It's so edgy. The sexualization just makes it 3x worse.

Yup, pretty much. King seems to be an Azzarello wannabe. Like Batman Damned wasn't terrible enough on its own, now it has a little brother, equally bad, oversexualized and out of character.

The Batgirl panels made me very uncomfortable. A highly sexualised figure with large breasts and huge ass, all to show a bullet mark that almost killed then traumatised Barbara? Surely there was a better way to do it? It’s similar to the sexualisation of Ivy’s dead body on one of the proposed covers for a future issue.

I agree with everything but Snyder's Batman. He was a meathead.

I don’t think they are oversexualized in HiC. Batgirl was just showing her scars& like every human she has a butt. What should DC do? Turning their outfits into Burkas for this event? Sexualization isn’t what is wrong with HiC in my opinion, it’s rather the portrayal and handeling of some characters.

Big Brother - excellent analogy of Snyder's Batman.

I think it was more about intimacy, these were vulnerable moments never meant to be shared, any sort of oversexualization added to this point. The "copy and paste panels" for example sets a tone and pace for a sorta broken, mysterious, private atmosphere. I also have no idea why you have a problem with Harley, but we all read different stuff, she must be someone completely different to you :( to me for example she is 'that insane clown bitch I hate' so it works, the peices fit, just missing some

@Aether Well problem with Harley these days is, that DC doesn’t portray her as the „insane clown bitch“, but as a poor little victim of Joker, who fights her way back to life. DC portrays her as a hero& ignores, that she alone is responsible for her crimes, especially for the kids she killed. At least that’s my problem with HQ these days, her hypocrisy& how much she gets overpowered these days. Miss the days, when Joker& Batman punched her in the face.

myconius & Big Brother - I wouldn't go as far to say that he was a meathead, but definitely too many quips and jokes for Bats

SONOFBATMANN - i was just thinking in regards to how many times Snyder's Batman clumsily bumbled over the tripwire in the Owls story. or when despite recent evidence Batman was convinced that the Court was not real because he couldn't find them when he was 10 years old. or Batman needlessly bashing Nightwing's tooth out of his mouth. "hey Dick, we need to surgically remove something from your tooth." ... nope. (WHAM!)

Batman beat a tooth out of Nightwings mouth?

yeah. it was in New52 Batman issue #7.

Thank you, couldn’t remember that. Was kind of weird. I only remember Bruce beating Dick in Bruce Wayne Murderer.

you're welcome. ....Bruce Wayne Murderer, now THAT was GREAT story! at least the first half. second half was good, but not as memorable.

I don't know where in this issue HQ was sexualized. As for Batgirl, I didn't think anything was wrong with that interview page when I read it. Then I read some reviews and looked at it again. Still, don't see it. As for Lois. What is wrong with wife seductively coming into the bedroom where her husband is?

Truth be told, I don't think there were many mental issues in it, to begin with.

Me neither. The entire event is shallower than a pond, and the entire mental health potential it has, conceptually, was completely lost due to King's poor writing and even worse characterization of many key heroes. Oversexualization, as bad s it may be, seems like a distraction compared to awful writing underneath it. Same can be said about Azzarello's Batman Damned, another garbage of a comic.

But it's simply about dealing with the mentally disturbed, in a compassionate way. Everyone clearly cares about the slaughter!Beetle is broing out with Booster, Batgirl sharing common ground with Harley, all to gain further understanding. Ya got the Trinity all high strung and confused, everyone is clearly investigating. To think it's all just about tits and ass is frankly disturbing.

It's a short mystery Crisis story... in league with something like Identity Crisis, but much better so far. This story has far more personality, while balancing its dramatic themes well and clearly with imposing force. But, if you hate the characterizations I guess there would be no saving this one for you. I just think writers should have a chance to work with characters that are more malleable, and not bound by other interpretations in such a rigid way.

In my opinion Identity Crisis is a far better story than HiC. Identity Crisis qquestioned the heroes methods, but there is no real plot in HiC yet apart from deaths for shock value.