Bruce Wayne Returns With A New Look In "Batman, Inc."

I like the old colors better.. Yellow doesn't really help you hide in the dark very well.. Even if it is covered in a cape 90% of the time. And the lack of black codpiece actually draws MORE attention to his crotch.. if thats possible.

I like the new suit. Yellow insignia & all.

I like his work. The images look stunning.

BATMAN!!! @_@

I'm looking forward to Bat's new look.

"I'm looking forward to Bat's new look. "

" @goldenkey: @goldenkey said:

" It's stupid.  Miller made the point of it being a target way back when and it's just dumb to have it.  Plus it looks stupid.  "

Batman's a target in general he has big ears a cape and the whole target thing is that they would shoot in the most armored part of his body instead of his head. Even if he didn't have a yellow oval he would still run the risk of getting shot. 
 
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I always disliked the yellow symbol, I would love grant morrison so much more if he would stop messing with the characters look, for instance Jason todd's red hair ( lol yeah I'm still mad about that one) God Morrison is so freaking contrary alll of the time

I can´t see the pants???

I love the bat symbol on yellow, it's instantly recognizable.

" @FadeToBlackBolt said:

" Morrison+Batman= Insta-read for me. "

Opposite for me, I am pretty much done with Grant Morrison. I own and have read most of his DC/Vertigo work: the Filth, WE3, Invisibles, Joe the Barbarian, Animal Man, Final Crisis, Seven Soldiers, Return of Bruce Wayne, his "classic" Arkham Asylum, his regular Batman/ Batman + Robin runs so far (Batman and Son, RIP, Black Glove, etc...), Doom Patrol, All Star Superman... And man I have grown time and time again to HATE his schizophrenic writing style. The man obviously (hopefully) has a story written in his head, but just cannot put it to paper coherently. He is the most confusing comic book writer I have ever read, and is an absolute road block to new readers. He can call people who have a hard time following his writing autistic all he wants, (Morrison did say that in fact), but his mind and his writing clearly have a disconnect. Didio once said that Grant pitches his stories by telling you about them along with giving you a sketch, I assume all we ever get is the sketches with all those important verbal details lost to the void.
 
Not saying I dislike all his stuff; I liked All-Star Supes, Damien is growing on me in Batman, WE3 was neat, Joe the Barbarian is really good so far. But I hate hate hate his Batman work (even back with Arkham) with a passion. I am hating the Return of Bruce Wayne, a simple story that he is either trying to make overly complicated, or just cannot write. Batman is not doing anything to earn and advance his way out of Darkseid's Omega Beams like he should be (like Mr Miracle did)... he is just stumbling his way home. 
 
I like some ideas he has don't get me wrong; like Seven Soldiers was a fairly fun read, but it was insanely hard to follow his mind through those pages. Basically if he could write better, i like the actual ideas he has (usually). I like that he wants Animal Man to break the 4rth wall and be a thinking man's comic, but he just doesn't pull it off for me. He does it in a way that when you read it it seems like non-sense with the aliens and gobbilty gook. I'd rather have a straight up "super hero" tale featuring Animal Man (like the recent Animal Man mini). Dan Didio once said in a DC Nation that he gets to sit down with Grant and when Grant explains things to him his ideas are so cool and clear... Well again I'll point out to Dan we don't have that luxury; maybe DC should have Grant do a radio show instead of writing a visual comic?
 
As another reviewer said about the Crisis he wrote, Morrison gives us.. "a very disjointed story... this event is only proof that Morrison may be suffering a serious case of ADHD". I agree with that quote on most of his work. HI think he needs a "balls to the wall" editor that is willing to say "add more" or "explain this better" to Morrison and not be afraid; also an editor who will add editors notes at GM's references to past obscure comics/characters. 
 
 In fact that reviewer says it all for me about Crisis, (and Morrison) needing a good editor, not making sense, and needing to be more reader friendly... here is his link: http://comicbooklegacy.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html 
 
Again it all leads me to think GM might just be schizophrenic, and cannot separate what he knows in his head from what the reader needs to know to process all the details with comics that come out a month apart from each other. Obviously if you like GM, my opinion doesn't sway you, but that's why its my opinion :), and just like i didn't used to like Judd Winick and now don't mind him, maybe GM will turn my perception around? I really think he just needs a good editor! "

"  Hell until recently i hadn't even heard of  Ra's al Ghul! shows how long i've been out of the game! "

Looking forward to Bruce`s Return to the cowl, But hate the idea of more than one Batman, I`ll check it out because i`m a huge fan of Batman but if it continues to be more than one Batman, I will drop it as quick as I picked it up.

" Like Red Hood said in his 3 issue arc, "it's all about the brand" The Yellow Ellipse Bat-symbol is Batman's brand, hence Batman Incorporated "

Hate to be the voice of discontent but I am not a fan of this look for Batman at all... probably nothing more then that the bat insignia looks like it is raised and a seperate part of the costume making me feel like he may pull a "Superman II" and tear it off his chest and throw it at someone sooner or later, lol

Oh DC...DC, DC, DC...

Intriguing. Not a fan of Morrison though. I don't like his run on Batman at all.

Batman Inc. should be incredibly awesome, especially if it ties into his Hypercrisis

"Batman Inc. should be incredibly awesome, especially if it ties into his Hypercrisis "

So..the yellow circle is supposed to attract the fire to an armored position?
 
His utility belt is yellow too, so..

While I like Batman and I think the new artwork revealed so far looks great, I agree with others that a yellow crest in the center of his chest is a mistake. It looks like a target for people to aim for.

Batman should have a little light .

It's ok. Not too crazy about it....

" It's stupid.  Miller made the point of it being a target way back when and it's just dumb to have it.  Plus it looks stupid.  "

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You know what pisses me off? Everyone making a big deal out of Batman getting a new costume... then you look at it, and the change is the logo is slightly different. What's the point? "

Oh yes. It looks SO different. I almost didn't recognise him. 
Give me a break... they should only make a big deal out of a costume redesign if it's actually a significant redesign like Wonder Woman's. Just giving a miniscule variation on what it's been for over 70 years is NOT a costume change.

Super excited to see the old symbol come back even though its more of a target then anything

This topic has been pretty thrashed out. I much prefer the black bat-emblem to the yellow so-called target, but I'm relieved they didn't go for Schumacher-level style changes. Heavens! We could have seen the return of batnipples or the inexplicably bad, blue and silver armoured look. 
 
Give it time- in a year or two the black bat will return with some incoming artist or dramatic editorial/ narrative shift to reflect a return to Bruce's dark side when he retreats from the bat family in order to please fans who want the solo brooding bat back or whatever, and we'll have this whole discussion all over again. 
 
On a side note, I'm glad to see Bruce return but hope that Dick remains in the cowl. It's time these characters were allowed to flex and grow. Bruce's stoicism has been static for too long- he needs to embrace his wider family and relish what they bring to their shared crusade. Writers, please hook him up romantically with someone solid, suitable, and sustainable a la Lois Lane and Superman. Lord knows the man deserves some joy in his life. 
 
Out.  

I heard a rumor that
 

" @Xangel:  Now that I think about it, there aren't many Ra's al Ghul stories between the early '80s and late '90s so you're off the hook  :P "

" @batmanboy11 said:

" @Xangel:  Now that I think about it, there aren't many Ra's al Ghul stories between the early '80s and late '90s so you're off the hook  :P "

yeah i don't think he really had his heyday until after the animated series... "