Even if I didn’t love it, in hindsight I can more admire JMS early 00s Thor series w Olivier Coipel for trying to tie real situations & imagined heroes. But so far, ABB at least isnt interested in taking advantage of this new opportunity.

But it’s also these overall elements that give me a lot of pause about wanting to continue w this series. I get it; devoid of wealth, this Batman is more resourceful. And in the face of a particularly heartless version of Gotham, he’s required to be more extreme

And as both character & midnight avatar, this Batman is bulging & tank-like. I admire Dragotta’s pencils dating back to his East West days & here his line work, especially on Batman, gives B a weighty presence that feels both supernatural & cartoonish

Character-building like this— the genius intellect, the top tier athlete & then the hyper focused body building post schooling—all feels v familiar w some slight tweaks now to “ground” him more.