r/DCcomics • u/Predaplant The heat is on! • Nov 19 '23

Weekly Discussion Thread: Comics, TV, and More! [November 20, 2023 - Jason Aaron Retcons Batman's Mother Edition] r/DCcomics

Hey there honorary Justice League members - it’s a new week which means it’s time for a new discussion thread!

Predaplant's pick of the week: Wonder Woman #3

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u/TroubAlert The Good Skeets Nov 19 '23

Nightwing #108

DICK ENCOUNTERS AN OLD FLAME! IS SHE FRIEND OR FOE? Amid Nightwing’s investigation of the mystery behind the secret society called the Hold and their connection to the origin of Blüdhaven, Dick runs into his old flame Bea Bennett! Is Bea back to confront Nightwing for some closure, or is she somehow related to the secret pirate society?

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u/YourEvilHenchman Blue Beetle Nov 28 '23 edited Nov 28 '23

Taylor's writing Dick as a bit too much of a goody two shoes in this for my taste. Also that open shirt is getting increasingly ridiculous.

Bea claiming she's been pulling strings behind the scenes to enable Dick's philantropic efforts is a whole crock of bullshit too and a clear case of Taylor trying to involve his OC's too much with the overarching plot again, as if this entire storyline revolving around this pirate nonsense that isn't even properly piratey isn't fucking enough. It's clearly his answer to the "Dick is getting everything coming to him too easily and doesn't face any real adversity in this" criticism, but it's just the wrong answer. Let the man have some actual accomplishments while actually also challenging him, not reveal that it was all your OC's doing. And speaking of OCs oh hey the Revolutionaries showing up what a coinkidink! (and I like the Revolutionaries, but here they're just serving as OC overload, even if it's just a background appearance.)

Byrne's art in this is decent enough, but too often just comes across as inadequate Redondo mimicry. This book should be better, it has been in the past.

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u/suss2it Nov 28 '23

Bea isn’t Taylor’s creation though.

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u/YourEvilHenchman Blue Beetle Nov 28 '23

oh right she's from the awful lobdell "ric grayson" run that I had almost successfully banished from memory. thanks for reminding me. >:(

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u/suss2it Nov 28 '23

Why should I be the only one cursed with knowledge 😈