Batfans have had a deluge of mediocre comics recently, from the insane RIP, to the godawful "All-Star Batman and Robin." We need a really, really good writer to come in.
Checklist of An Awesome Batman Writer:
-has read all the Bat comics from the past two years, and all the major storylines (Knightfall, War, the murder of Vesper Fairchild, Hush, The Last Laugh, Killing Joke, No Man's Land, Year One, etc). This includes JLA and Superman/Batman.
-grew up reading comics
-has seen the movies
-has no great need to "leave their mark", except for in the quality of their stories
-doesn't feel an urgency to reinvent, reimagine, or reconstruct the characters, but is able to have them evolve
-has at least a passing familarity with the toonverse Batman and other dimensional versions of Batman
-wants most of all to produce something that will make fans (not editors, not marketing boards) cheer/cry/write letters of praise.
-occasionally peruses and listens to comic forums and message boards, but is strong enough to follow their vision.
-has read at least two Batman fanfics
-identifys themself as a geek.
-has had the fantasy at least once of being Batman/Batgirl/Robin.
-won't do something completely insane just for the sake of being different.
And finally:
-knows the value of a good Batman story.
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