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Batman, Vol. 4: Dark Prisons
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As if it wasn't bad enough to have a robot 'failsafe' in case you went to far, now Batman has to contend with an alternate personality that has taken control of that robot and gone on to clean up the streets of Gotham (and the world?). Going to extremes, it's drawn the attention of Amanda Waller (that can't be good) and a panicked Gotham just gets to panic more.
All the angst that Batman has had in the last few years is explained away as the alternate persona creating doubt and drama. Anything you didn't like in the last few storylines....probably could get scapegoated by this plot device.
The fact that the WHOLE Bat family and the o.g. Justice League couldn't tell the difference between an evil Batman personality and a regular Batman....is troublesome. WHY wouldn't this just become the new normal? Hell, wasn't he already possessed in Lazarus Planet? You'd think that the whole DCU would be extremely suspicious of Batman in ANY form that didn't follow their code of ethics.
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Bonus: When you're a notoriously suspicious 'secondary identity' (view spoiler)
Bonus Bonus: Your "dad" says he uploaded himself into an unstoppable robot? Totally fine!
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FINAL RANT: These Absolute Power tie-ins were hot garbage. Another team up between Batman and Catwoman? Meh. Darkseid's sole cameo in Absolute Power? Birds of Prey wringing their hands? Sooooooo Meh.
All the angst that Batman has had in the last few years is explained away as the alternate persona creating doubt and drama. Anything you didn't like in the last few storylines....probably could get scapegoated by this plot device.
The fact that the WHOLE Bat family and the o.g. Justice League couldn't tell the difference between an evil Batman personality and a regular Batman....is troublesome. WHY wouldn't this just become the new normal? Hell, wasn't he already possessed in Lazarus Planet? You'd think that the whole DCU would be extremely suspicious of Batman in ANY form that didn't follow their code of ethics.
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Bonus: When you're a notoriously suspicious 'secondary identity' (view spoiler)
Bonus Bonus: Your "dad" says he uploaded himself into an unstoppable robot? Totally fine!
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FINAL RANT: These Absolute Power tie-ins were hot garbage. Another team up between Batman and Catwoman? Meh. Darkseid's sole cameo in Absolute Power? Birds of Prey wringing their hands? Sooooooo Meh.
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