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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 7, 2017 23:07:14 GMT
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Post by omega on Nov 7, 2017 23:38:53 GMT
What? What? What?!
Bendis is best kept away from core titles like the Bat or Superfamilies. Also no events. Maybe an inessential tie-in, but nowhere near the main action. Ideally I'd want to see him in a miniseries with a character or set of characters separate from ongoing or recent storylines, like Omega Men was. Maybe he could be part of a Rebirthed Earth-2, allowed to work with a blank slate character wise.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2017 23:42:26 GMT
What? What? What?! Bendis is best kept away from core titles like the Bat or Superfamilies. Also no events. Maybe an inessential tie-in, but nowhere near the main action. Ideally I'd want to see him in a miniseries with a character or set of characters separate from ongoing or recent storylines, like Omega Men was. Maybe he could be part of a Rebirthed Earth-2, allowed to work with a blank slate character wise. Couldn't disagree more. Bendis' Daredevil run proves he'd be able to give us something outstanding with Batman.
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Post by omega on Nov 7, 2017 23:51:16 GMT
What? What? What?! Bendis is best kept away from core titles like the Bat or Superfamilies. Also no events. Maybe an inessential tie-in, but nowhere near the main action. Ideally I'd want to see him in a miniseries with a character or set of characters separate from ongoing or recent storylines, like Omega Men was. Maybe he could be part of a Rebirthed Earth-2, allowed to work with a blank slate character wise. Couldn't disagree more. Bendis' Daredevil run proves he'd be able to give us something outstanding with Batman. But his habit of overwriting established continuity for the sake of his plots combined with Batman and the Batfamily having so many titles would make coordinating continuity a nightmare.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 7, 2017 23:54:19 GMT
If you are bringing in Bendis, he is getting his hands on the shiniest toys in the store. He has spoken over the years about wanting to do Batman and a noirish take on Plastic Man.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 0:02:39 GMT
Couldn't disagree more. Bendis' Daredevil run proves he'd be able to give us something outstanding with Batman. But his habit of overwriting established continuity for the sake of his plots combined with Batman and the Batfamily having so many titles would make coordinating continuity a nightmare. There's no way they're making him a deal like this and not having him lined up for the biggest titles. Continuity - especially when we're always just one sales dip away from an event to reset everything - doesn't bother me as much as a good story. The idea of a writer who does noir better than, arguably, any other in the industry ever and not let him loose on Gotham City? Crazy.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 0:16:48 GMT
Bendis doing Batman would be great. Sure continuity might go out of the window but who f***ing cares, it'll be Brian Michael Bendis doing Batman!!! If it was only half as good as his Daredevil run it'd still be something special.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 8, 2017 0:19:24 GMT
Honestly, how many reboots has the DCU had the past decade? 3? 4? Rebirth and The New 52 just in the past five years, right?
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Post by omega on Nov 8, 2017 0:25:48 GMT
Honestly, how many reboots has the DCU had the past decade? 3? 4? Rebirth and The New 52 just in the past five years, right? New 52 started in 2011, Rebirth was 2016. Batman could work if it wasn't set in the main continuity. There are titles that are like Elseworlds (Nightwing: The New Order and Gotham City Garage), and Convergence restored the multiverse after all.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 8, 2017 0:29:17 GMT
He is getting Batman. David is correct, his Daredevil run, as well as his crime stuff, shows he can do gritty street level comics. His Avengers work shows he can do a team dynamic. Oh and Rebirth and New 52 were six years apart, I stand corrected.
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Post by omega on Nov 8, 2017 0:34:24 GMT
He is getting Batman. David is correct, his Daredevil run, as well as his crime stuff, shows he can do gritty street level comics. His Avengers work shows he can do a team dynamic. Oh and Rebirth and New 52 were six years apart, I stand corrected. Tom King is on Batman. Bendis wrote a Batman story for a collection ten years ago.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 8, 2017 0:35:36 GMT
He is getting Batman. David is correct, his Daredevil run, as well as his crime stuff, shows he can do gritty street level comics. His Avengers work shows he can do a team dynamic. Oh and Rebirth and New 52 were six years apart, I stand corrected. Tom King is on Batman. I’m aware of that. For how long becomes the question.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 0:38:02 GMT
Honestly, how many reboots has the DCU had the past decade? 3? 4? Rebirth and The New 52 just in the past five years, right? Really just those two as permanent reboots - others like Flashpoint and Convergence were gateways to the relaunches rather than page one rebooots in their own right. Flashpoint was always a prelude to New 52 and Convergence a post-script which also worked as a way to bring in some characters lost in the post-Crisis but pre-52 shuffle. Though the current status quo since Rebirth seems to have really an excuse to cross over the DC characters with the Watchmen characters. Right back at the start of Rebirth Batman found The Comedian's bloodied badge (why was it bloodied?) and there's been a big Ozymandias tease involving Superman and a character called Mr Oz which I won't spoil. It gives me the fear, honestly. Before Watchmen was awful and this doesn't give me much hope it'll be better. Letting Geoff Johns do a 12-issue series of Superman meeting Dr. Manhattan....sounds absolutely insufferable from the way Johns has been hyping it as a "crazy cosmic adventure". Like The Dark Knight Returns, it amazes me creators can revere Watchmen so much but seemingly have little understanding of why it works.
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Post by omega on Nov 8, 2017 0:39:09 GMT
I’m aware of that. For how long becomes the question. King has spoken about reaching 100 issues on Batman. Assuming the title remains twice monthly that'll be four or five years. King's work on the title is still being well received, so I can't see him leaving anytime soon. Bendis could get an All-Star Batman kind of deal though, and Plastic Man hasn't been on the table for ages.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 8, 2017 0:44:32 GMT
From what I've read of his stuff, I think Tom King is a good writer and I have heard good things about his Batman run but again, we need to keep coming back to Bendis' place in this industry. This is a huge move. If he wants Batman, he is going to get Batman. If he wants Detective Comics, he gets Detective Comics. And right on down the line. It's Brian Michael Bendis moving to DC after shaping Marvel Comics for almost 2 decades. Editorial is going to give him what he wants.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 0:50:51 GMT
I’m aware of that. For how long becomes the question. King has spoken about reaching 100 issues on Batman. Assuming the title remains twice monthly that'll be four or five years. King's work on the title is still being well received, so I can't see him leaving anytime soon. Bendis could get an All-Star Batman kind of deal though, and Plastic Man hasn't been on the table for ages. Yeah, not his choice though is it? I mean, Colin Baker talked about beating Tom's run when he came in. The big players get the biggest toys. I like Tom King a lot - and he's done some terrific stuff with Batman but he's not going to be remembered as giving a definitive run or anything close based on his first year. His sales haven't been as strong as Snyder's either despite, I think, writing much better versions of the extended characters - Damian Wayne for one. But he's not done anything that's been anywhere near as instantly successful as The Court Of Owls, Death Of The Family or Endgame. It's early doors still, of course, but I'd imagine DC would have little problem telling Tom he's done with the main book if they wanted BMB on it.
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Post by agentten on Nov 8, 2017 1:59:40 GMT
Daredevil has been one of my favorite characters since I was young and Bendis' Daredevil run is stunning. It's my favorite run on the character and one of my all time favorite runs in comics. He's got some stiff competition, too, as the runs on Daredevil by Frank Millar, Denny O'Neil, Ed Brubaker, and Mark Waid are all outstanding. That's not an easy race to come out on top of.
I'm not too surprised that Bendis is switching lanes at this point in his career as he's written just about everything and everyone there is to write at Marvel. He may want new challenges or new sandboxes to play in.
I think that DC will likely let Bendis step on the gas any way he wants and there's a %99 chance we'll see him write either Batman or Superman within two years, probably less. The only reason DC wouldn't give him the keys to their two biggest kingdoms is if Bendis has special plans for another A-lister such as Wonder Woman, The Flash, or Green Lantern and he wants to focus on that. The drawing power of putting his name on a book like Justice League is money in the bank for them so they'll look to do something like that ASAP.
For the record, I think he'd do a great Batman book, but the character I'd most like to see him on is The Question.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 8, 2017 2:18:32 GMT
For the record, I think he'd do a great Batman book, but the character I'd most like to see him on is The Question. Ladies and gents, we have a winner.
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Post by omega on Nov 8, 2017 2:21:12 GMT
Elongated Man, who has powers similar to Plastic Man, was recently on the Flash tv show. That in conjunction with BMB's name to do a Plastic Man title?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 10:25:03 GMT
For the record, I think he'd do a great Batman book, but the character I'd most like to see him on is The Question. Ladies and gents, we have a winner. Would be cool and if nothing else would finally give us a Question ongoing that isn't cancelled too soon. I'd also like to read his GCPD.
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