tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post7189811880706544061..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Comic Shop Comics: September 20thCalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-41698162187989570522017-09-23T09:49:57.000-07:002017-09-23T09:49:57.000-07:00Brian, in theory yes, but Bataman is generally mak...Brian, in theory yes, but Bataman is generally making himself look worse rather than better, and while his narration if the frame for the story, we readers are seeing a lot of scenes without Batman and which therefore aren't really from his POV, but a more omniscient one.<br /><br />The characterization issues are mostly just really broad ones, though. Why is The Riddler such Joker-like in his nihilistic disdain for human life, why is The Joker working so well with others, why isn't Batman capturing anyone (before this issue, I think he only actually stopped two villains), why would Batman work with people with body counts in the hundreds, why would he join Team Riddler instead of just call Superman and the Justice League, stuff like that. <br /><br />The three main players don't feel like themselves at all, and while that's fine for The Joker, given what Morrison and Snyder have been doing with him--and he's having some sort of existential crisis in this storyline anyway--but feels really, really off when Batman and The Riddler similar don't seem like themselves. Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-80693504678167202017-09-22T16:14:55.613-07:002017-09-22T16:14:55.613-07:00Perhaps an odd question, being as I’m not currentl...Perhaps an odd question, being as I’m not currently reading it, but — since The War of Jokes and Riddles is a story being told by Batman to Catwoman — could some of the odd characterization actually end up being deliberate in terms of an unreliable narrator (perhaps even gauging Selina’s reaction to Bruce’s alleged actions being described here)?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058171030261812885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-34698677021527061082017-09-22T16:09:06.183-07:002017-09-22T16:09:06.183-07:00Neron, not her (silly spellcheck)Neron, not her (silly spellcheck)Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241347619686409466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-18795157580920899912017-09-22T16:08:23.956-07:002017-09-22T16:08:23.956-07:00I've enjoyed the Metal stuff, so far. But it r...I've enjoyed the Metal stuff, so far. But it reminds me a lot of Underworld Unleashed, when Her in kept camping up the bad guys. Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241347619686409466noreply@blogger.com