For most people, a hatred of cops stems from a lot of factors that those who are more pro-cop either refuse to acknowledge or simply are ignorant of. Not to say they are stupid in any way but because they are further to one side they are blind to the generally, overwhelming negative aspects and interactions that millions of people have. It may also not be hate, but a reasonable critiquing of a broken system.

Also, before any backlash is thrown, I have been on both sides of the aisle regarding law enforcement. It's incredibly hard to balance respect for an institution constructed to put those in impoverished or oppressed systems even with someone in that line of work in your family. Even harder when you lose one to a criminal with a gun. While people may try to respect those jobs because it is a horrible environment to have to walk into every day, it's not beyond closely examining and wanting change.

@Hex if you or someone you personally know has had an “overwhelming negative interaction” with a cop while doing absolutely nothing wrong I would love to hear the specifics of what happened and the circumstances surrounding that interaction. I know I for one was once pulled over for doing 68 in a 65 in my 2008 POS, but this was nothing more than a mild inconvenience, not an overwhelming negative interaction, a sign of systemic racism, or an indictment against an entire profession of people that

put their lives on the line every day to ensure the safety of others. Further while bullies with a badge are real, as there are bad apples in every profession, these represent a very small minority among a mostly honorable profession that do not deserve to have their entire profession disparaged because of a few bad actors. Finally, contrary to your statement that the interactions of “millions of people” are “overwhelmingly negative,” the truth is that the interactions of cops with millions of

people are in reality overwhelmingly positive as proven by a recent Gallup poll that shows 86% of Americans, and 81% of black Americans, want police to spend as much or more time in their neighborhoods.

Hey I'd take a moody constipated Tim drake over the suddenly super twink he is now, drawn with girls eyelashes and chibi art super happy style. God this is the dumbest time in comics history.

He saw the hieroglyphics during his vision of the Necropolis. Assuming that Superman has witnessed and studied a myriad of interstellar dialects (he even has his own xeno-sanctuary in the fortress) it doesn't seem as unrealistic for him to understand the orientation/format of the genesis fragment hieroglyphs without knowing the language yet. Also, is it really lazy writing to have alien species communicating in their own respective language?

I know that he saw them during his vision, I remember that. It does seem unrealistically when he says he has no idea what that he means but that he's SURE the writing runs upward. Like, I don't know arabic but I only know the writing goes from right to left only because it's a verified knowledge, otherwise I'd have no fucking clue. Same goes about Mandarin. I just find that bit very convenient.

It's lazy because we don't have any translation, we have no idea what they're talking about and that was my point, PKJ just fills some pages with "dialogue" that doesn't actually mean anything. Of couse alien species communicate in their own language and we always see that across comics but usually it comes with a translation. Here it just seems like PKJ needs to fill up the number of pages with something and he chooses that gibberish. I'd be much more content with letting Federici's art shine.

I genuinely loled at the beaver comment. :)))

"" this already happen. people act like psychos are afraid of the police, they aren't. Also police beat people to death

" If I would be a sadistic person I would like to see how one of these "high-minded" (that's how they consider themselves, not that they really are) writers would respond when someone attacks them on the street, knowing there is no one to be afraid of, since there would be no police and no consequences to their actions." this already happen. people act like psychos are afraid of the police, they aren't. Also police beat people to death

I'm not saying there aren't cases when policemen step over the line and do things to dishonor the badge, like Chauvin did. In those cases, they should be stripped of their badges, brought to trial and if found guilty of using disproportionate force, sent to jail. To act like that's ALL the police does and every single police officer is guilty of it is childish and ridiculous.

The institution of police is flawed. We don't need police the way it is

Sure, if you want your head bashed in in the street and thugs entering your home like it's theirs, abolish police. Since I'm not suicidal like that, I don't care for any of that.

@maelstron whenever police funding is cut, there is an increase in violent crime that disproportionately affects the black community

No one is interesd in Usurper Batmans war on privilege or Ridleys hamfisted racial politics. No one reads Batman for that. If Tim Fox poor sales hold up he won't be around "for a while" in the books. I'm still thinking the end game is a CW show for Tim Fox while feature films remain Bruce. I never watch the CW shows so as long as Usurper is not in the main books I'm fine.

Jace Fox and Ridley share a common theme of self-loathing in this series. Jace has self-loathing knowing that he is an unpunished hit-and-run killer, and wants to take his self-hate out on others. Ridley knows that he has been unable to come up with his own original character with a comics marketplace (not since New American in "The American Way" comics for WildStorm), and he writes "Batman" with the self-loathing that he has had to sink to being an usurper of someone else's character.

Jesus Christ you weird reactionaries

Great observations Bats. Nothing about the character feels earned. He stumbles onto a satellite Batmab base coopts the fear and claims th is mantle for his war on privilege. His father has effectively stolen the Wayne fortune and company which the character also insinuates himself into while decrying the wealth. Funnily enough he speaks like this is the or 6 years in the future approaching Future State yet hes slated to again walk into the title after Bruce self exiles put of Gothsm next year.

Sorry for the typos. Tim Fox just feels entitled to usurp whatever he wants from Batworld and I think that's why most fans haven't embraced the idea of him as Batman. Theres no nobility or compelling force to him. Hes just a knob that thinks he can take whatever he wants for his less than compelling war on privilege. This is what third series for him? Hes still not resonating with fans and I think that's why DC is keeping him with one foot in the elseworldy Future State.

I dont know Merlyn...could DC be blinking with this character and keeping him in Future State for now? Perhaps they hope sales improve this series? Tamiki will be continuing the move towards Future State with Shadows of the Bat but Williamson seems to be working on a Batman Inc status when he takes over in 118.

reactionary= "I hate that you don't like what I like and even have the guts to critique it". @Ming: Neah, he'll be the Batman in the main DCU and for some time.

Right, how dare we point out the King has no clothes. I mean, isn't it every day that costumed comic writers take a hit-and-run murderer and make him into a costumed hero? Clearly it must be something wrong with those of us who find that obscene.

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I'm starting to have my doubts Merlyn. It's entirely likely but the whole "Batman hasn't been seen in years thing is a status from Future State. Granted Ridleys writing has been pedestrian at best but that's quite a whopper DC editorial let go. Tamakis next arc pushes Tec towards future state but that would take it out of continuity by 5 or 6 years. I'm hoping you're wrong on this but you do tend to be right.

Agreed Bats. Theres a lack of nobility to what's behind Tim Foxs war on privilege and how hes chosen to go about it. It speaks to Ridleys values too. I think most fans cant find a way to resonate with that and so after a few issues Tim Fox books fall out of the top 50 sellers.

The sequence where Tim Fox uses urban hipster vernacular is just laughable. Yeah sure the kids will ask permission next time they spray paint a wall.

"Urban hipster vernacular"? Uhhh no its a dialect my guy. No different than Remy Lebeau incorporating French or rogue calling people "sugah".

No its urban hipster vernacular. For real...LOL.

Please... don't embarrass yourself. Its called AAVE and trust me this comic is using a pacified version of it

@Mingthemerciless It certainly is! somebody pass the patchouli

@fenixalasnegras oh lookie here, a racial dogwhistle. Really classy. About what I'd expect from you honestly.

Where the hell did you see a racial dogwhistle? Are you out of your mind? Or is that just your modus operandi? Whenever you run out of arguments, you're like "Ha! Gotcha, you racist"? You did the same with me, so it's not looking to be a coincidence. Please reasess your methods or I'm going to have to ask you to stop commenting on my reviews if your only objective is to make people racists when they're not.

Go look up what he referred to in context, and come back. Just because you tend to miss details and minutia in writing doesnt mean its not there. He made a deliberately obscure reference to a racial stereotype, because that's the kinds person he is. Isnt the first time either. Also I didn't do the same thing with you. Ive made implications that maybe your view on race issues is skewed but I've never called you a racist.. you've called plenty of books racist though, without merit.

No, there's a pattern here. You lose the argument (or don't actually have one in the first place) and then you jump right to "you're racist". You have to do better than that, sorry. Otherwise I don't really see the need to entertain conversations that don't actually go nowhere beyond flimsy accusations.

What argument did I lose? I wasn't even initially talking to him, nor did he even respond to what I said. Neither party did. Twice now in this very comment thread I've advised folks go do some actual research and both times they dodge. Ironically you are choosing to make a simply accusation instead of seeing for yourself why his comment is a dogwhistle. The pattern you SHOULD be seeing is from his own past comments, which lend even more credence to my statement.

So you want to keep going this way. Ok, it's your choice. When the consequences come, it should be noted that I have warned you.

You're literally not even attempting to respond to what I'm saying at this point lol. I might as well be posting anything else with how you are just flinging non sequiturs. Christ....

You're sensitive little thing arent you Toony?

And for real its urban hipster vernacular.

Merlyn I think toony came looking for attention because his gushing review didnt get much love. Honestly I think Ridley could publish a mac n cheese recipe and toony would sing hosannas to it.

By the way no one was putting any racial complexion on this awful book until Toonys senditivies were offended. Bless his heart.

Fenix apparently patchouli is racist "dog whistle" now. So says racist dog whistle policeperson toony. N' est pas?

No, its a dialect ming. Just because you weren't educated on that doesn't mean your word is law. I see you've been reduced to ad hominem and have no actual argument. Im more than willing to leave you to continue fellating yourself but I was hoping for more from someone who claims to know things. How many more individual thoughts did you come up with after these 5 barely coherent ones?

You don't have arguments toony...you have hysterics. No one with a modicum of intelligence takes an individual like you seriously. Please let me know if I posted any dog whistle there. Oh and for real its urban hipster vernacular.

My argument is that it isnt hipster anything because it isn't. Facts aren't hysterics. Any academia or institution that claims any modicum of intellect will tell you exactly what I'm telling you. The fact you cite intellect while disregarding this is proof of my claims, which by th way you still have failed to argue against. You are trying to avoid it and its so obvious. Please... stop embarrassing yourself. And I never accused you of dog whistling. Just felix who has scurried to his cave

@Mingthemerciless What? Hahaha! How do he get to that definition?This happens when the person has not traveled and believes that the world is limited to five blocks from his house. And worst of all, he doesn't even investigate, he just spews whatever comes to mind in his haunting mind. Such incoherence made me laugh a lot, that is appreciated.

Oh I investigated lmao. You aren't fooling anyone. Well... you're fooling some folks clearly. Haunting mind... I like the sound of that. I'll be stealing jt

And on a note ,Toonstrack , there are people who have occupations, maybe you don't understand that the world revolves beyond comics. You know, school, work, friends. If you look out the window, you will see a real world outside, where normal people live and engage in various activities.