Batman #18 Storytime

>>90329909
How big an offer?

Thanks, Norrin. You're a big guy.

>>90329909
Catwoman looked super hot in this issue. The artist did a great job drawing her with just the right amount of muscle detail without it being distracting.

>>90329945
One too big for you to handle, probably.

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Well, fuck.
This is a fantastic page.

I like that Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan are doing their own Bane book soon. It's about time they get back to doing Batman stuff. I never cared that their politics are trash.

>>90330059
Roll credits

>>90330059
BANE?

>>90330059
He said it.

>>90330055
Don't go full Tumblr view of Jason please.

>>90330059
what did he mean by this

>>90330115
based Cat

>>90330092
>No Tim
Kek, that's supposed to be flashback you know.

>>90330124
selina got superpower now ?

>>90330146
she got batdick

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Superman Reborn: >>90329403
Green Lanterns: >>90329623

>>90330151
a feminine batdick?

>>90330168
well, bats are a feminiine birds

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Unf

>>90330159
book is called batman, not the robins

>>90330020
>soup
>flat plate

>>90330185
>The way her butt squishes flat against the box she's sitting on

Mega unf

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>>90330115
What did the Bane do to deserves all of that?
He just want the pirate, Batman didn't even offered him any help, heck Batman actually taunts Bane on his home when he's just chilling.

Fuck, am I the only one who sympathized with Bane?
Also the monster was Hugo's fault, Bane didn't know shit about it and only thought the drug are only used for research.

You literally can't deny this.

>>90330253

Batman's attitude is, "Fuck Bane."

Dude broke his back once. Easy to hold a grudge.

>>90330253

>Also the monster was Hugo's fault, Bane didn't know shit about it and only thought the drug are only used for research.

Yeah, I'm sure Bane's dumb enough to think that Hugo was just going to use the Venom for "research."

He bartered for possession of a human being so that he could be his personal drug-slave, and literally sat on a throne of skulls. He deserves no sympathy.

>>90330273

His attitude isn't "fuck Bane" you simpleton. It's "Pyscho-Pirate destroyed Gotham Girl's psyche, now he's going to fix it. He gave Bane the opportunity to give up PP, so yeah Bane can go fuck himself.

>>90330253
Without the whole "We need Psycho Pirate to fix Gotham Girl" McGuffin, there's no reason for anything in this story to even be happening.

And before this run I don't think it's ever been suggested that the Pirate's powers cause permanent psychological damage that only he can undo. Not to mention why it would take weeks to undo the damage that he was able to do in an instant.

I hope Bane gets to where the Pirate is, only to discover Gotham Girl is cured and she beats the fuck out of him.

>>90330115
>>90330124
Holy shit. Selina just made it into glorious bastard territory.

I am Bane

>>90330145
well its a recent flashback because duke's there. Also, who gives a shit? Tim Drake is cancer

>>90330147

Where are Kate, Cass and Steph? They should be helping to BTFO Bane. I hate this Batgod one-man army brooding loner wankfest, this is why 'Tec is 1000x better.

I am Ryback

>>90330146
Selina may not be Batman, but escaping some ropes and overpowering Bane's three underlings (probably with the help of the other captives) is well within her skill-set.

>>90330374
Tim Drake is the most useless Bat-family character. I hope Oz fucking guts the little shit. He deserves it after laughing like a lunatic while prime time escaped

>>90330024
Joke- Joker
Riddle - Riddler
Bird - Talon? Owlman?
Cat - Catwoman
Penguin
Scarecrow
Plant- Ivy
Puppet - Scarface
Broken friend- Two-Face
Regretful teacher - Ras?
Child's fairy tale - Solomon Grundy?
Circus Act - Killer Croc

>>90330429
Good job. Give yourself a hi-five

>>90330429
child's fairy tale is mad hatter

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I'm Redfield

>>90330429
Child's fairy tale - Mad Hatter

>>90330313
>Not to mention why it would take weeks to undo the damage that he was able to do in an instant.

I dunno, I guess it's banking on the whole "it takes longer to build/rebuild something than it is to destroy it" kind of reasoning.

>>90330407
Do you honestly believe Tec is well written? Tynion over writes the shit out of everything. He never bothers uses the comic medium in an intersting way. The ongoing story is pretty much just lame fan fic.
>Tim Drake is the best character EVER
>Rookie Batwoman will some how train the rest of the batfam despite most of them outclassing her
Absolute shit. I have no idea why people are enjoying Tec atm. Boring storytelling by the dude with the worst taste in robin

>>90330059
King did a good job building up to this.

>>90330429
>Child's fairy tale - Solomon Grundy?
Come one! Alice in Wonderland.

>>90330429
>>90330455
Okay I take that back. You suck

>>90330456
Redfield? He's a pretty big guy

So those 3 guys from issue 16 at the end were actually the Robins?

How did Bane manage to defeat them so easily and get in the cave undetected?

>>90330407
>Kate
not core Bat-Senpai
>Cass
not core Bat-Senpai
>Steph
she left the Bat-Senpai
>Barbara
fuck if I know.

You might as well be asking where's Duke (Who did the smart decision and just decided to fuck off for this entire arc), or Jean Paul, or Luke Fox.

>>90330560
Duke was in the previous issue

>>90330457
>>90330455
>>90330518
Oh yeah
>>90330530
I'm half asleep

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>>90330542
For you?. Not anymore

>>90330115

So, what exactly was the point of letting himself get beat up? He did that in the beginning of I am Suicide too...I really just don't fucking understand.

Also, what's the deal with Bruce conversing with his dead mother throughout his entire life? Is this something new? Is King going full-throttle with the crazy route?

>>90330549
Bane? Well he's a pretty big guy. I'd say he's up to the challenge. Now, obviously the robins are no pushovers and while it may be extremely painful I think Bane can come out on top. Does that work for you?

>>90330549

Batwank. Gotta make the Robins looks like pushovers so that Batman can save the day.

>>90330575
yeah, and he told everyone that he's gonna fuck off.

>>90330625
Robins are nowhere near Bane's level.

>>90330587
I'm assuming Batman can't take Bane down on his own, with him all Venomed up, so he just had to buy time for Catwoman to rescue herself and the other hostages. Let Bane think he's winning. In the I Am Suicide arc, young Bruce was self-harming after the death of his parents, so King may also be writing current Bruce as masochistic.

I don't think it's "full-throttle crazy" to speak to a dead loved one in the way that Bruce was. In the scenes as a child, yes, it seemed like a denial that she was dead and came across as unsettling. But where he's older, it's more like having someone to talk to when he's alone and training, and someone to draw strength from, not much different than prayer or the kind of "You can do this, Bruce..." self-motivation.

>>90330587
>So, what exactly was the point of letting himself get beat up?
Read up on Muhammad vs the George Foreman grill fight.

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>>90330671

>>90330253
Bane is Sane.

He's not a lunatic or a hot babe or a hot babe lunatic.

He's just A crook. And Bruce doesn't truck with that.

>>90329969
his parents are dead, do you get it yet?

>>90330124
>>90330115
>>90330097
>having Bird as your henchman
>expecting results from a guy with a godawful gimmick

This Bane isn't the real one, right? King's Bane is some kind of imposter.

>>90330092
>Mommy

I hate this run

>>90330185
>>90330250
Her tit is literally the same size as her head ...

>>90330059
I forget but did someone say the names of the other I Am arcs in story as well?

>>90330136
"You're in my world now, Bane."

>>90330407
Well presumably he sent them away like he tried to do with everyone.

>>90330818

>Let me just send away Cass, Kate, and Dick, who are all better fighters than I am

World's greatest tactician in full swing, I see....

>>90330603
kek

>>90330136
I'm really finding it hard to believe someone this dumb managed to take down Nightwing, Hood, and Robin. Hell, I'm shocked he managed to catch Duke. Who the fuck is this faker?

>>90330147
This hole King's Batman can be a really artistic animeted movie. Reading the repeting lines like this kinda annoying in cb form.

>>90330852
Upload it to zippy and link it.

>>90330898
learn english

>>90330052
>>90330045
>>90330020
>>90330013
>>90329985
>>90329978
>>90329969

Yeah i love my mother ma little bit more than my father too but Jesus bruce --King--

>>90330843
>Dick
got noosed along with 2 of his other kids

>Kate
At most, an equal. I've yet to see anything that points to her being better as a fighter. Would most likely have gotten noosed as well.

>Cass
Most likely would not have stopped trying to fight until she was dead since she's trying so hard to atone for killing Harper's mom. Plus I don't know how much they rebooted Cass right now. She might be back down to "has trouble dealing with metas" which Venomed up Bane would fall under.

Where is duke Duke.

>>90330196
>soup
>eating it with a knife

>>90330912
shitposting on 4chan makes up my %70 of my english sory

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>>90330927

>At most, an equal. I've yet to see anything that points to her being better as a fighter. Would most likely have gotten noosed as well.

Try reading comics, Batfag.

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I love how Batman uses sparse speech when he deals with Bane. Keep it simple. He's not going to try reasoning with him.

>>90330949
>out of context page where sucker punching happens
>lel totally better fighter amirite

By that logic nameless mooks are better fighters than Bronze Tiger.

>>90330961

>i-it doesn't count!!!!

Face it, Kate is better. She's done more in 'Tec, too.

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>>90330970
Sorry I can't hear you over Steph being the greatest DC fighter ever for being able to beat Batwing, Kate, and Clayface all in short notice.

>>90330549
As all stories exist in a vacuum Banes archetype is evil Batman in this story and if you really think the Robins could beat Evil Batman then...well I guess you're right if the story is about the Robins defeating Evil Batman but this isn't a story about that. It's a story about Batman outthinking Evil Batman. And that's a good story.

>>90330917
King hates dads because he is one now and fears being shitty at it.

>>90331037
everyone knows Steph is the best Batfam character ever
seriously they should just kill Dick, Jason, Damien, Duke, Kate and Harper
just have Bruce, Tim, Steph and Cass
the perfect team

I really hope when Tim comes back we'll get a story about them reuniting. Tim was my Robin and I always choke up when he was the only one who didn't think Bruce died in RIP

>>90330024
This run's been weak but god, this is such a great page. Bane finally getting some respect.

I also love that King is utilizing parallels between the two. Bane has always been the best anti-Batman.

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>>90331108
>just have Bruce, Tim, Steph and Cass
Steph is a better fighter than Cass though.

>>90330059
Huh, really makes you think.

>>90331037
Isn't this page just saying that Tim's prep-time means he can beat the rest of the Batfamilly at once?

>>90330927
Clearly referencing Tom King's highly publicized batfam power rankings twitter post.

>>90330792
He said "I am Gotham" in #5 and "I am Suicide" in #12.

>>90330549
They didn't fight Bane

>>90330783
The fuck are you on about? They are nowhere near that size.

>>90330147
>NEXT: NO SURVIVORS

>>90330429
I thought fairy tale and circus act were both about the court of Owls.

>>90330059
OHHH PLANE COME CRASHING

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>>90330106
>when baneposters shit up your thread

>>90330124
God damn I miss Purplecat

>>90330917
I agree. Honestly I can't decide if King writing Batman like this is a good thing since it shows how fucked in the head Bruce really is or if it's just laughably lame.

>>90330115
>Bane just leaves Batman there instead of killing him
Bravo, King, still a hack I see.

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>>90330115
>"Bird, Batman has... DECLINED MY OFFER"
>"(...) and as afriends we put together this PLAN where I would GET CAPTURED and free everyone"

LOL that scene with the Family people was looking for is a one panel flashback.

>>90330883
He didn't. Bruce had them locked away in the Fortress. Are Batfags really this dumb to not follow without narration boxes?

>>90332703
He did. He hung them in the batcave but they weren't dead, so Batman took them to Supes's fortress.

>>90332748
Those were fakes. He had them taken to the Fortress to stop them from going after Bane. Which was Bane's intention all along.

>>90332771
King confirmed on twitter they were real.

>>90332819
he said that they were fakes. how did you not understand this?

>>90332935
https://twitter.com/TomKingTK/status/832721707706286081
>can I get some clarification on the latest issue? Did the boys die & get brought back? Or knocked out and put to sleep by Batman?
>the latter. Thanks!

>>90332957
they were knocked out and put to sleep by Bruce. you've basically proved me and >>90332703
right

>>90332996
Occam's razor here. What's more likely
a) After having their conversation in the restaurant, Batman knocked them out and took them to the fortress
b) Batman cuts down the ropes of his still-living Robins then takes them to the fortress while they're still out

I bet a million Duke will be The savior mary sue.

>>90330147
>the only times he wins is when he has back-up and a master plan
>has neither
>is going to willingly walk into a supervillain dungeon that is fucking haunted and juryrigged by one of the most psychopathic men on the planet

What a moron

>>90333016
Either way, you'd have to explain why he dressed them up in their costumes before putting them in the deep freeze.

>>90333134
Gotham Girl. Bane as he is with just Venom can't do shit against Kryptonian-class powerhouses.

>>90333199

So she will probably die fighting Bane right?

>>90333210
fingers crossed

>>90329969
I must have missed it, but when did Bane start using Venom again? I thought he quit?

>>90333210
No. Her mental wounds are healed and Bane's gay bareknuckle punches won't do shit with her in regular power-up mode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlcXA_iokPc

>>90333240
End of I Am Suicide.

>>90329969
>>90329995
>>90330008
>Bane throwing an autistic fit just because Batman said no
I don't know why this amuses me so much

>>90330136
>dare you enter my magical asylum?

>>90333210
No, she still has to "kill Batman."

>>90330059
It doesn't matter who he is.

What matters is his plan.

>>90330147
What the fuck happened to Finch, he's been pretty good on this run

>>90329995
>>90330008
>>90330024
>>90330033
>>90330059

Man I really hate this fucking dialogue. Such cringey comic booky shit. King is usually miles above this.

>>90330313
>We need Psycho Pirate to fix Gotham Girl" McGuffin
That's not what a Mcguffin is, you're only using that word because you think it means hackneyed writing.

I really don't like King's whole repeated dialogue shit anymore

>>90334000
No he isn't. This stuff is all over his non-superhero stuff as well.

>>90330515
People only enjoy 'tec because the bloated cast. I knownthe irony of Batman is that for a dark and brooding loner with the biggest supporting cast in comics but not every comic need the Batfamily

>>90330429
Circus Act is probably Nightwing, Bird is Robin, Child's Fairy Tale is Court of Owls, Regretful Teacher is probably Ra's, I guess, since there's no reason Bane would know about Ducard.

>>90330549
It was a bunch of dummies that Bane put up to scare Batman and Batman ambushed the Robins "for their own good" and left them with Superman.

>>90330092
>Flashback with Duke
Fuck off.

>>90334082

Vision never had this I'M A FICTIONAL CHARACTER AND I WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHO I AM AND HOW I FEEL AND WHAT A BELIEVE THROUGH SCREAMING DIALOGUE WHILE PUNCHING garbage

>>90330456
COMPLETE

GLOBAL

SATURATION

This is was so FUCKING STUPID

And once again, King can't be bothered to do his damn research. Is cringe worthy the way he turned Bane into a spoiled mommy's child just to fit his idiotic thematic with Bruce.

>>90334921
Just need to wait two more months for Bane to be great again.

>>90334921
His mother was the only parent he ever knew anon.

>>90335014
And yet he wasn't this much of a wimp. Hell, he was sent to the hole BECAUSE he shanked a guy, not for being a little bitch.

>>90334242
He's obviously talking about villains though so it wouldn't be Robin or Nightwing

>>90330052
Nice Year One reference.

>>90330115
kaikakku means plan

>>90332597
All this arch in gonna end with the introduction of CIA to the DC universe

>>90330024
Fuck this issue is so good.

>>90330106
Fucking based Bruce. I love that King writes him just like TAS.

>>90329969
>>90329978
>changing Bane's origin so that you can make a tired and shitty parallel with the hero

Fuck you King

>>90330783
>I've never been on instagram

>>90337009
>not knowing Bane has always been a parallel to Bruce
>Never having read Vengeance

It's so cute when casuals get outraged

>>90330092
>Batwoman there

yeah, sure

>>90330115
>Spend entire issue showing Bane is a top tier threat.
>Outsmarted by a thief
>Batman is still able to do Ninja Stuff after a brutal beatdown

At least wait till the end of the arc for the heroes to regain the upper hand.

>>90337209
Tbh people need to cut King some slack. He's trying to reintroduce the correct Bat Mythos to a lot of new readers that only ever read the mess that was Snyder's run.

In this run alone he has reverted Batman back to caring about his family, reset up his relationship with Catwoman, gave Bruce his classic barely speaks voice back, and now brought back Bane as a parallel to Batman.

The man has accomplished a lot in a very short amount of time.

>>90337340
Not to mention he has to do all that while writing a cohesive story.

>>90337340
>In this run alone he has reverted Batman back to caring about his family

Drugging them and shipping them to the Fortress of the Solitude instead of actually teaming up with them as they did back on end game or Robin Rises hardly seems like caring for them.

>reset up his relationship with Catwoman

And yet he still goes for the autistic Bat and cat bullshit

>gave Bruce his classic barely speaks voice back

Talk about low standards

>and now brought back Bane as a parallel to Batman.

Except that he wasn't a parallel. Bane was supposed to be a foil.

>>90337340
Nothing there relates to my criticism.

Going right back back into his regular strength and ability after a 10 or so page beatdown eliminates any feeling of threat by the end of the issue and makes Bane look like a chump.

>>90337052
I suggest you actually read that. Bane didn't give a single fuck about his mom when she died and wasn't a whimp when thrown into the pit.

>>90337340
>le Batman never talks meme

You casuals really are impressive, always shitposting these threads with your inane observations.

>>90337483
>I'm gonna completely ignore the constant times throughout the run he's said he's cared about them even in this issue

>>90337540
Batman barely talked in ONeil or Dixon's runs to his enemies unless he was trying to intimidate them or get a point across. What run are you referring to where he wont shut up?

>>90337545
Show, don't tell anon

>>90337540
King just keeps establishing that he gets most of his knowledge from wikipedia.

Why couldn't he just let Superman handle Bane?

How batman survived bane's beatdown just strains all belief. They overdid how many hits he took. At least have batman dodge a bit and use his gadgets if he's just trying to stall.

>>90332597
>>90330147
>No one left alive
>NO SURVIVORS
This can't be a coincidence

>>90330024
I CAN HEAR IT IN HISH VOISHE

>>90330253
That's exactly how you should feel, people haven't realized yet that this run is pretty much a character assassination masked as a normal run.

>>90338055
>being this retarded that that went right over your head that you are suppose to feel that way

King had to fucking spell it out for you people during the Catwoman arc that you were suppose to be angry and confused that she was a murderer.

Just like during this arc you are SUPPOSE to feel bad for Bane. Hence the dialogue about Batman coming to his home and stealing his life and Bruce repeating "worth saving". You are suppose to view Bruce in a semi negative light.

You people need to read more literature so you can understand subtly.

>>90334921
He also made Bruce an insane Mommy's boy too. Everyone knows Bruce cares more about his daddy than his mother.

>>90338274
Nice rebuttal. Sorry you don't have basic reading comprehension skills.

Also what other thread? You sound really retarded making assumptions like that on 4chan.

>>90338324
I mean all the previous and future storytime threads of this run, your writing style is so obvious everyone can recognize it

>>90338358
>stop posting in threads only I can!

You sound like a child. I'll post where I want fagelo.

>>90338387
you can post but don't get too overworked because people are too smart to fall for your "explanation" of this mediocre run

>>90338427
>cant into basic reading comprehension
>thinks he is too smart for this run

>>90338492
>can't see the real purpose behind every scene and choice in this run
>thinks other people aren't smart enough to get it

I think this might be the best issue of the last two arcs. I know /co/ hates the rhythmic dialogue stuff, but it kind of works here. Everything in these arcs have been about pacing and variations on a theme like music.

>>90338654
I've loved the run. I don't see how anyone can hate it especially in comparison with the shit show that we got for 5 years prior to this.

Thank god it's selling amazingly well. King is here to stay.

>>90329909
thanks for storytime OP

>>90337340

>gave Bruce his classic barely speaks voice back

Because he doesn't get Bruce's voice at all. It's why he has zero narration. Bruce's insularness is a key part of his character, but he has him talking out loud to his dead mother and talking in highly repetitive sentences. Along with him trying to "fundamentally change" the origin of Batman with his suicide nonsense, it speaks to him warping the character to how he wants him to be, not "classic" Batman.

I really dislike how these flashbacks retcon certain elements of Knightfall. Did Bane even have the nightmares about the giant bat anymore?

It was better when he went into the solitary cell for shanking a dude.

And now he underwent the venom procedure voluntarily?

>>90337613
Yeah this is annoying. Normally you can explain this shit away by the other heroes being busy but we literally saw Supes just hanging out in the Fortress. Not a single through away line like "I wish I could help Bruce but I've gotta fight a hentai monster now' or "Dont interfere Clark, I need to handle this on my own.

>>90329909
God bless you, Mr. Radical.

>>90329995
Regardless of the awkward parallel between Bane and Bat, the art on this page is real neat

Do you think Bane has ever farted in anyone's face before?

>>90330155
>raven with pink hair
>the black Wally West
>no wondergirl
>Damien wayne
I could live with the first 3, I just hate the new robin so fucking much. Anyone follow this, is it any good?

So after having the shit kicked out of him by Bane, Batman teleported to the Arkham front doors, somehow beating Bane there? Why did Bane walk away after threatening to kill Batman and not actually kill him?

I still don't know what's up with Bane hanging the robins. How did their necks not break?

I think Bane is the type of guy, who after beating someone, would put his ass in their face and rip out big nasty beef stew farts. I think the writer really missed out on the opportunity to show Bane dominating Batman in this way.

>>90340375
The neck only breaks if it's a sudden drop. If you're just lifting them up, no break.

>>90340365
>timfag
That's true, but you don't have to like Tim to admit that damien is annoying and should've stayed dead. I don't spend a lot of time on /co/, but I haven't met anyone irl who likes him

>>90340491
So it's still a miracle that Bruce found them in time before they died from strangulation?

>>90340547
expect some retarded plot twist

Is it still canon that Jean-Paul Valley took over as Batman?

Is it still canon that Batman dunked Bane in a Lazarus pit to give him a clean slate after Bane saved his life?

>>90340600
>Is it still canon that Jean-Paul Valley took over as Batman?
No

>>90340547
King's first issue had Batman holding his breath minutes past the time it takes for someone to get brain damage and die, so they get it from him.

>>90340600

King is a hardcore Dickfag, so JPV being Batman in Knightfall instead o Dick is probably a sore spot for him, so I doubt it's canon.

>>90340724
it's not canon because Jean Paul was reintroduced recently in Batman and Robin Eternal

>>90340796

Which was before Rebirth...you know, the event that reinstated a ton of pre-FP canon? Ring a bell, does it?

>>90340832
except Rebirth didn't do any of that

>>90340870

So you're exposing yourself as a retard? Wow, that wasn't hard.

>>90340883
the only retard here is you
Rebirth didn't do anything for the Batman canon

>>90340832
>reinstated a ton of pre-FP canon?
You are grossly over-estimating how much Rebirth changed.

>>90340832
They changed some history around, but they're not going to retcon out a weekly comic that ended weeks before Rebirth actually happened.

>>90330115
>Cat defeats Bird through stealth and cunning
It's like pottery, it rhymes.

>>90340925
>>90340943
>>90341013

>*autistic retarded screeching*

Knightfall is canon. No matter how many tears you spill, that's not going to change.

>>90341103
Knightfall is canon but non Azrael taking Batman's place

it's not that hard to understand, except maybe your since you are clearly a retard

>>90341103
This issue literally retcons a whole bunch of stuff from Knightfall.

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>>90329995
This page is impressive.

>>90333980
He just needed a good colorist and a good Inker.
And he got two of the best around.

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Why are people acting like Bruce being obsessed over his dead parents is weird and OOC?

>>90341132

>literally the biggest development from one of the biggest Batman events of all time is no longer canon

Sounds like you're the retard. If Azrael wasn't Batman then literally the only thing that happened was Bane breaking Batman's back. That's not an event, that's a footnote. Manhattan melded the timelines, so if Knightfall happened, which it did, it would take a literal retard to think Azrael was never Batman.

>>90333210
Bane can barely lift a ton with venom

pretty sure Gotham Girl is a lot stronger

>>90341387
look you can argue all you want but if you read Tec you would know that they kept going from the end of Batman & Robin Eternal

Azrael is a new addition and they barely met him so no, he didn't take over Batman

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>>90341387
go read Batman and Robin Eternal

>>90341473

Pre-Rebirth.

>>90341508
And?

Rebirth didn't undo Batman and Robin Eternal. B&RE was how they reintroduced Cassandra.

Do you read comics that aren't storytimed? or are you making up your own canon?

Is it a confirmed fact that Knightfall happened? Who confirmed it? As far as I was aware, Bane broke Batman's back, but I have no idea what else has been referenced.

>>90341619

Are melded timelines really THAT hard for you to understand? You probably should have stayed in school.

>>90341625
for new 52 they basically crammed all his history in like a 5-7 year span (GL got the same treatment) as opposed to rebooting like most of the others.

they had a prior altercation and Bane broke Batman's back.

but Azrael wasn't there, didn't become super edgy Batman.

>>90341676
rebirth just made some of them aware that time was fucked with moron.

>>90330024
read it as doctor Seuss ryhme, its much better

>>90333134
>Got fucking wrecked so hard by Bane they didn't even bother showing it, because you already fucking know how that'd go down
>Catwoman has already pretty much saved the day
>"I bet Duke will do something worth getting upset over!"
Why do people hate Duke so much? He's done nothing wrong.

>>90330024

>"You either die a great writer or you live long enough to become the Bendis."

>>90342068
pol shit for some anons

Batman's supporting cast is pretty fucking huge to begin with anyway.

Alfred
Dick
Jim Gordon
Jason
Tim
Damian
Steph
Babs
Cassandra
Julia
Harper
I think Harold showed up in All Star
Dr Thompkins
Lucas Fox
Azrael
Batwoman
the Club of Heroes
now Clayface

now add Duke to the list

>>90342136
tell me when King writes a 4 part story that takes 9 months to tell and he retcons it at the end

>>90342068
he is black

So....Batman let himself get beat up for what reason, exactly? If Bane literally cannot hurt him, what's stopping him from beating Bane up? If he knew Catwoman would escape (she was shot in the fucking back by the way), why not just take out Bane? He literally took out over a hundred armed men last arc, so what's the fucking deal here?

>>90342068
BLACKED

Honestly though, he's one of the good diversity pushed characters.
He's Fan Favorite Harper Row done right.

>>90329965
Who's the B.W.? Different colorist for muh Sale?

>>90342266
Beating Bane's shit in was not the goal. He was keeping Bane preoccupied while Catwoman busted out the captured sidekicks>>90330115, now Bane has nothing to threaten him with>>90329969 >>90330136>>90330147

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>>90337540
>>90337608
Bane has no mouth...

>>90342521

So he has Bane right where he wants him, in a secluded alley, with no collateral on the line, and he just lets himself get beat up, because otherwise Catwoman wouldn't have escaped? How does that work?

And why is he leading Bane into Arkham Asylum, closer to what he wants and around others he could hurt, instead of taking him out when he had the chance? And if Bane's so dangerous, why is Batman able to laugh off an assault from him like it was nothing?

>>90342683
Bane is basically going to be a threat until Gotham Girl's treatment with psycho pirate is done which is like days iirc.

its two autistic emotionally damaged manchildren fighting over the same toy

>>90342753

That literally answers none of my questions.

>>90330024

But you haven't conquered Death and the professor of the fine art of it dear Bane. hehehe

>>90342683
are you thick?

>Batman distracts Bane
>while distracted, Catwoman breaks loose, frees the captured buddies, and fucks up his henchmen
>Batman probably assumes Catwoman is done and takes a dive and Bane calls
>Catwoman picks up and Bane is now pissed and probably not thinking clearly
>Batman changes the location so he can ambush and do ninja shit for round 2 where they will probably fight for realsies this time

>>90342985
why did they have to be captured in the first place

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>>90342985

>>90330091
going to enjoy seeing this thread x100 for the 2 next weeks.

>>90330033
>I am not some rich boy playing dress up
>I am the ruler of a nation dressed like a cheap wrestler, totally different

>>90330115
This Asshole just made my jaw drop using basically the same fucking plan he used in fucking I Am Suicide. Jesus christ King how do you do it?

>>90342985

So this while issue hinged on Bane being a complete retard who is so weak he's literally incapable of hurting Batman?

Good to know. Not sure why people are defending this trash.

>>90330124
>>90330735
>having Bird as your henchman
>expecting results from named Bird against a girl named Cat in Tom Kings sing-along-batman run

>>90330145
tim is right there

>>90337805
neither is catwoman being the one to beat bane or the repeated crashed planes lol

>>90343575
That's Damien.

>>90330092
No fuck off, Batman is his own strength. Enough with this garbage of "power of love and family".

>>90330407
Steph fucked off to go be a shitty anti-hero. Cass is probably either watching ballet or being aloof on some rooftop. Kate is globetrotting (we'll probably see during the events of her solo)

>>90330136
>Character is in perilous situation and has ran out of options
>Lol no, he had a plan that worked perfectly
>Now he has a clear advantage and is in complete control of the situation.

I really dont care about what happens next. Way too many writers have Batman always be on top, its dull watching a fight were the hero will win without any real risk. King's been really bad for not having any actual threat. No one died in Batman's Suicide Squad and all the Robins had ongoings, so they were safe.

>>90338654
Absolutely. I thought the dialogue specifically fit the rhythm of him kicking batman's ass.

>>90338703
And this as well. I guess I understand why people enjoyed it but Snyder's run, to me, was just too "this is the worst thing that's ever happened to bruce/gotham ever and the next thing can't be worse. Oh shit this next things even worse than that thing that was the worst thing ever!"

It was Dragon Ball Z levels of escalation. And I say that as a massive DBZ fan.

>>90343710
>complained when Batman was constantly being played by other people during Snyder's run
>complain now too

Batfags are never happy

>>90343774
There's a medium between the two. This just saps any energy from the story as we know Batman can easily survive Bane. I'm not asking for him to break Bruce's spine again, but at least have Bane do some actual damage instead of having Bruce No-Sell it.

>>90339321
good. I want to see different writer's interpretations of a character while also being respectful of their history. the self-harm thing is a perfectly logical evolution of bruce's masochistic tendencies. I'm fine with retconning (even if it's not truly a retcon) when done logically

>>90339579
why do you need this spelled out so badly? Bruce doesn't have to tell clark (especially a clark who is from another fucking universe) to stay out of his shit. he gave him the responsibility to watch over the batboys. That's an important enough job

>>90339579
Even then Clark should just ignore the loser knock bane out by the time batman's back in gotham and boom, crisis averted. Issue ends with Damian and Jon doing cool shit.

>>90330083
wut

>le Bruce is dead and Batman is the only real one
>Bruce never smiles during the entire run
>lol everyone is dead inside! Batman! Catwoman, Bane! everyone.

only Dickfags defend this run

Is King's Bane the most pathetic rendition of the character ever?

>Back broken by Catwoman
>Played for a fool by Batman two arcs in a row
>Has had free reign to beat up Batman as hard as he can on three seperate occasions now, and Batman just keeps laughing it off every time.
>Needs Psycho Pirate to deal with venom addiction
>Not even strong enough to break Batman's back anymore

How far the mighty have fallen...I don't know why redditors are loving this so much.

>>90344132
>Bruce never smiles during the entire run
>Literally smiles THIS ISSUE when he says shut up

>>90344161
He also apparently beat the Robins but instead of using them as bargaining chip for the Pirate he uses Catwoman, Gordon, Duke and Meme Tiger

>>90344186

He was just getting excited thinking about his cutting session when he gets home.

>>90344186
that's Batman, not Bruce

>>90344199
>Meme Tiger
What did Ben do to deserve this name

>>90330124
>Ever doubting that Selina is best girl

>>90330008

IM THE JUGGERNAUT, BITCH!

>>90330124

Kinky.

>>90330147
I like that Dixon and Nolan get a mention for creating Bane.

>>90330008
>Didio's Hardware

>>90341387
>literally the biggest development from one of the biggest Batman events of all time is no longer canon
Yes, welcome to reboots, anon.

>>90341676
>Are melded timelines really THAT hard for you to understand?
Jesus, did you even read Rebirth? There was no timeline melding, you fucking idiot. Rebirth didn't change any continuity from New 52. Hell, it didn't even bring bak post-crisis Superman since he'd already been living on Earth-0 pre-Rebirth. It's a direct continuation of New 52 with a dash of "Wally's back" and "let's retcon the reboot to being Manhattan's fault instead of Pandora + Flash.

>>90346780
There is some fuckery going on because now Batman remember his first meeting with Catwoman as the one from pre-crisis whereas Selina remembers the one from Year One even though Zero Year replaced it.

>>90346780

Jesus you're a special kind of stupid. Issue 15 already re-canonized Year One and Batman #1. Dick being Batman has been referenced in this week's Nightwing. Pre-FP canon is being reinstituted... hence "Rebirth."

>>90347078
>Dick being Batman has been referenced in this week's Nightwing
That was never not canon in the New 52.

>>90347078
Please point out the comic where "timelines got merged." I know this may be hard to grasp, but "headcanon" isn't official canon.

>>90347111

>durr I need everything explicitly stated in concise exposition

It's ok, someday you'll understand.

>>90343655
looks like Bane's not the only autist here

>>90330515
Timfags are delusional

>>90340258
great if your not a Timfag

>>90329909

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so much not muh batman

>>90349491
>waaah batman fans don't have a right to complain!

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>>90349698
They literally don't

>>90338703
>Thank god it's selling amazingly well. King is here to stay.
>Nu52:
12/2012: Batman #15 151,568

02/2016: Batman #49 102,689
03/2016: Batman #50 163,406
04/2016: Batman #51 101,922
05/2016: Batman #52 102,197

>rebirth:
12/2016: Batman #13 108,407
01/2017: Batman #14 106,816
01/2017: Batman #15 102,802

Sales are already back to pre-relaunch levels, anon.

>>90350299
But they're getting those sales twice a month.

>>90330092
>Mommy
I can't take Bane seriously
First memes now this

>>90350299
>that drop from 50 to 51

that's when Snyder's left, right?

>>90350574
Tynion did 52.
51 was the last Snyder/Capullo issue.

>>90350388
Dont expect Snyderfags to understand how numbers work

up

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>>90330185
Bruce is one of the luckiest men alive (just behind Arthur/Aquaman), I mean he has been steadily banging this for years now, and with some extra luck (given that issue a couple of weeks ago) maybe he even has made her pregnant.
Tell me /co/ could you make Selina a mommy?

>>90353734

I sure would

>>90331157
have them together for cuteness, obviously Steph is the infantry

>>90353734
I ain't cuckolding Batman, if that's what you're asking.

>>90353734
they will never make helena wayne canon in the main universe

>>90350574
50 was the return of Bruce as Bats. 49 and 51 sales are near equal.

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>>90343655

The first act of Batman was ringing a bell.

>>90356274
>Miller's Batman

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>>90330124

>>90357109

It's canon. Referenced as recently as Snyder's Batman near the beginning of the nu52.

>>90356274
The first act of Batman is asking for help.

>>90357600

That's implied by the ringing of the bell. He's calling for Alfred for help.

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>>90355413
Why not? they already gave canonically a son to Lois and Clark, they can do the same thing for Selina and Bruce right?

>>90330115
Was getting the shit kicked out of him for the non-flashback half of an entire issue really the best distraction that Batman could come up with?

>>90357651
they barely know what to do with Damian, they aren't going to introduce another batkid so soon

>>90350388
You do know that the double shipping cost more than once a month, right? While DC is shipping 200k for TWO issues a month, they shipped over 150k for just one issue in a month. So, DC actually gained more money from n52 Batman than they are currently getting from Rebirth Batman.

>>90330327
That would be easy, but isn't the whole point of this arc Batman having a dick waving contest with Bane?

>>90330515
The last two issues, including the annual, have been good.

>>90331282
They were only disabled for a minute before they were able to surround Steph.

>>90329909

>>90357651
i love the adult helena...she love dami.

>>90330313
>McGuffin
>It has been built up for two story arcs
are you retarded

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>>90330115
HANK

HILL