And you know what's really frustrating?
It's that a total douchebag (Winick) and a guy whose written one more comic than me (Andersen Gabrych) are working on Batman when I can think of like five to 10 people off the top of my head that are better qualified.
The Gabrych thing is just a fucking joke.
"I first met Andersen at a friend's birthday party,” Batman Group Editor Bob Schreck told Newsarama. “He’s an avid comics reader and absolutely loves the medium."
Hey! Me too! Can I write JLA? Fuck you Schreck.
And I'll be the first to say that I hope this guy fucking rocks and he's ten times better than Brubaker and Rucka and anyone else who's ever written Batman. But c'mon. ...
Chances are this is Tommy Castillo II.
And would Schreck really have had to twist Dwayne McDuffie's leg to get him to take over Batman or Tec? Here's a guy whose written two great Batman stories, written all the best episodes of Justice League -- he's a known commodity. And on top of that, he's damn good.
What about Jon Ostrander? John Francis Moore? Joe Casey? All three have proven they can write Batman.
