After the Cowl Batman takes a fall.
It had just came to my attention that DC resident writer Judd Winick will be taking over The Batman series in June. Now to those that don't know this, Winick has a tendency to reuse "themes" (Seven deadly sins, traitors, Lockdown etc) and it is usually done with in a lackluster way. His current run on Titans is a perfect example of this, so far in the 10 issues of the series start he has reused the seven deadly sins and the traitor/lockdown card that he played in his run of The Outsiders. He doesn't portray the characters as being a family which is the whole underlining idea behind the Teen Titans who grow into the Titans. To sum up my concern, I don't think he will be well suited to do this.
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azrael83 (not verified)
I think he's pretty hit or miss. I enjoyed Green Arrow, The Outsiders, Under the Hood and I loved Superman / Shazam : First Thunder whereas I thought his work on Green Lantern was a little heavy handed and Titans was repetitive and slow. I think his run on Batman could go either way and I'm willing to give him a shot.
Rob
Johns got rid of Ion? Weird I thought he turned it into a symbiote who gave it's power to a character named Sodam Yat? Guess I didn't read that story yet Justin...
Simonc1138
I'm fairly new to comics so I don't get all the hate for Winick yet, though my friend's filled me in. I enjoyed Under the Hood, Outsiders, and Green Arrow - if he's reusing themes too often maybe I haven't read enough of his work yet.
I will say though, he does write with a more mature slant that I could understand would make longtime readers unhappy...but in terms of characterization and dialogue, I love his work.
Justin
If Ion was so good why did the almighty Johns get rid of its' existence. Winnick blows, my mom could write more character faithful comics.
Rob
I'm sure Judd Winick will do a great job. Just like he did with the "Batman Under the Hood" story that brought Jason Todd back. He also had great runs on Green Lantern (gave us Ion and brought the Corps back), Green Arrow, Green Arrow Black Canary, Outsiders, The Adventures of Barry Ween Boy Genius, and Exiles...Don't hate!