Off My Mind: What Exactly Is Batman, Inc About?

its way too much going on. just another excuse for another title for a popular name

Okay? That seems kind of weird.... 
 
Why Batman inc and not use the Outsiders tittle? After all he created them, no? 
 
And who the heck are Knight, Squirrel, Gaucho and Unknown? Ive never heard of them O_O

This whole storyline was already done in 2009 in the pages of The Web. I can't believe that this plot is already being recycled.

All I can say is: 
Let the Batmen cometh!

See, I told you.   
 
Morrison = Crap. 
 
Does anybody care about the orphans, the knight/ squire, and the INC.   
 
ANSWER:  NOPE 
 
I'm calling it.  Those books will be cancelled if they're regular books.  He's jump the shark.  The Road home has got to be better than time travel bats but, I have a feeling that this will be crap too?   
 
There is only ONE BATMAN  and his name is:  Bruce Wayne.
  
What's wrong with Nightwing???  What's wrong with  Cassandra Cain as Batgirl??? 
 
Why you keep f%$king with my childhood DC?  Just STOP already. 
 
Seriously.
 
Now, that new Finch Bat book I'll get all day.

Looks the the League of Batman , only with more members and more organized 

I'd invest in Batman Inc, it sounds recession proof.  In seriousness though, I don't see this as a massive long term thing such as Justice League but you never know.  I always liked the way, for Batman, it's Gotham first League second.  
 
On a side note, (I think it was a previous G-man OMM) the return to the yellow isignia was what I grew up thinking was the original.  (Actually I thought the 'it's a target to draw fire where I'm armoured best' was a smart little retcon) I'm just glad being more of a Batfan than a Superfan there was never a strange alternative like Supes' Bowie-esque blue costume.  Zur-En-Arrh doesn't count under the mental health act.
 
Unless I'm mistaken?

I've always liked the Batmen of Many Nations idea - they did the same thing with Green Arrow (GA did all the same stuff that Batman did).  If this is a reinvention of that, I'll be curious to see that eventually, but as it stands now, I don't care about this Batman Inc. story at all.  I like Batman, but this story is just kind of meh, from the sounds of it.

im calm, i trust Morrison. its juat that, wheres the rest of the Return of Bruce Wayne?

Ive read practically every thread here, and heres wot i think (yes i fugred we'd all give our two cents)
 
First of all.... yes Batman isnt as much as loner as everyone goes on.. but he still is a loner within the team.. hes still cold to the people closest.. my biggest problem.... all these years Dick and Tim have been all "oh am i ready to be Batman.. not sure... fillin in the big shoes" typa thing.. and now all of a sudden theres gonna be a few of em... If theyre all gonna be wearin batsuits... ur definitely takin Batman as an entity and wearin it thin.... Also Bats clashes with his own team... his immediate family... wot makes anybody think these ppl are gonna follow orders and Bruce will have his way?.. i like the idea that these people will still be their own personas, but will be under the 'bat banner' that makes sense.... Also people are sayin wots the problem with havin more batmen.. theres already a few flashes, and GLs and Wolverine has 12 comics... but thats why Batmans Batman, hes not absolutely everywhere... i genuinely believe his team is evenly scattered... 
 Another point, there are so many heroes which arent gettin enough viewing these days, instead of bringin in Knight and Squire who im not too keen on to be a batman, whatever happened to people who haven been around for the distance.. i.e. Katana (maybe a crap example) but people who have been around, who can fit into a team.... I also agree that Batmans team is fine the way it is... And i really dont understand people who say Bruce cant do it alone therefore hes gonna build a team... its a story... wot happeens when he builds a batmen team... its just gonna be bat-police... the reason Batman and the bat-family works is because theres always work to be done... If u have Batmen, then what.. u gonna have batmen on monitor duty in the cave?? yes i know theyre gonna have them in different cities, but a Batman wouldnt work in Metropolis... ... would it work in London? or Japan? or Key stone?? Also, if Batman, Robin, Nightwing (sometimes) and Batgirl all in Gotham, having 1 Batman per another city wouldnt make any difference... The bat family are the best triained for this.. and even 4 of them struggle to hold down 1 city... . thats why theres plenty to write about....itd be a better idea to take a team like the Outsiders and spread them out....  itll come out.. itll work for a bit... then just like the outsiders and JLA, Batman will disband the team... and itll be pointless... but will join the Batman legend as being different... thats its only saving grace... Bruce as Batman, Dick as Nightwing or if u really want Batman of Bludhaeven... He can then take Damian as his robin and and they can take Stephanie as theyr Batgirl, and Bruce can have tim and Cassandra as his batgirl... thats 2 teams, just liek checkmate... (i brought Cassandra in coz shes kick ass)...
 
Many people wont agree but thats my opinion...

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See, I told you.   
 
Morrison = Crap. 
 
Does anybody care about the orphans, the knight/ squire, and the INC.   
 
ANSWER:  WELL CONSIDERING HE'S ONE OF DC'S MOST CRITICALLY AND COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL WRITERS AND HIS BATMAN TITLES OFTEN OUTSELL EVERYTHING ELSE RELEASED IN THE SAME WEEK, PROBABLY AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THIS.

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dc should fire morrison and hire Nolan co to write Batman comic

That "I am Batman" picture is awsome! What's that from?

It's simple:  even the government is going bankrupt, so Batman's gotta do something for job security and income.

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See, I told you.   
 
Morrison = Crap. 
 
Does anybody care about the orphans, the knight/ squire, and the INC.   
 
ANSWER:  NOPE 
 
I'm calling it.  Those books will be cancelled if they're regular books.  He's jump the shark.  The Road home has got to be better than time travel bats but, I have a feeling that this will be crap too?   
 
There is only ONE BATMAN  and his name is:  Bruce Wayne.
  
What's wrong with Nightwing???  What's wrong with  Cassandra Cain as Batgirl??? 
 
Why you keep f%$king with my childhood DC?  Just STOP already. 
 
Seriously.
 
Now, that new Finch Bat book I'll get all day.

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Piracy and alternative forms of entertainment are probably a bigger contributors.

If your thesis was true, then Marvel, Image, Wildstorm, etc. wouldn't be losing readership along with DC.

When 25% of your readership is over 65, their desires are relevant and nothing to sneeze at (no one sensible would blow off a quarter of their market)... especially since they're paying for content.  Companies can hardly be blamed for catering to those who pay and have proven they will always pay versus those who grow out of the hobby, consider paying optional, or opt to spend their money elsewhere. "

"Part" doesn't really mean anything unless you mean "significant part"... and if it's not the part most responsible for decline then it's rather irrelevant.

@Demas

It' convenient that all the other publishers have different problems... or, more likely, it's not a significant problem at all.

@Demas

The analysis is not short sighted, you're targeting the market that refuses to grow out of the hobby

@Demas

that's long term

@Demas

Targeting nostalgic markets has been a phenomenon for Capcom with respect to Street Fighter... and with a new generation of those related to, younger than, born of, or in relationship with the nostalgic the market grows.

@Demas

DC's greatest strength over its competitors is that it's heading into its 75th Anniversary.  To ignore that advantage is short-sighted. "

" I think bruce's time travel adventure made him realize the world needs more than one batman i guess, idk not really happy about multiple batman, but i'll wait and see what happens and hold my judgement.   "

" It's simple:  even the government is going bankrupt, so Batman's gotta do something for job security and income. "

Personally, I think there are too many Batman books.  I think I saw Babs do a video about having too many books revolved around one superhero.... but I digress.
 
However!  I'm loving with Grant's doing with Batman so far.  This may seem a little far fetched because, yea, he's a loner and everything, but let's not forget that his adventures right now in Return of Bruce Wayne have been dubbed his greatest challenge ever: Bruce vs. Time.  And from what we've read so far (ROBW #4) he can barely remember who he is and where he came from.  I expect Bruce to return to  Gotham a drastically changed man.  Who knows?  Maybe something at the end of the Return of Bruce Wayne series will show us why he decided to start his own Inc.  Seriously though, his Return needs to finish already, I've been waiting too long.

I'm guessing Grant Morrisson's got a big master plan at work, behind the curtains...
Perhaps now that Bats, after "dying", travelling through time and coming back, he has a "big picture" sort of view on life and how to protect innocents from criminals...
He sees his endless war against crime is, well, endless. To reach his objective he'll have to evolve along the world or his mark on Gotham will be but a fingerprint once he dies and his mission too with him...
 
Dick and co protected Gotham while he wasn't there..so how to better protect the world? Franchising!

Na na na na na na na I'm out!

I'll just have to read it too find out on.

There needs to be a Superman INC.  
 
You know, to give Batman a run for his money. Let the corporate marketing competition begin!