tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post3547274693769395925..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Quick question: Just how rebooted is the newly rebooted Batman, Incorporated...?Calebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-34120569406258337932012-08-24T13:38:50.672-07:002012-08-24T13:38:50.672-07:00Honestly, because DC didn't do a reset on Batm...Honestly, because DC didn't do a reset on Batman and Green Lantern's continuity, letting some stories stand and other's go....things are kind of a mess. I love Morrison but its clear he kind of doesn't care about this New 52 too much in regards to Batman, and is going to do whatever he wants--which is good because I don't want a re-boot harming Batman Inc. too much. DC has claimed they have some wall in their offices which lays out what stories did still happen and which didn't, but they sadly won't share it with us. So is life.David Charles Bitterbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112993605550278929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-22987604025362236362012-08-24T10:03:25.764-07:002012-08-24T10:03:25.764-07:00Yes, as others have said, Morrison seems to be ign...Yes, as others have said, Morrison seems to be ignoring any implications of the reboot or shortened timeline. Stephanie, Cassandra, and Oracle have so far been absent, but the Outsiders seen in Leviathan Strikes are definitely still part of the story, Dick was definitely Batman for a while, and Tim was definitely Robin. There was even a flashback to the Infinite Crisis era Secret Society in issue 2, including an appearance by Black Adam that seems at odds with his appearance in Justice League. I saw some speculation on Comics Alliance that issue 2 implied that Damian was artificially aged (which would explain how Batman could have a ten year old son with only 5 years of super-heroing) but I did not get that impression from reading the issue. I think Morrison is plodding along, telling the story he wanted to tell, and DC is letting him, which is how I hope it continues.Ed Sudokuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231444288282028906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-80197735378641787502012-08-23T09:00:45.836-07:002012-08-23T09:00:45.836-07:00The first few pages of The Return of Bruce Wayne #...The first few pages of <i>The Return of Bruce Wayne</i> #6 are key. The timeline starts over, but Batman's personal history is preserved and retained - on panel. If we're willing to read between the lines, Morrison told us what he thinks of the reboot before it even happened.hilkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355736315398159865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-460815997189265452012-08-23T08:11:13.969-07:002012-08-23T08:11:13.969-07:00I've had it explained to me that Batman is the...I've had it explained to me that Batman is the only property that wasn't rebooted in the New 52. Yes, it restarted with issue #1 just like all the other DC books last September, but the continuity is still intact from the Old 52.<br /><br />Thus, Barbara Gordon still spent a few years as Oracle when she was confined to a wheelchair. But she got better and now she's back to being Batgirl again.Wild Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352452824240600307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-70035277686181723542012-08-22T21:43:55.277-07:002012-08-22T21:43:55.277-07:00I prefer this to anything in the new 52-niverse.
T...I prefer this to anything in the new 52-niverse.<br />Though I thought Barbara Gordon still was Oracle for a time in new continuity? I know she was in the wheelchair for several years, still. It's depressing to think that she wasn't Oracle, if that's the case. I haven't been following that closely, because most of these titles suck.<br />Fucking reboots.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339402431610031589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-52983973504663437222012-08-22T18:51:47.537-07:002012-08-22T18:51:47.537-07:00More or less, Morrison is pretty much continuing w...More or less, Morrison is pretty much continuing where he left off. The New 52 costumes in flashbacks are the only thing that's really changed. I have a feeling that he just won't bring up Oracle, Stephanie, and the other niggling continuity points, but he won't outright contradict them either.<br /><br />Still, in the first issue, he referenced the events of the first issue of his JLA, which, according to Geoff Johns, could never have happened, since the League has never had a fluctuating roster. So yeah, Morrison seems to not give a damn, which is very refreshing for those of us who loved his "everything happened" vision.Hyle Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10508273208326244425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-20806980132946889522012-08-22T18:13:28.808-07:002012-08-22T18:13:28.808-07:00Batman Incorporated is so tied into the old status...Batman Incorporated is so tied into the old status quo that I really wish DC just let Grant Morrison finish up the series as an "Elseworld" story set in the old universe. It might have even let Grant tell a definitive ending for that version of Batman ala "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"<br /><br />On the other hand, thinking about how Batman Incorporated fits into the "New 52" continuity just makes my head hurt.<br />Medrauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625405387492836763noreply@blogger.com