This comic would have been far better received by me had DC not made the deceptive renumbered issue #1. This clearly is just a continuation of the last series of Batman comics.

Agreed - I had a similar issue with the new Fantastic Four #1, it’s like these publishers have forgotten what a number one issue means.

AMEN! They definitely do not have any respect for us as readers, since the renumbering is nothing more than a sales push. It also diminishes the integrity of the hobby. Like people can point out the absolute groundbreaking debut of Joker and Catwoman’s first appearance in the original Batman issue #1. Or so many other notable stories from specific issue numbers over the years. Like I could mention a classic like Batman #232 and many would know the story I was referring to.

They do a new #1 for onboarding reasons. This has been done for decades. You're acting like this is new and somehow confusing. I get it, with age you lose your mental faculties but damn guys. Remember, comics are meant to cater to children. Pushing issue 232 in front of a kid instead of #1 even if the quality is better, a newcomer will gravitate to the #1. It's a marketing tactic as well as a way to delineate Fraction's start from the Zdarsky/Loeb runs. Marvel has done this far more than DC.

No. Rebooting a series for just the #1 and not resetting the cannon is very disingenuous on DC's part. Having James Gordon being booked down to a low level patrolman, and also having Police Commissioner Vandal Savage at the start of a reboot? and Ghost Alfred? ...that is going to throw off anyone not up to speed with prior runs, no matter how you slice it. There is absolutely zero defense of those being the standard for this supposed "jumping on" point.

Agreed!