Batman has been in operation for 6 years but Bruce knocked up Talia in a Batman suit 11.5 years ago?! DC needs to just admit they screwed up and give Batman a 12 year timeline, age 32
Honestly the Batman timeline makes no sense at all right now so it's best to just go with whatever you want it to be, and ignore anything written regarding the timeline and continuity post-flashpoint
I don't like it because I see Bruce as being more guarded and a loner type. This doesn't necessarily mean that he can't work with others (Justice League) or take on a sidekick. I don't see him abandoning Gotham to focus on the world's needs like he did for quite some time in Inc. nor do I see him actively recruiting these foreign vigilantes to operate under the Batman seal. It makes sense when they are a part of the Bat family and trained by Batman himself for a number of years before going off on their own, but some of these people (like Nightrunner) only have one or two times of experience before being recruited by Batman.
A lot of people are saying Batman Inc goes against the typical Batman characterization of Bruce being a loner, but it really is just character progression within Morrison's run. At the end of Return of Bruce Wayne, he realizes that throughout his entire life that although he sometimes feels like it, he's never truly been alone, he has always had help in some form. So, when he sees some kind of vague threat in the near future that's too big for his family to handle themselves, he begins to expand the family, get more help, and put people in place to fight his great omnipresent enemy, crime. The concept of Inc might not make sense in comparison to the grimdark Batman of the past, but it makes perfect sense in Morrison's run.
I didn't like the concept of Batman becoming a franchise at all when I first heard it, but after giving it a chance it almost immediately become my favorite monthly comic. The writing and art is fun and unique, and I really think everyone should give it a chance at least.
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