eldarwannabe

To follow up on my earlier fears, Frank Quitely is drawing Batman a little squarish for my tastes. I'd like it if Dick slimmed down a little.

The first issue of Batman and Robin was fun, and I'm willing to hang around for a bit to see what happens. I'm not buying as they come out, I'm just following on the interwebs (I'm sticking to trades these days. Between my crazy schedule making my LCS an inconvenient chore and paying attention to the moneys, it just makes more sense.) but the first trade will hit my amazon wish list if it keeps going this way.

And I'm a huge fan of Quitely's art, actually. I know a lot of people can't stand it, but the fact that his people have folds is just so unusual in comic art, land of shiny perfection. This picture made me love the Quitely interpretation of Dick even with Bruce's chin. All the folds in the cloth seem to weigh him down even further with the Batlegacy he has inherited. This is actually starting to help me reconcile with bits of Battle for the Cowl - see, Bruce told Dick not to take the mantle in a rare moment of paternal protection. When Bruce recorded that message (which I'm guessing was slightly post-cruise, as I think it probably mellowed him out a bit) he wasn't thinking about Gotham, or dead parents, or traumatizing gunshots. For a moment, he was totally focusing on Dick's needs, and he chose to show it by advising his son against taking a role that would slowly grind the spirit out of him.

Of course, I still think it was a pretty stupid move, but a few more personal retcons and I might be able to reconcile with the status quo without claiming it was all caused by magic. ("Oh yes, Jason is missing? MAAAAAAGIC! Tim has taken the mantle of Elseworlds!Dick and Coundown!Jason? MagicMagicMagic!!")

But Didio? Your luggage will never be safe again. Seriously.