What if Batman Inc eventually morphs into a international Batman Family book instead?

[thwhtGuardian]

Well, I think there's a big difference in concept between Batman, Inc. and BATO. The latter could be interesting, depending on the team make-up and creative team. I'm just not personally that invested in a team of international Batman lookalikes. I'm afraid it would take a writer I really like to even make me willing to sample it. (But I'm willing to concede that others may feel entirely different.)

In the most recent issues Batman Inc. does feel a lot more like the Outsiders than it did when it first started. I mean, Metamorpho is a member of Inc. now as well as a few other former Outsiders, so I could see the team living on under the name Batman Inc. but carving out its own identity.

I don't know if that would happen but I'd be willing to try it if such a thing did occur.

[batGRRRl4ever]

Whoo - I'm back. Busy day!

That's entirely likely, as Morrison has stated there is a definite ending to this story of Bruce vs Talia. Where did you get the idea that it would be a never-ending custody battle?

It just sort of has been dragging just like the never ending kids in peril arc in Batwoman. Morrison could learn to be a tad more succinct in his arcs, IMO.

Unlike the Batman & Robin title, I'm not sure there's enough interest in these international Batman "wannabes" to keep it going more than 12-18 issues after Morrison leaves. I could be completely wrong about that, though. (But I'm pretty sure I won't be buying it.)

It would actually be such a focus that would get me to add the book to my pull list. Imagine a completely different writer and artist for each different global location. It would be in the same universe but could almost come across like an anthology series.

[AJM]

I gotta say, I'm sick to death of this Bruce VS Talia on a world scale with vigilante and ninja monster armies for what is essentially a whacked out version of Kramer VS Kramer (1970's film about divorce & custody battle) for their son Damian.

Don't read it. Problem solved. That's what I did with Batgirl.

[Kid Kamikaze10]

It just sort of has been dragging just like the never ending kids in peril arc in Batwoman. Morrison could learn to be a tad more succinct in his arcs, IMO.

Oh, so like last volume of Batman Inc.? Or better yet, Action Comics.

[Nate Hoover]

If it in any way resembles Batman and Robin after Morrison left, they should just end it.

[Captain Jim]

If it in any way resembles Batman and Robin after Morrison left, they should just end it.

I didn't care that much for the issues that immediately followed his departure, but I think the DCnU Batman & Robin is great.

[Nate Hoover]

I agree the new 52 Batman and Robin has been great.

[Red_Kamui]

People that think they are just gonna cancel the book after Morrison leaves are being ridiculous. If that were going to be the case, they would have just kept it as the 12 issue mini-series that it was going to be in the first place.

The whole reason they turned it into an ongoing was so that they could continue past Issue #12, which is when Morrison leaves.

[batman23]

People that think they are just gonna cancel the book after Morrison leaves are being ridiculous.

I think the feeling is, we want the series to end just because Morrison is done with it, it is his creation, not because we don't think it will continue. I think we can all agree for the most part that there will be more "Inc" once Morrison is done.

[HeroComplex]

I agree the new 52 Batman and Robin has been great.

Agreed. I wish we would see Batman working with Tim Drake for some arcs though. I sometimes grow tired of Damian.

[Aquacatlungfish]

I like the idea of it becoming an anthology series and think that's what's most likely to happen to it after Morrison leaves. It probably won't be as good as it is now but it'll probably be good. None of these characters will be getting solo series after the failure of Batwing (I'm shocked it survived this long) and I wouldn't mind seeing solo adventures with them for one arc.

[I_Am_ThatDude]

Agreed. I wish we would see Batman working with Tim Drake for some arcs though. I sometimes grow tired of Damian.

I'd like to see Bruce and Tim too...for at least an arc.

[Zak213]

That'd be cool but more on the international members than the other bat-fam characters.

[nepenthes]

While I love the idea of Global Frequency type afterlife for the Inc book, something tells me that by the end of Morrisons run they set up may be very different to now. Many might not be active or even alive. We'll have to see how it all plays out before we can imagine how Incorporated can continue.

[JasonTodd428]

People that think they are just gonna cancel the book after Morrison leaves are being ridiculous.

I'm not thinking they will cancel the book when Morrison leaves but I get a strong feeling that it will not last beyond a year after he leaves. First off there will be the initial group of people that are already planning to drop the title simply because Morrison is leaving because they have already decided that it's worth nothing without Morrison attached to it. Then there will be the group that stayed on a few issues after who will leave because whomever takes it over "just isn't as good as Morrison with the characters". Between the two I expect it will shed most of it's current readership and the ones that are left plus the ones that potentially might turn to the title in the wake of Batwing's likely cancellation (the percentage of which I have no idea on) will likely not be enough to sustain the title for long. Of course this is just speculation on my part but I've heard enough rumblings here, on other forums and at various local comic shops to see this as a viable possibility.