I Am Batman #3

When Ridley has an action centered issue and it's still dull the book has problems. Usually when artist can6 stay on a title very early in the run it's a sign the publisher is not confident in the book. M6 guess is DC will see how the sales run when will7amsin takes over with 118 and gauge Tim Focs fate from there. Ridley was supposed to be the na7n batman writer before 5G went belly up.

Honestly I think lately I'm liking Segovia as much as Coipel. His work on Hellions is great. It's not the art that's the problem that's for sure. You keep hyping Williamson's run and you're making me buy into it, even though logically I'm very skeptical of it. :)) I think Josh has so much on his hand and it's a monthly book so we'll get very little of Batman. Meanwhile Jace will be shoehorned into every possible Gotham book to make us sure we get the message he's the new Batman.

I hope you're right but I'm not seeing DC giving up on the new Batman so soon. They've been trying to search for a black audience lately, they've hired a lot of black writers, they've restarted the Milestone line, books like Black Manta are basically also Milestone, they're forcing Jackson Hyde into the Aquaman role.

I think they already have a black audience. Batman has huge crossover success already because the character works for everyone. Dont get me wrong Williamson has said hes going to honor Tynions run but he also sounds like he's ready to have some fun the character (and robin apparently) instead of sidelining him in his own book as Tynion did or give us the lightweight artsy scribblings of King.

If Williamson does actually give us batman in a batman book without the BS I'm on board. U have zero interest in Ridleys activist shit or tim foxs war on privilege and so far sales are saying most batman readers agree with me in one form or another.

Theres just nothing compelling about the mission Ridley gave Tim Fox and stealing the name and the fear hasn't worked either. I agree DC will do one big push to shoehorn Fox into the main character if batman but so far no ones invested in it to a great degree.

Typo gear not fear.

I ll bet you a beer Williamson's book will consistently out sell anything with Tim Fox as batman. That's why Ridkey hadn't got the main book or Tec.

And don't forget the movie next year is going to sell itself. The kids will want Bruce Wayne to read about just like tget saw in the movie. Flash as well is heavy on Batman content.

You know what I mean when I talk about a black audience. Of course Batman is for everyone and the number of black people who love Batman is huge. But according to the new progressive thinking people can't identify to a character unless they share a key trait with them, as in race or sexuality. Look at Marvel is doing to Danny Rand. He can't be Iron Fist anymore because apparently white people can't be good at martial arts.

On the same thinking, black people need a black Batman otherwise they can't fully identify with him. Of course it's insane and of course it's racist but it's the new dominant ideology until people get their heads from their butts and realize that this isn't actually helping anyone, not even the categories of people they claim to want to help, it just breaks the social cohesion of our society more and more until we can find that nothing actually unites us anymore.

I get what you mean but from what I'm seeing the wokesters are not showing up to lift this title. Ridley is doing his best to stealthily push classism and race because that's his bread and butter. But the readers arent showing up beyond an issue or two. That's why he diesnt have the main books- at least as it stands.

I just read that Williamson kicks off with a rogues gang war in Gotham and a new villian in the works along with a batman inc dynamic which I assume is the part the gets him out if Gotham.

If Tynions effort in the joker book is the indicator Gotham will see generic variations of established villains there. I'm guessing because battling successful people in Gotham isn't quite grabbing an audience for Tim Fox. I'm guessing of course but if it continues that line then it seems that's the plan.

Don't know if you've seen this but on Loafy Trophy's profile, Psycamorean is hurling insults at you. Just thought you should know it.

Lol...couldnt give a shit about the princess and his troupe of chimpanzees Merlyn.

I know you think I'm selling Williamson but so far it sounds like hes at least in the right ballpark.

Just thought you should know it. Regarding Williamson's Batman, yeah, I saw that preview. Didn't particularly like the art. I just have such a hard time caring about Batman outside of Gotham, completely isolated by all of his allies. I hope I'm wrong and I am optimistic about it, you can't get much worse than Tynion or Ridley. But I am very, very cautious about it.

I'm with you. Removing him from Gotham is not smart and clearly isn't story driven but after King and Tynion I ll take globe trotter batman over the crapfest they gave us. I think the movie will put pressure on DC publishing too.

Merlyn I just read that DC plans to move Tim Fox and his family to New York with issue 6.

Yes, I guess you were right. But you have to admit, they were pretty close to going all the way with it. I guess the sales were just abysmal and the movie was also a big reason why they stopped with their insane plan. All the same, I have two questions: why is Bruce thrown out of Gotham still and why is Jace still Batman, even in NY?

Like, what's the reason to keep having him as Batman? I think it's actually detrimental to the character's success. A lot of people don't like him because he has appropriated the mantle. I think having him drop the Batman persona and try to find a new role for himself would really help the character. And Bruce needs to get back to Gotham.

And you can be damn sure Ridley will go all in with his stupid ideas now that there's a real world setting.

I think DC blinked. I think it's safe to say Ridley was supposed to have the main book and sales didnt let it happen. I think now they're looking trying a Miles Morales situation where two Batmen exist at the same time but for now in separate spheres of influence. Also when Batman started it was New York and later called Gotham.

And yes Bruce needs to be in Gotham. The city is as much a character as he is.

And quite honestly the movie next year is a huge marketing and sales advantage. Funny books these days seem to have a synergy with the feature films. Erasing Bruce from the main book would be a sales disaster.

Batman the imposter is already riffing on Pattinson Batman.

The same idiot at DC that thought getting rid of Bruce Wayne was a great idea.

I have a question, it seems that you did not like the book, however your rating is the highest. Perhaps there is a little oversight in one of the two.

Hell, thanks for saying it. my carelessness