Well, I've read that DC is already got plans underway to bring Bruce Wayne back as Batman. Which I think we all had a sneaking suspicion that they were going to do right at the beginning of the Batman R.I.P. story arc.
But I'll have to be honest. I've enjoyed the Dick Grayson Batman. I've liked the fact that his Batman hasn't been as dark as the Bruce Wayne one without it being over-the-top lighthearted like the two Joel Schumacher debacles.
This version of Batman has been more like the Carmine Infantino/Neal Adams Dark Knight Detective. There's a healthy balance of darkness with a little bit of lightheartedness. But not lightweight.
But I imagine that with Bruce Wayne reclaiming the tights, Dick Grayson will most likely return to being Nightwing and Tim Drake will probably remain Red Robin with Damian Wayne staying Robin.
Personally, I think DC should take a page out of the current Flash series and keep Dick Grayson as Batman even when Bruce Wayne returns. And have Bruce Wayne and Tim Drake as Batman and Robin and Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne as Batman and Robin.
I think it would work and Grant Morrison has gotten me to like the whole dynamics of the Dick Grayson/Damian Wayne team.
I admit I haven't followed the series as closely since Frank Quitely stopped doing the interior art. But I just picked up a couple issues with new artist Cameron Stewart and I think his artwork works well with Grant Morrison's writing.
But something tells me that when Bruce Wayne reclaims The Mantle of the Bat (I know. Groan!) then they'll probably revert Dick Grayson back to Nightwing and so forth.
Still, the concept of two Batmen intrigues me. I mean, they have three Flash's and about fifty million Green Lanterns. So, why not two Batmen.
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Phillip Tan's run (4-6) was just awful. Some pretty pictures here and there, but the storytelling was weak.
I dug Cameron Stewart's run (7-9). He and Morrison have a nice sympatico.
I do hope they find a way for Dick and Damien to remain Batman and Robin. They've been more fun as a pair than Bruce Wayne has been for years...
I agree. I was not impressed with Philip Tan's artwork overall. I'm not saying that it was bad, but it didn't fit with the feel of the world that Grant Morrison had created for the Dick and Damien Batman and Robin team.
I found Cameron Stewart's work to be much better. Not as much as I enjoyed Frank Quitely's work. But you're right. He and Morrison have a nice simpatico.
To me comics is a medium of communication. You can have the most gorgeous illustrations, but if they do not tell the story then the pictures are wasted. That's where I think Phillip Tan's run came up short. He's a fine artist in many respects (certainly his Penguin looked menacing, something few artists can convey) but I'm not sure he's a story-teller.
Absolutely!! I found his artwork to be somewhat confusing and hard to follow during his run on B&R. Which is the reason I stopped reading the series for a while. It just did not grab me in the least.
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