Bravo and amen. I was hoping that the brooding Batman of the Nineties would wear off by now. For most of the 70’s and 80’s while I was reading, Bruce was a caring guy, that you looked up to.
I’d like to see him regain some humanity instead of being an overwrought, chronically miserable cliché.
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I really enjoy seeing your passion in the character and I hope you don’t mind that I add a link to my own thoughts on the character courtesy of Hero Corner…
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@D2Superfan Great essay! I really enjoyed it. I remember someone (Rucka, Brubaker?) said Batman is still that little boy and has not matured past the loss of his parents. Only an eight year old would swear a oath to warring on all criminals, put on a bat suit and punch them in the face. That is the act of a child, not a mature adult. Bruce is really emotionally scarred and stuck at age eight. It’s an interesting take and makes sense.
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All good, except for 7.4.
Only Dick Sprang can make Batman smile.
here is the thing. batman is as crazy as the joker saying he is a sane is hoping he is sane. In the killing joke joker makes a point he says “all it takes is one bad day to turn the sanest man alive to lunacy” he later goes on to say he knows batman had a bad day and it drove him crazy as he is, only the batman will not admit he is insane!
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My friend, I’d like you to take a little trip to the Golden Age…
Have you done the Joker write-up yet?
I actually do really like the early Golden Age stories. Bill Finger really was a genius.
I’ve got the Joker one planned but not written. I might get some work done on it tonight.
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Fun stories for anyone who wants to see Batman as a detective first and combatant second.
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I guess that’s the thing I don’t understand. Being a detective first is such a part of his DNA. I wonder if Batman focused more in the detective side of things that he would be less the brooding vigilante who beats up people first and asks questions second.
I get that writing mystery/who done it stories is hard. It takes planning, but they are worth it.
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I don’t know if I agree with everything here, but damn, I really do just want a nice Batman. He should smile and crack a one-liner every once-in-a-while. He shouldn’t just be a total dick (no pun intended) to the Robins all the time to create tension. I really like a Batman who really likes to help people. And I feel like that’s the central piece of the character that’s been missing for two plus decades at this point.
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Has there been a consensus?
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I’d like to see him be nice to the family. I’m an anxious, stressed out grouch, but he makes me look like I’m dancing around singing Katrina and the Waves songs.
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