none of this parallaxian fear relates to arkham city. your argument is referring to a world of video games that do not exist. you're already upset with the third title in the arkham trilogy, as well as the new franchise of superman and wonder woman games, months before the second batman game has hit shelves.
What I am upset with is certain trends found in serialized media. I haven't given any exact descriptions with regards to future DCU-based games. Just general predictions. And from what you've been saying, that's only "Parallaxian" because it has yet to happen. And if and when it does, you're telling me that you reserve the right to say that there was no original precedent for such a thing since you don't hold comic books in the same esteem that you do other forms of media. That kinda ignores the point of being able to identify them both as "media" outlets. Video games don't consist of serials all of a sudden?
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a disadvantage i will grant the world of comics is the serial nature of having to come up with "something else" every 30 days. but shitty conditions are a shitty excuse for a bad story. a writer can bob-and-weave through the nonsense to pull something magical out of his ass. miller didn't invent batman. neither did christopher nolan or rocksteady. however, each was able to craft a tale how they wanted to, all based on the same premise, each different, and all awesome.
This bares repeating: "At some point, one has to acknowledge that additional characters are an inherent strain on the serials."
By your logic, the powers that be could force another major crossover event on the continuum--the implementation of which the writers had no power over--and there'd be no question that the ensuing disaster would be entirely on the writers according to you. Additionally, none of the examples you offered up had the writers forced to work in correspondence with an entire universe of characters. Miller's stories were contained, Nolan crafted his own origin, and Rocksteady got to pick and choose their comic references without an editor breathing down their neck.
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fine. but let's look at the flip side: have you liked every solo batman adventure? my guess would be a "no," and very likely a "of course not." that would again point to the quality of the story, itself; and have no bearing on the quantity of characters.
Barring some specialized circumstances, I'll know it wasn't the inherent strain of additional characters that weighed down its quality.
Originally Posted By: Rob
i've been known to enjoy stories that weren't batman stories, yes. however, the dick grayson / damian wayne "batman & robin" title was deeply affixed within the batworld. it was their dynamic together, as well as their misplacement in their own universe (namely: the batuniverse) that i found enjoyable.
Following "deeply affixed in the batworld" parameters, Bullock and Gordon dressed up as Batman and Robin would be a workable setup.
