PREVIEW: Batman, Incorporated #7

[Bookem Danno]

This would be pretty damn awesome, actually. Going out in a blaze of glory, finally bringing forth that page from Metzler's JLA #0:

Wonder Woman: "How did he go down?"
Superman, somberly: "Fighting."

The way I see it anyway, if you cut out the name-drop of "Nobody" from issue #1 & ignore the new costumes & lack of Oracle and Steph, this basically is just pre-Flashpoint continuity anyway. In fact, when I read this, my mind just pretends that we are still pre-Flashpoint & these small changes / ommisions are simply the result of future Flashpoint changes just beginning to creep backwards, hence the new costumes & missing characters. And since its a timeline change, our characters simply haven't noticed.

That's how I reconcile it, anyway.

That would be so much better if they just stated it to be true ASAP.

[Retro315]

I think that's exactly why the supporting cast was built up so strongly in the first volume, so that the second could focus on the actual battle itself. For example, we're familiar enough with Knight & Squire to feel her loss when Cyril dies just because we spent a lot of time with them earlier in G-Mo's run, even though they haven't had much page time the last few issues.

"Five-a-side, anyone?"

God I'll miss Cyril. Grant kept Knight & Squire to himself, except for Cornell's mini, but imagine if after Mayhew's island they all did play a game of rugby? Man I miss rugby. Where's Dai Laffyn? I feel like despite Grant making the choice to martyr Cyril, Beryl's story is not done. And nor is Percy's, frankly - Percy's backstory was key to understanding who Otto Netz was, and with Batwoman operating out of England and The Hood on her payroll, I could see Grant's next visit to the DCU whenever it happens (in the future, post-Multiversity/Wonder Woman) having Hood become the new Knight and finally giving us Dai Laffyn.

Also I get a chuckle every time I think about the Hood. George Cross ... "Double Cross". "The 'other' Batman of England'. You had to know!

Knight hardly went out for nothing. Saved Beryl and brought down the entire League of Assassins in ONE NIGHT. I call that a win.

[Bookem Danno]

I've never been a Morrison fan. Over the years for the most part I find his writing convoluted. Overall, he's just not for me. I have to say though that I LOVED this issue. It was just such a fun issue. Granted, not a lot happened, but I loved the dynamic between Alfred and Damian. First class issue all the way for me.

The Alf/Dam thing made the ish. Although Damian, with the smaller head, actually looked more the kiddie this time - which was kind of took away some of his hero factor believability.