one here old enough to have read this book.

Now I might be wrong but R.I.P. seems to be following the same formula as the Untold Legend story......

Batman having a sort of breakdown before the main story starts.Batman being targeted by someone with personal info on Bats....

Batman questioning his own sanity.....his hallucinating

Alfred reminising and talking to [a] Robin about Bruce, even the part where Alfred said he may never truly comprehend Batmans actions and capabilities
is right out of Untold Legend.

I think they even gave a hint.....they seemed to have focuse on Thomas Wayne's Batman suit and the guy incharge of the Black Glove looks like an older Bruce Wayne.

It could be Bruce himself with make up on to look older trying to destroy Batman himself just like in Untold Legend.

Those are my thoughts......tell me what you think.

I would rather have that scenario than the Thomas Wayne one.

 

[The Englishman]

Batmans cave had four Robin costumes in displays, one of them was Jason Todds circus costume which is pre Crisis on Infinity Earths, it's not supposed to exist . But I wonder if there's a point to so many displays since we've never seen it like that before - exepct for the future 666 issue, which was the first time there was four cases.

Can you post some pictures??

 

[AgentGraves!]

Heres the cheese skillet.


Dr. Hurt is Thomas Wayne. and Thomas Wayne is Bruce Wayne. I welcome you all to Bruce's fourth persona.


second.


this isn't really Bruce/batman, it's an escaped batman from another world (possibly 15) but i'll have to check my homework on that one.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Heres the cheese skillet.


Dr. Hurt is Thomas Wayne. and Thomas Wayne is Bruce Wayne. I welcome you all to Bruce's fourth persona.


second.


this isn't really Bruce/batman, it's an escaped batman from another world (possibly 15) but i'll have to check my homework on that one.

 

[sto_vo_kor_2000]

Heres the cheese skillet.


Dr. Hurt is Thomas Wayne. and Thomas Wayne is Bruce Wayne. I welcome you all to Bruce's fourth persona.

Thats what I've been saying.

second.


this isn't really Bruce/batman, it's an escaped batman from another world (possibly 15) but i'll have to check my homework on that one.

I thought that too but I dont think its really going to turn out that way.

 

[Nepenthes]

Can you post some pictures??

^I also really like this panel. I actually caught my breath

and I love this whole page, of course, but especially the little toy train, just thrown in there.....

 

[RazTheGreat]

Right now everything is pointing towards Bruce simply going insane, but I don't buy it. I think Jez is most certainly in on it - as she is trying to push and push Bruce into questioning himself. And then the Black Glove will continue to attack Bruce and eventually, he'll just give up. Well, at least take a break.

 

[sclabguy]

dude that just made me angry... who the hell is jezebel to question the BATMAN's existence...

Morrison is a mad genius

 

[Drz]

dude that just made me angry... who the hell is jezebel to question the BATMAN's existence...

Because she loves Bruce and is worried of him? :P

 

[RazTheGreat]

Better yet, does anyone else find it just odd that Bruce is actually listening to Jez? I mean in one panel we see him come into the mansion, just drop the cowl and go to her. He doesn't even acknowledge Tim or Alfred.

I think between having a new Son, his love life and everything else going on, he is a prime target for someone to make him doubt himself.

 

[Hole Shot]

Another thing that bothered me with this story so far is Bruce's age. Jezebel says something about him being over 30 years old. That's a little young in my opinion for the significance of the story. When someone says "over 30 years old" to me I think that meas early 30's. It's just bugging me.

 

[The Guard]

Bruce has been in his mid thirties for years now, hasn't he?

 

[Batman]

Concieveably, he'd have to be in his late thirties for Nightwing to be as old as he is, given he was 27-28 when he took Dick in as a ward.

And that's in the very least.

 

[Nepenthes]

Yeah I though that was weird too, mainly because I swear I read a Morrison interview where he put Batmans age at closer to 40. I remember because I thought i agreed with it.

 

[BubbaGump]

I think "over 30", sounds better than "almost 40," which would've gotten more unfavorable fan reaction.

 

[Nepenthes]

yeah that way he doesn't have to pin the age down either

 

[The Batman]

actually, morrison says the way he figures it, batman starts in his early twenties, and that all these things happened in a short period of time, hence the reason why batman becomes an ass

 

[Nepenthes]

okay just to settle it

To make it all work and still keep Batman at his peak, I settled on him being about 35 right now, so let’s say he’s been Batman since he was 19 or 20 years old.link

close to 40, over 30

 

[rpenguin]

^I also really like this panel. I actually caught my breath

and I love this whole page, of course, but especially the little toy train, just thrown in there.....

I think the train is a reference to a an LOTDK issue written by Mark Millar, where someone robs Wayne mansion and Batman goes nuts trying to get it back because it was the last x-mas gift from his parents. I thought it was sweet but a little out of character. Like a lot of Millar's work, concept before character.

 

[Hole Shot]

I think "over 30", sounds better than "almost 40," which would've gotten more unfavorable fan reaction.

See that's what I'd have been more comfortable with.