Comments on: ‘Batman: Battle For The Cowl’: Who Will Take Up The Mantle?

By: Tiberius183

Tiberius183 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:04:46 +0000

BLATANT rip-off of the Death of Captain America arc!

Not too worried about it. In the DC universe, A-listers don’t stay gone for long. Hell, they brought back Hal Jordan, Connor Kent, AND Barry Allen.

Bruce’ll be back. This is just a “stunt” arc to sell more issues, just like Death of Superman, and just like Death of Captain America.

By: eosguy

eosguy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:39:04 +0000

i dont think that dick grayson can ever replace batman. they need to resurrect him from the dead somehow like what they did to superman, green arrow & the green lantern.

By: Joey

Joey — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:25:30 +0000

Hands down I’m gonna go with Tim Drake!

By: Pavel

Pavel — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:33:22 +0000

Gee I’m having a feeling of deja vous! It seems that this was done already. Could it have been the whole Knighfall/Knightquest storyline again? DC could not have come up with some new ideas?

By: kobalt_blue

kobalt_blue — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:56:10 +0000

It better not be Jean Paul Valley… We all remember what happened when they tried to pull that off last time, and hopefully so does everyone at DC. Dick Grayson’s too obvious (though by far the best choice), and I would have gone with Jason Todd until I saw the ad for Red Robin #1 (this HAS to be Todd, doesn’t it?). I think that Morrison’s set it up for Drake and Damien as Batman and Robin, which actually doesn’t sound too bad. Sure, Dick Grayson gets short shrift, but it sounds like he’s going to have his hands full pursuing Todd in RR#1 (hinted at in the description). I’m disappointed that Morrison’s going to be doing the new Batman and Robin series though, and you think DC would have know better than to give him another flagship shot after he came up with that travesty Final Crisis and made Batman RIP such a painful read – I’m really not looking forward to more of Morrison’s confusing simplicity (characters named something like Dr. Bad, Evil Man and Super Good Patriot who all happen to be three versions of Bathound back from the grave. Shudder).

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:10:27 +0000

Azrael = Jean Paul Valley

By: Speedy

Speedy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:42:36 +0000

Personally, i Think that no one could replace Bruce Wayne. He’s different than Dick and Tim. He has more passion for a job as Batman and has many resources that hepled him keep his life in balance. Well, If its gonna be a battle my money goes to Dick. He understood Bruce the most and the motives behing the role of Batman and in a way he deals with the same problem except he unlike Bruce let himself get close to poeple. I don’t think that Tim will get the Cape. He’s an emotional mess and he’s sucks at balancing his life outside the Batcave. When the time comes to see If he deserves to be Batman he won’t make it.

By: Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:13:27 +0000

You forgot one…… Azrael.

By: Churchdude

Churchdude — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:20:13 +0000

They can’t replace Bruce Wayne. Thats like more than 50 years of history with the guy. Readers would be pissed. I know I would. Dick will probably get it until Bruce returns.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:44:55 +0000

This is how I would write it. Dick, Tim, Jason, Hush, Daimen, and Jean Paul Valley all don the cloak and battle it out royal rumble style for the title. #1 selling comic of all time. I’m a genius.

By: Grayson Legend

Grayson Legend — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:23:40 +0000

Quote: “Grayson will be a good and solid Batman, with weaknesses. Weaknesses that Tim will strengthen as Robin.”

If Grayson has weaknesses, it’s on par with what Batman had when he was first a rookie at wearking the Cowl. And no one can say that Batman was never a rookie. Even as talented as the guy is…everybody has a beginning. And if Tim does strengthen Grayson, it is in exactly the same light that the original Boy Wonder & Oracle have strengthened Batman over the years. But in any event, both Bruce & Dick have survived on their own….with or without partners……although we all know that they have each saved each other on occasion.

Just my opinion. But I will say this, the Dick Grayson character is what pulled me back into collecting comics….roughly a year ago…..so I hope that DC continues to do the character justice.

By: Bluejay

Bluejay — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:04:34 +0000

I say it again, it is goig to be Dick…and after some research, I think this predictio is going to be pretty close….
Dick is going to become Batman, taking Daimen as his Robin, if anyone can straighten that little snot out it’s Dick, Bruce didn’t have the paitence…Tim will likely take on the role of Red Robin…why…not sure personally I’d give Tim an all new, orginal ID to call his own, instead of a left over Kingdom Come ID…Jason Todd, I don’t know what to think about him….I think if the right writer got a hold of him they could cool him down, but then, he’d just be a slightly younger clone of Dick….so Jason should just remain as the Red Hood…that is a good identity for him, or they could kill him again, and this time keep him dead…but I’m not holding my breath for that…he causes to much controversy and controversy, sells. So….
Dick: Batman
Tim: Red Robin
Jason: Red Hood
Daimen: Robin
and everyone else…well they on their own…

By: ExiledWarMachine

ExiledWarMachine — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:11:15 +0000

Who the hell is the guy on the teaser pic on the box with the guns… seriously wtf

By: thehawk

thehawk — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:31:14 +0000

Dc recently said that Catman was throwing his cowl into the ring. He feels he deserves to be the Bat. Heck maybe even Bane. My money is on Jason, remeber during Countdown they ran into a Batman tat was Todd.

By: GOTHAMZKNIGHT

GOTHAMZKNIGHT — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:32:41 +0000

Are you all serious? they are going to kill off – retire – or limbo Bruce Wayne? If bruce Wayne isnt Batman then he really isnt Batman then is he? might as well just dress up the Joker in the costume or better yet introduce that kid from the future batman cartoon with the black and red suit and make lots and lots of comic books for collecting. well it’s been one hell of a good 70 year run, i guess nothing lasts forever.

By: Bluejay

Bluejay — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:38:55 +0000

I have read many comments and articles concerning Who Will Be The Nexy Batman? Many down Garyson because they beleive it has already been done with Prodigal, I disagree…Prodigal was more or less a Nightwing Story with Nightwing just wearing different clothes..I loved the Prodigal story, but it was not really a Batman story, and just gave Dick a brief chance to rest a few demons and also sort somethings out with Bruce. Dick is a totally different person and hero now…it has been noted that he is a very important person in the DCU, which is the main reason he wasn’t killed in Infinite Crisis. With the distrust so many have had over the last few years concerning Bruce, I think Dick Grayson as Batmn will change that, as Bruce even noted “You put importance on relationships that I never did, People trust you.” I think Dick needs to take the cowl, and either Daimen or Tim be Robin, if Daimen becomes Robin, have Dick either pass the Nightwing Mantle to Tim, or…have Time become someone else entirely new…Tim being Batman, I think would work once Tim is a little older, right now he is still too young, and I think Dick and Barbara need to do something with their relationship, I mean they were engaged then all of a sudden, they weren’t together anymore…no explaination was ever made…anyway, tose are my thoughts for what they are worth…

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:30:18 +0000

I can see Hush assuming the mantle with Damien as Robin. This will be followed by Dick and Tim taking the evil duo down and replacing them as the new dynamic duo. Neither can ever replace Bruce-but together they can equal him. I agree this whole change is about making Batman and Robin relevant again.

By: frank

frank — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:01:30 +0000

I think Grayson is a lesser detective than Tim, but he has more physical and experience skills. Grayson will be a good and solid Batman, with weaknesses. Weaknesses that Tim will strengthen as Robin. I think this is about the dynamic duo becoming relevant again. I forsee a title called Batman and Robin to attest to this fact. Bruce outgrew a sidekick long ago, Grayson will need Tim to be the best Batman. I think this is cool of DC to understand this. Dick will be Batman and Tim will be Robin.

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By: Grayson Legend

Grayson Legend — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:33:30 +0000

Dick’s the most capable of all the Robin’s…..it’s been aluded to that Tim’s a better detective…..and if that’s the case, it still doesn’t change anything…because even that is a close call…..and in my book it’s the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts…..and Grayson has excelled in all areas….to such a degree….that it was always concievable that he would one day be on par with his Mentor….(although, Dick would be the first to say that no one is better than Bruce…..no one…..Dick’s always had so much hero worship for mentor…that’s for sure…but that’s what I like about him). Now, I like Tim…..but he is no Dick Grayson. And Logically, Dick Grayson should be Batman’s successor…..but who knows where they will take the story……I just hope it’s a great story….and it respects all the characters. Of course, all this is just my honest opinion.