If you had to pick-up one title with Batman

[colossus96]

i saw that Batman will be in atleast six different titles, but if you had to pick one to follow, which one do you think will be the better series? i ask because i really have not been buying comics regularly in about three years so i want to jump back into a batman series, i just dont know which one looks the most promising or interesting

 

[SuperFerret]

Justice League because Batman is uninteresting alone.

 

[Anubis]

Batman I guess. I don't know.

 

[Drz]

Scott Snyder's Batman until Batman: Leviathan by Morrison.

 

[04nbod]

None. I'm fine with Nightwing, Batwoman and Batgirl thanks.

 

[Batman]

Any of the Batman stuff by Scott Snyder.

 

[Mee]

Any of the Batman stuff by Scott Snyder.

Yeah, so right now Detective Comics. After the relaunch, Batman.



Avoid Tony Daniel, no matter what.

 

[colossus96]

thanks you guys for all your suggestions

 

[hippie_hunter]

Go with Batman when it relaunches in September. Scott Snyder's run on Detective Comics has been phenomenal and I expect the same level of high quality to continue when he moves onto Batman.

And on a personal note, I have a rather long run on Batman, so for me, it would be harder to drop Batman than it would with Detective Comics, Batman & Robin, or any other Batman book.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'd wait until Batman, Inc. relaunches in January under Grant Morrison. Which is actually what I'm doing. I'm skipping all the Batman comics for the main relaunch in September.

 

[hippie_hunter]

You're seriously missing out then IMO.

 

[Drz]

Snyder's 1st arc is 12 issues long, he wants to do his "Black Mirror" like he did with Dick.

 

[spiderbob]

Scott Snyder's Batman until Batman: Leviathan by Morrison.

Agreed.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

You're seriously missing out then IMO.

It's a good thing you're not me, then.

 

[trustyside-kick]

Avoid Tony Daniel, no matter what.

I wasn't planning on getting any of the Batman books where he stars in it, but if I was going to it was going to be Detective most likely...what is wrong with Tony Daniel? I believe he is going to be writing Detective, so...

 

[spiderbob]

I wasn't planning on getting any of the Batman books where he stars in it, but if I was going to it was going to be Detective most likely...what is wrong with Tony Daniel? I believe he is going to be writing Detective, so...

When he gives it adequate attention and time, his art can be a satisfying thing to view.
His writing, however, well...

It's not God awful.

 

[trustyside-kick]

What else has he written?

 

[spiderbob]

What else has he written?

As far as I'm aware of, Daniel has only written Batman related projects.
He did Battle for the Cowl and has been writing the current few arcs in the Batman series (which have all been pretty subpar).

I don't think he's terribly at writing. It's just that his scripts are a little... underwhelming, and I guess it can be frustrating to see him get a lead spot in one of DC's major titles when his work is always mediocre. Especially when there are likely far more talented writers out there that could deliver a much more satisfying and engaging story.

 

[Batman]

His stories can be pretty terribly thought out, too. Like that Chinatown arc that he recently did with the Sensei, which ended on such a weird and rushed note, and his most recent arc with Two-Face and 'teh return of Gilda!!1!1'.

That's probably the biggest contrast between his writing and Scott Snyder's. Whenever Snyder introduces a plot element or character lifted from the past, it's usually given quite a bit of thought and comes off as a really layered, inventive twist on something that was taken for granted. When Daniel does it, it just feels... cheap as all hell, and there for the sake of being there.

Not to mention, he introduced one of the single most annoying characters to come out of the past few years, which is that godawful new Catgirl.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Scott Snyder's Detective Comics has been amazing. I'm really looking forward to his Batman, and that's definitely the choice I'd go for in terms of monthly ongoings. But if you can stretch miniseries' into your budget, I'd pick up Grant Morrison's Batman: Leviathan in 2012 too, as that is going to be the conclusion to what I firmly believe will be looked back at in the future as one of the all-time great Batman runs.

 

[spiderbob]

His stories can be pretty terribly thought out, too. Like that Chinatown arc that he recently did with the Sensei, which ended on such a weird and rushed note, and his most recent arc with Two-Face and 'teh return of Gilda!!1!1'.

That's probably the biggest contrast between his writing and Scott Snyder's. Whenever Snyder introduces a plot element or character lifted from the past, it's usually given quite a bit of thought and comes off as a really layered, inventive twist on something that was taken for granted. When Daniel does it, it just feels... cheap as all hell, and there for the sake of being there.

Not to mention, he introduced one of the single most annoying characters to come out of the past few years, which is that godawful new Catgirl.

I had just about blocked her from memory, too. Hopefully, she fades away with the reboot, and if not, then hopefully someone does something with her character to make her not so useless and irritating.

 

[spiderbob]

I keep hoping that it's just a pre-show jitters of sorts for Tony; that having been primarily an artist his career in DC, he needed to find his rhythm in the writing field, and once he's tried his hand at it and gotten a feel for the craft he'll be able to construct an entertaining tale. Maybe not as great as Snyder or Morrison, but good enough to where I will enjoy reading the series, instead of viewing it as a chore.
So far, my hopes remain unfulfilled.

 

[Spider-Nerd]

Def. Batman after the relaunch since Scott Synder has been amazing on Detective Comics. I'll be more than thrilled to pick up Batman, Nightwing, and probably B&R to get my fill of Damian.

 

[CConn]

I really want to say Batman & Robin cause the whole father and son dynamic could be really interesting.

But Tomasi's first arc was pretty unimpressive, so I'd probably have to go with Batman.

 

[Mystirious]

His stories can be pretty terribly thought out, too. Like that Chinatown arc that he recently did with the Sensei, which ended on such a weird and rushed note, and his most recent arc with Two-Face and 'teh return of Gilda!!1!1'.

That's probably the biggest contrast between his writing and Scott Snyder's. Whenever Snyder introduces a plot element or character lifted from the past, it's usually given quite a bit of thought and comes off as a really layered, inventive twist on something that was taken for granted. When Daniel does it, it just feels... cheap as all hell, and there for the sake of being there.

Not to mention, he introduced one of the single most annoying characters to come out of the past few years, which is that godawful new Catgirl.

Which is even more annoying because Catwoman already had a sidekick in Hollie Robinson

Except Hollie was actually a fun and interesting character that was enjoyable to read about and didn't have a terrible costume