So Wayne Enterprises is no more and Powers Corp have taken over - since when? And who are Powers Corp? And why do they think Gotham needs a Batman - why do they care? And why build a Mecha-Batman suit - what are they getting out of it? All questions that go unanswered. That scene early on where a crowd of people are gathered with the most powerful handheld torches ever, beaming up their own Bat signals onto the Gotham night sky - would the people of Gotham mourn Batman so much? Considering the costumed crazies arrived roughly around the same time as he did and together they wrecked the city over and over? Living in Gotham must be a nightmare! Fun to read about for us but I think the reality would be that people would just want them all to piss off so they can have a quiet life! Bored and baffled at the storytelling choices. But this eighth volume, Superheavy? It’s the first time I’ve been horribly bored reading one of their books.

These last couple books - the odds’n’sods collection Graveyard Shift and the disappointing return of the Joker in Endgame - have seen a slide in quality from the usually dependable creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. And who better to step into these giant robot boots than a past-middle-aged, heavy smoker like Jim Gordon? Uh… He nails it!īruce Wayne/Batman was “killed” in Joker’s Endgame - but Gotham City can’t do without a Batman ‘cos it’s full of widdle babies! Enter Powers Corp who’ve bought up Wayne Enterprises and produced their own Mecha-Batman. If you want to read exactly what I thought was wrong with this one, take a peek at Sam's review. But this was (to me) riddled with weird story choices, & odd characters. The premise is that there's some skinny villain with a sunflower on his face, handing out superpower pills. Literally.įor a whole lotta contrived reasons, Jim is chosen by the Powers Company (who I'd never heard of till this volume) to become the next Batman. So, this time he's not pinging around in the timeline, he's just got some weird form of Lazarus Juice induced amnesia.or something.Īnd what's with the facial hair swap? I mean, Jim shaved off his lip pelt, so we don't get treated to a Bat-Stache, but Bruce has it covered. What? Are there actually readers out there who think that 'it's time' to move on? That we 'need' a different person under the cowl? I would love to know why Bruce has has been replaced as Batman. What the hell is the point of this plot? Anyone? When I said I liked Adult Themes in my comic books, I did't mean I wanted the writers to take a page out of AARP.ĭid they just give Bat-Gordon an RV to try and make him relevant?īat Truck, my ass.

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