Batman #76

Tom King plans on ending his Batman run with a bang and Batman #76 is adding gasoline to that fire. The writing, story, pacing, and art are top notch. I can only think of two more words to describe my reaction to this issue. Hell yeah. Read Full Review

This story is unfolding much differently than I thought it might. But I like that. King and Daniel work great here and it's just thrilling. The end of the issue really raises the stakes too. This is another fine chapter of this excellent comic. It's unlike any Batman story that has come before it. And I love that. Read Full Review

While King seemed ago drag out other storylines the pacing on City of Bane so far has been on point as he gives just enough information to keep readers hooked as he unfolds whats so far been an epic finale to his Batman run. Read Full Review

King and Daniel are crafting a proper epic to cap off this legendary run on Batman. Read Full Review

There's a LOT going on here, and it's building into one of the most exciting stories of King's run. Read Full Review

Tony S Daniel delivers some stunningly beautiful art in this issue. From the characters to the highly detailed backgrounds, everything look great, especially the action. Read Full Review

Batman #76 continues to highlight the complete control Bane has over Gotham while showcasing the desperation Batman and his allies feel. With career best work from the artists and King at the height of his run, this arc is a must-read. Read Full Review

We don't really need another contemporary totalitarian dystopia, since we're well on the way to living in one now, but this is proving to be a fun ride anyway. Read Full Review

The good news is having Batman swoop in and kick some ass after getting knocked down is basically a guaranteed win. So a respectable finale is almost guaranteed as long as the story doesn't get too ambitious. Read Full Review

If #75 was too narrow, #76 is open exactly wide enough. There's a lot revealed in the tight narratives in the issue and you'll want to carefully read every expression and every word on every page. Read Full Review

BATMAN #76 is another great entry leading up to the final climax of King's run. It's tense, well-paced, and has an overwhelming sense of grim despair, which sets a great tone for what's coming next. Read Full Review

Again, the artwork alone is worth the price of admission for Batman #76! That cover -remember when you first saw Batman broken by Bane" are we in the midst of another crippled Batman? Or is he out for the count and another of his Robins will assume the mantle? This story is like shoving an octopus into a bag. There are so many ways it can go and you can never be sure. Kudos to Tony Daniel's art, but also Tom King has penned a special series! Read Full Review

Tom King's run is extremely flawed, and while I'm not ignoring that, I don't want to take away from the quality of this issue alone. Batman #76 is a high-energy issue where King abandons many of the bad habits that I've spent years complaining about! Does it undo the shortcomings that have preceded this? No, but it definitely deserves praise for what it does well, and there are many things to praise here between King's script and (especially) Tony Daniel and Tomeu Morey's art. Read Full Review

Batman #76 does a fine job putting over the current status quo in Gotham City. Though the no show of Bane is disappointing, Tom King does a great job writing Flashpoint Batman and Gotham Girl as the new Dynamic Duo. The new world order that they have created is amplified by the way Robin, Captain Atom and other heroes and villains react to their presence. All of this builds anticipation for how things will go down once Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle make it back to Gotham City. Read Full Review

Batman #76 makes for a fun, but disjointed reading experience. It does a good job on depicting the fringe benefits and pitfalls of Bane's domination. But it also jerks readers around from scene to scene with little finesse at times and has unnecessary Catwoman filler pages. Overall, the comic is an okay read with some storytelling flaws in it. Read Full Review

Those scenes are when King is at his best as a writer. Finding the small moments of humanity within an others superpowered world. Here it is a quiet moment between Catwoman and an ailing Batwoman as she speaks to the merits of an infamous painting by Vermeer. Within that conversation is what could be the key force of this entire epic-finding beauty in the mundane. In a medium filled with great works about astronomical feats perhaps it is within the quiet everyday moments we can find something new. As we have seen some may want something different from their Batman title. Ultimately comics are better when creators take chances because even a failed chance is more valuable than a predictable success. Read Full Review

The new issue of Batman checks in with some key characters as City of Bane continues, and that's nice enough. Read Full Review

The pacing in Batman #76 is a bit odd, but it's definitely not a bad story by any means. The writing is solid and the art is stellar. It just didn't feel like very much had transpired in this issue. If you haven't read/stopped reading Batman and want to read it, I'd start with issue #75 first. Read Full Review

Batman #76 is an underwhelming addition to a normally great series, as "City of Bane" fails to live up to its promise. Read Full Review

Batman #76 is an extremely conflicting issue; the stellar artwork is hampered by a plodding, aimless script. Comics are a team effort and everyone should be bringing their A-Game to the table. If even one element is off, it can affect the entire issue. Good art can only carry you so far and I hope that King picks up the pace in future issues. Read Full Review

Its a well-executed issue that I think does a great job of conveying how hopeless things are in Gotham City, but I think that I would have preferred to get the story moving. On to the next issue. Read Full Review

Tom King gives us a glorified filler issue where we reinforce the ideas that the reader already knew about. If you read the issue before this, you have a pretty solid idea of everything that is happening in this issue. It's redundant and lazy. However, the scenes that we do get aren't bad by any means. They are simply inconsequential at the current moment. Perhaps the future will show that these scenes mattered, but we don't give an issue credit for what MIGHT happen. Read Full Review

The art was very well done in this issue with some of my favorite pages being of Thomas Wayne, I mean the man is just an absolute unit. So yeah, its kind of disappointing that the only good thing about this issue took me 2 sentences to say. I mean Im sure I could go on more about the art but whats really the point? This issue is just as terrible as the last. Im giving this issue 1 star. Trust me if I thought giving it no stars would matter much I would but I mean Thomas looked cool. Right? Read Full Review

Batman Jones

Aug 06, 2019

It just keeps getting better. And Tony Daniel's contributing the best work of his career. I've always liked his art well enough but he's been out of this world on this arc. I've loved the slow burn/long game of King's run but we're nearing the endgame now and pace has really picked up and the urgency has too. The last two issues have been fantastic. I see a bad end coming for Flashpoint Batman and Gotham Girl but I really hope they manage to stick around, especially FP Batman. I haven't been so excited by a new Batman villain since Ra's al Ghul.

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Darkseid24 - Aug 7, 2019

King really made me hate Thomas more than I already did, so as for me I hope he does die a painful death or gets erased again ( not that we finally would have an explanation why Thomas even is in that timeline) I don’t care much for Gotham Girl. He character is pointless& her beating Captain Atom was just dumb.

CHolt

Aug 07, 2019

Exciting and surreal.

Anotherfan

Aug 07, 2019

"Shit negro, here we go again" City of Bane continues to introduce us to the New Gotham City. King's still writing so there the same qualities and problems than the last 75 issue. I really enjoyed the issue, the stakes keep getting higher. The Batman chasing vilain was cool and it is nice to see Kite Man again. Hoping to see more of him in the next issue.

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Big Brother - Aug 7, 2019

Classy.

Linkush

Aug 07, 2019

Gotham is descending into madness and it's such a joy to read. The issue starts with Gotham Girl and Captain Atom fighting because Atom can sense that something is wrong in the city but gets beaten by Gotham Girl pretty easily (maybe the fight should have been tenser or longer), reinforcing the idea that getting into Gotham city without Bane's permission is not an easy task to do. We then jump to scenes with Kite Man (Hell Yeah!) and Scarecrow trying to run away from Bane but eventually they get caught because no one can escape Bane's plan. While all of this is happening we get some scenes that show us Catwoman trying to take care of Bruce. Loved those scenes and I can't wait for Bruce to finally wake up and give us what we waited for so long. Tony Daniel's art here was probably one of his best. Such a good artist. more

Tony

Aug 07, 2019

I just want to say this: Good art Good story Tom King and Tony Daniel show us what is Gotham City right now and it is amazing. It is a story that encompasses many issues, so it will progress little by little.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Aug 07, 2019

When I heard of Captain Atom showing up, I had predicted the government wanted to wipe Gotham off the map or maybe that Psycho Pirate controlled him and Bane was using him as a deterrent. I totally forgot somehow Gotham Girl is already a deterrent... This was pretty great. I am in love with this idea of Gotham being run by villains and it continues to deliver.

Another Nerd

Aug 13, 2019

It took half a year but King's run is finally back on track.

DSMister

Aug 07, 2019

I think a lot of people are blinded by their hatred towards Tom King and his... erm. Disastrous Heroes in Crisis. And believe me, I am not pleased at what came out of that series, either. I'm also really mad at him for how he wrote that story. It ultimately left a lot of soreness. However, I try not to look at the writer, but the story. And what I see is a pretty good story. I see that the stories are improving. After trudging a long way from the Knightmares, the story feels like it's picking up pace again. Overall, it's a good read. It was nice to see Tim and Damien interact. I haven't really seen them much, and I think Tom handled them pretty well. Damien acts like a spoiled brat at first, but it's clear he's hiding his fears and wo rries behind a spoiled face. He really wants his Dad back. Handled well, and almost perfectly how I see Damien nowadays (thanks Tomasi). And Tim, of course, is keeping a cool head and trying to solve the issue. But he's also worried. The Cat/Bat thing is getting a bit wearisome. I'm one of the minority opinions who just want them to get back together as quickly as possible. But we all know that's not going to happen. Batman won't forgive her THAT easily. Realistically, that's not happening. To answer a couple of questions (SPOILERS!): 1. How in the world could Gotham Girl take down Captain Atom THAT easily??? It was a bit confusing for me, too, but then I remember that Gotham himself pretty much defeated the Justice League in a stroke, until his juice ran out and he plopped. I can imagine Gotham Girl pretty much doing the same thing at this point. So if Gotham could trade blows with the entire JL, it's not too hard to imagine Gotham Girl sweeping the floor with CA. Sorry Cap. 2. Why does the Cat/Bat story keep going? I just want it to end. Yeah, I almost share that sentiment. Believe me, I'm not the biggest fan of the whole Bat/Cat thing. The concept, though, has been out there for a while. And I still ship them. Evidently, King does, too. I'm hoping that they actually get together in the end, cuz that would be a good ending. King, don't fail me (even though you probably will). So yeah, overall, not a bad issue, and finally, I'm hoping to see more of what King has. more

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DSMister - Aug 7, 2019

Forgot to mention, but Kiteman is always a win!

Talon1load - Aug 7, 2019

People hated his Batman run LONG before HiC ever came out.

Anotherfan - Aug 7, 2019

People hates hus Batman run because they didn't the resolution of the wedding. Before that only the Booster story had been criticized

REYNARD - Aug 7, 2019

@Anotherfan The "Everybody Loves Ivy" arc was horrendous. IMO his run has been going down since issue 24 after the "I Am" Trilogy (which i actually enjoyed).

Talon1load - Aug 7, 2019

His writing sucked from Batman Rebirth issue 1. It had nothing to do with the wedding. That was just further justification for the hate.

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

i agree with Talon1load here. issue #1 was some real garbage.

Darkseid24 - Aug 7, 2019

I didnt love any Comic King ever wrote, but 1-50 were better than what Cami after it. But Jokes And Riddles were also bad.

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

it was all just bad to varying degrees.

Talon1load - Aug 7, 2019

Jokes and Riddles may be the single worst Batman arc I’ve ever read.

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

yeah. one of my friends told me that he really wanted to read the War of Jokes and Riddles because he was hearing how good it was. i tried to warn him, but he wanted to read it for himself, so i just kept my mouth shut. a few issues in he messaged me very frustrated. told me that he wasn't enjoying it at all. i told him not to feel bad. that the story was just over-hyped garbage. after he finally finished reading it he couldn't believe that people were actually telling him it was good.

Darkseid24 - Aug 8, 2019

When it was announced I also thought this could be good, but it was just terrible in the end.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Aug 11, 2019

It was Heroes in Crisis and #50 to most people I see, obviously there are exceptions such as the people above who hated it from the start. I find the hate a bit insufferable tbh. I also expect it though because it is the main Batman book and a lot of modern Batman fans have a very specific strong and dark Batman that they like.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Aug 11, 2019

Big comic YouTubers such as Diversity & Comics and Comicpop hated it pretty much from the start too and they get more views than there are Batman readers I think. People love to be part of a mob. So... disaster all around. I can't wait until Batman/Catwoman happens so regular Batman readers who are upset don't have to deal with Tom King's run and Tom King fans can enjoy their ending in peace.

Talon1load - Aug 11, 2019

Saying that people who hate it just want to be part of the crowd is pretty insulting. Many of us hate it because it’s poorly written crap. It has nothing to do with jumping on a bandwagon. I find people constantly heaping praise on a boon that has no consistency, continuity, and makes no sense to be insufferable tbh.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Aug 11, 2019

I don't think everyone who hates it is joining a bandwagon, that would totally discredit one side. I have noticed the comic community is very mob-like though. Such as when people were seriously saying every single Rebirth book was great (which started on YouTube) or that every single Marvel book is bad, or that Bendis and Tom King are ruining DC... etc. etc. It is all mob rhetoric. You hear the exact same things said practically word for word around the internet.

myconius - Aug 12, 2019

perhaps there might be some truth in those words. Bendis and Tom King ARE ruining DC. ...but if you want to dispute that people online all say the same thing, i don't go out of my way to cut up Bendis. as much as i don't care for what Bendis is doing to Superman it's not my favorite character. Tom King on the other had is destroying Batman, my favorite character. so i call him out for it. as for everyone praising every single Rebirth book, those are just deluded fanboys, drunk off hype.

LunaMoody

Aug 07, 2019

I have mixed feelings on this issue. There are some parts I really liked.......... 1. First off I have to say I love the art. Selena looks so pretty. Strangely oriental when I believe she is supposed to be Romanian, Italian mix. But who cares. She looks awesome. 2. I did enjoy the part with Tim and Damian on the roof top. I really liked that for once they showed Damian being lost and looking to Tim for answers on what to do. It was a nice brotherly moment for them. I would have liked to have some dialogue about what happened between Bruce and Tim as well as some mention of why they questioned believing him to begin with. I know Bat's has had his crazy like moments here and there over the years. But after all that Bat has done to fig ht crime why would they jump so quickly to not believing in him? I hope that is answered before Kings run is over with. I have a feeling if not it never will be. That's one of the most annoying habit's comic writers have. Dropping the emotional in depth issues for just writing fighting scenes. I like the characters to actually talk to each other about things. Character growth!!!! 3. I loved Selina with Bruce and how she was begging him to wake up. Even going so far as to bribe him with never stealing again. That was so sweet and emotional. Plus it was good to see Bruce actually hurt and having to be taken care of. He should be in a bad state considering all he has been through. He should have been that way for the last 2 issues. It really was a joke how fast and easily he was "fixed" after his back was broken. Then to be able to fight his father, get out of that pit then travel to and climb some snow covered mountain in search of the Memory of the Mountain guy. I think the writers forget too often that Batman's main appeal and claim is that he's just a man without powers fighting crime. 4. The main thing I love about this story arc is it's supposed to be the City of Bane and yet this issue had none of him it in and the last issue has very little of him. For a person who doesn't even remotely like the character of Bane if I have to have him forced on me because of my love of Batman comics then this is the type of story I want. The type of Bane story that has little to NO Bane in it. LOL The part I didn't like so much........... The main issue I had with this issue was that it just didn't move the story along more. Too much time was spent one again telling us what we already knew. There are a lot of unanswered questions that could/should be addressed without repeating information that was revealed in a past issue. We get it Gotham girl is all powerful. Bat daddy is just another heartless villain doing what Bane wants. The question I want answers for is it all him or is he one of Banes puppets also? more

AdmiralWhiskers

Aug 07, 2019

I jumped on in the mid-60's, and this qualifies as the first Batman by King that I've read that was halfway decent. I note that being on the desert on a horse with no name over the previous issues, ending up in a brutal Batman v. Batman throw-down with one Batman emerging, meant absolutely nothing. All those songs, all those Russian storybooks read to us over and over and over...nothing. So what was the purpose in putting the readership through it? To see how low sales had to go before you got fired? (The answer seems to be around 83,000 books...but sales are still dropping...barely hanging in there over 80,000, confirming that it is indeed time to get a better writer on this title and soon.) We got a painful soliloquy on the down side of being Kite Man in a Batman world, which was silly fun. Considering the volume of spandex running around Gotham on a daily basis, a little silly fun probably happens as a statistical probability. Good on King to finally cast his gaze in that direction. And I find DC's use of Captain Atom as a de facto Dr. Manhattan intellectually lazy. But that's apparently a DC-wide matter, because the same persona for the good Captain popped up in DCeased. The art was OK, standard DC stuff. But all that said, it wasn't an awful issue. And that is a drastic improvement over recent issues. I'm not saying that I would recommend this to anyone, not yet in this world of $4-5 comics (GO READ FREEDOM FIGHTERS INSTEAD), but it's improving...at least for this month. more

Federico Liguori

May 05, 2023

I don't know. It always feels like King has no clear goal for his stories. I hate the way he writes villains and I'm fed up with his convoluted dialogues. I'm still here for the art and because I want to get over with his run.

allenquanobi

Aug 07, 2019

And just like that...King lost me again. This is getting a 6 (edit 5.5) from me solely because of the art and atmosphere. With only 10 issues left on the title, King seems to be taking his sweet time because the plot with Bruce goes nowhere in this issue, it's just setting up Gotham's atmosphere, which is cool, but the last issue already did that. We already know it's a bizarro world in Gotham. Daniel's art is great as always, but unfortunately it seems to be wasted.

egonnn244

Aug 07, 2019

"Easy or hard?" Adam Strange is screwed.

Nihilist

Aug 07, 2019

It's impressive how many parallel points of view Tom King manages to squeeze in just one issue, and make them all so bland and pointless at the same time. I'd love to see the story from Kite Man and Scarecrow's angle, I'd love to see more Gotham Girl, and Robins as well, since they were criminally underused in this run. But at the same time, I can't stop thinking, there's something big missing in this comic - call it "heart", call it "plot", doesn't matter, but despite having all these different POVs, none of them feels captivating and tense. Yeah, even chase and fight scenes. The art is beautiful, though.

REYNARD

Aug 07, 2019

I mean the political aspects are kind of cool, but I really could give less of a shit at this point. Damian is still written like a one dimensional brat, ignoring all of the work Tomasi and Morrison have done for the character since his creation. I guess Kite-man is dead? Just a bland story arc containing some good ideas paired with terrible buildup and dialogue.

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myconius - Aug 7, 2019

i can't think of a writer with more contempt for the legacy of DC characters than Tom King. he probably wrote THE WORST version of Damian i ever read.

Darkseid24 - Aug 7, 2019

I don’t think Kiteman is dead, just wounded. King teased a Kiteman story after all.

CaptnAmerca

Aug 12, 2019

The biggest disparity between beautiful visuals and incoherent plot since Prometheus.

KFuqua

Aug 08, 2019

More garbage from Tom King, but some nice art by Tony Daniel.

Spacey Medicine

Sep 03, 2019

Just hard to follow.

Psycamorean

Aug 11, 2019

This comic is so baffling to me. From the way it's structured, to the way it's written. I'm so sick of King's tropes at this point. And there's not even much of a story anymore to form around said tropes. What is going on with the structure here? This comic is slowly breaking down and it's an incredible thing to witness.

Superheroes for Hire

Sep 22, 2019

It had promise last issue.

Quinn

Aug 07, 2019

Well we see Selina stealing paintings to pay for Bruce's coma care in Paris. Gotham Girl beats up Captain Atom. You're caught up. Nothing else really happens. We see a little more of how Gotham works, but nothing really that informative. The Robins are frustrated, but that's it. Just more decompressed story-telling. The art is nice. But it's also more told, not seen. We don't know who Selina got Bruce from the snowy mountains of wherever there were snowy mountains last issue. (I forget and don't feel like looking it up.) More Kiteman. To paraphrase Indigo Montoya - "you keep thinking Kiteman is interesting. I don't that word means what you think it means." We also see Dad Batman using a gun. So what? How does this affect the vil lains, the cops, the publuc? Again, not show or even told. We do get some shallow villain characterization. The Scarecrow gets off on Kiteman's fear. Wow, deep King. This is a dull, slow, decompressed issue that moves the story ahead about one inch. It lacks forward momentum, excitement and the feeling that I have to tune next bat-time, next-bat channel to learn what happened. And that's a problem for serialized story telling. Or I could be wrong. more

Talon1load

Aug 07, 2019

A pointless issue from an incompetent writer. That's really all there is to say. The art was nice but the lack of coherence and actual story leaves this at a 2.5 for me.

ohhaimark

Aug 07, 2019

I'm tired of this. I'm tired of saying "this issue was better than last issue, at least," because the bar has been set so damn low. I may just stick to rating this series from now on, if that. As for my thoughts on the issue: Well, it was better than last issue at least.

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myconius - Aug 7, 2019

you could just say - "at least this issue was better than stepping into a big steaming pile of dog poo." ... but that just wouldn't be true.

ohhaimark - Aug 7, 2019

Yeah no, I would even mention this in the same sentence as a big steaming pile of dog poo. I wouldn't want to embarrass the dog poo by being associated with this.

myconius - Aug 8, 2019

hahahaha. even do poo must be held to a higher standard! X"D

Darkseid24

Aug 07, 2019

I didn’t like this issue& I can’t understand how people can rate it 7 or better. Even the biggest Tom King fan can’t ignore the big plotholes: Two issues ago Bruce was fighting with a broken back in the desert. Last issue he was walking around in the Himalayas ( or wherever)& met Catwoman ( even so last time we saw her, she was in a city in the US. This issue he’s in Paris with Catwoman—- how does this make any sense? Things are getting even more ridiculous in Gotham. King lets Gotham Girl beat Captain Atom with one punch. This only shows, that King doesn’t have a clue about who the characters are he is writing. Did he ever read a comic with Captain Atom? I don’t think so. It doesn’t become any better with h ow King treats the villains. Scarecrow was on Bane’s side during the Knightmare arc, he showed up in a pic, that showed the villains, who are against Batman some issues ago& now he is suddenly against Bane? I mean I sure can’t blame him. Who would want to be part of an inconsistent story like that? I also can’t see, why Scarecrow would hang out with D villains like Kiteman or the Tweedldedum cousins or why he would need their help? King doesnt seem to know anything about Scarecrow except, that his signature weapon is the fear gas. Scarecrow talks very weird in this issue, if he talks at all. The only good thing here is the art& Scarecrow‘s outfit. It’s also more than boring, that Scarecrow ( don’t expect much of the other two) is only canon fodder for Flashpoint Batman. King sure wants to show what big threat Bane& Thomas are, but that’s just lazy& bad writing. A good writer never wastes the villains and make them look weak. It’s not only ruining their characters, it’s also boring as hell for the reader. The dialogue also is awfully badly written. Is King not capable of writing at least one decent english sentence? I’m really sick of characters talking as if they were braindead idiots. So overall the only good thing is the art, but everything else just awful. more

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Anotherfan - Aug 7, 2019

Issue 74 : batman gets beaten because of his broken back and escape from the pit not knowing what to do Issue 75 : still broken he tries to find the help of someone in the mountains and get rescued by cat Issue 76 : moved in paris, bruce is healing Where is the plothole ? It is as easy finding an explanation as saying this doesn't make sense

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

Darkseid24 - Thomas Wayne was a doctor before becoming Batman. that being said, he put a band-aid of Bruce's broken back, then kissed his boo boo and made it all better.

Darkseid24 - Aug 7, 2019

Sure& next issue Bruce is making Origamis in Hokkaido. In issue 78 he will drink some tea with Putin, because why not?

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

hahahaha! no. next issue with be Bruce eating thirty pounds of chili with extra hot peppers. ...issue 78 will just be filled with 9 panel grid pages of Bruce sitting on the toilet. the comic will end with a double page splash of Bruce flushing the toilet. X"D

LunaMoody - Aug 7, 2019

Nah your both wrong. Next issue has Selina teaching him pole dancing and issue 78 has Bruce revealing he's secretly been a cross dress named Fluffy Tutu since way back when Bane broke him the first time.

LunaMoody - Aug 7, 2019

cross dresser ......... One of these days I shall learn to type !!!! lol

Darkseid24 - Aug 7, 2019

Lol

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

Fluffy Tutu . . . . . . . PERFECT!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

LILIANREVO - Aug 7, 2019

LOL

myconius

Aug 07, 2019

Tom King just has no idea how to tell a story. his "plots" are all over the place and incoherent. Tom King also does not understand nor does he respect any of the characters within the DCU. him being one of the main writers is a major reason why DC Comics is in so much trouble right now.. DC should just change the companies name to 'The Titanic'. that would make Tom King an iceberg.

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Darkseid24 - Aug 7, 2019

I think King doesn’t even care at that point. If you look at his scripts on Twitter it shows quite well, that he doesn’t care much about writing a good story.

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

to tell you the truth, i don't think he ever cared. but now that he knows that he was fired before his 100th, he cares even LESS. .....it's hard to imagine a level even lower that the lack of caring that he had when he first started this awful run.

egonnn244 - Aug 7, 2019

Is DC really in trouble? Or is this your personal opinion based on your dislike for Tom King's work?

Darkseid24 - Aug 7, 2019

I think he cared at the beginning, but after the marriage everything turned just really bad. DC is in no trouble other comics are doing just fine.

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

here you go Egon. read it for yourself. - - - - https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2019/07/31/where-does-dc-fit-in-atts-vision-for-warnermedia/?fbclid=IwAR17m94Fh7DUdCaN0mHfipeyWbRsO8sVfCWqteOiewMhwaSQRTz3zbQvYX8#5ca0419779b7

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

DC has already ended Vertigo and and for all intents and purposes has ended Mad Magazine. does that sound like a personal opinion, or does it sound like DC is in trouble?

LunaMoody - Aug 7, 2019

Actually I read that comics in general are all on a decline because kids these days just don't read them like they use to. And that a lot of the fans today are long time fans

Darkseid24 - Aug 7, 2019

They didnt end Vertigo, they changed The Name.

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

no. DC did shut down Vertigo. there are tons of articles about it. Black Label is not the same as what Vertigo was. https://www.slashfilm.com/vertigo-comics-shut-down-dc-comics/

myconius - Aug 7, 2019

comics have been on the decline for years, but there was a core audience keeping it going. unfortunately both Marvel and now DC have chosen to turn their backs on and alienate their longtime fans. they've divided their fanbase.

LILIANREVO - Aug 7, 2019

LOL a Chinese friend told me DC wants to send comics to Chinese fans but most of them hate Batman issues and this writer. GOD BLESS DC LOL.

myconius - Aug 8, 2019

LILIANREVO i wonder why DC would want to do such a cruel thing to China?

LILIANREVO - Aug 8, 2019

DC want to explore their market to save the declining sale of current issues I guess. But it won't work, I bet u my life. Few people in China like this writer and they prefer SS, TT and Tomasi better. They hate this writer so much that they call themselvesTK PTSD or Batcat PTSD LOL.

myconius - Aug 8, 2019

TK PTSD and Batcat PTSD are actually perfect names!

egonnn244 - Aug 8, 2019

I read the article myconius. To me, it doesn't seem that DC is in trouble i.e. facing extinction/doom/bankruptcy/etc. Just the "Big Boss" in charge has some other ideas. Sad, sure. But it doesn't mean an end to Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the others. And just for clarification, when say "Big Boss" I don't mean Snake.

myconius - Aug 8, 2019

AH! if Snake was in charge, they'd be number 1 in the industry!!! ..no. i definitely don't think DC will be closing up shop any time soon. but this tightening of the belt does have me worried. laying off Mark Chiarello was a major loss. and i really feel that taking away Swamp Thing, Hellblazer and Animal Man away from Vertigo with the new52 was a huge mistake. i just hope they don't end print and phase into digital. as much as i may complain about clutter, i love my books and comics.

egonnn244 - Aug 8, 2019

"I love my books and comics". I can get behind that.

LILIANREVO

Aug 07, 2019

LOL this is the MOST RIDICULOUS BATMAN ISSUE I've ever seen.