Where Did Tom King's Batman Go Wrong?

Where did Tom King's Batman go wrong? Wes and the newest member of the Thinking Critical team, Corban, explore Tom King's 3+ year Batman run. Did the series start out strong? Where did Tom King lose Batman readers? What are the lowest points for the series? Finally we'll briefly discuss expectations for new Batman writer James Tynion IV. You won't want to miss this look at one of the most controversial Batman runs ever. Where idd Tom King's Batman go wrong?

Batman: Why Tom King Is Leaving After Issue #85
https://www.denofgeek.com/us/books/dc...

When it was announced that writer Tom King would be ending his Batman run a bit earlier than originally intended, it didn't take long for the internet to start speculating about King's sudden departure. After all, the award-winning Batman and Mister Miracle scribe was well on his way to his planned 106 issues when his run was cut short, with December's #85 set to be the end of his time on the book. While some corners of the web theorized that King had been "fired" from Batman for one thing or another, the real reason behind his exit comes down to logistics, according to the writer.

"So what's going to happen is, or what did happen, was that [DC] needed some major DC stuff to be told in the Bat books," King tells us at NYCC 2019. "And that would have conflicted with the Batman/Catwoman focus."

This makes sense. While the book has featured a few smaller crossover events in the last few years, King's Batman has mostly occupied its own corner of the DC universe, and has rarely acknowledged anything happening to the Dark Knight elsewhere in the line. Even the publisher's big Year of the Villain initiative has largely been absent from King's epic.


DC Reveals New Batman Creative Team
https://www.cbr.com/batman-new-creati...

Following much speculation, DC Comics has officially revealed the new creative team for its mainline Batman title.

Starting with January's Batman #86, the new writer on the series will be none other than James Tynion IV. Tynion is certainly no stranger to the character, having previously written Detective Comics under DC's Rebirth banner, not to mention many other comics starring the Dark Knight.

Tynion will succeed writer Tom King, who is set to exit the book following the conclusion of the "City of Bane" story arc in Batman #85. King's overarching story will continue in his and Clay Mann's upcoming 12-issue maxi-series Batman/Catwoman, which is also set to launch in January.


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Chapters
0:00 Intro
00:40 Batman Rebirth Launch
02:19 The First 3 Story Arcs
07:50 Where did Tom King go Wrong?
11:22 Low Point of King's Batman
14:20 Tom King's Worst Writing Tropes
17:15 Can King Salvage City of Bane

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