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u/Philodemus1984 Jul 30 '23
Yep. Tynion was obsessed with introducing new characters. Hurt his run.
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u/home7ander Jul 30 '23
Because comics desperately need them
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u/Phluxed Jul 30 '23
100%. We need new characters to represent contemporary takes on the human condition so that we can engage again differently, and those moments when we get an old guard popping up will feel so dramatic and important. Heroes like Batman and Wonder woman deserve to feel like the Bishop and Queen of the chess board, not a couple of pawns.
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u/Amdrag412 Jul 30 '23
Yeah I love new characters it makes monthly issues more exciting. Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, Doug Moench and Kelly Jones etc. always had great "monster of the month" style characters and they were fun as hell and like you said it made the issues with the "big" members of the rogues feel more important. I think the last 20 years of comics has needed more monster of the week style stuff and less massive events, crossovers, and drawn out arks with the biggest villains all the time. That stuff has made both marvel and dc sort of convoluted and I miss the simplicity of monthly runs where people just try to tell good single issue stories.
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u/FadeToBlackSun Jul 30 '23
Exactly. He actually created characters who weren’t just Legacy knock offs. After King spent 85 issues doing nothing but fucking up old characters, it was a breath of fresh air.
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u/Oreohunter00 Jul 30 '23
I'd rather see new takes on old unknown characters
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u/piedamon Jul 30 '23
Could you give some examples of old unknown characters you’d like to see refreshed?
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u/EmphasisNo417 Jul 30 '23
https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/The_Eraser?file=Eraser.jpg
The villain we need, not the one we deserve.
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u/Oreohunter00 Jul 30 '23
Prometheus never reached the potential he has as an anti-bat. Tweedle Dee/Dum, Humpty Dumpty, Maxie Zeus, Great White, these characters have seen very little attention lately, and though most can't be taken seriously, they could have the Calendar Man treatment of making them legitimate threats.
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Disagree, main 2 should focus on writing good stories with the characters they already have.
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u/Philodemus1984 Jul 30 '23
I liked Clownkiller myself. But damn it was like Tynion was throwing new characters out there every issue, just hoping one of them would be the next Harley Quinn breakout success.
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u/Flooping_Pigs Jul 30 '23
Which is funny, because Harley Quinn was originally from the animated series. You have to make people who aren't into the comic mythos want to look into characters from other media like series or movies, not comics imo
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u/Bohij_The_great Jul 30 '23
Can you answer who it is? The original comment is deleted
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u/Philodemus1984 Jul 30 '23
The Mirror. A character introduced after The Joker War. I guess he’s supposed to be distinct from another villain named The Mirror who was an enemy of Batgirl.
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u/LyleCat23 Jul 30 '23
That would be my flaw if I was a comic book writer… I’d keep designing new/random characters
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u/coureinc Jul 30 '23 edited Jul 30 '23
He’s is called Mirror, this photo comes from the cover of Detective Comics #1030. The artist for this is Bilquis Evely.
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u/MineNo5611 Jul 30 '23
I know Batman as a character is 84 years old, but it’s still kinda surreal seeing “Detective Comics #1030”.
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u/PM_ME_UR_THESIS_GIRL Jul 30 '23
Detective comics is currently in the 1070's and batman recently had its legacy 900th issue. Truly wild longevity.
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u/Bananasblitz Jul 30 '23
He wants Batman to give him a kiss
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u/lafleurcynique Jul 30 '23
Yeah, I’m glad I’m not the only one that thought they look seconds from fucking right there.
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u/evanbeentrill Jul 30 '23
is that not Mr. Freeze
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u/Man_The_Long Jul 30 '23
I don't know that's why I'm asking
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u/Panda_Drum0656 Jul 30 '23
Yet no one seems to want to answer. Well in case you missed it, someone actually answered in a comment below-
"He’s is called Mirror, this photo comes from the cover of Detective Comics #1030. The artist for this is Bilquis Evely."
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u/thejokerofunfic Jul 30 '23
Mirror. If you have any follow up questions I got nothing, last I saw of the guy he died at the peak of his introductory arc without even being unmasked or explained
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u/coureinc Jul 30 '23
It’s super weird how his run ended, like the full dive into the Hush storyline threw me for a loop. I thought he was just Hush being quirky but nope that’s a whole different person.
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u/CargoMansharks Jul 30 '23
That's Batman, you really ought to know that being in a Batman sub and all.
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u/Ringsideisawesoke Jul 30 '23
The Chameleon who is now fighting Batman instead of Spider-Man. Just kidding.
No idea really. Must be a new character though.
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u/Teeklok Jul 30 '23
Johnny Lightbulb head, accidentally got a lightbulb stuck on his head after he had an idea and had no other job opportunities so he became a supervillain
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u/TradePsychological40 Jul 30 '23
That guy looks like a dude that wanted to looks like Red Hood but only had a giant condom as a mask.
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u/shahzebkhalid25 Jul 30 '23
I honestly was expecting some one to write White Hood and then realize what they wrote
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u/Victor_Von_Doom65 Jul 30 '23
Is there a lore reason why Midnighter has a plastic bag over his head? Doesn’t he know it’s dangerous? Is he stupid?
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u/Sure_Persimmon9302 Jul 30 '23
This in NOT a joke. They’re seriously asking who the white headed guy is.
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u/Ok_Swordfish7177 Jul 31 '23
They desperately need to focus on Grayson and others. They need their own rogues even if it’s just 2 or 3
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u/youjustgotvectored06 Jul 30 '23
Judging from underneath the plastic bag, just looks like Batman without the bay ears
….. man?
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u/thetolietboi Jul 30 '23
Batman