Something familiar about this news story...
Good question, Batman.
Now, this is pretty transparently a gimmick set-up for a relaunch of some type. Last week, Dan DiDio was going on about how the "Battle for the Cowl" is going to be a huge thing for the Bat titles, how it's all about "generations and legacy," "sidekicks and other characters that inhabit Batman's world."
Even under normal circumstances, the likelihood that these 3 Bat-related comics, whose sales are pretty much mid-range, would be canceled simultaneously is win-the-lottery unlikely. But given that these guys are all going to be involved in the Battle for the Cowl, it seems clear to me that this is a stunt, and March or April will see relaunches (perhaps preceded by some one-shots/mini-series, as happened with the Outsiders relaunch).
But hey we're all talking about it, so as a publicity stunt it worked, right?
Good question, Batman.
Now, this is pretty transparently a gimmick set-up for a relaunch of some type. Last week, Dan DiDio was going on about how the "Battle for the Cowl" is going to be a huge thing for the Bat titles, how it's all about "generations and legacy," "sidekicks and other characters that inhabit Batman's world."Even under normal circumstances, the likelihood that these 3 Bat-related comics, whose sales are pretty much mid-range, would be canceled simultaneously is win-the-lottery unlikely. But given that these guys are all going to be involved in the Battle for the Cowl, it seems clear to me that this is a stunt, and March or April will see relaunches (perhaps preceded by some one-shots/mini-series, as happened with the Outsiders relaunch).
But hey we're all talking about it, so as a publicity stunt it worked, right?
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