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@ 2009-07-03 00:29:00

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char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, creator: judd winick, creator: mark bagley, title: batman

Preview for the new Batman
From the DCUBlog, some Preview pages from Batman 688

I'll skip over the first four images, which show Dick getting the shit kicked out of him by a shadowy figure, in the Bat-vault, someone who clearly knows where it is. Is it Lucius Fox PO'd at Dick nicking all the good R&D toys? Is it Jason? I don't know, but it IS a Winnick story. Whoever it is had better be in line for a righteous smackdown, as I thought we were past "Dick gets taken down by a mysterious badguy to show how badass they are" when he put the ears on... it would appear not alas.

Oh, and appropos of little, click here for a 45 minute animated superhero fanfilm you might enjoy, as it has just about EVERYONE in it. The style is a little too close to Family Guy for my tastes, but IS thorough... sort of

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	rbenchley 2009-07-03 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Although I can't really see Bruce being anything other than methodical or leaving a crime scene tainted, I like this as a nice little nod to Dick's history as a former cop who wouldn't want to do anything to make a fellow officer's job any harder than it has to be. (Reply to this)

	merseybeatler 2009-07-03 12:57 am UTC (link)
	Oh, that rascally 'old' Batman, leaving his guano all over the crime scenes.... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	merseybeatler 2009-07-03 12:58 am UTC (link)
	All joking aside, I do rather like this. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lyraeinne 2009-07-03 01:27 am UTC (link)
	When and how Dick managed to put on at least fifty pounds of muscle in a couple of weeks is clearly deserving of a story all its own. But I do love the smile at the end. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	merseybeatler 2009-07-03 01:38 am UTC (link)
	I'm starting to believe that Dick's arms really are pregnant with Starfire's alien babies, all of which will come to light in that creepy Titans story. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lyraeinne 2009-07-03 01:46 am UTC (link)
	His rib cage is definitely pregnant too, then. And possibly his thighs. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	merseybeatler 2009-07-03 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Oooh, then I'm guessing it's some sort of....infestation. Kinda like this: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/spiderbite.asp (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lyraeinne 2009-07-03 03:56 am UTC (link)
	Gah! And now I shall be having nightmares. (Reply to this) (Parent)

liarashadowsong
2009-07-03 01:49 am UTC (link)

He didn't actually put on that much extra muscle. Some, but not that much. See, his uniform contains a layer composed of a kevlar-like polymer, which has been shaped to make it appear that he's more heavily muscled than he is, in an effort to both maintain a Batman silhouette as close to the original as possible to avoid arousing suspicion and preserve his secret identity, while decreasing the chance of serious injury on the job. [/theoretically possible bullshit]

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	shanejayell 2009-07-03 02:27 am UTC (link)
	claps Actually, that makes not bad sense. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mysteryfan 2009-07-03 02:39 am UTC (link)
	Well, he's done it before. Kind of. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-07-03 07:06 am UTC (link)
	And before that, back in the Golden Age, Dick had a Batman costume that basically was a Batman shaped foam rubber bodysuit, with a Robin shaped gap in the middle. It could be told from the normal Batman costume because it had a Robin shaped chest symbol, even down to the red breast. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysteryfan 2009-07-03 07:22 am UTC (link)
	Robin shaped gap. I... am sleep deprived and too easily amused by certain word groupings. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-07-03 07:23 am UTC (link)
	Be grateful, it's early in the morning here and I nearly wrote "Batman suit with a Robin shaped hole in it" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysteryfan 2009-07-03 07:31 am UTC (link)
	Oh, Robin! I mean Stop it! I need MUCH coffee before I can deal. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sistermagpie 2009-07-03 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	I gotta Robin-shaped gap right here! Ba-dum-bump (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysteryfan 2009-07-03 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	Oh god, I laughed and laughed. And then I went, "Hmm. Come to think of it, I might have one too." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	salamangkiero 2009-07-05 02:29 am UTC (link)
	must stop imagining. oh, never mind...IMAGINE! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lyraeinne 2009-07-03 02:55 am UTC (link)
	That actually does make quite a lot of sense. I mean, people are already commenting on his height, but you would think his leaner build and bendier fighting style would be even more conspicuous than that. But the extra padding and armor probably weighs him down quite a bit more too, hence limiting how many Nightwing-esque flips he can do in the cape. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lieut_kettch 2009-07-03 03:15 am UTC (link)
	Plus now he has the cape to hide his most distinguishing feature-- his glorious derriere, that fundament of fundaments that even non-human primates have grown to appreciate. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sistermagpie 2009-07-03 02:59 pm UTC (link)
	Poor Dick! This is really a sacrifice. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kingrockwell 2009-07-03 05:34 am UTC (link)
	I had a silly idea yesterday for a Bruce robot suit Cass could wear to pretend she's Batman, there's no reason Dick couldn't do something similar. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kat8cha 2009-07-04 06:28 am UTC (link)
	It's b/c you can't draw a lithe batman. I mean, that just wouldn't be BATMAN. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mysteryfan 2009-07-03 01:29 am UTC (link)
	HmmMMmm. "Allowing for an audience"... I'm intrigued. The last text box is my least favorite, but I like the rest of the commentary here. This could be very interesting to watch. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	chengar 2009-07-03 01:51 am UTC (link)
	I definately like the idea of Dick being a different kind of Batman than Bruce, and it makes for some very interesting new story possibilities. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysteryfan 2009-07-03 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Could be interesting! For some reason I'm reading that last panel as somehow ominous (This NEW Batman is working for US = DUN DUN DUNNN!) but maybe... Wait, it's comics! What could ever go wrong? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bluejaybirdie 2009-07-03 01:37 am UTC (link)
	I tried to read the preview, but was distracted by the atrocious pencils. The coloring does not help matters. My eyes, they burn. (Reply to this)

	dejadrew 2009-07-03 02:03 am UTC (link)
	Dick, you'll never fool anyone into thinking you're Bruce if you don't QUIT SMILING! Or at least learn to do it grimly. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	uadlika 2009-07-03 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Yes, I was okay with it until it was ARGH BATMAN SMILING! And not just the patented BatSmirk or BatUpturnedLips that usually constitute Bruce's smiles. SMILEY BATMAN IS CREEPING ME OUT. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	perletwo 2009-07-03 02:23 am UTC (link)
	Dammit, Dick, you're in the Bat-cowl. Stop smiling! It's. just. wrong. It's a sad state of affairs when I think "O yay, Winick!" simply because I need a Jason fix. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-07-04 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Smiling BRUCE is creepy, smiling Dick is unavoidable. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	salamangkiero 2009-07-05 02:31 am UTC (link)
	I certainly hope that smiling dick is unavoidable. oh, wait. wrong thought process. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	shanejayell 2009-07-03 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Not bad, actually. (Reply to this)

	parsimonia 2009-07-03 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Hee hee, smiling Batman. (Reply to this)

	darklorelei 2009-07-03 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Batman smiling will never not be creepy. I blame BTAS. (Reply to this)

	runespoor7 2009-07-03 06:29 am UTC (link)
	I want to trust Winick - the last Batman issue hit every point I wanted to get hit since Bruce died - and I do, but then I remember it's only a matter of time before he breaks out the Kryptonite. ;_; Dick giving Batman good PR is an excellent idea. (Reply to this)

	psychop_rex 2009-07-03 06:45 am UTC (link)
	The implication here, I think is that, while Bruce was more concerned with his bogeyman image, and therefore tried to stay out of the limelight as much as possible, Dick is trying to do the direct opposite, in order to reassure the public that yes, Batman IS still on the job. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-07-03 08:59 am UTC (link)
	And also as noted a couple of times Dick IS a natural performer, playing a Bruce-like bogeyman isn't natural for him, so there's not that much point trying. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sistermagpie 2009-07-03 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	I love that Dick will always be about outside validation. They like me! They really like me! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ozlelila 2009-07-03 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	Silly Dick. Doesn't he know that he has this legion of fangirls that just live to ogle his ass? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-07-03 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	That's one of Dick's many adorable traits, he may know they're there but he doesn't take it for granted. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	freddylloyd 2009-07-03 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	Batman visible to the public? Batman working closely with the police at all levels? Batman smiling? Why, it's like the Silver Age! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	salamangkiero 2009-07-05 02:31 am UTC (link)
	MOTTO. That's what I've been feeling about all this! (Reply to this) (Parent)