No, he should not leave. He should just be written better.

Johns is not writing Batman well because he doesn't seem to get that Batman is not realistic. He's not the Nolan Batman.

It's easy for Batman to seem like a nobody when he's standing next to Superman and Wonder Woman, but it's not hard to make him awesome. Just follow these five guidelines.

1)Batman is always prepared and his training gives him super senses. Orm should not have been able to sneak up on him. No one should.

2)Batman's super power--the thing that makes him stand out next to the other members--is his superhuman level of misdirection. He's the ninja god. He knows that he can't beat the other Justice Leaguers physically so he has a very unique bag of tricks. If you catch his batarang, it's because he wanted you too. That batarang will explode or will cover you with some kind of super-adhesive (You can see what I'm talking about with Arsenal/Red Arrow in Young Justice or Hawkeye in the Avengers). This was touched upon when he used his potassium trick, but it should be expanded upon and made more epic. He can sneak up on anyone. He can intimidate almost anyone. He can disappear on anyone in the blink of an eye. He can read body language and predict his opponents' attacks in hand-to-hand combat.

3)Batman is agile. He should be able to do what Tula did to Cyborg this issue on his enemies.

4)Batman's gadgets shouldn't be underplayed just because Cyborg is the tech guy. Batman can do some things Cyborg can't. He can summon Bats. He has all kinds of vehicles. He has tricky batarangs. He has nets, lines, and bolas. He has a glider-cape. He has contact lenses that can help read people and that can let him see in 360 degrees.. His gloves can analyze chemical substances. He has escape artist equipment. Heck, he even has glow sticks and explosive mines. I could go on and on.

5)Batman is the brains of the team. He should know how to take down big organizations and how to find weaknesses in anything. He's the strategist and detective after all.

Dear Batman, please take Geoff Johns off Justice League.

Geoff johns is a bad person

@Reignmaker: Indeed, Geoff John's neither likes Batman as a character or seems to understand his place in the DCU. In fact, I'd wager that if Johns could have his way Batman would not be in the book. However, Batman is just too important for sales which is why at the launch of the new 52 he starred in 5 books, was featured in 2 and makes regular guest appearances just about everywhere.

What you've said in the OP I've been saying for years. Almost every time Johns handled the character he wrote him as if he was a petulant child. The first real occurrence I remember was during GL: Rebirth. He had Batman trying to stop Hal (you know, one of those space cops who posses the most powerful weapons in the universe on their finger) from leaving with a batrope. You'd think someone as smart as batman would know that a rope would be ineffective. If it was simply to make a point, then Batman's words would have sufficed. Next he has Hal walk up and cold clock Batman.

No super speed and the aurora is down so apparently no super strength. Hal is able to walk up to one of the most skilled martial artists and physically powerful humans on planet and cold clock him. Right... But wait? What is Batman trying to stop Hal from doing? Why he's trying to stop him from fighting an extra-galactic super powerful giant alien of course! That makes sense. It's not like Batman would see the usefulness of having someone like Jordan around to fight the space monster and maybe wait till later to address his suspicions about him (*<<insert heavy sarcasm here*) Next thing Batman says is that instead utilizing the power of the 5 GLs already engaging the monster, he and the rest of the league should "take out parallax ourselves." The master tactician was just full of bright ideas that day (*eye roll*).

Well, maybe this was just a one time thing and Johns doesn't plan on always writing Bruce as dim-witted, ineffective, and an over all jerk. Let's see what happens next time he get's a hold of the character in Green Lantern vol. 3 #9.

"We're even." Yep. How poetic (bleh). Hal Jordan comes to Batman seeking his help and Batman sucker punches him because he needs to get "even". You know, he could have gone the other way and had Batman be the bigger man and maybe apologize for acting so rashly during the Rebirth event but maintain that he still doesn't quite trust Jordan. But no, instead we get more of Batman acting like an upset child. Also, did you know the gl ring has automatic defenses? That's why you can't shoot a GL in the back of the head when they're not looking. This means Hal purposely lowered his defenses and allowed Batman to hit him (what a swell guy). This also makes Batman an idiot who should have broken his hand. I guess Johns forgets Bruce is suppose to be one of the most intelligent people on the planet or maybe he just thinks Batman likes punching things that can break his hand, I don't know.

Well, since then Geoff has handled Batman a good few times. There was Countdown to Infinite Crisis in which Batman blows off Blue Beetle, his former teammate and colleague which ultimately leads to Blue's demise.

(By the way, thanks for Killing BB Johns)

There was Infinite Crisis itself where Bruce pretty much gets left out. Oh, except for the one scene where he loses his resolve and almost kills someone. Because we all know Bruce isn't used to dealing with pain or loss and his will is so easily broken.

He killed Bruce off in Flashpoint. Honestly though, Batman (Thomas Wayne) to me was the most interesting point of the event. Maybe Geoff doesn't hate Batman, just Bruce......

Lastly I'd like to mention Batman: Earth One. To me this shows us how I think Johns would like to see Batman all the time. Here he's not a super-scientist, or a manhunter, or a master detective. He didn't travel the world and he doesn't have alot of tech or a cool ride. In fact, Earth One Batman is more nerfed than Nolan's Batman. He's basically a street fighter with a few cool toys and some very basic training. John's doesn't like it when Batman does anything to super. He likes to see him get slapped around

and lie in the gutter....

...because to old Geoff, Batman is just some jerk in a suit who doesn't deserve any better.

Hope you enjoyed my rant.

No, he should not leave. He should just be written better.

Johns is not writing Batman well because he doesn't seem to get that Batman is not realistic. He's not the Nolan Batman.

It's easy for Batman to seem like a nobody when he's standing next to Superman and Wonder Woman, but it's not hard to make him awesome. Just follow these five guidelines.

1)Batman is always prepared and his training gives him super senses. Orm should not have been able to sneak up on him. No one should.

2)Batman's super power--the thing that makes him stand out next to the other members--is his superhuman level of misdirection. He's the ninja god. He knows that he can't beat the other Justice Leaguers physically so he has a very unique bag of tricks. If you catch his batarang, it's because he wanted you too. That batarang will explode or will cover you with some kind of super-adhesive (You can see what I'm talking about with Arsenal/Red Arrow in Young Justice or Hawkeye in the Avengers). This was touched upon when he used his potassium trick, but it should be expanded upon and made more epic. He can sneak up on anyone. He can intimidate almost anyone. He can disappear on anyone in the blink of an eye. He can read body language and predict his opponents' attacks in hand-to-hand combat.

3)Batman is agile. He should be able to do what Tula did to Cyborg this issue on his enemies.

4)Batman's gadgets shouldn't be underplayed just because Cyborg is the tech guy. Batman can do some things Cyborg can't. He can summon Bats. He has all kinds of vehicles. He has tricky batarangs. He has nets, lines, and bolas. He has a glider-cape. He has contact lenses that can help read people and that can let him see in 360 degrees.. His gloves can analyze chemical substances. He has escape artist equipment. Heck, he even has glow sticks and explosive mines. I could go on and on.

5)Batman is the brains of the team. He should know how to take down big organizations and how to find weaknesses in anything. He's the strategist and detective after all.

Pretty much why I hate Batman. Fans want Batgod or nothing. There should be ways to write Batman effectively without tripping back into the Invincible Batman nonsense. Super senses? WTF?

If he can't keep up, he has no reason to be there. Otherwise, what really separates him from a generic special ops soldier?

The way I described Batman is the way he was written on Bruce Timm's Justice League. No one complained about that.

I just don't understand why batfans need a super powered Batman to be happy.

@erik: The Transporter, Jet Li characters, and most action movie heroes do the impossible and are depicted with super senses and reflexes. Who cares?

I obviously care because DC insists that Batman has no powers. You are using characters from other universes that make no claims one way or another anyway.

@captain13: LOL I have no idea why me wanting a more human Batman is getting your panties in such a twist. Even when I say it doesn't have to be as nerfed as Nolan's Batman, you still must rage on. It's both confusing and amusing.

Batman doesn't seem like the type of character to emerge him self into a team. Hell I don't even view him as a leader of any sorts thats Clarks job. How I view Batman is the guy on the coms or in the background sneaking around with his own agenda. Johns is Justice league is very odd, in the fact non of the characters have a role to play. Most of the characters get side lined suck as flash and cyborg, only getting small character moments. The only thing we can take out of Johns is run is that Superman and Wonder Woman get together. This pains me to say, but I don't think the problems Batman, but with Johns writing skills.

Yes, you've really rustled my jimmies. :-7

He seems burned out and/or overextended.

By the sound of things, Johns is more occupied with getting stuff onto the small screen. If you follow him on twitter you might have noticed that nearly all he posts on it is related to either Arrow, Gotham and now Constantine, once in a blue moon he posts something related to comics, but mostly stuff that DC, Jim Lee, Dan Didio and a bunch of others also post.

Also there is the rumor that Diane Nelson asked Johns to spread his attention to other things than comics, apparently since being Chief Creative Officer doesn't stop at comics.

@erik: In any case, I sympathize with those that are frustrated with Batman being written like a non-factor because I don't think that is how he should be written either. I just think writers take it too far when he is written as the Invincible Batman.

Maybe it's just me but I don't even see Batman being shown as non factor. I just think they're being more balanced with the League members without pushing one too much. I think fans readers are so use to Batman being the be all end all of every situation that when he isn't they think they are not showing Batman right.

I bet it doesn't hurt as much as Paul Cornell To Wolverine.

If you caught Batman's damn batarang, it's because he wanted you to! Plans over plans b#tch.