Official Batman Titles thread 2.0 - - - - - - Part 15

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I really wouldn't mind if the Terminal team hung around... Good, classic Batman story-telling.

 

[Cain]

Yeah it was a very sharp little two parter.

 

[JewishHobbit]

I've not kept up with Detective's creative teams, so I checked. Manipul and Buccellato are back next issue for another arc. Are they considered the ongoing creative team or just in for another arc, I wonder? Hopefully this next arc ends up being better than the first one.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Batman: A Visual History - Exclusive Featurette


Batman: Arkham Knight gameplay trailer

 

[Mee]

I've not kept up with Detective's creative teams, so I checked. Manipul and Buccellato are back next issue for another arc. Are they considered the ongoing creative team or just in for another arc, I wonder? Hopefully this next arc ends up being better than the first one.

They're the ongoing team

 

[JewishHobbit]

That's disappointing after the Percy/Leon two-parter.

 

[CrimsonMist]

Anyone else pick up Gotham By Midnight? I picked it up because I dig the Spectre and Templesmith's art. Despite the continuity changes with Jim Corrigan and The Spectre, I thought the book was actually very good. Solid writing that was really boosted by the moody, atmospheric artwork. I'm thankful that Templesmith was drawing it, as I don't think I'd have liked it if it was drawn to look like every other DC book. Though I'm curious to know how long Templesmith will be on the book and who he potential replacement will be.

Rumor has it that post Convergence, DC is looking to let loose creatively with their books. I'm hoping some of that creativity finds its way to Swamp Thing. That's the only other DC book i'm reading and I've been pretty disappointed with it lately. Hopefully the don't cancel that one.

 

[Gee]

Marc Silvestri To Draw Batman Monthly For DC Comics After Convergence
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12...tman-monthly-for-dc-comics-after-convergence/

Spoiler

Anyone else pick up Gotham By Midnight? I picked it up because I dig the Spectre and Templesmith's art. Despite the continuity changes with Jim Corrigan and The Spectre, I thought the book was actually very good. Solid writing that was really boosted by the moody, atmospheric artwork. I'm thankful that Templesmith was drawing it, as I don't think I'd have liked it if it was drawn to look like every other DC book. Though I'm curious to know how long Templesmith will be on the book and who he potential replacement will be.

Rumor has it that post Convergence, DC is looking to let loose creatively with their books. I'm hoping some of that creativity finds its way to Swamp Thing. That's the only other DC book i'm reading and I've been pretty disappointed with it lately. Hopefully the don't cancel that one.

I really enjoyed the first issue of Gotham By Midnight. The horror element in a superhero book is quite refreshing to read.

 

[Gee]

Frank Miller and Scott Snyder doing Dark Knight 3?

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/frank-miller-and-scott-snyder-to-write-dark-knight-3/

The story, I am told, would concern Carrie Kelley, the Robin of Dark Knight, now in her elder years. She is now in a similar position to that of Bruce Wayne in the original Dark Knight, and she is seeking her own successor to protect Gotham.I am told that Frank Miller is too unwell to draw the book, so new artists are being sought. DC co-publisher Dan DiDio, and those above him, want multiple issues with multiple artists, including the likes of Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, Marc Silvestri and the like.

 

[-Arya-]

Never read TDKSA but if Greg Capullo is doing the art, I'll be all over this.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I honestly don't like the sound of the story and Miller lost the ability to tell a truly engaging story years ago ... but I suppose this is an easy sell for DC.

Surely, Capullo would be far too busy on the main Bat-book to take this on?

 

[Sawyer]

Marc Silvestri To Draw Batman Monthly For DC Comics After Convergence
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12...tman-monthly-for-dc-comics-after-convergence/

Spoiler

I like that art.

Frank Miller and Scott Snyder doing Dark Knight 3?

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/frank-miller-and-scott-snyder-to-write-dark-knight-3/

Didn't Bleeding Cool also first report that Schumacher would be doing a comic miniseries, only to have him shoot it down later? I think I'll wait and see on this one...

If it's more Snyder than Miller, it could be good. We'll see... I just hope the art doesn't resemble TDKSA in the least.

 

[Roose Bolton]

Miller looks like he's been put through the ringer, and if he's sick enough that he can't draw it by himself, or indeed write it all himself...maybe he's dying. Years of ****es and booze can burn a man out.

 

[titansupes]

I like that art.


Didn't Bleeding Cool also first report that Schumacher would be doing a comic miniseries, only to have him shoot it down later? I think I'll wait and see on this one...

If it's more Snyder than Miller, it could be good. We'll see... I just hope the art doesn't resemble TDKSA in the least.

It cuts me deep that that didn't pan out. Seriously.

 

[Naked Shia]

the prospect of a TDK sequel written by snyder and miller is... scary.

that said, Frank was supposed to cowrite batman odyssey, and we know how it turned out.

 

[Mani-Man]

Frank Miller and Scott Snyder doing Dark Knight 3?

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/frank-miller-and-scott-snyder-to-write-dark-knight-3/

Eh never saw the hype about millers batman work.
It annoys me that no writer really tried his take on the first time bruce wayne puts on his cowl.
Neither year one nor TDKR is something that special.

But batman drawn by greg capullo is a must have for me.
Dont really know what to think if this is true.

But didnt the second Dark knight book suck already soo much, i never heard people talk about it.

 

[Mee]

Neither year one nor TDKR is something that special.

I've never heard of someone disliking both of these before


One or the other, okay, but both?



To me they're both classics. Especially Year One cause I'm partial to Mazzuchelli's art over Miller's.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I know TKDSA has it's fans and all, but it was so awful to me that I'd have no interest in another part. While I will always think of Miller as a master of the visual aspect of comics, his writing is so piss poor nowadays that I don't think anything of his would interest me.

 

[Mani-Man]

I've never heard of someone disliking both of these before


One or the other, okay, but both?



To me they're both classics. Especially Year One cause I'm partial to Mazzuchelli's art over Miller's.

They both have some cool moments, but otherwise im just not a fan of millers writing.
Cant really say why, it just doesnt impress me.

Like i said, authors give their own spin on characters and storys, yet they also think millers year one or DKR is such a huge wall that they dont even try to climb it.

There are fantastic writers out there, they should have enough confidence to write their own version of batmans first year...at least i would like different versions of his first nights and adventures.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I'm not sure what you mean. Wasn't Year Zero a retelling of Batman's origin? And we had that Batman Confidential series a few years back that focused on the first years of Batman's career. It's not really that sacred or anything.

 

[Mani-Man]

I'm not sure what you mean. Wasn't Year Zero a retelling of Batman's origin? And we had that Batman Confidential series a few years back that focused on the first years of Batman's career. It's not really that sacred or anything.

Never heard of Batman Confidential, zero year was alright at first...but otherwise i dont see other "origins" storys.
Its not that year one is all bad, i just would have liked to see a couple of more people do their own take on it.

You have quite a few storys of an "old" Batman, but outside of year one...i really cant remember many other origins storys.

 

[nite-owl]

Frank Miller and Scott Snyder doing Dark Knight 3?

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/frank-miller-and-scott-snyder-to-write-dark-knight-3/

I wonder if it will have ****es in it.

 

[Mee]

but outside of year one...i really cant remember many other origins storys.

Because there's no need


That's one of the biggest problems with comics and comic characters is rehashing the origins over and over. How many times do we really need to see the Waynes die or Krypton blow up?

Year One has been been widely accepted as the foundation for everything else in the Bat-world until New 52. So for New 52 from a creative/storytelling standpoint they actually needed a new origin story.

Any other rehash of it before New 52, what would have been the point? Granted you didn't personally like Year One, but the majority of fans do and all you really need from an origin story is the facts anyway. Parents killed, vow, training, bat crashes through window, BOOM Batman. That stuff isn't ever going to change all that much.

Better to spend your creative energy on a new story than pointlessly going back into the origin, or telling a new story around those same origin bullet points that aren't going to change.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Never heard of Batman Confidential, zero year was alright at first...but otherwise i dont see other "origins" storys.
Its not that year one is all bad, i just would have liked to see a couple of more people do their own take on it.

You have quite a few storys of an "old" Batman, but outside of year one...i really cant remember many other origins storys.

You mean like his exact origin? I thought you just meant early years. But I agree with Mee, though, it's not so much that it's untouchable hollowed ground as much as it's just not needed so much.

 

[Mani-Man]

You mean like his exact origin? I thought you just meant early years. But I agree with Mee, though, it's not so much that it's untouchable hollowed ground as much as it's just not needed so much.

No no no, i mean the early years.
Seeing more of his years after his parents death.
How and where he trained, his first nights etc.

The death of his parents has been done so many times, this really doesnt need to be shown.
While i dknt like year one, i accept it to some extent as canon...but seeing other writers do their take on how bruce wayne became batman...would be nice.

Maybe one would create a even better story then miller, i just dont want year one to be a untouched thing forever.

Maybe its because im not a big fan of millers batman work, i dont know.
But the idea of young and new writers rewritting the greatest batman storys for the 80 anniversary(they dont even need to be new canon then)would be a nice idea in my opinion.