Really, the majority of the issue was off. There didn't seem to be any pressing need for Dick to be there, rather he was clearly just shoehorned in to create drama. So of course he then comes off as a dick when he's interrupting a moment between Barbara and the new guy. But that in itself is also shoehorned in as Barbara's suddenly developed feelings for this dude out of nowhere, with no real longterm buildup beforehand. I mean, even the wedding the issue's dealing with feels out of nowhere. Really the entire issue read like one big cliche storm, though there were good moments. Dick and Barbara parted on decent terms and Barbara called Dick out for showing up the way he did at the wedding (Though if i'm being honest I also thought she overreacted to some extent)
Something else I didn't understand, how did Dick not know who Luke was? Also, why the heck is Barbara still in that handmade costume? In a way its even worse than Jason's current outfit. It made sense at first, as she had no other option. But at this point it's just silly and realistically isn't practical or smart in any way.
I'm also kind of done with the way Dick and Barbara are being written (As a couple/possible couple) in the New 52. Similarly to a lot of other characters its like the writers are trying to base things off of the previous continuity, which obviously doesn't work anymore. Therefore, we're supposed to believe that they have great chemistry and history between them when it has yet to really be shown. (A team-up book would do wonders for this kind of thing) At the same time, no one seems interested in actually putting in a little hard work and time into developing the relationship once again, like Dixon did during his run. So far in the New 52, EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. that the possibility of them being together comes up its torpedo'd in some fashion. I'm going to be honest, Barbara's turned Dick down twice now. I'd appreciate it if we just put this relationship aside for a while and focused on something else. They want Barbara with Luke? Cool. Leave it at that and have Dick work on other things. (Want to see more of his past with Kori, but based on how Barbara's been handled that's probably setting myself up for a bad time.)
Also, am I the only person that's confused as to how old Barbara Gordon is supposed to be? I feel as if she's written like a 16 year old girl now, and the artwork (While charming and nice) doesn't help with that.
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