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A review by monitaroymohan
Batman #94 by James Tynion IV
2.0
It was promising at the start but then fizzled away. I’m not sure what Batman kept referring to when he talked about Alfred’s plans for him, so that part made little sense.
I’d argue that Tynion is a much better writer than Tom King. His style is bearable for an issue or two, or if you’re new to it, but after a while it is pedantic and lazy. Tynion, at least, writes words that develop character and move the plot. And hey, he does not resort to pages of expository dialogue and thought bubbles. If only the writers of Red Hood and Nightwing would take a leaf out of his book.
Selina got shot but she’s ok. I couldn’t help but wonder where she got shot since the artist makes sure Selina is barely clothed and her skin has no injuries. Yet, the bed she’s in is full of blood. Oh, and when she wakes up, she’s able to sit up and move too. It’s also creepy that Selina was abducted from the hospital while only wearing underwear, and that the Penguin is in her room when she’s undressed like that. It is disturbing.
The Batman-Joker dynamic has lasted decades, but DC is now playing it as Joker’s nigh romantic obsession with Batman. We saw Joker joke about Batman and him having a child in RHATO, and here too, Joker taunts Cat about being Batman’s real beau. For a comic company that has, maybe, just one male couple who are gay (and consequently missing from any series), it’s in bad taste to use a villain to queer bait readers.
Popular media has historically drawn a parallel between homosexuality/ gender non-conformity with deviant and evil behavior - and having the Joker spout faux-romantic lines towards his arch-enemy, while propping up Batman’s very heteronormative relationship with Cat, is a regressive step that alienates readers who identify along the spectrum of sexuality.
But then again, I shouldn’t be surprised. DC will argue that their bottom line is maintained by cis, male readers, when in fact, they would probably attract more readers if they woke up and joined the 21st century.
By the end of this issue, Batman’s musing become monotonous. I hope there’s something better coming soon.
I’d argue that Tynion is a much better writer than Tom King. His style is bearable for an issue or two, or if you’re new to it, but after a while it is pedantic and lazy. Tynion, at least, writes words that develop character and move the plot. And hey, he does not resort to pages of expository dialogue and thought bubbles. If only the writers of Red Hood and Nightwing would take a leaf out of his book.
Selina got shot but she’s ok. I couldn’t help but wonder where she got shot since the artist makes sure Selina is barely clothed and her skin has no injuries. Yet, the bed she’s in is full of blood. Oh, and when she wakes up, she’s able to sit up and move too. It’s also creepy that Selina was abducted from the hospital while only wearing underwear, and that the Penguin is in her room when she’s undressed like that. It is disturbing.
The Batman-Joker dynamic has lasted decades, but DC is now playing it as Joker’s nigh romantic obsession with Batman. We saw Joker joke about Batman and him having a child in RHATO, and here too, Joker taunts Cat about being Batman’s real beau. For a comic company that has, maybe, just one male couple who are gay (and consequently missing from any series), it’s in bad taste to use a villain to queer bait readers.
Popular media has historically drawn a parallel between homosexuality/ gender non-conformity with deviant and evil behavior - and having the Joker spout faux-romantic lines towards his arch-enemy, while propping up Batman’s very heteronormative relationship with Cat, is a regressive step that alienates readers who identify along the spectrum of sexuality.
But then again, I shouldn’t be surprised. DC will argue that their bottom line is maintained by cis, male readers, when in fact, they would probably attract more readers if they woke up and joined the 21st century.
By the end of this issue, Batman’s musing become monotonous. I hope there’s something better coming soon.