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the G-man said:
I define a "WTF" story as not simply a bizarre one, but one that is bizarre and SHOULD have major, perhaps permanent, repercussions for the characters but doesn't.

In the case of "Fugitive," you had Bruce charged with murder and thrown in prison for a significant period of time.

Even if found innocent, as we've seen with Robert Blake and OJ, Bruce would have still suffered the stigma of that accusation. At least half of Gotham would have assumed he "got off" because of his "money and connections." Like OJ, he'd be a social pariah.


as i said before the WTF came with Hush. That pushed aside the subplots and forced the fresh take aspect onto the books.
Had Ruka and Brubaker stayed awhile then it would've continued. They should've planned it for 6 months earlier.

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In addiiton, both Simpson and Blake were sued for millions after being acquitted and both were ordered to pay big judgements.


They weren't acquited with concrete proof that their was a conspiracy involving a high level assassin.
Sasha had no family and the only one in a position to sue was Wayne.

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However, in the DCU, we see a Bruce Wayne that's still the beloved millionaire playboy. A Bruce Wayne that still sits on the boards of major corporations, gets feted to the best charity events and, at least as far as I know, never got sued by anyone for wrongful death.


As I said Sasha had no family. And there was no one in a position to sue Bruce, especially since there was hardcore evidence that he was innocent. O.J. and Blake got off due to lack of solid evidence, so there was still doubt and suspicion.

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Similarly, President Lex. By making Luthor President. You effectively established that, once and for all, the DCU has a completely different timeline than our own. Up until then, the DCU America had the same presidents we did. Bill Clinton was even at Superman's funeral. But now, its as if George Bush never existed (which, for some of you, seems like a good thing, I know, but that's beside the point).


which is a slight problem for me. But it did free them up to essentially own the President. Whereas there's a lot of flak and risk of censorship from corporate with showing the president in an undignified manner. Note: Marvel's flack of Bush in Ultimate X-men and DC censoring the Authority issue showing Bush as cowardly.

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Also, once Lex has been President, even if he is forced out of office, he's still "former President Luthor." No news report in the DCU is going to refer to him as anything but "former President Luthor." It's not something that people would easily forget.
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true. But thanks to Loeb botching the storyline people won't touch it.

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In their own way, both "Fugitive" and "President Luthor" were stories that were every bit as bizarre as stories of Hercules pulling Manhattan up the Hudson with a giant chain, or Superman's glasses making people think that Clark looked like a different person.


quite the opposite. Herc/Supes stories were ridiculous for anyone to believe. However a billionaire being framed and a corrupt President were maybe too realistic for comics.

Bow ties are coool.