So, people went out and bought the issues to this historical storyline that went through all of the Bat-titles, meaning you couldn't just buy Batman, you had to buy Robin, Nightwing, Detective Comics (you get the idea), if you wanted the full story. DC head honcho Dan DiDio claimed that the story would change Batman's world forever, but after some amazingly wild twists (a little too wild and chaotic) everything pretty much went back to status quo -including the fact the Batman was still alive at the end of 'Batman: R.I.P.'? Okay, so what gives? So people invested their time and money into multiple issues of a story about Batman dying where Batman doesn't die only to -get this- have Batman die that same month in a completely different title that really has nothing to do with the R.I.P. story at all! The deathblow actually takes place in Final Crisis #6, the most convaluted and ridiculously written story in years. Nobody even cares! The second oldest superhero in history and they force a non-dramatic death in a lame meaningless story. Captain America died last year and made headlines in papers across the country. The issue in which he dies sold out in minutes and spent a couple of weeks going for $200+ a copy. I picked up Final Crisis #6 the day after it came out, off a stack of many more copies, just to see how it happened. No fuss. No fanfare. No real story. People are already expecting him back soon. It's just hype. DC Comics has become all flash and no substance. This was just an excuse to sell more comics with their "Battle for the Cowl" storyline where people are now going to battle for the right to wear the Bat-tights, which is basically just a rehash of the Reign of the Supermen storyline from the 90's and even that ended with Superman stepping back in. Don't worry Bat-fans. Batman is about as gone as Colin Farrell's sex drive.
Oh yeah, did I mention that Batman is dead?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
DC comics had teased the fact that Batman would be taking the dirt nap for quite some time in a storyline that would be called 'Batman: R.I.P.' Makes sense, right? 
So, people went out and bought the issues to this historical storyline that went through all of the Bat-titles, meaning you couldn't just buy Batman, you had to buy Robin, Nightwing, Detective Comics (you get the idea), if you wanted the full story. DC head honcho Dan DiDio claimed that the story would change Batman's world forever, but after some amazingly wild twists (a little too wild and chaotic) everything pretty much went back to status quo -including the fact the Batman was still alive at the end of 'Batman: R.I.P.'? Okay, so what gives? So people invested their time and money into multiple issues of a story about Batman dying where Batman doesn't die only to -get this- have Batman die that same month in a completely different title that really has nothing to do with the R.I.P. story at all! The deathblow actually takes place in Final Crisis #6, the most convaluted and ridiculously written story in years. Nobody even cares! The second oldest superhero in history and they force a non-dramatic death in a lame meaningless story. Captain America died last year and made headlines in papers across the country. The issue in which he dies sold out in minutes and spent a couple of weeks going for $200+ a copy. I picked up Final Crisis #6 the day after it came out, off a stack of many more copies, just to see how it happened. No fuss. No fanfare. No real story. People are already expecting him back soon. It's just hype. DC Comics has become all flash and no substance. This was just an excuse to sell more comics with their "Battle for the Cowl" storyline where people are now going to battle for the right to wear the Bat-tights, which is basically just a rehash of the Reign of the Supermen storyline from the 90's and even that ended with Superman stepping back in. Don't worry Bat-fans. Batman is about as gone as Colin Farrell's sex drive.
So, people went out and bought the issues to this historical storyline that went through all of the Bat-titles, meaning you couldn't just buy Batman, you had to buy Robin, Nightwing, Detective Comics (you get the idea), if you wanted the full story. DC head honcho Dan DiDio claimed that the story would change Batman's world forever, but after some amazingly wild twists (a little too wild and chaotic) everything pretty much went back to status quo -including the fact the Batman was still alive at the end of 'Batman: R.I.P.'? Okay, so what gives? So people invested their time and money into multiple issues of a story about Batman dying where Batman doesn't die only to -get this- have Batman die that same month in a completely different title that really has nothing to do with the R.I.P. story at all! The deathblow actually takes place in Final Crisis #6, the most convaluted and ridiculously written story in years. Nobody even cares! The second oldest superhero in history and they force a non-dramatic death in a lame meaningless story. Captain America died last year and made headlines in papers across the country. The issue in which he dies sold out in minutes and spent a couple of weeks going for $200+ a copy. I picked up Final Crisis #6 the day after it came out, off a stack of many more copies, just to see how it happened. No fuss. No fanfare. No real story. People are already expecting him back soon. It's just hype. DC Comics has become all flash and no substance. This was just an excuse to sell more comics with their "Battle for the Cowl" storyline where people are now going to battle for the right to wear the Bat-tights, which is basically just a rehash of the Reign of the Supermen storyline from the 90's and even that ended with Superman stepping back in. Don't worry Bat-fans. Batman is about as gone as Colin Farrell's sex drive.
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